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“DisplaySearch (Austin, Texas) said shipments of microdisplay-based RPTVs were 626,000 units the fourth quarter, capturing 34 percent of the total rear-projection TV market. Revenue rose 28 percent to $1.75 billion, or 52 percent of total RPTV revenue. Sony saw its unit share of the RPTV market rise from 25 to 39 percent in North America and 28 to 40 percent worldwide, as the company pulled away from No. 2-ranked Samsung, according to… Read More

Nearly one-quarter of respondents – 24 percent – said that a high-definition TV, flat-panel TV with LCD display, rear-projection TV or plasma TVs is the high-tech “toy” they'd most like to receive this year. The next most popular choices were digital cameras (15.6 percent), MP3 or other digital music players (11.8 percent) and wireless home networks (10.6 percent). Other wish-list products that made the… Read More

The firm has spent 1 billion yen to build necessary facilities at a local subsidiary, such as clean room facilities. Production of 45- and 55-inch models has already begun, with Chinese marketing to begin as soon as May. Sanyo expects demand not only from households, but also from such businesses as hotels and restaurants. Electrical machinery manufacturers have bolstered rear-projection TV operations, given their status as a relatively… Read More