Mar
3

Laser TV vs Plasma & LCD TVs

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The flat panel and “advanced” TV market is big business. For example, in the United States the total value of the market was approx. $29 billion in 2007.

LCD TVs took almost 48% market share in 2006 and in 2007 overall unit sales for the LCD TV category shot up by 74% from 2006, generating $19.9 billion in revenues. This suggests the LCD TV market share is now more than 60%.

IMS Research predict that worldwide TV set shipments will reach nearly 211 million units by 2011, with approximately 68% of the TVs shipped comprising of flat panel displays.

Right now Sony and Samsung are neck and neck for the top spot. Samsung was the leader for most of 2007 with Sony overtaking them at the very end of the year and early 2008.

Laser TVs
What comes after Plasma and LCD TVs?

Well a small group of companies are finalizing a laser TV technology that beats LCDs and plasma displays on many fronts. The laser TV claims major benefits such as
- doubled color range,
- improved brightness and contrast rates,
- lower cost,
- less weight
- thickness reduced to half;
- 75% less power consumption and a 50,000 hour operating life

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