Laser TV vs Plasma & LCD TVs
Filed Under LCD TV News, Laser TV
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
Top 10 LCD TVs & Plasma TVs Under $3000
Here are the most popular Plasma TVs and LCD TVs under $3,000, sorted by screen size. It's interesting to note that plasma TVs are still popular. 1. Samsung PN50A510 Plasma TV 50" (127cm) diagonal, 16:9, 30000:1 contrast, $2,099 MSRP 2. Samsung PN50A760 Plasma TV 50" (127cm) diagonal, 16:9, $2,799 MSRP 3. Panasonic TC-37LZ85 LCD TV 37" ( 94cm) diagonal, 16:9, $1,199 MSRP 4. Panasonic TH-50PH11UK Plasma Monitor 50" (127cm)
Will SED Take Over From LCD TVs?
Plasma and LCD TVs are the red hot item in the consumer electronics product category. But how long will this last? Personally I think the hot streak is going to be long and strong, because the prices are falling and the TVs are still improving, especially the picture quality. Price Movements I'm sure in the first few months of this year that prices
Panasonic Plasma TV Update
Panasonic are maintaining their position that for larger screen sizes plasma is the better technology, but acknowledges for smaller sizes LCD is more appropriate. Their manufacturing remains focused on plasma TVs, mainly in the 42-inch and 43-inch screen size. In this size range about two-thirds of TVs sold are LCD and one-third is plasma. This has changed drastically over the last
Cheap LCD TVs
"Cheap LCD TV" can mean at least a couple of different things. 1. It can mean buying a cheap LCD TV from a no-name, or value brand. 2. It can also mean buying an LCD TV from a name brand such as Sony, Panasonic, Sharp, Hitachi, Samsung etc at a discounted price. Our usual recommendation is that you'll generally get the best TV
LCD TV or CRT TV?
LCD TV or CRT TV? I have been thinking about buying a new TV with a larger screen for a while. In the retailers LCD TVs are by far the sexiest looking compared with Plasma TVs and old school CRT TVs. Then again, the retailers are generally running the Monsters Inc or Madagascar DVD on the the LCD TVs and Plasma TVs. That
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