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1. Vizio tops in LCD TV sales in second quarter (George Antunes)
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Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:39:34 -0500
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Subject: [Medianews] Vizio tops in LCD TV sales in second quarter
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August 20, 2007 9:02 AM PDT
Vizio tops in LCD TV sales in second quarter
By Erica Ogg
News.com
http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9762362-7.html?tag=nefd.only
For all the clout and brand-recognition that accompanies names like Sony
and Samsung, it was Vizio, a virtual unknown a year ago, that topped all
LCD TV makers in the second quarter of this year.
Vizio sold 606,402 TVs in North America in the second quarter, a 76 percent
jump from the previous quarter, according to a report by iSuppli. That
brings the low-price TV seller's market share to 14.5 percent, up from 9.4
percent.
Former market-share leader Samsung dropped to second place, shipping
467,210 units compared with 445,683 the previous quarter. But the company
that took the biggest dive was Sony, which fell from third to sixth place,
moving just 253,377 units, compared with 412,232 last quarter.
Certainly selling a flat-panel TV for an affordable price through discount
outlets like Costco and Wal-Mart helps, but how did Vizio manage to
displace the likes of Samsung, Sony and Sharp TV buyers? Check back later
today for an analysis of how they did it.
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George Antunes, Political Science Dept
University of Houston; Houston, TX 77204
Voice: 713-743-3923 Fax: 713-743-3927
antunes at uh dot edu
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