IPS Alpha Technology
Japan’s IPS Alpha Technology Ltd and Panasonic Group will invest 65 million ringgit (18.26 million U.S. dollars) in a Malaysia facility to produce liquid crystal display (LCD) television, which basically is Panasonic Viera Series LCD TV.
A new production line will be setup within Panasonic’s TV production plant in Shah Alam to produce LCD TV module (example like LCD TV mainboard). The new subsidiary of IPS Alpha Technology Himeji, IPS Alpha Technology Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. Will start operation by February 2009 with initial output of 50,000 units per month, and future will raise output to 3 million units per year.
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Rear Projection TV
Rear-projection television
Rear-projection HDTVs still offer the biggest screen for your buck, although falling prices among big-screen plasmas – 58 inches and up – are forcing RPTV makers to cut prices on their own. It’s pretty obvious, in fact, that eventually RPTVs will go the way of the dodo as flat-panel HDTVs take over completely, but we’re still a couple years away from that. Rear-projection sets start at a sizeable 50 inches and go up from there. RPTV utilizes digital light projection or DLP technology that is driven by a lamp that bounces light through an assembly that produces color and then projects it onto the big screen. Upside for Rear-projection television is less-expensive at very large screen sizes than plasma or LCD TV, and able to produce good black-level performance on certain best models. The only downside is the lamp requires periodic replacement, thicker and bulkier than flat-panels, rainbow effects (on the projected light beam), less impressive off-angle performance than plasma and LCD televisions.
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May be you don’t know the brand of Funai, but you should know Wal-Mart. Funai is the main supplier of LCD TV and DVD players to Wal-Mart stores, under the Wal-Mart’s house brand – Durabrand. News source from Digitimes.com, start from year 2009, Funai will source all their LCD TV panels from Korea-based LG Display, Taiwan-based Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) and Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT).
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Sharp claimed they are number one LCD TV brand in Japan. Now, Samsung can claim they are number one TV brand worldwide. Samsung was the global brand share leader in revenues for the eleventh straight quarter, holding their revenue share nearly unchanged at 22.5%, more than 9 points higher than #2 Sony. Samsung’s 36% Y/Y growth was the strongest among the top five brands. Samsung also had the top ranking on a unit basis and led both LCD and MD RPTV (Rear Projection Television) categories on a unit and revenue basis with #2 rankings in CRT and PDP. Sony was #2 on a revenue basis for the fifth straight quarter and had the second strongest Q/Q growth among the top five, picking up about a point of share from Q2 to Q3.
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We know the big brand like Sony Bravia and Sharp Aquos. This is the flagship products from Sony and Sharp for their LCD televisions. What about Funai, Hitachi, and Mitsubishi? Do you aware that they have LCD television products too? Let go through the list of LCD TV brand on the market.
Funai
Funai might not be a household name because it’s the brand behind other brands, mainly lower-priced labels such as Emerson, Sylvania, and Symphonic, that tend to be sold at mass-market stores, such as Wal-Mart. Funai recently acquired the rights to two longtime TV brands, Philips and Magnavox, in the U.S. and Canada (Philips will no longer be making and selling its own sets here). It’s possible that Funai will use those brands, particularly Philips, to gain entry into retailers that don’t carry its other brands.
Haier
Established in America in year 1999. Today, it a tier one brand that competitive with Panasonic, LG and Samsung for electrical appliances. Their LCD TV products range from low-end to high-end for all sizes.
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