Welp, that didn't take long. Just months after Sony
found itself surprisingly atop the North American LCD sales rankings, Samsung has vaulted back to the pole position while watching Sony slip to second. Granted, the top three suppliers -- Samsung, Sony and Vizio (in that order) -- were all separated by just three-tenths of a percentage point, with each firm's market share checking in at 12.8%, 12.7% and 12.5%, respectively. Below the trio, we find Sharp, LG and everyone else gasping for air. It was also noted that
Vizio recognized the strongest year-over-year growth of any top five flat-panel brand, and interestingly enough, Sony managed to maintain its leadership position in the LCD category of 40-inches and up for the tenth straight quarter. Alright number lovers, hit up the read link for even more statistics.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
BrokenFERN @ May 9th 2008 2:50PM
Price war please.
Eric D-J @ May 10th 2008 2:10AM
I want to see the market share numbers based on who makes the panels themselves. Anyone know if theres one out there?
HDpurist @ May 10th 2008 11:43AM
Samsung TVs are junk - they look good at first, but they just dont' last. Kind of like all Korean products...Hyundai. As well, whats with their new 700 series LCDs? They're fatter than my 1995 CRT. The one thing Samsung does excel at is affordable prices - but hey, what you pay is what you get.