Samsung, Sony, And Vizio Battling For North American TV Buyers
The quarter one numbers are in for 2008 and Samsung, Sony, and Vizio are in a close and vicious battle for your dollars. Samsung took the top LCD TV spot in NA with Vizio placing third in the three-company battle, but amazingly between Samsung and Vizio is only 0.3% market share. All three companies are engaging in a price battle, started by Sony looking to gain control of the LCD TV industry with the introduction of some low-cost models you'll be able to find in discount chains like Wal-mart. However, their hand was forced by Vizio who gained wild popularity in North America in 2007 because of their relatively cheap prices. While Samsung hasn't made a big pricing move yet, they did introduce the 605 and 705 series, with that red Touch of Color, bringing a whole new design sense to LCD TV. Here's to hoping prices keep dropping into Christmas 2008.
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Posted by Justin Davey at May 9, 2008 6:00 AM