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DisplaySearch: Global LCD TV shipments up 28% in 2Q; Philips still on top
Press release, August 16; Emily Chuang, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 16 August 2006]

Last quarter, global LCD TV shipments reached 9.4 million units, up 28% from 7.4 million units in the first quarter, according to DisplaySearch. The LCD TV penetration rate in the global market gained five percentage points and amounted to 22%.

Driven by large-size TV sales, LCD TV revenues grew 29% on quarter to US$11.3 billion.

Philips, Samsung, Sharp, Sony and LG Electronics were the top five LCD TV suppliers in the second quarter, and each of the top-four suppliers shipped over one million units.

The 32-inch segment continued dominating the global LCD TV market, with about 34% market share. The combined share of 40-and 42-inch LCD TVs in the second quarter surpassed that for the 37-inch segment, according to DisplaySearch.

Worldwide TV shipments breakdown by technology, 1H06 (million units)

Application

1Q06

2Q06

1H06

CRT TV

33.5

29.8

63.3

LCD TV

7.4

9.4

16.8

PDP TV

1.7

2.2

3.9

RPTV

1.0

0.9

1.9

Total

43.6

42.3

85.9

LCD penetration (%)

17%

22%

19.6%

Source: DisplaySearch, compiled by DigiTimes.com, August 2006.

Global LCD TV market shares, 1H06

1Q06

2Q6

Brand

Rank

Market share

Rank

Market share

Philips (incl. Magnavox)

1

13.9%

1

13.5%

Sharp

2

13.1%

3

11.8%

Samsung

3

12.5%

2

13.1%

Sony

4

10.9%

4

11.7%

LG

5

6.9%

5

7.7%

Others

42.7%

42.3%

Source: DisplaySearch, compiled by DigiTimes.com, August 2006.

Global LCD TV unit shipments breakdown by screen sizes, 1H06

Screen size (inches)

1Q6

2Q6

20 and below

32.7%

27.7%

22-29

21.7%

19.4%

30-32

31.0%

33.6%

37

7.6%

8.2%

40

5.0%

6.9%

42

1.2%

2.4%

42 and above

0.8%

1.8%

Total

100%

100%

Source: DisplaySearch, compiled by DigiTimes.com, August 2006.

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