Matsushita said Tuesday it would take a majority stake in IPS Alpha Technology, a joint venture making large LCD panels owned 30 percent by itself, 50 percent by Hitachi, and 15 percent by Toshiba.

Recent market research has named ViewSonic a "Channel Best-Seller" with 32% market share in the "greater than 30-inch" LCD TV category.

The Japanese electronics firm showed off a prototype of its new LCD device, which features optical sensors embedded into its 640x480-pixel screen.

Neither Microsoft nor Apple can compete at the new price points being plumbed by companies looking to cut costs.

The outlook for plasma TV cost reductions and performance improvements are closely tied to improvements in luminous efficacy.

Diguang International Development plans to display its industry-leading LED backlight products and LED general lighting products at the Consumer Electronics Show at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 7 through 10.

Sony is now selling a futuristic TV in Japan that is only about one-eighth of an inch thick — that’s one notch on a tailor’s tape measure.

Buyers of consumer electronics are haunted by one question: Should I buy now or wait for new features, better performance and lower prices?

For next year, Amtran hopes to duplicate its success in North America to China by teaming up with retailers there, Chiu said but declined to identify potential partners.

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