Governments should tax PDP TV because of the large amount of energy they consume, according to a leading expert on climate change.

Asia/Pacific high-definition television (HDTV) set shipments have increased quickly, with a 79.5% growth rate from 2005 to 2006, for a total of 7.04 million sets sold.

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Pioneer saw brisk demand for its car navigation systems although its plasma TV operations struggled to compete with larger rivals such as Panasonic maker Matsushita Electric Industrial and Samsung Electronics.

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Retailers are being asked to stop selling Samsung's new HD LCD TVs and plasmas after the discovery of a problem with the HD tuner.

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Shipments of its third quarter approximately totaled 224,000 units, representing a 233% increase.