Since the program launched in January, NTIA has received 27 million requests from 14 million US households, Meredith Baker, acting NTIA chief, told the subcommittee. Approximately 10 million, or 49%, of those coupons have been redeemed at local retailers. At this point, the agency is averaging 111,000 coupon requests per day.

Huang Ping-chung, budgeting officer at the Legislative Yuan...commented that "We've long budgeted the purchase," He added that the new TV sets are more economical for they consume less power. "Moreover," he added, "they are safer, because the old ones may explode."

Despite selling at least 35,000 Bravia HD LCD TV’s in July with its free Playstation 3 giveaway, Sony Australia still sees growth potential for plat panel TV in August.

The Linde Group offers a unique solution to replace the powerful greenhouse gas nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) used in the production of LCDs and solar panels.

Sharp Corp exhibited a prototype of a 26-inch LCD TV whose power consumption is drastically low at the "Environment Showcase" set by Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the G8 Hokkaido-Toyako Summit.

...And then came July. First, AUO reported lower-than-expected revenues for June. Then LG Display warned that LCD "demand will be soft in July and August and panel prices will continue to fall." Third in line came Sony, which announced that demand for large-screen LCD TVs is so much less than expected that it's been forced to cut production at one of its US plants. Contradicting Weeks' assertion of "reasonable" inventory levels among Corning customers, Sony warned that it has to work down some of its "accumulated inventory."..

Sony Corp. is considering outsourcing more of its liquid crystal display television production, President Ryoji Chubachi said.

Sharp it seems, has the answer to at least some of the worlds carbon emission problems with its solar-powered LCD TV.

In addition to revealing plans for 3-D DLP packages and new LaserVue DLP screen sizes, Mitsubishi used a recent press conference, here, to formally unveiled its UltraThin Frame premium flat-panel TV line featuring an Integrated Sound Projector.

Sony Corp said it would make a strong push into networked electronics and video delivery services and aim for the top spot in LCD TVs as the firm looks to make the most of its hardware and software assets for growth.

Taiwan home appliances maker Tatung Co. (2371.TW) said Tuesday it will set up a joint venture with GE Equity to sell consumer electronics in the North American market.