LCDs and Plasmas

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Originally Posted by BTBuck1

I personally dont see plasma making it another 2 years.

I work with this stuff selling it every day, and the only people who want/ask for plasma's are usually immigrant types (i live in so cal you paint the picture) who just think anything flat panel is a plasma.

those with even the slightest knowlege always ask for LCD and say NO WAY JOSE on Plasma.

I'd say right now in my store LCD is outselling plasma like 75:1

That's definitely an anomaly.
First of all, those with knowledge will always ask for plasma. Those without it, LCD.



In the 1st quarter of 2008 Panasonic, for the first time in aeons, has slipped from the #1 spot to the #3 spot, losing out to LG and Samsung.

According to Display Search global shipments of plasmas were up 53% over Q1/07.

Global plasma sales in 2007 were 11 million units.

Q1/08 sales
LG - 34.8%
Samsung - 30.5%
Panasonic - 27%
Hitachi - 4.4%
Pioneer - 3.1%
Orion - 0.1%

Plasma is 10 years old, LCD is 30.

50" plasma screens have increased in market share throughout 2007 and continue to see LCD being over 50% more in price per inch.

Sony is going to leave the LCD game as soon as they get OLED going, which will cause most people to see the market changing, even if Sharp tell people that their upcoming 2010 67" LCD's are the bee's knees.