[opendtv] News: HD for the Holidays
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2007 08:32:05 -0500
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HD for the Holidays
The high demand and falling prices for high- definition has driven an
already booming TV business for the 2006 holiday shopping season in
the U.S., according to NPD Group. With HDTV content selection
improving and prices decreasing consumers are upgrading older,
smaller TVs. Flat-panel televisions, for example, offer larger
screens while taking up less space than many older televisions, while
microdisplay televisions offer a cinematic home theater experience at
affordable prices. HDTV sales have increased 52% in unit volume and
39% in dollar volume from January through September of 2006 compared
to the same time period in 2005. Sales of HDTVs during the 2005
holiday season (November and December) topped $2.2 billion with over
1.4 million units sold and are expected to continue to grow this
year. Affordability is helping to boost HDTV sales. The average price
of an HDTV set is down more than 8% year-to-date (January through
September) compared to the same time last year. Prices for LCD and
plasma TVs dropped significantly from the 2004 holiday season to the
2005 holiday season with 35% and 41% declines.
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