Japanese manufacturers by the Taiwan panel factory support push low-cost LCD TV

Japan radio telephone manufacturer Uniden recently announced its entry into the LCD TV market. Reported that the Uniden will be launched in October 20 inches, 27 inches and a 32 inch LCD TV, with a tax price of $59800, respectively, 99800 yen and 139800 yen. In terms of price per inch, the above 3 products in the price of 3000-4400 yen, far lower than the price of well-known brands (10 thousand yen per inch). Uniden LCD TV with Taiwan panel, and assembled in Shenzhen. In addition to the Uniden plan to enter the Japanese LCD TV market price strategy, the Japanese retail giant AEON (Aeon) also intends to snatch a piece of cake. Kyodo News Agency reported, AEON said 5 days, the company will be within 8 days to launch a 3 Day promotional activities, 32 inch LCD TV in Taiwan, priced at 100 thousand yen. The company expects the sale will be able to sell 10 thousand LCD tv. From Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) statistics released by the day before, the growth rate has slowed down the Japanese domestic LCD TV market phenomenon. JEITA in June 22nd pointed out that in May the domestic LCD TV shipments increased by 74.9% (minus by 9.1%) to 291000 units. Cumulative 1-5 months of this year, Japan's domestic LCD TV shipments of 1 million 429 thousand units. According to JEITA statistics, this year 1-5 month in Japan's domestic LCD TV shipments growth rate were 71.7%, 96.7%, 75.3%, 85% and 74.9%, the number of shipments were 183000 units, 256000 units, 379000 units, 320000 units and 291000 units. According to the agency's statistics, in 2004 the domestic LCD TV shipments increased by 94.5% to 2 million 665 thousand units.