Samsung ranked first in the global TV production

DisplaySearch yesterday (19) released the world's 2005 second quarter television (TV) industry output value of $17 billion 300 million, an increase of 10% over the same period last year. Samsung (Samsung) accounted for 9.9% of the output value, for the first time to replace the Japanese Sony, becoming the world's largest TV maker, Panasonic ranked, Sony relegated to third. DisplaySearch Taiwan general manager Xie Qinyi believe that Samsung's TV sales for the first time beyond Sony and Panasonic; excellent performance in the plasma TV, the global TV output value ranking. Hsieh said, the second quarter is the TV season, the fourth quarter is the decisive battle. Sony is planning to launch cheap LCD TV in the fourth quarter, is expected to regain a city; and LCD TV panel master, will become an important key. DisplaySearch said the second quarter global TV shipments in the first quarter fell 14%, compared with the same period last year fell 2%, mainly to the mainland market into the seasonal off-season, and the European market for TV kinescope demand decline. In CRT TV, the second quarter shipments amounted to 32 million 750 thousand units, compared with the first quarter fell 18%, 10% decrease over the same period last year, accounting for the overall proportion of TV shipments fell from 88% to 84%. DisplaySearch pointed out that the average market price of the second quarter global TV products showed 7% growth, representing an increase of 12% over the same period last year; the second quarter output value reached $17 billion 300 million, an increase of 10% over last year. In LCD TV shipments in the second quarter, a record high, more than 4 million units, compared with the first quarter growth of 27%, compared to the same period last year a substantial increase of 148%. Shipments in the overall TV industry is also the first time beyond 10%, the contribution of the output value jumped from 22% to more than 29%. Plasma TV shipments also reached an all-time high of 1 million 130 thousand units, compared with the first quarter growth of 24%, representing an increase of 89%; output synchronous growth to $3 billion 100 million, representing an increase of 37%. (Associated Press)