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Samsung had fallen behind South Korean rival LG in terms of unit shipments in the
second quarter. LG accounted for 11.4 percent of shipments in the second quarter,
while Samsung accounted for 10.6 percent. In the third quarter, Samsung rose to
11.2 percent, while LG declined to 9.9 percent.
Samsung also accounted for 15.2 percent of TV revenue worldwide, widening the gap
with Sony, which sits at 10.3 percent.
But, the average store price for a TV was $548, up 25 percent in the period, thanks
to interest in flat-panel and high-definition TVs.
Analysts, in fact, note that people are spending more on average on flat-panel TVs
than they did in the past, though prices of individual sets are going down. The
conclusion: consumers are gravitating toward bigger and bigger sets.”
3DTV
Glasses-free 3DTV - Soon a Third Dimension in 1080p
Jun 06
At the SID conference, Philips and Sanyo showed prototypes for 3D.
Philips has implemented their WOWxv technology expected to become available
within 2 years for consumers, and the company is in negotiations with broadcasters,
producers, and TV manufacturers.
Sanyo showed a glasses-free 3D monitor used to display two programs at once (for
two persons located at angle, such as for car applications where the driver and the
passenger are viewing different purpose images).
The 3D technology was said to be independent of the display where it is
implemented; it could be applied to plasma as well as to LCD.
The pixels of a display are used half for one image and half for another image the
eyes blend them together when viewing both images from the proper distance (a
sweet spot) to realize and appreciate the 3 rd dimension of the perceived image.
Otherwise, the images tend to overlap or appear blurry, unless polarizing glasses are
used. Work is under way to increase the viewing sweet spot and to reduce the need
to use glasses as much as possible.
A 42” set from Philips (Nov 05) priced at about $12,000 had a sweet spot of about
12 feet, but a 20” set was said to have the sweet spot at less than 2 feet. The
company is working in displaying eight pairs of left/right images to open the sweet
spot area sufficiently so the effect can be appreciated from various depths and
vertical positions, as well as when the viewers are moving around the projected
image.
Various industries have plans for 3D, cell phones, cars, arcade games, and of course,
the pornographic industry as well.
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