AV Technology - April 2009 - (Page 29)

Global Flat Panel TV Revenues Fall for First Time Ever in Q4 2008 s global economic conditions deteriorated during Q4’08, consumer demand for discretionary purchases suffered, including flat panel TVs. According to the latest findings from the DisplaySearch Quarterly Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report, global TV shipments fell more than five percent in Q4’08 to 57.7M units from more than 60M units a year earlier. This is the first year-toyear decline in total TV shipments for more than two years. Due to ASP declines, total TV revenues fell even more, declining by seven percent to just over $30 billion despite flat panel technologies picking up more than ten percent unit share. Combined flat panel TV revenues — ASSOCIATION UPDATES TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA In a letter sent to House and Senate leaders, The Technology Association of America, formed by the merger of the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) and AeA, formerly the American Electronics Association, joined over 100 companies urging lawmakers to include strategic investments in digital infrastructure in the economic stimulus and recovery plan. In the letter, 115 CEOs and business leaders said investments in healthcare information technology, broadband, and energy smart grids “will provide our nation with a near-term stimulus and long-term comparative advantage.” The letter can be viewed at www.itaa.org/ upload/news/docs/CEOLetterFinal.pdf. A which include LCD, plasma, and OLED technologies — posted the first annual decline in a given quarter, falling three percent despite percent growth in unit volume with falling prices affecting revenues. Globally, flat panel TV share surged from 57 percent in Q3’08 to 66 percent in Q4’08 as rapidly falling LCD prices stimulated a shift from CRT to LCD, especially at smaller screen sizes under 40-inch. The 1080p share of global TV shipments exceeded 20 percent of units for the first time, and a new metric available from DisplaySearch in TV tracking shows that more than 10 percent of LCD TV sets shipped were equipped with 120 Hz+ frame rates. http://www.itaa.org/upload/news/docs/CEOLetterFinal.pdf http://www.itaa.org/upload/news/docs/CEOLetterFinal.pdf http://www.itaa.org/upload/news/docs/CEOLetterFinal.pdf http://www.rgb.com

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AV Technology - April 2009 Contents Perspective: Lost in a Cloud Precedent Corporate: Seven Rules of Thumb for the AV Technology Manager Government: Collaboration Will Help Reshape Federal Agencies Education: Moving Day Managing Digital AV Content Audiovisual Untethered Irvine’s Mobile Command & Control Vehicle AV with a View Product Forum: Revolabs Fusion Wireless Mic System Product Spotlight: Network Test Equipment Tech Horizons: Ever Thinner New Products Ad Index AV MO: Power Consumption in AV Devices

AV Technology - April 2009

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