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The article discusses the business strategies of Sharp. Corp. According to the author, the company is locked in a race with Sony Corp., Samsung Co. Ltd. and LG Electronics to make the biggest television sets at the lowest cost. The author notes that Sharp is the leading producer of big screen LCD television sets. Also noted is the promotion of Mikio Katayama to chairman of the company. INSET: Buy now, or wait? LCD or plasma?.

The article presents a survey titled "Analysis of the Indian LCD Panel Market" from market research company Frost & Sullivan. It highlights the demand of LCD panels in various sectors such as television, monitors and industrial automation. It also presents the views of D. Malakar, managing director at the football field Deepakshi Display Devices, for the same.

The article reports that overproduction will lead to a price decrease for flat screen televisions. AU Optronics, which makes the LCD panels used in the TVs, is lowering prices for the component after sales failed to increase in the run-up to the World Cup. Panel makers in Asia are increasing capacity. These factors should lead to a drop in prices by Christmas 2006, with Chinese-made flat screen TVs selling for under $1,000.

The article discusses the revolution of light emitting diode (LED) in the liquid crystal display (LCD) panel industry. It notes that LED has transformed the LCD panel industry and continues to grow in popularity in the influx of three dimensional (3D) and Smart functionality. It cites that appliance companies including Panasonic Corp., Sony Corp., and Sharp Electronics Corp. have offered range of LED televisions concentrating on smaller sizes and recording functionality.

If you're looking for a small, cheap LCD television at the moment you're spoiled for choice. We've recently had review units from budget brands Kogan, Tyagi and Hisense. These 22in and 24in televisions may not be the most technologically advanced models on the market, but they are cheap and have reasonable image quality; we think they're worth considering. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the shortage of light emitting diodes (LEDs) in 2010, a component for the manufacture of television (TV) units. It was reported by iSuppli Corp. that the demand of LED has outmatched its supply in the market as the television manufacturing industry had consumed about 63 billion LEDs in 2009, an increase of 6 billion since 2008. The shortage of LEDs has been driven by sting consumer desire and the growing popularity of LED-backlit liquid crystal display (LCD)-TVs.

The article reports that PSCo has signed a distribution deal with EVOS and will sell the EVOS 82 inches Full HD LCD, 56 inches Quad FHD LCD, and the 46 inches narrow bezel modular LCD. The 82 inches LCD is aimed at retail, corporate, and digital signage applications. The 56 inches LCD has four times the resolution of a full HD screen.

The article offers a look at the performance of the liquid display crystal (LCD) and plasma panel television markets in the U.S. It observes that year-over-year LCD panel price increases went up on a quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year basis, and price increases in the first quarter of 2008 should be higher than they were in the first quarter of 2007. It mentions that by screen size, LCD gained share in all segments but were particularly dominant in 30 inches to 47 inches with more than 70% share. As for 1080p resolution, the share of the LCD segment was up more than 400% in 2007 and continues to gain share, tup to 85%.

The article presents information on findings of a survey by iSuppli Corp. related to the display industry. The findings state that liquid crystal display (LCD) flat panel displays are limiting the opportunities for emerging technologies in the display industry. Paul Semenza, vice-president for displays at iSuppli, said that despite newer technologies TFT-LCD technology was unstoppable. The company's research predicts that LCDs will represent two thirds of the global display market by 2007. Television will boost prospects for LCD panel makers more than the personal computer because televisions use larger displays.