Q3 Plasma Growth Rate Tops LCD TV
By Greg Tarr -- TWICE, 11/15/2010
Portland, Ore. - The growth rate of plasma TV sales during the third quarter of 2010 outstripped the growth rate of large-screen LCD TV for the second quarter in row, according to a study just released by Quixel Research.Quixel Research's Q3 2010 USA Large Area Display Report (LAD) showed unit sales for the plasma TV segment were up 28 percent from Q2 2010 to Q3 2010 and up 15 percent from Q3 2009 to Q3 2010.
The plasma TV volume growth, specifically HD 720 plasma TV, kept the overall LAD market from declining, ending the quarter with flat results of 3.6 million units.
The overall LAD market increased 25 percent from Q3 2009 to Q3 2010, Quixel found.
"Hopefully it is clear by now that the HD 720p segment is not dead yet for larger sized TVs" said Tamaryn Pratt, Quixel Research's principal. "In Q3, HD 720p unit volume for both 42 inch and 50 inch Plasma TV was up 27 percent and 65 percent, respectively.
The 40-inch-plus LCD TV segment took a backseat to plasma TV in the third quarter due to top-branded plasma models being offered at significantly lower price points.
"In this recession, consumers care more about keeping money in their wallets than having a higher spec'd product," Pratt added.
Plasma TV revenue also grew both quarter to quarter and year to year.
Plasma TV increases were not enough to offset decline in other areas, however, and overall LAD revenues fell 6 percent to $3.6 billion in Q3 2010 from Q2 2010.
Year to date, the overall LAD category is down 6 percent from 2009 numbers, Quixel found.
Volume for the 40-inch-plus LCD TV segment was down 10 percent from Q2 2010 to Q3 2010, but on a brighter note, the LCD TV segment posted a 16 percent increase in units from Q3 2009 to Q3 2010.
LCD TV volume in the 60-inch-plus segments grew 12 percent from Q2 2010 to Q3 2010 in units and 15 percent in revenue, topping $213 million in Q3.
Quixel Research's USA Large Area Display Report is currently available for purchase. The report tracks and analyzes the quarterly results for the 40-inch-plus LCD, plasma and microdisplay rear-projection categories.
Talkback
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LCD has always been the big lie!Some how the companies that backed it were able to sell that lie and profit from it.Plasma has always been and still is the superior technology period!
Barrett Monroe - 2010-30-11 12:40:41 EST -
Nice to see that plasma televisions are doing well. Looks like all the weird stories from customers are gone. Like "If you tilt it, the plasma will spill out", "The picture will burn in", "You can't lay them flat".
Mark Newton-John - 2010-17-11 14:49:09 EST
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