AUSTIN, TEXAS, February 13, 2007-DisplaySearch, the worldwide leader in display market research and consulting, released Q4'06 TV shipments and revenues by technology, brand, region, size and resolution for 53 different TV brands as part of its Quarterly Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report.
Global TV unit shipments grew 26% Q/Q in seasonally strong Q4 while declining 1% Y/Y to 57.6M. Due to a strong shift towards flat panel TVs, average TV prices fell just 1% Q/Q but increased 16% Y/Y to $534. LCD and PDP TV prices fell 21% and 29% Y/Y, respectively, which increased flat panel TV demand boosting the flat panel unit share from 19% in Q4'05 to 38% in Q4'06 and the flat panel revenue share from 57% in Q4'05 to 73% in Q4'06. As a result, TV revenues reached a new record high of $30.8B, up 24% Q/Q and 15% Y/Y.
By region, Europe enjoyed the fastest sequential growth, up...
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