Plasma Sales Slip In Early 2009
Sales of plasma display panels are slipping, some new research released Tuesday suggests. Plasma shipments fell a full 22 percent in the first quarter of 2009 compared with the same time last year, according to a report by tech analysis firm DisplaySearch. From quarter to quarter, demand for plasma displays dropped 28 percent.
Trouble in Plasma-Land
The decline is just the latest blow to a business that's seen more than its share of recent strikes: Pioneer stopped its plasma production just last month, and Vivio announced plans to back out of the market in February. It's not hard to understand why, either: According to some estimates, manufacturers are selling seven times as many LCD units as plasma displays. Even LG, one of only three major plasma-makers remaining, is fighting off rumors that it's getting out of the game.
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