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Sony Ranked Top in 2006 LCD TV Shipments

The company took losses in its LCD TV business for about two years while it established the Bravia brand. It is now on track to meet its goal of returning to profitability in the second half of its current financial year, which is the period from October to March 2007.

Marty83706279d ago (Edited 6278d ago )

Nice to here Sony still makes top selling electronics. BTW Sony & Samsung have a joint parnership making Tv's in a shared plant.

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Sony Corp. came out on top of the LCD (liquid crystal display) TV market in 2006 for the first time, according to figures published by DisplaySearch on Tuesday.

The company managed a 16 percent share of the market in revenue terms in 2006, giving it a percentage point lead over Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Japan’s Sharp Corp., which has led the market until last year. In 2006, Sharp fell to third place with an 11.5 percent share by revenue, said DisplaySearch.

Total shipments in the year amounted to 46.4 million units, a rise of 119 percent on 2005, the company said.

DC RID3R6278d ago

when you turn on a BRAVIA t.v, you are experiencing SAMSUNG technology hahaaha.

Japan's REAL No.1 is SHARP!!!

Maddens Raiders6278d ago (Edited 6278d ago )

Even you've gotta admit that the Bravia series is pretty strong and an outstanding development (and marketing) job on SNE's behalf. See, by partnering with Samsung on the technology, the company reduced r&d costs which could be poured into production, qc, and marketing. But it's the quality of these new sets that's taking us back to the (OLD) SNE days when the price 'really' was justified. Go get you one. I wouldn't lie to you.

I must say that the picture on mine is simply, superb compared to my buddies with competitor models (Pioneer, Mitsubishi)...don't get me wrong those brands are great as well, but the black levels on the Bravia are noteworthy. We're talking luscious deep blacks where there supposed to be, and there's no lag at all when the unit is processing say...multiple light bursts in a club scene for a minute and a half; on screen at once. Wonderful! I've said many times on this site that the HDMI cable running the PS3 games on the Bravia looks noticebaly better than even on my WEGA(really!) making nearly all of them LOOK great - really great. Now take that and add a AAA monitor for my Vaio and it's easy to see why I'll gladly purchase another. =]

DC RID3R6278d ago (Edited 6278d ago )

I'm not saying the bravia's aren't SICK bro, I'm just giving credit where it's DUE. heheehe

Sony's bravia's are SICK because SAMSUNG's lcds are inside them :]

I agree, the contrasts are VERY nice, and the overall visual quality is TIGHT!!!

Personally, I'm waiting for 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio line-ups, with HDMI 1.3 = SICKN355 :]

I'll most likely purchase a KOREAN set, because for those who don't know, LG (korean) invented HD, and I always roll with the originals!

I purchased a LG 52SZ8R 52" DLP back in december 05. http://i146.photobucket.com...

The contrast ratio isn't Brilliant at only 1500:1, but the overall picture quality is pretty cool. For the time being, this will do.

http://i146.photobucket.com...
http://i146.photobucket.com...

http://216.239.59.104/searc...

H0LLA

MaximusPrime6278d ago

Would Microsoft release their own TVs? I think not. Their brand would look ugly on TV compared to Sony.

Sony makes excellent TV. Brilliant adverts too eg Bravia bouncy balls.

Keep it up sony!

Without sony, no more spiderman.

DC RID3R6278d ago

"Sony puts EXCELLENT tech (other companies)inside their T.v's" is more appropriate.

the last GREAT t.v's Sony made were the WEGA series! EONS ago!!!

imo, SAMSUNGS running things now, if not OVERTLY,then COVERTLY.

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EKWB reportedly plagued with financial disarray many gaming pc's left without parts

EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.

EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.

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just_looken3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.

This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.

SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space

Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Giblet_Head20h ago(Edited 20h ago)

As someone that has built a watercooling rig. EK is big, but there's so many numerous watercooling part companies out there. EK's stuff isn't exactly amazing quality for the price compared to others either, it's just ok. Much like Corsair. The impact would be negligible long term. For perspective the majority of my parts are XSPC, at most I use EK for my gpu waterblocks and fittings. Both easily replaceable.