DUBAI, UAE: Panasonic has introduced an additional nine LCD and eight plasma high definition VIERA TVs for the growing Middle East market in 2009.
Panasonic now offers three distinct advantages for the consumer, including enhanced unique features like 'Full-time Full HD' and VIERA Image Viewer function for the playback of pictures & videos by SD card which the manufacturer claim to be world's first in a flat panel TV.
"The way people see TV in the Middle East has dramatically evolved, and our products are designed to match our customer's changing lifestyles," said Abby Thomas, Senior Manager, Consumer Electronics Department, Panasonic Marketing Middle East. "Panasonic is committed to making leading entertainment technology readily available to our customers."
This year's VIERA models feature enhanced VIERA Image Viewer function. The VIERA Image Viewer (SD Card Link) is now a standard feature on all 2009 models. Consumers can watch instantly the pictures and videos they took, by simply plugging in the SD card into the TV. It uses three easy steps: Shoot, Insert, and See. Consumers can now enjoy still pictures and videos at their fingertips, with a direct playback option on their VIERA.
'Full-time Full HD' is a unique development by Panasonic in their new VIERA plasma models. Panasonic has improved motion image performance, contrast and colour reproduction to deliver a new level of picture quality to consumers. Now, when watching both still and motion pictures, consumers can enjoy 'Full-time Full HD' and enjoy clear, razor-sharp motion images, similar to the visual experience they enjoy at the cinema.
New NeoPDP display panels for all 2009 VIERA Plasma TV offer exciting new possibilities in image quality. Twice the luminous efficiency of previous displays, the new NeoPDP is upgraded revised in three critical areas - material & processing, discharge gas & cell design and circuit & drive technology. The aim of this advancement is to target a market share of 60% in the Plasma category.
New IPS Alpha Panels the so called Next Generation LCD Panels provide stunning images from a very wide angle. Using Panasonic's In-Plane-Switching technology, viewers can now enjoy richer, vivid and more natural looking images in their VIERA LCD's. These new panels have 1.5 times more transmissivity than conventional panels.
All Panasonic panels made in Japan, have a life of up to 100,000 hrs, a lifespan of 30 years of viewing when watched 8 hours a day. If you watch TV four hours a night, every day of the year, that milestone wouldn't be reached for 68 years. New mercury and lead free panels are only 1-inch thick with wider viewing angle of 178 degrees. All models come with an SD card slot and a motion and still images resolution of 1,080 lines.
Further developments have been made to the popular VIERA Link facility, where you can use the VIERA remote control to operate devices connected to a VIERA TV via an HDMI cable. VIERA Link is environmentally friendly too. It helps to save energy by automatically powering-down connected devices, switching then to Intelligent Auto Stand-By.
"The region is increasingly becoming tech savvy, customers are looking for a one-stop-solution to smart networking in their homes and our product does exactly that. VIERA which is more than just a TV, allows customers to personalize the channel they are viewing and enjoy their favourite moments with family and friends while giving full consideration to the environment," added Thomas.
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Plasma panel shipments fall Y/Y for second quarter in a row, down 22 percent to 2.8mn units
AUSTIN, USA: As global demand remains weak due to poor economic conditions, plasma panel shipments from panel makers to brands fell Y/Y for the second straight quarter after posting strong growth during most of 2008.
According to the latest Quarterly Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report, Plasma and LCD TV Panel Shipment Module from DisplaySearch, shipments fell 28 percent Q/Q in Q1’09 and 22 percent Y/Y to just under 2.8mn units, down from 3.5mn units in Q1’08.
Most of the decline was due to 32” models being discontinued in 2009, but even 42” and 50” panel shipments fell in Q1’09. Some brands announced their withdrawal from the plasma TV business in Q1’09, like Pioneer, while other brands decided to shift away from plasma to focus on LCD TV only, like Vizio. The result was weaker than anticipated shipments as the number of brands consolidates.
Additional notable developments from the Q1’09 shipment results include the following:
* 50”+ share of shipments reached a new high of 33 percent in Q1’09 from 30 percent in Q4’08 as the 32” market subsides and plasma TV brands focus on the 50”+ market where they remain more competitively priced than LCD.
* 1080p share of shipments dipped slightly from 25 percent in Q4’08 to 22 percent in Q1’09 as manufacturers focused on offering the lowest priced products to consumers, such as 42” and 50” 720p models, at a time when consumer price sensitivity continues to climb.
* As the 32” shipment share declined, most of the share was picked up at 50” with a smaller share increase at 42”.
* 46” shipment share continues to struggle to rise over 3 percent of unit volume for two reasons. 42” and 50” HD products are priced at very compelling levels, and competitive 46” and 47” 1080p LCDs are priced similarly to 46” 1080p plasma, limiting growth.
"As bad as plasma unit shipments were in Q1’09 relative to a year ago, plasma panel revenues were even worse, declining 36 percent Y/Y as falling prices were needed to stem even steeper demand falloff," noted Paul Gagnon, DisplaySearch Director of North America TV Market Research. "With future investment in capacity expansion on hold at almost every plasma panel maker except Panasonic, improvements in technology, such as greater luminance efficiency and more efficient manufacturing at existing fabs, will be the key areas of investment to maintain cost competitiveness against future LCD fab capacity expansion."
The top plasma panel suppliers on a unit basis were Panasonic at #1 with 37 percent share in Q1’09 and Samsung SDI at #2 with 31 percent, followed by LGE (26 percent). Since Hitachi and Pioneer will withdraw plasma module production in 2009, only three major panel makers are left in the plasma industry.
As shown in the following table, the ranking in terms of revenues was the same with Panasonic’s lead a little stronger due to a greater mix of 1080p. However, both Samsung and LGE are quickly increasing their 1080p production. Only Panasonic was able to achieve a slower level of revenue decline than the category average with LGE and Hitachi both falling more than 50 percent Y/Y.
Table 1: Plasma Panel Revenue Share and Growth by Supplier
Source: Quarterly Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report, Plasma and LCD TV Panel Shipment Module
According to the latest Quarterly Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report, Plasma and LCD TV Panel Shipment Module from DisplaySearch, shipments fell 28 percent Q/Q in Q1’09 and 22 percent Y/Y to just under 2.8mn units, down from 3.5mn units in Q1’08.
Most of the decline was due to 32” models being discontinued in 2009, but even 42” and 50” panel shipments fell in Q1’09. Some brands announced their withdrawal from the plasma TV business in Q1’09, like Pioneer, while other brands decided to shift away from plasma to focus on LCD TV only, like Vizio. The result was weaker than anticipated shipments as the number of brands consolidates.
Additional notable developments from the Q1’09 shipment results include the following:
* 50”+ share of shipments reached a new high of 33 percent in Q1’09 from 30 percent in Q4’08 as the 32” market subsides and plasma TV brands focus on the 50”+ market where they remain more competitively priced than LCD.
* 1080p share of shipments dipped slightly from 25 percent in Q4’08 to 22 percent in Q1’09 as manufacturers focused on offering the lowest priced products to consumers, such as 42” and 50” 720p models, at a time when consumer price sensitivity continues to climb.
* As the 32” shipment share declined, most of the share was picked up at 50” with a smaller share increase at 42”.
* 46” shipment share continues to struggle to rise over 3 percent of unit volume for two reasons. 42” and 50” HD products are priced at very compelling levels, and competitive 46” and 47” 1080p LCDs are priced similarly to 46” 1080p plasma, limiting growth.
"As bad as plasma unit shipments were in Q1’09 relative to a year ago, plasma panel revenues were even worse, declining 36 percent Y/Y as falling prices were needed to stem even steeper demand falloff," noted Paul Gagnon, DisplaySearch Director of North America TV Market Research. "With future investment in capacity expansion on hold at almost every plasma panel maker except Panasonic, improvements in technology, such as greater luminance efficiency and more efficient manufacturing at existing fabs, will be the key areas of investment to maintain cost competitiveness against future LCD fab capacity expansion."
The top plasma panel suppliers on a unit basis were Panasonic at #1 with 37 percent share in Q1’09 and Samsung SDI at #2 with 31 percent, followed by LGE (26 percent). Since Hitachi and Pioneer will withdraw plasma module production in 2009, only three major panel makers are left in the plasma industry.
As shown in the following table, the ranking in terms of revenues was the same with Panasonic’s lead a little stronger due to a greater mix of 1080p. However, both Samsung and LGE are quickly increasing their 1080p production. Only Panasonic was able to achieve a slower level of revenue decline than the category average with LGE and Hitachi both falling more than 50 percent Y/Y.
Table 1: Plasma Panel Revenue Share and Growth by Supplier
Source: Quarterly Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report, Plasma and LCD TV Panel Shipment Module
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