January 7th, 2010 
Chance Stevens According to the Samsung press conference at the 2010 CES the following was said:
2:05pm PT: In just 8 months, 2.6 million Samsung LED TVs were sold, grabbing an 80% market share in the U.S.
2:05pm PT: The company’s goal is 10 million globally.
This means that Vizio, LG, Sharp, and Sony are going to have a lot of work to do to catch up.
[Source: Beta News]
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1 Comment » January 7th, 2010 Chance Stevens 
After all of the announcements, one this has become resoundingly clear: 2010 will be full of new, and not so new technologies being added into televisions. Below is a list of what things will be changing from 2009 to 2010 models of HDTVs.
More LED backlighting – Based on sales of LED HDTVs and the margins they provide a lot more models are being announced in 2010. They allow the manufacturers to charge a premium while providing a better picture when compared to regular LCD HDTVs as well as allowing the television to be thinner. Only a handful of televisions were featured with this technology in 2009 with Samsung being the clear leader. This time around LG, Sharp, Sony and Vizio are going to be challenging Samsung to bring the most compelling value to customers. (more…)
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