Sales of LCD-TVs the forecast is improved

Demand for LCD-TVs in 2nd quarter 2009 has exceeded expectations of analysts on the key markets for branch in the North America and China. For this reason exerts DisplaySearch have changed the forecast on sales for all 2009 to the best. Under the fresh data, in 2009 in the world it will be sold 130 million LCD-TVs that on 24 % it is more in comparison with 2008 Before analytics predicted a sales volume at level of 127 million units.

As to the market of TVs in whole (all types) its sales volume in 2009 will be reduced to 5 %. In total it will be sold 195 million TVs. It is wlightly less, than analysts predicted earlier. More massive reduction in demand on devices affects, than it was supposed.

The economic crisis, certainly, affects behaviour of consumers. Compelled to save means, in 2009 they more often of a steel to pay attention on LCD- with smaller diagonals. Therefore following the results of current year the greatest part of the bought TVs on liquid crystals will be occupied with models with a diagonal of the screen less than 40 inches.