TVs Will Lead Seasonal Charge of HD for the Holidays, According to The NPD Group.PORT WASHINGTON Port Washington, uninc. town (1990 pop. 15,387), Nassau co., SE N.Y., a suburb of New York City, on the north shore of Long Island and Manhasset Bay. There is extensive manufacturing, much of it reflecting the region's past association with the aircraft and aerospace , NY -- The high demand for high-definition will drive an already booming TV business for the 2006 holiday shopping season in the U.S., according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. leading consumer and retail information provider, The NPD Group The NPD Group, Inc. is a leading global market research company[1] founded in 1967 and provides consumer and retail information to manufacturers and retailers. Using actual sales data from retailers and distributors as well as consumer-reported purchasing behavior, NPD . With HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates content selection improving and prices decreasing, NPD NPD New Product Development NPD Nouveau Parti Démocratique (Canada) NPD Narcissistic Personality Disorder NPD Norwegian Petroleum Directorate NPD Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands expects consumers to upgrade older, smaller TVs. Flat-panel televisions, for example, offer larger screens while taking up less space than many older televisions, while microdisplay televisions offer a cinematic home theater An audio/video entertainment center that has a large-screen TV and hi-fi system with three speakers in the front (left, right and center) and left and right speakers in the rear. Starting in the early 1990s, video inputs were added to stereo receivers and preamplifiers. experience at affordable prices. HDTV sales have increased 52 percent in unit volume and 39 percent in dollar volume from January through September of 2006 compared to the same time period in 2005. Sales of HDTVs during the 2005 holiday season (November and December) topped $2.2 billion with over 1.4 million units sold and are expected to continue to grow this year. Affordability is helping to boost HDTV sales. The average price of an HDTV set is down more than eight percent year-to-date (January through September) compared to the same time last year. Prices for LCD and plasma TVs dropped significantly from the 2004 holiday season to the 2005 holiday season with 35 percent and 41 percent declines, respectively. [TABLE OMITTED] [TABLE OMITTED] "Flat-panel HDTV sales will drive the consumer electronics market as a whole this holiday season," said Ross Rubin, director of industry analysis, The NPD Group. "Lower prices and improving picture quality are rapidly sidelining the bulky tube television." The HD experience doesn't stop with a new television. Consumers can complement these high-definition displays with hi-def options for camcorders, next-generation optical disc players, video game consoles This is a list of video game consoles by the era they appeared in. Eras are named based on the dominant console type of the era (even though not all consoles of those eras are of the same type). Some eras are referred to based on how many bits a major console could process. , media center PCs, and DVRs. Many of these products are new to the market and carry significant price premiums. Still, it will be difficult for consumers to go back. "Retailer promotions will finally push HDTV into the mainstream this holiday season," said Rubin. "This will create a new expectation of breathtaking quality that the industry can build upon in 2007 and beyond." |
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