High-definition televisions spark electronics show

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High-definition televisions spark electronics show

BERLIN ― High-definition televisions have been the star of the International Consumer Electronics Trade Fair (IFA) here, amid expectations that the 2006 World Cup in Germany will boost demand for the product. The World Cup will be broadcast in high-defintion widescreen format for the first time in the tournament’s history, a fact not lost on the world’s leading television makers as they vie for attention from television viewers, soccer fans or not. “During major sporting events such as the World Cup or the Olympics,” said an official of Samsung Electronics Co., “there’s always been a significant rise in demand for television sets.” The official added that sales of digital TV sets 40 inches or larger rose by 65 percent during the 2002 World Cup. With such a sport-related trend and the 2006 World Cup merely months away, the IFA has turned into a television exhibition. Korea’s Samsung Electronics, which generated the most revenue in the global television market in the second quarter; LG Electronics Inc., the world’s top TV seller by units last quarter, and their Japanese archrivals Panasonic and Hitachi were among the industry’s big names present. Samsung, led by its 102-inch PDP TV and 82-inch LCD set, stole the show here with digital TV sets of varying sizes. LG Electronics said its 60-inch PDP television boasts resolution that is twice as high as other same-sized models on the market. The Korean manufacturers were also the only participating companies to introduce products with satellite digital multimedia broadcasting, or DMB, features. Samsung Electronics displayed cell phones, notebooks, camcoders and MP3 players that will allow users to receive video and audio services while moving at high speed. LG Electronics demonstrated a DMB cell phone of its own that will be commercially available next summer. The fair, which began Friday, ends on Wednesday. by Lee Chul-jae
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