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HDTVs Connected to Media Center PCs Expected to Triple by 2007; Pacific Media’s Annual Reseller Survey Yields Early Results
Pacific Media Associates, the global market information experts on large-screen displays, is in the process of gathering data for its annual North American Reseller Survey. Although it is still early in the process, some interesting trends are already developing.
Menlo Park, California (PRWEB) August 7, 2006 -- Pacific Media Associates, the global market information experts on large-screen displays, is in the process of gathering data for its annual North American Reseller Survey. Although it is still early in the process, some interesting trends are already developing.
For example, initial results indicate that the percentage of meeting and conference rooms with large LCD or plasma panel displays is expected to double from 2005 to 2007, though front projectors will continue to dominate installations for these applications, owning more than a two-thirds share.
“The hospitality market continues to be the focus of intense interest within the industry,” according to Dr. William Coggshall, founder and president of Pacific Media. “Although in-room viewing for hotel guests is clearly the largest portion of the hospitality market, we were very surprised by initial survey results indicating strong sales for use in meeting room and conference facilities.”
On the consumer side, early indications show that the number of HDTVs and front projectors connected to Media Center PCs could triple from 2005 to 2007. This has big implications for both the kind of products that will be demanded and the kind of expertise that will be needed by installers in the very near future.
The survey gathers information from dealers on a wide range of subjects covering both the professional and consumer markets. Early results indicate that buyers are willing to spend more for a 42-inch LCD HDTV than for a 42-inch plasma HDTV.
The 2006 North American Reseller Survey data collection continues through the fall; the final reports will be distributed free to all participants in the fourth quarter. Dealers interested in participating in the survey can contact Linda Norton at (949) 493-4601 for more details.
About Pacific Media Associates
Pacific Media specializes in global display market information, covering all large-screen display categories: front projectors, plasma and LCD TVs, and rear-projection displays. Their Large-Screen Displays Industry Service family of publications provides detailed worldwide quarterly updates (sell-in data and forecasts) on large-screen display markets, newsletters on new products and other key industry developments, monthly advertised price tracking, ad hoc analyses, and annual Web surveys of North American end users (including organizations and individual consumers) and both North American and EMEA resellers/retailers. Their Large-Screen Displays Tracking Service family of monthly reports offers timely sell-through data and analysis on unit sales, true volume-weighted street prices, and inventories of large-screen displays sold by leading North American retailers, resellers, and distributors. Pacific Media Associates was established by Dr. William Coggshall, who was previously a co-founder of Dataquest and helped start the syndicated high-tech market information business. The company headquarters is at 1060 Siskiyou Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025. Telephone +1 650-561-9020 www.pacificmediaassociates.com
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