Market reports

Samsung Electronics have posted their quarterly earnings, with a record profit of $3.6 billion. In their report, Samsung say that they have sold over 500,000 3D TVs since introducing them in March.

via CNet

DisplaySearch says they expect global 3D TV shipments to reach 3.4 million in 2010, and this will grow to 42.9 million in 2014. Market penetration will reach 5% in 2010 to 37% in 2014.

via DisplaySearch

LG's chief executive of digital displays, Simon Kang, says that LG is struggling to sell their 3D TVs: "We previously thought that demand for TVs in the second half will be very strong, but as global economic conditions are worsening, this will impact the foreign-exchange rate and we may even have to raise our TV prices.".

LG LD950

LG are offering several 3D TVs, including the LD950 (passive polarized 3D), the LX6500 (active-shutter LED LCDs) and the top-of-the-line LX9500 (active-shutter LED LCDs). The LX6500 is shipping now: The 47" 47LX6500 costs $2,700, and the 55" 55LX6500 costs $3,600. The LX9500 is shipping in Korea and in the UK (for £2,375).

DisplaySearch has posted an interesting blog post about 3D TV at retail stores. They have visited a best-buy store with several 3D TVs (from Samsung and Panasonic) and were quite happy overall - even though selling 3D TV is not as easy as it seems (for example some glasses use batteries which run dry after 30 hours of use. This means that the staff needs to make sure these are turned off after use, and replace the batteries when they die).

Market Research firm Displaybank predicts that 86% of PDP TVs sold in 2013 will be 3D enabled. TV makers are expected to add 3D functions to 42" plasma TVs (which have the largest market share) in 2011.

via I4U

NPD Group reports that in February-May, Americans have spent over $55 million on 3D-enabled TVs and Blu-ray players. The new TVs are enjoying steady growth. According to NPD, the biggest problem that consumers have is not having enough glasses to accommodate all viewers. Another big problem is "looking silly".

Via HotHardware

BCN, a japanese research house says 3D TV sales are "not too bad". According to their research, the ratio of 3D TVs in the Japanese flat-panel TV market during the periods from April 19 to 25, 2010, and from May 24 to 30, 2010, is 0.9-1.5% in terms of sales value and 0.2-0.3% in terms of sales volume. The only company that sold 3D TVs in that period is Panasonic.

When Sony introduced their own 3D TVs at the beginning of June, the ratio of 3D TVs increased to 3% in terms of sales value and 0.9% in terms of sales volume. This also includes the advance sale of Sharp's 3D TVs.

Via TechOn