Tech On: MyVoice Communications Inc has announced results of its survey primarily on consumers’ interest in purchasing a slim TV. The company conducted this survey via the Internet from Nov 1 to 5, 2007 and received responses from 19,700 people.
In 2007, the industry’s first OLED TV, Sony Corp’s “XEL-1,” emerged on the market. Asked if you are attracted to OLED TVs, 57.5% of all respondents in this survey answered yes, including 16.4% respondents considering purchasing one.
According to the survey, respondents that already have a thin-panel TV accounted for 37%. By technology, LCD, PDP and rear projector TVs constituted 31.3, 6.4 and 0.5% of them, respectively, with LCD TVs winning majority.
Asked about future plans to purchase a slim TV, 25.8% of the respondents said they are planning to buy one within the next three years. Breakdowns were 5.1% “in about 6 months,” 7.8% “in about a year” and 12.9% “in about 2 to 3 years.”
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