While Vizio maintained its leadership in the U.S. LCD-TV market in '09 second quarter, No.-2 ranked Samsung Electronics closed the gap significantly as buyers gravitated toward its LED-backlit sets, according to iSuppli Corp.

"U.S. consumers increasingly are warming up to higher-specification LCD-TV models, including those using new LED-backlighting technology,” Patel added. "iSuppli estimates 2.2 percent of LCD-TVs shipped in the U.S. in the second quarter used LED backlights.

Samsung’s share of U.S. LCD-TV unit shipments rose to 21.3 percent in the second quarter, up from 17.8 percent in the second quarter. however Vizio still retained leadership in the U.S. LCD-TV market for the second consecutive quarter.


The overall U.S. LCD-TV market posted a strong performance in the second quarter, with shipments rising by 8.7 percent to 6.9 million units, up from 6.3 million in the first quarter. This represents a major turnaround from the first quarter, when shipments plunged by 15.3 percent.

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