Samsung Electronics eyes sale of 10 mln LED TV units

SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co.
said Sunday it aims to nearly quadruple its sales of light emitting diode (LED)
TVs in the global market to around 10 million units this year.
Samsung Electronics said that in order to meet this goal, the company plans to
expand its lineup of production models to eight categories, ranging from 19 to 65
inch screens, from the current three categories of 32-55 inch screens. Last year,
the company sold 2.6 million LED TV units in the global market.
Samsung said that more than half of its TV production line will be taken up by
LED TVs, adding that units with built-in three dimensional capabilities will also
go on sale in the global market.
Samsung said it plans to introduce its new series of LED TVs during the
International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which will kick off Thursday
(local time) in Las Vegas, the world's largest industry trade show.
According to a report by NPD Group, Samsung Electronics' market share in the
United States ranked first with 84.2 percent in terms of the number of LED TV
units sold there.
sooyeon@yna.co.kr
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