HDTV...DSL Kabel und Sat...die beste Glotze für WM & Olympia.....65\" LCoS TV - 500 Beiträge pro Seite

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verdammter Mist, wer hat die sich da 1 Million ins Depot gelegt......



www.extremelcos.com

http://finance.google.com/finance?q=brlc&hl=en

http://www.nasdaq.com/asp/holdings.asp?mode=&kind=&symbol=AG…

www.syntaxbrillian.com

www.olevia.com

details:http://www.tvauthority.com/DILA-and-LCOS-TVs/Brillian-6580iF…
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zum Hauptthread von BRLC
http://www.wallstreet-online.de/informer/community/thread.ht…



so noch ein andere link:http://finance.google.com/finance?q=brlc&hl=en

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Syntax-Brillian-Strategie

FINANCIAL TIMES

http://www.ftd.de/karriere_management/karriere/75007.html?p=…

www.business-wissen.de

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http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/articles/2006/01/why_1080p_-_par…

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http://www.hdplustv.de/index.html

........morgen wahrscheinlich die letzte Möglichkeit........

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Berlin, 1.-6. September 2006



http://www1.messe-berlin.de/vip8_1/website/MesseBerlin/htdoc…

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HDTV-Kanäle im TV

Langsam, aber sicher, gibt es immer mehr Möglichkeiten, HDTV im TV zu erleben.

Endlich rückt das hochauflösende Fernsehen auch für uns Deutsche in greifbare Nähe, weil die Sender langsam auf den HDTV-Geschmack kommen. Vor allem die Privaten machen einen großen Schritt in Richtung Ausbreitung von HDTV in Deutschland: Seit Ende Oktober 2005 strahlt die ProSiebenSat.1-Gruppe ihre beiden großen Sender ProSieben und Sat.1 neben dem Standard-Format auch in HDTV aus - über Satellit Astra und kostenfrei. Der Bezahlsender Premiere will im Dezember mit der Ausstrahlung von drei Spartenkanälen in HD beginnen. Die öffentlich-rechtlichen Sender dagegen halten sich in Sachen HDTV jedoch noch zurück.



Für ganz Europa senden die belgischen HDTV-Kanäle HD1 und HD5 des Anbieters Euro1080, der im Übrigen der erste HDTV-Kanal-Sender Europas war. Auch diverse Demo-Kanäle wie Astra HD oder Canal Plus HD Promo zaubern das hochauflösende Fernsehen mit bestechend scharfen und brillanten Bildern auf die Mattscheibe und promoten das neue, 'bessere' Fernsehen.

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Top > HDTV (REAR PROJ.) & DLP > MITSUBISHI > MITSUBISHI WL-82913


MITSUBISHI WL-82913

PRICE: 11,699.00


MITSUBISHI WL-82913 Description
VERY VERY LIMITED!!!!! WL-82913A LCOS (LIQUID CRYSTAL ON SILICONE) THIS SET AND IT'S TECHNOLOGY IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD!!!!!! THIS IS A SPECIAL ORDER ITEM.. Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Inc. today announced the “largest-ever” HDTV, the new 82-inch Mitsubishi Alpha Widescreen HDTV. The new television features 1,080 by 1,920 resolution, Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LcoS) reflective LCD technology, super-high precision optics and “the highest performance digital receiver and processing circuits ever created by Mitsubishi Electric,” the company said in a press release. Mitsubishi said the TV would cost about $20,999. The HDTV also has direct computer inputs, with resolutions that include VGA, W-XGA and the native 1,080 by 1,920 resolution. Other features include a third-generation digital receiver, FireWire network connections, Home Audio Video Interoperability (HAVi) system control software, and the NetCommand (on-screen, icon-based control) system.

http://www.absoluteaudiovideo.com/MITSUBISHI-WL-82913-P20410…

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26.05.06
Arte testet kurzzeitig in HD

Der deutsch-französische Kulturkanal Arte hat über Hotbird erstmals mit HDTV experimentiert.

Auf dem Satelliten Hotbird 13 Grad Ost war ein MPEG-4-Videostream zu sehen, der aber mittlerweile schon wieder abgeschaltet wurde.

Der Test lief auf der Frequenz 10.834 GHz vertikal (SR 27.500, FEC 3/4). Welche Pläne Arte in Sachen HD-Verbreitung verfolgt, ist noch unklar.

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Sonntag, 28. Mai 2006, 17:19 Uhr
Business: Elektronikmarkt Saturn will weiter expandieren - 70 neue Märkte

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(pk) Der Elektronikfachmarktkette Media Saturn eröffnet in diesem Jahr europaweit rund 70 neue Märkte. Das Expansionstempo soll auch in Zukunft nicht abnehmen.

"Es gibt noch viele weiße Flächen in Europa, auch in Deutschland“, sagte Media-Markt-Gründer und MSH-Geschäfsführer Leopold Stiefel dem "Handelsblatt" (Montagsausgabe). Obwohl hierzulande bereits 327 Filialen der beiden Marken Media Markt und Saturn um die Kunden werben, würden dieses Jahr rund zwei Dutzend weitere Läden aufmachen, sagte Stiefel. Im europäischen Ausland betreibt die MSH 247 Läden, hier sollen knapp fünfzig neue Filialen entstehen. Alles in allem gibt es heute fast doppelt so viele Märkte wie vor fünf Jahren.

"Der Kunde ist heute mit einer Auswahl von 20 Fernsehern nicht mehr zufrieden", sagte Steifel, der Größe als das Erfolgsrezept gegenüber kleineren Fachhändlern sieht. Umgekehrt bräuchten die großen Hersteller die Durchschlagskraft von Media Markt und Saturn, um die hohen Entwicklungskosten wieder einzuspielen, hieß es. Den Angaben zufolge erreichen Media Markt und Saturn in Deutschland einen Marktanteil von bis zu 17 Prozent.


...............keiner will einen

na denn ess ich die eben alleine.......

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HDTV verwirrt die Briten

Trotz massiver Werbung für High Definition TV (HDTV) ist zwar rund 80 Prozent der britischen TV-Zuschauer klar, dass man für echten HDTV-Genuss ein neues TV-Gerät benötigt, doch die Hälfte der Briten wisse nicht, dass sie auch eine neue Settop-Box zum Empfang des hochaufgelösten Fernsehens benötigen. Viele glauben, der Kauf eines "HD ready"-Display reiche, um für die HD-Zukunft gerüstet zu sein. Zu diesem Ergebnis kommt eine Umfrage der Webseite uSwitch. Viele Konsumenten verwechselten zudem Digital-TV (DTV) und HDTV, kommentierte Chris Williams von uSwitch die Verwirrung gegenüber dem Online-Newsdienst The Register. Darüber, welche Programme man überhaupt in HDTV empfangen kann und welche davon kostenpflichtig sind (Pay-TV), herrsche absolute Konfusion. Nichtsdestotrotz überlegten rund 2,6 Millionen Briten, im kommenden Jahr auf HDTV umzusteigen. Anzeige

Die Verwirrung ist durchaus nachvollziehbar. Auch hierzulande prasseln im Zuge der HDTV-Einführung neue Bezeichnungen auf den Konsumenten ein – etwa HDMI, HD ready, 1080i, MPEG-4 AVC, DVB-S2 et cetera. c't weist in der kommenden Ausgabe mit dem Schwerpunkt "TV der Zukunft" den Weg durch den digitalen Fernseh-Dschungel und testet HDTV und HD DVD in der Praxis. c't 12/06 ist ab Montag (29. Mai) am Kiosk erhältlich. (vza/c't)


http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/73590

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Deutsche verspüren Lust am KonsumKonsum: Deutsche verspüren Kauflust



Rekordniveau» Die Stimmung der deutschen Verbraucher hat sich im Mai weiter verbessert und ist so gut wie zuletzt vor mehr als fünf Jahren. Die Bereitschaft zu größeren Anschaffungen ist laut Marktforschungsinstitut GfK sogar auf ein Rekordniveau gestiegen. Doch es gibt auch Wermutstropfen.


Das von der GfK ermittelte Konsumklima stieg für den Juni auf 6,8 von revidiert 5,8 Punkten für Mai, wie die Nürnberger Marktforscher mitteilten. Das ist der höchste Stand seit Ende 2001. Wichtigster Grund für den Anstieg ist die stark gewachsene Bereitschaft der Verbraucher zur Anschaffung langlebiger Güter wie Autos oder Möbel im Vorfeld der Mehrwertsteuererhöhung im kommenden Jahr. Mit 49,8 Punkten erreichte der entsprechende Teilindikator ein Allzeithoch in der Umfrage unter rund 2000 Verbrauchern, die seit den 80er Jahren erhoben wird. Auch die Konjunkturerwartungen verbesserten sich.(...)

http://www.wiwo.de/pswiwo/fn/ww2/sfn/buildww/id/125/id/18307…


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ein Run auf Flat TVs........

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29.05.06
42-Zoll Plasma-Fernseher im Test

Großformatige Fernseher sind kurz vor der WM schwer im Kommen: Fernsehgeräte mit einem halben Quadratmeter Bildfläche eigenen sich besonders für den hautnahen Fernsehgenuss des Fußballereignisses.

Ob nun Plasma oder LCD die bessere Wahl darstellt, ist eine Typfrage.



........................................the winner is 65" LCoS TV Syntax Brillian

Plasmas bestechen durch einen sehr guten Schwarzwert, der einen hervorragenden Kontrast zur Folge hat. Auch bei der Farbdarstellung liegen Plasmas weit vor den LCD-Geräten. Denn LCDs arbeiten mit mit einem hintergrundbeleuchteten Display, daher fällt es ihnen schwer, schwarze Flächen optimal darzustellen. Plasma-TVs haben hier einen deutlichen Vorteil: Hier "explodieren die einzelnen Zellen ohne eine Hintergrundbeleuchtung. Allerdings verbrauchen diese Geräte auch wesentlich mehr Strom als LCD-Bildschirme. Zudem entsteht durch das Pulsieren der einzelnen Zellen ein Flimmern, ähnlich wie beim Röhrenfernseher. Bei LCDs bliebt das Bild dagegen statisch.

http://www.digital-tested.de/index.html
DIGITAL TESTED nimmt drei große Plasma-TVs für Sie unter die Lupe und vergleicht sie in Preis, Ausstattung, Verarbeitung und Bildleistung. Der Grundig Plana Vision 42, der Panasonic TH-42PV60CE oder der NEC PX-42XR4G - finden Sie heraus, wer die Testredaktion überzeugen konnte!




http://news.hdplustv.de/news/news_hdplustv_90676.html

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Marktforscher: Fußball-WM löst TV-Geräte-Boom aus

Im ersten Halbjahr 2006 erwartet der Handel beim Verkauf von Fernsehern gegenüber dem Vorjahreszeitraum ein 50-prozentiges Umsatzplus. Das berichtet Technology Review in der aktuellen Juni-Ausgabe unter Berufung auf die Gesellschaft für Unterhaltungs- und Kommunikationselektronik (gfu).

Große Sportereignisse kurbeln regelmäßig den Absatz von Fernsehern an – in den zwei Monaten vor Beginn der WM 2002 war der Umsatz aus Fernsehgeräten laut Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung jedoch lediglich um neun Prozent gestiegen. Dieses Jahr kommt zur Fußball-WM offenbar der "Technikwandel bei den Fernsehgeräten hin zu flachen Displays und HDTV-Geräten" hinzu, heißt es in dem Bericht. "Wer ohnehin plant, seinen alten Röhrenfernseher durch ein modernes Gerät zu ersetzen, für den ist die WM oft der letzte Anstoß, endlich zuzugreifen." (wst/Technology Review)


http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/73605


wurde bestimmt schon mal gepostet, aber es kann ja nicht schaden wenn es doppelt erscheint........

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Mittwoch, 31. Mai 2006, 04:00 Uhr
Business: Panasonic und Hitachi wollen LCD-Produktion verdoppeln - neues Werk

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(dpa) Die beiden japanischen Elektronikkonzerne Matsushita (Panasonic) und Hitachi wollen einem Zeitungsbericht zufolge die Produktion von LCD-Bildschirmen verdoppeln.

Dazu soll in Tschechien eine neue Montageanlage gebaut werden. Die IPS Alpha Technology, ein im vergangenen Jahr zusammen mit Toshiba und anderen gegründetes Gemeinschaftsunternehmen, werde hierzu 30 Milliarden Yen (209 Millionen Euro) durch Platzierung neuer Aktien aufnehmen, wie die gewöhnlich gut informierte japanische Tageszeitung "Nihon Keizai Shimbun" (Mittwoch) berichtete. Hitachi und Matsuhita würden jeweils Aktien für 15 Milliarden Yen erwerben. Toshiba beteilige sich nicht.

Nach der Kapitalerhöhung plane IPS Alpha zunächst eine neue Produktionslinie im heimischen LCD-Bildschirmwerk in Tokios Nachbarprovinz Chiba. Die jährliche Produktion von 32-Zoll-Fernsehern solle bis 2008 bei voller Kapazitätsauslastung um bis zu 80 Prozent auf 4,5 Millionen Panele nach derzeit 2,5 Millionen steigen. IPS Alpha plane zudem, in diesem Jahr für 15 Milliarden Yen eine neue Montageanlage in Tschechien zu bauen, wo Matsushita eine Fertigungsanlage unter anderem für LCD-Fernseher betreibt. Die LCD-Platten würden vom japanischen Werk zu der neuen Anlage geliefert, wo sie in Module verarbeitet werden.

http://www.satundkabel.de/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&f…

ich glaube nicht das da LOEWE (Sharp) irgendwie mithalten kann.....

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Loewe kein Neueinstieg
31.05.2006
Der Aktionär

Die Experten des Anlegermagazins "Der Aktionär" raten bei der Loewe-Aktie (ISIN DE0006494107 / WKN 649410) von einem Neueinstieg ab.

Für das Unternehmen gebe es schlechte Nachrichten. Der Elektronikkonzern Samsung gehe bei LCD-Bildschirmen von weiter sinkenden Preisen aus. Die Südkoreaner würden nach Reuters-Informationen im 2. Quartal mit einem Rückgang von rund 10% rechnen. Vergangene Woche sei das Loewe-Papier unter den Stopp-Kurs von 15,25 Euro gefallen.

Derzeit bietet sich, so die Experten von "Der Aktionär", ein Neueinstieg bei der Loewe-Aktie nicht an.

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Swollen Panel Inventories Prompt Action - and Denial

by Ken Werner, Insight Media
May 31, 2006

Inventory of LCD panels at Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Taiwan's third largest LCD manufacturer, increased 16% sequentially in the first quarter of this year; at AUO it was 8.4%; at CMO, 44.8%; and at LG.Philips LCD, a whopping 56%, DigiTimes reported this week, citing data supplied by the companies.
Other sources cite poor sales particularly in Europe as a main cause of the inventory build-up. With the Football World Cup about to begin, many first and second tier brands put large inventories of LCD-TVs in place in anticipation of a surge in buying. Apparently, consumers have not gobbled up the LCD-TVs as fast as anticipated.
While Europe is soft, there is a general feeling that sales of LCD-TVs are soft globally as well.

Reacting to the problem, Hsiung Hui, EVP of AUO, the undisputed market leader among Taiwan's remaining "four tigers," said panel makers should reduce production to decrease inventory levels. Previously, Hsiung noted that panel prices continued to fall while panel makers continued to increase production and accumulate inventory. If the panel makers maintain their rapid ramping of capacity, he said, panel prices will fall further.

And they are. From March to April, prices of 32-inch LCD-TV panels dropped at an increased rate of 7.3% to $481 and prices of 40/42-inch panels also dropped 7.3% to $879, according to iSuppli.

So prices are down. Does that mean that shipments are up? No, according to DigiTimes, reporting information from industry sources. Specifically, shipments of over-30-inch TV panels from AUO and CMO were flat from April to May. AUO's 32-inch shipments stayed at 200K per month, while its 37-inch shipments dropped from 80K to 60K.

So, with inventory levels up, ASPs down and shipments soft, are profits under pressure? You bet. AUO and CMO may see operating margins in the single digits in 2Q, and JP Morgan predicts a sequential profit drop of 40% at AUO and 63% at CMO......contd.


also hängt alles an den Verkäufen von LCoS HDTVs ab.......



http://www.syntaxbrillian.com/

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01.06.06
Verkaufsboom von Fernsehern bleibt aus

[an] Der Absatz von TV-Geräten hat sich laut einer Umfrage der GE Money Bank, die Partner im Einzelhandel befragt hatte, im Vergleich zu einem normalen ersten Quartal kaum erhöht.



Demnach finanzieren die Deutschen am liebsten Flachbild-Fernseher, die mittlerweile zu über 90 Prozent auf digitaler Technologie beruhen; der durchschnittliche Finanzierungs-betrag liege zwischen 1500 und 2000 Euro.

Die Nachfrage nach analogen Röhrenfernsehern sei dagegen zurückgegangen, ihr Anteil am Umsatz mit TV-Geräten betrage lediglich rund 15 Prozent.

Der zur Fußball-WM erwartete Verkaufsboom blieb jedoch bislang aus. Daher sei davon auszugehen, dass der Handel bis zum Anpfiff mit Sonderaktionen und Kampfpreisen den ausgebliebenen Umsatz nachholen will. Der Anteil von TV-Geräten am Gesamtfinanzierungsvolumen im Elektroeinzelhandel betrage ca. 20 Prozent, mit leicht steigender Tendenz. Nach wie vor stehen aber Computer und Elektrogroßgeräte wie
Kühlschränke oder Waschmaschinen ganz oben auf der Einkaufsliste der Bundesbürger.

http://www.digitalfernsehen.de/news/news_91476.html


ein monat haben wir ja noch......für kurz entschlossene.......

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Sonntag, 04. Juni 2006, 13:15 Uhr
Geräte: Sharp liefert zehnmillionsten Flachbildschirm der Aquos-Reihe aus

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(pk) Der japanische Elektronikhersteller Sharp hat weltweit seinen zehnmillionsten hochauflösenden Flachbildschirm der Aquos-Reihe ausgeliefert.

Die Marke sei bereits am 31. Mai überschritten worden, teilte das Unternehmen am Freitag abend (US-Zeit) mit. Sharp hatte die Reihe vor fünf Jahren im Januar 2001 erstmals vorgestellt, die Röhrenproduktion komplett eingestellt und ausschließlich auf Flat-TVs gesetzt. Mittlerweile umfasst die Produktpalette Bildschirme mit Diagonalen von 13 Zoll bis 65 Zoll.

Die in Osaka ansässige Sharp Corp. plant, zum Oktober im zentraljapanischen Kameyama das weltweit größte Werk für LCD-Bildschirme in Betrieb zu nehmen (SAT+KABEL berichtete). Nachdem ein Zusammenschluss des Rivalen Sony mit dem koreanischen Samsung-Konzern den Wettbewerb im Markt verschärft hatte, will Sharp mit der geplanten zweiten Fertigungsanlage in seinem Kameyama-Werk die Fertigungskosten senken.


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Bildschirmfieber - welches TV-Gerät ist das richtige?

TV-WM
Wo werden die meisten Deutschen ihre Zeit während der Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft verbringen? Natürlich vor der Glotze! Und damit auch auf dem heimischen Sofa echte Stadion-Atmosphäre entsteht, muss ein gescheiter Fernseher her. Plasma oder LCD? Digital oder HDTV?

Deutschland im WM-Fieber: Wer keine Karten für ein Live-Spiel bekommen hat, der will zumindest am eigenen Fernseher zu Hause hautnah dabei sein und sich die Stadionstimmung auf die Couch holen. Wichtige Voraussetzung: ein großer Fernseher mit guter Bildqualität.

Wie passend, dass sich besonders im Vorfeld der WM die Elektromärkte gegenseitig unterbieten und unzählige Sonderangebote in die Briefkästen flattern. Doch welcher Fernseher ist wirklich ein "Super-Schnäppchen"?

Das perfekte Fußballvergnügen soll die TV-Innovation HDTV liefern – mit gestochen scharfen Bildern und extrem hoher Auflösung. Doch wie empfängt man dieses Signal und welche Fernsehtechnik braucht man dafür?

TV-WM
Wo werden die meisten Deutschen ihre Zeit während der Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft verbringen? Natürlich vor der Glotze! Und damit auch auf dem heimischen Sofa echte Stadion-Atmosphäre entsteht, muss ein gescheiter Fernseher her. Plasma oder LCD? Digital oder HDTV?

Fragen über Fragen, bei denen selbst Fachverkäufer teilweise ins Straucheln kommen. FIT FOR FUN TV hat die einzelnen Systeme gecheckt. Womit Sie den Durchblick haben, erfahren Sie hier nach der Sendung!

Sendung vom 04.06.2006


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Was bedeutet HDTV?

HDTV ist die Bezeichnung für "High-Definition Television". Im Vergleich zu den bisherigen Signalen bietet dieses System eine extrem hoch auflösende Bildqualität mit starken Kontrasten und Farben.

Ein analoges Signal produziert eher etwas verrauschte Bilder, die oft unscharf, matschig oder verschneit wirken. Das digitale Signal dagegen erscheint schärfer und brillanter. Es kommt aus einer d-box oder via digitaler Satellitenschüssel nach Hause. Aber erst mit HDTV scheint das Fußballvergnügen perfekt zu werden: Jeder Grashalm soll zu erkennen sein.

Vergleichbar sind die unterschiedlichen Bildleistungen bei analogen, digitalen und HDTV-Signalen mit denen von digitalen Kameras – je höher die Megapixelzahl, desto schärfer und detailreicher das Bild.

Was braucht man dafür?

Um in HDTV-Qualität fernzusehen benötigt man eine gewisse Grundausstattung: Eine digitale Satellitenschüssel, einen HDTV-Decoder sowie eine Freischaltung für die Spezialprogramme und natürlich einen Fernseher, der das Format unterstützt, bzw. das "HD Ready"-Logo trägt. Rund 400,- EUR sollte man für dieses Equipment investieren.


Neuer Fernseher: Plasma oder LCD?

Beide Bildschirme sind sehr flach. Der Unterschied liegt in der Technik und der entsprechenden Bildqualität.

Beim LCD ("Liquid Crystal Display = Flüssigkristall Bildschirm) werden kleine farbige Lampen hinter dem Bildschirmglas schnell ein- und ausgeschaltet. Ein Plasmabildschirm zündet hingegen kleine elektronische Stoffe, sodass in jedem Bildpunkt (Pixel) eine Lichtquelle erzeugt wird. Dadurch verbraucht die Plasma-Technologie mehr Energie, ist also teurer. Im Vergleich zum LCD-Fernseher sind das 20,- bis 30,- EUR mehr im Jahr, meint Experte Rainer Claaßen von AudioVideoFoto-BILD.

Weiterer Vorteil für den LCD-Fernseher: Aufgrund der Größe eines Plasma-Bildschirms (deutlich über einen Meter), sollte man einen Betrachtungsabstand von etwa vier Metern wählen. Die meisten Wohnzimmer bieten allerdings gar nicht so viel Platz, so dass die Wahl vor allem aus diesem Grund auf den LCD-Bildschirm fällt.

Linktipp: Wer mehr wissen möchte: Hier erfahren Sie alles über die Vor- und Nachteile von Plasma-, LCD- und Röhrenfernsehern sowie über die neue HDTV-Technologie: » www.heimkino.net

Unser Experte ist Rainer Claaßen von AudioVideoFoto-BILD:

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LCD-Geräte im Test

Wie billig und gut kann das Fernsehvergnügen mit LCD-Monitoren auch bei normalem/analogen Empfang sein?

Wir testen vier Geräte. Als Referenzmodell dient der Highend-Fernseher "Ambilight" von » Philips für rund 2.500,- EUR. Dazu vergleichen wir ein Gerät aus dem Baumarkt für ca. 1.000,- EUR, einen LCD-Monitor von Aldi für 1.500,- EUR (Tevion unter » www.medionshop.de ) und einen Fernseher von » Amoi für 1.800,- EUR.

Testergebnisse

Bei den billigen LCD-Fernsehern fällt auf: Das entscheidende Kriterium, die Bildqualität, lässt schon beim analogen Empfang zu wünschen übrig. Keine Detailschärfe und ein eher grobes, "pixeliges" Bild. Auch der Ton ist teilweise etwas blechern und beim Ein- oder Umschalten dauert es oft bis zu sechs Sekunden, bis das Bild auf dem Monitor auftaucht. Nur beim Bildschirm von Amoi, dem zweitteuersten unter den Testgeräten, ist das Bild sehr gut zu erkennen.

In der Champions League der LCD-Bildschirme spielt aber ganz klar der "Ambilight" von Philips. Ein zusätzlicher Rahmen unterstützt die Farbveränderung auf dem Bildschirm, in dem die Hauptfarbe des Bildes nachgestellt wird. Dadurch wirkt alles perfekt scharf, sogar von der Seite. Für die Tester waren hier Bildqualität und Design von keinem der anderen Testgeräte zu toppen – allerdings auch nicht der stolze Preis von 2.500,- EUR.

Fazit

Trotz aller Neuentwicklung: Die Fussball-WM im Wohnzimmer macht mit den LCD-Bildschirmen nur Spaß, wenn Sie sich auch das sehr teure und wenig verbreitete HDTV-Signal leisten. Für die herkömmlichen Antennen-Quellen sind Pixelkästchen, Schnee und verschwommene Farben vorprogrammiert. Für Sparfüchse gilt also: Doch lieber in die gute alte (TV-) Röhre gucken und Weltmeister werden. Das hat auch schon dreimal vorher funktioniert.


Mehr Infos zur LCD-Technik gibt"s unter: » www.service.feegy.de

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LG.Philips zeigt LCD-Panel mit 100 Zoll Diagonale

http://www.sid2006.org/

LG.Philips LCD zeigt auf der SID in San Francisco ein LCD-Panel mit 2,54 m Diagonale. Der koreanische Displayhersteller hatte das 2,54 m große Display im März dieses Jahres vorgestellt und präsentiert es nun erstmals der Öffentlichkeit. Der querformatige 16:9-TV-Schirm misst 1,20 m in der Höhe, ist 2,20 m breit und besitzt Full-HD-Auflösung (1920 × 1080 Pixel). Seine Transistorverbindungen bestehen aus Kupfer, um die Verluste auf den internen Zuleitungen möglichst gering zu halten. Eine saubere Signalübertragung ist in einem sehr großen Display mit seinen langen Signalwegen besonders wichtig. Der elektrische Widerstand der verwendeten Kupferleiter soll um 60 Prozent geringer als der von Aluminium. Laut LG.Philips erzielt der Fernsehschirm einen Maximalkontrast von 3000:1, soll mit seinem kompensiertem S-IPS-Panel extreme Einblickwinkel (der Hersteller spricht von 180 Grad) erlauben und Helligkeitswechsel in weniger als 5 ms bewältigen. Die Anzahl der möglichen Farben (Farbauflösung) benennt LG-Philips mit 1,07 Milliarden, den Farbgammut mit 92 Prozent NTSC. Anzeige

Der Monsterschirm von LG.Philips ist das größte Flüssigkristalldisplay weltweit, bis dato erzielten nur Plasmas Diagonalen von einem Meter und mehr. Er verdeutlicht zugleich, dass die LCD-Technik sich zu einem ernsthaften Konkurrenten der Plasmatechnik im Bereich der großen Displays entwickelt. Bislang wurden Flachbildschirme mit deutlich über 40 Zoll Diagonale fast ausschließlich in Plasmatechnik gefertigt. Mit neuen Panelfabriken für Flüssigkristalldisplays, in denen große Glassubstrate für 50- und 60-Zoll-TVs verarbeitet werden können, drängen die LCD-Hersteller nun auch in dieses Segment.

Unter den Fernsehern mit Diagonalen zwischen 30 und 39 Zoll waren nach Angaben des Marktforschungsinstituts DisplaySearch im ersten Quartal 2006 bereits 55 Prozent LCD-TVs, Tendenz steigend. Im Quartal davor steckte noch in der Hälfte aller Fernsehschirme mit diesen Diagonale eine Braunsche Röhre. Röhrengeräte dominieren allerdings weiterhin den weltweiten Fernsehmarkt bei den Schirmen unter 30 Zoll Diagonale: Bei über 90 Prozent der Geräte handelt es sich dabei um einen Röhrenfernseher. Diese Dominanz wird noch einige Jahre bestehen, und sie erklärt auch, warum etwa Röhrenspezialist TTE (Joint Venture von Thomson und TCL) mit einem Anteil von 11,2 Prozent weltweit die Nummer eins im Verkauf von Fernsehgeräten ist. Erst ab 2009 sollen laut DisplaySearch weltweit mehr Flachbild-TVs verkauft werden als Röhren. Beim Umsatz sieht die Lage dagegen anders aus: Flachbildschirme in Plasma- und LCD-Technik sind im Vergleich zur Röhre teuer und spülen dank möglicher Bilddiagonalen von über 40 Zoll bereits seit einiger Zeit mehr Geld in die Kassen als die Röhrengeräte. (uk/c't)

http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/73892

ist der auch gut.....

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Philips zeigt lichtstarkes 3D-Display


Autostereoskopisches 42-Zoll-LCD von Philips: leuchtstark im 3D-Betrieb, hochauflösend im Normalmodus

Dreidimensionale Bilder verlocken zum Hinschauen, vor allem, wenn sie auf sehr großen Schirmen präsentiert werden. Auch Philips weiß um diesen Effekt: Die Niederländer zeigen auf der Displaytechnik-Konferenz SID 3D-Displays mit 1,07 Metern Diagonale (42 Zoll), aus denen die Würfel nur so herauspurzeln. Die Schirme bieten wie alle autostereoskopischen Displays eine Ansicht für das linke Auge und eine leicht versetzte für das rechte, um so ohne weitere Sehhilfen einen räumlichen Eindruck zu schaffen. Philips hat in seinen Displays mit einem Linsenraster neun Blickpositionen realisiert, wodurch der Übergang zwischen den möglichen Positionen relativ flüssig ausfällt, wenn man sich vor dem Schirm bewegt.

Eines der 42-Zoll-Displays ist bereits seit einiger Zeit für 10.000 Euro zu haben, Zielgruppe sind professionelle Anwendungen, etwa für Kiosksysteme teurer Automarken. Das Display nutzt ein festes Linsenraster, kann aber dennoch in den 2D-Modus schalten, indem es den Bildinhalt entsprechend der Anordnung der Linsen neu verteilt und so den Streueffekt ausgleicht. Dabei bleibt natürlich einiges der hohen Displayauflösung (1920 × 1080, Full-HD) auf der Strecke, Texte oder Internetseiten sind aber dennoch gut lesbar.

Ohne Einbußen zwischen 3D und 2D kann man das zweite autostereoskopischen Display umschalten. Es benutzt ein zusätzliches, auf dem eigentlichen Display befindliches LCD. Dies ist an sich nichts wirklich Neues, für dreidimensionale Bilder erzeugt das zweite LCD aber nicht, wie sonst üblich, optische Barrieren für das rechte und linke Auge, sondern gleicht die Brechung eines auf dem Display befindlichen Linsenrasters aus. Der Vorteil: Trotz Umschalten auf 3D bleibt die Schirmhelligkeit konstant und sinkt nicht wie bei einer per LCD eingeblendeten Streifenbarriere auf die Hälfte ab. Noch befindet sich der ebenfalls hochauflösende 3D-Schirm mit Softlinse in der Entwicklung, die Ergebnisse sind aber schon jetzt beeindruckend.

In Sachen 3D sieht man bei Philips optimistisch in die Zukunft. So will man bereits in wenigen Jahren dreidimensionale Einblicke in das normale Fernsehprogramm ermöglichen. Dazu braucht es natürlich einen Philips-Fernseher – und eine Software, die aus einem Graubild mit Tiefeninformationen die passenden Ansichten für das rechte und linke Auge errechnet. Allerdings müssten die Fernsehsender diese Tiefeninformation zusammen mit dem eigentlichen Fernsehbild bereitstellen. (uk/c't)

http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/73988

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Donnerstag, 08. Juni 2006, 16:05 Uhr
Medien: TV-Röhrenwerk macht dicht: Neun Panasonic-Mitarbeiter im Hungerstreik
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(dpa) Neun Beschäftigte des Panasonic-Bildröhrenwerks in Esslingen befinden sich seit Dienstag in einem unbefristeten Hungerstreik für den Erhalt ihrer Arbeitsplätze.

Sie forderten eine sozialverträgliche Abfindung oder eine Weiterbeschäftigung, sagte der Betriebsratsvorsitzende Murat Bozkurt am Donnerstag in Esslingen. Seit 100 Tagen hielten bereits rund 500 Mitarbeiter in Schichten rund um die Uhr eine Mahnwache vor dem Werk. Rund 20 weitere Mitarbeiter stünden zusätzlich bereit, um in den Hungerstreik zu treten, sagte der Betriebsratsvorsitzende. Für Donnerstag kommender Woche sind die nächsten Verhandlungen mit der Arbeitgeberseite angesetzt.

Panasonic hatte die Entscheidung für die Schließung des Esslinger Werks mit dem Preisverfall bei Bildröhren begründet (SAT+KABEL berichtete). Die Produktion ist nach Angaben des Geschäftsführers des Esslingers Werks bereits Ende Februar komplett eingestellt worden. Allen Mitarbeitern sei zum 31. Juli dieses Jahres betriebsbedingt gekündigt worden, sagte Eberhard Büttner, Geschäftsführer der MT Picture Display Germany GmbH, einer Tochtergesellschaft der japanischen Werkseigentümer Matsushita und Toshiba. "Eine alternative Produktion ist mit den Anlagen leider nicht möglich", sagte Büttner. In einer Standortstudie würden jedoch Nachnutzungs- und Entwicklungsmöglichkeiten geprüft.

ich denke das wars, die Produktion von LCD TVs dürfte wohl in China oder Indien erfolgen.

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Atempause bei LCD-Aufrüstung

Markt für Riesen-Flat-TVs muss erst noch geschaffen werden...


(Foto: sharp-world.com)

Tokio/Seoul (pte/09.06.2006/06:10) - Bei der Aufrüstungsjagd der großen LCD-Hersteller zeichnet sich eine Atempause ab. Weil die Preise für großformatige Flachbildschirme rasant nachgeben, scheint die Branche zu überlegen, ob sich die milliardenschweren Investitionen in den Kapazitätsausbau rechnen. Eine neue Fabrik zur Herstellung von 50-Zoll-Bildschirmen kann mit bis zu vier Mrd. Dollar zu Buche schlagen, berichtet das Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Dabei hinkt die Nachfrage nach den Riesen-Flat-TVs derzeit den Ambitionen der Hersteller nach.

Die Produktion aller geplanten Werke der neuesten Generation würde die tatsächliche Nachfrage nach großformatigen Flachbildfernsehern um das Drei- bis Vierfache übertreffen. Und dabei sind hier noch nicht einmal die Plasma-Geräte eingerechnet, die im Großformat-Bereich derzeit dominieren. Es werde noch einige Anstrengungen kosten, einen Markt für großformatige Fernseher mit einer Bildschirmdiagonale von 50 Zoll und größer zu schaffen, räumt ein Samsung-Sprecher gegenüber dem WSJ ein.

So ist es nicht weiter verwunderlich, dass zwar fünf LCD-Hersteller den Bau von Fabriken der achten Generation angekündigt haben, darunter auch S-LCD, das Joint Venture von Sony und Samsung (pressetext berichtete: http://www.pressetext.at/pte.mc?pte=060410024 ). Wirklich mit dem Bau begonnen hat bisher aber nur Sharp http://sharp-world.com. Manchem Experten gefällt die zögerliche Haltung der Hersteller. Die gesamte Branche würde dadurch sehr viel gesünder werden, meint etwa Merrill-Lynch-Analyst Daniel Kim.

Sollten sich die LCD-Hersteller entschließen, den Ausbau zu verzögern, brächte das nämlich in zwei bis drei Jahren eine Verlangsamung des Preisverfalls mit sich, schreibt das WSJ. Zwar könnte die Produktionsmenge dadurch hinter der Verbrauchernachfrage zurückbleiben. Ein Ende des Preisrutsches würde aber eine willkommene Entlastung für die von Gewinnschwankungen geplagte LCD-Branche bringen.

Den Preisverfall spürt auch der deutsche TV-Hersteller Loewe http://www.loewe.de . "Im laufenden Jahr könnten die Preise um durchschnittlich bis zu 15 Prozent sinken", schätzt etwa Loewe-Sprecher Axel Gentzsch. Loewe will sich nun mit höherwertigen Produkten und zusätzlichen Features wie einem integrierten Festplattenrekorder von dem Preisrutsch abkoppeln. Darüber hinaus sollen die Einkaufskosten für die Panels reduziert werden (pressetext berichtete:

http://www.pressetext.at/pte.mc?pte=060509046 ). (Ende)

wirklich komisch, Olevia 47-inch LCD TV ..........http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/NewsSearch.asp?DocID=0F890…

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TV-GERÄTE

Es lebe die Röhre!

Von Marcel Rosenbach

Erst wurden die Programme immer flacher, dann die Fernseher. In den vergangenen Monaten deckten sich Hunderttausende mit schicken LCD- und Plasma-Geräten ein. Doch viele Verbraucher stellen nun ernüchtert fest: Die Bildqualität ist oft schlecht - besonders bei Sportübertragungen.

Er steht in 98 Prozent aller hiesigen Haushalte. Statistisch gesehen verbringt jeder Zuschauer täglich dreieinhalb Stunden vor und mit dem Ding. Auch deshalb ist er wohl das beliebteste Alltags-Accessoire. Und trotzdem scheint er ein Auslaufmodell zu sein - jedenfalls in seiner bisherigen Form.


Flachbild-TV-Präsentation (auf der Funkausstellung 2003 in Berlin): Der klassische Konsumenten-Kater kommt zu Hause

Der Bildröhren-Fernseher mit seinem charakteristischen kastenförmigen Gehäuse ist wohl schon bald ein Fall fürs Technikmuseum. Und das, obwohl seit seiner Einführung hierzulande mehrere Hundert Millionen Stück verkauft wurden. Doch längst folgen die Gerätehersteller in ihren Designentwürfen konsequent den Programminhalten: Ihre Produkte werden immer flacher.

Der Trend zu den schlanken Monitoren ist nicht mehr zu übersehen. Große und kleine Elektromärkte überbieten sich mit flirrenden Wänden aus LCD- und Plasma-Bildschirmen - und mit Sonder-, Werbe- und Rabattaktionen.

Rechtzeitig zum WM-Trubel gibt es ein neues Statussymbol - fast wie einst der Farbfernseher bei der letzten Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft im eigenen Land 1974. Der Ball ist noch rund, aber die neue TV-Welt eine Scheibe.

Plasma oder LCD? Das ist das Expertenwissen, mit dem man in vielen Kneipen derzeit wirklich punkten kann. Zumal die Dinger meist auch dort schon hängen......LCoS.....

Die WM, so wurde den Kunden suggeriert, hat erst auf einem flachen Schirm das Zeug zum wirklich eleganten Spektakel. Und wer schon keine Tickets hat, braucht wenigstens einen neuen Fernseher. Möglichst groß, und vor allem: möglichst flach. "Lieber Sofa als Stadion", lockte es in Prospekten, Anzeigen und Werbespots, "Imagine the Beauty of Football" oder "There's more to see".

Zwar verkündeten einige Branchengrößen Ende vergangener Woche fast schon beleidigt, dass sich der Absatz in den letzten Vor-WM-Wochen nicht ganz so bombastisch entwickelt habe wie erwartet. Aber das kann auch damit zu tun haben, dass hiesige Händler schon 2005 1,5 Millionen Flachfernseher verkauft haben - ein Plus von 150 Prozent zum Jahr davor.

Bis Ende 2006 dürften die schlanken Neulinge endgültig ihre alten Röhren-Brüder überholt haben. Panasonic will sein Esslinger Bildröhren-Werk schließen, die Produktion ruht schon seit Februar. Bei Loewe lief Ende Mai das letzte Röhrengerät vom Band. Die Firma macht derweil wieder Gewinn - vor allem dank Flach-TV.

Endlich mal wieder eine Erfolgsgeschichte also, ein kollektiver Technik-Taumel? Einerseits ganz offenkundig: ja.

Andererseits gibt es immer mehr Menschen, deren anfängliche Begeisterung bereits Ernüchterung gewichen ist. Es geht nicht darum, dass die neue Generation Glotze sonderlich kompliziert zu bedienen wäre. Es geht auch nicht unbedingt um den Preis, obwohl der noch immer bei vielen Geräten happig ausfällt. Große Heimkinomodelle auf fernsteuerbaren Standfüßen kommen schnell in die Kosten-Regionen koreanischer Kleinwagen.

Es geht um etwas viel profaneres: das Bild. Denn das ist oftmals deutlich schlechter als früher bei der vielleicht ein bisschen vorschnell totgesagten Röhre.

Die Karriere eines Flachbildkäufers läuft oft nach dem gleichen Schema ab: Sie beginnt mit einem Aha-Erlebnis in einem Elektro-nikmarkt, wo auf den Schirmen mit Vorliebe Grashalme präsentiert werden, die sich gestochen scharf im Wind wiegen - oder kristallklare Wasserperlen auf nackter Haut.

Wenn es überhaupt noch weiterer Überzeugungsarbeit bedarf, argumentieren Verkäufer gern mit der Zukunftssicherheit. Auf allen Geräten prangt mittlerweile das Signet "HD ready" (sprich: "äjtsch die reddi") - was heißen soll, dass sie fit sind fürs kommende hochauflösende Fernsehen.

Der klassische Konsumenten-Kater stellt sich dann zu Hause ein, kurz nach dem Einstöpseln des Fernsehkabels. Viele trauen dann ihren Augen nicht mehr: Sie sehen grisselige Bilder, komische Klötzchen, seltsam flache Farben. Schnelle Bewegungen oder Kameraschwenks wirken bisweilen verwischt und verwaschen - besonders bei schnellen Sportübertragungen wie etwa einem Fußballspiel.

Da kann der Ball dann schon mal einen Schweif nach sich ziehen. Mitunter sind nicht einmal die Rückennummern der Spieler klar zu erkennen. Wenn es ganz hart kommt, brummt auch noch das Netzteil nervig laut.

Meist folgt dann der bange Griff zur Bedienungsanleitung. Manchmal lindern ein neues Scartkabel oder das Herumspielen an den Filtereinstellungen die Not ein wenig. Manchmal. Ein wenig.

Immer aber fällt die grundsätzliche Erklärung für das Phänomen schlicht aus: Die flachen Dinger sind für den ganz normalen analogen Fernsehempfang über den Pal-Standard nicht gemacht. Sie müssen dessen "Zeilen" aufwendig in Pixel umrechnen. Das Problem ist: Etwa 80 Prozent der TV-Haushalte empfangen ihr Signal noch genau so - analog und in Pal.

Hochauflösende Signale setzen die schlanken Neulinge denn auch in den meisten Fällen in hervorragende Bilder um. Nutzer von Computerspielkonsolen sind deshalb in aller Regel auch daheim noch begeistert. Auch die Eigentümer neuester DVD-Player haben meist nichts zu meckern. Die Silberlinge liefern zunehmend hohe Datenraten und damit auch scharfe Bilder. Deshalb wird in den Geschäften fast immer eine Demo-DVD gezeigt statt des normalen Fernsehprogramms. Und auch wer die ersten HDTV-Pionierprogramme empfängt, wird nicht klagen. Es gibt nur kaum welche.

Der Bezahlsender Premiere bietet gegen zusätzliche Gebühr drei HD-Kanäle an. ProSieben und Sat.1 strahlen seit Oktober testweise Sendungen auch hochauflösend aus. Das ZDF will frühestens zu den Olympischen Spielen 2008 in China mit HDTV-Ausstrahlungen beginnen, die ARD erst 2010, auch RTL hat es nicht eilig. Im Übrigen braucht es zum Empfang trotz des Signets "HD ready" meist noch eine zusätzliche Empfangsbox.

Auch der Ton ist meist nicht so doll. Wie auch: In die schlanken Gehäuse passen kaum ordentliche Mitteltöner, geschweige denn Bassboxen. Ausgelegt sind sie für externe Surround-Anlagen, die natürlich auch noch mal ordentlich extra kosten.

Die Hysterie um HD und Flachbildfernseher kommt also reichlich früh. Statt "zukunftssicher" müsste es eigentlich und ehrlicher heißen: ihrer Zeit voraus.

Das sagen auch Experten wie Hubertus Primus, Chefredakteur des "test"-Magazins der Stiftung Warentest. "Nach unseren aktuellen Tests kann ich sagen, die Flachbildschirme stecken eher noch in den Kinderschuhen." Die Röhrengeräte seien "billiger und schneiden bei der Bildqualität eher besser ab".

Zu ähnlichen Ergebnissen kommen Testberichte in Magazinen wie "c't". Dort finden sich für die vielen unerwünschten visuellen Flachschirmeffekte inzwischen Fachbegriffe wie "Sägezahnkanten" oder "Kamm-Artefakte". Immer wieder ist von "ferkelrosa Farbstichen" in Hauttönen die Rede, von "unschönen Flecken" und "grünpixeligen Störungen" oder der "längeren Leuchtspur", die "ein rasch durchs Bild hüpfender Ball" hinterlasse.

Und dies alles in Preiskategorien jenseits der 1000-Euro-Schallmauer. Wo also bleibt der Aufschrei? Wo der Ansturm bei den Verbraucherschutzzentralen?

Die meisten Konsumenten scheinen eher still zu leiden. Manche beichten ihren Flachseh-Frust anonym, in einem der etlichen Internet-Foren zum Hightech-Jammer-Thema Nummer eins. Wie zum Beispiel bei http://www.digitalfernsehen.de, wo ein gewisser berry2 angesichts "total pixeliger" Bilder schon um sein WM-Vergnügen bangt: "Meine 'alte Röhre' ist nämlich schon verkauft."

Der Rest an Fassungslosigkeit wird von der wachsenden Flachfernsehgemeinde erstaunlich geräuschlos geschluckt. Vielleicht, weil man sich sonst selbst eingestehen müsste, dass man im Überschwang des Kaufrauschs doch ein bisschen naiv war oder allzu technik- und reklamegläubig?

Eine Rückgabe der Geräte kommt schon deshalb eigentlich nicht in Frage - obwohl in den USA angeblich massenhaft Geräte zurückgebracht werden.

Und das Ding sieht ja auch wirklich nicht übel aus. Wenn es da so hängt. An der Wand. Schlank und schön. Ausgeschaltet.

http://www.spiegel.de/spiegel/0,1518,420929,00.html

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Kunden setzen auf Beratung

Elektronik-Fachhandel. Die mächtige Media-Saturn-Holding (MSH), mit 7,2 Milliarden Euro Umsatz Marktführer in Deutschland, verliert massiv Marktanteile ausgerechnet an die mittelständischen TV- und Radiogeschäfte.


„Der Fachhandel hat im ersten Quartal Monat für Monat einen Prozentpunkt hinzugewonnen“, berichtet Oliver Haubrich, geschäftsführender Gesellschafter der Düsseldorfer Handelskooperation Electronic Partner (EP). Im gleichen Zeitraum verloren Media-Markt und Saturn gegenüber dem Vorjahresquartal 1,1 Prozent ihrer Erlöse. Auf vergleichbarer Fläche büßten sie sogar 5,3 Prozent ein. Nicht einmal ein Werbebudget von 98 Millionen Euro, das MSH in den ersten drei Monaten 2006 zu Deutschlands größtem Werbetreibenden machte, konnte die Talfahrt stoppen.

„Media-Markt und Saturn sind zu oft beim Mogeln erwischt worden, wenn es um die Preise ging“, lästert Wolfgang Brenner, Marketingchef bei der Hannoveraner Verbundgruppe Expert. Nun schlage sich dies beim Image nieder. Regelmäßig hatten sich Verbraucher in der Vergangenheit bei aggressiven Preisaktionen der Ketten beschwert, Artikel seien kurz zuvor verteuert worden, um sie anschließend mit Rabatten anbieten zu können. Gerichtliche Klagen verliefen allerdings im Sande.

Doch auch der technische Fortschritt ist womöglich Schuld am stockenden Umsatz der Fachmärkte. Branchenexperten wie Willy Fischel vom Bundesverband Technik des Einzelhandels (BVT) glauben, die immer kompliziertere Vernetzung von Fernsehern, Computern und Programmlieferanten erhöhe bei den Kunden den Bedarf nach umfangreicher Beratung. Diese erwarten offenbar die meisten von ihnen in kleinen Fachgeschäften – auch wenn Media-Saturn inzwischen stark in die Schulung seiner Verkäufer investiert.

Zumindest für den Verkauf großformatiger Flachbild-Fernseher hat Saturns Werbeslogan „Geiz ist geil“ wohl auch deshalb hoffnungslos ausgedient. Glaubt man dem Marktforschungsinstitut GfK, legten Deutschlands Verbraucher für den durchschnittlichen Fernseher im ersten Quartal dieses Jahres 27 Prozent mehr auf den Tisch als zwölf Monate zuvor. Im Vorfeld der Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft griffen die TV-Kunden zudem bevorzugt zu Markengeräten. „Auch hier hatte der service- und bedienungsstarke stationäre Fachhandel im Vergleich zu den Fachmärkten auf der grünen Wiese die Nase vorn", lässt BVT-Geschäftsführer Fischel erste Umsatzentwicklungen erkennen. Fachhandels-Kooperationen wie Electronic Partner korrigieren deshalb jetzt ihre Jahresprognosen nach oben. „Wir werden vermutlich 2006 zweistellig wachsen“, sagte EP-Chef Haubrich dem Handelsblatt.

Schon seit dem vergangenen Jahr zeichnet sich im Unterhaltungselektronikhandel eine Trendwende zugunsten des inhabergeführten Fachhandels ab. Nach langer Durststrecke gelang es den 3200 deutschen EP-Händlern im vergangenen Jahr, ihren Umsatz um 3,7 Prozent zu steigern. Deutschlands größter Einkaufsverbund Euronics („Red Zac“, „Master’s“) legte seit Ende September nach eigenen Angaben um acht Prozent zu, Wettbewerber Expert weist für das abgelaufene Geschäftsjahr (bis Ende März) ein Plus von elf Prozent aus. Insgesamt wuchs der deutsche Einzelhandel mit Konsumelektronik 2005 laut GfK um 7,6 Prozent. Media-Saturn kam dagegen – trotz 16 zusätzlicher Filialen – auf ein Umsatzplus von gerade einmal 2,6 Prozent. Einen Trend will Firmensprecher Bernhard Taubenberger auf Nachfrage aber nicht erkennen.

Doch auch Fachmarkt-Wettbewerber schließen zu den deutschlandweit 318 MSH-Filialen auf. Anfang Februar vergrößerte sich die EP-eigene Fachmarktkette Medimax mit dem Kauf von 48 Makro-Märkten auf 110 Standorte. „Vor allem per Franchise sollen es weitere werden“, kündigt EP-Chef Haubrich an. Und auch mit den 50 Promärkten der Rewe muss Media-Saturn künftig stärker rechnen. Sie schreiben, wie Konzernchef Achim Egner stolz verkündete, erstmals schwarze Zahlen.

[19.06.2006] C. Schlautmann

http://www.wiwo.de/pswiwo/fn/ww2/sfn/buildww/id/126/id/18963…

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http://www.handelsblatt.com/pshb?fn=tt&sfn=go&id=1259685

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Mittwoch, 21. Juni 2006, 04:00 Uhr
In Kürze: Samsung baut Geschäftsbereich Hotel-TV aus - DLP-Geräte für WM
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(pk) Der koreanische Elektronikkonzern Samsung will seinen Hotel-TV-Markt weiter ausbauen und stattet unter anderem die Fußball-WM-Hotels mit DLP-Geräten aus.

Unter anderem der Bayerische Hof in München wird künftig mit 67 Zoll großn DLP-Rückprojektoren ausgestattet. Noch im Juni stellt das Esplanade in Berlin in allen Zimmern auf 32-Zoll-Fernseher um, teilte der Hersteller am Dienstag mit ohne finanzielle Details zu nennen. Insgesamt 80 Top-Hotels hat der Konzern nach eigenen Angaben mit 50-Zoll-DLP-Fernsehern bestückt.

http://www.satundkabel.de/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&f…

wieviele Hotels gibt es überhaupt, bekommen alle neue LCD's oder sogar LCoS.........(in Peking 2008)........

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www.hitec-handel.de
22.06.2006

LG: Flat-TVs räumen im Praxis-Test Spitzen-Wertungen ab

LG’s Flachbildfernseher räumen laut Hersteller im Praxistest Spitzen-Wertungen ab, wie die aktuellen Ausgaben der Fachzeitschriften HomeVision 7/2006 und VIDEO 7/2006 zeigen sollen. LG’s Plasma-Innovation 42PC1RR (Bild) erhielt von beiden Test-Jurys die Spitzenwertung „sehr gut“ und der Flat-HDTV 37LC2R stand im LCD-Vergleichstest ganz oben auf dem Siegertreppchen. Der Plasma-HDTV 42PC1RR mit eingebauter Festplatte und „Real Time Shift“-Funktion konnte die Tester vollständig für sich einnehmen. Dafür bekam er die Auszeichnungen „Video Kauftipp“ und „HomeVision Highlight“. Das Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis des LG- Flachbildfernsehers beurteilte VIDEO mit „sehr gut“ und HomeVision sogar mit „überragend“. „Ein Plasma-TV mit Mehrwert“ lautet das Fazit der VIDEO-Testredaktion und die HomeVision-Jury stellt fest: „Mit einem hervorragenden Bild und einer integrierten Recorder-Funktion überzeugt der neue LG-Plasma auf ganzer Linie“. Der 37LC2R konnte im VIDEO-Vergleichstest alle Konkurrenten aus dem Feld schlagen und mit der Wertung „sehr gut“ bei einem ebenfalls sehr gutem Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis den Testsieg für sich verbuchen.

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6 LCD- & Plasma-TVs


Gruppen-Bild

Die Hersteller von TV-Flundern drehen weiter an der Preisspirale - nach unten.

Als die Röhre noch ihre Hoch-Zeit hatte, gehörten die raren 90-er-Fernseher zur absoluten Königsklasse. Damals protzten die Glaskolben-TVs mit rund 86 Zentimetern sichtbarer Bilddiagonale und ließen die video-Redakteure immer wieder aufs Neue staunen: Darüber, wie riesig und dick diese Heimkinos wirkten – aber eben auch darüber, welche körperliche Fitness erforderlich war, die Monster-Röhren zu wuchten. Obendrein mussten Cinema-Fans dafür noch Preise zwischen umgerechnet 3000 und 4000 Euro stemmen – gleichfalls keine leichte Übung.

Die sechs Kandidaten dieses Tests gehören in genau diese Größenklasse. Allerdings sind sie schlank, relativ leicht und nehmen kaum mehr Platz ein als eine 32-Zoll-Röhre. Auf satte 94 Zentimeter hat sich ihre sichtbare Bilddiagonale auch noch gedehnt, und damit sind sie ideale Partner für Großbild-Einsteiger und Cineasten mit kleinerem Wohnzimmer.

Der Clou dabei: Das gibt’s heute schon ab 1900 Euro, also sogar deutlich günstiger als zu Zeiten der früheren Dickmänner. Beste Gründe für video, die neue 37-Zoll-Generation unter die Lupe zu nehmen.

Im Test: 6 Flat-TVs

5 LCD-TVs
Dell W 3706 MC - €1870
JVC LT-37 R 70 SU - €2500
LG 37 LC 2 R - €1900
Loewe Xelos A 37 - €2800
Toshiba 37 WL 66 Z - €2400

1 PLasma-TV
Panasonic TH-37 PV 60 E - €2000

Im kompletten Testbericht finden Sie auf 8 Seiten detaillierte Beschreibungen, viele Ausstattungsdetails, alle Testergebnisse und viele weitere Informationen zu den getesteten Geräten. Das alles gibt's nur in video 07/2006 - oder direkt hier als PDF zum Vorzugspreis von nur 1,20 Euro.

http://www.video-magazin.de/

Volker Straßburg
18.06.06

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TV & Beamer

18 Vergleichstest Flat-TV: Supergünstige Modelle greifen die Etablierten an.

20 LCD-TV: Amoi Advent 37 Zoll
22 LCD-TV: Centrum Apollo 37
23 LCD-TV: Gericom GTA 37 HD SH
26 Edel-Modelle: von Philips, Pioneer und Toshiba versprechen Luxus für die Augen auf bisher nicht erreichtem Niveau. Der Pioneer feiert in HomeVision Premiere.
28 LCD-TV 42 Zoll: Philips 42PF9831D
30 Plasma-TV 50 Zoll: Pioneer PDP-5000EX
34 LCD-TV 47 Zoll: Toshiba 47WLG66P
38 Plasma-TV 42 Zoll: LG 42PC1RR
80 Plasma-TV 50 Zoll: Orion TV-50127

http://www.home-vision.de/

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gfu: Trend in 2005 ging zu Flachbild-TVs

[jv] Die GfK Marketing Services veröffentlichte am Mittwoch gemeinsam mit der gfu die jährlichen Gesamtmarktzahlen für den deutschen Markt der Unterhaltungselektronik in 2005.


Die Daten werden von der GfK Marketing Services nach Angaben der gfu (Gesellschaft für Unterhaltungs-und Kommunikationselektronik mbH) in über 2 800 Geschäften erhoben.


Die Gfu ist der Veranstalter der Internationalen Funkausstellung (IFA). Den erhobenen Daten zufolge konnte der Consumer Electronics-Markt einen Gesamtumsatz von 21,712 Milliarden Euro verzeichnen. Der größte Anteil fällt auf die klassische Unterhaltungs-elektronik mit 46 Prozent. Dieser Bereich wächst um 13,3 Prozent auf 12,431 Milliarden Euro. Die insgesamt positive Entwicklung des CE-Marktes sei unter anderem der gestiegenen Nachfrage nach LCD-und Plasma-TVs zu verdanken.

Wie die Untersuchung verdeutlicht, ist der Fernsehmarkt in Deutschland im Jahr 2005 von einem Technologiewechsel geprägt. Der Flachbildbereich steigert seinen Umsatzanteil auf über 60 Prozent. Der Markt für Röhren-TV-Geräte ist hingegen deutlich rückläufig. Auch die Nachfrage nach neuen Bildqualitäten, wie z.B. hochauflösendes Fernsehen (HDTV), stimuliere laut Gfk den Absatz von Flachbildschirmen. Dank dieser Entwicklung zu immer mehr Flachbildgeräten steigen auch die durchschnittlichen Ausgaben des Verbrauchers für ein Fernsehgerät. Im Jahr 2005 hat er im Durchschnitt 615 Euro für den Erwerb eine Fernsehgerätes ausgegeben, das sind 17 Prozent mehr als im Vorjahr. Während im klassischen Röhren-TV-Markt der Anteil der kleineren Geräte und damit vor allem der Anteil der Zweitgeräte steigt, investiert der Konsument bei Flachbildgeräten immer mehr in größere Bildschirmgrößenklassen im Breitbildformat.

Der Markt bei Set-Top-Boxen und Satelliten-Antennen wächst nach dem außerordentlich starken Zuwachs in 2004 (plus 31 Prozent), der geprägt war durch die Umstellung von analogen auf digitalen Empfang, für Set-Top-Boxen in 2005 nur noch um knapp 3 Prozent. Weiterhin deutlich steigend ist der Absatz von PVR (Personal Video Recorder), also digitalen Set-Top-Boxen mit eingebauter Festplatte, 220 000 Stück wurden in 2005 ( plus 76 Prozent) verkauft. Der Markt für Free-to-Air Empfänger, unabhängig ob DVB-T oder DVB-S, sei zumindest mengenmäßig im positiven Bereich. Durch den starken Preisverfall von zirka 15 Prozent bleibt 2005 der Umsatz mit Set-Top-Boxen lediglich stabil. Digitale Kabel-Receiver (DVB-C) zeigen laut Studie durch die zunehmenden Anstrengungen der Kabelnetzbetreiber einen deutlichen Absatzsprung auf rund 420 000 Geräte.

Ausgehend von der Tatsache, dass die deutschen Kabelhaushalte immer noch mehrheitlich analoge Übertragung nutzen, dürfte dieser Trend anhalten, wird prognostiziert. Die Experten der Gfu und der GfK gehen davon aus, dass der Gesamtmarkt Consumer Electronics in Deutschland 2006 weiter ansteigen wird. Im Bereich der klassischen Unterhaltungselektronik wird mit einer Steigerung um ca. 12 Prozent auf mehr als 13 Milliarden Euro gerechnet.

http://www.digitalfernsehen.de/news/news_94097.html

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Donnerstag, 22. Juni 2006, 15:30 Uhr
Business: Mediamarkt-Konkurrent Expert freut sich über PVR- und Flat-TV-Boom

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(dpa/pk) Die Fußball-WM und die angekündigte Mehrwertsteuererhöhung 2007 haben das Geschäft mit Flachbildschirmen beflügelt und den Händlern gute Ergebnisse beschert.

Die Fachhandelskooperation Expert AG hat auch aus diesen Gründen ihren Umsatz im Geschäftsjahr 2005/2006 (31. März) gegenüber dem Vorjahr um 10,6 Prozent auf 2,17 Milliarden Euro steigern können, berichtete Vorstandschef Volker Müller bei Vorstellung der Bilanz am Donnerstag in Hannover. Für das laufende Jahr erwartet er ein Plus von "deutlich mehr als fünf Prozent".

Flachbildschirme hätten beim Umsatz einen Zuwachs von 270 Prozent erreicht. Bei den konventionellen Röhrenfernsehern ging er um rund zwei Drittel zurück. Herausragende Umsatzanteile seien ferner mit den neuen DVD-Rekordern, Digita-Kameras und MP3-Playern erzielt worden.

Die "Geiz ist geil-Mentalität" habe bei den Kunden zunehmend ausgedient, sagte Müller. Beratung, Bedienung und Service seien wieder mehr gefragt und die Verbraucher seien auch bereit, etwas mehr Geld für neue Techniken und qualitativ hochwertige Produkte im Fachhandel zu zahlen. Zur Expert AG gehörten Ende März 2006 insgesamt 235 selbstständige Gesellschafter mit 410 Fachgeschäften. Die durchschnittliche Verkaufsfläche der Fachmärkte beträgt rund 1.200 Quadratmeter mit steigender Tendenz.

http://www.satundkabel.de/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&f…

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Samsung & Co verlieren im LCD-Markt an Boden

SEOUL - In der Vergangenheit galt Südkorea als die Nummer eins im Markt für LCD-Flachbildfernseher und -Bildschirme. Allan voran die beiden südkoreanischen Hersteller Samsung Electronics Co (WKN: 881823) und LG.Philips LCD. Doch insbesondere die Konkurrenz aus Taiwan, Japan, Europa und Nordamerika ist stärker geworden, wie iSuppli-Analyst Derek Lidow feststellt.

Doch im vergangenen Jahr hat Taiwan Südkorea als weltweit größter LCD-Hersteller abgelöst, wobei Südkorea im Markt für LCD-Fernseher sogar vom zweiten auf den dritten Platz hinter Taiwan und Japan zurückgefallen ist, so Lidow. Insbesondere die Konkurrenz der taiwanschen Firmen, die zunehmend mit chinesischen Produktionspartnern am Markt agieren, setze den südkoreanischen Unternehmen zu.

Auch in der Mobilfunkindustrie habe sich der Aufwärtstrend der südkoreanischen Hersteller verlangsamt, so der iSuppli-Analyst, der auf die steigenden Absatzzahlen von Nokia und Motorola verwies. Während Nokia und Motorola im Jahr 2005 rund 500 Mio. US-Dollar pro Mobilplattform umsetzen konnten, setzten die beiden südkoreanischen Wettbewerber Samsung und LG Electronics rund 100 Mio. Dollar pro Plattform ab.

Um den aktuellen Trend wieder umzukehren, fordert Lidow von den koreanischen Firmen mehr Mut zu Innovationen. Auch die Regierung müsse im Dialog mit den Unternehmen ein Umfeld schaffen, in denen risikoreichere Investitionen gewagt werden, meint der Marktforscher. (ami)

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Samsung baut Geschäftsbereich Hotel-TV aus - DLP-Geräte für WM

der Originalbericht....

Samsung-LG Battle Goes to Hotel Bedrooms


By Cho Jin-seo Staff Reporter
Luxury hotels have turned into a battlefield for LG and Samsung as the electronics rivals fight to improve brand recognition by putting their high-end TVs in the bedrooms of hotels around the world.

So far, LG Electronics is leading Samsung in hotel sales, which they believe will raise the value of their brand significantly.

The company said yesterday that it won a contract to provide 424 units of LCD and PDP TVs to the Ritz Carlton in Moscow. The 11-story hotel is scheduled to open late this year near the famous Red Square.

LG said that there was no discount offered in the deal, and it was only the quality and the pride that won the honorable contract.

¡°Ritz Carlton has its own pride,¡± LG¡¯s public relations manager Kim Kyong-hwan explained as to why the price was not a major factor in the bidding. ¡°Almost all major TV makers competed in the bid and the hotel selected our product for its quality.¡±

The deal also includes two 60- inch PDP TVs which will be installed on the lobby floor, LG said. The retail price for the gigantic screens is around 8.5 million won in South Korea.

Another recent victory of LG was made in the Middle East. Last year, the company sold 180 sets of LCD TVs to Burj Al Arab, the extravaganza hotel standing on a man-made island in Dubai.

The company also said it was confirmed to provide 700 more units to the iconic seven-star hotel for its bedrooms and shower booths.

¡°Winning an exclusive deal from a top-notch hotel itself proves that the product is considered to be the most prestigious brand in the local market,¡± said Ahn Sungduk, LG¡¯s regional head for Russia and nearby countries. ¡°Also, it has a big meaning since the TVs become exposed to VIP customers of the hotel.¡±

Samsung Electronics also has sold its flat-panel TVs to a number of top-end hotels in many countries including Japan, the United States, Kuwait and Denmark.

The firm especially has excelled in selling TVs to luxury cruise ships. Last month, it installed 2,000 sets of LCD TVs on ¡°Freedom of the Seas¡±, a ship which is about three times the size of the ¡°Titanic.¡± Samsung said it will ship 5,000 more LCD TV sets to two sister ships of ¡°Freedom¡± in coming years.

The two firms are likely to be back in Dubai for the final round of their hotel war next year, when they bid for contracts for the Burj Dubai.

Burj Dubai is a skyscraper that is to become the world¡¯s largest building with more than 150 stories. The bidding for supplying TVs will start next year, with both LG and Samsung participating.

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http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/biz/200606/kt200606211759481…

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gfu: Trend in 2006 ging zu Flachbild-TVs

Freitag, 23. Juni 2006, 11:04 Uhr
Geräte: 70 Prozent der Flat-TVs sind "HD ready" - große Diagonalen beliebt

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(pk) Rund 70 Prozent der in Deutschland verkauften Flachbildschirme sind "HD ready", eignen sich damit für HDTV-Signale, beherrschen aber auch den verbraucherunfreundlichen Kopierschutz HDCP.

Die Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft habe bei den deutschen Konsumenten zu einer starken Nachfrage nach hochwertigen Fernsehgeräten geführt, der Absatz sei im Mai gegenüber dem Vorjahr um 18 Prozent und der Umsatz sogar um 60 Prozent gestiegen, sagte Rainer Hecker, Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender des Branchenverbandes gfu, der Deutschen Presseagentur (dpa) am Freitag in Nürnberg. Wachstumstreiber seien flache Bildschirmtechnologien wie LCD und Plasma, das Geschäft mit den klassischen Bildröhrengeräten sei weiter rückläufig.

Dabei setze sich der Trend zu großformatigen Geräten fort, sagte Hecker. Drei Viertel aller im Mai verkauften LCD-Geräte wiesen Bildschirmdiagonalen von mindestens 80 Zentimetern auf. "Die Leute kaufen neue Technologien und größeres Format", sagte Hecker. Die Konsumenten zeigen sich ausgabefreudig: Für den Kauf eines Fernsehgeräts legten sie im Mai 2006 durchschnittlich 200 Euro mehr hin als ein Jahr zuvor. Der Durchschnittspreis der verkauften TV-Geräte stieg von 556 auf 756 Euro. Der Anteil der Flachbildschirmgeräte in den deutschen Haushalten liege allerdings noch bei weniger als zehn Prozent, hieß es.

Für das zweite Halbjahr rechnet die Branche nach Heckers Einschätzung mit einem dynamischen Wachstum. Kaufimpulse erwarte man von der Internationalen Funkausstellung in Berlin sowie im letzten Quartal auch von der Erhöhung der Mehrwertsteuer ab 2007.

"Wir haben eine Sonderkonjunktur und sind sehr gut im Geschäft", sagte Hecker, der auch Vorstandschef des TV-Geräteherstellers Loewe ist. Im Mai 2006 wurden über 150 Prozent mehr LCD-Fernsehgeräte verkauft als im Vorjahreszeitraum. Der Umsatz stieg sogar um 180 Prozent. Auch die Plasma-Geräte erzielten hohe Zuwachsraten. Hier stieg der Absatz nach Zahlen der Gesellschaft für Unterhaltungselektronik (gfu) im Mai um 90 Prozent, der Umsatz um 70 Prozent.

http://www.satundkabel.de/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&f…

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29.06.06
EU-Import von Plasma-TVs weiterhin erlaubt

Eine EU-Richtlinie für elektronische Artikel, die am 1. Juli in Kraft tritt, schreibt vor, dass keine Geräte mit Giftstoffen mehr in die Europäische Union eingeführt werden dürfen.

Das Europäische Parlament muss jetzt eine Sonderregelung absegnen, damit weiterhin Plasmas nach Europa importiert werden können.

Die so genannte RoHS-Richtlinie der EU schreibt vor, dass bestimmte gefährliche Substanzen bei der Herstellung und Verarbeitung von elektronischen Geräten nicht verwendet werden dürfen. Zu diesen verbotenen Stoffen gehört u. a. Blei, welches sich in den meisten Mattscheiben der Plasma-Bildschirme befindet.

Um das Aus für den Plasma-TV-Markt in Europa zu verhindern, hat sich die Plasma-Panel Industrie um die Hersteller Pioneer, LG, Samsung und Matsushita geschlossen an das Technical Adaption Committee (TAC) der Europäischen Kommission gewendet, welches für Fragen rund um die RoHS-Richtlinie verantwortlich ist.

Dem Antrag der Hersteller hat das TAC schließlich in einer Ausnahmeregelung stattgegeben, die nun aber noch das EU-Parlament passieren muss.

http://news.hdplustv.de/news/news_hdplustv_95170.html

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Kolin expects demand for LCD TVs to recover in August

Jill Lin, Taipei; Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com [Thursday 29 June 2006]


Taiwan-based LCD-TV maker Kolin expects demand for LCD TVs will pick up sharply after August, in the Taiwan market. For the whole year, LCD TVs will account for nearly 50% of Taiwan's TV sales volume, making Taiwan one of the countries with the highest LCD TV penetration rates. Demand for TVs will reach 1.1 million in Taiwan this year, Kolin added.

The LCD-TV maker also expects 42-inch LCD TVs may become the mainstream size, competing with the 37-inch segment.

http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20060629A7036.html


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http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/index.asp

Sales of large flat-screen TVs hit record highs


Sales of large flat-screen TVs are growing at a record level, thanks to a combination of three factors - continuing price cuts, the World Cup and weddings.
The World Cup soccer tournament has helped digital TV sales go up. Weddings spark special demands as well, since this year is considered particularly good for marriage according to the Chinese lunar calendar.

According to estimates by Woori Investment & Securities, liquid crystal display TVs sold 8 million units in the first quarter of this year, compared to 3.2 million a year ago. Plasma display panel TVs sold 15 million units during the same period, from 900,000 units a year earlier.

"Home electronics makers' combined revenues from LCD sales rose to $9.4 million in the first quarter from $4.1 million a year ago, while revenues from PDP sales reached $4.3 million from last year's 2.8 million. Digital TVs will maintain their winning streaks throughout this year," Lee Seung-hyuk, an analyst at Woori, said.

The country's largest flat-screen maker Samsung Electronics said yesterday its TV sales keep rising. The increased rates were 18 percent in January, 39 percent in February, 18 percent in March, 51 percent in April, 104 percent in May and 150 percent in June, compared to corresponding months a year earlier.

"We can't give you exact sales figures. But PDP sales tripled compared to the same period last year, while LCD sales increased by six times during the same period," Kim Kyung-hwan, LG Electronics spokesperson, said.

LG has around 40 different large flat-screen models.

"Three models - the 50-inch PDP, 42-inch LCD and 47-inch LCD - are enjoying high popularity. It normally takes three to five days to deliver 47-inch LCD TVs, because stocks cannot always follow demands," Kim said.

Samsung's flagship "Bordeaux" has sold over 35,000 units. Its newly released "Day Light Plus" model has sold around 11,000 units since its debut in May.

The same holds true for smaller players such as Daewoo Electronics and Erae Electronics.

Having an edge with competitive prices that are approximately 30 percent less than bigger rivals', Erae's sales manager Kang Seong-deok said the company's 40-inch LCD panels, priced at 1.79 million won ($1,960), sell 30 percent better than a year ago.

Continuing price cuts help boost the sales.

Samsung slashed the price tag on its 40-inch LCD TVs to 2.5 million won this year, from 5.5 million won earlier last year. Prices of its 50-inch PDP TVs dropped to 3.8 million won from last year's 6.7 million won.

Prices of LG's 50-inch PDP fell to 4.6 million won from last year's 6.99 million won. LG's 42-inch LCD TV is now priced at 3.2 million from 5.8 million a year ago.

"Even after the World Cup soccer event is over, price cuts and weddings will make consumers purchase flat screens," a Samsung Electronics spokesperson said.

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Spagat zwischen Ethik und Gewinnstreben


VDI nachrichten, Bonn, 30. 6. 06, ws - Electrolux schließt seine Kühlschrank-Fabrik in Nürnberg, die Allianz macht ihre Niederlassungen in Köln und Dortmund dicht. An jedem T-Shirt, das im Kragen ein Schildchen "Made in China" trägt, verdienen Textilarbeiter in Fernost, nicht in Deutschland. Es scheint, als hätten sich die Eliten an der Spitze der Unternehmen gegen den Standort Deutschland verschworen.(...)

(...)Nicht immer jedoch fällt die Bewertung leicht. Verlagerung von Produktion mag zwar für die unmittelbar betroffenen Arbeitnehmer schmerzlich sein. Gesamtwirtschaftlich aber ist das ein Gewinn: "Verlagerung schafft neuen Wohlstand am Zielort", so Schramm. Die so geschaffene Kaufkraft in Osteuropa oder China kommt als Exportnachfrage zurück. Dieser Effekt erlaubt es den hiesigen Firmen, sich auf ein neues Geschäft mit innovativen Produkten zu spezialisieren.

Zudem ist es oft der Kunde, der die Verlagerung von Arbeitsplätzen diktiert, nicht das Management. Denn "Geiz ist geil" regiert immer noch den Zugriff auf viele Geldbörsen, gekauft wird entweder billig oder gar nicht. Mancher Konsumgüterhersteller hat deshalb keine andere Wahl. Ein Standard TV-Gerät aus deutscher Produktion etwa würde heute keine Nachfrage mehr finden, weil es einfach zu teuer wäre. Aus diesem Grund wurden die Bildröhren- und Gerätewerke hierzulande nach und nach stillgelegt.

AXEL GLOGER

http://www.vdi-nachrichten.com/vdi-nachrichten/aktuelle_ausg…

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http://www.computerpartner.de/consumerelectronics/displays_b…

30.6.2006 10:27 Uhr

Plasma-Panels: LG holt sich Krone zurück
Im vierten Quartal 2005 war kurzzeitig die Panasonic-Mutter Matsushita Weltmarktführer für Plasma-Panels. Im ersten Quartal 2006 konnte sich LG Electronics laut iSuppli mit einem Marktanteil von 31 Prozent wieder an die Spitze setzen.


Im ersten Quartal 2004 kam LG gerade mal auf einen Marktanteil von 18,4 Prozent. Weltmarktführer war damals Hitachi, genauer Fujitsu Hitachi Plasma Display Limited (FHP). Im dritten Quartal holte sich Samsung SDI die Krone und hat sie bis zum zweiten Quartal 2005 behalten.

LG und Samsung SDI kamen im ersten Quartal 2006 zusammen auf einen Marktanteil von 54,5 Prozent. Im ersten Quartal 2004 lag der noch bei 40,5 Prozent.

Beide koreanischen Hersteller haben ihre Produktionskapazitäten durch Migration zu größeren Substratflächen, aus der sich mehr große Panels schneiden lassen, stark erweitert. Matsushita ist der einzige japanische Hersteller, der da noch mithalten kann.

Die taiwanesischen Hersteller Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) und Formosa Plasma Display Corp. (FPDC) haben sich bereits mehr oder weniger vom Markt verabschiedet. FPDC ist eine Tochter der Formosa Plastics Group, aus der unter anderem Via Technologies, First Computer (FIC) und der Handy-OEM-Riese HTC hervorgegangen sind.

Grund für den Ausstieg der Taiwanesen ist der, dass ein Großteil der Plasma-Panels (PDP) mittlerweile in den TV-Markt gehen und dass sie mit dem Preisverfall im Consumer-Segment auch ihre Profitabilität schwinden sahen. Somit verbleiben praktisch nur die Top 5. Pioneer, im ersten Quartal 2006 auf Platz 4, hat 2005 NECs PDP-Business übernommen, Fujitsu wiederum hat einen Großteil seiner FHP-Anteile Hitachi überlassen.

Auch wenn das bisher von Plasma besetzte klassische 42-Zoll-Segment bei Fernsehern immer mehr von der LCD-Technologie weggeschnappt wird, sind Plasmafernseher wegen des besseren Kontrasts und niedrigerer Preise für viele Verbraucher immer noch die erste Wahl. 42-Zöller mit XGA-Auflösung sind schon für unter 1.200 Dollar zu haben, die vor allem in den USA beliebten 50-Zöller schon für unter 1.900 Dollar. Mit solcchen Preisen kann LCD nicht mithalten.

Marktforschungsinstitute wie iSuppli erwarten aber, dass LCD-TV bei 40- bis 44-Zöllern allein schon kraft Masse bis 2008 oder 2009 überholen werden. Die PDP-Hersteller müssen daher immer mehr auf größere Bilddiagonalen ab 50 Zoll ausweichen. In dem Segment haben Rückprojektionsfernseher noch den absolut größten Marktanteil. Spätestens in zwei Jahren sollen sich aber Plasma bei Fernsehern ab 50 Zoll Bilddiagonale an die Spitze setzen. (kh)

47" LCD von OLEVIA

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 22.335.824 von teecee1 am 29.06.06 11:55:50

RoHS stellt Herausforderungen für Export chinesischer Haushaltsgeräte dar

Am 1. Juli wird in der EU die Umweltschutzrichtlinie RoHS (Restrictions of Hazardous Substances) für elektronische Geräte in Kraft treten. RoHS verbietet die Verwendung gefährlicher Schadstoffe wie Blei, Quecksilber, Kadmium. Produkte, die dieser Richtlinie nicht entsprechen, dürfen nicht in die EU importiert oder dort verkauft werden.

Eine andere Vorschrift WEEE (Richtlinie über Elektro- und Elektronik-Alt- und -Schrottgeräte), die am Jahresanfang in Kraft trat, sieht vor, dass die Hersteller die Kosten für die Rücknahme gebrauchter Geräte übernehmen müssen.

"Beide Vorschriften besonders die RoHS werden zahlreiche chinesische Haushaltsgerätebauer beeinflussen", sagte der Sekretär der chinesischen Außenhandelskammer für Haushaltsgeräte Yu Zhibu in einem Interview. Statistiken der Handelskammer zufolge führte China 2005 elektronische Waren im Wert von 427 Milliarden US-Dollar aus, das entsprach 56 Prozent der chinesischen Exporte. Die EU ist mit einer Importmenge von 90 Milliarden US-Dollar hinter den USA der zweitgrößte Markt für China.

Eine Untersuchung zeigt, dass bisher nur die Hälfte der Elektrogerätehersteller auf dem chinesischen Festland den RoHS-Richtlinien entsprechen. 64 Prozent der Hersteller rechnen aufgrund des Umbaus der Produktionslinien mit Produktionskostensteigerungen.

Neben der EU planen auch die USA, Japan und China ähnliche Vorschriften über elektronische Produkte. In China werden diese Vorschriften am 1. März kommenden Jahres in Kraft treten. Mehrere führende chinesische Produzenten sowie Zulieferer, zum Beispiel Galanz, Midea, Chigo, haben bereits die Umstellung der Produktion fertiggemacht.

(China.org.cn, CE.cn, 30. Juni 2006)

http://www.china.org.cn/german/246503.htm

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Taiwan market: LCD TV price war rages on

Compiled by outside news, July 3; Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com [Monday 3 July 2006]

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Following Sony's rollout of low-cost LCD TVs in the Taiwan market, Taiwan-based Kolin on July 1 announced that the company has cut prices for its 32-, 37-, and 40-inch LCD TVs by NT$3,000 (US$92), according to the Chinese-language Commercial Times.

Before the price cut, Kolin was offering its 32-inch LCD TVs for NT$32,900-35,000, while its 37-and 40-inch offerings were priced at NT$53,888 and NT$63,888, respectively, according to the Chinese-language Apple Daily.

Last week, Sony unveiled its new Bravia LCD TVs in the Taiwan market with its new 40-inch model priced at only NT$79,900, about 43% lower than the previous model. In May, LG Electronics also slashed prices for its 32-, 37-, and 42-inch LCD TVs by 21%-31.4%, according to the company.

As first-tier makers are now adopting an aggressive pricing strategy, the market sources indicated that Taiwan-based LCD TV suppliers may soon follow suit to remain competitive.

http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20060703PR200.html

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LCD panel makers to release 2Q financial results starting next week
Rebecca Kuo, Tainan; Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com [Tuesday 4 July 2006]

TFT LCD panel makers LG.Philips LCD, Samsung Electronics, AU Optronics (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) will announce their financial results for the second quarter, starting from next week, according to the companies.

Company / Date

LG.Philips LCD / July 11

Samsung Electronics / July 14

AUO / July 25

CMO / August 10

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Pioneer ändert Plasma-TV-Strategie
von Mark Krümpel, Hamburg

Pioneer greift im Markt für große Flachbildfernseher den Branchenprimus Panasonic an. So will der japanische Elektronikkonzern vor allem bei Plasmageräten, die eine Bildschirmdiagonale von über 1,20 Metern haben, den Absatz kräftig steigern.



Damit dürfte sich der Wettbewerb in der Branche verschärfen, denn auch die Hersteller von LCD-Fernsehern setzen in den kommenden Monaten auf großformatige Geräte.

Pioneer steckt bereits seit drei Jahren in den roten Zahlen. Vor allem der scharfe Preiswettbewerb der Plasma-TV-Hersteller hatte dem Elektronikkonzern zugesetzt. Pioneer will sich auf großformatige Geräte konzentrieren, weil hier die Gewinnmargen höher sind. So strebt der Elektronikkonzern an, die Zahl ausgelieferter Plasmafernseher während des laufenden Geschäftsjahres um 26 Prozent auf 780.000 Stück zu steigern. Die Hälfte dieser Geräte soll dann eine Bildschirmdiagonale von 1,20 Metern und mehr haben. Im vergangenen Jahr betrug dieser Anteil erst 40 Prozent.

Längst haben aber auch die Hersteller von LCD-Fernsehern diesen lukrativen Markt entdeckt, zumal immer mehr Konsumenten zu diesen Geräten greifen. So will etwa Sharp in den kommenden Monaten LCD-Fernseher, die eine Bildschirmdiagonale von über einem Meter haben, zu "äußerst attraktiven Preisen auf den Markt bringen", hatte das Unternehmen vor einiger Zeit angekündigt. Zwar sind LCD-Geräte dieser Größe bislang in der Produktion teurer als Plasmageräte. Allerdings soll sich das dank neuer Fertigungstechnologien ändern.

Pioneer-Präsident Tamihiko Sudo bekräftigte am Dienstag, dass er in naher Zukunft für das Geschäft mit Plasmafernsehern schwarze Zahlen erwarte. Die Sparte werde in den sechs Monaten bis März 2007 die Gewinnschwelle erreichen, so Sudo. Im vergangenen Geschäftsjahr verzeichnete der Konzern einen Rekordverlust. "Es wäre positiv, wenn sie die Sparte in der zweiten Hälfte profitabel machen könnten, aber wir sollten auch einen weiteren Preisrückgang erwarten", sagte Kazuharu Miura, Analyst beim Daiwa Institute of Research.

Eine Verschiebung des Geschäfts hin zu großformatigen Bildschirmen dürfte voraussichtlich dazu beitragen, die Preisrückgänge auf 20 Prozent zu begrenzen, sagte Sudo. Im vergangenen Jahr musste Pioneer Abschläge zwischen 25 und 30 Prozent hinnehmen. "Wir werden die Sparte nicht einfach so aufgeben. Das Plasmageschäft verfügt über großes Wachstumspotenzial." Allerdings hat jüngst auch Rivale Panasonic seine Produktionskapazitäten aufgestockt.

Pioneer geht davon aus, den Verlust seiner Unterhaltungselektroniksparte, zu der auch das Plasmafernsehergeschäft gehört, bis Ende März 2007 auf 18 Mrd Yen (123 Mio. Euro) senken zu können. Im Vorjahr betrug der Verlust 35,2 Mrd. Yen. Der Konzernnettogewinn wird sich voraussichtlich auf 3 Mrd. Yen erholen. Im Vorjahr erzielte Pioneer noch einen Verlust von 85 Mrd. Yen.

http://www.ftd.de/technik/it_telekommunikation/93041.html

ASP per inch for large-size LCD TV in Taiwan (NT$)

Size (inch) Current Year-end
32 .. ..........1,000..............900
37 ..... 1,050-1,350 ...950-1,250
42 ............. - ............... 1,670
Source: sources, compiled by DigiTimes, July 2006.

PDP TV price trend (US$)


LCD TV price trend (US$)

Source: Displaybank, compiled by DigiTimes, July 2006.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 22.384.671 von teecee1 am 02.07.06 19:35:34

Chinas Reaktionen auf neue RoHS-Richtlinie der EU

Am 1. Juli ist die neue EU-Richtlinie zur Beschränkung gefährlicher Substanzen in elektrischen und elektronischen Geräten, kurz RoHS, offiziell in Kraft getreten. Von der neuen Richtlinie sind auch Exporte chinesischer Elektroprodukte in die EU betroffen.

Ziel der neuen RoHS-Richtlinie ist die Verbesserung des Umweltschutzes. Die neue Richtlinie verbietet in der EU den Vertrieb von Elektrogeräten, die bestimmte umweltgefährdende Stoffe wie Blei, Quecksilber oder Kadmium enthalten. Die Richtlinie nennt insgesamt sechs gefährliche Stoffe, die nicht mehr enthalten sein dürfen. Von der Richtlinie betroffen sind Haushaltsgeräte ebenso wie IT-Produkte.

Der Direktor der Kontroll- und Überwachungsabteilung des chinesischen staatlichen Hauptamts für Qualitätskontrolle und Quarantäne Wang Xin sieht angesichts der neuen EU-Richtlinie große Auswirkungen für chinesische Unternehmen. Denn China gilt als ein Hauptproduzent von elektrischen und elektronischen Geräten. Wang führte aus:

"Der Handel mit Elektrogeräten zwischen China und der EU erreichte im vergangenen Jahr ein Volumen von rund 56 Milliarden US-Dollar und wird ganz sicher beeinflusst werden. Besonders betroffen sind Klein- und Mittelbetriebe, die ihre Produktion nicht so schnell umstellen können. Sie werden deshalb vom EU-Markt verschwinden."

Die chinesischen Behörden leiteten bereits konkrete Schritte ein, um den neuen EU-Maßnahmen zu begegnen. Dazu gehören Maßnahmen in bestimmten Dienstleistungs- und technischen Bereichen.

Unterdessen bemühen sich die chinesischen Unternehmen darum, ihre Produkte an die RoHS-Standards anzupassen. Zu den großen Herstellern von Elektro-Haushaltgeräten in China gehört die chinesische Midea-Gruppe. Der Chef der Forschungsabteilung des Unternehmens Deng Yiwei zeigte sich angesichts der RoHS-Richtlinie gelassen. Wie er erklärte, habe sich Midea bereits vor eineinhalb Jahren auf die neue EU-Richtlinie eingestellt. Dazu sei eigens eine spezielle Arbeitsgruppe gegründet worden. Diese Arbeitsgruppe habe konkrete Schritte vorgeschlagen, die dann auch überwiegend umgesetzt worden seien, berichtete Deng:

"Um alle unsere Produkte auf Schadstoffe zu untersuchen, haben wir verschiedene Prüfgeräte angeschafft. Darüber hinaus besorgten wir Vorrichtungen für Schnelltests und haben ein spezielles Labor eingerichtet. Dort können wir Produkte auf Schadstoffe überprüfen und auch den Anteil der Schadstoffe feststellen."

Einige chinesische Unternehmen erneuerten ihre Anlagen, führten moderne Produktionstechnologien ein und entschieden sich für besseres Verpackungsmaterial. Das chinesische Unternehmen Xiamen Overseas Chinese Electronic ist ein bekannter Hersteller von Flüssigkristall- und Plasmabildschirmen sowie Produkten für das digitale Fernsehen. Das Unternehmen reagierte laut seinem Sprecher Wei Zili bereits im vergangenen Jahr mit gezielten Maßnahmen auf die RoHS-Richtlinie der EU. Demnach erfüllen schon jetzt alle Produkte des Unternehmens die Kriterien der EU.

Die Bemühungen der Regierung und der Unternehmen in China zahlen sich aus. Bereits jetzt entsprechen die meisten chinesischen Elektrogeräte der RoHS-Richtlinie der EU und können auf dem EU-Markt vertrieben werden.

http://www.china.org.cn/german/247121.htm

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LCD treibt Plasma ins Riesenformat

Von Martin Fiutak
ZDNet mit Material von pte
27. Juni 2006, 09:08 Uhr

PDP-TV-Hersteller nehmen 50-Zoll-Segment ins Visier

Weil die Konkurrenz durch LCD-Fernseher in den Formaten 40 bis 49 Zoll steigt und gleichzeitig die Preise bei 50-Zoll-Plasma-Geräten weiter im Sinkflug sind, nehmen die PDP-TV-Hersteller nun dieses Segment stärker ins Visier. Um wettbewerbsfähig zu bleiben, verlagern derzeit Branchengrößen wie Samsung SDI ihre Kapazitäten in Richtung 50 Zoll, berichtet das Branchenportal "Digitimes". Laut den Marktforschern von Displaybank könnte der Preis für einen 50-Zoll-Plasma-Fernseher bis zum Jahresende auf unter 2490 Dollar fallen und das soll für einen kräftigen Nachfrageschub im Riesenformat sorgen.

Die großen taiwanesischen LCD-Hersteller wie AU Optronics oder Chi Mei Optoelectronics bauen derweil ihre Produktionskapazitäten massiv aus und drängen in die großformatigen Bereiche. Bei Bildschirmgrößen zwischen 40 und 49 Zoll sollen die LCD-Geräte nach Berechnungen von Displaysearch ihre Marktanteile enorm steigern und bereits im Jahr 2008 die Plasma-Fernseher überholen. Die Plasma-Geräte werden sich den Marktforschern zufolge das Segment von 50 Zoll und größer erobern und dort die Rückprojektions-Geräte zurückdrängen.

Ein ähnlicher Trend zeigt sich auch in Deutschland. Hier sind die Verkaufszahlen bei Plasma- und LCD-TV-Geräten im Zuge der Fußball-WM insgesamt kräftig angestiegen. So wurden allein im Mai 150 Prozent mehr LCD-Fernseher verkauft als im Vorjahreszeitraum, wie aus Berechnungen der Marktforscher der GfK Marketing Services und der gfu hervorgeht. Im Plasma-Bereich wurden immerhin fast 90 Prozent mehr Geräte verkauft als im Mai 2005. Dagegen verzeichneten Rückprojektionsfernseher und die klassischen Röhrengeräte sowohl beim Absatz als auch beim Umsatz zweistellige Rückgänge.

Dabei greifen die Konsumenten zunehmend nach größeren Bildschirmklassen, so dass trotz des anhaltenden Preisverfalls der durchschnittliche Verkaufspreis für TV-Geräte steigt. Für das Gesamtjahr erwarten die Marktforscher für den deutschen Unterhaltungselektronik-Markt übrigens neben der Fußball-WM weitere Impulse von der IFA und der angekündigten Erhöhung der Mehrwertsteuer. Insgesamt wird der Branche ein Umsatzplus von rund acht Prozent auf mehr als 23 Milliarden Euro vorhergesagt.

http://www.zdnet.de/news/hardware/0,39023109,39144702,00.htm

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Pressemeldung (05.07.2006)

Fußball-WM sorgt für Hochstimmung im TV-Gerätehandel

GfK-Studie zum Abverkauf von TV-Geräten in Europa

Nürnberg, 5. Juli 2006 – Die Fußballweltmeisterschaft brachte einen deutlichen Impuls für den Verkauf von Fernsehgeräten in Europa. Allein in der Woche vor dem Anpfiff des Turniers wurden insgesamt 327.000 Flachbild-TV-Geräte verkauft, das sind 164 Prozent mehr als im selben Zeitraum des vergangenen Jahres. Das ist eines der Ergebnisse aus dem GfK-Handelspanel, das den Absatz dieser Produktgruppe wöchentlich in sechs europäischen Ländern ermittelt.

Nicht wenige Verbraucher haben sich offensichtlich erst kurz vor Beginn der Fußballweltmeisterschaft dafür entschieden, einen neuen Fernseher zu kaufen. Die Steigungsrate für den Absatz von TV-Geräten lag in Westeuropa bis einschließlich April bei lediglich 3 Prozent über dem Wert der vergleichbaren Vorjahresperiode. Im Mai setzte dann der Nachfrageschub ein. In der Woche vor der Eröffnung am 9. Juni stieg die Absatzkurve um sage und schreibe 39 Prozent gegenüber dem entsprechenden Vorjahreswert.

Besonders gefragt waren innovative Flachbildgeräte. Man war sogar bereit, dafür mehr auszugeben. Im letzten Jahr ging ein verkaufter Fernseher für durchschnittlich 548 Euro über den Ladentisch. Zur diesjährigen Weltmeisterschaft waren es 720 Euro. Im Monat vor dem großen Ereignis wählte bereits jeder zweite Käufer ein solches Gerät. Der Umsatzanteil der Flachbildgeräte stieg auf mehr als 80 Prozent.

Die Briten waren mit 185.000 gekauften Flachbildfernsehern in den ersten beiden Juniwochen dieses Jahres die Spitzenreiter. In Deutschland wurden im selben Zeitraum 134.000 Geräte verkauft, in den Niederlanden – dem kleinsten der wöchentlich beobachteten TV-Märkte – 40.000. Zwar war die Nachfrage auch nach dem Beginn der Weltmeisterschaft im Vergleich zum Vorjahr weiterhin stärker, allerdings nicht mehr in dem Maße wie vor der Weltmeisterschaft.

Nach wie vor ist das 32-Zoll-LCD-TV Gerät das Kernsegment im Flachbildbereich. Doch der Trend geht zunehmend zu größeren Geräten. Im Mai war ein Viertel der verkauften Flachbildfernseher bereits größer als 32 Zoll. Diese großformatigen Bildschirme, die europaweit einheitlich das Breitbildformat 16:9 haben, machen inzwischen 43 Prozent des Umsatzes in diesem Segment aus.

Zur Studie

Die GfK Marketing Services beobachtet kontinuierlich die Marktentwicklung von Fernsehgeräten in 17 Ländern West-Europas und neun Ländern Osteuropas auf monatlicher Basis. In den großen westeuropäischen Ländern Deutschland, Frankreich, Großbritannien, Italien, Spanien und den Niederlanden stehen die Verkäufe sogar auf wöchentlicher Basis zur Verfügung. Erfasst werden die Abverkäufe des Handels an Endkonsumenten auf Einzelartikelebene sowie Informationen zu Markenanteilen, Strukturen in Absatzkanälen und Preisklassen.

Weitere Informationen: Jürgen Boyny, GfK Marketing Services Deutschland,
Tel. [phone], Fax [phone], [e-mail]

Zur GfK Gruppe

Die GfK Gruppe, weltweit die Nummer 5 der Marktforschungsunternehmen, ist in den fünf Geschäftsfeldern Custom Research, Retail and Technology, Consumer Tracking, Media und HealthCare aktiv. Neben 13 Niederlassungen in Deutschland gehören der GfK Gruppe insgesamt weltweit über 130 Unternehmen in 63 Ländern an. Von den derzeit über 7.500 Beschäftigten arbeiten 80 Prozent außerhalb Deutschlands. Weitere Informationen erhalten Sie unter www.gfk.de.

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Olympia 2008 in Peking.......FuBa EM/WM 2008/10

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 22.426.476 von teecee1 am 05.07.06 21:34:58

Neuer Schritt in die grüne Elektronik

http://www.vdi-nachrichten.com/vdi-nachrichten/aktuelle_ausg…

VDI nachrichten, Düsseldorf, 7. 7. 06, mg - Die Rohs-Direktive der EU trat am Monatsanfang in Kraft. Als "ElektroG" ist sie auch deutsches Gesetz. Sie beschränkt in Haushaltsgeräten den Einsatz von Schwermetallen und Flammhemmern in Kunststoffen. Allerdings gibt es eine Reihe von Ausnahmen.

Die Elektronikindustrie steht am Beginn einer neuen Ära: die des Öko-Designs. Ab sofort muss sie ihrem guten Ruf gerecht werden, umweltverträgliche Produkte sauber zu produzieren. Per Dekret der EU: Am 1. Juli ist die Rohs-Direktive (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) in Kraft getreten: Haushaltsgeräte ohne Schwermetalle, ohne Flammhemmer für Kunststoffteile.

Von jetzt an geht es Schlag auf Schlag. Im August 2007 kommt eine weitere Direktive: EuP (Energy using Products). EuP verlangt für jedes Produkt eine umfassende Energiebilanz - während der Fertigung und im Gebrauch. Eine Art ökologisches Profil. Das soll die Consumer zum Energiesparen animieren. Weiter schwebt die ebenso kontrovers diskutierte REACH-Vorschrift (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals). Lauter neue Formalien. Mit rigiden Sanktionen bei Verstößen gegen Umwelt und Gesundheit.

Rohs hat als "ElektroG" nun auch in Deutschland Gesetzeskraft. Rohs beschränkt den Einsatz bewährter, aber auch belastender Stoffe, namentlich der Schwermetalle Blei, Cadmium, Chrom IV, Quecksilber sowie der bromierten Flammhemmer PBB und PBDE auf ganz geringe Maximalkonzentrationen von 0,1 Gewichtsprozent (das Cadmium gar auf 0,01 %). Also praktisch auf Null. Das betrifft zehn populäre Produktkategorien: große und kleine Haushaltsgeräte, IT und Telecom, Unterhaltungsgeräte, Beleuchtungskörper und Lampen, Werkzeuge, Spielzeuge, Sport- und Freizeitgeräte und "automatische Ausgabegeräte". Rohs gilt nicht für Automobile, industrielle und militärische Anlagen und Systeme mit eigenem Recycling.(...)

(...)Der Aufbruch in die "grüne" Elektronik scheint somit irreversibel. Zu Lasten schwächerer Anbieter. Denn sie verlangt Kapitalressourcen. Doch sie ist sehr innovativ. Bestes Beispiel: die Autoindustrie. Schon ist auch China auf den Zug gesprungen: "Administration on the Control of Pollution caused by Electronic Information Products" oder "China-Rohs". Damit etablieren die Chinesen ab August 2007 neue Weltmarkt-Rigiditäten. Sie setzen nicht auf das alteuropäische Gentlemen''s Agreement der Selbstdeklaration, sondern auf mandatorischen Test plus Zertifizierung. Sogar mit aufgedrucktem Verfallsdatum der umweltgerechten Funktion. Auf einen expandierenden Material- und Gerätekatalog. Höchste Zeit, sich damit zu befassen. Die Japaner fahren freiwillig ihre grüne Roadmap seit 1998. Auch in Kalifornien wird Rohs aktuell. WERNER SCHULZ

www.chinarohs.com

www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment / www.zvei.org / www.bitkom.org / ak-bleifrei.izm.fraunhofer.de / www.orgalime.org / www.europeanleadfree.net / www.meti.gov.jp / www.era.co.uk / www.ipc.org

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Schnäppchenpreise bei LCD-Aktien
Leser des Artikels: 338

Anhaltender Preisverfall und zurückgeschraubte Q2-Prognosen einiger Hersteller haben in den vergangenen Wochen auch die Aktienkurse der LCD-Branche in den Abwärtsstrudel gerissen. Nach Analystenmeinung ist nun der richtige Zeitpunkt für Investoren gekommen, sich bei den LCD-Herstellern einzukaufen. "In punkto Profitabilität sollte im zweiten Quartal die Talsohle erreicht sein und eine Phase der Erholung einsetzen, die ihren Höhepunkt voraussichtlich im dritten Quartal 2007 erreicht", zitiert das Wall Street Journal (WSJ) den Analysten Brian Park von Prudential Investment Securities.

Die Aktien der größten asiatischen LCD-Hersteller von Samsung http://www.samsung.com über LG Philips LCD bis AU Optronics haben in den vergangenen Monaten kräftig nachgegeben. Investoren zeigten sich beunruhigt ob voller Lager und fallender Preise für LCD-Panels. Während die Nachfrage nicht wie erwartet anzog, sind die Preise stärker gefallen als noch im April prognostiziert, so dass eine Reihe von Herstellern wie etwa LG Philips LCD http://www.lgphilips-lcd.com ihre Erwartungen für das zweite Quartal zurückschrauben mussten (pressetext berichtete: http://www.pressetext.at/pte.mc?pte=060612039 ).

Wegen der massiven Kapazitätserweiterungen sind die Hersteller in den vergangenen Monaten darüber hinaus auf einem Großteil ihrer Produkte sitzen geblieben. Ab September sollen sich die Lager nach Meinung der Analysten von Displaybank http://www.displaybank.com aber wieder leeren und dadurch der Preisverfall aufgehalten werden. Zum ersten Mal seit zwei Jahren verspüre er Besserung am LCD-Sektor, obwohl das Überangebot noch immer beunruhigend sei, urteilt etwa Merrill Lynch-Analyst Daniel Kim.

Die Analysten bevorzugen übrigens Unternehmen wie LG Philips LCD oder AU Optronics mit einer großen Produktpalette, die von Mini-Panels für Handys bis zu großflächigen TV-Panels reicht, schreibt das WSJ. Eine Sonderstellung nimmt dabei der südkoreanische Elektronikkonzern Samsung ein, der rund 80 Prozent der Panels für seine eigenen Produkte nutzt und zusätzlich ein Joint Venture mit Sony unterhält.

Jörn Brien, email: [e-mail], Tel. [phone]

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Deutschland ist TV-Weltmeister
73 Prozent verfolgen regelmäßig internationalen Fußball



Deutschland hat die meisten Fußball-TV-Fans

London/Wien (pte/07.07.2006/12:04) - Deutschland ist doch Weltmeister - zumindest wenn man den TV-Konsum vergleicht. Eine weltweite Studie von Gfk NOP http://www.gfknop.co.uk, die das TV-Verhalten von über 31.000 Personen in 25 Ländern abgefragt hat, kommt zu dem Ergebnis, dass die deutsche Bevölkerung den höchsten Prozentsatz an erwachsenen WM-TV-Zuschauern (über 13 Jahre) erreicht. "73 Prozent der Deutschen verfolgen regelmäßig den internationalen Fußball via TV", so Angelika Kofler, Sozialforscherin bei GfK, im Gespräch mit pressetext.

Die sonst als "fußballverrückt" bezeichneten Engländer kommen mit 64 Prozent in dieser Studie nur auf den zehnten Platz. Hinter Deutschland folgen Italien (70 Prozent), Ägypten (69 Prozent), Korea (69 Prozent) und Polen mit einem Wert von 68 Prozent. In Südamerika waren naturgemäß Brasilien (67 Prozent) und Argentinien (65 Prozent) an der Spitze zu finden.

Wenig überraschend fällt das Ergebnis auf den hinteren Plätzen aus: Lediglich sieben Prozent der amerikanischen Bevölkerung verfolgt regelmäßig internationalen Fußball im Fernsehen. Nur knapp davor konnten sich Taiwan (10 Prozent), Kanada (14 Prozent) und Indien mit ebenfalls 14 Prozent platzieren.

Die Studie belegt außerdem, dass Fußball die weltweit meisten Zuschauer vor das TV-Gerät fesselt. In 19 der 25 abgefragten Ländern war Fußball die Nummer Eins. Auf den weiteren Plätzen landeten Basketball, American Football, Boxen, Baseball und Tennis. Dennoch gibt es starke regionale Unterschiede. So kann Tennis in Argentinien die meisten TV-Zuschauer verzeichnen, während in Kanada Eishockey die Top TV-Sportart darstellt. In Indien kann Cricket den Höchstwert verbuchen. (Ende)
http://www.pressetext.de/pte.mc?pte=060707021

und irgendwann brauchen alle ein neues TV-Gerät.......

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 22.468.250 von teecee1 am 08.07.06 17:15:02

ja das ist wirklich noch ein Schnäpp(s)chenpreis................3,60 + 30 %

........und es geht weiter nach oben ui ui ui.......

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LCD-TV prices fall 13-28% in China

Lisa Tsai, Taipei; Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com [Thursday 13 July 2006]

China-based TV vendors recently cut prices for LCD TVs by 13-28%, according to the Chinese-language website Sina.com. Hisense is offering one of its 42-inch LCD TVs for 13,000 yuan (US$1,625), down from 14,900 yuan (US$1,862) while Skyworth is reducing its 46-inch LCD TV by 18% to 17,000 yuan (US$2,125). The price of 32-inch LCD TVs from Xiamen Overseas Chinese Electronics (Xoceco) and TCL is now 5,000 yuan (US$625), down 28.5% from 6,999 yuan, the report said.

http://www.sina.com

http://english.sina.com/index.html

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Taiwan market: prices for 37-inch LCD TV

Prices for 37-inch LCD TVs are expected to drop below NT$40,000 (US$1,232) by year-end, according to today's Chinese-language Apple Daily, citing sources at channel distributors.

ViewSonic cut prices on its LCD-TV series by 16.5% in May, with its 37-inch model now priced at NT$49,999. Other international brands, such as Sharp and LG Electronics, also adjusted prices for their 37-inch segment by 13%, to stimulate demand during the middle of the second quarter.

Sony is adopting an aggressive strategy for its LCD-TV products, and several LCD-TV vendors, such as Kolin and Panasonic Taiwan, also follow suit, to stay competitive, according to the companies. Panasonic slashed the price of its 32-inch LCD TVs by 11% to NT$39,900, Panasonic stated.

Distributors also pointed out that prices for 32-inch models have limited room for further price cuts. TV vendors may now reserve their price-cutting strategy mainly for 37-inch LCD TVs in the second half, the paper noted.

Prices for 32-inch LCD TVs have fallen below NT$30,000, currently, in the local market.

Although demand for LCD TVs in the Taiwan market became weak during the second quarter, Kolin recently expected that local market demand would pick up sharply after August, and growth in the second half will be much stronger than last year, said the company.

Brand ........ Prices

Sharp .......... 88,800
ViewSonic .. 49,999
LG ............... 69,900
BenQ ........... 64,900
Sampo ......... 59,900
Chimei .......... 54,900
Teco ............ 55,900
Kolin ........... 50,888
Proton .......... 46,800
Tatung .......... 49,900
Super Sonic .. 37,900

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Todays Insight Media on BRLC

Syntax-Brillian On the Move - With a Little Help from Kolin
by Steve Sechrist
July 12, 2006

US-based Syntax-Brillian is on a roll. Brillian, once a single-product, LCOS-based MD-TV maker looks to have reinvented itself through a series of joint ventures and mergers. As a result, it is moving from obscurity to become a major player in the highly competitive, world-wide consumer electronics space.
In November of 2005, the company entered into a synergistic merger with Syntax Group, owner of the popular Olevia brand LCD-TV. By the end of that quarter the company leveraged key Taiwan and Chinese relationships for both microdisplay light-engine and LCD-TV assembly; expanded distribution to three new retailers and integrated its 1080p LCOS MD-TV into existing Olevia brand channels. It collaborated with Taiwan-based Kolin to develop a 65-inch Kolin-branded LCOS MDTV for the Chinese and Taiwan markets, and it reported earnings of +1M in new LCOS microdisplay orders in a 10K-unit light-engine deal.
By jumping on the flat-panel band wagon when it did, the Syntax side of the business established the Olevia brand as a "Top 10 Seller" (ranked Number 8) among LCD-TVs during the highly competitive 2005 holiday shopping season, getting its sales primarily through lower-cost retail and warehouse outlets.
Since then the company has announced a joint venture with Henan Costar Group, a state-owned Chinese enterprise, to manufacture Brillian LCOS-based light engines, giving the company a volume source for US distribution and, more importantly, "state-sanctioned" access to the Chinese market. To help soak up panels, Syntax-Brillian announced it will supply Headplay Inc. with LCOS-based light-engine parts for Headplay's next-generation personal headsets for the consumer electronics market.

The company also announced a JV with the Brazilian family-owned business conglomerate Group Senna, a household name in the region. The JV, named "Olevia Senna do Brasil," will manufacture, market and support the full line of Syntax-Brillian's Olevia LCD-TVs 20 inches and greater, customized for the Brazilian and Latin American markets.

Think of it. In less than seven months, Brillian has moved from being an obscure single-play MD-TV engine and projector manufacturer to a CE powerhouse - but that's not the full story. Through the merger with Syntax Group, parent Kolin of Taiwan holds the controlling stake in Brillian, and through that deal was able to fill five out of the nine seats on the new board of directors. All this movement, particularly in China, is due in no small way to the Kolin connection.
After the merger, Kolin moved quickly into key markets and established critical JV relationships to secure low-cost light-engine, MD-TV, and LCD-TV manufacturing on a global scale, while bolstering the Olevia brand in the West and the Kolin brand in Asia.
In essence, Syntax-Brillian has become the US marketing arm of Taiwan-based Kolin and represents, perhaps, the face of the new millennium in consumer electronics corporations. Syntax-Brillian is demonstrating what it takes for a lesser-known brand to gain a foothold against the likes of Sony, Sharp, and Matsushita in the global CE space.

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Sony BRAVIA X-Serie

Zum Auftakt der neuen BRAVIA X-Serie präsentiert Sony den KDL-46X2000: Der LCD-Fernseher mit 46-Zoll-Bildschirm (116 cm) bietet Full-HD-Auflösung von 1920 x 1080 Pixel (1080p). Die BRAVIA ENGINE EX rechnet Bildsignale in Standardauflösung so intelligent um, dass auf dem Full HD-Display mehr Details und eine verbesserte Schärfe sichtbar werden. Zugleich erhöht das Verfahren 'Live Colour Creation' die Intensität der Farbdarstellung und vermindert das Bildrauschen. Zusätzlich verfeinert die hoch entwickelte Hintergrundbeleuchtung Farben und Details des Bildes. Mit Hilfe eines Lichtsensors passt sich die Hinter-grundbeleuchtung automatisch dem Umgebungslicht an. Das S-PVA-Display (Super Vertical Pattern Alignment) ermöglicht einen extremen Betrachtungswinkel von 178 Grad und ein Kontrastverhältnis von 1300:1.

Zwei HDMI-Eingänge (High-Definition Multimedia Interface), zwei Komponentenanschlüsse und drei Scart-Buchsen stehen zur Verfügung. Für die Verbindung zum PC ist ein D-Sub 15-Anschluss vorhanden. In vielen Fällen ist ein externer Empfänger aber gar nicht nötig. Denn ein Digi-taler TV-Tuner für den Empfang des digital terrestrischen Antennenfernse-hens (DVB-T) ist bereits eingebaut.
Die 46-Zoll-Variante ist für 5900 Euro erhältlich, die 52-Zoll-Version ist ab September für 7000 Euro zu haben.


65" LCoS TV gibts für 5.495 und 7.495 Dollar

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw/104-8848848-1430308?url…

Brillian 6501mb DILA and LCOS TVs by Brillian Used & new from $5,495.00

Brillian 6580iFB DILA and LCOS TVs by Brillian Used & new from $7,495.00


http://www.tvauthority.com/DILA-and-LCOS-TVs/Brillian-6580iF…

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US-Anleger haben Nase vorn

Ergebnisse des GfK-Investmentbarometers zur Vermögenssituation von Privatanlegern in Europa und den USA

Nürnberg/Frankfurt, 30. Juni 2006 – Wenn es ums Privatvermögen geht, dann haben die US-Amerikaner im Vergleich zu den Europäern die Nase weit vorn. Jeder zweite US-Amerikaner verfügt über ein Anlagevermögen von mehr als 50.000 US-Dollar. Schweizer und Belgier führen das Feld der Westeuropäer an. Während sich in den USA nach wie vor Aktien größter Beliebtheit erfreuen, reagieren die Westeuropäer bei der Wahl der Anlageform weiterhin vorsichtig und legen ihr Geld vorzugsweise in Sparanlagen an.(...)

http://www.gfk.com/index.php?lang=de&contentpath=http%3A//ww…

wir holen auf......

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Montag, 17. Juli 2006, 16:35 Uhr
HDTV: Pioneer PDP-5000EX: Erster Plasma-TV mit Full-HD-Auflösung

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(pk) Der japanische Hersteller Pioneer will noch im Juli ein erstes Plasma-TV-Modell mit voller HDTV-Auflösung von 1.920 x 1.080 Pixel ausliefern.

Das Modell PDP-5000EX kommt im 16:9-Format, kostet den stolzen Preis von knapp 8.300 Euro und nutzt eine 50-Zoll-Diagonale, teilte das Unternehmen am Montag mit. Das neue Display sei damit der weltweit erste verfügbare 1080p-Plasma, hieß es.

Bei einem Plasma-Display enthält jedes Pixel je eine Kammer für die drei Grundfarben Rot, Grün und Blau. Diese Kammern werden maschinell in ein Trägermaterial gefräst wodurch der Fertigungsprozess eines Plasma-Panels aufwändiger ist als bei alternativen Technologien. Nach Angaben von Pioneer wurde ein Verfahren entwickelt, mit dem die Pixelgröße um 47 Prozent verringert konnte. Der Fernseher nutzt damit 6.220.800 Kammern und damit rund sechsmal soviel wie ein Panel mit XGA-Auflösung (1.024 x 768 Pixel).

HDTV-Material wird digital über zwei HDMI-Eingänge übertragen und kann in diesem Modus ohne weitere Skalierung vom Display wiedergegeben werden. Alternativ verfügt das Panel neben den obligatorischen analogen Anschlüssen wie YUV auch über einen DVI-Eingang, sowie einen VGA-Eingang zur Übertragung von nicht HDCP-geschützten HD-Signalen. Weitere technische Spezifikationen teilte Pioneer bislang nicht mit.

http://www.satundkabel.de/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&f…

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Syntax-Brillian Announces Three New Lines of Olevia LCD TVs
Wednesday July 19, 9:30 am ET


TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 19, 2006--Syntax-Brillian Corp. (Nasdaq: BRLC - News)

>>Olevia 3 Series, 5 Series and 7 Series LCD TVs Feature Advanced Image Processing and Industry-First Firmware Upgradeability via USB Port
>>Olevia 5 Series LCD TVs Are Currently Shipping

Syntax-Brillian Corp. (Nasdaq: BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, today announced the launch of a new line of cutting-edge LCD TVs under the company's award-winning Olevia brand.

The impressive new collection of Olevia LCD TVs -- consisting of the "3 Series," "5 Series" and "7 Series" -- features world-class technology, state-of-the-art image processing and video quality that far surpasses any comparably priced product in the market, and has been designed and engineered to elevate the Olevia brand to top-tier status among its peers. Led into the market by the Olevia 5 Series, Syntax-Brillian's latest line of TVs is the company's first complete product offering since the completion of its merger in late 2005.

"The new Olevia 3, 5 and 7 Series TVs feature the latest in video-processing technology and handpicked, state-of-the art components from world-class suppliers," said Vincent Sollitto, CEO of Syntax-Brillian. "Syntax-Brillian's expertise in TV technology, supply relationships and focus on quality in design and production have combined to create new Olevia LCD TVs that stand out as among the best in their class in the world."

The feature-rich Olevia 3 Series LCD HDTV Ready TVs are intended for general consumer use and are ideal for displaying crisp digital programming whether received via cable and satellite set-top boxes or broadcast tuner, and when displaying images from a DVD, VCR or camcorder. The Olevia 5 Series LCD HDTVs provide exceptional video and audio quality for an unparalleled high-definition cinematic experience at an affordable price, while the elegantly designed Olevia 7 Series highlights Hollywood Quality Video (HQV) -- advanced technology that redefines the ultimate home theater experience.

All Olevia 3, 5 and 7 Series LCD TVs feature new industry-leading technology innovations engineered by Syntax-Brillian to perfect video quality. Director's Image(TM) technology recreates the director's intended image through calibrated 6500K color temperature, gamma, optimized gray scales and adjustable black levels. Big Picture Technology(TM) shows without distortion up to 11% more of digital broadcast images and up to 37% more of analog images. Consumers can protect their investment by easily downloading firmware updates from Syntax-Brillian's Web site via Olevia's USB port to ensure that their TV will always perform with the latest features, software updates and image-quality improvements. Syntax-Brillian has also designed an easy-to-understand On-Screen Display (OSD) for selecting the optimum image attributes for any viewing environment.

The Olevia 3, 5 and 7 Series LCD TVs leverage the best performance attributes of state-of-the-art video processor technologies including Pixelworks(TM) DNX(TM), ATI Xilleon(TM), MTK MDDI and Silicon Optix HQV. The Olevia 3 and 5 Series models support up to 1080i resolution and the Olevia 7 Series supports 1080p. All models are designed to ensure superior clarity of lower-resolution standard analog TV channels, high-definition digital programs, VHS tape content and DVDs.

All new Olevia 3, 5 and 7 series LCD TVs also function as superior computer monitors with PC compatibility featuring up to 1366 x 768 resolution on the Olevia 3 Series and 5 Series TVs on both the VGA and HDMI inputs, while the Olevia 7 Series is capable of displaying 1920 x 1080 resolution. Additionally, RS232C connectivity and control capability allows all new Olevia LCD TV models to be used for a host of other display functions, including high-end industrial applications.

Currently shipping are the Olevia 5 Series LCD HDTVs including 27-, 32-, 37- and 42-inch models designated, respectively, the 527V, 532H, 537H, and 542i. Each Olevia 5 Series model features a high-definition native resolution of 1366 x 768 and a fast 8 ms response time that is ideal for fast-action program viewing such as sporting events and adventure films. The built-in ATSC and NTSC combination tuner provides convenient viewing of high-definition digital programs and standard analog channels. With a sharp dynamic contrast ratio of 1600:1, a cinematic 16:9 aspect ratio, and 178-degree viewing angle, the Olevia 5 Series deliver vivid colors and crisp on-screen images that can comfortably be viewed from almost any location in a room. Versatile connectivity options include PC compatibility of 1360 x 768 @ 60Hz through HDMI and VGA, and video compatibility through HDMI, HD component, composite, and S-Video inputs.

"Leveraging engineering excellence has been key to producing these new Olevia LCD HDTVs," said Sam Miller, chief product officer for Syntax-Brillian. "The powerful combination of advanced digital-image processing technologies from Pixelworks, ATI, MTK and Silicon Optix plus the leading-edge feature enhancements we've engineered gives Olevia consumers an unbeatable choice of high-quality video performance, and -- with the built-in USB-enabled upgrade capability -- a solid way to protect their investment."

Olevia 5 Series LCD TVs are available from Syntax-Brillian's network of select national and regional retailer partners. The Olevia 3 Series and 7 Series LCD TVs are expected to be introduced to the market incrementally through September.

About Syntax-Brillian Corp.

Syntax-Brillian Corp. (www.syntaxbrillian.com) is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products. The company's lead products include its Olevia brand (www.olevia.com) of widescreen HDTV Ready and HD-built-in LCD TVs -- one of the fastest growing global TV brands -- and its Gen II LCoS(TM) 720p and 1080p rear-projection HDTVs for the high-end video/audio market. Syntax-Brillian's global supply chain, Asian operations and North American sales channels position the company as a market leader in consumer and high-end HDTV and digital entertainment products.

Brillian and LCoS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Syntax-Brillian Corp. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.(...)

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 22.468.250 von teecee1 am 08.07.06 17:15:02

19.07.2006 17:37
Taiwanische LCD-Panel-Hersteller verkaufen weniger

Angesichts rückläufiger Verkaufszahlen insbesondere von LCD-TVs und gleichzeitig sinkenden Verkaufspreisen sehen sich die Panel-Hersteller unter Druck. Das Gros der taiwanischen Produzenten meldet für den Monat Juni wie für das gesamte zweite Quartal zum Teil deutlich gesunkene Umsätze.

Fast 10 Prozent weniger setzte AU Optronics (AUO), die Nummer eins unter den taiwanischen Herstellern, im Juni gegenüber dem Vormonat um. Im Vergleich des zweiten Quartals 2006 zu den ersten drei Monaten sanken die Umsätze des Unternehmens um 8,3 Prozent auf 60,78 Milliarden NT-Dollar (rund 1,48 Milliarden Euro). Der zweitgrößte Anbieter Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) verlor im Quartalsvergleich sogar über 23 Prozent auf 37, 29 Milliarden NT-Dollar (rund 904 Millionen Euro). Als einziger Hersteller konnte CMO den Trend im Juni aber stoppen und gegenüber dem Vormonat ein Umsatzplus von 0,4 Prozent schaffen.

Auch die Nummer drei in Taiwan, Chungwa Picture Tubes (CPT), verliert im Quartalsvergleich knapp 6 Prozent auf 27,93 Milliarden NT-Dollar (etwa 675 Millionen Euro). Ebenfalls rapide schwindende Umsätze verzeichnet Quanta Display. 15,56 Milliarden NT-Dollar (rund 376 Millionen Euro) bedeuten ein Minus von 24 Prozent gegenüber dem ersten Quartal 2006. Quanta gehört jedoch, nach der im April vollzogenen Übernahme, inzwischen zu AUO. HannStar Display kommt im zweiten Quartal auf 13,39 Milliarden NT-Dollar (rund 323 Millionen Euro) – das entspricht einem Minus von 18,2 Prozent. Kaum besser ergeht es derweil den beiden weltweit größten Panel-Herstellern Samsung und LG.Philips LCD. Die südkoreanischen Unternehmen wurden ebenfalls von dem Nachfragetief getroffen und mussten Verluste melden. Während Samsung für das Joint Venture mit Sony, S-LCD Corp., nur eine "geringfügig" gesunkene operative Marge verkündete, musste LG.Philips für das zweite Quartal 2006 einen Rekordverlust von rund 270 Millionen Euro melden.

Die mittelfristigen Prognosen verschiedener Marktforscher sehen für LCD-TVs unverändert ein deutliches Umsatzwachstum. So rechnet Displaybank für 2006 mit einem Plus von 170 Prozent für LCD-TVs ab 32 Zoll (80 Zentimeter) Bilddiagonale. Dabei verschieben sich die Verkaufszahlen generell hin zu größeren Bildschirmen, worauf die Hersteller mit dem Ausbau entsprechender Fertigungskapazitäten reagieren.

http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/75687

weil ein anderer mehr verkauft der hier nicht genannt wird...

Kolin Kolin Kolin & Ölevia Ölevia Ölevia

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DisplaySearch HDTV Conference 2006:
The Future of Television
August 15-16, 2006
The Beverly Hilton
Beverly Hills, California

Syntax-Brillian CEO Vincent Sollitto Presenting at the DisplaySearch HDTV Conference 2006
Wednesday, August 16, 2006

http://www.displaysearchhdtv.com/Overview/Overview.cfm

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Syntax-Brillian presents at the CEUT Emerging Growth Conference
Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Seite 1 bis 55
http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/irol/14/146224/CEU…

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 22.801.464 von teecee1 am 20.07.06 07:11:50

Taiwan Kolin Co. Ltd. (Ticker: Q.TKO)

http://www.kolin.com.tw/kolinenglish/product.htm

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Matsushita fertigt künftig Flachbildschirm-Fernseher in Russland und Brasilien
Nachfrage massiv angestiegen

http://de.internet.com/index.php?id=2044137

Der japanische Elektronikkonzern Matsushita Electric Industrial startet eine Endfertigung für Flachbildschirm-Fernseher in Russland und Brasilien. Der Einstieg in die Produktion soll noch im Laufe des Jahres erfolgen, berichtet die Tageszeitung 'Nihon Keizai Shimbun' in ihrer Sonntagsausgabe unter Berufung auf Unternehmenskreise. Grund ist die steigende Nachfrage auf den beiden Märkten. In Indien will Matsushita zudem sein Vertriebsnetzwerk für Flat-Fernseher massiv ausbauen.

Der Herstelller von Consumer Electronics strebt eine Vorherrschaft auf dem so genannten BRIC-Markt (Brasilen, Russland, Indien und China) an, wo eine starke Nachfrage von Kunden erwartet wird, die ihre sperrigen Bildröhrengeräte gegen moderne Flachbildschirmtechnik austauschen wollen. Matsushita beginnt im September als erstes japanisches Unternehmen die Fertigung in Russland. Ein lokaler Hersteller in Kaliningrad, dem Matsushita die Panels liefert, übernimmt die Montage der Fernseher, die unter dem Markennamen Matsushita in den Handel gehen. Im Geschäftsjahr 2006 sollen so 50.000 Flat-TVs hergestellt werden. Als Verkaufsziel strebt man 120.000 Einheiten an, 70.000 Geräte importiert man aus Japan. Im Folgejahr sollen in Russland bereits 250.000 Fernseher entstehen, was Matsushita einen Marktanteil von 10 Prozent bescheren würde.

In Brasilien lässt Matsushita Plasma TVs bereits zum Monatsende vom Band rollen. Die Panels liefert man an ein angegliedertes Unternehmen in Manaus, der Hauptstadt des brasilianischen Bundesstaates Amazonas. 10.000 Plasma-Fernsehern jährlich sind das Produktionsziel für das lateinamerikanische Land mit seinen über 186 Millionen Einwohnern. Konkurrent Sony ist in dem flächen- und bevölkerungsmäßig fünftgrößten Staat der Erde bereits seit dem letzten Jahr mit LCD-Fernsehern aktiv. (as)

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.....wollt Ihr ein Kuckucksei oder lieber einen ...?

wir haben noch zwei Löcher....5 k für 2,68 und & 80 für 2,38 $



http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/gear/entertainment/200…

AQUOS oder ÖLEVIA

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Organisch leuchtende Zukunft

(...)Doch die Langlebigkeit der Farbpixel steigt, die Kosten sinken. „Ab nächstem Jahr oder 2008 werden wir viel mehr OLED-Displays sehen“, sagt Kido. In Nokia-Handys zum Beispiel. Oder auch als große Bildschirme. „Die LCD-Hersteller investieren viel in OLEDs“, sagt Kido. Samsung SDI aus Südkorea hat bereits angekündigt, bis 2008 einen 30-Zoll OLED-Bildschirm auf den Markt zu bringen. Bis zur Ersetzung von LCD und Plasma-TVs durch OLEDs werden zwar noch mindestens zehn Jahre vergehen. Der Preis der OLED-Displays wird viel niedriger als der von LCDs sein, weil weniger Teile zur Herstellung benötigt werden. (...)

(...)Wer in der neuen Technik das Rennen macht, ist dabei noch völlig offen. “Ich bin besorgt, dass Japan seine Führungsrolle genau wie bei LCDs verliert“, warnt Kido. Auch bei OLEDs sind die einstigen Monopolisten nur noch Mitläufer. Da es bei der noch jungen Technik noch viel Verbesserungsbedarf gibt, können sich auch neue Hersteller etablieren, Nationen aufholen. Als erste Bewerber fallen Kido Südkorea und Taiwan ein.

(...)Aber auch Deutschland und Unternehmen wie Merck hat er nicht abgeschrieben. Denn im Gegensatz zu vielen japanischen Konzernen und dem japanischen Staat investieren sie massiv in die neue Technik, um Rückstände aufzuholen. Mit am Aktivsten ist Deutschland. Die vorige Regierung hat 2005 in ihrer OLED-Initiative angekündigt, bis 2010 100 Mio. Euro in die OLED-Forschung zu investieren.

Nur eine Gruppe der Mitspieler mag sich noch nicht recht über den Beginn des neuen hell leuchtenden OLED-Zeitalters freuen: die Hersteller der Rohstoffe. „Der Markt wächst zwar jährlich um 30 bis 40 Prozent, aber die Preise fallen“, erzählt Kido. „Die OLED-Hersteller können daher kaum Geld machen, obwohl sie massenweise verkaufen. Sie haben eine wirklich harte Zeit.“

http://www.heise.de/tr/artikel/75112

17.07.2006 - PHOTONIK
Unglaubliche Lebensdauer


Organische Leuchtdioden, entwickelt
an der TU Dresden

(kso) Immer öfter baut man in Displays von Handys, digitalen Kameras oder Handcomputern organische Leuchtdioden (OLED) ein. In Zukunft werden die kleinen Lichtwunder bei Bildschirmen und im Bereich der Beleuchtung eine immer größere Rolle spielen. Das Institut für Angewandte Photophysik (IAPP) der Technischen Universität Dresden hat jetzt einen neuen Rekordwert für die Lebensdauer organischer Leuchtdioden vermeldet. (...)

http://www.scienzz.de/ticker/art6976.html

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 22.801.628 von teecee1 am 20.07.06 08:00:00

Kolin to secure NT$4 billion syndicated loan

Commercial Times, July 27; Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com [Thursday 27 July 2006]

Kolin will sign a five-year syndicated loan for NT$4 billion (US$122 million) with local banks next week, to improve its operations and finance its LCD-TV business, according to today's Chinese-language Commercial Times.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 22.764.136 von teecee1 am 19.07.06 18:24:47

Syntax-Brillian Selects Pixelworks(R) DNX(TM) Video Processing Technology for New Line of Olevia '3 Series' Mainstream LCD Televisions
Thursday July 27, 4:01 pm ET

TUALATIN, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 27, 2006--Pixelworks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PXLW - News), a leading provider of system-on-chip ICs for the advanced display industry, today announced that Syntax-Brillian Corp. (NASDAQ:BRLC - News) is entering production on a new line of Olevia 3 Series LCD HDTV Ready televisions utilizing Pixelworks DNX(TM) video processing technology. The new widescreen Olevia LCD TV models, ranging in size from 23-inches to 42-inches, are intended for general consumer use and will be introduced incrementally to the market through September 2006.

The Olevia 3 Series LCD TVs from Syntax-Brillian are feature-rich LCD TVs designed to be equally suitable for viewing high-definition and standard-definition television as well as for watching DVDs, VCR tapes and video games. These Olevia models are ideal for consumers who receive broadcast services through cable or satellite set-top boxes, or analog cable users who connect to VCRs and therefore don't need a TV tuner to display content. In addition, Syntax-Brillian offers consumers the unique ability to upgrade the firmware in their sets and access the latest features by downloading updates from Syntax-Brillian's website using Olevia's USB port to perform the simple upgrade procedures.

"We worked closely with Pixelworks' engineering team to ensure that our Olevia 3 Series models delivered outstanding video performance and superior features -- including our proprietary Director's Image(TM) and Big Picture Technology(TM) -- at an affordable price point. We are very proud of the result and believe that these new Olevia TVs will set a new price-performance benchmark for televisions targeting the mainstream retail market," said Sam Miller, Chief Product Officer of Syntax-Brillian.

"Syntax-Brillian has quickly established itself as one of the fastest growing television brands in the world by developing exciting products that are right on target in terms of price and features. We are proud that they chose Pixelworks to anchor their new Olevia 3 Series LCD televisions and that DNX(TM) branding will be integrated into the marketing campaign," said Allen Alley, President, CEO and Chairman of Pixelworks, Inc.

The Olevia 3 Series televisions are in production and will be reaching consumers during the next two months. Syntax-Brillian has distribution agreements in North America with many leading retailers ranging from national and regional stores and online sites to specialty audio/video outlets.(...)

(...)About Pixelworks, Inc.

Pixelworks, headquartered in Tualatin, Oregon, is a leading provider of system-on-chip ICs for the advanced display industry. Pixelworks' solutions provide the intelligence for advanced televisions, multimedia projectors, digital streaming media devices and flat panel monitors by processing and optimizing video and computer graphics signals to produce high quality images. Many of the world's leading manufacturers of consumer electronics and computer display products utilize our technology to enhance image quality and ease of use of their products.

For more information, please visit the company's Web site at www.pixelworks.com.

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060727/20060727005798.html?.v=1

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Kolin to set up LCD TV plant in Europe

EDN, August 1; Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com [Tuesday 1 August 2006]

Kolin plans to set up an LCD TV plant in Europe next year, according to company chairman Chris Liu as cited in the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN). The company has been in talk with Taiwanese IT makers located in Europe, the paper noted.

The company currently has TV plants in Taiwan, China, US and the Philippines, indicated the paper.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 23.151.014 von teecee1 am 28.07.06 15:02:21

Kolin to Tap EU Market in 2007

Taipei, Aug. 3, 2006 (CENS)--Taiwan Kolin Co., Ltd. (Kolin), one of Taiwan’s leading manufacturers of home appliances, has resolved to tap the European Union (EU) marketplace next year, paving the way for deploying the LCD (liquid crystal display) TV, CRT (cathode ray tube) TV, and air-conditioner market globally.

C. L. Liu, chairman of Kolin, noted his company is close to complete the buildup of five production bases globally. The company has established production bases in Taiwan, mainland China, the Philippines, and the U.S.

With the marketing deployment, Kolin has set a target to sell 600,000 units of LCD TVs globally this year and the amount will further increase to one million in 2007.

To facilitate its global market deployment, Kolin recently settled a five-year-term syndicated loan of NT$4 billion (US$123.07 million) with a banking consortium. Liu noted the syndicated loan would be used as a medium- and long-term fund for deploying the global LCD TV market. He said the favorable syndicated loan would help his company save NT$30 million (US$923,000) in interest payment per year.

At present, Kolin has established production lines for air conditioners, CRT TVs, and LCD TVs in the Philippines. In the foreseeable future, the company would add other new product lines in that nation.

Liu said his company has enhanced cooperation with the U.S.-based Syntaxbrillian Co. to deeply penetrate that market. The company currently focuses on the production of large-sized LCD TVs and 65-inch backlight TVs in the U.S.

The EU is also another major market for Kolin. As EU has imposed the strict RoHS (restriction of hazardous substances) environment-protection directive on electronics and home appliances since the beginning of July, Kolin will tap that market next year when it is ready for the production of RoHS-compliance products.

Liu said his company would be able to reach the target of shipping 600,000 units of LCD TVs, double that posted last year. In the first half of this year, the company shipped 210,000 units of the products.

The company said it would challenge NT$20 billion (US$615.38 million) in annual sales this year, representing an annual increase of over 40%.

To meet that goal, Kolin will make all-out efforts to boost domestic sales of air conditioners and LCD TVs, and imported Mitsubishi-based home appliances in the next few months to come. The company boasted it has sold 110,000 units of own-brand air conditioners in the first half of this year.

In addition, Kolin will break ground an entertainment and shopping center in Hsinchuang of Taipei County in September this year. The center is expected to begin operations in January 2008.

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Syntax-Brillian Adds Distribution and Retail Partners Across the Globe

New Agreements in North America, South America and Asia-Pacific Region Bring Olevia LCD TVs to Millions of Consumers Worldwide

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2006--Syntax-Brillian Corp. (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, today announced new agreements with distribution and retail partners that are expected to further enhance the fast-growing Olevia brand worldwide in terms of visibility, consumer access and consumer preference.

"Olevia is an increasingly powerful and preferred brand globally," said Syntax-Brillian CEO Vincent Sollitto. "These agreements ensure that Olevia is well positioned in the biggest consumer electronics markets in the world, available to millions of consumers and supported by experienced partners and strategic marketing programs that will continue to drive consumer awareness and brand preference worldwide."

North America

Further expanding its prestigious list of LCD TV channel partners in North America, Syntax-Brillian has begun shipping its Olevia LCD TVs to new retailers The Source by Circuit City, Queen City and distributor Digital Delivery Group, and is expected begin shipping to retailer Pamida the week beginning August 7, 2006. The agreements, coupled with a recently announced marketing program to promote the Olevia brand on ESPN and ABC media properties from September 2006 through March 2007, are expected to advance Olevia's position as a 'Top Ten' LCD TV brand in North America.

South America

In South America, Syntax-Brillian has signed an agreement with Caracas, Venezuela-based Grupo-Denim to introduce Olevia 5 and 7 Series LCD HDTVs in Venezuela, which is experiencing high demand for quality consumer electronics. Sales are expected to begin in the quarter ending September 30, 2006 at major retailers throughout Venezuela.

The agreement with Grupo-Denim, which has over 30 years of experience in marketing and distributing products in Venezuela for brands such as Disney and Mattel, addresses the first location served by Olevia Senna do Brasil, a recently announced joint venture between Syntax-Brillian and Group Senna of Brazil. Additionally, the Olevia brand will enjoy the increased visibility resulting from its promotion across ESPN and ABC media properties, which is expected to extend into South American markets.

Asia-Pacific Region

Continuing the rapid growth of the Olevia brand in China and throughout Asia, Syntax-Brillian has entered into a distribution agreement with Hong Kong-based South China House of Technology for the distribution of Olevia 3 Series, 5 Series and 7 Series LCD TVs to retailers in Hong Kong and throughout China including Dazhong Electronics, Fortress, Jiangsu Five Star Appliance Co. (Five Star), as well as several others. Sales of the new Olevia 3, 5 and 7 Series LCD TVs are expected to begin in the quarter ending September 30, 2006.

The agreement is expected to further strengthen Olevia's position as a top LCD TV brand in China's vast consumer electronics market. According to DisplaySearch, Olevia is currently one of the three top-selling LCD TV brands in the 25"-29" category in China, and is among the top ten brands in the 35"-39" category.

"Unquestionably, Olevia is a brand on the rise thanks to its impressive combination of quality, performance, and affordability," said Mr. Wang Jin Kou, CEO and Chairman of Five Star. "We're proud to offer Olevia LCD TVs to our customers and expect the Olevia brand to continue to be requested and enjoyed by a growing number of consumers."

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Syntax-Brillian to Assemble Olevia LCD and LCoS(TM) TVs in the United States

Agreement with Solar Link Technologies Expected to Produce up to 200,000 LCD and LCoS(TM) TVs Annually at Ontario, Calif., Facility

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 2006--Syntax-Brillian Corp. (Nasdaq: BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Solar Link Technologies Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Taiwan-based Pro Chen Group (which trades on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under stock #9904), to assemble its full line of Olevia LCD and LCoS(TM) TVs at a production facility in Ontario, Calif.

Scheduled to begin assembly of Olevia 3, 5 and 7 Series LCD TVs in late August 2006 and LCoS(TM) TVs in September 2006, the facility is expected to be able to produce approximately 100,000 to 200,000 televisions annually, depending on the size of the TV, for distribution throughout North America. Tempe, Ariz.-based Syntax-Brillian now offers cutting-edge LCoS(TM) HDTVs designed in the United States and certified to carry the "Made in the USA" label, as well as several innovative lines of LCD TVs designed and assembled in the United States.

"We're very proud that our Olevia brand LCD and LCoS(TM) TVs will be assembled by American workers with our partner Solar Link Technologies," said Syntax-Brillian CEO Vincent Sollitto. "Strategically, locating production in Ontario is a great advantage. Not only does it allow us to cut costs on shipping and import duties, thereby improving margins, but it also allows us to bring production close to home and work with a company that has extensive experience in assembling quality consumer electronics."

Olevia LCD and LCoS(TM) TVs assembled at the Ontario facility are destined for retail locations throughout the United States and Canada to support a number of recently announced distribution and retail agreements that Syntax-Brillian has inked to expand the fast-growing Olevia brand in North America with retailers including The Source by Circuit City, Pamida, Queen City, distributor Digital Delivery Group and more. Olevia is currently ranked as a "Top Ten" LCD TV brand in North America.

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Demand Grows for Syntax-Brillian LCoS(TM) Technology

Syntax-Brillian and China South Collaborate to Fill Orders for LCoS(TM)-Based Light Engines

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2006--Syntax-Brillian Corp. (Nasdaq: BRLC - News) announced that it has received an order to supply 15,000 sets of LCoS(TM) imagers to Sino-Brillian Display Technology Corp. ("Sino-Brillian"), a joint venture with China South Industries Group Corp. ("China South") in which Syntax-Brillian holds a minority stake. Last month Syntax-Brillian, which supplies LCoS(TM) imagers to the joint venture, announced that Sino-Brillian had commenced production of 1,500 light engines, with a target production volume of 300,000 units annually.

From its facility in Tempe, the company's LCoS(TM) imagers will be sent to Nanyang, China, where they will be used by Sino-Brillian in the manufacture of light engines. Light engines manufactured by Sino-Brillian are expected to be delivered to television manufacturers in China, North America and Europe for integration into independently manufactured microdisplay TVs. They will also be integrated into production of Olevia-brand LCoS(TM) HDTVs for the North American market.

According to Vincent Sollitto, CEO of Syntax-Brillian, Sino-Brillian is expected to be a significant supplier of LCoS(TM)-based light engines to the booming Chinese consumer electronics market.

"Working with China South, we have been able to complete a rapid and impressive ramp of volume production of light engines that will be the heart of TVs destined to impress viewers throughout China and North America," said Sollitto. "The joint venture is particularly well positioned to serve the demand for LCoS(TM) HDTVs in China, which is expected to significantly increase in advance of the 2008 Beijing Olympics and in conjunction with initiatives sponsored by the Chinese government to establish rural, communal viewing venues featuring LCoS(TM)-based microdisplay televisions."

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Kolin and Sampo report strong sales from flat-panel TVs

Commercial Times, August 10; Rodney Chan, DigiTimes.com [Thursday 10 August 2006]

Taiwan-based home-appliance firms Kolin and Sampo have reported strong sales of their flat-panel TVs, according to the Chinese-language Commercial Times.

Kolin, which makes the Olevia brand of LCD TVs, said its LCD-TV shipments to the domestic and overseas markets totaled 260,000 units in the first seven months of this year, up 44% compared to the same period last year, according to the paper.

Sampo's shipments of Maxsen PDP TVs hit a single-month record of 10,000 units in July, and total shipments of PDP TVs for the year will reach 100,000 units, the company was cited by the paper as saying. Kolin will also raise its LCD-TV shipment goal to 150,000 units for the year, up from an original goal of 100,000 units, the paper added.

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Syntax-Brillian stellt 3 Lcd Fernsehapparat Linien Vor

Durch Greg Tarr -- ZWEIMAL, 8/7/2006

Tempe, Ariz. — Syntax-Brillian verkündete neue Linien von Olevia LCD Fernsehapparaten, darstellend, was der Hersteller das erste komplette Produkt der “the Firma nannte, das seit der Beendigung seiner Fusion in spätem 2005.” anbietet;

Neue Modelle werden über drei Produkt-Reihen – geliefert; die 3, 5 und 7 Reihe — in verschiedenen Abständen durch das Ende September, beginnend mit den auserwählten 5 Reihe Modellen, die jetzt versenden.

Modelle in der bevorstehenden Eintragung Olevia 3 Reihe sind “HD ready” Lcd Fernsehapparat Monitoren beabsichtigten für allgemeinen Verbrauchergebrauch mit außenliegenden Kabel und Satellit Einstellenoberseite Kästen oder Sendung Tuners, zusätzlich zu den DVD Spielern, VCRs und andere Quellbestandteile.

Alle Modelle schließen vorgerückte Bildübersetzungtechnologie und Mikroprogrammaufstellungausbaufähigkeit über ein USB Tor ein. Dieses erlaubt Benutzern, ihre Fernsehapparate aktuell zu halten mit den neuesten Eigenschaften und den Bildqualitätsverbesserungen, indem es Mikroprogrammaufstellung-Software-Updates von der Syntax-Brillian's Web site downloadet.

Alle Modelle schließen auch Syntax-Brillian entwickelte Verarbeitungssysteme, einschließlich Technologie Image seines Direktors, daß “recreates das beabsichtigte Bild des Direktors durch kalibrierte Farbe 6500K Temperatur, Gamma, graue Skalen und justierbare Schwarzpegel optimierte, ” mit ein; die Firma sagte.

Auch geschlossen grosse Technologie Abbildung der Firma ein, die “shows ohne Verzerrung bis 11 Prozent mehr digitale Sendung Bilder und bis 37 Prozent mehr analoge Bilder, ” die Firma sagte.

Vor fünf Reihe Modelle schließen vier SKUs beginnend mit dem 27W-inch 527V ($799 schlugen im Kleinen vor), mit Seite-angebrachten Lautsprechern mit ein, die, anfingen einigen Wochen zu versenden. Es wird bald durch das 32W-inch 532H ($999) mit Unterschirm Lautsprechern, dem 37W-inch 537H ($1.499) mit Unterschirm Lautsprechern und dem 42W-inch 542i ($1.899) mit auswechselbaren Lautsprecherpositionen verbunden.

Jedes Olevia das 5 Reihe Modell kennzeichnet 1.366 x 768 hochauflösende Auflösung des Pixels und eine 8ms Antwortzeit. Auch geschlossen eingebaute ATSC und NTSC Tuners ein.

Kontrast wird als 1,600:1 verzeichnet, und der Betrachtung Winkel soll 178 Grad. Quellanschlüsse schließen ein: PC Kompatibilität von 1.360 durch 768 an 60Hz bis HDMI und VGA und videokompatibilität durch HDMI, HD Bestandteil, Zusammensetzung und S-Bildschirm Eingänge.

haben die 5 und 7 Reihe Modelle völlig HD das Abstimmen integriert. Die Firma sagte, daß sie 3 und 5 Reihe freigibt, die näeher an den tatsächlichen Verschiffendaten Preis festsetzt.

Die 7 Reihe kennzeichnet zwei Modelle — Zoll 42W und 47W Zoll — beide, die Auflösung 1,080p kennzeichnen. Die vorgerückten Maßeinheiten schließen Silikon Optix HQV Bildschirm verarbeitenbuilt-in, zusammen mit Doppel-ATSC/NTSC Tuners und Doppel-HDMI Eingängen ein.

http://www.twice.com/article/CA6360122.html

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HANDELSBLATT, Donnerstag, 10. August 2006, 16:00 Uhr
Investieren Westjapan

So stark wie Kanada, Südkorea und Taiwan zusammen

Der Zeitpunkt für eine Investition in Japan sind derzeit so günstig wie schon lange nicht mehr. Speziell den lukrativen Markt Westjapan sollten sich deutsche Unternehmer etwas genauer ansehen. Bereits einzelne Regionen haben dort eine Wirtschaftskraft wie Kanada, Südkorea und Taiwan zusammen und das Potenzial ist bei weitem nicht optimal ausgenutzt.(...)

(...)Insgesamt weist Westjapan auch höhere Wachstumsraten auf als im japanischen Durchschnitt. In Reaktion auf die wachsende Nachfrage sind speziell im Bereich Unterhaltungselektronik massive Investitionen in den Ausbau von Produktionsstätten geplant. Allein im Kansai haben die drei Firmen Matsushita (Plasma-TV), Sharp (LCD-Bildschirme) und Canon/Toshiba (SED-Bildschirme) für die nächsten Jahre neue Großinvestitionen jeweils in Milliardenhöhe angekündigt. Die Juni-Umfrage der Zweigstelle Osaka der Bank of Japan weist aus, dass die geplanten Anlageninvestitionen aller Wirtschaftszweige im Kansai in 2006 um 11,8 Prozent höher liegen als im Vorjahr und damit den entsprechenden Wert für Japan insgesamt (plus 6,2 Prozent) deutlich übertreffen.(...)

http://www.handelsblatt.com/news/Default.aspx?_p=203993&_t=f…


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Syntax-Brillian to Announce Fiscal 2006 Fourth-Quarter Financial Results on August 22, 2006
Tuesday August 15, 4:00 pm ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 15, 2006--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, will announce financial results for its fiscal 2006 fourth-quarter and year ended June 30, 2006, at the close of the market on Tuesday, August 22, 2006. The company will also host a conference call to review financial results and the company's outlook.

Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Wayne A. Pratt, Chief Financial Officer, will host the conference call. Any investor or interested individual can listen to the call, which is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. MST (4:30 p.m. EDT) on August 22. To participate in the teleconference, please call toll-free 800-798-2801 (or 617-614-6205 for international callers) and provide Passcode 39812230 approximately 10 minutes prior to the start time.

You may also listen to the teleconference live via the Internet at www.syntaxbrillian.com or at www.earnings.com. For those unable to attend, these websites will host an archive of the call.

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060815/20060815005189.html?.v=1

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Kolin aims to ship 1 million LCD TVs in 2007

Apple Daily, August 16; Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com [Wednesday 16 August 2006]

Kolin expects to ship 1 million LCD TVs next year, up 67% from expected shipments of 600,000 units in 2006, according to the Chinese-language Apple Daily. With prices, which are expected to further drop falling between the end of the third quarter and the beginning of the fourth quarter, 37-inch LCD TVs will likely replace 32-inch models as the market mainstream, Kolin commented as cited in the paper.

http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20060816PB209.html

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Syntax-Brillian Corporation Reports Record Results for Its Fourth Fiscal Quarter Ended June 30, 2006
Tuesday August 22, 4:02 pm ET

Revenues Increase 162% Year over Year, Unit Shipment Volume Reaches All Time High, and Gross Margins Improve 310bp over March Quarter

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2006--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, today announced its financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter and full year ended June 30, 2006.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2006, Syntax-Brillian reported record fourth fiscal quarter revenue of $59.8 million, up 162% from the year-ago quarter. Full year revenue was $193.0 million, up 134% from the year ended June 30, 2005. Net loss in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 was $5.5 million compared with net loss of $382,000 for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005. GAAP net loss for the year ended June 30, 2006 was $18.9 million compared with net loss of $17,000 in the previous fiscal year. GAAP net loss per share was $0.11 for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 compared with net loss per share of $0.01 for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005. Full-year net loss per share was $0.46 compared with $0.00 for fiscal 2005.

Results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 include non-cash compensation charges of $328,000 related to employee stock options, depreciation and amortization expense of $1.0 million, and non-cash interest expense of $2.9 million. Results for the full fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 included non-cash compensation charges of $4.4 million, depreciation and amortization expense of $2.5 million, and non-cash interest expense of $11.0 million.

Adjusted EBITDA (a) for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 was negative $580,000 compared with negative $479,000 for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2005. Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended June 30, 2006 was negative $131,000 compared with positive $530,000 in the prior year.

The merger of Syntax Groups Corporation and Brillian Corporation was completed on November 30, 2005. As a result, the results of operations for the year ended June 30, 2006 include seven months of the operations conducted by Brillian.

Syntax-Brillian ended the quarter with cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments of $7.4 million, working capital of $26.0 million, stockholders' equity of $64.8 million, and $10.6 million of long-term debt and redeemable convertible preferred stock, net of discount.

"I'm extremely pleased with the execution in this, our last quarter of fiscal 2006," said Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr. Chairman and CEO of Syntax-Brillian. "We successfully launched our new Olevia product line while moving our existing inventory, added several new channel partners globally, established our North American TV manufacturing facility, and transferred our light engine production to Sino-Brillian. Demand for both our LCD and LCoS televisions continues to exceed our expectations. The market for HDTV's is as strong as ever, driven by the recent sharp drop in average selling prices for LCD TVs. We believe the increased demand spurred by the lower prices will offset the top-line impact of the declining average selling prices. Also, the actions we undertook earlier this year will result in increased gross margins," he continued.

Highlights for the quarter ended June 30, 2006

The highlights and accomplishments for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 include the following:

>>Record fourth quarter revenue of $59.8 million, a 162% increase year over year.
>>All-time record unit shipment volume of approximately 108,000 units represented an increase of 160% year over year.
>>Improved gross margins in our LCD segment to 18.55% from 16.19% in the prior quarter.
>>Improved overall gross margins to 12.2% from 9.1% in the previous quarter.
>>Reduced Adjusted EBITDA burn from $2.9 million in the previous quarter to only $580,000.
>>Added 4 new retailers and 3 distributor/installers to our sales channels.
>>Introduced the new LCD TV product line-up with Olevia 3, 5, and 7 series and effectively managed the transition from the old product line to the new.
>>Effectively transferred the production of LCoS(TM) light engines to Sino-Brillian Display Technology Corporation.
Business Outlook

Syntax-Brillian also provided the following business outlook for its first quarter of fiscal 2007, ending September 30, 2006, the first half of fiscal 2007 (the six-month period ending December 31, 2006), and for the full fiscal year ending June 30, 2007.

For the quarter ending September 30, 2006, Syntax-Brillian anticipates revenue to be in the range of $65 million to $75 million, predominately from sales of LCD TVs on shipment volumes of 120,000 to 135,000 units. For the quarter ending September 30, 2006, gross margins in the range of 18% to 20% for the LCD TV segment are anticipated. Combined gross margins are anticipated to be approximately 15% to 17%. Net income (loss) for the quarter ending September 30, 2006 is anticipated to be in the range of a loss of $1.0 million to $1.0 million of net income or $(0.02) to $0.02 per share. Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ending September 30, 2006 is anticipated to be in the range of positive $3.5 million to $4.5 million.

For the six months ending December 31, 2006, Syntax-Brillian anticipates revenue to be in the range of $210 million to $240 million, predominately from the sales of LCD TVs on shipment volumes of approximately 400,000 to 440,000 units. Gross margins for the LCD segment for the first half of fiscal 2007 are anticipated to be in the range of 18% to 20%. Combined gross margins, including the LCoS operations, are anticipated to be in the range of 16% to 18%. Pre-tax net income for the first half of fiscal 2007 is expected to be in the range of $11.0 million to $13.0 million with Adjusted EBITDA in the range of $19.0 to $21.0 million.

For the full fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, Syntax-Brillian anticipates revenue to be in the range of $410 million to $450 million with LCoS revenue accounting for approximately 8% to 12% of total revenue. Gross margins for the LCD segment are anticipated to be in the 19% to 21% range with combined gross margins in the range of 17% to 19%.

Syntax-Brillian will host a conference call today, August 22, to discuss its fourth fiscal quarter financial results and future outlook. The conference call may include forward-looking statements. The call will be Web cast and is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time (1:30 p.m. Pacific). The live audio broadcast and replay of the conference call can be accessed on Syntax-Brillian's Web site at www.syntaxbrillian.com under the Investor Relations section. Syntax-Brillian will maintain an audio replay of this conference call on its Web site through September 30, 2006. No other audio replay will be available.

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/060822/20060822005768.html?.v=1

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Syntax-Brillian Corporation to Present at Roth Capital Partners 2006 New York Conference
Monday August 28, 11:40 am ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2006--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq: BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, today announced that Chief Executive Officer Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr. will present at the Roth Capital Partners 2006 New York Conference being held September 6 and 7, 2006.

Mr. Sollitto's presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, September 6 at 11:30 a.m. EDT. His presentation will include a discussion of the Company's business, growth strategy, and outlook for fiscal 2007. The presentation audio and accompanying slides will be webcast live, accessible on the company's website, www.syntaxbrillian.com, via the Events tab in the Press Room. The webcast will be archived on the website as well.

About Syntax-Brillian Corporation

Syntax-Brillian (www.syntaxbrillian.com) is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products. The company's lead products include its Olevia (www.olevia.com) brand of widescreen HDTV-ready LCD TVs -- one of the fastest growing global TV brands -- and its next generation Gen II LCoS(TM) 720p and 1080p rear-projection HDTVs for the high-end video/audio market. Syntax-Brillian's global supply chain, Asian operations and North American sales channels position the company as a market leader in consumer and high-end HDTV and digital entertainment products.

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Pou Chen Group to begin LCD-TV and LCOS RPTV production in US

EDN, August 29; Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com [Tuesday 29 August 2006]

The Taiwan-based Pou Chen Group recently said that the construction of its LCD-TV production line in California, where it will be partnering with Kolin, will be completed by the end of September, according to the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN).

Solar Link Technologies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Pou Chen Group, will focus on manufacturing LCD TVs and liquid-crystal-on-silicon (LCOS) rear-projection TVs (RPTVs), with the US-based Syntax-Brillian being one of its customers, the paper noted. The new production line will produce 37-, 42- and 47-inch LCD-TV model and 65-inch RPTVs, added the paper.

http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20060829PB200.html

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LCOS-MDTVs Increasing Production
by Chris Chinnock

August 31, 2006
Flat panel TVs are locked in a battle with microdisplay TV (MDTVs), but within the MDTV camp, three microdisplay technologies are vying for market share. Many consumer have heard of DLP TV, but how many know about 3LCD, LCOS, D-ILA or SXRD? This makes for a confusing and messy competitive space.

Nevertheless, all three microdisplay technologies are successfully replacing CRT rear-projection sets. But the competition with flat panel TVs is intense and even the major providers of MDTVs are nervous about the prospects for the category in general.

Despite this, Nikkei Business Daily reported today that JVC, a major provider of the LCOS-type MDTV, will be increasing production by about 70% in the current fiscal year (ending March 2007) compared to last year.

JVC markets it LCOS MDTVs under the D-ILA trade name and offers set in 52-, 56, 61 and 70-inch screen sizes. In the 2006 fiscal year, JVC said it sold about 140K D-ILA TV sets and now hopes to sell about 240K in the current fiscal year. The majority of these sales will be sold in the Oct-Dec. time frame, however.

The other major player in LCOS MDTVs is Sony, which markets its products under the SXRD trade name. In 2005, we estimate that the company sold about 500K SXRD TV sets and has plans to increase that to at least 750K units in 2006, perhaps even reaching 1M units. Sony's new models move the speaker from the sides of the sets to undernearth the screen.

According to sources we talked to, even Sony is taking a wait and see attitude about its MDTV plans for 2007, with plans to evaluate the roadmap after the results of the Christmas selling season are in.

In front projection, Sony and JVC also have 1920 x 1080 resolution models, but are trying to offer products that will hit the $5K price point soon. We will be looking for evidence at CEDIA in a couple of weeks.

LCOS TVs also offer the desired 1920 x 1080 and second to none image quality at prices that are under same-sized flat panel TVs. Nevertheless, both JVC and Sony are hedging their bets in the TV space by offer direct-view LCD-TVs too. And with pricing come down rapidly in large-sized LCD-TVs, it is going to be a very interesting selling season. -CC

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Pou Chen Ties Up With Kolin to Roll Out LCD TVs in U.S.

Taipei, Aug. 30, 2006 (CENS)--Pou Chen Group, Taiwan’s major producer of sporting shoes listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, will go hand-in-hand with Taiwan Kolin Co. to set up a production facility in California State of the U.S. to produce large-sized LCD (liquid crystal display) TVs.

The proposed production facility will begin mass production by the end of September this year. The facility will have annual production capacity of between 100,000 and 200,000 units of 32- up to 47-inch LCD TVs.

If everything goes smoothly, Pou Chen will become Taiwan’s first manufacturer to set up a production facility of LCD TVs in the U.S. The company is also planning to invest in the production of 65-inch rear-projection TVs.

For the proposed LCD TV plant in the U.S., Pou Chen will have bigger stake than Kolin with the former in charge of factory management and fundraising and the latter responsible for technical development. Products rolled from the plant will supply to Kolin’s cooperative partner—Syntaxbrillian which owns the “Oleiva” brand, one of the top-10 LCD TV brands in the U.S.

Kolin noted setting up production facility in the U.S. would help it save a 5.3% import tariff. Besides saving production costs, the establishment of the plant will also help it make just-in-time delivery to customers in North America.

The world’s largest supplier of sporting shoes, over the past several years Pou Chen has been active to involve in electronics industry. Pou Chen is also the major shareholder of Quanta Display Corp. which focuses on LCD panels and the big shareholder of Elitegroup Computer Systems Co. which is one of Taiwan’s leading producers of motherboards and desktop personal computers.

By cooperating with the U.S.-based Syntaxbrillian to create the “Olevia” own brand since two years ago, Kolin has seen substantial growth in sales to that marketplace. The company has set an annual shipment goal of 600,000 units of LCD TVs this year, 500,000 of which sold to the U.S. marketplace. The company will inaugurate a plant in Nanjin Municipality of mainland China sometime in October this year to produce 300,000 units of LCD TVs per year.

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" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">"Wir verkaufen ein Gesamterlebnis"

VDI nachrichten, Düsseldorf, 1. 9. 06, ps - Radios und Fernsehgeräte verkaufen viele, doch Bang & Olufsen bietet das Kauf-, Wohn- und audiovisuelle Erlebnis. So jedenfalls der Marketing-Ansatz, der bei der gehobenen Zielgruppe ankommt. Die wühlt nicht bei den Billigheimern nach Schnäppchen, sondern weiß, was sie sich wert ist. Peter Dalm, Managing Director Central Europe, über das Konzept der noblen Dänen.

VDI nachrichten: Welchen Marktanteil hält Bang & Olufsen am Markt der Unterhaltungselektronik?

Dalm: Wir orientieren uns selten am TV-, Audio- oder Unterhaltungselektronikmarkt. Ich kann nicht sagen, zu welcher Branche wir gehören. Sind wir in der Design-Branche oder in der Möbel- und Einrichtungsbranche oder sind wir im Statusbereich tätig? Wir messen unsere Marktanteile nicht in einer dieser Branchen. Der Absatztrend bei Bang & Olufsen läuft kaum parallel zu dem, was in der Unterhaltungselektronikbranche stattfindet.

VDI nachrichten: Wen sehen Sie als Ihre Wettbewerber an?

Dalm: Da kann ich keine Antwort geben, da unsere Konzeption andere Aspekte hat. Natürlich gibt es Loewe, Sony, Philips und andere. Aber die liefern Fernsehgeräte. In den meisten Haushalten, die Bang & Olufsen-Geräte besitzen, sind wir eher Bestandteil der Einrichtung, als dass wir ein verstecktes Fernsehgerät geliefert haben.

VDI nachrichten: Wen sehen Sie als Zielgruppe an?

Dalm: Das sind zwei Zielgruppen: Erstens diejenigen, die einen Qualitätsanspruch an Audio- und visuelle Produkte haben und zweitens jene, die generell einen hohen Qualitätsanspruch ans Leben stellen. Diese Kunden leben oft in luxuriösen Häusern, fahren größere Autos, möchten ihren Einkauf und das Produkt als ein Erlebnis empfinden. Sie leben erlebnisorientiert.

VDI nachrichten: Sie haben jetzt Fahrzeuge des Typs Audi A8 ausgerüstet, waren spektakulärer Ausstatter auf der Messe Boot in Düsseldorf. Wird "Mobilität" ein neuer Markt für Sie?

Dalm: Unsere Kunden sollen sich dort, wo sie sich aufhalten, zu Hause fühlen. Unsere Kunden fahren oft hochwertige Autos, verreisen mehr als andere. Wir wollen sie in die Lage versetzen, auch auf Reisen, auf der Jacht und in Hotels Bang & Olufsen genießen zu können.

VDI nachrichten: Wird die "Mobilitäts-Zielgruppe" bald so wichtig wie die "Haus-Zielgruppe"?

Dalm: Nein. Die "Haus-Zielgruppe" wird die wichtigste bleiben. Aber der neue Bereich kann substanziell zum Ergebnis beitragen.

VDI nachrichten: Das sündhaft teure B&O-Handy, produziert von Samsung, war ein Kundenwunsch?

Dalm: Ich weiß nicht, ob unsere Kunden sich das gewünscht haben. Aber ich weiß, dass unsere Kunden davon begeistert sind. Für uns war das ein erster Schritt in den Handy-Markt.

VDI nachrichten: Teure Anlagen kauft man sich nicht allzu oft. Sie müssen ständig neue Kunden gewinnen?

Dalm: Zwei Drittel unseres Umsatzes generieren wir mit Neukunden, ein Drittel mit bestehenden Kunden - viele unserer Kunden sind sehr loyal. Und die wollen "den letzten Schrei" von Bang & Olufsen haben, sind bereit, fast jedes zweite Jahr neu zu investieren.

VDI nachrichten: Ihre Zielgruppe hat kein Konjunktur-Problem?

Dalm: In Deutschland gibt es eine Sparquote, die ist so hoch wie nie zuvor. Geld ist da. Man hat nur gezögert, es auszugeben. Unabhängig von Bang & Olufsen gilt, dass die Kunden bereit sind, für Qualität Geld auszugeben. Das hat sich während der Wirtschaftsflaute nicht geändert.

VDI nachrichten: Ihr Unternehmen hat im letzten Geschäftsjahr eine Umsatzsteigerung von 13 % erreicht, in Deutschland plus 14 %. Liefen die Geschäfte in den vergangenen Jahren auch so gut?

Dalm: International schon, in Deutschland nicht. Deshalb haben wir 2003 unsere Distribution neu organisiert. Während vor drei Jahren noch ca. 450 Geschäfte Bang & Olufsen verkauften, haben wir diese Anzahl in den vergangenen Jahren auf weniger als die Hälfte reduziert. Heute erreichen wir mit weniger Shops den gleichen Umsatz, der durchschnittliche Umsatz pro Shop hat sich bis heute verdoppelt.

VDI nachrichten: Was sind das für Geschäfte?

Dalm: Es gibt zwei Typen. Zur ersten Gruppe gehören Geschäfte, die keine andere Marke außer Bang & Olufsen verkaufen und immer inhabergeführt sind. Zur zweiten Gruppe gehört der Bang & Olufsen "Shop in Shop". Diese Verkaufsflächen sind eingebettet in Fachhandelsgeschäfte. Beide Geschäftstypen präsentieren das Gesamtsortiment in ihrem Laden.

VDI nachrichten: Wie stellen Sie sicher, dass nicht die Ladung eines Containers voll teurer B&O-Geräte als Grauimport im Supermarkt zu Niedrigpreisen auftaucht?

Dalm: Wir produzieren nicht auf Vorrat. Ein Kunde erlebt im Geschäft sein Produkt, das wir für ihn konfigurieren, online bestellen und dann für ihn produzieren.

VDI nachrichten: Ich kann nicht am Samstagnachmittag in ein Bang & Olufsen-Geschäft gehen und mit viel Besitzerstolz eine teure Kiste voll B&O nach Hause tragen?

Dalm: Es gibt sicher ein oder zwei Produkte, die vorrätig sind, aber im Allgemeinen ist das nicht der Fall.

VDI nachrichten: In welcher Größenordnung werden Käufe im Shop getätigt?

Dalm: Ein Gerät mit Komponenten kann schon 6000 € kosten, ein einzelnes Audiogerät vielleicht 2000 €. Die Vernetzung eines kompletten Hauses schlägt mit 20 000 € bis 40 000 € zu Buche.

VDI nachrichten: Wer entwirft das typische B&O-Design?

Dalm: Wir haben unsere Inhouse-Design-Abteilung, geführt von unserem "Hauptdesigner" David Lewis.

VDI nachrichten: Hohe Qualität im Design heißt nicht automatisch auch hohe Qualität beim technischen Innenleben der Geräte ¿

Dalm: Offensichtlich sehen Sie die hohe Qualität nur im Design und nicht die hohe technische Vernunft. Unsere Kunden haben da eine andere Meinung. Sie haben tolle Qualität erlebt und werden bestätigen, dass B&O-Bild- und Klang-Qualität unvergleichbar ist. Unsere Herausforderung besteht darin, zu kommunizieren, wie fantastisch unsere Audio- und Video-Qualität ist.

VDI nachrichten: Plasma- oder LCD-Displays, viele andere Teile in den Geräten, sind doch zugelieferte Standardkomponenten, wie kann da die Qualität über anderen Produkten liegen?

Dalm: Wir haben unsere eigene Entwicklungsabteilung mit Software-, Klang- und Video-Ingenieuren. Die Bildschirme werden nach unseren Spezifikationen geliefert. Wenn wir ein LCD von Samsung produzieren lassen, ist das Endprodukt nicht zu vergleichen mit anderen von diesem Lieferanten. Das ist eine andere Qualität.

VDI nachrichten: Wo werden ihre Audio- und Video-Geräte produziert?

Dalm: Unsere Produktion findet an zwei Standorten statt. An unserem Hauptstandort in Struer, Dänemark, und in Koprivnice, Tschechien.

VDI nachrichten: Bei ihrer Preis- und Zielgruppe sind Sie nicht von Zyklen wie der Funkausstellung abhängig?

Dalm: Wir sind schon seit Jahren nicht mehr auf der Funkausstellung präsent. Wir haben unsere eigene Distribution und können unser Konzept auf diese Weise besser vermarkten als über eine Messe.

VDI nachrichten: Mit welchem Marketing erreichen Sie Ihre Kunden?

Dalm: Über zwei Wege. Wir machen Kampagnen über Massenmedien, Printmedien etwa, und dann suchen wir die direkte Kundenansprache, nutzen Direktmarketing. Das Internet spielt dabei eine große Rolle.

VDI nachrichten: Kann man Hochpreis-Kunden per E-Mail ansprechen? Wollen die nicht Kunstdruckprospekte in der Hand halten?

Dalm: Unsere Kunden verfügen alle über Internetzugänge und sind extrem aufgeschlossen, über dieses Medium Informationen zu bekommen.

VDI nachrichten: Auf was sind Sie besonders stolz?

Dalm: Auf alles. Aber besonders stolz können wir auf die akustische Qualität unserer Produkte sein. Unsere Lautsprecher haben die ICE-Power-Verstärker und Adaptive Bass Linearisation-Technologie in sich, die wir patentiert haben. Diese sorgen für eine extrem gute Leistung. Wir sind auch sehr zufrieden mit der Bildqualität unserer LCD- und Plasma-Produkte. Das muss man erlebt haben. R. SCHULZE

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 23.721.582 von teecee1 am 01.09.06 16:31:05

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Kolin to outsource LCD TV production to Global Brands Manufacture
Commercial Times, September 6; Carrie Yu, DigiTimes.com [Wednesday 6 September 2006]

Kolin will outsource production of 37- and 47-inch LCD TVs and 65-inch liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) TVs to the California plant of Taiwan-based Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) starting from October to reach its LCD TV shipment goal of one million units in 2007, with annual outsourcing volume at 30,000-50,000 units this year and 200,000 next year, said an executive at Kolin, as quoted by the Chinese-language Commercial Times.

The executive said the combined maximum annual capacity at Kolin and affiliated company DigiMedia Technologies is 800,000 units, so Kolin decided to work with Global Brands Manufacture, with a production facility to be provided by Global Brands Manufacture and production line allocation and technology help from Kolin, the paper said.

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20060906PB202.html

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Tri-Vision licenses U.S. V-chip to Syntax-Brillian Corp.

TORONTO, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tri-Vision International Ltd./Ltee (TSX:TVL) today announced that it has licensed its V-chip technology under United States Patent # 5,828,402 (the '402 Patent) to Syntax-Brillian Corporation, (Nachrichten) Digimedia Technology Co., Ltd., and Taiwan Kolin Company. The license covers all digital receiver products produced for sale in the United States. The license is valid through the expiration of the patent in 2016. Syntax-Brillian licensed the Company's Canadian Patent in February of this year.

In Tri-Vision's growing licensee family 28 companies have been awarded a U.S. License. Other companies which have acquired V-chip licenses for Tri-Vision's U.S. '402 Patent include: LG Electronics, Hitachi, Sharp, Pioneer, Funai, Orion, Korat Denki, World Electric, Eastech, Erae Electronics, Seiko Epson, Shenzhen KXD, Optoma, Coretronic, Akai, Chunghwa, NEC, Humax, Viewsonic, Shinco, Lite-On and a number of major corporations, including Dell Inc., have committed to selling televisions under Tri-Vision's license.

As part of the transition to a digital television broadcast system in the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has mandated phased-in rules to ensure that the V-chip can respond to any rating system changes in all digital television receiver products by March 1, 2007. Tri-Vision's open V-chip (also known as V-chip 2.0) is the only known patented technology capable of accepting modified or new rating systems. The FCC ruling took effect on March 15, 2006.

About Syntax-Brillian Corporation:

Syntax-Brillian Corporation (http://www.syntaxbrillian.com/) is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products. The Company's lead products include its Olevia brand (http://www.olevia.com/) of widescreen HDTV Ready and HD-built-in LCD TVs -- one of the fastest growing global TV brands -- and its Gen II LCoS(TM) 720p and 1080p rear-projection HDTVs for the high-end video/audio market. Syntax-Brillian's global supply chain, Asian operations and North American sales channels position the Company as a market leader in consumer and high-end HDTV and digital entertainment products.

About Tri-Vision:

Tri-Vision International Ltd/Ltee is a public company founded in 1986. Shares of the Company trade on Canada's Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the symbol TVL. Tri-Vision operates two wholly-owned subsidiaries: Tri-Vision Electronics Inc. and Think Broadband Solutions Inc.

To receive Company news releases, please email [e-mail] and mention "TVL news" on the subject line.

To find out more about Tri-Vision International Ltd. (TSX: TVL), visit our website at http://www.tri-vision.ca/

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Olevia Enters Home Theater Market with New LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs
Tuesday September 12, 8:30 am ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2006--Syntax-Brillian Corp. (Nasdaq:BRLC - News):

>>Syntax-Brillian Debuts New Olevia 7 Series LCD Product Family -- First HDTV Featuring SiliconOptix Realta Hollywood Quality Video (HQV(TM)) Video Processor Powered by Teranex Technology with ATI Xilleon Processor Front End
>>New Entry-Level Home Theater 65" LCoS(TM) Olevia HDTV Also Debuts

Syntax-Brillian Corp. (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, today announced the debut of three new products specifically designed for the premium home theater and commercial markets -- a first for the Olevia brand.

Optimized for the best possible picture quality, the new products, which feature 1080p native resolution panels, include the Olevia 7 Series HDTVs -- the 42" Olevia 742i LCD TV and the 47" 747i LCD TV -- as well as the Olevia 5 Series model 565H 65" LCoS(TM) HDTV. All models will be on display in booth #566 at the CEDIA trade show in Denver, Colorado from September 14-17.

A combination of professional grade video processing and exceptional picture quality for a superior home theater experience is the cornerstone of each new LCD HDTV model in the Olevia 7 Series line. The Olevia 565H, which features cutting-edge LCoS(TM) technology, offers state-of-the art image quality for home theater applications at an entry-level price point.

Each model features firmware upgradeability, ensuring that consumers' investments are protected and that their Olevia product will always perform with the latest features, software updates and image-quality improvements.

Olevia 7 Series LCD HDTV features include:

>>High-definition native resolution 1920 x 1080 panels and a fast 8 ms gray-to-gray response time ideal for fast-action viewing.
>>First LCD TV family featuring the SiliconOptix Realta Hollywood Quality Video (HQV(TM)) video processor powered by Teranex technology with an ATI Xilleon RF front end.
>>Supports native 1080p input and is designed to ensure superior clarity of lower-resolution standard analog TV channels, high-definition digital programs, VHS tape content and DVDs.
>>Built-in dual ATSC and NTSC combination tuners provide convenient viewing of high-definition over-the-air broadcast and cable digital programs and standard analog broadcast and cable channels.
>>Dynamic contrast ratio of 1600:1, a cinematic 16:9 aspect ratio, and 178-degree viewing angle.
>>Versatile connectivity options include PC compatibility 1920 x 1080 @ 60Hz through HDMI and VGA, and video compatibility through multiple HDMI with HDCP (2), HD/SD component via RCA component (2) and VGA (1), composite (2), and S-Video (2) inputs.
>>D2Audio's DAE-1 (Digital Audio Engine(TM)) intelligent digital amplifier and SoundSuite(TM) audio enhancement software; interchangeable high-quality speakers can be side-mounted, bottom-mounted or removed.
>>MSRP: Olevia 742i - $3999; Olevia 747i - $4999; now available for order through custom installation specialists plus select regional retailers.

Olevia 565H 65" LCoS(TM) HDTV Features Include:

>>Utilizes the award-winning Brillian UltraContrast LCoS(TM) Light Engine Technology with true 1920x1080p resolution and Pixelworks DNX video processing.
>>Preconfigured for home theater installations.
>>Can be integrated into home automation systems with its RS232 control.
>>Supports 480i up to 1080p native resolution input via HDMI and DVI inputs.
>>Contrast ratio of 4000:1, a cinematic 16:9 aspect ratio, fast 4ms average response time.
>>Member of the Olevia 5 Series product line designed to offer a rich feature set, high performance and high quality at an affordable price point.
>>Will be available through custom installation specialists plus select regional retailers with shipments starting in October.
>>MSRP: $4299

"Olevia's reputation as an excellent TV for the living room, bedroom and office has been growing. The Olevia 7 Series LCD HDTVs and 565H LCoS(TM) HDTV extends that reputation for performance and excellence into the home theater," said Sam Miller, Chief Product Officer for Syntax-Brillian. "These Olevia HDTVs combine advanced digital-image processing technologies from the leaders in the industry with engineering excellence to create products that will stand out in any home theater for their stunning picture quality, powerful performance and elegant design." (...)

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UPGRADES & DOWNGRADES HISTORY

Date Research Firm Action From To

14-Sep-06 Canaccord Adams Initiated Buy

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Olevia Debuts a New Family of LCD TVs


It looks like 7 might be a very lucky number for anyone looking to buy an HDTV soon. Syntax-Brillian has announced its new Olevia 7 Series line of affordable high-def LCDs.

Three products round out the new line: the 42-inch Olevia 742i and the 47-inch Olevia 747i LCDs and the 65-inch 565H LCoS.

Any of them would make a great addition to your home theater, with HD native resolutions of 1920 x 1090 and a speedy 8ms response time for fast-action viewing (4ms for the LCoS). All sets also boast a SiliconOptix Realta Hollywood Quality Video processor powered by Teranex technology with an ATI Xilleon RF front end. It all sounds impressive to me!

However, the most striking feature in the 7 Series are the prices per unit. You might have to call an installer to get one; however, each model will also be available at a few select retailers starting next month. -- Rachel Cericola

*$3,999 (742i), $4,999 (747i), $4,299 (565H)
*HD native resolution 1920 x 1080
*8ms response time (742i, 747i), 4ms (565H)
*Features SiliconOptix Realta Hollywood Quality Video video processor powered by Teranex technology with an ATI Xilleon RF front end
*Contrast ratio: 1600:1 (742i, 747i), 4000:1 (565H)
*Cinematic 16:9 aspect ratio
*178-degree viewing angle (742i, 747i)

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Olevia LCD TVs see strong sales in China

Printer friendly: EDN, September 14; Rodney Chan, DigiTimes.com [Thursday 14 September 2006]

Taiwan-based Kolin and US-based Syntax-Brillian, the collaborators behind the success of the Olevia-brand LCD TVs in the US, are gearing up efforts to develop the China market, with the brand already ranked number five in the 27-inch segment in China, according to the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN). While teaming up with major retail chains in China, such as Gome and Yongle, the two companies have set up a joint venture in Hong Kong, and the new firm will establish branch offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Nanjing, with the aim of selling 150,000-200,000 LCD TVs during the high season, between October and March, in China, the paper said.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 23.954.179 von teecee1 am 15.09.06 17:30:17

CE-NEWS
15.9.2006 13:23 Uhr
Samsung: Voll auf HD eingestellt

Die F7-LCD-Serie von Samsung ist ganz auf Full-HD eingestellt. Sowohl der "LE-40F71B" mit 40-Zoll-Bildiagonale als auch seiner großer Bruder "LE-46F71B" (46 Zoll) bieten eine Auflösung von 1.920 x 1.080 Bildpunkten.

Zur weiteren Ausstattung gehören je zwei HDMI-Schnittstellen, USB-Port und PC-Anschluss sowie 10-in-3-Mulit-Memory-Card-Slot. Die Kontrastrate liegt bei 6.000:1 und der erweiterte Farbraum soll laut Hersteller 127 Prozent der PAL-Norm abdecken.

Beide Modelle verfügen über ein recht attraktives Äußeres: Glänzendes Finish in Klavierlachschwarz, Aluminium-Leiste unterhalb des Bildschirms, dezent verborgene Lautsprecher und ein rechteckiger, drehbarer Standfuß.

Das 40-Zoll-Gerät ist ab sofort für 4.099 Euro im Handel. Der 46-Zöller wird Mitte Oktober für 4.499 Euro folgen. (go)

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 23.726.887 von teecee1 am 01.09.06 22:09:09

Bang und Olufsen: TV und Radio in Einem

[ni] München - Der Beo Center 6-23 mit Flachbildschirm bietet FM-Radio und eine Option für DAB.

Zudem verfügt er über die moderne LCD-Technologie und PC-Anschluss. Der Hersteller verspricht PC, Radio und TV-Gerät in Einem in verschiedenen Farbvarianten. Mit den dezenten Abmessungen von 59x48x16 Zentimetern empfehlen die Dänen das Gerät als Zweitfernseher.



Der LCD hat eine Größe von 23 Zoll (66 Zentimeter Bildschirmdiagonale), und verfügt über eine Auflösung von 1366 x 768 Bildpunkten. Für eine optimale Bildwiedergabe ist der Bildschirm mit der reflexionsmindernden sogenannten High-Glare-Technologie ausgestattet. Damit werde auch der Kontrast maßgeblich verbessert, dabei betrage die Kontrastrate 800:1. Es werde außerdem ein viel helleres Bild erzeugt, das auch tagsüber aus relativ flachem Blickwinkel gut zu sehen sei.

Für guten Klang sorgen Stereo-Lautsprecher. Das unter dem Bildschirm leicht nach oben gerichtete Lautsprechersystem trage dazu bei, dass der Klang nach oben transportiert werde und eine direkte Verbindung zum Geschehen auf dem Bildschirm entstehe.

Der Beo Center 6-23 ist u. a. mit drei Cinchbuchsen (Video In/Audio L-R In), zwei Scart Anschlüssen, DVI-D-Anschluss für den PC und A/V Ein- und Ausgang ausgestattet. Als Zubehör können Tisch- oder Bodenstandfuß (beide mit Motordrehfunktion) aber auch Wandhalterung gewählt werden.

In den Farben Silber, Schwarz, Anthrazit, Rot, Blau oder Gelb ist das Fernsehgerät seit August zu einem Preis von 3 440 Euro im Fachhandel erhältlich.

http://www.digitalfernsehen.de/news/news_107517.html

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 23.954.296 von teecee1 am 15.09.06 17:34:08

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Canaccord Adams Starts Syntax-Brillian (BRLC) at Buy
09-14-2006 12:33:02 PM

Canaccord Adams initiates coverage on Syntax-Brillian (Nasdaq: BRLC) with a Buy rating and $9 price target. Analyst Jonathan Dorsheimer said in LCD HDTV's, "Syntax-Brillian delivers tier-one features and quality at highly competitive tier-three pricing." Dorsheimer also said, "Additionally, the company maintains a dominant position with its LCoS solutions, which are appealing for rear projection HDTVs, particularly over 60", as well as the near-to-eye micro display markets."

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 23.955.537 von teecee1 am 15.09.06 18:23:52

TIGER'S TOP SELLERS

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Taiwan market: Kolin overtakes Sony in LCD TV sales in August

Max Wang, Taipei; Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com [Monday 18 September 2006]

Taiwan-based Kolin was the number one LCD TV vendor during last month in the Taiwan market, according to market sources. The company shipped more than 4,000 LCD TVs last month, thanks to its two new low-cost 32-inch LCD TVs which were priced at NT$29,000 (US$880), the sources indicated.

Sony overtook Panasonic to be the top vendor in Taiwan\\\'s LCD TV market in July with a sale volume of 5,400 units, ahead of Panasonic\\\'s 5,000 units, sources said at the middle of August. However, due to a tight supply of its Bravia lineup, Sony lost its top position to become the number four vendor in Taiwan in August, the sources pointed out.

Trailing after Kolin, Chimei (the brand name of Chi Mei) and Panasonic took second and third place, respectively, in terms of sales volume during August, noted the sources.

Other Taiwan-based home appliance makers such as Tatung, Sampo, Teco Electronic & Machinery, recently cut prices to boost sales in the local market. Teco cut the price for one of its 32-inch LCD TVs to below NT$30,000, down from NT$32,000-33,000, said the sources. Tatung is now offering 37-inch LCD TVs at less than NT$40,000, the lowest level among local home appliance makers, according to the Chinese-language Apple Daily.

The sources also estimated that LCD TV shipments in Taiwan will grow 20-30% sequentially in October.

In related news, to better compete with LCD TVs in the local market, Panasonic Taiwan recently decreased the price for one of its 42-inch PDP (plasma display panel) TV (TH-42PM50T) to NT$69,900, a reduction of 14.3%, according to a recent report from the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN).

http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20060918A6037.html

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remerinc Tapped for National Olevia Launch on ABC and ESPN
Wednesday September 27, 6:00 am ET

SEATTLE, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- remerinc launched an integrated national TV and print campaign to introduce Syntax-Brillian's Olevia brand of HDTVs. The campaign is designed to build overall brand awareness for the Olevia brand and drive consumers to retailers during the popular football season. The Olevia commercial launched on ABC, ESPN, ESPN HD, ESPN2 and ESPNews during the Labor Day weekend. Print ads are scheduled to break in men's magazines such as ESPN The Magazine, Esquire and Sports Illustrated, executive magazines such as Business Week, Forbes, and Money and a number of leading lifestyle magazines -- including Dwell and Electronic House. Print will break in late September through November.

In making the agency selection, Syntax-Brillian Vice President of Marketing Hope Frank explained, "We wanted to work with an agency already familiar with the ESPN fan. We considered several talented agencies on the east and west coast, yet remerinc's past work for ESPN as well as their work with key players in the image licensing category gave them the edge."

"As sports fans ourselves, we recognize that it is common for sporting events to be viewed in a public venue, either the neighborhood sports bar or within a party atmosphere," said remerinc CEO and Creative Director, Dave Remer. "As a result we chose not use voiceover to communicate the Olevia promise. Instead, the TV spot is reliant on the use of stunning sport shots combined with compelling 3-D effects to make the imagery come to life and simulate the extraordinary Olevia HDTV experience."

The strong media tie with ESPN was applauded by remerinc Vice President of Strategy & Client Services, Andrea Jones, "This is an ideal media strategy for the OLEVIA LCD HDTV. Sports programming constitutes the number one motivator for the purchase of an HDTV in the United States, so there could not be a more natural media partner for Olevia. The tagline 'Defining High Def' was developed to encourage customers to consider Olevia as an innovative leader as opposed to a relative newcomer."

About Syntax-Brillian

Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq: BRLC - News; www.syntaxbrillian.com) is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products. Brillian and LCoS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Syntax-Brillian Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

About remerinc

remerinc ( remerinc.com ) is a full-service advertising and creative marketing agency, specializing in building, driving, and reinforcing strong brands. Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the agency has produced award-winning work for a diverse range of clients. Clients include ABC, ESPN, Getty Images, Starbucks, Hewlett-Packard, Kodak, and MSN. It is the recent winner of a Cannes Gold Lion in the category of Best Customer Marketing for an international integrated campaign.

Contact: Andrea Jones
remerinc
206.624.1010 (office)
206.890.6450 (cell)
[e-mail]

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060927/sfw076.html?.v=71

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UPGRADES & DOWNGRADES HISTORY
Date Research Firm Action From To
27-Sep-06 Robert W. Baird Initiated Outperform

Robert Baird Starts Syntax-Brillian (BRLC) at Outperform
09-27-2006 07:47:06 AM

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ud?s=BRLC
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Robert W. Baird initiates coverage on Syntax-Brillian (Nasdaq: BRLC) with an Outperform rating and $8 price target.

Syntax-Brillian is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of LCD and LCoS HDTVs and digital entertainment products. The company's lead products include its Olevia brand of widescreen HDTV-ready LCD TVs and its next generation Gen II LCoS 720p and 1080p rear-projection HDTVs for the high-end video/audio market.

http://www.streetinsider.com/New+Coverage/Robert+Baird+Start…

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This is a link to the company:

http://www.rwbaird.com/...

This is a well-established company. The following is an excerpt from FORTUNE’s “100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR” LIST FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR:

About Baird
Baird, established in 1919, is an employee-owned, international wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm with offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. Baird’s principal operating subsidiaries are Robert W. Baird & Co. in the United States and Robert W. Baird Group Ltd. in Europe. Baird also has an operating subsidiary in Asia supporting Baird’s private equity operations.

Robert W. Baird & Co. is a member of the New York Stock Exchange and other principal exchanges and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). Robert W. Baird Ltd. and Granville Baird Capital Partners Ltd. are authorized and regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority.

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Kolin to set up new offices, affiliate to merge with Syntax-Brillian

Apple Daily, September 29; Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com [Friday 29 September 2006]

With strong shipments of LCD TVs in North America, Kolin plans to set up branch offices in Canada and Chile soon, according to the Chinese-language Apple Daily.

Kolin recently wons orders of 7,000 LCD TVs from a Canada-based customer, the paper noted.

The merger between US-based Syntax-Brillian and Taiwan-based LCD TV manufacturer DigiMedia Technology, an affiliate of Kolin, is expected to be finalized by year-end, at soonest, the paper added.

http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20060929PB200.html

Chile > Kommunismus oder Konsum ???

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SpatiaLight ramping up LCOS production

Press release, September 29; Carrie Yu, DigiTimes.com [Friday 29 September 2006]

SpatiaLight,(HDTV) a developer and manufacturer of high-resolution liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) microdisplays for high-definition TVs (HDTVs), announced on September 28 that it has achieved the 1,000 imager chipsets (3,000 LCOS microdisplays) per month run-rate milestone.

In August, the company shipped 458 imager sets. This month, as of yesterday, SpatiaLight shipped 800 LCOS imager chipsets.

On September 5, SpatiaLight stated it has initiated shipments of its 1,920×1,080 LCOS imagers to LG Electronics (LGE). SpaiaLight expects its production to continue growing at a similar rate throughout the fourth quarter of this year thanks to orders from LGE.

David Hakala, SpatiaLight's COO, said the company expect LGE to move into the US market with LCOS-based TVs in the fourth quarter of 2006.

The August production lot included 30 LCOS imager sets that were specifically employed by LG to qualify its 62-inch LCOS HDTV models. The September production lot similarly included 30 imager sets for LGE's 56-inch models.

http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20060929PR204.html

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OCTOBER 4, 2006
News Analysis
By Arik Hesseldahl

Big-TV Battle: LCD vs. Plasma

Dropping prices on large-screen sets mean viewing pleasure for consumers who buy early—and thin margins for manufacturers


Christmas is coming, and that means war.

The battlefield? Your local consumer electronics retailer. The combatants? The companies that manufacture LCD and plasma screen TVs. The stakes? Bragging rights, maybe—because at least in the near term, there aren't going to be many profits. Advertisement

"CATCHING UP." "The only ones making money in the TV business this year will be the guys who deliver the sets and the people who sell the stands and the mounting brackets," says analyst Rosemary Abowd of Pacific Media Associates in Menlo Park, Calif.

The imminent price war will pit so-called liquid-crystal display (LCD) screens against plasma screens, with consumers reaping the primary benefit. For the first time, LCD TVs in sizes above 40 inches are priced competitively and in some cases far lower than plasma screens in the same size. And sales volume for both types is expected to surge this year. That augurs a market where buyers will have a lot of choice and vendors race to undercut each other.

"It used to be that the market above 40 inches was a safe haven for the plasma business, but now the LCD guys are catching up and can compete at those sizes," says Paul Semenza, analyst at market research firm iSuppli in San Jose, Calif. "Before this, the LCD companies couldn't make their screens efficiently enough."

SALES SURGE PREDICTED. Why the progress? Think of it as Moore's Law turned on its head. Computer chips become progressively smaller or more powerful over time. But, in the case of LCDs, it gets cheaper to make them bigger. LCD manufacturers have reached a point where they can create six or more large screens from a single piece of glass. "Once you get going, the marginal cost of making each glass panel for an LCD screen falls a lot faster than it does for a plasma screen," says Semenza.

The upshot: a land grab that draws in players across Asia, from South Korea's Samsung and LG.Phillips, a joint venture of South Korea's LG Electronics and Dutch electronics giant Philips (PHG), to Sharp and Sony (SNE) of Japan, to Taiwanese players such as AU Optronics and Chi Mei Optronics.

Semenza says iSuppli is forecasting huge growth for both types of TV sets by the end of the year. Sales of LCD sets of all sizes should grow from 20 million units last year to 38 million this year. Plasma sets, meanwhile will grow at a comparable clip, from 5.2 million units last year to 8.6 million this year.

INVENTORY SQUEEZE. With the market growing so fast, aggressive price cutting is the word of the day, Abowd says. "We're seeing sets in the stores in the 37- to 42-inch range priced well below $2,000," she says. "And I'm seeing 37-inch SyntaxBrillian (BRLC) screens for less than $1,000. This means there's not a lot of margin anywhere for anyone."

The average street price for a screen in the 30- to 34-inch range that sold for $1,161 in August, will drop to $1,050 by December, while the price for screens in the 40- to 44-inch range will drop a little more slowly, from $2,087 in August to $1,900 in December, Abowd says.

And while all this price cutting is generally good for consumers, it has its downside, too, she says. "For the past three years, as we've watched the market leading up to the holiday season, we've seen prices start to go up in late October and into November and December," she says. "There's certainly going to be some inventory constraints, and they'll be on the cheapest sets." Translation: If a big LCD or plasma screen is on your Christmas list, buy it early, or be prepared to rewrite your wish list.

http://yahoo.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct2006/tc2…

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Fernsehen der Zukunft entsteht in Japan

VDI nachrichten, Amsterdam, 6. 10. 06, jdb - Während in Deutschland das hochauflösende Fernsehen HDTV erst langsam seinen Weg in die Wohnzimmer findet, wird es in Japan zunehmend zum Standard. Bei Nippons Fernsehgesellschaft NHK wird daher schon eifrig an der nächsten Generation unter dem Codenamen Super-Hi-Vision gearbeitet.

Das hochauflösende Fernsehen ist inzwischen auch hierzulande angekommen. Über 1 Mio. sogenannter HD-ready-Displays sollen bereits in bundesdeutschen Haushalten stehen. In Japan sind es inzwischen über 15 Mio. - HDTV wird dort zunehmend zum Standardfernsehen.

Für die Wissenschaftler beim Forschungslabor der japanischen Fernsehgesellschaft NHK (Nippon Hoso Kyokai) ein Grund, sich mit noch höheren Auflösungen zu beschäftigen. "Gerade die großen Flachdisplays machen auch die Grenzen der derzeitigen HDTV-Technik deutlich", erklärt Masaru Kanazawa, Senior Research Engineer in den Science & Technical Research Laboratories von NHK in Tokio auf der IBC, der größten europäischen Broadcast-Messe in Amsterdam. "So wie wir nach den Olympischen Sommerspielen in Tokio 1964 mit Entwicklungen für ein besseres Fernsehsystem als NTSC begannen, gab es vor den Olympischen Winterspielen 1998 in Nagano erste Überlegungen für ein verbessertes Hi-Vision-System."

Hi-Vision ist gewissermaßen der Kosenamen für das, was bei uns nackt und stelzig HDTV genannt wird. Dessen Entwicklung resultierte einst aus der schlechten Wiedergabe der in den USA und Japan verwendeten Farbfensehnorm NTSC. "Vor allem war schon damals die Auflösung, also die Detailwiedergabe, nicht zufriedenstellend. Die komplette Kette, also Produktions-, Übertragungs- und Endgerätetechnik musste neu definiert und entwickelt werden", so Kanazawa.



Super-Hi-Vision-Kamera

Die Ergebnisse sind bekannt, aus den damaligen Überlegungen wurden die heutigen Produktionsstandards mit 720 Zeilen Vollbild- und 1080 Zeilen Halbbildwiedergabe sowie jeweils mit 50 bzw. 60 Hertz und dem Bildformat von 16:9. Daraus entwickelten sich dann freilich unterschiedliche Übertragungs- und Endgerätestandards, die die digitale fernsehtechnische HDTV-Welt von heute wieder drittelt - ISDB-T in Japan, ATSC in den USA und DVB in Europa.

Für "normale" Anwendungen reicht die damit mögliche Bild- und Tonqualität allerdings auch voll aus, doch NHK wäre nicht NHK, würden da keine technischen Zukunftsvisionen verfolgt. "Visionär waren vor über 40 Jahren schon unsere Arbeiten für ein HDTV-System, denn schließlich hatten die meisten Länder - auch in Europa - noch nicht einmal beim Standardfernsehen die Farbe eingeführt", erläutert Kanazawa. Heute ist es ähnlich. HDTV findet hierzulande gerade eine gewisse Akzeptanz, da stößt NHK bereits das Tor in eine noch grandiosere Fernsehzukunft auf - und bezeichnet es auch so - Ultra High-Definition TV und ging damit erst kürzlich auch in Europa auf Brautschau.

Alle in Amsterdam gezeigten Komponenten beeindruckten - die 40 kg schwere Kamera, die für 18 Minuten Aufzeichnung erforderliche Speicherkapazität von 3,5 TBytes, das Übertragungssystem für 24 Gbit/s, die Doppelprojektion mit jeweils 3840 x 2160 Pixel, der aus 24 Lautsprechern in drei Ebenen tönende Klang sowie das auf der 6,1 m breiten und 3,4 m hohen Leinwand dargestellte Bild. Das war so scharf und klar, dass zwischen ihm und der Realität kein Unterschied zu existieren schien.

Für all das gibt es einen freundlichen Namen, nämlich "Super-Hi-Vision", und "super" sind auch die technischen Daten: 4320 Zeilen mal 7680 Pixel, die als Vollbild 60-mal pro Sekunde aufgenommen und wiedergegeben werden. Beim Bildformat bleibt es bei 16:9, so dass sich zumindest da Augen und Gehirn nicht umgewöhnen müssen. Nur bei der Gestaltung der künftigen Wohnzimmer wird einiges zu beachten sein. Der optimale Betrachtungsabstand ist nämlich nicht mehr dreimal Bildhöhe wie bei HDTV, sondern nur 0,75 mal. Bei einem 3,4 m hohen Bild müsste die Couch also 2,50 m entfernt stehen. Dann hat bei einer entsprechenden Projektion das Auge die Möglichkeit, in einem solchen Bild regelrecht spazieren zu gehen.

...ich dachte es wird die Diagonale genommen... ...(3:4)

Bereits in den 80er-Jahren wurden am Berliner Heinrich-Hertz-Institut (HHI) an ähnlichen Techniken entwickelt - von Telepräsenz war da die Rede, der Zuschauer sollte sich als Bestandteil einer Szene fühlen. Das hat damals so noch nicht geklappt, die Projektoren gaben das nicht her und die jetzt verfügbaren HDTV-Techniken auch nicht so richtig. Immerhin wird jetzt in Berlin an einer 5-k-Projektionstechnik gearbeitet. "Für unsere Vorführungen nutzen wir insgesamt fünf Projektoren, mit denen ein Bild aus 5000 x 2000 Bildpunkten wiedergegeben wird. So kann ein Fußballspiel mit statischen Kameras aufgenommen werden - ohne Schwenks und Zooms. Und trotzdem fühlt sich der Zuschauer wie im Stadion selbst", erklärt Ralf Schäfer vom Fraunhofer HHI den Stand, der mit Standard-Technik aus dem digitalen Kinobereich möglich ist.

NHK hat da noch einen weiteren Weg vor sich. Bislang gibt es vom Hersteller Ikegami erst drei der Ultra-HD-Kameras, wovon zwei in Amsterdam eingesetzt waren. Die dritte ist bereits im Kyushu National Museum. Nicht weil sie schon als veraltet gelten könnte, sondern um Japans Kulturgüter in bestmöglicher Qualität in Szene zu setzen.

Die Kameras sind mit vier 1,25-Zoll-CMOS-Bildwandlern (3,2 cm Diagonale) ausgestattet. "Für Grün nutzen wir zwei Chips, um eine Auflösung von 4320 x 7680 Pixel zu erreichen", so Masaru Kanazawa. "Das ist der Inhalt von 16 HDTV-Bildern." Gigantisch ist vor allem die Datenrate des unkomprimierten Bildes - 24 Gbit/s. Das entspricht 1700 heutigen HDTV-Signalen, denn die werden - reichlich komprimiert - meist mit etwa 14 Mbit/s via Satellit übertragen. Das geht bei Super-Hi-Vision noch nicht, vielmehr sind spezielle Glasfaserleitungen erforderlich. Auch die Aufzeichnung ist nicht ganz simpel. 48 Disks, jede 73 GByte groß, teilen sich die Aufgabe. "Ab und zu gibt es schon mal einen Crash", gibt Kanazawa zu. "Bei einer Festplatte macht das aber weiter nichts aus."

Für die Projektion laufen zwei JVC-Projektoren auf LCoS-Basis (Liquid-Crystal-on-Silicon) parallel, einer davon ist nur für Grün - und damit für die Helligkeit - zuständig. Der optimale Tongenuss wird mit insgesamt 24 Lautsprechern versprochen - fünf unterhalb der Leinwand, zehn in Kopfhöhe rundum und neun oberhalb der Leinwand - ebenfalls an allen Wandseiten verteilt.

Das alles sieht aber nicht so aus, als wäre es wirklich praxistauglich. "Wir arbeiten daran, diese Technik zum ¿Fernsehen der Zukunft'' zu entwickeln, doch brauchen wir dazu wohl noch zwanzig Jahre", räumt Yuji Nojiri, Executive Research Engineer von NHK ein. Die derzeitige HDTV-Technik brauchte auch 25 Jahre, bis sie serienreif wurde. Bei Super-Hi-Vision könnte es ähnlich kommen. Vielleicht bleibt es aber auch das, was im Namen steckt - eine schöne Vision. Wie auch immer - allein die gewonnenen Forschungsergebnisse werden auch in anderen Bereichen für Fortschritte sorgen. RAINER BÜCKEN

...ich würde sagen völlig überflüssig...was erkennt das normale Auge...schöne Vision, für einige Spezialanwendungen vielleicht...

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wir könnten allerdings nochmal zurückfallen unter 5 $ da bin ich mir ziemlich sicher mal schaun ob ich noch was locker machen kann. Limit 4.68 $...außer es kommt eine super nachricht, dann wird nix mit zukaufen...

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CURRENT PRICE 5.15, at resistance, 5.17 ± 0.16, type single, strength 8

RESISTANCE ABOVE None.

SUPPORT BELOW -8.2% at 4.73 ± 0.15, type double, strength 10
-14% at 4.43 ± 0.14, type triple, strength 9
-22.5% at 3.99 ± 0.12, type single, strength 1
-33.8% at 3.41 ± 0.11, type triple+, strength 10
-40.2% at 3.08 ± 0.1, type single, strength 1
-53.2% at 2.41 ± 0.07, type double, strength 9
-57.9% at 2.17 ± 0.07, type double, strength 2

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Session Details

Market(s):

Track: Home & Lifestyle Entertainment
Session Title: TV Technology Showdown
Session ID: HLE4
Session Type: Fee Required
Date: Monday, January 8 [Add to Outlook Calendar]
Time: 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Facility: LVCC North Hall
Room Number: N254
Description: Plasma, LCD, DLP, LCoS, SED . . . . Buying a TV is more complicated than ever before due to the sheer number of options. A look at how competing display technologies stack up and how/where refinements like LED-driven DLP and 1080p come into play.

Moderator: Geoffrey Morrison, Video Editor, Home Theater magazine

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 24.051.220 von teecee1 am 19.09.06 21:55:55

Aggressive pricing gave Tatung the Taiwan LCD-TV crown in September
Max Wang, Taipei; Carrie Yu, DigiTimes.com [Wednesday 11 October 2006]

Tatung overtook Kolin and became the top LCD-TV brand in Taiwan in September, shipping nearly 4,500 units during the month, amid a successful price-cutting strategy, according to sources.

Tatung slashed prices for its 32-inch LCD TVs to nearly NT$28,000 (about US$841) in September, industry sources said.

Kolin took the crown in August, after lowering prices of its 32-inch LCD TVs to less than NT$30,000, and shipped more than 4,000 LCD TVs in the period, the sources added.

In addition to Tatung and Kolin, Taiwan-based TV brands, including Teco and PolyVision, along with the Japan-based Panasonic and Sony, all shipped more than 3,000 LCD TVs in September, the sources said.

South Korea-based brands, on the other hand, did not perform as strongly. Samsung Electronics only sold slightly more than 1,000 LCD TVs in Taiwan in September since the TVs were newly launched, and brand recognition was not as strong as that of competitors such as LG.Electronics (LGE) and Sony, the sources explained.

LCD-TV sales will grow at least 10-20% in October in Taiwan, with shipments for the market growing 50% before year-end since prices for LCD TVs will continue to fall, amid a strong season, branded makers indicated.

Prices for 32-inch LCD TVs are likely to be cut from NT$27,000-29,000 now, to less than NT$25,000 before year-end, the makers said.

http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20061011PR207.html

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Syntax-Brillian Corporation Raises Revenue Guidance for Quarter Ended September 30, 2006
Thursday October 12, 9:00 am ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq: BRLC - News), one of the fastest-growing manufacturers of HDTVs in North America, announced today that it has raised its revenue guidance for its first fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2006.

"In our quarterly conference call on August 22, 2006, we provided revenue guidance for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 of $65 million to $75 million on unit volumes of 120,000 to 135,000 units," said Wayne Pratt, Syntax-Brillian's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. "While the results of the quarter have not yet been finalized, we believe that revenue for the quarter will be above the high end of that range on stronger than expected unit volumes. Additionally, we believe that gross margins will be within the range of 15% to 17% that we had previously forecasted," he continued.

Syntax-Brillian expects to report its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 on or shortly after November 2, 2006.

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/061012/20061012005070.html?.v=1

... ...mit 4.68 war wohl nix...

vll. bei 6.84 oder 8.46 wer weis wer weis...

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 24.607.699 von teecee1 am 13.10.06 19:06:22

UPDATE 1-Syntax-Brillian raises Q1 revenue forecastThu Oct 12, 2006 9:46am ET
(Adds consensus estimate, stock movement)

Oct 12 (Reuters) - Syntax-Brillian Corp. (BRLC.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday said it sees first-quarter revenue above the high end of its previous forecast on stronger-than-expected unit volume.

The high-definition television maker had on Aug. 22 forecast revenue of $65 million to $75 million on unit volume of 120,000 to 135,000 for the quarter.

Syntax-Brillian continues to expect gross margins to be within the 15 percent to 17 percent range, its statement said.

Analysts on average expect revenue of $71.3 million for the first quarter, according to Reuters Estimates.

Syntax-Brillian expects to report quarterly results on or after Nov. 2.

Syntax-Brillian fell 2 cents to $5.90 in early Nasdaq trade. (Reporting by Ajaya Kumar in Bangalore)

© Reuters 2006. All Rights Reserved.

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Syntax-Brillian "buy," target price raised

Thursday, October 12, 2006 3:13:52 AM ET
Brean Murray, Carret & Co

NEW YORK, October 12 (newratings.com) - Analyst Michael H V Tieu of Brean Murray reiterates his "buy" rating on Syntax-Brillian Corporation (ticker: BRLC). The target price has been raised from $6 to $8.

In a research note published yesterday, the analyst mentions that the company is expected to post its F1Q07 results ahead of the estimates due to the increase in shipments in China and robust demand in North America. The valuation multiples of Syntax-Brillian's stock is expected to continue to expand going forward, driven by the company's over 100% revenue growth and the potential sustainability of its operating profits F1Q07 onwards, the analyst says.

http://www.newratings.com/analyst_news/article_1388383.html
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11-Oct-06 07:56 ET In Play Syntax-Brillian: Anticipating upside driven by doubling volume in China and robust demand in N.A. - Brean Murray (5.78 ) : Brean Murray's says based on their latest checks, they anticipate BRLC will exceed their 1Q07 (Sept) ests, driven by a doubling of shipment volume in China and robust demand in N. A. Firm says the Olevia brand is quickly establishing itself as a new household name in N.A., and the co's supply advantage is enabling market share gains away from its nearest rivals. Firm says as BRLC continues to deliver 100%+ rev growth and should achieve sustained operating profits beginning in 1Q07, they expect BRLC's multiple will continue to expand. As such, firm raises their tgt price to $8 from $6, based on the multiple expanding to 16 (from 13) applied to their Y07 EPS est.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 24.611.596 von teecee1 am 13.10.06 22:04:40

China market: Local LCD TV brands losing price advantage
Lisa Tsai, Max Wang and Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com, Taipei [Friday 13 October 2006]

China-based LCD TV brands are facing mounting pressure from the aggressive price-cutting strategy from international brands such as Sony, LG Electronics (LGE) and Samsung Electronics, according to a report from the Chinese-language website Sina.com.

An executive from TCL's Beijing branch was cited by the report in saying the international brands were slashing LCD TV prices by more than 30% in China during the beginning of a national holiday at the start of October, with the reduced pricing level close to those for the local brands.

Some LCD TV models from the international brands are even less expensive than those from local brands, said the report. Sony, for example, is offering its 32-inch LCD TV (KLV-32U200A) at 6,800 yuan (US$860) while LGE is pricing its 32LC2R, a 32-inch model, at 6,900 yuan. In comparison, the 32-inch LCD TVs from China-based Skyworth and Changhong Electric are priced at 8,699 yuan and 7,999 yuan, respectively, added the report.

These international brands also cut prices for their 40- and 42-inch LCD TVs during the holiday, according to a recent report from the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN).

The international brands are selling LCD TVs with competitive prices in the China market since these models are using TFT LCD panels from Taiwan-based makers, explained Taiwan-based TV makers. Sony, Samsung and LGE are adopting 32-inch panels from Taiwan-based makers such as AU Optronics (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) while LGE and Samsung are also souring 26- and 37-inch TV panels from the suppliers, said the TV makers.

China-based Hisense, Xiamen Overseas Chinese Electronics (Xoceco), Konka , Skyworth, TCL and Changhong were the top six LCD TV brands in terms of shipments in China in the first quarter of 2006, according to DisplaySearch.

China market: Top ten LCD TV brands, 1Q06

Ranking Brand Market share

1 Hisense 10.9%
2 Xoceco 10.2%
3 Konka 9.2%
4 Skyworth 9.1%
5 TCL 9.1%
6 Changhong 8.5%
7 Samsung 6.1%
8 Haier 5.0%
9 Sharp 4.2%
10 Philips 4.0%

Source: DisplaySearch, compiled by DigiTimes, October 2006.

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10.10.2006 19:47

Das Laser-TV kommt zurück

Die Firma Arasor International hat zusammen mit dem US-Unternehmen Novalux einen Laser-Fernseher vorgestellt. Bei dem Prototyp handelt es sich um ein 50-zölliges DLP-Rückprojektions-TV von Mitsubishi, das das japanische Unternehmen bereits im April ausgewählten Kunden präsentiert hatte. Die in Mountain View (Kalifornien) beheimatete Arasor International mit Niederlassungen in China, Japan und demnächst Australien stellt optische Komponenten für Telekommunikationsnetze und eben Fernsehgeräte her. Die gleich nebenan in Sunnyvale ansässige Novalux Inc. steuert die Laser-Dioden bei.

Die aus InGaAs gefertigten Novalux-Dioden senden infrarotes Licht aus, dessen Frequenz bereits auf dem Halbleiterchip vervielfacht wird, um sichtbares Licht mit einer definierten Wellenlänge respektive Farbe zu erzeugen. Auf jedem Chip sitzen mehrere Dioden, die Novalux bereits prüfen kann, bevor der Wafer zersägt wird. Dies senkt die Fertigungskosten, weil die Ausfallrate nach dem Chip-Housing hierdurch minimiert wird. Die Novaled-Dioden in NECSL-Technik (Novalux Extended Cavity Surface Emitting Laser) emittieren anders als übliche LEDs nicht zur Seite, sondern nach oben. Hierdurch sollen sie sich mit höherer Leistung betreiben lassen: Laut Novalux kann ein einzelner Emitter sichtbares Licht mit bis zu 100 mW erzeugen, ohne dass die Diode zerstört wird.

Der präsentierte Fernsehprototyp ist an sich nichts wirklich Revolutionäres. Hier wurde für die Beleuchtung des DLP-Projektionschips lediglich an Stelle einer herkömmlichen Projektionslampe ein Array aus Laser-Dioden gewählt. Dass sich mit Laserstrahlen brillantere Farben erzielen lassen, als mit herkömmlicher Beleuchtung, ist bekannt. Insofern überrascht auch nicht die Aussage, dass das Laser-TV einen größeren Farbraum erzielt als andere Flachbildfernseher. Interessanter sind da schon die Ankündigungen, mit denen Arasor die neue Geräteklasse bewirbt: halbso schwer und halbso tief wie Plasmadisplays, nur ein Viertel des Verbrauchs herkömmlicher TVs in Plasma- und LCD-Technik und dabei halbso teuer wie diese.

Der vorgestellte Prototyp ist nicht das erste Fernsehgerät mit Lasertechnik. So päsentierte Bernhard Schneider bereits im August 1993 den Prototyp eines Laser-TVs, und die ehemalige LDT GmbH, ein Joint Venture der Schneider Rundfunkwerke und der Daimler-Benz AG, erhielt für ihre Lasertechnik 1997 den Deutschen Zukunftspreis. Seit 2002 produziert und vermarktet die Jenoptik LDT GmbH mit Sitz in Jena Laserprojektionssysteme für großflächige Anwendungen etwa auf Events. Die Fraunhofer-Institute für Angewandte Optik und Feinmechanik in Jena und für Photonische Mikrosysteme in Dresden feilen dagegen gemeinsam an Miniprojektoren auf Laser-Basis. (uk/c't)

http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/79274

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Color Filter Ink Jet Process to Lower Costs by 20-30%
By Chris Chinnock
October 12, 2006

Seiko Epson (Suwon, Japan, www.epson.co.jp...) reported today that it has developed color filter manufacturing equipment that will use inkjet printing. The new process could reduce the cost of color filter glass for LCDs by as much as 20-30%, said the company.

This could be a big deal. The color filter glass on a large-sized LCD display can account for 20% of the material costs of the panel. LCD-TV product costs have been declining at 20-30% per year recently, so material suppliers need to keep up the pace of innovation to lower their costs, too. The announcement from Epson means the color filter process will meet these goals.

Today, the color filter glass is fabricated using a photolithography process where each color (red, green and blue) must be exposed and deposited in a series of steps. As manufacturers move to next generation substrate sizes, the cost of equipment to continue this process increases significantly. That's why Seiko Epson turned to the inkjet process as a more cost efficient way to make the color filters.

Epson has developed equipment to handle Gen 8 sized motherglass, which is over 2meters on a side. And, it has cut a deal with Sharp to be the lead and exclusive user of the new equipment in Sharp's new Gen 8 line (Kameyama 2), which became operational last month. Epson will soon offer the equipment to other manufacturers, too.

Seiko Epson expects sales from applying its printing technology to the industrial sector to reach 50 billion yen in 2010.

Inkjet printing is being adopted in many parts of the display industry, including OLEDs. But using the technology in Sharp's Gen 8 plant represents the largest substrate size we have heard of so far. Other materials will need to do their part to keep the cost reduction train rolling, but it certainly appears that we are not yet running out of steam in the LCD cost-reduction movement yet.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 24.611.596 von teecee1 am 13.10.06 22:04:40

Discussion

-Doubling shipment volume in China drives upside. Our checks in China reveal
Syntax-Brillian recently won a distribution with GOME, one of the largest
big-box retailers on the mainland. During 1QFY07, the company shipped more
than twice the monthly volume over the prior quarter, and this pace can
sustain for the foreseeable future, as demand for its Olevia TVs outstrips
supply. Our research suggests the Olevia brand commands a 20% premium over
comparable Chinese domestic brands, while gaining audience over Samsung and
Sony.

-LCoS partnership is proceeding well. Though there was some initial
skepticism from some central planners, we are hearing that the government is
now fully won over by the JV’s LCoS products. The 150,000 square-foot factory
is waiting a new clean room and should begin volume production by the end of
this year.

-Olevia premium LCoS TVs sold out at CEDIA. Featured by Silicon Optix
(alongside with Sony premium BRAVIA), the Olevia 747 ($3,500 per unit)
out-displayed its rival and impressed attendees at the CEDIA conference. The
company sold out its initial production run and is now ramping up volume in
anticipation of additional orders.

-Olevia becomes household brand. Our research suggests the company’s
marketing campaign with ESPN/ABC is gaining higher visibility than planned,
and the Olevia brand is quickly establishing itself a new household name in
North America.

-Supply advantage is winning in the market place. Syntax-Brillian’s Tier 1
status with LPL (one of the largest panel suppliers) is a substantial
advantage, as panel supply trails demand. Its nearest competitors must buy
at a higher price on the spot market (with no guaranteed supply) and,
therefore, we are optimistic Syntax-Brillian can gain market share away from
its nearest rivals.

-New California factory should drive further North America sales. Later this
month, Syntax-Brillian will open its Ontario, CA factory, which should add
approximately 100,000 to 200,000 units capacity per shift per year. The
company plans to produce the larger units (32” and above) to fully leverage
lower shipment costs in North America for larger/bulkier units. Being the
only North America factory for LCD TVs, this can become a significant
advantage, in our analysis.

-The company is in the hunt for big-box retailers in North America. Though
already a limited partner with Circuit City for Black Friday, Syntax-Brillian
lacks a big-box retailer in the U.S. However, as the Olevia brand is quickly
establishing its might in the U.S. and the company is enforcing it MAP
pricing, we are optimistic Syntax-Brillian will win at least one big retailer
in 2007.

-Risks to the achievement of our target price include fierce competition in
LCD TV market, slower market adoption of LCoS TVs, supplier concentration and
inadequate cash.

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Syntax-Brillian Opens LCD TV Manufacturing Facility in Nanjing, China
Monday October 16, 8:45 am ET

Joint Venture Projects Output of 300,000 Units Annually

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corp. (Nasdaq: BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, last Friday celebrated the grand opening of an LCD TV manufacturing facility in Nanjing, China, under its Nanjing Huahai Display Technology Co., Ltd. joint venture. With a projected capacity of approximately 300,000 units annually, the facility will significantly bolster output of the company's Olevia-brand LCD TVs for the burgeoning Chinese consumer electronics market.

In addition to manufacture and assembly, the joint venture supports Syntax-Brillian's participation in a strategic alliance with a consortium of Asia-based companies to accelerate expansion of Olevia LCD TVs in China and the Pacific Rim, conduct ongoing research and development, and market, distribute and support the Olevia product family throughout the region.

"We are very proud to bring this excellent 30,000+ sq. ft. facility on line to support our production and marketing objectives in China and North America," said James Li, president of Syntax-Brillian. "This modern facility with a fully automated production line, as well as the supplemental support provided by the joint venture, represents an important milestone in Syntax-Brillian's strategy to build a global manufacturing, marketing and distribution network for the Olevia brand."

Since the company entered the Hong Kong and China markets in August 2004, sales of Olevia LCD TVs have grown quickly, and Olevia is now one of the three top-selling LCD TV brands in the 25"-29" category and among the top ten brands in the 35"-39" category according to DisplaySearch.

Syntax-Brillian currently distributes Olevia LCD TVs in China through five major consumer electronics distributors serving eight cities on China's east coast. The Nanjing facility is expected to provide the company with more cost-effective, just-in-time-delivery for channel partners throughout China, as well as capacity to support the growing demand for Olevia LCD TVs in the United States, Canada and Latin America.

Contact:
Syntax-Brillian Corporation
Hope Frank, Vice President(in), Marketing
602-389-8986
[e-mail]

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/061016/20061016005340.html?.v=1

........ ........ ........Spekulatius zu Weihnachten........

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Syntax-Brillian "buy," target price raised

Saturday, October 14, 2006 10:41:38 AM ET
CE Unterberg Towbin

NEW YORK, October 14 (newratings.com) - Analysts at CE Unterberg Towbin reiterate their "buy" rating on Syntax-Brillian (ticker: BRLC). The target price has been raised from $6 to $9.

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http://www.globaldisplay.com.hk/main.html

Magna View Prójector 50" -MVP50

A revolutionary LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) technology that distributes big size screens TV with high-contrast and sharp brightness from corner to corner.




Technology: LCOS (Liquid Crystal On Silicon)
Imager No. & Size: 3 Imagers with 0.7 inch each
Aspect Ratio: 16:9

Resolution: 1280x720 (720p)
Reflective Mirrors: 1st Surface
Lamp: 100 Watt
Contrast Ratio: 400: 1 Minimum
Imager Contrast Ratio: 500:1 Minimum
Brightness: 400 nits Minimum
Viewing Angle (H & V): 140 & 60
Power Requirement: 110-240 VAC
Power Consumption: < 200 Watts
I/O Connection:
1 Composite,
1 Component
1 S-Video,
1 DVI,
2 Tuner RF Input,
1 Speaker Terminal,
From Audio & Video,
1 Head-phone jack,
1 RGB-In,
1 Audio (pair) Output

HDTV: Ready
PIP / POP: Yes
Video Enhancement: DCDi Free artifact and Jaggies
Multi-language OSD: Chinese, English, Japanese
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ÖLEVIA 565H LCoS™ HDTV



Active Screen Size 65"
Aspect Ratio 16:9
Dynamic Contrast 4000:1 (sequential)
HDTV Built In/HDTV Ready HDTV Built-In
Native Resolution 1920x1080p
Response Time 4ms
Tuner Type Dual NTSC/ATSC/Clear QAM tuners
Video Processor Pixel Works DNX Technology
Viewing Angle 170/50

more details: http://www.olevia.com/jsp/products/specs.jsp?pid=565h

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 24.661.852 von teecee1 am 16.10.06 17:21:24

China market: Top ten LCD TV brands, Jan-Aug 2006

Ranking / Vendors / Market share
1 / Hisense 12.99%
2 / TCL 9.94%
3 / Skyworth 9.76%
4 /Xoceco 9.72%
5 / Konka 9.34%
6 / Changhong 7.91%
7 / Samsung 6.05%
8 / Philips 5.49%
9 / Toshiba 4.68 %
10 / Haier 4.51%
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Taiwan home appliance makers: Flat-panel TV plants in China

Company / Location / Application / Operation time / Annual capacity ( units)

Sampo / Suzhou / LCD TV/ PDP TV / Oct 2006 / PDP TV output: 200.000
Kolin* / Nanjing / LCD TV / Oct 2006 / 300.000
Tatung / Wujiang / LCD TV/ PDP TV / End of 2006 / >100.000
Teco / Xiamen / LCD TV / Oct 2007 / 300.000
Nanchang / LCD TV / - / 100.000

* Under Nanjing Huahai Display Technology, a joint venture with US-based Syntax-Brillian.
Sources: Companies and Chinese-language Economic Daily News and Commercial Times, compiled by DigiTimes, October 2006.

300.000 für den chinesischen Markt...

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Medientage München: "HDTV wird eine Erfolgsstory"

[fp] München - HDTV (High Definition Television) steht für den nächsten großen Entwicklungsschritt im Fernsehen. Die Chancen dafür, dass sich das hochauflösende Fernsehen weltweit durchsetzen wird, gelten als günstiger denn je.

In Deutschland wird die HDTV-Einführung indes langsamer vonstatten gehen als von vielen erhofft. Das wurde während des HDTV-Panels der 20. Medientage München deutlich.

In Deutschland sind gegenwärtig sechs HDTV-Programme und zwei HDTV-Demokanäle auf Sendung. In den Haushalten stehen zwar mittlerweile mehr als eine Million Geräte, deren Displays das Logo "HD-ready" tragen. Es fehlt jedoch an den erforderlichen Set-Top-Boxen für den Empfang von HDTV-Programmen. Nach Angaben von Dr. Henning Röper, Leiter Media Practice beim Beratungsunternehmen Solon Management Consulting, existieren in Deutschlands Haushalten erst 50.000 bis 100.000 entsprechende Receiver. Er prognostizierte jedoch, dass es in vier Jahren in Deutschland etwa 5,5 Millionen HDTV-Decoder geben werde.

Noch aber spielt das Thema HDTV bei den meisten Verbrauchern nur eine geringe Rolle. Um das zu ändern, sind nach Ansicht von Frank Hähnel, Geschäftsführer des Hannoveraner Produktionsdienstleisters TVN, dafür verstärkte Marketinganstrengungen nötig. "Der Konsument weiß zu wenig über HDTV", meinte er. Er verwies darauf, dass zwar erst wenige Sender HDTV-Programme ausstrahlen, aber für Archive und die internationale Vermarktung bereits "fleißig" im HDTV-Format produziert wird.

"HDTV wird eine Erfolgsstory", zeigte sich Thomas Wrede, Vice President Product Management Media von SES Astra, sicher. In Europa würden bereits 35 kommerzielle HD-Programme verbreitet, davon allein 19 via Astra-Satelliten. Wrede geht davon aus, dass Astra 2010 etwa 160 HDTVProgramme verbreiten wird. In Deutschland werde Europas Marktführer auch über die vom AstraTochterunternehmen APS betriebene neue Entavio-Plattform HDTV-Programme anbieten.

Georg Schell, Technischer Leiter des Decoder-Herstellers Kathrein, kündigte an, dass sein Unternehmen zum Weihnachtsgeschäft 2006 die zweite Generation HDTV-Receiver auf den Markt bringen wird. Man arbeite auch an der Einführung HD-tauglicher PVR-Geräte (Private Video Recorder), die die Aufzeichnung von HDTV-Programmen erlauben sollen. "Wegen heikler Fragen des Inhalteschutzes wird der PVR aber wohl nicht im kommenden Jahr verfügbar sein", sagte er. Schell bewertete die Marktchancen für HDTV als günstiger denn je zuvor. "Wir klagen auf hohem Niveau", sagte er. Die Vorbereitung der HDTV-Einführung geschehe zurzeit auf breiter Front. "HDTV ist als Motor für die Einführung von Digital-TV nicht zu unterschätzen", urteilte der KathreinManager. Das Produkt spreche für sich und müsse nicht extra erklärt werden. Wichtig sei jedoch, dass deutlich mehr HDTV-Inhalte als bisher angeboten würden. Auch die Kabelnetze sollten für die HDTV-Verbreitung stärker genutzt werden.

Zufrieden mit der HDTV-Einführung zeigte sich Sebastian Lau, Vice President Pay-per-View & on Demand von Premiere. Für das HDTV-Angebot des Pay-TV-Programmanbieters habe man in neun Monaten 40.000 Kunden gewinnen können. Premieres HDTV-Angebote (Premiere HD und Discovery HD) können ab 13. November auch extra abonniert werden (ab 9,99 Euro) und nicht nur wie bisher zusätzlich zu anderen Paketen. "Wir wollen stärker Neukunden für HDTV begeistern und werden hier im Weihnachtsgeschäft deutlich punkten", sagte Lau. "Wir glauben an das Thema HDTV, brauchen aber die Unterstützung durch andere Sender." Sein Unternehmen sei deshalb sehr froh über HDTV-Engagement der ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG. Die Sendergruppe hatte vor einem Jahr während der 19. MEDIEN-TAGE MÜNCHEN ihr HDTV-Programmangebot gestartet. Dabei handelt es sich vorwiegend um Material, das vom normalen Standard SD (Standard Definition) so konvertiert wurde, dass es der HDTV-Norm (HD) entspricht.

Frank Meißner, der bei der ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG als Geschäftsführer den Bereich Produktion leitet, erklärte, der Anteil der von Anfang an im HDTV-Standard produzierten Inhalte ("native" HDTV-Programme) nehme aber zu. Von elf Ausstrahlungen im ersten Quartal 2006 sei die HDTVQuote im dritten Quartal auf 58 gesteigert worden. Im kommenden Jahr werde der Anteil weiter ausgebaut.

Meißner beklagte die hohen Verbreitungskosten für HDTV. "Als Free-TV-Anbieter haben wir kein Refinanzierungsmodell wie Premiere", sagte er. Bei der Einführung von HDTV gehe man daher "sehr geduldig" vor. In neue HD-Technik könne deshalb nur bei anstehenden Ersatzbeschaffungen konventioneller Technik investiert werden. Eine sofort ausgeführte komplette Umstellung der Produktions- und Sendetechnik vom Standard SD auf HD wäre zu teuer.

Diese Prognose stellte auch Eckhard Matzel, Leiter der Programmverbreitung beim ZDF. "Der Schritt zu HD wird kommen. Die Frage ist nur wann", sagte er. Das ZDF produziere schon viel in HD-Qualität und bereite sich so auf die HD-Zukunft vor. Die Olympischen Spiele 2008 in Peking seien ein möglicher Startpunkt für die HDTV-Ausstrahlung der öffentlich-rechtlichen Programmanbieter. Die Entscheidung darüber werde in Absprache mit der ARD getroffen. Matzel wies darauf hin, dass eine parallele Ausstrahlung von SD und HD (Simulcastbetrieb) erst dann in Frage komme, wenn die analoge Transpondernutzung der Satelliten abgestellt werden könne. "Wir machen hier einen Schritt nach dem anderen. Anders ist das nicht zu finanzieren", betonte Matzel.

http://www.digitalfernsehen.de/news/news_113489.html

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Tech-Aktien - Liebe auf den dritten Blick (EurAmS)
22.10.2006 11:27:00

Die Quartalssaison zeigt: Technologiewerte rücken wieder in den Fokus der Anleger. Bei mancher Aktie braucht es für Kursgewinne nicht mal gute Zahlen. Dennoch sollten Investoren klug auswählen. Eine Orientierungshilfe
von Stephan Bauer, Euro am Sonntag

Die Antwort auf die Kernfrage fällt Hannes Schwaderer schwer: "Einerseits sind unsere Gewinnmargen gefallen, insofern war das Quartal nicht so erfreulich. Aber dennoch haben wir die Gewinnerwartungen der Analysten übertroffen", sagt der Deutschland-Chef von Intel im Gespräch mit Euro am Sonntag. Waren es nun gute oder schlechte Zahlen? Die Intel-Aktie jedenfalls stieg nach dem jüngsten Quartalsbericht des weltgrößten Chipkonzerns. Die Reaktion der Börsianer auf die lauwarme Melange steht exemplarisch für das Befinden der Tech-Aktien in diesen Tagen: Die Stimmung ist hoffnungsfroh, aber es fehlt noch der triftige Grund dafür.

Die Aktie des Chipgiganten Intel trotzte äußerst dürftigen Ergebnissen. Der Umsatz schrumpfte im Quartal um zwölf Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr. Der Gewinn stürzte um über ein Drittel ab. Auch der Ausblick, den Deutschland-Chef Schwaderer gab, scheint ungeeignet, Börsianer zu verzücken. Die Botschaft: Sowohl beim Gewinn als auch beim Umsatz wird Intel im Weihnachtsquartal verglichen mit dem Vorjahr weiter schrumpfen. Bei anderen Technologiewerten liegen die Dinge klarer: Guten Zahlen folgten gute Kurse – und umgekehrt. Auf der Gewinnerseite steht etwa "Big Blue" IBM mit einem 47-Prozent-Sprung beim Profit – und einem Freudenhüpfer des Kurses. Der zweitgrößte Handy-Hersteller der Welt, Motorola, enttäuschte Anleger – wie die niederländische Philips – mit sinkenden Gewinnen. Diese Aktien gaben deutlich nach.

Das Beispiel Intel aber lässt rätseln: Woher kommt die Sympathie der Börsianer für das lange geschmähte Aushängeschild der Branche? Gewinneinbruch und Prognose lassen doch keinen Zweifel: Der Chip-Weltmarktführer leidet unter dem tobenden Preiskrieg mit seinem Erzrivalen AMD. Und dennoch erholt sich die Aktie von langer Talfahrt. Viele Experten sehen in der Tat Anzeichen für ein Umdenken an den Kapitalmärkten. "Die Stimmung am Markt bessert sich zusehends. Technologiewerte rücken wieder auf den Schirm der Investoren", sagt etwa Andre Köttner, Fondsmanager bei Union Investment. Ein Grund: Für Techies stehen die profitträchtigsten Monate des Jahres an. Die Geldbörse von Familienvätern wird dünner – die Bücher der Hersteller von Unterhaltungs- und Computerelektronik dicker. Das beginnende Weihnachtsgeschäft treibt den Absatz von PCs, Spielekonsolen, MP3-Playern, DVD-Rekordern – und damit auch von Speicherchips und Prozessoren. Zudem wird im öffentlichen Sektor in den letzten Monaten des Jahres noch einmal ordentlich in die Kasse gegriffen. Die IT-Budgets müssen schließlich vollständig aufgebraucht werden, um die Mittel auch im neuen Jahr wieder bewilligt zu bekommen.

Pralle Orderbücher und hohe Umsätze beflügeln in der Regel die Aktien. "Vor allem in den Monaten Oktober bis Januar laufen Techs gewöhnlich gut", sagt Fondsmanager Köttner. Nicht zuletzt wegen des Saisonfaktors hat der Anlageprofi die Branche wieder stärker im Visier. Genau genommen entdecken Anleger eine Spezies wieder, die sie lange links liegen ließen. Die Aktien haben nach Ansicht vieler Experten schlicht Nachholpotenzial. Die Techies unter den 600 größten börsennotierten Unternehmen Europas etwa sind seit Anfang 2005 nur halb so gut gelaufen wie die breite Masse. Seit Anfang des Jahres stagnieren die Techs, während der Stoxx 600 mit zwölf Prozent im Plus notiert.

Renommierte Anlagehäuser wie Credit Suisse stufen deshalb gleich den ganzen Sektor herauf. " target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">"Lieber Tech als Tabak", beschreibt Analyst Andrew Garthwaite die Vorlieben der Bank. Garthwaites Credo: Techies sind billig – und deshalb gut, ohne dass gleich eine Boom-Story her muss. So liegt das Kurs/Gewinn-Verhältnis der Branche dem Analysten zufolge rund 13 Prozent unter dem langjährigen Mittel.

...... "Lieber Flach als Zach" ...

Was aber läuft denn nun? Analyst Garthwaites Antwort: Software und Chips. Für die Programmier-Branche spricht schon der gegenüber Hardware-Herstellern meist niedrigere Kapitalbedarf. Zudem hat Software den Vorteil, dass sie, einmal erstellt, fast kostenlos vervielfältigt werden kann. Hohe Margen sind die Folge. Das hat auch Tech-Riese IBM erkannt: Die Amerikaner stärkten allein im dritten Quartal ihre Software-Sparte durch Zukäufe im Wert von 3,6 Milliarden Euro. Big Blue überraschte die Wall Street mit einem Gewinnplus von 47 Prozent. Das Unternehmen steht nach langer Durststrecke wieder als Gewinner da. Starke Zahlen lassen zudem die Sorge der Investoren schwinden, die Nachfrage nach IT-Produkten könne schon bald nachlassen. "Das dritte Quartal hat gezeigt, dass sich die IT-Ausgaben nach einer Schwäche im zweiten Quartal wieder stabilisiert haben", erklärt Knut Woller, Analyst der HVB in München.

Noch eine Überraschung: Das schon mehrfach totgesagte Geschäft mit Großrechnern brummt, wie die IBM-Zahlen zeigten. Auch dafür braucht es Software, beispielsweise von der Darmstädter Software AG. Neben diesem Segment bedient das Unternehmen auch den steigenden Bedarf an sogenannter Middelware – das sind Adapterprogramme für den Datentransfer zwischen verschiedenen Systemen. Die Geschäfte laufen gut. Die Aktie wurde gerade von den Analysten von JP Morgan als Kauf bestätigt, das Kursziel von 55 auf 60 Euro erhöht.

Unter Hardware-Firmen fällt wegen des allgegenwärtigen Preisdrucks die Favoritenwahl schwerer. Intel will wegen des Drucks künftig weniger investieren. Die Nachricht ließ Aktien von Chipausrüstern stürzen – ein typisches Beispiel für die harten Bedingungen in der Branche. "Bei Hardware- und Halbleiterunternehmen zählt wegen der Kostenvorteile vor allem Größe. Empfehlenswert sind kleinere Unternehmen nur dann, wenn sie eine lukrative Nische gefunden haben", sagt Fondsmanager Köttner. Koreas Samsung etwa ist inzwischen eine feste Größe und macht Profite in allen Segmenten, vor allem mit Speicherchips. Ein Drittel des Umsatzes macht Samsung mit Chips. Zudem läuft das Geschäft mit Unterhaltungselektronik ebenso wie das mit Handys. Sowohl im laufenden Jahr als auch im nächsten rechnet Samsung mit deutlich steigenden Gewinnen.

Erfolgreiche Nischenplayer sind nicht leicht zu finden. Ein Paradebeispiel ist Kontron. Der Trick der Bayern: Sie machen sich den Preisdruck in der Branche zunutze und setzen auf Mikrocomputer. Deren Produktion lagern Riesen wie Siemens, Ericsson oder General Electric (GE) aus Kostengründen zunehmend aus. "Wir stellen aus Standardkomponenten wie Intel-Chips oder Microsoft-Software maßgeschneiderte Steuerungen für Maschinen und Anlagen her", erklärt Vorstand Hannes Niederhauser die Geschäftsidee. So liefert Kontron Mikrocomputer für Atomkraftwerke von Siemens, für Züge von Bombardier oder für Medizintechnik von GE. Die Bayern profitieren sogar vom Preiskrieg der Chipgiganten. "Wenn Intel Probleme hat, dann ist das gut für uns. Derzeit können wir sehr günstig einkaufen", sagt Niederhauser. In den ersten sechs Monaten des Jahres hat Kontron ein Drittel mehr Umsatz gemacht. Kommenden Donnerstag stehen Quartalszahlen an. Niederhausers Antwort auf die Kernfrage: "Wir toppen die Analysten." Guten Zahlen sollten dann voraussichtlich auch gute Kurse folgen.

http://www.finanzen.net/news/news_detail.asp?NewsNr=439612

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09. März 2006: pressetext "3D-Projektionen erstmals bei Tageslicht möglich"



Betrachter benötigt zudem keine Spezialbrille

Chemnitz/Hannover (pte/09.03.2006/12:01) - Das deutsche Unternehmen sax3d.com (http://www.sax3d.com) hat in Zusammenarbeit mit Newsight (http://www.newsight.com) ein 3D-Projektionssystem entwickelt, das selbst bei Tageslicht oder in lichtstarker Umgebung scharfe 3D-Bilder liefert. Die Bilder, die NewView mit HOPS.-3D, so der Produktname, liefert, sind für das bloße Auge erfassbar. Dafür sind keine zusätzlichen Hilfsmittel wie 3D-Brille oder Eyetracking notwendig, wie sie bei herkömmlichen Systemen im Einsatz sind.

Möglich wird dies mit der von den Ingenieuren der Chemnitzer sax3d.com entwickelten holographisch-optischen Projektionsscheibe HOPS.- 3D. "Diese arbeitet nach dem Prinzip eines Bild-Hologramms. Das Bild auf der Projektionsscheibe wird nur durch das aus einem bestimmten Winkel einfallende Beamer-Licht sichtbar. Aus anderen Winkeln einfallendes Licht stört die Bildqualität nicht", erklärt Mandy Möckel, Marketing Managerin bei sax3d.com, im Gespräch mit pressetext. Zudem sei das Bild extrem hoch aufgelöst und gestochen scharf. Der 3D-Bildgenuss bleibe auch dann erhalten, wenn sich mehrere Betrachter gleichzeitig die vor der Projektionsfläche schwebenden Bilder anschauen und sich dabei frei bewegen. Die projizierten Bildinhalte werden nicht durch Tages- oder einfallendes Sonnenlicht beeinträchtigt, so sax3d.com in einer Aussendung.

Die Anwendungsmöglichkeiten sind vielfältig. In der Luftraumüberwachung würde das System dem Lotsen einen besseren Überblick über das Geschehen über den Wolken geben und damit schnellere Entscheidungen ermöglichen. Architekten könnten damit Entwürfe beim Kunden in dreidimensionaler Ansicht in Szene setzen. Im medizinischen Bereich wäre eine räumliche Simulation von Operationsschnitten möglich. "Weiter sehe ich überall dort eine Einsatzmöglichkeit, wo die dreidimensionale Ansicht für mehr Anschaulichkeit sorgen soll, beispielsweise für Werbung oder in Schaufenstern", so Möckel. Jedoch ist der Raumbedarf des Systems relativ hoch. Die 67 Zoll große Projektionsfläche beansprucht 2,33 Meter Platz in der Tiefe und 2,17 Meter in der Höhe.

Über Preise konnte Möckel gegenüber pressetext noch keine Angaben machen. "Wir werden demnächst in die Serienproduktion gehen. Zu kaufen wird das Produkt in etwa einem halben Jahr sein." Der Öffentlichkeit wird der Prototyp der Projektionslösung auf der CeBIT (http://www.cebit.de) erstmals präsentiert.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 24.777.708 von teecee1 am 22.10.06 15:13:59

openpr.de "Taglichtfähige 3D-Großbildprojektion zieht Besucher der CeBIT in ihren Bann"

(openPR) - CHEMNITZ – 09. März 2006 – Pünktlich zum Start der diesjährigen CeBIT in Hannover präsentiert das Chemnitzer Unternehmen sax3d.com gmbh, führender Hersteller von Holografisch-Optischen Projektionslösungen, zusammen mit der Firma Newsight GmbH, Jena das weltweit erste taglichtfähige autostereoskopische 3D-Projektionssystem: „NewView“. Dieses System arbeitet mit der von den Entwicklern und Ingenieuren der sax3d.com gmbh neu entwickelten Projektionsfläche HOPS.®- 3D.

„NewView mit HOPS.®- 3D“ ermöglicht den Betrachtern lebensechte, räumliche Bilder wahrzunehmen, die den Eindruck erwecken, im Raum zu schweben. Die plastischen Bilder sind mit bloßem Auge sichtbar und erfordern keine Hilfsmittel wie 3D-Brillen oder
Eye-Tracking . Mehrere Betrachter können gleichzeitig die 3. Dimension erleben und sich dabei im Raum vor der Projektionsfläche frei bewegen.

Die Bildgröße der 3D-Darstellung entspricht einer Bilddiagonale von 67 Zoll.
Weltweit einzigartig hierbei ist die extrem hohe Auflösung der Holografisch-Optischen Projektionsscheibe, die den aktuellen HDTV-Standard bereits unterstützt, sowie die absolute Unempfindlichkeit gegen Tages- und Störlicht.

Mittels spezieller Software der Firma Newsight werden die eigens dafür produzierten Filme für die Darstellung des 3D-Erlebnisses generiert und somit die benötigten mehrfach perspektivischen Ansichten erzeugt.

Zum Einsatz soll die innovative 3D-Visualisierung „NewView mit HOPS.®- 3D“ beispielsweise in Forschung, Architektur, Medizin, Werbung oder auch im Infotainmentbereich kommen. Aufgrund der Tageslichtfähigkeit ist auch der Einsatz am Point of Sale denkbar.
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Anschrift: sax3d.com GmbH
................ Annaberger Straße 240
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Telefon: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

E-Mail: [e-mail]

Homepage: www.sax3d.com

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Sharp raises LCD TV demand forecast to 150 million by 2010

Toni Huang, DigiTimes Research, Yokohama; Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com [Monday 23 October 2006]

Sharp expects global LCD TV demand (for sets 10-inches and larger) will surge to 150 million units during the company's fiscal year 2010 (ending March 31, 2011), according to Shigeaki Mizushima, the group general manager of Sharp's AVC liquid crystal display group, who was speaking at the FPD International 2006 conference in Yokohama, Japan (Oct 18-20).

Previously, Sharp estimated that LCD TV demand would reach 120 million units by FY2010.

Mizushima also indicated that the market for 50-inch and larger LCD TVs will grow at a 150% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2005 and 2010, representing the strongest growth among LCD TV segments, while demand in the 40-inch segment will grow at a CAGR of 105% through 2010.

Mizushima noted the reduction of production costs and the increase in panel performance are the key issues driving demand in LCD TV market.

Component and material costs account for 66% of a 32-inch LCD TV panel module while cost even account for more than 74% in a 40-inch and larger LCD TV panel module, the Japan-based company stated.

If panel makers are able to decrease their lead time to 20 days, down from 40 days, companies could cut their production costs by 20%, Sharp said, adding that is the reason to set up LCD module (LCM) and LCD TV plants in oversea market.

Panel makers now are working on simplifying and integrating the materials and components for LCD panels. The industry now intends to adopt only one triacetyl cellulose (TAC) film, a key component for LCD polarizers, in LCD panels. In the process of integration, the makers are using new LCD diffusion sheet to replace original components which include diffusion film, diffusion sheets and brightness enhancement film (BEF), said Sharp.

Concerning improvements in the manufacturing process, Mizushima noted ink jet production technology in the color filter (CF) segment is becoming more mature. This process can save up to 20% in production costs of CFs, he added.

In related news, Sharp will begin commercializing its 65-inch LCD display that feature contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1 in 2007, Sharp said during FPD International.

Sharp: Global LCD TV demand forecast, FY2006-FY2010 (m units)

2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010
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45 | 66 | 87 | 120 | 150

Source: Sharp, compiled by DigiTimes, October 2006.

...das sind aussichten........

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L.A. Area Gets Flat-Screen TV Maker
Monday October 23, 4:29 pm ET

By Gary Gentile, AP Business Writer
TV Manufacturer Opens Assembly Plant Near L.A. to Take on Foreign Competitors

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Syntax-Brillian Corp. has made a splash with its Olevia brand of flat-panel TV sets, marketing them as high-quality, low-cost alternatives to the offerings of larger competitors such as Samsung and Panasonic.

On Tuesday, the company is hoping to gain additional advantage over rivals by opening what is believed to be the first high-definition flat-panel TV assembly facility in the United States.

Television manufacturing has been leaving the U.S. for years as bulky cathode-ray tube sets have given way to the sleeker plasma and liquid crystal display models. Companies have found it far cheaper to assemble those sets in Asia, the only source for LCD screens, or assemble models destined for North America in parts of Mexico where consumer goods can be made without added tariffs or duties.

Syntax-Brillian had been making its Olevia sets in Taiwan, where its printed circuit boards and plastics for the TVs are also made. The assembled sets, with screens ranging from 23 inches to 42 inches, are then packaged and sent on container ships to Southern California's Port of Long Beach.

The upstart TV maker introduced its first Olevia sets in 2004, selling them only online at 20 to 30 percent below name-brand prices. It's now the 10th-largest maker of LCD TVs as measured by units shipped, according to market researcher iSuppli Corp.

Now, Olevia TVs are also sold at two dozen retail chains, including Circuit City Stores Inc., Kmart and CompUSA.

About 18 months ago, the company decided to shift assembly to North America, where it expects demand for its LCD sets to soar. Relocating to a plant in Southern California will allow it to react to changing demands more quickly, better control inventory and save the 5.3 percent duty it pays on each imported set.

"The bigger the screen, the costlier it is to transport over long distances," said Michael H.V. Tieu, an analyst with Brean Murray, Carret & Co.

There are other benefits.

"Now we don't have the inventory of completed TVs sitting on the water for three weeks," Syntax-Brillian Chief Executive Vincent Sollitto said. "And we use about one-tenth as many containers to send the raw materials across."

Syntax-Brillian originally chose Tijuana, where other TV makers -- including Sony -- have facilities.

"Labor is cheaper in Mexico," Sollitto said. "The way we have designed our televisions, only 12 parts need to be put together."

But after further study, the company, which has offices in Industry, Calif., decided to contract with Solar Link Technologies, a subsidiary of Taiwan's giant Pro Chen Group, to build the sets about 50 miles east of Los Angeles, in Ontario, Calif.

Syntax-Brillian had already been making its high-end rear-projection sets in Arizona. Consolidating that line with its Olevia brand in one California facility made economic sense.

Training and retaining employees also will be easier, Sollitto said, and being in California would avoid the hassle of having to ship materials back and forth across the border.

The company made a similar decision earlier this year to relocate its Hong Kong assembly plant to China to service that country's growing demand for LCD televisions. The move saves the 14 percent to 17 percent valued-added tax charged on imported goods from Hong Kong.

Syntax-Brillian will initially employ 120 people in the new California facility and produce about 100,000 sets annually. Sollitto expects to double production by early 2007.

Overall sales of LCD TVs in North America are predicted to rise from 10.9 million units to 17.8 million in 2007, according to iSuppli. That number is expected to rise to 32.6 million by 2010.

Sollitto said the savings will add 5 to 7 percentage points to the company's gross profit margin.

Syntax-Brillian's move could persuade other TV makers to follow suit, analysts said.

TV makers such as Sony, Toshiba and Samsung have recently announced plans to open assembly plants in Europe, an even bigger market for LCD TVs than the U.S., said David Barnes, an analyst at the research firm DisplaySearch.

Manufacturers shut down CRT plants there years ago in the same way they shifted production from the U.S. The decision to relocate back to Europe may signal a similar move over the next few years here.

"We'll probably see more facilities either in the U.S. or right over the border in Mexico to feed the U.S. market as time goes forward," Barnes said. "They (Syntax-Brillian) could be a leader."

http://www.olevia.com

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Syntax-Brillian Celebrates Opening of LCD and LCoS(TM) TV Production Facility in Ontario, California
Tuesday October 24, 6:30 am ET

Modern Production Facility Capable of Producing More Than 200,000 LCD and LCoS(TM) Olevia Brand TVs Annually for North American Distribution

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corp. (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, today celebrates the opening of a new production facility in Ontario, California that will produce the company's full line of innovative Olevia LCD and LCoS(TM) TVs for distribution to retailers and markets throughout the United States and Canada.

Operating in partnership with Solar Link Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Taiwan-based Pou Chen Group (trading on the Taiwan Stock Exchange under stock #9904), the approximately 50,000 sq. ft. facility is capable of producing in excess of 200,000 LCD and LCoS(TM) TVs annually representing the full line of Olevia-brand TVs in screen sizes ranging from 32" to 65".

Featuring a state-of-the-art, semi-automated production line and a Class 10,000 clean room for LCoS(TM) component assembly, the facility began initial operations with a pilot line in September and will begin volume production shortly after opening ceremonies on October 24. The facility currently employs 120 workers on one shift with plans to increase production and employment to two shifts by early 2007.

Cutting-edge Olevia LCoS(TM) HDTVs designed by Tempe, Arizona-based Syntax-Brillian and produced at the Ontario facility will carry the "Made in USA" label. The facility will also produce Olevia LCD TVs which will carry the "Designed and Assembled in USA" label.

"The opening of this facility is a milestone for the growth of Syntax-Brillian Corporation and for the success of the Olevia brand as it continues to expand throughout North America, the Asia-Pacific region and into South America," said Syntax-Brillian CEO Vincent Sollitto. "The Ontario location creates key economic advantages including cost reduction associated with shipping and import duties and the opportunity to build a true just-in-time inventory, manufacturing and distribution system in the United States to further support our valued domestic retail partners."

Officiating the ribbon cutting and opening ceremonies are Christopher C.L. Liu, Chairman, Taiwan Kolin Company, Ltd., Johnny Tsai, Vice President, Solar Link International, Inc., Vincent Sollitto, CEO and Chairman, Syntax-Brillian Corporation, and Champ Shin, Vice President, LG Philips LCD.

Syntax-Brillian's Ontario production facility offers key logistical advantages because of its close proximity to vendor partner warehouse locations containing materials crucial in LCD and LCoS(TM) TV production including thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panels, plastics, electrical engineering solutions and power supplies.

The Ontario, California LCD and LCoS(TM) facility is the second major production and assembly facility opened by Syntax-Brillian this month. On October 16, 2006 the company announced the opening of a 30,000+ sq. ft. LCD TV production facility in Nanjing, China with a projected output of 300,000 units annually. The Nanjing facility supports and operates under the auspices of the company's involvement in the Nanjing Huahai Display Technology Co., Ltd. joint venture. (...)

Contact:

Syntax-Brillian Corporation
Ms. Hope Frank, Vice President, Marketing
[phone]
[e-mail]

www.olevia.com
www.syntaxbrillian.com

500.000......10.000 LCoS...

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Here's the e-mail I sent to Hope Frank early this morning. I tried to include everyone's questions in one form or another, with special emphasis on vetteguy's LCoS questions. My apologies if I inadvertently left anyone out.

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Hope:

Here’s the final list of all the questions submitted by people on the Yahoo! message board for the Q1 2007 conference call, with a minor bit of editing and consolidation.

There’s a pretty strong consensus on the Yahoo! board that the first two questions are the most interesting and important, so I’ve listed these as the “primary questions” and the rest as “secondary questions”.

Many thanks for being willing to consider these submissions.

-- goutah


PRIMARY QUESTIONS:

1 - What is the current monthly production rate of light engines at the Sino-Brillian facility in China, and in what quarter do you expect to be able to produce light engines at the full capacity of 25,000 units per month?

2 - At what monthly production rate of light engines do you expect the LCoS portion of Syntax-Brillian’s business to break even, and when do you expect to achieve this?


SECONDARY QUESTIONS:

3 – Could you please comment on the current situation with regard to demand vs. production capacity for Olevia LCD flat-panel TVs? Is the demand that you’re seeing from your retail channel partners straining or exceeding your production capacity at the moment, or do you have excess production capacity available?

4 - The four fastest growing economies in the world are known as the “BRIC” countries (that’s Brazil, Russia, India & China). Given that Syntax-Brillian already has joint ventures underway in Brazil and China, are there plans for any joint ventures in India or Russia?

5 - What level of sales volume, production capacity, and/or Olevia brand awareness might be needed to get some shelf space for Olevia TVs in a large bricks-and-mortar consumer electronics chain such as Best Buy or Circuit City?

6 – There’s a story that ran recently in a Chinese-language newspaper called The Apple Daily, claiming that DigiMedia will merge with Syntax-Brillian. Could you shed any light on this?

7 – Aside from Headplay, have there been any recent commercial or military purchase orders or other developments in the company's near-to-eye business that you can talk about? Does there continue to be interest from the defense and aerospace communities in Syntax-Brillian’s near-to-eye technology?

8 – Have you seen evidence as to whether the new Olevia advertising campaign on ESPN is affecting sales? Are there any plans to extend this campaign to other networks?

9 – Is Syntax-Brillian having to invest any of its own capital in the new Olevia TV assembly facilities in City of Industry, Nanjing, or South America?

10 – Who was responsible for the design of the 3, 5, and 7 Series Olevia LCD TVs: Kolin, Syntax-Brillian, or both companies? Is there anything in the way of technology or expertise from the LCoS side of the company that has filtered into the new Olevia LCD models, that might differentiate these TVs from other LCD brands?

http://messages.finance.yahoo.com/Technology/Semiconductors/…

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So fern und doch so nah
Von Dirk Heilmann

Bisher konnten Videokonferenzen den unmittelbaren menschlichen Kontakt nur grob umsetzen. Zu spürbar waren die Verzögerungen von Sprache, Gesten und Geräuschen – flüssige Interaktionen der Teilnehmer nur schwer möglich. Doch nun erreicht die Videokonferenz-Technik eine neue Dimension.

LONDON. Einmal auf die Kurzwahltaste getippt, und nach ein paar Sekunden steht die Leitung nach New York. Und nicht nur die: Uns gegenüber sitzen plötzlich in voller Lebensgröße zwei Frauen und vier Männer, paarweise auf 65-Zoll-Bildschirmen. Sie sind so scharf, dass es schon fast surreal wirkt. Auge in Auge sitzen wir uns an einem ovalen Konferenztisch gegenüber, dessen eine Hälfte jedoch nur auf dem Plasma-Bildschirm existiert. Ohne spürbare Verzögerung kommen Sprache, Gesten und Geräusche an – wir könnten uns gegenseitig unterbrechen oder zuzwinkern.

Wer eine Präsentation des neuen Systems „Tele Presence“ von Cisco erlebt hat, der wird nicht mehr daran zweifeln, dass eine neue Ära der Videokonferenztechnik begonnen hat. Hochauflösendes Fernsehen und steigende Bandbreite in den Kommunikationsnetzen bilden die technische Grundlage für ein Konferenzerlebnis, das immer näher an einen unmittelbaren menschlichen Kontakt heranreicht.

Cisco hat jedes Detail unter Kontrolle gebracht: Die Wandfarbe ist ebenso exakt festgelegt wie die Beleuchtung, sogar den Konferenztisch hat der IT-Konzern selbst entworfen. Jeder Sitzplatz ist unter der Tischplatte mit Teilern abgegrenzt, damit niemand aus dem Bild rutscht. Sogar die Kamera mit drei Objektiven hat der eigentlich für Netzinfrastruktur bekannte Konzern selbst entwickelt. Insgesamt 25 Patente stecken hinter dem Konferenzraum, der pro Stück knapp 300 000 Dollar kostet.

„Die ersten Vorstandschefs, denen wir das gezeigt haben, haben nach drei Minuten gesagt: Das wollen wir haben“, strahlt Marketingchefin Susan Bostrom. Die ersten drei Installationen in London laufen bereits – bei großen Finanzinstituten in der City. Von ähnlich positiven Reaktionen berichtet Konkurrent HP, der schon seit Monaten ein ähnliches Produkt namens „Halo“ im Angebot hat. Doch Cisco erhofft sich von „Tele Presence“ viel mehr als einen Markterfolg in der Konferenztechnik: Der Konzern, bisher als Lieferant für den Endkunden unsichtbarer Netztechnik bekannt, will sich stärker als Marke für IT-Produkte ins Licht rücken. „Das ist für Cisco ein Flaggschiff- Produkt, mit dem sie Zugang zur Vorstandsebene kriegen“, sagt Dominic Dodd, Analyst bei Frost & Sullivan in Oxford. Und wenn die Verkäufer mal mit der im Gespräch sind, können sie sich gleich als Lieferanten mit umfassendem Angebot präsentieren.

Zunächst müssen wir aber prüfen, ob das Firmennetz die ausreichenden Bandbreiten für Tele Presence bietet“, grinst Europachef Chris Dedicoat. Sechs bis zwölf Megabyte pro Sekunde Übertragungskapazität müssen schon sein – auf diesen Wert komprimiert die Cisco-Technik die Datenflut von 1,3 Gigabyte, die die Konferenzanlage ausstößt. Das bedeutet, dass Tele Presence zunächst ein Produkt für große Unternehmen ist. „Wir erwarten, dass Tele Presence erste Erfolge in der Finanzbranche haben wird, wo der Preis angesichts der Geschwindigkeit, mit der Treffen einberufen werden können, und der Kosten des internationalen Reisens fast bedeutungslos werden“, sagt Peter Hall von der Beratungsfirma Ovum.

Doch auf dem Videokonferenz-Markt tut sich nicht nur am oberen Ende etwas. Unternehmen wie Tandberg, Lifesize und Polycom nutzen höhere Bandbreiten und hochauflösende Videotechnik für preiswertere Angebote. Zugleich erleben Unternehmen wie Webex, die Konferenzen als Internet-Dienstleistung bieten, seit Jahren starkes Wachstum.

„Tele Presence könnte genau die Entwicklung sein, die dem Videokonferenzmarkt einen Schub gibt“, sagt Hall. Doch Frost & Sullivan-Analyst Dodd ist da skeptisch. „Videokonferenzen warten seit zwanzig Jahren auf den großen Durchbruch“, warnt er. Die neuen Produkte von HP und Cisco scheinen ihm zu teuer und er fragt sich, ob sie wirklich dazu führen, dass Top-Manager weniger reisen. Eher werde das mittlere Management seltener ins Flugzeug steigen, aber dann einfachere Konferenzsysteme auf dem PC nutzen.

In einem stimmen die Analysten Cisco aber zu: Die neue Generation von Angestellten, die privat über Internet-Angebote wie Youtube oder Skype per Video kommunizieren, wird die Technologie auch im Büro viel selbstverständlicher anwenden. Und der technische Fortschritt wird weitergehen: Cisco experimentiert ebenso wie andere Unternehmen mit der Konferenztechnik, die das Gegenüber als dreidimensionale Hologramme abbildet. In wenigen Jahren könnten solche Systeme marktreif sein, glauben die Experten.

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American Stock Exchange to Trade Options on Two Securities
Wednesday October 25, 3:12 pm ET

NEW YORK, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange® (Amex®) will launch trading in options on Thursday, October 26, 2006, on the following New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market listed stocks of:

* SAIC, Inc. (Symbol: SAI)

* Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Option Symbol: UEN/Stock Symbol: BRLC)

SAIC, Inc. will open with strike prices of 15 - 17 1/2 - 20 and position limits of 20,000,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be AGS Specialists, LLC. SAIC, Inc. provides scientific, engineering, systems integration and technical services and solutions in such areas as national security, intelligence and homeland defense.

Syntax-Brillian Corporation will open with strike prices of 2 1/2 - 5 - 7 1/2 and position limits of 7,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the March expiration cycle. The specialist will be Jane Street Specialists, LLC. Syntax-Brillian Corporation develops, manufactures and markets microdisplay products utilizing its liquid crystal on silicon microdisplay technology.

About the American Stock Exchange

The American Stock Exchange (Amex) offers trading across a full range of equities, options and exchange traded funds (ETFs), including structured products and HOLDRS. In addition to its role as a national equities market, the Amex is the pioneer of the ETF, responsible for bringing the first domestic product to market in 1993. Leading the industry in ETF listings, the Amex lists 196 ETFs to date. The Amex is also one of the largest options exchanges in the U.S., trading options on broad-based and sector indexes as well as domestic and foreign stocks. For more information, please visit www.amex.com .
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Source: American Stock Exchange

........ ........hier ist zur Zeit alles möglich ...

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Syntax-Brillian to Announce Financial Results for Fiscal 2007 First-Quarter on November 2, 2006
Wednesday October 25, 4:00 pm ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, will announce financial results for its fiscal 2007 first-quarter ended September 30, 2006, at the close of the market on Thursday, November 2, 2006. The company will also host a conference call to review financial results and the company's outlook.

Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Wayne A. Pratt, Chief Financial Officer, will host the conference call. Any investor or interested individual can listen to the call, which is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. PST (4:30 p.m. EST) on November 2. To participate in the teleconference, approximately 10 minutes prior to the start time please dial toll-free 866-713-8563 (or 617-597-5311 for international callers) and provide Passcode 11043177.

You may also listen to the teleconference live via the Internet at www.syntaxbrillian.com or at www.earnings.com. For those unable to attend, these websites will host an archive of the call.

About Syntax-Brillian Corporation

Syntax-Brillian Corporation (www.syntaxbrillian.com) is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products. The company's lead products include its Olevia brand (www.olevia.com) of widescreen HDTV-ready and HD built-in LCD TVs--one of the fastest growing global TV brands--and its next generation Gen II LCoS(TM) 720p and 1080p microdisplay HDTVs for the high-end video/audio market. Syntax-Brillian's global supply chain, Asian operations, and North American sales channels position the company as a market leader in consumer and high-end HDTV and digital entertainment products.

Brillian and LCoS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Syntax-Brillian Corporation.

Contact:
Syntax-Brillian Corporation
Mr. Wayne Pratt, Executive Vice President, CFO
+1.602.389.8797
[e-mail]

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 24.854.631 von teecee1 am 25.10.06 21:51:09

noch was zur 3D Videokonferenz

10. März 2006: Jetzt gibt es was auf die Augen: 3D-Projektionen sind erstmals bei Tageslicht ohne Spezialbrille möglich.

Origami, Handy-TV und HD-TV stehen im Mittelpunkt der CeBit. Nichts umwerfend Neues, nur konsequente Vermarktung existierender Technologien: Mobilfunkapplikationen und TV-Technik ad infinitum...

Um wirklich innovative Entwicklungen und Produkte zu finden, muss man schon abseits des Marketing-Rauschens suchen. Da wird man dann auch fündig: In Hannover präsentiert die sächsische Firma sax3d.com den Prototyp eines 3d-Projektors. HOPS.®-3D (Holografisch-Optische ProjektionsScheiben) heißt das System. Diese Entwicklung stellt einen Durchbruch auf dem Weg zum holografischen Darstellungssystem dar. Die 3D-Bildqualität bleibt auch dann erhalten, wenn sich mehrere Betrachter gleichzeitig die vor der Projektionsfläche schwebenden Bilder anschauen und sich dabei frei bewegen. Die projizierten Bildinhalte werden nicht durch Tages- oder einfallendes Sonnenlicht beeinträchtigt und Spezialbrillen sind überflüssig.

HOPS.®-3D ist ein autostereoskopisches 3D-System, mit dessen Hilfe ein realer Tiefeneindruck vermittelt wird. Die echte 3D-Visualisierung stellt Daten dreidimensional dar. Mittels einer Software aus dem Hause Newsight werden speziell produzierte Filme für die Darstellung des 3D-Erlebnisses umgerechnet, um die benötigten mehrfach perspektivischen Ansichten zu erzeugen.

Die möglichen Anwendungsmöglichkeiten sind vielfältig. Überall wo dreidimensionale Übersicht erforderlich ist, bringt die Holografietechnik Vorteile. Flugraumüberwachung, medizinische Simulationen, Architektur und Design könnten von der Technik schnell profitieren. Seine ersten Anwendungen wird HOPS sicher als Werbe- und Präsentationsmedium finden.

Noch ist der Raumbedarf des Systems relativ hoch. Die 67 Zoll große Projektionsfläche beansprucht 2,33 Meter Platz in der Tiefe und 2,17 Meter in der Höhe. Über Preise äußert sich der Hersteller noch nicht. Das System soll aber schon in ca. sechs Monaten zu kaufen sein, da die Serienproduktion nach der Cebit beginnt. Der Öffentlichkeit wurde der Prototyp der Projektionslösung auf der CeBit erstmals vorgestellt. Als zukünftige Entwicklung erwartet uns vielleicht eine Kombination der holografischen Projektion mit Multitouchscreenfunktionen zu einem holografischen Interface. Wie so etwas aussehen könnte, ist in Spielbergs düsterem Sci-Fi-Thriller Minority Report bereits eindrücklich dargestellt. Ob wir aber jemals wie Tom Cruise wild in unserem Display hantieren, ist doch fraglich. Eine direkte Netzhautschnittstelle dürfte noch viel umfassendere Möglichkeiten bieten. Diese Techniken haben in der Medizin mit der Netzhaut-Chiptechnik ihre ersten Schritte in die Realität schon gemacht.

http://www.sax3d.com

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Stock Pick#3
Date: October 25, 2006
Company Name: Syntax Brillian Corp
Symbol: BRLC
Good Prices to Buy: $5.95 to $6.02



http://www.pennystockanalysis.com/StockPick3.html

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**** CNBC News **** Live Interview transcript from 3:55 PM ET Today )....
(7 Ratings)
25-Oct-06 08:59 pm

CNBC Transcript:

Signs of Life Closing Bell Segment:

By Dillon Radigan CNBC Anchorman;

HDTV Sales, more red hot than ever, and manufacturers pumping them out as fast as they darn well can, but this facility you're looking at here, isn't in some far off Asia, it's right it's outside of LA ( Los Angeles ) Find out why this new facility is showing some new signs of life; when we come back....

Continueing after the commecial:

Boston Beer Story by Mary Thompson starts; then Brillian Corp. Story...

Dillon:

Beer a staple the Living room and so are TV's in fact manufacturing of them once a big business right here the US pretty much died out in the 90's however the US industry is now showing new signs of life;

CNBC Entertainment Business Reporter Jerry Cobb tells us why one company is making TV's here, when others are tunig out, Jerry;

Dillion, long after other tv set makers shut their doors in the US, Arizona based maker Syntax-Brillian just cut the ribbon to a 50,000 square foot facility in S CA that will churn out 100,000 LCD tv sets in a year. Now they are sold under the Olevia brand name at National Retailers like Circuit City, Comp USA , FRY's , Radio Shack and Amazon Dot Com. The parts come from overseas, but the design and the assembly are done by US workers which actually helps save the company money. Even though that is much counter to the strategy to what the rest of the industry is persuing.

( Live inveterview with Mr. Vincent F. Sollitto Jr, 57
Chairman and Chief Exec. Officer dressed in Dk Blue suit, white shirt, Red tie - very nice looking businessman )

He said:

Not only do we save duty, but we certainly save transportation costs shipping TV's across the ocean; but we also save tremendously in logistics becuase we are now doing just in time manufacturing and we don't have to commit our inventory three weeks in advance to cross the water
- END Vincent:

Back to Jerry Cobb:

Now Syntax - Brillian is actually one of the only pure plays on LCD TV's which are expected to hit world wide shipments 44 Billion Units this year, Tristian Verra, analyst at Robert Baird ( unsure of exact Spelling of names ) says the stock is cheap at these levels especially when you consider it's one of the Top 10 LCD's Brands in the US and positioned to take big market share overseas.

A( Picture of the One year chart as analyst Tristan Verra

( male; interviewed ) came on live and said:

Something which is maybe less obvious with the investors is the company has achieved a ( unintelligbnle adjective due to his accent )_______________ huge markeing position in some markets in Asia; for example this is one of The number one TV brands in Hong Kong and one of the top brands even in China - END Analyst Review;

Then back to Jerry Cobb Announcer at CNBC:

Now if you haven't heard of the Olevia Brand, chances are you will, as they are rolling out a big marketing campaign this fall on ESPN timed with the critical holiday season.

Dillon Back to you - END ( Time 3:55 pm EDT )

Although I am biased, I have to say, this was a very very well done interview, with nice video scenes of the product being assembled at the plant in the US. Maybe I can get this on YouTube soon.

Disclaimer: I swear under penalty of perjury that the above is true, correct, and exactly what was said in this CNBC interview,and to wit, to the best of my ability I have transcribed it as heard on the rewound video player from which it was recorded on this 25th Day of October, 2006.

Sentiment : Strong Buy

http://messages.finance.yahoo.com/Technology/Semiconductors/…

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 24.873.259 von teecee1 am 26.10.06 19:19:35

CNBC Video Today on Syntax Brillian "BRLC"
maker of ÖLEVIA LCD TV's: Made in U.S.A.

Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve2Brq2xmzg

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 24.826.052 von teecee1 am 24.10.06 18:11:16

Pou Chen, Kolin and Syntax-Brillian to partner for new LCD TV line in US

Max Wang, Los Angeles; Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com [Thursday 26 October 2006]

Taiwan-based Pou Chen Group and Kolin and US-based Syntax-Brillian are partnering for a new LCD TV line recently opened in the US.

Pou Chen on October 24 held the opening ceremony for its first LCD TV line in the US and the facility will support Olevia-brand TVs, with size ranging from 32 to 65 inches, according to a Syntax-Brillian press release. The facility can produce more than 200,000 LCD TVs and LCOS (liquid crystal on silicon) TVs annually, Syntax-Brillian indicated.

Edie Wang, CEO and vice chairman of DigiMedia, a Kolin affiliate, said DigiMedia has sent about 50 engineers to help construction of the line. When the line starts mass production, the number of the staff will decrease to three, Wang noted.

Digitmedia produces most of Kolin's LCD TVs and Syntax-Brillian's Olevia-branded TVs. Currently, the maximum monthly capacity of DigiMedia can reach 30,000-50,000 LCD TVs and its line in Taiwan is not able to meet full demand from the customers. Therefore, the strategic partnership with an EMS (electronic manufacturing service) company is necessary, Wang explained.

Beginning a pilot run in September, the facility will begin mass production shortly after the opening ceremony. The facility currently employs 120 workers on one shift and will increase production and employment to two shifts by early 2007, Syntax-Brillian pointed out. Sources indicated the line will run at a monthly capacity of 30,000 units.

Solar Link Technologies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pou Chen and the company overseeing the operation of the line, expects the line to begin producing 42-inch LCD TVs in December, with the 47-inch segment to be added to the line by 2007, according to company vice president Johnny Tsai.

The initial amount of investments from Solar Link is US$2.5 million, Tsai pointed out, adding that the line currently focuses on 37-inch LCD TVs for US-based Syntax-Brillian.

Solar Link has secured orders of 400,000 LCD TVs for 2007 and the company may add two more lines in the future, EDN reported today.

Solar Link will adopt panels from LG.Philips LCD and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), the Chinese-language Economic Daily News reported recently. In March, Syntax-Brillian announced a supply agreement with LG.Philips LCD, which will supply Syntax-Brillian with panels from 20 to 42 inches.



Pou Chen US LCD TV line opening ceremony, (right to left) Christopher CL Liu, chairman, Kolin, Johnny Tsai, vice president, Solar Link, Vincent Sollitto, CEO and chairman, Syntax-Brillian, and Champ Shin, vice president, LG Philips LCD
Photo: Max Wang, DigiTimes


First LCD TV line from Solar Link
Photo: Max Wang, DigiTimes

http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/MailHome.asp?datePublish=2…

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... ...Saturn-Markt und evtl. Media Markt




Syntax-Brillian Announces Agreement to Acquire Vivitar
Monday October 30, 6:30 am ET

Acquisition Will Create New Opportunities for TV Maker in Digital Photography and Imaging, Optics and Enhanced International Distribution

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, today announced that it has agreed to acquire Vivitar Corporation, an Oxnard, Calif.-based leader in the design, development and marketing of photographic, optical, electronic and digital imaging products, for $26 million in stock.

The acquisition will give Syntax-Brillian full ownership over all Vivitar assets and creates for the TV maker an entree into digital photography and Vivitar's established global retail and distribution channels. This union will capitalize on key synergies between Syntax-Brillian's leadership in LCD and digital imaging technology and Vivitar's legacy of technological innovation in photography and optics. Vivitar will be operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of Syntax-Brillian.

By consolidating shared resources, contract manufacturing relationships, marketing and engineering expertise and distribution channels, the acquisition of Vivitar is expected to produce significant economic and logistical advantages for Syntax-Brillian.

Vivitar is a leading manufacturer and marketer of photography equipment and optics, including a range of high-quality, affordable digital cameras, film cameras, lenses, flashes and tripods, sports optics, and digital imaging products. Vivitar has a diverse portfolio of intellectual property assets and patents and maintains a variety of international distribution channels in the United States, France, the United Kingdom and Hong Kong.

In the United States, Vivitar sells its products through mass merchandisers, including Wal-Mart, Comp USA, Office Depot and Radio Shack. In Europe, Vivitar products can be found at major retailers, including Tesco, Woolworth's, E.LECLERC (France), Saturn (Germany) and others. Vivitar products are also sold through photo specialty stores, film labs, consumer electronics stores and catalogs. Total revenue for Vivitar in calendar 2005 year was approximately $120 million.

Syntax-Brillian expects to leverage Vivitar's existing distribution channels to create new outlets, notably in Europe, for its LCD televisions, as well as any new Olevia or co-branded digital entertainment products that the company may develop.

"Vivitar has long been recognized for its technological innovation in photography, optics and digital imaging," said Syntax-Brillian CEO Vincent Sollitto. "Theirs is a legacy that we're proud to inherit and eager to build on, as we combine our common expertise and the successful Vivitar and Olevia brands to create new business opportunities and digital entertainment products that will dazzle consumers across the world with their brilliant images."

"Since it was founded in 1938, Vivitar has grown to become an internationally recognized name for quality and innovation in photographic, optical and digital imaging products and design," said Bo Liu, CEO of Vivitar. "We're proud to add our experience, expertise and portfolio of technological innovation to Syntax-Brillian's cutting-edge achievements in LCD and LCoS(TM) TV technology and near to eye devices to create a powerful combination of two U.S.-based entities with international brand identities and distribution networks dedicated to continued excellence in imaging and digital entertainment."

Conference Call

The company will host a conference call to discuss today's announcement. Any investor or interested individual can listen to the call, which is scheduled to begin today at 7:30 a.m. PST (10:30 a.m. EST). To participate, approximately 10 minutes prior to the start time please dial toll-free 866-356-4281 (or 617-597-5395 for international callers) and provide passcode 50226225. You may also listen to the teleconference live via the Internet at www.syntaxbrillian.com or at www.earnings.com. For those unable to attend, these Web sites will host an archive of the call.

About Syntax-Brillian Corporation

Syntax-Brillian Corporation (www.syntaxbrillian.com) is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products. The company's lead products include its Olevia brand (www.olevia.com) of widescreen HDTV-ready and HD-built-in LCD TVs -- one of the fastest growing global TV brands -- and its Gen II LCoS(TM) 720p and 1080p rear-projection HDTVs for the high-end video/audio market. Syntax-Brillian's global supply chain, Asian operations and North American sales channels position the company as a market leader in consumer and high-end HDTV and digital entertainment products.

Brillian and LCoS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Syntax-Brillian Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

About Vivitar Corporation

Vivitar Corporation, a leading manufacturer of both digital and film cameras, hosts a complete line of photographic products, including digital cameras, 35 mm zoom cameras, point-and-shoot cameras, auto-focus cameras, 35 mm SLR cameras, manual and automatic lenses, flashes, binoculars, projectors and camera accessories.

Vivitar has an extensive line of affordable digital cameras ranging from entry-level VGA cameras to eight-megapixel digital cameras with zoom optics. The Vivicam series of digital cameras is one of the broadest product lines of digital cameras on the market today, spanning the spectrum of interest from novice through the serious amateur digital photographer.

Vivitar Corporation is based in the United States with offices in Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, France and Canada. Vivitar products are distributed worldwide through a wide variety of stores, merchants and dealers. Vivitar products are found in specialty stores, photo stores, mass merchants, drug store chains, warehouse superstores and on the Internet.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this press release may be deemed to be forward-looking statements under federal securities laws, and Syntax-Brillian intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbor created thereby. Such forward-looking statements include but are not limited to statements regarding the company's ability to complete the acquisition of Vivitar, to realize economic and logistical advantages from the acquisition, and to capitalize on various synergies in manufacturing and distribution that are expected to result from the acquisition, and to use the acquisition to create new products and business opportunities. Syntax-Brillian cautions that these statements are qualified by important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected by the forward-looking statements contained herein. Such factors include the success of the acquisition, the ability of the company to achieve the strategic benefits of the acquisition,changes in markets for the company's products; changes in the market for customers' products; the failure of the company's products to deliver commercially acceptable performance; the ability of the company's management, individually or collectively, to guide the company in a successful manner; and other risks as detailed in Syntax-Brillian's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contact:
Syntax-Brillian Corporation
Ms. Hope Frank, Vice President, Marketing, 602-380-2027
[e-mail]
www.syntaxbrillian.com

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/061030/20061030005450.html?.v=1

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26.10.2006 11:42 Uhr
Media Saturn eröffnet 600sten Fachmarkt

Mit dem Media Markt in Göteborg wurde am 25. Oktober der europaweit 600ste Fachmarkt der Media-Saturn-Unternehmensgruppe eröffnet.

Die Ingolstädter gehören zu den wachstumsstärksten Handelsgruppen in Europa. Und zu den größten: Im vergangenen Jahr konnte die Unternehmensgruppe mit 37.230 Mitarbeitern einen Nettoumsatz von 13,3 Milliarden Euro erwirtschaften. In den vergangenen sieben Jahren wurde die Anzahl der Standorte von rund 300 auf aktuell 600 verdoppelt.

Vor wenigen Wochen hat Media Markt in Stockholm seinen ersten schwedischen Standort eröffnet. Zehntausende Kunden besuchten allein am Eröffnungstag Schwedens größten Elektrofachmarkt und sorgten für den umsatzträchtigsten Markteintritt in der Geschichte des Unternehmens. Mit der Eröffnung eines Fachmarktes auf rund 4.100 qm Verkaufsfläche in einem Einkaufszentrum in Göteborg wollen die Verantwortlichen nun an diesen Erfolg anknüpfen.

Und die Expansion geht weiter: Anfang Dezember wird Media Markt in Moskau und St. Petersburg in den russischen Markt und damit in das 14. Land der Unternehmensgruppe eintreten.

Media Markt und Saturn sind dann in Belgien, Deutschland, Frankreich, Griechenland, Italien, den Niederlanden, Österreich, Polen, Portugal, Russland, Schweden, der Schweiz, Spanien und Ungarn präsent. (go)

http://www.computerpartner.de/consumerelectronics/235660/ind…

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Kolin lands LCD TV orders from Japan-based NTT group
EDN, October 30; Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com [Monday 30 October 2006]

Kolin recently won 32-, 37- and 42-inch LCD TV orders from the Japan-based NTT group with the first consignment of 4,000 units to kick off in January 2007, according to today's Economic Daily News (EDN). The orders is worth over NT$100 million (US$3.0 million), said the paper.

Kolin plans to set up a branch in Japan next February, added the paper

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 25.032.423 von teecee1 am 31.10.06 11:48:29

http://www.successstories.com/ssdescri.htm

Japan Insight: Get the Scoop

Could It Be Goodbye to Marvel Japan?...and Hello to LCD-TV Maker Syntax-Brillian?; Campbell Soup Japan Survives Company Review, for Now; Etc.

http://www.successstories.com/oct06.htm

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 25.013.556 von teecee1 am 30.10.06 17:03:28

http://www.vivitar.com/vivitarwork/aboutus.php

HISTORY

Vivitar Corp., headquartered in Oxnard, Calif., designs, develops and markets photographic, optical, electronic and digital imaging products through company offices in the United States, France, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom.

Founded in Hollywood, Calif., in 1938 by two German immigrants, Max Ponder and John Best, the company has grown from a regional distributor of photographic products to an international imaging technology leader. Originally known as Ponder and Best, the company became Vivitar in 1979, with its own highly consumer accepted brand name and an impressive list of patents and technological innovations.

Over the years, Vivitar has set many standards in the photo industry. Its history includes a portfolio of over 85 electronic flash and optics patents, which photographic manufacturers around the world have incorporated into their own flash and 35 mm SLR zoom lenses.

In 1995, to complement its full line of photographic products, the company created an electronics and digital imaging product line and is now marketing digital imaging products for business and home use.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 24.828.987 von teecee1 am 24.10.06 19:59:10

Syntax-Brillian Corporation Earnings Conference Call (Q1 2007) FY
Scheduled to start Thu, Nov 2, 2006, 4:30 pm Eastern

# 129
Here\'s the e-mail I sent to Hope Frank early this morning. I tried to include everyone\'s questions in one form or another, with special emphasis on vetteguy\'s LCoS questions. My apologies if I inadvertently left anyone out
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List of last-minute CC questions 1-Nov-06 11:01 am

I had submitted a final list of conference call questions from this message board last week at the request of Hope Frank, BRLC's VP of Marketing. However, I got an e-mail from her early this morning (Wednesday) in which she asked for a last-minute list of questions that have been posted on the board since that time. I needed to compile this list very quickly, as BRLC management is working on the final script for the call this morning. So I did the best I could on short notice. Sorry if I missed anyone's question. Here's the list I submitted:


1 - Now that you have acquired Vivitar's European distribution chain, in what quarter do you expect to start selling TVs in Europe? Do you have any estimates as to what sort of unit volume and revenue you might expect from TV sales in Europe in CY 2007?

2 - Do you plan to produce TVs in Europe? If so, in what quarter do you expect to start?

3 - Many of Vivitar's retail distribution partners in Europe sell cameras but do not currently sell TVs. Could you please list a few of Vivitar's largest European retail partners that do currently sell TVs?

4 - Could you please tell us a little about Mr. Bo Liu and what sort of background and experience he brings to the company?

5 - Are there any specific patents or areas of expertise where you can foresee the Vivitar team contributing significantly to future improvements in your LCoS television designs?

6 - In what ways might you make use of the Vivitar brand name in order to sell more TVs in North America?

goutah http://messages.finance.yahoo.com/Technology/Semiconductors/…

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http://www.investorguide.com/stock-news.cgi?ticker=BRLC



Company Symbol Mon Close Support Resistance
Syntax-Brillian Corp BRLC $6.19 $5.30 $6.35

>>Initially profiled July 12, and revisited Sept. 29, Syntax-Brillian Corp (BRLC : 6.50, +0.15, +2.4%) has returned 125% and remains well positioned.
>>Earlier this month, it notched 11-month highs on strong volume.
>>Since then, it's sustained its gains, lifting from support last week on another volume uptick.
>>The company is scheduled to report its quarterly results on Nov. 2.

http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7BA2D…

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News found on bloomberg.....http://messages.finance.yahoo.com/Technology/Semiconductors/…... leider kein direkten link...

Yesterday we attended Syntax-Brillian’s opening ceremony of its new US-based LCD
and LCoS HDTV production facility in Ontario, CA. We believe our meetings and tour
of the facility further confirm our thesis that Syntax-Brillian is becoming an exciting
way for small-cap investors to capture the rapidly growing trend in the flat panel
market. As such, we reiterate our BUY rating and $9 price target, which is based on
applying a 1x multiple to our C2007E EV/sales estimate of $446M.
· Capacity details – Initially, Syntax-Brillian will manufacture its three and five series
37” LCD and 65” LCoS HDTVs for North American distribution. The 50,000-squarefoot
facility houses a state-of-the art semi automated assembly line and will operate
one shift, producing roughly 100,000 HDTVs annually. We expect Syntax-Brillian will
add an additional shift in early 2007, bringing the total capacity to around 200,000
HDTVs annually. Syntax-Brillian is currently in discussions to expand the facility to a
total of 200,000 square feet, as demand grows. We expect the company will also
expand its line to include 30” and 42” sets, as well as eventually its flagship 7 series
42” and 47” LCD HDTVs.
· Distribution expanding nationally – Our discussions with Syntax-Brillian employees
confirm that the company has indeed struck a deal with a national retailer. We expect
that Syntax-Brillian’s Olevia brand LCD HDTV will be on the shelves for this holiday
season at one of the top national chains, which could prove our estimates conservative.
Additionally, we believe the company is currently building LCoS inventory to secure a
national deal to sell its 565 LCoS HDTV, which should absorb LCoS overhead, allowing
for further margin expansion.
Syntax-Brillian announces intentions to acquire Vivitar – Yesterday, Syntax-Brillian
announced its intent to acquire privately held Vivitar Corporation, a leading
manufacturer/marketer of digital photography equipment, for 20% of 2005 sales of
$120M in an all-stock transaction. Syntax-Brillian expects the deal may close as soon
as tomorrow and will be immediately accretive. We will look to Thursday’s FQ1
conference call for more details. We expect the addition of Vivitar to add between
$20-30M to FQ2 sales but will wait for greater clarity before adjusting our estimates.
· Increasing distribution - We see this acquisition by Syntax Brillian as primarily a
purchase of distribution. The company anticipates that it can utilize Vivitar’s strong
existing distribution network to gain traction for its LCD HDTVs domestically and in
Europe. Currently, Syntax-Brillian has virtually no presence in Europe, while
European sales accounted for more than 50% of Vivitar’s revenues. Domestically,
Vivitar’s relationship with Wal-Mart, combined with Syntax-Brillian’s scale, may
finally allow Syntax-Brillian to make inroads with the retailing giant.
· View distribution and immediate accretion positively - Overall, we view this as a
positive acquisition and continue to remain very optimistic on BRLC shares. Selling
televisions in Wal-Mart stores would be a key milestone for Syntax-Brillian and would
create a great opportunity to leverage its 3, 5 and 7 product strategy (likely 3 series
outlet). More importantly, we believe this acquisition could give Syntax-Brillian instant
penetration of its Olevia branded HDTVs into the European markets. As such, we
reiterate our BUY rating on BRLC shares and $9 price target, which is based on
EV/sales, applying a 1x multiple to our C2007E sales estimate of $446M.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 25.013.556 von teecee1 am 30.10.06 17:03:28

... ... die kennen ÖLEVIA noch nicht...


Aus für "Geiz ist geil" - Loewe profitiert

Motto "Marge geht vor Umsatz" zahlt sich aus


Loewe-TV "Spheros" (Foto: loewe.de)

Kronach (pte/02.11.2006/13:21) - Für den TV-Hersteller Loewe http://www.loewe.de hat sich das Motto "Marge geht vor Umsatz" in den vergangenen Monaten bezahlt gemacht. In den ersten drei Quartalen des laufenden Geschäftsjahres schrieb das Unternehmen wieder tiefschwarze Zahlen und hob daraufhin die EBIT-Prognose für das Gesamtjahr an. Dabei profitiert Loewe auch von der zunehmenden Abkehr der Verbraucher von der "Geiz ist geil"-Mentalität. "Die Verbraucherstimmung hat sich gedreht. Die Kunden legen wieder mehr Wert auf Qualität und Marken", erklärt Loewe-Sprecher Axel Gentzsch im Gespräch mit pressetext.

(...) Loewe wolle sich dem Preiskampf in der Branche mit „begehrlichen und attraktiven Produkten“ entgegenstemmen, sagte ein Firmensprecher. Um die Margen hoch halten zu können, sei das Unternehmen auch zum Verzicht auf mehr Umsatz bereit. „Wir wollen Geld verdienen“, sagte der Sprecher. Vor einem Jahr hatte nach neun Monaten noch ein Verlust von 4,3 Mill. Euro zu Buche gestanden. (...) http://www.handelsblatt.com/news/_pv/_p/201197/_t/ft/_b/1158…

Neben der wert- und margenorientierten Vermarktung habe aber auch die allgemein dynamische Marktentwicklung bei großformatigen Flachbild-Fernsehern das Loewe-Geschäft angekurbelt. Nach vorläufigen Berechnungen kletterte der Umsatz des Unternehmens in den ersten neun Monaten gegenüber dem Vorjahreszeitraum um 23 Prozent auf 241,5 Mio. Euro. Das EBIT belief sich auf 9,2 Mio. Euro, nachdem 2005 noch ein Verlust in Höhe von 4,3 Mio. Euro angefallen war. Trotz der eher ergebnisorientierten Unternehmensstrategie sei Loewe schneller als der ohnehin schon dynamische Markt gewachsen, betont Gentzsch. Der Marktanteil in Europa sei von 4,6 auf 4,8 Prozent geklettert.

Aufgrund der positiven Ergebnisse hob der Loewe-Vorstand die Ergebnisprognose für das Gesamtjahr an und rechnet nun mit einem EBIT von zwölf Mio. Euro. Zuvor hatte Loewe ein Ergebnis von zehn Mio. Euro in Aussicht gestellt. An der Umsatzprognose hält das Unternehmen dagegen fest. Hier erwartet Loewe ein Wachstum auf 340 Mio. bis 350 Mio. Euro. Die positiven vorläufigen Zahlen sowie das Aufstocken der Ergebnisprognose haben auch an der Börse für gute Stimmung gesorgt. Die Loewe-Aktie kletterte um knapp drei Prozent und hielt am Donnerstagmittag bei 14,74 Euro.

Abzulesen ist der anhaltende Aufwärtstrend bei den Flachbildfernsehern auch an den Umsatzzahlen der Panel-Hersteller. Prognosen der Marktforscher von DisplaySearch zufolge soll der Umsatz mit Flat-Panels im laufenden Jahr um 13 Prozent auf 86 Mrd. Dollar anschwellen. Allein im TV-Bereich summieren sich die Umsätze der Panel-Hersteller auf 29,6 Mrd. Dollar. Das bedeutet ein sattes Plus von 60 Prozent (pressetext berichtete: http://www.pressetext.at/pte.mc?pte=061024003 ). In Deutschland werden die Verbraucher laut einer Marktstudie von GfK und EITO 2006 rund 3,6 Mrd. Euro für Flachbildfernseher ausgeben und damit um 70 Prozent mehr als im Vorjahr. (Ende)
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Topaktuelles Kaufsignal: Loewe schafft den Ausbruch
[12:20, 02.11.06]
Von Heinz Imbacher

Die Loewe-Aktie (WKN: 649410) stürmt dynamisch über die Widerstandszone im Bereich um 14 Euro.

Damit nicht genug: Der SDAX-Wert notiert inzwischen deutlich über dem seit Februar bestehenden Abwärtstrend und vollendete mit dem Sprung über die 14-Euro-Marke eine mehrmonatige Bodenformation. Nach einer möglichen Verschnaufpause am Widerstand bei 16 Euro dürfte das Papier auf Sicht von einigen Monaten bis zum Jahrestop bei 20,45 Euro vorstoßen. Solider Halt liegt zwischen 13 und 14 Euro. Der Stoppkurs sollte bei 11,90 Euro platziert werden. Aktueller Kurs: 14,75 Euro.

http://www.boerse-online.de/tools/boerse/einzelkurs_isin.htm…

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Press Release Source: Syntax-Brillian Corporation

Syntax-Brillian Corporation Reports Record Revenue and Earnings for Its First Fiscal Quarter Ended September 30, 2006
Thursday November 2, 4:00 pm ET

Unit Shipment Volume Reaches All Time High, Gross Margins Improve 595bp Over June Quarter, and Profitability is Reached

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, today announced its financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2006.

For the quarter ended September 30, 2006, Syntax-Brillian reported record revenue of $87.0 million, up 218% from the year-ago quarter. Net income in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, for the first quarter of fiscal 2007 was $3.8 million compared with net loss of $658,000 for the first quarter of fiscal 2006. Diluted net income per share was $0.07 for the first quarter of fiscal 2007 compared with diluted net loss per share of $0.02 for the first quarter of fiscal 2006.

Results for the first quarter of fiscal 2007 include non-cash compensation charges of $481,000 related to employee stock options, depreciation and amortization expense of $1.0 million, and non-cash interest expense of $2.5 million.

Adjusted EBITDA (a) for the first quarter of fiscal 2007 was $8.5 million compared with $1.9 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2006.

The merger of Syntax Groups Corporation and Brillian Corporation was completed on November 30, 2005. As such, the results of operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 did not include the operations conducted by Brillian.

Syntax-Brillian ended the quarter with cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments of $8.3 million, working capital of $28.1 million, stockholders' equity of $70.7 million, and $12.2 million of long-term debt and redeemable convertible preferred stock, net of discount, including current portion.

"We are very pleased with the company's performance as we continue to execute to our plan," said Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr., Chairman and CEO of Syntax-Brillian. "Our technology, product, manufacturing, marketing, and distribution activities are beginning to bear fruit as we complete our first year as Syntax-Brillian. The strategic partnerships we have forged this year put us in an excellent position as we enter what promises to be the most exciting quarter in the company's history," he continued.

Highlights for the quarter ended September 30, 2006

The highlights and accomplishments for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 include the following:

Record quarterly revenue of $87.0 million, a 218% increase year over year.

>>All-time record unit shipment volume of approximately 144,000 units represented an increase of 327% year over year.
>>Improved gross margins in the LCD segment to 20.92% from 18.55% in the prior quarter.
>>Improved overall gross margins to 18.13% from 12.18% in the previous quarter.
>>Achieved Adjusted EBITDA and GAAP profitability for the first time since the merger of Syntax and Brillian.
>>Began nationwide television marketing campaign on ESPN.
Added 8 new retailers and 7 new distributor/installers to the company's sales channels.

Business Outlook

Syntax-Brillian also provided the following business outlook for its second quarter of fiscal 2007, ending December 31, 2006, and for the full fiscal year ending June 30, 2007.

For the quarter ending December 31, 2006, Syntax-Brillian anticipates revenue, excluding the operations of Vivitar, to be in the range of $160 million to $170 million, predominately from sales of LCD TVs, on shipment volumes of 290,000 to 310,000 units. The quarter ending December 31, 2006 will also include approximately two months of revenue from the acquired operations of Vivitar. Consolidated revenue, including the operations of Vivitar is anticipated to be in the range of $178 million to $190 million with consolidated gross margins in the range of 15% to 17%.

For the full fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, Syntax-Brillian anticipates revenue, excluding the operations of Vivitar, to be in the range of $490 million to $520 million. Consolidated revenue, including Vivitar, is expected to be in the range of $565 million to $605 million with consolidated gross margins in the range of 16% to 18%.

Syntax-Brillian will host a conference call today, November 2, to discuss its first fiscal quarter financial results and future outlook. The conference call may include forward-looking statements. The call will be Web cast and is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time (1:30 p.m. Pacific). The live audio broadcast and replay of the conference call can be accessed on Syntax-Brillian's Web site at www.syntaxbrillian.com under the Investor Relations section. Syntax-Brillian will maintain an audio replay of this conference call on its Web site through December 31, 2006. No other audio replay will be available.

About Syntax-Brillian Corporation

Syntax-Brillian (www.syntaxbrillian.com) is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products. The company's lead products include its Olevia (www.olevia.com) brand of widescreen HDTV-ready LCD TVs -- one of the fastest growing global TV brands -- and its next generation Gen II LCoS(TM) 720p and 1080p rear-projection HDTVs for the high-end video/audio market. Syntax-Brillian's global supply chain, Asian operations, and North American sales channels position the company as a market leader in consumer and high-end HDTV and digital entertainment products.

Brillian, UltraContrast, and LCoS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Syntax-Brillian Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Certain statements contained in this press release may be deemed to be forward-looking statements under federal securities laws, and Syntax-Brillian intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor created thereby. Such forward-looking statements include expectations regarding the future operating results of the company, including expectations regarding revenue and shipment volumes for the second quarter ending December 31, 2006 and the full fiscal year ending June 30, 2007. Syntax-Brillian cautions that these statements are qualified by important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected by the forward-looking statements contained herein. Such factors include (i) changes in markets for the company's products; (ii) changes in the market for customer's products; (iii) the failure of the company's products to deliver commercially acceptable performance; (iv) the ability of the company's management, individually or collectively, to guide the company in a successful manner; and (v) other risks as detailed in Syntax-Brillian's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2006.

SYNTAX-BRILLIAN CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 25.092.528 von teecee1 am 02.11.06 22:50:39

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UPGRADE: Syntax-Brillian (BRLC) upgraded by CIBC Wrld Mkts from Sector Perform to Sector Outperform.

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06:52 a.m. 11/03/2006 Provided By Briefing.com

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 25.106.584 von teecee1 am 03.11.06 16:35:46

03-Nov-06 Canaccord Adams Reiterated Buy $9 $11
03-Nov-06 CIBC Wrld Mkts Upgraded Sector Perform Sector Outperform $10
03-Nov-06 Brean Murray Reiterated Buy $8 $14

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Syntax-Brillian Shares Up on 3Q Earnings
Friday November 3, 11:32 am ET

Shares of Syntax-Brillian Rise As Third-Quarter Earnings Beat Wall Street Forecasts

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Syntax-Brillian Corp. hit a new 52-week high in morning trading Friday, a day after the Tempe, Ariz.-based maker of high-definition televisions beat Wall Street forecasts for third-quarter revenue and earnings.

Syntax-Brillian shares made it as high as $7.95, before sliding back to $7.82, up $1.56, or 25 percent, on the Nasdaq. The previous 52-week high was $6.58.

Revenue in the third quarter more than tripled from the third quarter of 2005 as Syntax Groups Corp. added the operations of Brillian Corp. after their November 2005 merger.

Earnings of 7 cents per share widely beat Wall Street forecasts for per-share profit of a penny.

CIBC World Markets analyst Daniel M. Gelbtuch upgraded Syntax-Brillian to "Sector Outperformer" from "Sector Performer," with a price target of $10.

Gelbtuch said the company is picking up business from major retailers like Circuit City Stores Inc. and is poised to penetrate the European market with the acquisition of Vivitar.

Baird analyst Tristan Gerra said margins are improving because of growing consumer preference for large-screen televisions.

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Donnerstag, 02. November 2006, 15:49 Uhr
Geräte: Studie: 80 Prozent der Fernseher für Europa kommen bald aus Polen
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(dpa/pk) Fast 80 Prozent der in Europa verkauften Fernseher werden bis zum Jahr 2010 in Polen hergestellt. Zu diesem Ergebnis kommt eine Studie, die der polnische Wirtschaftsminister Piotr Wozniak am Donnerstag in Warschau vorstellte.

Bereits im vergangenen Jahr kam jeder dritte in der EU produzierte Fernseher aus dem EU-Mitgliedsland Polen, sagte er. Eine neue Investition des japanischen Unternehmens Funai Electronics wird diese Zahl in den kommenden Jahren wohl weiter steigern. Der stellvertretende Vorstandsvorsitzende Yoshio Nakajima unterzeichnete am Donnerstag eine Absichtserklärung über den Bau einer Fabrik in Nowa Sola in der Sonderwirtschaftszone Kostrzyn- Slubice.

Mit dem Bau der Fabrik, der noch in diesem Monat beginnen soll, will Funai sein europäisches Produktionszentrum errichten, sagte Nakajima. Geplant sei eine Investition in Höhe von 17,4 Millionen Euro. In dem Werk sollen 500 Menschen arbeiten.

http://www.satundkabel.de/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&f…

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Schlechteste Branche in Europa

Technologieaktien im Abseits
Von Kerstin Papon



03. November 2006
Technologiewerte sind in diesem Jahr die Schlußlichter der Aktienbörsen. Sie allein weisen in Europa - gemessen am Stoxx-Technologie-Index - seit Jahresbeginn ein Kursminus auf. Für alle anderen Branchen ist die Jahresbilanz dagegen positiv. In Amerika ist das Kursbild seit Anfang dieses Jahres ähnlich: Die Technologiewerte an der Nasdaq haben weniger zugelegt als der breite Markt. Einzig der deutsche Tec-Dax sticht mit einem Jahresplus von 15 Prozent positiv hervor, was allerdings vor allem an der fortgesetzten Hausse der Solaraktien liegen dürfte.

Es ist nicht das erste Jahr, in dem sich Technologieaktien relativ schlecht entwickeln. Seit dem Ende der beispiellosen Hausse zur Jahrtausendwende, die hauptsächlich auf den übergroßen Wachstumsphantasien dieser Branche fußte, stehen die Titel eher im Abseits: Zunächst ging es für sie besonders deutlich abwärts, in der dann folgenden Hausse nur unterdurchschnittlich aufwärts.

Europa schwach aufgestellt und wenig diversifiziert

„Bei den Technologieaktien wurde viel Vertrauen verspielt, die Skepsis der Anleger ist daher nach wie vor groß“, kommentiert Roland Ziegler von der BHF-Bank denn auch die Kursbilanz der vergangenen Jahre. Technologiewerte seien zudem eine Wette auf den Markt im allgemeinen, die Konjunktur und - aus europäischer Sicht - eine Wette auf einen starken Dollar. Auch darunter hätten die Aktien angesichts der wachsenden Sorgen vor einer Abschwächung der Weltwirtschaft und der Euro-Stärke zu leiden.

Über einen Kamm scheren lassen sich Technologieaktien nicht - dies gilt sowohl für die einzelnen Bereiche wie auch für die Regionen. Die Branche sei sehr heterogen, erläutert Walter Holick, Fondsmanager bei der DWS. In der Kursentwicklung liegen vor allem die europäischen Werte zurück. Europa sei im Technologiebereich vergleichsweise schwach aufgestellt und wenig diversifiziert, sagt BHF-Stratege Ziegler. Es dominierten wenige Großunternehmen, die kaum noch Überraschungen böten.

Sind Technologietitel inzwischen attraktiv bewertet?

Die Musik spielt in Amerika und zunehmend in asiatischen Ländern wie Korea und Taiwan. Allen Technologiewerten gemeinsam ist die in der Regel hohe Schwankungsbreite der Kurse. Und so haben sich viele Aktienkurse in der Jahresbilanz zwar kaum verändert, zwischenzeitlich aber kräftige Kursverluste verzeichnet und sich dann wieder erholt.

Sind die Technologietitel nach den mauen Kursjahren inzwischen attraktiv bewertet? „Die immensen Übertreibungen zur Jahrtausendwende gehören zwar der Vergangenheit an“, sagt Andre Köttner von der Fondsgesellschaft Union-Investment. Doch noch immer sei der Preis hoch, wenn man die Chancen gegen die Risiken abwäge. Wachstumsperspektiven gebe es zwar, aber berauschend seien sie nicht, meint BHF-Stratege Ziegler. Und trotz einer deutlichen Gewinnerholung sei der Sektor vergleichsweise teuer bewertet. Für Europa ergebe sich derzeit, gemessen am Kurs-Gewinn-Verhältnis, ein Bewertungsaufschlag von 20 bis 30 Prozent gegenüber dem Gesamtmarkt.

Globales Wachstum bei Rohstoff- oder Bautiteln

Auch Rolf Elgeti von ABN Amro hält Technologieaktien weiterhin nicht für billig: „Anleger, die auf globales Wachstum setzen wollen, finden günstigere Aktien wie Rohstoff- oder Bautitel.“ Elgeti stört vor allem, daß die Umsätze bei Technologiewerten so teuer zu haben seien. Hier errechne sich eine Prämie von 50 Prozent gegenüber dem Gesamtmarkt. Beim Blick auf die Dividendenrendite dieses Jahres seien Technologieaktien in Europa überdies nur halb so gut wie der Marktdurchschnitt. Dabei hätten sich viele Technologieunternehmen zu eher trägen Konsumgüterkonzernen gewandelt, die kaum noch für Wachstumsphantasien sorgten.

Anlegern, die auf Technologiewerte setzen wollen, raten Experten vor allem zu Software-Anbietern, da hier der Kostendruck am geringsten sei. Und auch wenn sich die meisten Analysten derzeit eher skeptisch äußern, gibt es Grund für leichten Optimismus. In Amerika seien die Zahlen zum dritten Quartal überraschend positiv ausgefallen, sagt DWS-Fondsmanager Holick. Das vierte Quartal gilt zudem als das umsatzstärkste. Und statistisch gesehen sind laut Köttner November bis Januar die stärksten Börsenmonate für Technologietitel.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 25.106.833 von teecee1 am 03.11.06 16:47:21

Syntax Brillian "buy," target price raised

Friday, November 03, 2006 6:50:41 AM ET
Brean Murray, Carret & Co

NEW YORK, November 3 (newratings.com) - Analyst Michael HV Tieu of Brean Murray maintains his "buy" rating on Syntax Brillian Corp (ticker: BRLC), while raising his estimates for the company .The target price has been raised from $8 to $14.

In a research note published this morning, the analyst mentions that the company has reported impressive results for the latest quarter, with EPS significantly ahead of the consensus. Syntax Brillian has raised its revenue guidance for F2Q07 to $160-170 million, ahead of the estimates and the consensus, to reflect expanding distribution, robust demand for LCD TVs, and a growing Olevia brand. The EPS estimates for FY07 and FY08 have been raised from $0.35 to $0.58 and from $0.59 to $0.88, respectively.

http://www.newratings.com/analyst_news/article_1410087.html

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 25.106.833 von teecee1 am 03.11.06 16:47:21

CIBC upgrades Syntax Brillian (BRLC) to Sector Outperformer
11-03-2006 08:33:35 AM

CIBC upgrades Syntax Brillian (Nasdaq: BRLC) from Sector Performer to Sector Outperformer with a $10 tgt, following strong earnings.

Syntax-Brillian is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of LCD and LCoS HDTVs and digital entertainment products. The company's lead products include its Olevia brand of widescreen HDTV-ready LCD TVs and its next generation Gen II LCoS 720p and 1080p rear-projection HDTVs for the high-end video/audio market.

http://www.streetinsider.com/Upgrades/CIBC+upgrades+Syntax+B…

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Media-Markt überzieht Handel mit Abmahnungen

Bruttale Schlacht gegen Onlineshop

Im Elektronikhandel tobt laut einem Bericht der 'Frankfurter Allgemeinen Sonntagszeitung' (morgige Ausgabe) ein erbitterter Kampf zwischen dem Media-Markt und kleineren Händlern. Der Media-Markt überziehe vor allem Internet-Shops mit einer Welle von Abmahnungen. "Mehrere Hundert Online-Händler werden von Media-Märkten mit bösartigen Methoden verfolgt. Denen geht es um eine Marktbereinigung", sagte Carsten Föhlisch, Justitiar bei "Trusted Shops", einer Firma, die an 1.600 Internethändler Gütesiegel vergeben hat. Von einer "massiven Welle, bestimmt 1.000 Fällen" spricht auch der Kölner Anwalt Rolf Becker, der fünf Dutzend Firmen gegen Media-Märkte vertritt. "Manche Mandanten erhalten fünf Abmahnungen von drei verschiedenen Media-Märkten." Das Ziel von Media-Markt und Saturn seien "monopolistische Strukturen", sagte Reiner Heckel, Chef des Online-Shops "Redcoon" der Zeitung: "Die verfügen über Geld, Macht und Brutalität ohne Ende."

Der Media-Saturn-Holding wollte auf Anfrage des Blatt keine Angaben zu der Zahl der Verfahren machen. Ein Konzernsprecher machte für die juristischen Auseinandersetzungen die Wettbewerber verantwortlich, die gegen "ordentliches Kaufmannsgebaren und geltendes Recht gleichermaßen verstoßen, dadurch ihre Kunden täuschen und sich unrechtmäßig einen Wettbewerbsvorteil erschwindeln", wie der Konzernsprecher sagte. "Wenn die bei der Blutgrätsche Ertappten mit Zeitverzug zu Boden sinken und theatralisch Vernichtungsfeldzug hauchen, entbehrt das nicht einer gewissen Chuzpe." (as)

[ Samstag, 04.11.2006, 18:56 ]

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 25.139.110 von teecee1 am 04.11.06 21:27:58

Düsseldorf, 31.10.06 / 10:43 Handel

Media-Saturn glänzt vor allem im Ausland


Media-Saturn erweist sich erneut als Umsatztreiber in Europa

Media-Saturn hat insbesondere im Ausland ein von kräftigem Wachstum geprägtes drittes Quartal hingelegt. Die Umsätze stiegen im Berichtszeitraum um 13 Prozent auf 3,4 Mrd. Euro. Während die Erlöse hierzulande um 1,9 Prozent moderat zulegten, verzeichneten die Multimedia-Fachmärkte im westeuropäischen Ausland mit einem Plus von 24,8 Prozent einen regelrechten Umsatzschub. In Osteuropa verbesserte sich der Umsatz sogar um 33,4 Prozent. Im dritten Quartal übertraf denn auch der Anteil des Auslandsgeschäfts am Gesamtumsatz von Media Markt und Saturn erstmals in der Unternehmensgeschichte leicht die 50-Prozent-Marke. Mit dem Media Markt in Göteborg hatte die Metro-Vertriebslinie vor wenigen Tagen ihren europaweit 600. Fachmarkt eröffnet. Vom starken Auslandsgeschäft profitierte auch das Ergebnis vor Zinsen und Steuern (Ebit), das um 20 Prozent auf 120 Mio. Euro zulegte.

Die Vertriebslinie Galeria Kaufhof verzeichnete dagegen erneut ein schwieriges Quartal. Der Umsatz mit 830 Mio. Euro um 0,3 Prozent unter Vorjahresniveau, das operative Ergebnis verschlechterte sich von minus zwei Mio. Euro auf minus sieben Mio. Euro.

Beim Mutterkonzern Metro Group erwies sich das internationale Geschäft wie auch bei der wichtigsten Vertriebslinie Media-Saturn als Fels in der Brandung. Der Konzernumsatz stieg im Vergleich zum Vorjahreszeitraum um 6,3 Prozent auf 14,1 Mrd. Euro, im Ausland legte man zweistellig zu. Der Auslandsanteil verzeichnete im dritten Quartal einen Rekordwert von 57,4 Prozent. Während sich das Ebit des Düsseldorfer Handelskonzerns auf 281 Mio. Euro leicht verbesserte, lag das Ergebnis je Aktie (EPS) bei nur 25 Cents und blieb damit deutlich unter dem Vorjahreswert von 36 Cents.

Quelle: VideoMarkt

http://www.mediabiz.de/newsvoll.afp?Nnr=219767&Biz=dv&Premiu…

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 25.146.851 von teecee1 am 05.11.06 13:15:38

München, 01.11.06 / 10:24 Handel

Media-Saturn mit größtem Werbeetat


Mit 3,9 Mio. Euro in einer Woche beworben: Media Markt

Media Markt verfügt mit seiner Kampagne "Saubillig und noch viel mehr" mit 3,9 Mio. Euro über das größte Werbevolumen in Kalenderwoche 43. Das berichten das Fachmagazin "media&marketing" sowie Nielsen Media Research. Ferner promotet die Elektrohandelskette ihr Testimonial "Saubillig" ausschließlich mit Werbeschaltungen im Fernsehen.
Auf Platz zwei im Ranking der Top 5 beworbener Produkte folgt ein McDonald's-Produkt mit Werbeinvestitionen in Höhe von 2,8 Mio. Euro. Den dritten Platz belegt wieder ein Unternehmen der Media-Saturn-Holding. Die Saturn-Kaufhäuser wurden mit 2,7 Mio. Euro beworben. Im Mittelpunkt der Werbekampagnen der vergangenen Woche stand der Claim "Saturn feiert die 19", in dem Assoziationen an die Mehrwertsteuererhöhung im nächsten Jahr hervorgerufen werden sollen.

http://www.mediabiz.de/newsvoll.afp?Nnr=219842&Biz=dv&Premiu…

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Media Markt startet saubillig ins Weihnachtsgeschäft


Soll das Weihnachtsgeschäft bei Media Markt ankurbeln: die neue Kampagne "Saubillig und noch viel mehr"

Media Markt ist mit dem Claim "Saubillig und noch viel mehr" in die Weihnachtssaison gestartet. In Anlehnung an den Rio-Reiser-Song "König von Deutschland" heißt es ab sofort in der Werbung der Ingolstädter Fachmarktkette: "Saubillig und noch viel mehr - würd' ich kriegen, wenn ich Kunde bei Media Markt wär'!". In den Spots, die sich hinter den Kulissen der Media-Markt-Werbeabteilung abspielen, kommt das neue, 3-D-animierte "Saubillig"-Testimonial zum Einsatz, dem Harald Schmidt seine Stimme leiht. Die "Saubillig-Kampagne läuft in TV, Funk sowie Kino, sie erscheint im Print und ist auch im Internet sowie auf Plakaten präsent.

Wie auch die Vorgänger wurde die neue Kampagne von der Hamburger Agentur kempertrautmann entwickelt. Regie bei den Spots führte " Stromberg"-Regisseur Arne Feldhusen. Die verantwortliche Filmproduktion ist Markenfilm.

http://www.mediabiz.de/newsvoll.afp?Nnr=219661&Biz=dv&Premiu…

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Media-Markt

„Die größte Sauerei des Jahres“

Von Georg Meck


"Rabiater Einsatz" der Marktmacht

05. November 2006
Joachim Steinhöfel verkörpert nicht gerade das, was sich der feine Hanseat unter einem altehrwürdigen Hamburger Anwalt vorstellt. Der 44 Jahre alte Jurist gibt mit Vorliebe den Großkotz, inszeniert sich in Illustrierten als "Pitbull in Robe": "Wo ich hinlange, wächst kein Gras mehr."

Das Geld verdient er mit Europas Giganten im Elektrohandel: der Media-Saturn-Holding. Als rüpelnde Werbefigur tritt er für die im Fernsehen auf, als deren Vollstrecker vor Gericht. "Jetzt beginnt die große Sauerei", hat der Marktführer für die Herbstkampagne plakatieren lassen. "Das riecht schon mal nach Ärger."

Mit allem schießen, was das Gesetz her gibt

Für die Konkurrenz riecht es nicht nur. Die hat bereits massiven Ärger. Der Media-Markt überzieht Händler mit Abmahnungen. Angegriffen werden mittelständische Geschäfte, vor allem Online-Shops. Und immer vorneweg: Anwalt Joachim Nikolaus Steinhöfel. Dessen Kanzlei schießt mit allem, was das Gesetz an Munition hergibt. "Die versuchen den Wettbewerb mit dem Wettbewerbsrecht zu zerstören", klagt Joachim Ehmann, Geschäftsführer des Internethändlers Comtech. Neun Verfahren hat er im Moment am Hals - wegen Vergehen wie zum Beispiel jenem, daß er ein Produkt als "vielfachen Testsieger" beworben hat, ohne die exakte Ausgabe des Testheftes anzugeben. Prompt mahnte ihn Steinhöfel ab. "Das kostet mich viel Zeit und viel Geld", sagt Ehmann.

Selbst wenn ihm ein Fehler unterlaufen ist, er für jede Lappalie eine Unterlassungserklärung unterschreibt - zahlen muß er immer: Gebühren und das Honorar Steinhöfels. Wehrt er sich und wagt den Gang durch die Instanzen, dann wird es erst recht teuer. Ein paar tausend Euro laufen schnell auf. "Steinhöfel generiert Kosten und ist gnadenlos bei der Vollstreckung", berichtet Carsten Föhlisch, Justitiar bei "Trusted Shops". Die Firma hat an 1600 Internethändler Gütesiegel vergeben, "mehrere hundert davon werden von den Media-Märkten mit bösartigen Methoden verfolgt", sagt der Justitiar: "Denen geht es um eine Marktbereinigung."

Auf dem Boden des Rechts - mit Raffinesse

Von einer "massiven Welle, bestimmt 1000 Fällen" berichtet auch der Kölner Anwalt Rolf Becker, der fünf Dutzend Firmen vertritt. "Manche Mandanten erhalten fünf Abmahnungen von drei verschiedenen Media-Märkten. Steinhöfel zieht nomadisierend durch die Republik, zu den Gerichten, wo er den größten Erfolg und die höchsten Streitwerte vermutet." Eine Statistik über die Verfahren führen die Gerichte nicht, sie berichten nur von "sehr vielen, sehr ähnlichen" Fällen.

Konkrete Zahlen über die Verfahren nennen weder Steinhöfel noch die Media-Saturn-Holding. Für sie beweist ihr massenhafter Einsatz von Rechtsmitteln nur, daß viele Konkurrenten gegen "ordentliches Kaufmannsgebaren und geltendes Recht gleichermaßen verstoßen, dadurch ihre Kunden täuschen und sich unrechtmäßig einen Wettbewerbsvorteil erschwindeln". "Wenn die bei der Blutgrätsche Ertappten mit Zeitverzug zu Boden sinken und theatralisch Vernichtungsfeldzug hauchen, entbehrt das nicht einer gewissen Chuzpe", höhnt der Media-Markt-Sprecher.

In der Tat: Steinhöfel bewegt sich auf dem Boden des Rechts. Und das mit einiger Raffinesse. Brenzlig würde es für ihn erst dann, wenn nachzuweisen wäre, daß die Abmahnungen zentral gesteuert werden und daß die Media-Saturn-Holding die einzelnen Märkte vorschickt, um die Wettbewerber von mehreren Seiten in die Zange zu nehmen. Solche "Konzernsalven" wären mißbräuchlich. Die bloße Häufung der Verfahren sei dafür aber kein Indiz, bestätigte jüngst das Münchner Landgericht die Auffassung des Media-Marktes, der stets auf seine spezielle Konstruktion verweist: Jeder der 215 Märkte in Deutschland tritt als eigenständige GmbH auf, mit eigenen Geschäftsführern.

„Verbraucherschutz“ mit Vorgeschichte

Steinhöfel arbeitet mit der Rückendeckung der Zentrale, aber nicht nach deren Anweisung, so heißt die offizielle Version. Der einzelne Markt ist es, der ihn beauftragt. Und wenn "Internetversender in großer Zahl Kunden mit 6 Euro Versandkosten locken, dann 80 Euro verlangen und sich auch noch in den Preissuchmaschinen nach oben mogeln, ist es wohl nachvollziehbar, wenn Verbraucher und Wettbewerber dies unterbunden wissen wollen", sagt der Media-Markt-Anwalt.

Seine Mission als Verbraucherschützer wäre indes glaubwürdiger, gäbe es da nicht eine einschlägige Vorgeschichte. Vor zehn Jahren provozierte er schon einmal Schlagzeilen mit einer "Jagd auf Mittelständler". Testkäufer waren damals vom Media-Markt zur Konkurrenz geschickt worden und hatten dort so lange gefeilscht, bis sie mehr Rabatt erhielten, als gesetzlich erlaubt war. Hinterher ging Steinhöfel gegen die Rechtsbrecher vor. Nach Protesten aus der Politik räumte der Konzern damals ein, "sehr weit" gegangen zu sein, gelobte Besserung, und der Kampf im Handel beruhigte sich. Bis jetzt, bis zum neuen geschäftlichen Erfolg der Online-Shops.

„Rabiater Einsatz“ der Marktmacht

Der Media-Markt, profitables Zugpferd im Metro-Konzern, stößt in Deutschland offenbar an seine Grenzen. Im vorigen Quartal sind die flächenbereinigten Umsätze gesunken. Mit dem größten Werbeetat der Republik hatte Media-Saturn dem Volk eingeimpft, die günstigste Adresse für Kaffeemaschinen, Kühlschränke und Computer zu sein. Dieser Mythos jedoch wankt, nach diversen Berichten über den "Tiefpreis-Bluff". Zudem sei die Qualität der Beratung nur "ausreichend", kritisiert die Stiftung Warentest. Das alles muß den Konzern schmerzen. "Das Ziel von Media-Markt und Saturn sind monopolistische Strukturen", sagt Reiner Heckel, ehemals Landesgeschäftsführer des Media-Marktes in Holland und heute Chef des Online-Shops "redcoon". "Die verfügen über Geld, Macht und Brutalität ohne Ende."

Der "rabiate Einsatz" der Marktmacht ist es auch, der Unternehmern wie Manfred Schnabel Furcht einflößt. Sein Geschäft existiert seit 1886 in Mannheim. In juristischen Zwist geriet er, als er einen zweiten Markt eröffnet hat, keinen Kilometer Luftlinie von einem Media-Markt entfernt. "Dann ging es los." Seither hat er eine sechsstellige Summe für Anwälte ausgegeben - viel Holz für einen Familienbetrieb mit zwei Filialen und rund 85 Angestellten.

Ein Beispiel für Schnabels angebliche Vergehen: Auf seiner Homepage war bei der Werbung für ein Siemens-Telefon ein Spiegelstrich bei der Auflistung der Produkteigenschaften falsch gesetzt. Eine Irreführung der Verbraucher, argumentiert die Gegenseite. Streitwert: 51 000 Euro. Im Streit, ob er eine Digitalkamera im Internet korrekt abgebildet hat, weigerte er sich, Steinhöfels Abmahnung zu akzeptieren. Der strengte daraufhin in Hamburg eine einstweilige Verfügung an, reichte in Berlin Klage ein. "In erster Instanz haben wir jeweils recht bekommen", berichtet Schnabel - ohne Hoffnung, den Konflikt damit ausgestanden zu haben. "Steinhöfel geht in der Regel immer in Berufung."

Text: Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, 05.11.2006, Nr. 44 / Seite 35
Bildmaterial: AP

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Syntax-Brillian Partners with Premier Image Technology Corp. to Manufacture Digital Entertainment Products and Components
Monday November 6, 6:30 am ET

Agreement Provides for Manufacturing of Digital Cameras, LCD TVs and Front & Rear Projection LCoS(TM) Light Engines

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs, digital entertainment products and near-to-eye products, has entered into a comprehensive supply agreement with Premier Image Technology Corp. ("Premier") under which the Taiwan-based company will manufacture a range of digital entertainment products and components to support Syntax-Brillian's global distribution channels, including digital cameras, LCD TVs, front and rear projection LCoS(TM) light engines, near-to-eye products, and other products that may be developed in the future.

"Premier has a proven track record in the manufacture of high-quality, state-of-the-art digital imaging and optical products, including digital cameras and components," said Vincent Sollitto, CEO of Syntax-Brillian Corporation. "As we expand our digital entertainment product offerings to include digital cameras to complement our core Olevia-brand LCD and LCoS(TM) TVs, we're confident that Premier is an ideal partner to uphold our standards of quality and technical excellence."

"We're delighted to begin a partnership with an innovative consumer electronics power such as Syntax-Brillian," said John Huang, Chairman of Premier. "As Syntax-Brillian expands its product offerings, we're dedicated to keeping pace with the success of the Vivitar and Olevia brands."

On October 30, 2006 Syntax-Brillian agreed to acquire Vivitar Corporation, an Oxnard, California-based leader in the design, development and marketing of photographic, optical, electronic and digital imaging products.

Syntax-Brillian will produce and market digital entertainment products under the Vivitar brand for distribution through existing international sales channels. Under the supply agreement, a portion of these products, as well as Olevia-brand TVs and other components, will be manufactured by Premier. Premier is the leading digital still camera manufacturer in Taiwan.

On October 27, 2006 Premier announced that it will formally merge with global electronics manufacturing service provider Foxconn (the registered trade name of Hon Hai Precision Industry) effective December 1, 2006. Taiwan-based Foxconn is the largest electronics manufacturing service provider in the world by revenue with sales of $27.3 billion in 2005.

About Syntax-Brillian Corporation

Syntax-Brillian Corporation (www.syntaxbrillian.com) is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products. The company's lead products include its Olevia brand (www.olevia.com) of widescreen HDTV-ready and HD-built-in LCD TVs -- one of the fastest growing global TV brands -- and its next-generation Gen II LCoS(TM) 720p and 1080p rear-projection HDTVs for the high-end video/audio market. Syntax-Brillian's global supply chain, Asian operations, and North American sales channels position the company as a market leader in consumer and high-end HDTVs and digital entertainment products.

Brillian and LCoS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Syntax-Brillian Corp. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

About Premier Image Technology Corp.

Established in 1983, Premier Image Technology Corp. is the leading digital still camera (DSC) manufacturer in Taiwan, as well as the largest compact-camera manufacturer in the world with more than 15% of the global market. Its key products included image input products, such as compact film cameras, digital still cameras, video cameras; image output products, such as various types of LCD TVs and DLP front-end projectors; and key components such as camera modules for mobile phones embedded with cameras, optical engines for projectors, optical engines for rear projection TVs (RPTVs), and optical components such as lens elements and lens modules.

About Foxconn

Foxconn is the registered trade name for Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Foxconn is the largest manufacturer of connectors for use in PCs in Taiwan, and a leading manufacturer of connectors and cable assemblies in the world. The company also manufactures enclosures, primarily for desktop PCs and PC servers. Since its listing in 1991, the company has grown significantly in terms of revenues and profit, recording revenue of $27.3 billion in 2005. Foxconn now has a market capitalization of over $6 billion.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this press release may be deemed to be forward-looking statements under federal securities laws, and Syntax-Brillian intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbor created thereby. Such forward-looking statements include but are not limited to statements regarding the anticipated manufacture of certain digital entertainment products by Premier. Syntax-Brillian cautions that these statements are qualified by important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected by the forward-looking statements contained herein. Such factors include: (a) changes in markets for the company's products; (b) changes in the market for customer's products; (c) the failure of the company's products to deliver commercially acceptable performance; (d) the company's ability to successfully complete its acquisition of Vivitar; (e) Premier's ability to manufacture the requested digital entertainment products; and (f) the ability of the company's management, individually or collectively, to guide the company in a successful manner; and (f) other risks as detailed in Brillian's Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed in connection with the merger and the company's subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contact:
Syntax-Brillian Corporation
Ms. Hope Frank, Vice President, Marketing
[phone]
[e-mail]

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Monday, November 06, 2006
BRLC TV's have High Ratings
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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 25.147.415 von teecee1 am 05.11.06 13:34:08

Montag, 06. November 2006, 17:10 Uhr
Vermischtes: Media-Markt wehrt sich gegen massive Kritik an Abmahnwelle
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(dpa) Der Elektronikhändler Media Markt hat sich gegen die Kritik von Internet-Händlern wegen zahlreicher Abmahnungen gewehrt.

"Wir wollen nur, dass Wettbewerbsgleichheit gewährleistet ist", sagte ein Konzernsprecher am Montag am Verwaltungssitz in Ingolstadt. Wie auch andere Konzerne gehe Media-Markt mit Abmahnungen gegen Händler vor, die sich nicht an die Regeln hielten. Besonders im Bereich der Online-Shops gebe es eine Vielzahl von Abmahnungen. "Wir würden unsere Energien auch lieber für andere Dinge einsetzen."

So könnten viele Online-Händler elektronische Produkte nur deshalb günstiger als die Konkurrenz anbieten, weil sie einen Teil des Preises in den Versandkosten versteckten. Dies werde der Media Markt auch in Zukunft nicht hinnehmen. Die "Frankfurter Allgemeinen Sonntagszeitung" (F.A.S.) hatte berichtet, dass Media-Markt kleinere Händler mit einer Welle von Abmahnungen überziehe. Ein Anwalt hatte von mehr als 1.000 Fällen gesprochen. Diese Zahl sei nicht richtig, sagte der Sprecher, ohne eine andere Zahl zu nennen (SAT+KABEL berichtete).

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"Die guten Unternehmen der Zukunft sind heimatlos" (2)

Von Ursula Schwarzer

(...) mm: Dieses Muster lässt sich in etlichen Ländern beobachten. In Brasilien blüht der Süden, und der Norden darbt, in China boomt vor allem der Osten. Wird sich dieser Trend fortsetzen?

Ohmae: Ganz bestimmt. Die Keimzellen der künftigen globalen Ökonomie liegen in den Regionen. Deshalb muss man auch bei den BRIC-Staaten differenzieren - also Brasilien, Russland, Indien und China. Nicht Indien als Ganzes wird abheben, sondern die IT-Hochburgen von Bangalore und Hyderabad. Nicht Russland wird prosperieren, sondern möglicherweise der Südosten von Sibirien, wo gewaltige natürliche Ressourcen lagern.

mm: Und was ist die Folge?

Ohmae: Der Nationalstaat reduziert sich auf seine Funktion als politische Einheit. Die globale Wirtschaft kennt keine Grenzen. Dank des Internets können die Konsumenten heute weltweit einkaufen. Zudem sind die Finanzmärkte weitgehend dereguliert, und die Zölle verschwinden.

mm: Moment mal! Die Doha-Runde, die sich um den Abbau der vielen Zollschranken bemüht, ist vor Kurzem gescheitert.

Ohmae: Das ist ein bedauerlicher Rückschlag. Aber langfristig ist die Globalisierung nicht aufzuhalten. Die ist so sicher wie der Tod und die Steuern.

mm: Sie skizzieren eine grenzenlose Welt mit zahlreichen regionalen Wachstumszentren. Was bedeutet dieses Szenario für die Unternehmen?

Ohmae: Die meisten Konzerne sind bislang nur deshalb international erfolgreich, weil sie über einen großen Heimmarkt verfügen. Sie haben erst ihre Stellung zu Hause ausgebaut und sich dann sukzessive im Ausland ausgebreitet. Diese gemütlichen Zeiten sind vorbei. In der schnelllebigen globalen Wirtschaft muss ein neues Produkt auf allen Märkten gleichzeitig angeboten werden, sonst schlägt die Konkurrenz zu.

mm: Wie soll ein Unternehmen überall zur gleichen Zeit präsent sein? Dafür reichen die Managementkapazitäten doch nicht.

Ohmae: Natürlich ist es aufwendig, in jedem Schlüsselmarkt eigene Vertriebsstrukturen aufzubauen.

Aber man muss nicht allerorten Niederlassungen gründen. Oftmals reicht es, wenn man Allianzen bildet oder länderübergreifend mit anderen Firmen fusioniert.

mm: Sie sprechen von Schlüsselmärkten. Woher weiß ein Manager, wo seine wichtigsten Märkte sind - wenn ständig neue, pulsierende Regionen entstehen?

Ohmae: Das sind die Anforderungen der Globalisierung. Das Management einer Firma muss sich auch in Märkten auskennen, in denen es bisher nicht vertreten ist. Der koreanische Autobauer Hyundai Motor betreibt zum Beispiel ein Forschungslabor in Japan. So weiß Hyundai, was die japanische Konkurrenz vorhat. Aber selbst solche Vorposten reichen künftig nicht aus. Wir müssen uns von der Idee verabschieden, dass es eine Zentrale gibt, von der aus die Regionalmanager auf ihre Pilgerreisen gehen.

mm: Klingt nach virtuellem Unternehmen.

Ohmae: In diese Richtung läuft es. Die Firmen lagern immer mehr aus: Fertigung, Forschung, Buchhaltung, Vertrieb. Outsourcing verringert nicht nur Kosten, es macht die Unternehmen auch schneller und flexibler. Manager, die das nicht begreifen, werden in einer globalen Wirtschaft, die keine Zeitgrenzen mehr kennt, nicht überleben.

mm: In fast jedem Managementhandbuch ist nachzulesen, wie wichtig die Identität eines Unternehmens ist. Wie kann sich eine Identität entwickeln, wenn es keine Firmenzentrale mehr gibt und die Mitarbeiter über die ganze Welt verstreut leben?

Ohmae: Das sind Ideale von gestern, die aber leider immer noch an den Business Schools vermittelt werden. Vergessen Sie's. Die wirklich guten Unternehmen der Zukunft werden heimatlos sein. Nehmen Sie den Handyhersteller Nokia : Der Weltmarkt hat absolute Priorität für das Management. Mittlerweile macht Nokia 99 Prozent seines Umsatzes im Ausland.

mm: Sind Unternehmen wie Nokia die Spieler, die künftig die globale Bühne beherrschen?

Ohmae: Ich kenne die Zukunft von Nokia nicht. Aber eines weiß ich sicher: In einer sich rasant ändernden Welt haben diejenigen Unternehmen die besten Chancen, die anpassungsfähig sind und mit althergebrachten Regeln brechen. (...)

http://www.manager-magazin.de/magazin/artikel/0,2828,433205,…




Kenichi Ohmae: "Was kommt nach der Globalisierung?"; Econ Verlag, Februar 2006, 400 Seiten, 24,90 Euro.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 25.180.021 von teecee1 am 06.11.06 18:37:48

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Mittwoch, 08. November 2006, 18:00 Uhr
Vermischtes: [Update] Media-Markt: Verurteilung wegen irreführender Werbung
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(dpa/pk) Der Media-Markt Mannheim hat sich wegen irreführender Werbung mit einem Preisnachlass eine Niederlage beim Oberlandesgericht (OLG) Karlsruhe eingehandelt.

Das Gericht erklärte am Mittwoch eine Werbeaktion vom 3. Januar 2005 für unzulässig, weil der Rabatt zwar für alle Artikel versprochen, aber bei einigen Produkten nicht voll umgesetzt worden war (SAT+KABEL berichtete). Die Media-Saturn-Holding GmbH verwies auf vorangegangene Gerichtsentscheidungen, die jeweils zu Gunsten des Unternehmens ausgefallen seien, darunter eine Entscheidung des Oberlandesgerichts Saarbrücken vom 4. Oktober.

Der Media-Markt hatte mit folgendem Slogan geworben: "Heute zahlt Deutschland keine MwSt - Alle Produkte dadurch 16 Prozent billiger!" Ein Konkurrent hatte bei fünf Produkten dargelegt, dass der Preisnachlass dort deutlich geringer ausfiel als in der Werbung behauptet. Ein Fernseher, der Tage zuvor noch 547 Euro gekostet hatte, war lediglich acht Prozent günstiger geworden. (Az: 6 U 227/05 vom 8. November 2006)

Laut OLG Karlsruhe ist die Werbung irreführend und damit wettbewerbswidrig. Zwar hatte Media Markt geltend gemacht, die kurz vor der Aktion verlangten Preise seien bereits Sonderangebote gewesen. Dieser Einwand genügte dem Gericht nicht: Media-Markt hätte detailliert nachweisen müssen, wie hoch die außerhalb der Aktion üblichen Preise seien und dass sich daraus tatsächlich ein Nachlass von 16 Prozent ergeben habe.

Ein Media-Saturn-Sprecher erklärte dagegen, die Landgerichte in Saarbrücken, Heidelberg und Berlin sowie das Oberlandesgericht Saarbrücken hätten im gleichen Sachverhalt zu Gunsten von Media-Markt entschieden. Jeder Verbraucher wisse demnach, "dass das Heraufsetzen eines Sonderpreises nach Ablauf der Werbung keinesfalls irreführend, sondern bei jedem Händler üblich ist", sagte der Sprecher. Nur um solche Produkte habe es sich gehandelt. "Vor diesem Hintergrund halten wir die Entscheidung des Oberlandesgerichts Karlsruhe für unzutreffend."

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Boom der LCD-TVs lässt Auftragsfertiger jubeln

VDI nachrichten, El Segundo, 10. 11. 06, swe - Fernseher mit Flachbildschirm sind derzeit die großen Renner und Verführer beim Übergang in die allseits vernetzte Welt der digitalisierten Unterhaltung. Besonders die LCD-TVs haben es stilbewussten Video-Consumern angetan. Der Ansturm auf die flachen Fernseher ändert jedoch weltweit nachhaltig die bisherige Fertigungsstruktur.

Weltweit entsteht zurzeit eine neue weltweite Fertigungslogistik und Versorgungskette für Fernsehgeräte. Mit neuen Funktionalitäten und globalen Schwerpunkten, modelliert nach den Gesetzen der Entwicklung und Fertigung von PCs und anderen digitalen Systemen. Mit ihrer eigenen effektivitätsgeleiteten Evolution.

Denn das Prinzip der Auftragsfertigung und Systemzulieferung - im Automobilbau seit langem etabliert - greift jetzt voll durch. Ursachen sind der laufend steigende Kostendruck, ein schneller Markteintritt und immer kürzere Produktzyklen.

"Mit dem Trend zum Outsourcing", sagt Jon Cassell vom US-Marktforscher iSuppli, "wächst die Auftragsfertigung von LCD-TV-Sets schneller als die Industrie insgesamt." Bei Geräten mit Plasma-Display ist das anders, hat Jeffrey Wu von iSuppli ermittelt. Sie bleiben ein In-house-Geschäft der Gerätehersteller - einfach, weil Skaleneffekte das nahelegen.

Zurück zu den LCD-TVs: Da werden die ODMs (original design manufacturer), die anonym, meist in Taiwan und in der Türkei, für die großen Marken entwickeln und produzieren, und die EMS-Auftragsfertiger (electronic manufacturing service) laut iSuppli 2010 zusammen mehr als 48 Mio. Geräte ausliefern.

Das muss auf allen Stufen der Fertigung und Vermarktung neu strukturiert werden - natürlich über den weltweiten Wettbewerb. In anderen Worten: LCD-TV formiert die etablierten Versorgungsketten neu - von den Chips (mit immer niedrigeren Preispunkten bei höheren Volumina) über die Panels (mit größeren Bilddiagonalen und Auflösungen) bis zur Endmontage. Das geht bereits wieder in absatznahen Hochlohnländern, wie die neue Gerätefabrik von Syntax-Brillian in Ontario bei Los Angeles zeigt. Sony, Toshiba und Samsung wollen mit ihrer LCD-TV-Fertigung sogar nach Europa kommen.

Noch vor vier Jahren, sagt Jon Cassell, kam nur 1 % aller TV-Geräte mit flachem Schirm. Dieses Jahr sind es schon 20 %. Und in weiteren vier Jahren, 2010, sollen mehr als die Hälfte, genau 56 %, der neuen Fernseher aller Größen flach sein.

Fast drei Viertel der Wertschöpfung der Fernsehhersteller sollen 2010 aus LCD-TVs stammen. Ausgedrückt in Stückzahlen: 48,3 Mio. LCD-TVs müssen dann produziert und ausgeliefert werden. Eine bildschöne Wachstumskurve von 43,3 pro Jahr.

Für das digitale TV stellen sich die Chipmacher laut iSuppli um 2010 auf Umsätze von 13,7 Mrd. $ ein, mit jährlichen Wachstumsraten von knapp 20 %. Auch das liegt über dem Durchschnitt der Branche.

Dabei werden die Display-Treiber knapp 3 Mrd. $ erzielen, ebenso viel wie das Segment der analogen "applikationsspezifischen Standardprodukte" (ASSP) und der allgemeinen Logikbausteine wie Speicherchips. Ein kräftiger Impuls also auch für die Chipmacher. "Der schnell wachsende Bedarf an diesen Halbleitern für das DTV bietet den Anbietern von Chips neue Anreize", meint Cassell.

Übertroffen werden sie von den "Logic ASSPs". Das sind ebenfalls Massenprodukte, nur ausgerichtet auf das digitale Video. Unter Logic ASSPs fallen neben MPEG-Dekodern die Display-Prozessoren für schönere, schärfere Bilder. Sie machen die LCD-Wiedergabe frei von störenden Artefakten durch Umformatierungen ("Scaling") und Kompressionen, De-Interlacing, das Herausrechnen von Bewegungsunschärfen und gestuften Kanten und vieles andere mehr.

Bei den Display-Prozessoren schlägt die Stunde der unabhängigen Anbieter von kompletten Systemlösungen und Referenz-Designs. Auch sie haben ihre eigenen Auftragsfertiger. Will heißen, auch unter ihnen tobt ein weltweiter Wettbewerb um die effektivsten Lösungen - mit Distinktionsgewinn für die Gerätehersteller.

"In der komplexen Welt der DTV-Entwicklung", sagt Wladimir Punt vom schweizerischen Spezialchip-Designhaus Micronas, "braucht der Gerätehersteller Partner, die nicht nur fortschrittliche Technologien und Architekturen nebst starker Roadmap bieten, sondern auch Spezialwissen und Erfahrungen mit länderspezifischen Anforderungen und Marktbedingungen bis zur aktuellen Signalausbreitung".

In anderen Worten: Das LCD-TV ist voll erfasst von der schnell fluktuierenden Dynamik der Informationstechnik. Die digitale Grundlage macht es möglich. Vorerst profitieren die Hersteller und Zulieferer von Panels und Chips. Immerhin stecken heute in jedem LCD-TV laut iSuppli Chips im Wert von 44 $. Die alten analogen Boxen bringen es da nur auf knapp 17 $.

WERNER SCHULZ

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20 Mio. LCD-TV-Geräte aus China

Vom Umbau der Lieferketten bei der LCD-TV-Gerätefertigung profitiert natürlich auch China. Laut neuester Analyse von iSuppli sollen im Jahr 2010 mehr als 20 Mio. Einheiten in China gefertigt werden. Letztes Jahr waren es noch bloße 1,4 Mio. Stück. Das deutet auf eine geradezu exotische Wachstumsrate von 49 %. Ähnlich stark ist der Anstieg der Umsätze: auf 12,8 Mio. $. Am schnellsten wächst das von chinesischen Kunden bevorzugte Segment der Sets mit 30-Zoll-Bildschirm.WS

www.isuppli.com

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 25.225.437 von teecee1 am 08.11.06 20:34:42

Richter stoppen Abmahnwelle des Media-Markt
"Textbaussteinartige" Schriftsätze gegen Online-Händler

In der Justiz regt sich Widerstand gegen die Praktiken des Media-Marktes. Dies berichtet die 'Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung' (morgige Ausgabe) unter Berufung auf das Münchner Landgericht. Das stört sich an dem Vorgehen des Media-Marktes, kleinere Händler mit Abmahnungen und Gerichtsverfahren zu überziehen. In sechs Verfahren habe das Landgericht Anträge von Media-Märkten als "missbräuchlich und damit unzulässig" zurückgewissen, bestätigte Richter Peter Guntz dem Blatt.

Zur Begründung hatte das Gericht angeführt, beim Vorgehen des Media-Marktes dominiere das "Gebührenerzielungsinteresse". Die Anträge würden "nahezu wortidentisch" verfasst, in "textbaussteinartigen" Schriftsätzen eingereicht. Das Münchner Landgericht habe in zwei Monaten 80 Anträge auf Erlaß einer einstweiligen Verfügung erhalten, an einem einzigen Tag 18 Eilanträge, zitiert die Zeitung aus dem Beschluss der Kammer. Die Media-Saturn-Holding weist dies als "absolute Minderheitenmeinung zurück".

Andere Kammern hätten in "mündlichen Verhandlungen durch entsprechende Einlassungen der Vorsitzenden ebenso wie durch ihre Urteile sehr deutlich" eine andere Auffassung vertreten, sagte ein Konzernsprecher dem Blatt. (as)

[ Samstag, 11.11.2006, 21:31 ]

http://de.internet.com/index.php?id=2046177§ion=Marketin…

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TV-maker gains from leader's relentless drive

Andrew Johnson
The Arizona Republic
Nov. 12, 2006 12:00 AM


An outsider might assume that Syntax-Brillian Corp. Chairman and CEO Vincent Sollitto Jr. is content with his company's position.

In the past two months, the Tempe-based maker of high-definition televisions reported its first profitable quarter in a year, announced a $26 million acquisition that will help it break into European markets, opened new production facilities in California and China, and began a marketing partnership with ESPN and ABC Sports.

"This is actually an impressive path for a company that had very little in revenues just a few years ago," said Tristan Gerra, a senior analyst with Robert W. Baird & Co. in Milwaukee who covers the company. advertisement


But Sollitto is not satisfied.

"We're definitely expanding, and it's really important," he said. "We have to get bigger faster. We're definitely getting into a major-league area here. I mean, HDTV is the hottest market going."

Sollitto said one of his key goals is for the company to reach $1 billion in revenue in 2007 or in 2008, a tall order considering the company's revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2007 was $87 million. For the company's fiscal year 2006 ending June 30, it reported revenue of $193 million.

The company is finally showing a profit after hemorrhaging money for several quarters. During the first quarter of fiscal 2007, Syntax-Brillian earned $3.8 million in net income, compared with a net loss of $658,000 a year ago.

The company reported a loss of $18.9 million for fiscal 2006.

The task will also be difficult because in the United States, Syntax-Brillian lacks the name recognition of heavy-hitter brands like Sony and Samsung.

The company's Olevia brand of liquid-crystal display TVs, the centerpiece of its product lineup, ranked 12th out of 29 brands in North America for LCD units sold during the third quarter with a 2.7 percent market share, according to data from flat-panel industry tracker DisplaySearch.

"They're just not a big enough company yet to become a household name, but they're growing, especially with sponsorship deals," said Paul Gagnon, director of North America TV market research for DisplaySearch.

Colleagues say Sollitto, 58, has the skills and the vision to reach his target. They point to Sollitto's role in steering the company through the merger that occurred last fall.

"There were times when the company was teetering on the edge of going away," said Wayne Pratt, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Syntax-Brillian. "I guess the thing that impressed me the most (was) Vinny, if he got discouraged, I never saw it. He was always calm and reassuring. I think it was because of Vinny that the team basically stayed together."

Syntax-Brillian was formed in November 2005 when Brillian Corp. acquired Syntax Groups Corp., a private company in California that was selling its Olevia brand of TVs.

Before the merger, Brillian was selling a high-end line of flat-panel TVs that cost about $8,000. Despite winning awards for its technology, the company was rapidly losing money.

Sollitto, who started his career at IBM in the early 1970s doing circuit and memory design, met James Li, the CEO of Syntax Groups, at an industry conference and immediately saw a merger opportunity.

Since then, Sollitto has worked to raise Syntax-Brillian's profile.

The company's deal with ESPN is a cornerstone of that effort.

The partnership, which lasts until March, allows the company to advertise through ESPN's print, online, radio and television platforms.

"This level of integration with ESPN is significant because it's not just tied to banner advertising or online advertising, so if you're interested in Olevia and you've seen it on ESPN, it's not unusual for the loyal ESPN fan to look for more information on ESPN.com," said Hope Frank, chief marketing officer.

The company has also taken steps to increase production capacity by forming joint ventures with equipment suppliers and opening new facilities in China and in California.

Last month, Syntax-Brillian opened a new production plant in Ontario, Calif., which will assemble its Olevia televisions for the U.S. and Canadian markets.

The company also opened a plant in Nanjing, China, last month through a joint venture with other companies to make the Olevia TVs for Asian markets.

Going forward, Sollitto said the company is focused on raising brand awareness in Europe.

The company's acquisition of Vivitar Corp., an Oxnard, Calif.-based maker of digital cameras and accessories, will help it expand into Europe quickly because Vivitar's products are already sold by major retailers there.

Syntax-Brillian's stock, which trades on the Nasdaq under the symbol BRLC, closed up five cents on Friday at $7.66 per share.

http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/1112biz-executive…

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http://www.3stocksonfire.com/trading/index.php?topic=1515.ms…





Pennant: A pennant is a small symmetrical triangle that begins wide and converges as the pattern matures (like a cone). The slope is usually neutral. Sometimes there will not be specific reaction highs and lows from which to draw the trend lines and the price action should just be contained within the converging trend lines



4. Fundamental Analysis
4.1. Number of Shares Outstanding
4.2. Liquidity
4.3. Revenues
4.4. Profits





5. General Overview

Man, this stock is hard to analyze. Analysts are seeing incredible growth here, and if they're right BRLC is trading at a huge discount.

Let's see, by parts:

- Technical analysis is very bullish, but the stock is up 300% in just 4 months or so. It may correct a chunk here.
- The increase in the number of shares outstanding is after all, normal. The big jump in the end of 2005 was because of the merger with Syntax, and the share count growth since then is the company financing itself to ramp up production, as demand is building.
- Probably the problems I see on the balance sheet is a seasonal thing. Inventories and receivables building up for the Christmas shopping season.
- Revenue and EPS growth is impressive, but even more impressive are estimates going forward

My general overview goes to this idea: wait for a pullback to get in. Probably the stock will come down to fill the gap at $6.38 or touch some of its ascending supports. I would buy then.

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... vom 11. bis 18. Juli gleiches Chartbild wie jetzt, danach Abwärts ...

... alles was unter 7 $ fällt kaufen ...

mal schaun ob es eintritt ...

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... es tritt wohl nicht ein ...



Wimpel ähneln den symmetrischen Dreiecken, allerdings sind die Linien nicht symmetrisch zueinander.
Zudem zählen die Wimpel zu den Tertiärformationen und haben daher nicht die Aussagekraft, wie zB das symmetrische Dreieck (was zur Sekundärformation gehört).
Der Wimpel kann verschiedene Neigungswinkel haben, da ja seine Linien nicht symmetrisch zueinander sind.
Hier gilt: je steiler der Winkel des Wimpels zur Trendrichtung ist, umso größer ist die Möglichkeit eines Trendauslaufs.
Aber keine Trendumkehr (!), da der Wimpel ja eine Trendbestätigungs(!)-Formation ist.
Bei der Kurszielberechung anhand des Wimpels, wird noch zwischen dem Abwärts- u. Aufwärtswimpel unterschieden (folgt im Kapitel: Kurszielberechnung).
Die Dauer eines Wimpels bewegt sich zw. 1-3 Wochen.



Sehr häufig treten Dreiecke im Chart auf. Diese Dreiecksformationen sind meist, aber nicht immer, Trendbestätigungen.
Sie entstehen häufig an Widerstandslinien, die die Kursbewegung in Richtung des Trends abbremsen.
Auch bei diesen Formationen kann man eigentlich erst zum Zeitpunkt des Ausbruchs sicher sein, ob der Trend bestätigt wird.
Erfolgt der Ausbruch, dann ist ein weiterer Anstieg meistens sicher.



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Freitag, 17. November 2006, 09:28 Uhr
HDTV: Hochauflösendes HD-Fernsehen forciert TV-Konsum und Kauflaune

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(pk) Das hochauflösende Fernsehen forciert in den USA den TV-Konsum, außerdem geben HDTV-Zuschauer mehr Geld für Flachbildschirme aus.

Das ist das Ergebnis einer Studie des Sportsenders ESPN, aus die der Branchendienst "Cnet" am Donnerstag abend (US-Zeit) zitierte. Insgesamt verbessere HDTV das Verhältnis zum Fernseher, er werde wertiger wahrgenommen, hieß es.

22 Prozent der Sportfans gaben an, wegen der scharfen Auflösung Sportarten zu konsumieren, die sie vorher nicht beachtet hätten, ebenfalls 22 Prozent der TV-Sportmuffel gaben an, mehr entsprechende Sendungen zu verfolgen, seit ein entsprechendes Equipment vorhanden ist. 27 Prozent der Sportfans schließlich verbringen wesentlich mehr Zeit vor der Glotze, immerhin 44 Prozent etwas mehr Zeit. 32 Prozent der Befragten gaben an, dass hochauflösende Inhalte auch darüber bestimmen, was sie sich im Fernsehen ansehen.

Offenbar schlagen sich diese Neigungen auch beim Konsum wieder: Während HD-begeisterte ESPN-Zuschauer den Angaben zufolge für ihren nächsten Flachbildschirm 2.400 US-Dollar (1.800 Euro) ausgeben wollen, investieren reguläre Konsumenten nur 1.525 US-Dollar (1.120 Euro).

ESPN strahlt neben Radiosendungen auch acht Fernsehhauptkanäle aus, darunter auch zwei HD-Programme, und gehört zum US-Sender ABC, der wiederum ein Teil des Medienkonzerns Disney ist.

http://www.satundkabel.de/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&f…

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Global Plasma and LCD TV Sales Booming

Thursday, November 9th 2006 @ 11:15 AM PST

By Geoff Duncan
Staff Writer, Digital Trends News

Market analysis firm DisplaySearch has issued new figures on global LCD and plasma TV sales - they're both booming, but LCD sets are gaining fast.

Market analysis firm DisplaySearch has issued new reports on the global sales of plasma and LCD televisions during the third quarter of 2006. And guess what: sales are booming, even before the lucrative end-of-year holiday buying season gets into full swing.

Demand in the North American market spurred sales of plasma televisions during the third quarter of the year, with shipments rising 45 percent compared to the same quarter a year ago, and totaling some 2.3 million units. The figures also represent a 4 percent quarter-to-quarter increase in unit shipments. But all is not roses for plasma sets: despite a substantial 38 percent increase in demand from the North American market, shipments were down between 4 and 20 percent in other regions due to competition from LCD television and lower-than-expected sell-through during soccer's World Cup championships. In fact, LCD televisions outshipped plasma sets globally for the first time in the 37-inch and large category, and LCDs climed to a 41 percent market share in the 40+-inch category, and LCDs have already taken the market lead on the Chinese and Japanese markets.

"Given share losses at smaller sizes, plasma TV manufacturers are increasing their focus on larger sizes and becoming more dependent on the North American market, like microdisplay rear projection TVs, due to the North American consumer's appetite for big screen TVs," said DisplaySearch President Ross Young. "In Q3'06, North America accounted for 70% of all plasma TVs 50 inches and larger." Panasonic is still the leader among plasma makers, remaining the top manufacturer for the ninth consecutive quarter and reaching a record high unit share of 33 percent, with a revenue share of 34 percent.

LCD television shipments had a huge quarter, rising 99 percent during the third quarter of 2006, compared to the same quarter a year ago. North America also rose to 33.7 percent share of the LCD market, edging out Europe by a tenth of a percentage point as demand for new television sets for World Cup soccer matches largely failed to materialize. The LCD television market also has a new leader, with South Korea's Samsung taking the top spot for units shipped and overall revenue for the first time. Overall, 10.8 million LCD televisions were shipped during the third quarter of year, a record high, and accounting for 24 percent of the worldwide television market.

In terms of units shipped, the top five LCD television manufacturers are Samsung, Sharp, Philips, Sony, and LGE; however, in terms of revenue, Sony took the number two spot.

http://news.digitaltrends.com/article11721.html

größer als 50" ... 65" LCoS TV's ÖLEVIA ...

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Sysview Technology, Inc. Reports 86% Increase in Revenues and Reports Net Income for the Third Quarter of 2006

SAN JOSE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- November 15, 2006 -- Sysview Technology, Inc. (OTCBB: SYVT) the world leader in USB powered portable image scanners and developer of HDTV (High Definition TV) technology solutions announces an 86% increase in revenues while earning its first ever net income, $309,000 or $0.01 per diluted share, as a public company for the third quarter of 2006.

The Company's revenues increased 86% to a third quarter record $4,098,000, as compared to $2,207,000 in the third quarter of 2005. This represents the 7th consecutive quarter-over-quarter revenue increase for the Company which has delivered revenue growth in 17 of the past 19 quarters. Revenues increased 68% to $9,075,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 as compared to $5,402,000 for the same period in 2005. The $309,000 net earnings for the third quarter 2006 were in contrast to net loss of ($1,346,000) in the third quarter of 2005.

"As important as our record revenue and revenue growth, was the consistency of our gross profit performance," commented Darwin Hu, Chairman and CEO. "We accomplished much of our growth through the expanding demand for products introduced earlier this year." Mr. Hu continued, "In addition to our current product offerings, we continue to invest in the future with our Display Technology initiative specifically LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) HDTV technology, which is moving toward mass production. We are excited for the potential revenue and partnership opportunities for our HDTV technology solutions in 2007."

About Sysview Technology, Inc.

Sysview Technology, Inc. designs and manufactures imaging technology solutions for a worldwide customer base. The company currently manufactures and delivers over 21, proprietary mobile image-scanning products, which has allowed it to become the largest OEM / private label manufacturer of USB powered mobile scanning systems in the world. Sysview's intellectual property portfolio in the imaging area consists of 19 patents with an additional 5 patents pending.

Recognizing the potential to leverage its years of imaging technology experience and manufacturing efficiencies, Sysview began developing new technologies targeting the HDTV display market. Products including its proprietary Nano-LCOS Imager and Next Wave Optical Light Engine, in various stages of development, are expected to begin reaching the marketplace in Q-1 2007. Additionally the Company is advancing its sequential RGB LED backlighting technology for LCD panels. These products and technologies are designed to significantly enhance picture quality, decrease power consumption, and enhance the viewing experience, while reducing the manufacturing costs associated with large screen High Definition televisions.

All trademarks and copyrights contained herein are the property of their respective holders.

Note on Forward-Looking Statements:

Statements contained in this press release, which are not historical facts, are forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based largely on current expectations and are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors beyond our control that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from these statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. Sysview undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements.
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Company Contact:
Sysview Technology, Inc.
David P. Clark
(561)-835-4069

SOURCE: Sysview Technology, Inc.
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CEO of Sysview Technology to Present Its LCOS HDTV Solution at the Optics Valley of China International Optoelectronic Expo and Forum, at Wuhan, Hubei Province, China November 2-5
Tuesday October 31, 11:10 am ET

SAN JOSE, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Oct 31, 2006 -- Sysview Technology, Inc.'s (OTC BB:SYVT.OB - News) CEO will speak toward "The price-performance advantage of Sysview's combined LCOS Optical Engine and Nano Technology Imager Chip" at the 5th Optics Valley of China International Optoelectronic Forum. The Company will also display and answer questions about its proprietary LCOS imager and Optical Engine at the concurrent Optics Valley of China International Optoelectronic Expo.

Sysview Technology's CEO Darwin Hu said, "We are very excited to be presenting our ground-breaking technology at this event; Wuhan is the cradle land for the optoelectronics & telecommunications industry in China." Mr. Hu continued, "Wuhan is known as the Optical Valley of China is also recognized for its wealth of high tech personnel from surrounding universities and institutes and firm industry foundation. This will be a great opportunity to exchange ideas."

Additional information regarding both events can be found at http://www.ovcexpo.com.cn/en/default.aspx

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 25.502.884 von teecee1 am 18.11.06 11:30:45

... ... www.syntaxbrillian.com ... ... die Ähnlichkeit ist verblüffend ...
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minimaler Handel ...

Day's Range: 0.69 - 0.69
52wk Range: 0.35 - 2.50
Volume: 10,300
Avg Vol (3m): 5,060.94
Market Cap: 16.62M
P/E (ttm): N/A
EPS (ttm): -0.20
Div & Yield: N/A (N/A)

Revenues increased 68% to $9,075,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 as compared to $5,402,000 for the same period in 2005.

mal schön beobachten ...

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hier sieht es besser aus: http://holdings.nasdaq.com/asp/Institutional.asp?FormType=In…

Owner Name / Date / Shares Held / Change (Shares) % Change (Shares) / Value ($1000)

NOESIS CAPITAL MANGE... 9/30/2006 8,028,339 (2,330,550) (22.50%) $67,679
MARXE AUSTIN W & GRE... 9/30/2006 1,742,177 (1,190,181) (40.59%) $14,687
GRUBER & MCBAINE CAP... 9/30/2006 1,560,000 1,200,000 333.33% $13,151
GALLEON MANAGEMENT L... 9/30/2006 1,435,523 1,384,173 >1,000.00% $12,101
FEDERATED INVESTORS ... 9/30/2006 1,298,100 0 0.00% $10,943
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADV... 9/30/2006 1,037,325 265,873 34.46% 8,745
AMERICAN CENTURY COM... 9/30/2006 833,876 833,876 New $7,030
STERLING JOHNSTON CA... 9/30/2006 488,650 488,650 New $4,119
DUNCAN HURST CAPITAL... 9/30/2006 284,070 284,070 New $2,395
VINIK ASSET MANAGEME... 9/30/2006 200,000 200,000 New $1,686
VANGUARD GROUP INC 9/30/2006 190,450 3,800 2.04% $1,605
SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL... 9/30/2006 188,500 (183,300) (49.30%) $1,589
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EM... 9/30/2006 76,512 0 0.00% $645
TURNER INVESTMENT PA... 9/30/2006 72,140 72,140 New $608
COMMONWEALTH OF PENN... 9/30/2006 72,140 72,140 New $608
NEW YORK STATE COMMO... 9/30/2006 66,800 (61,900) (48.10%) $563
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVE... 9/30/2006 47,823 (334) (0.69%) $403
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLO... 9/30/2006 37,500 7,811 26.31% $316
MORGAN STANLEY 9/30/2006 30,345 (500) (1.62%) $256
RUSSELL FRANK CO/ 9/30/2006 25,400 (23,600) (48.16%) $214
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGE... 9/30/2006 23,399 2,346 11.14% $197
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMEN... 9/30/2006 15,836 15,836 New $133
BANK OF NEW YORK /NY... 9/30/2006 15,000 0 0.00% $126
NORTHERN TRUST CORP 6/30/2006 14,990 (14,541) (49.24%) $126
MELLON FINANCIAL COR... 9/30/2006 11,508 11,508 New $97
IBM RETIREMENT FUND 9/30/2006 10,340 0 0.00% $87
DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 9/30/2006 7,899 7,899 New $67
CREDIT SUISSE 9/30/2006 1,562 1,562 New $13
AMERICAN INTERNATION... 9/30/2006 882 0 0.00% $7
TD ASSET MANAGEMENT ... 9/30/2006 250 0 0.00% $2
HAVERFORD TRUST CO 9/30/2006 249 249 New $2
UBS AG 9/30/2006 186 (7,733) (97.65%) $2
MAIN STREET BANK & T... 9/30/2006 0 (13) Sold Out $0
DKR CAPITAL PARTNERS... 9/30/2006 0 (12,132) Sold Out $0
JANE STREET HOLDING,... 9/30/2006 0 (18,916) Sold Out $0
MERRILL LYNCH & CO I... 9/30/2006 0 (19,400) Sold Out $0
WINSLOW MANAGEMENT C... 9/30/2006 0 (100,000) Sold Out $0

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Syntax-Brillian Completes Acquisition of Vivitar
Tuesday November 21, 6:30 am ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Vivitar Corporation, an Oxnard, California-based leader in the design, development and marketing of photographic, optical, electronic and digital imaging products.

As noted in a press release of October 30, 2006, the acquisition gives Syntax-Brillian full ownership over all Vivitar assets and the company's significant intellectual property portfolio. Vivitar will be operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of Syntax-Brillian.

By consolidating shared resources, contract manufacturing relationships, engineering expertise and distribution channels, the acquisition of Vivitar is expected to produce significant economic and logistical advantages for Syntax-Brillian.

Vivitar is a leading manufacturer and marketer of photography equipment and optics, including a range of high-quality, affordable digital cameras, film cameras, lenses, flashes and tripods, sports optics and digital imaging products. The company has a diverse portfolio of intellectual property assets and patents and maintains a variety of international distribution channels in the U.S., France, the United Kingdom and Hong Kong.

Syntax-Brillian expects to leverage Vivitar's existing distribution channels to create new outlets, notably in Europe, for its LCD televisions as well as any new Olevia or co-branded digital entertainment products that the company may develop.

About Syntax-Brillian Corporation

Syntax-Brillian Corporation (www.syntaxbrillian.com) is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products. The company's lead products include its Olevia brand (www.olevia.com) of widescreen HDTV-ready and HD-built-in LCD TVs -- one of the fastest growing global TV brands -- and its Gen II LCoS(TM) 720p and 1080p rear-projection HDTVs for the high-end video/audio market. Syntax-Brillian's global supply chain, Asian operations and North American sales channels position the company as a market leader in consumer and high-end HDTV and digital entertainment products.

Brillian and LCoS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Syntax-Brillian Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

About Vivitar Corporation

Vivitar Corporation, (www.vivitar.com)a leading manufacturer of both digital and film cameras, hosts a complete line of photographic products, including digital cameras, 35mm zoom cameras, point-and-shoot cameras, auto-focus cameras, 35mm SLR cameras, manual and automatic lenses, flashes, binoculars, projectors, and camera accessories.

Vivitar has an extensive line of affordable digital cameras ranging from entry-level VGA cameras to eight-megapixel digital cameras with zoom optics. The Vivicam series of digital cameras is one of the broadest product lines of digital cameras on the market today, spanning the spectrum of interest from novice through the serious amateur digital photographer.

Vivitar Corporation is based in the United States with offices in Hong Kong, the UK, France and Canada. Vivitar products are distributed worldwide through a wide variety of stores, merchants and dealers. Vivitar products are found in specialty stores, photo stores, mass merchants, drug store chains, warehouse superstores and on the Internet.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this press release may be deemed to be forward-looking statements under federal securities laws, and Syntax-Brillian intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbor created thereby. Such forward-looking statements include but are not limited to statements regarding the anticipated benefits to be derived from the acquisition mentioned herein. Syntax-Brillian cautions that these statements are qualified by important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected by the forward-looking statements contained herein. Such factors include: (a) changes in markets for the company's products; (b) changes in the market for customers' products; (c) the failure of the company's products to deliver commercially acceptable performance; (d) the ability of the company's management, individually or collectively, to guide the company in a successful manner; and (e) other risks as detailed in Syntax-Brillian's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006, and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contact:

Syntax-Brillian Corporation
Wayne Pratt, Chief Financial Officer, 602-389-8789
[e-mail]

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DISPLAYS & BEAMER
22.11.2006 11:08 Uhr

LCD-Panels: Ungewöhnlich starke Nachfrage im ersten Halbjahr 2007 erwartet

Jenseits der normalen Saisonalität rechnet Industriebeobachter iSuppli im ersten halbjahr 2007 mit einer starken Nachfrage nach größeren LCD-Panels ab 10 Zoll Bilddiagonale.

Im Vergleich zum ersten Halbjahr 2006 soll der Absatz um 23,7 Prozent auf 154,3 Millionen LCD-Panels hochgehen. Damit würden sogar die 145,2 Millionen Stück aus der zweiten Hälfte dieses Jahres übertroffen werden. Normalerweise geht der Absatz von größeren LCD-Panels in der ersten Jahreshälfte deutlich nach unten.

Wurden im ersten Quartal 2006 rund 61.560 Millionen größere LCD-Panels verkauft, sollen es im letzten Quartal 2007 fast 95.870 Millionen Stück sein.

Als Gründe für die erwartete hohe Nachfrage im ersten Halbjahr 2007 sieht iSuppli Lieferengpässe im vierten Quartal 2006 bei gleichzeitig aggressiven Preissenkungen, die sowohl bei Monitoren als auch bei LCD-TV-Geräten festzustellen ist.

Denn obwohl die Preise für Monitor-Panels seit Juli 2006 wieder steigen, bleiben die Endgeräte-Preise stabil; bei Größen ab 19 Zoll sinken sie sogar. Die Einführung von Microsofts neuem Betriebssystem Windows Vista soll die Nachfrage nach LCD-Monitoren und Notebooks zusätzlich beflügeln. Im Dezember sind von einigen Anbietern bereits Notebooks für unter 400 Dollar im US-Handel aufgetaucht. Dabei liegen die Panel-Preise für Notebook-Displays immer noch bei 100 Dollar und darüber.

Die Preise für beide Panel-Typen sind seit Mitte 2006 gestiegen, nur die Preise für LCD-TV-Panels sind weiter am Fallen. (kh)

http://www.computerpartner.de/index.cfm?pid=299&pk=236134

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Taiwan less aggressive in LCD TV order competition from N. America
Commercial Times, November 22; Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com [Wednesday 22 November 2006]

Some Taiwan-based home appliance and IT makers such as Sampo recently suspended moves to compete for LCD TV orders from North America, as prices of 32-inch models for the market are falling below their profitability, according to today's Chinese-language Commercial Times.

Cost, insurance and freight (CIF) for a 32-inch LCD TVs for North America has fallen to US$550-600, but shipments from Kolin to the market were not affected by the low cost, added the paper

In North America, well-known retail chain stores including Wal-Mart, K-Mark and Costco have aggressively cut prices for LCD TVs to prepare for the upcoming holidays, the paper said.

http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20061122PB200.html

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Sharp erhält europäisches Umweltlabel
Europäische Kommission verleiht Eco-Label
vom 2006-11-22 09:00:28



Mit den LCDs der SA-Serie wurde der japanische Elektronikkonzern Sharp erneut mit dem EU Eco-Label ausgezeichnet. Die Europäische Komission arbeitet dabei eng zusammen mit Vertretern aus Industrie, Umweltschutzvereinigungen und Verbraucherverbänden. Sharp erhielt für seine Fernsehgeräte bisher als einziger Hersteller das Umweltzeichen.

Energiesparer
Die LCD-Fernseher zeichnen sich vor allem durch den geringen Energieverbrauch im Standby-Modus und Betrieb sowie die recyclingfreundliche Konstruktion und die Auswahl umweltschonender Materialien aus.

Zusätzliches Verkaufsargument
Mit der SH1E-Serie erhielt Sharp im vergangenen Jahr erstmals die Auszeichnung. Mittlerweile tragen 30 Fernseher der LCD-Reihe das EU-Umweltzeichen.

Europäischer Gedanke
Seit 1992 zeichnet die Europäische Kommission Produkte und Dienstleistungen mit dem EU-Umweltzeichen aus. In den letzten zehn Jahren entwickelte sich die "Blume" zu einem Symbol für umweltfreundlichere Produkte.

Quelle: Sharp

http://www.inside-digital.de/news/3654.html

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Techsmart

Big-Picture Potential

By Nicole Ridgway Published: November 22, 2006


COUCH POTATO SEASON is heating up. The thermostat is plunging and holiday shoppers are eyeing this year's lineup of new products that'll keep them and their loved ones glued to their La-Z-Boys. What they'll find is high-definition everything: gaming consoles, camcorders, DVD players. But none of these graphically stunning gadgets will be fully appreciated without a brand new high-def television set to show them off.

At least that's one of the things big electronics makers are banking on. Huge brand names like Sony (SNE: 40.04, -0.23, -0.6%) and Samsung are duking it out to grab the hearts and wallets of the countless shoppers expected to buy HDTVs this holiday season. (After all, you can't fully appreciate that new high-def Sony PlayStation 3 or that Sony Blu-ray high-def DVD player without a Sony high-def television set.) Their weapon of choice: price cuts.

On average, prices for some of the more popular HDTVs (sets ranging from 30 inches to 42 inches) have fallen 30% since last year, says Riddhi Patel, a principal analyst at market research firm iSuppli. "It's the best situation for customers," says Patel. "The features are improving and the technology is improving. On the other hand, prices are declining."

Consumers know a good deal when they see one. In 2006, some 10.9 million LCD flat-panel televisions will ship in North America, up almost 90% from the 5.9 million shipped in 2005, projects iSuppli. Next year, the firm expects somewhere between 17 million and 18 million LCD units to move, outpacing sales of the traditional cathode-ray-tube televisions that we grew up with. (Short for liquid crystal display, LCD units are already outselling plasma TVs, the other flat-panel alternative, by roughly a 2-to-1 margin.)

For investors, spotting a bargain in the HDTV space takes a lot more than comparing prices on Best Buy's (BBY: 55.84, +0.28, +0.5%) web site. The market is crowded with companies that are far from household names. Patel has counted at least 90 HDTV outfits across the globe. Many of them are privately held. Investors also need to keep in mind that furious price competition from the consumer electronics behemoths Sony, Hitachi (HIT: 58.21, -0.07, -0.1%) and Samsung has the makers of these sets squeezing profit margins to dangerous levels. A company's sales growth may look phenomenal in the quarters ahead, but the bottom line could dramatically disappoint.

"The manufacturers shake their heads when they talk about this situation," says Ross Young, president of DisplaySearch, a display market research outfit. Indeed, the HDTV bonanza doesn't promise the most predictable investment scenario when it comes to profits. But there's still plenty of room for growth in the high-def marketplace — that is, if you can stomach the risk and keep a close eye on your investment's profit margins.

Promise Is Crystal Clear
One of the Davids in this Technicolor land of Goliaths is Syntax-Brillian (BRLC: 8.78, +0.37, +4.4%) . A pure-play in the high-def television space, Syntax-Brillian was formed in November 2005 when privately held Syntax Groups, the maker of the Olevia brand of high definition-ready LCD TVs, merged with Brillian Corp., a publicly traded manufacturer of high-definition televisions that uses its liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) microdisplays technology. (LCoS uses liquid crystals and mirrors to create high-resolution images. The technology is typically used in large-screen monitors and projectors.)

The merged company, which is based in Tempe, Ariz., now sells a line of low-cost high-def LCD television sets under the Olevia and Brillian brand names. Thus far, it's holding its own against the big guns in the marketplace. According to DisplaySearch's Young, Syntax-Brillian's high-def televisions rank 12th in both the U.S. and China. During the third quarter, the company's market share dropped below 3%, but Young believes the company will pick up the slack in the fourth quarter. "They seem to have the lowest prices for Black Friday," he says.

But it's the groundwork laid to grow the company's business past the holidays that could turn Syntax-Brillian into a more formidable player in the market. Jonathan Dorsheimer, an analyst at Canaccord Adams, points out that Syntax-Brillian has created a viable presence in the North American market without the aid of having a major multinational retailer hocking its sets. (Canaccord Adams makes a market in the company's stock.)

Now, Circuit City Stores (CC: 24.21, +0.11, +0.5%), one of the largest electronics retailers in the nation, has agreed to sell the Olevia sets in what Dorsheimer says is a 60,000- to 80,000-unit deal. His back-of-the-envelope calculations estimate that the Circuit City deal alone could bring in roughly $32 million in sales for the company. For fiscal 2006, which ended June 30, the company had revenue of $193 million. Given that Syntax-Brillian says it shipped a total of 144,000 units during its latest quarter, it's a sizable coup for the company.

OLEVIA 27" 2 Series LCD HDTV: http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Customer-reviews-for-OLEVIA-2…

OLEVIA 32" 2 Series LCD HDTVhttp://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Customer-reviews-for-OLEVIA-3…

The company's recent acquisition of camera maker Vivitar, which it bought for $26 million in stock, could expand things even further abroad. Adding Vivitar will not only give Syntax-Brillian a distribution channel in the fast-growing European market, but also the possibility of an "in" with Wal-Mart Stores (WMT: 48.03, +0.22, +0.5%), says Dorsheimer. He expects these new channels will help the company grow its North American market share to 7% in 2007 and perhaps to 10% down the road. "Next year is going to be quite an exciting year for Brillian," he says.

Little Margin for Error
All of these moves spell promising sales growth for the company. However, with the price wars expected to continue, Syntax-Brillian will need to monitor carefully its profit margins. The recent opening of a manufacturing facility in Ontario, Calif., which the company says will help reduce shipping and tariff costs, could improve margins by 4% to 6% when the factory is fully up and running next year, says Dorsheimer.

In the meantime, the company's first-quarter report for fiscal 2007 has brought some encouraging news. During the three months ended Sept. 30, the company improved gross margins on its LCD TVs to 20.92% from 18.55% in the previous quarter. Not only was revenue up 218% to $87 million from the year-ago quarter, but the company reported a profit of eight cents a share, handily beating a Thomson First Call consensus estimate of just a penny a share.

Management also raised projections for the December quarter, putting sales at around $160 million to $170 million excluding revenue from its Vivitar purchase (including Vivitar puts the range between $178 million and $190 million for the quarter). Earlier this month, Robert W. Baird & Co. analyst Tristan Gerra raised his estimates for the company's fiscal 2007 earnings to 43 cents a share from eight cents (his new figures include the Vivitar purchase). He also raised his price target to $10 a share from $8 noting that he expects the company to "add one large retailer this quarter and another one in calendar 1Q07."

There's little doubt that Syntax-Brillian is in the right market at the right time, as evidenced by the stock's sharp run-up in recent months. However, investors should keep in mind that like many small caps, Syntax-Brillian is prone to short-selling and volatility. Case in point: Its shares began this year at $4.80, dipped down to $2.10 in May and are now trading just shy of the 52-week high of $8.98.

Needless to say, Syntax-Brillian's stock isn't for the feint of heart. For action junkies looking to get in on a market that's expected to grow by double-digit percentages in the years ahead, Syntax-Brillian is one HDTV play that has the potential to keep you on the edge of your La-Z-Boy.

http://www.smartmoney.com/Techsmart/index.cfm?story=20061122…

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Donnerstag, 23. November 2006, 10:15 Uhr
Geräte: Hersteller wollen LCD-Preisrutsch durch künstliche Verknappung senken
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(ar) Um sinkenden Preisen und schrumpfenden Margen Einhalt zu gebieten, haben einige der größten Hersteller von LCD-Bildschirmen beschlossen, ihre Produktion Anfang 2007 zu drosseln.

Das deckt sich mit Erwartungen vieler Analysten in Reaktion auf die generell schwache Nachfrage nach Unterhaltungselektronik im Nachgang des Weihnachtsgeschäfts. "Die Hersteller werden das Überangebot kontrollieren", glaubt etwa Ross Young vom Marktforschungsinstitut Displaysearch. Dass das Angebot derzeit die Nachfrage übersteige, sei vor allem der Fußball-WM geschuldet, für die Hersteller in Erwartung einer steigenden Nachfrage Produktionskapazitäten deutlich ausgebaut hätten.

Nach einem Bericht des "Wall Street Journal" vom Mittwoch haben einige Anbieter, darunter der taiwanesische LCD-Panel-Zulieferer Chunghwa Picture Tubes, ihre Produktion bereits jetzt heruntergefahren. Auch das Budget für Investitionen sei infolge der niedrigeren Margen teilweise drastisch begrenzt worden. Simon Lee, Marketingchef bei LG Philips LCD sagte dem Blatt, die Preise für LCD-TVs könnten generell stabiler gehalten werden, wenn auch andere Anbieter ihre Produktionsmengen besser überwachten.

"Obwohl die Nachfrage in der ersten Jahreshälfte 2007 saisonal bedingt schwächer ausfallen könnte, wird es nicht so schlecht kommen wie in diesem Jahr", zitiert das WSJ dagegen den Chef der Samsung-LCD-Sparte, Sang Wan Lee. Samsung werde seine Produktion nicht zurückfahren, zumal die Nachfrage im zweiten Quartal 2007 noch sehr viel besser als dieses Jahr ausfallen werde, so Lee.

http://www.satundkabel.de/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&f…

...und andere gewinnen dadurch Marktanteile...

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2006 ist das Jahr der LCDs

[fr] Frankfurt/Nürnberg/Köln - Über eine Verdopplung sowohl im Umsatz als auch bei den Verkaufszahlen im Vergleich zum Vorjahresquartal dürfen sich die LCD-Hersteller freuen.

LCD-Fernsehgeräte verbuchen bis zum dritten Quartal 2006 ein Wachstum von 116 Prozent bei den Stückzahlen und 125 Prozent beim Umsatz. Und auch die Plasmas können hervorragende Zahlen vorweisen: Im Vergleich zum Vorjahresquartal wurden 59 Prozent mehr Geräte mit einem Umsatzplus von 35 Prozent verkauft.

Die Hersteller konnten vor allem von dem spürbaren Trend zu höherpreisigen Fernsehgeräten profitieren, der sich schon im ersten Quartal 2006 angekündigt hat. So beträgt der durchschnittliche Preis aller verkauften TV-Geräte für das Jahr 2006 inzwischen 745 Euro. Dies entspricht einer Steigerung um 28 Prozent im Vergleich zum Vorjahr. Ursache ist die Nachfrage der Konsumenten nach höherwertigen, zukunftssicheren Fernsehgeräten mit größeren Bildschirmdiagonalen.

Dies geht aus dem aktuellen CEMIX Consumer Electronics Markt Index für das dritte Quartal 2006 hervor. Insgesamt ist der Markt für Consumer Electronics in Deutschland im Dritten Quartal 2006 im Vergleich zum Vorjahreszeitraum um 3,3 Prozent gestiegen.

Kumuliert betrachtet bewegt sich der CE-Markt in Deutschland vom ersten bis zum Ende des dritten Quartals 2006 auf dem gleichen hohen Umsatzniveau (15,2 Mrd. Euro) wie im Vorjahreszeitraum. Umsatzzuwächse verbuchen neben den LCDs und Plasmas vor allem die Bereiche AV-Zubehör, Navigation und Videogames - also der gesamte Bereich der Unterhaltungselektronik. Weniger umgesetzt wurde in den Bereichen Telekommunikation und IT-Technologie.

Und auch die Aussicht für das letzte Quartal 2006 sind durchweg positig: Alle Beteiligten versprechen sich eine weitere Belebung des Marktes. Das traditionell starke Weihnachtsgeschäft sowie vorgezogene Käufe, bedingt durch die Erhöhung der Mehrwertsteuer Anfang 2007, werden für ein Umsatzwachstum im Consumer Electronics Markt sorgen, das nach aktuellen Prognosen für das Jahr 2006 ca. 3,5 Prozent betragen wird. Dabei wird der Anteil der Unterhaltungselektronik dieses Wachstum mit mehr als 7,5 Prozent maßgeblich tragen.

CEMIX, der Consumer Electronics Markt Index, ist ein Gemeinschaftsprojekt des Bundesverband Technik des Einzelhandels e.V. (BVT), der GfK Marketing Services GmbH & Co. KG und der Gesellschaft für Unterhaltungs- und Kommunikationselektronik (gfu). Der CEMIX enthält aktuelle Marktinformationen aus den Quellen der beteiligten kompetenten Partner.

http://www.digitalfernsehen.de/news/news_118666.html

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 25.628.467 von teecee1 am 23.11.06 19:30:37

durchschnittlicher Preis für LCD TVs 1146 € und für Plasma TVs 1888 €

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 25.598.816 von teecee1 am 22.11.06 18:33:11

Kolin LCD TV sales boosted by Mediatek controller ICs, paper says
EDN, November 23; Rodney Chan, DigiTimes.com [Thursday 23 November 2006]

Kolin has seen strong sales for its LCD TVs, particularly its 32-inch model, after adopting MediaTek's much acclaimed 10bit controller ICs, according to the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN).

Kolin, whose LCD TV unit sales ranked number one in August and September, and number two in October in Taiwan, has raised its shipment goal to 60,000 units from the original 50,000 units for the Taiwan market this year, the paper said. Kolin sold 5,000 LCD TVs in Taiwan in both August and September, and over 4,700 units in October, the paper added.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 25.610.467 von teecee1 am 22.11.06 22:58:52

Some Stores Begin Shopping Season Early
Thursday November 23, 1:45 pm ET
By Shaila Dani, AP Business Writer
Some Retailers Begin Shopping Season 1 Day Early With Thanksgiving Specials

NEW YORK (AP) -- A traditional day of feasting with family could turn into a day of early holiday shopping for some, as retailers offered more options -- both online and in stores -- than ever this Thanksgiving.

For the first time, BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. and CompUSA Inc. opened their doors on Thanksgiving, while online retailer Amazon.com offered special holiday discounts.

In the past, grocery retailers and 24-hour convenience stores like 7-Eleven Inc. were the only shopping options on Thanksgiving. Holiday gift shoppers turned to the Web or saved their breath for the next day, "Black Friday," which is considered the official kickoff to the shopping season.

"Some retailers are trying to find a way to take advantage of the fact that once dinner is over, many families are looking for some kind of entertainment," said Ellen Davis, spokeswoman at National Retail Federation, a trade group.

BJ's opened from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., while electronics retailer CompUSA Inc. opened from 9 p.m. to midnight, where state laws permit stores to be open on the holiday.

"People start kicking off their holiday shopping early," said BJ's spokeswoman Stephanie LaCroix, who expected good sales of consumer electronics such as LCD televisions, computers and iPods.

Almost 1,400 Kmart stores, owned by Sears Holdings Corp., would be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., offering buy-one-get-one free deals on board games and a Polaroid digital camera for less than $100, among other deals, said spokeswoman Gail Lavielle.

ich dachte Vivicam ... ... http://www.vivitar.com/vivitarwork/products.php

Nichelle Thompson, 36, of Los Angeles and her 14-yer old son Justin arrived just before the opening of a Los Angeles Kmart to take advantage of a one-day sale and pick up a $54 combination DVD player and VCR.

Thompson said she decided to start her Thanksgiving with a trip to the store after seeing the player advertised in a newspaper ad. The machine is a family gift.

"Tomorrow they'll have a whole new ad. Now I have to go through and circle all the things that I want to buy tomorrow and send my husband out."

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., whose more than 2,000 24-hour supercenters were open on the holiday, said it planned to begin advertising eight "top secret" Black Friday deals on its Web site beginning on Thanksgiving.

"I don't have to do all the cooking, or I would not here," said Ruth Redman, 42, a stay-at-home mother of five as she browsed for bargain clothing Thursday at a Supercenter in Gates, a suburb of Rochester, N.Y. She said she'll probably stay home on Black Friday, especially during the early-morning onslaught.

"At one point, when I was younger, I might have been willing to brave the crowds but no anymore," Redman said. "There are wonderful deals but it's not worth the headaches."

At a Wal-Mart in Tallahassee, Fla., John Newland, 41, bought some Christmas presents for wife and two young children, 6 and 4.

"I got out here right around 8 o'clock or so to get a little Christmas shopping done. There's hardly anybody in there, no lines. It was nice in there actually. Good shopping."

7-Eleven, meanwhile, offered gift cards for Apple Computer Inc.'s iTunes, Circuit City Stores Inc., Blockbuster Inc., Borders Group Inc., DVDs, and toys, among other gift items.

As for online opportunities, Sears, Roebuck and Co. again allowed holiday shoppers to pay for Black Friday deals on their Web site on Thanksgiving, such as 20 percent off Kenmore appliances and 50 percent off certain Craftsman-branded tools. Customers can then pick up their purchases when stores open the following the day, or have them shipped, said Lavielle.

Online retailer Amazon.com was also pushing for shoppers to get started a day early by holding an ongoing poll to select one steeply discounted gift item to be offered in limited supplies beginning on Thanksgiving day, on top of other deals.

The winner of the poll was Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 video game system for $100, which was set to go on sale at 2 p.m. EST, beating out a Mongoose Domain Dual-Suspension Mountain Bike for $30.

"We're always open on Thanksgiving," noted spokesman Craig Berman.

"Online retailers are making Thanksgiving a huge priority, because they have no competition from stores," said Davis. "I think we're going to see that trend increasing."

Associated Press writers Robert Jablon in Los Angeles, Ben Dobbin in Rochester, N.Y., and Brent Kallestad in Tallahassee, Fla., contributed to this report

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Now online: U.S. retailers' Black Friday secrets
Some merchants unhappy that Web sites are revealing holiday plans

Updated: 2:56 p.m. ET Nov. 17, 2006
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15769006/

(...) A visit to BlackFriday.info reveals that Circuit City Stores Inc. will be selling an Olevia 32-inch high-definition LCD TV for $499 from 5 a.m. until 11 a.m. on Black Friday, while Sears will sell a men's leather coat for $49.99. (...)



... ... http://www.blackfriday.info/ ... ...

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Amerikaner geben über 20 Milliarden für Weihnachtsgeschenke aus

Von Erica Ogg und Björn Greif
CNET News.com
24. November 2006, 14:09 Uhr

Zu den Favoriten der Verbraucher zählen Fernseher und Spielkonsolen

Laut einer Prognose der Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) werden amerikanische Verbraucher in der diesjährigen Vorweihnachtszeit 21,7 Milliarden Dollar für Unterhaltungselektronik ausgeben. Das stellt eine Steigerung von 26,7 Prozent im Vergleich zum letzten Jahr dar. Damals gaben die Amerikaner 17 Milliarden Dollar für elektronische Weihnachtsgeschenke aus.

Warenengpässe soll es trotz des erwarteten Ansturms auf die Geschäfte nicht geben. Die Elektronikhändler seien gut gerüstet, sagte Stephen Baker, Analyst der Marktforschungsgruppe NPD. Gefragt seien alle Produkte vom riesigen Fernseher bis zum winzigen GPS-Navigationssystem.

Zu den Favoriten der Käufer zählen die Marktforscher LCD- und Plasma-Fernseher. "Die Preise für Flachbildschirme entsprechen genau den Vorstellungen der Verbraucher. Sie sind jetzt erstmalig für jeden erschwinglich", so Baker. Neben Fernsehern stünden vor allem auch Next-Generation-Spielkonsolen wie Sonys Playstation 3, Microsofts Xbox 360 und Nintendos Wii hoch im Kurs. Ebenfalls gefragt seien Notebooks, Digitalkameras und Mediaplayer wie Microsofts Zune oder Apples Ipod.

http://www.zdnet.de/news/business/0,39023142,39149272,00.htm

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Research In Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) BlackBerry

http://clearstation.etrade.com/cgi-bin/details?Symbol=RIMM&c…

... nur mal so als Vergleichschart was kommen könnte ...

... noch ein wenig Aberglaube ...

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinesische_Zahlen#Zahlensymbol…


8 – Daumen und Zeigefinger werden gespreizt (wie ein „L“), die anderen Finger sind geschlossen.

Acht (8) ist eine positive, gerade und natürliche Zahl , deren Vorgänger die Sieben und Nachfolger die Neun ist.

Acht Unsterbliche; Acht Symbole des Gelehrten (Perle, Klangstein, Münze, Rombus, Bücher, Gemälde, Rhinozeroshorn, Schafgarbenblatt); Acht Trigramme; Achtfältiger Pfad des Buddhismus; Acht Symbole des Buddhismus (Meeresschnecke, Schirm, Baldachin, Lotus, Vase, Fisch, endloser Knoten, Rad der Lehre); Weiter wird der Acht eine zentrale Bedeutung für die Entwicklung des Mannes zugeschrieben (mit 8 Monaten Milchzähne, mit 8 Jahren deren Verlust, mit 2x8 Jahren geschlechtsreif, mit 8x8 Jahren zeugungsunfähig; acht Pfeiler des Himmels der alten Kosmologie und dementsprechend 8 Himmelsrichtungen, Berge, Winde und Pforten der Regenwolken.

Vier (4) Symbol für Unheil; In der chinesischen Zahlensymbolik und damit auch in Korea und Japan gilt die Vier als Unglückszahl, da sie klanglich (chin. 四, sì) dem chinesischen Wort für Tode ähnelt (chin. 死, sǐ ). Häufig fehlt in Hochhäusern die 4. Etage, und in Taiwan gibt es keine Autokennzeichen, die auf 4 enden. Telefonnummern, die eine 4 beinhalten, sind unbeliebt und daher günstiger zu erhalten.

2004 liegt hinter uns 2014 weit vor uns ...

... ... und 14 (€); der Tod kommt bald, für die anderen LCD und Plasma Hersteller ...

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Angriff des Fiskus: Ab 2009 steigt die Steuerlast für Aktionäre

Zeit zum Aktienkauf läuft ab

http://www.manager-magazin.de/geld/geldanlage/0,2828,450426,…

(...) "Die Deutschen haben die Erholung an den Aktienmärkten weitgehend verpasst", bilanziert Allianz-Vorstand Joachim Faber. Ihnen fehle die "Geduld, ihr Geld langfristig anzulegen" sowie die Ruhe, Investitionen in Aktien durchzuhalten, auch wenn die Kurse eine Zeit lang abrutschen. Während zum Beispiel US-Anleger nach dem Crash beizeiten wieder eingestiegen sind, haben die Deutschen noch immer Nachholbedarf. Ein großer Teil der Kauforders im Dax geht auf das Konto ausländischer Investoren. (...)

Wer bis 2008 kauft, spart Steuern

(...) Wer 2007 und 2008 noch Geld in Aktien oder Aktienfonds investiert, sichert sich nach altem Recht die Steuerfreiheit auf langfristige Erträge. Wer jedoch mit dem Investment bis 2009 zaudert, der soll 25 Prozent Abgeltungsteuer auf den Vermögenszuwachs zahlen. Die Haltedauer der Papiere spielt dabei laut den Eckpunkten zur Abgeltungsteuer keine Rolle. (...)

)...) Ein Anleger, der noch vor 2009 investiert, kassiert diese mögliche (und mit Blick auf die zurückliegenden Langfristrenditen nicht unrealistische) Endsumme steuerfrei. Für Investments ab 2009 würde der Wertzuwachs von 30.000 Euro mit 25 Prozent Abgeltungsteuer plus Solidaritätszuschlag plus Kirchensteuer belastet, der Sparer erhielte also statt 40.000 nur noch 32.000 Euro ausgezahlt. (...)

(...) Die geplante Trennung zwischen Alt- und Neufällen gewährt Aktionären bis Dezember 2008 zwar noch einen Ausweg, doch die künftigen Belastungen müssen dann erneut die Jüngeren ausbaden: Sie müssen noch mehr Geld für die Altersvorsorge zurücklegen, da der Fiskus stärker mitverdienen will. (...)

Abgeltungsteuer

http://www.manager-magazin.de/geld/geldanlage/0,2828,448852,…

...wann kommen eigentlcih die tschinesichen Anleger ... ... bzw. BRIC

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Montag, 27. November 2006, 10:22 Uhr
Geräte: LCD-Fernseher holen in 40-Zoll-Klasse Plasma-Konkurrenz ein
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(pk) Die Hersteller von Plasma-Fernsehern geraten mit dem Eintritt der konkurrierenden LCD-Technologie in die große 40-Zoll-Klasse stärker unter Druck.

Das diesjährige Weihnachtsgeschäft sei die letzte Gelegenheit für Hersteller wie Panasonic oder Pioneer, ihre 42-Zoll-Bildschirme in größeren Stückzahlen abzusetzen, sagte ein Analyst der Schweizer Großbank Credit Suisse der US-Nachrichtenagentur Reuters am Wochenende. Bereits Ende 2007 sollen die LCD-Varianten bei gleicher Größe preiswerter zu haben sein.

Plasma-Fernseher sind komplizierter herzustellen und kommen deshalb mit niedrigerer Auflösung. Die Preise für LCD-Panels sollen den Angaben zufolge in den kommenden Monaten um 30 Prozent sinken, Plasma-TVs nur um 15 bis 20 Prozent. Grund dafür sind massiv gesteigerte Ausstoßzahlen, unter anderem des japanischen ELektronikherstellers Sharp, der trotz unterlegener Bildqualität schon immer auf LCD-Technologie setzt.

Nach Angaben der Marktforscher von DisplaySearch schrumpft der Marktanteil von Plasma-Fernsehern ab dem Jahr 2009 bei einem Umsatz von 24 Milliarden US-Dollar. Der LCD-Technologie wird 2010 bereits ein Markt von 93 Milliarden US-Dollar vorausgesagt.
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... ... aber nicht weitersagen woher, außer in der näheren Bekanntschaft und Verwandschaft ...

Owner Name / Date / Shares Held / Change (Shares) / % Change (Shares) / Value ($1000)
CREDIT SUISSE 9/30/2006 / 1,562 / 1,562 / New / $14

http://www.nasdaq.com/asp/holdings.asp?mode=&kind=&symbol=AG…

14.000 $ ist das eine einmalige Privatanlage oder die monatliche Taschengeldeinlage weil New... lieber noch ein wenig mehr, weg von der 14, kann bei Onvista nix finden in welchen Fonds

und UBS nur 2.000 $ oder Pokert Ihr untereinander mit den Anteilen ...

Ziel 20 - 30 $$$ für Mitte 2007 bzw. Ende des FY 2006 30.06.2007 bei einen Umsatz von $565 million - $605 million. (mit Vivitar)

ich tippe mal auf einen Gesamtumsatz von 580 Mill. $$$ und ein Kurs von 18 $ (30.07.07.) der nach Bekanntgabe der Zahlen Anfang August auf 23 $$$ hoch schießt.

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Plasma-Hersteller verbünden sich gegen LCD

[fr] Die Plasma-Hersteller Hitachi, Panasonic und Pioneer haben ein Projekt aus der Taufe gehoben: Gemeinsam wollen Sie in einer europaweiten Kampagne für die Plasma-Technologie werben, um damit gegenüber der bei den Käufern beliebteren LCD-Technik aufzuholen.

Unter dem Motto: "Sie sagen, Plasma-TVs liefern die besseren Bilder. Wir auch", versuchen die drei Unternehmen, die Kaufentscheidungen der Verbraucher für die Plasma-Technologie zu beeinflussen. Dies soll über Anzeigen in Zeitschriften und eine Internetseite erfolgen.


Die faktenbasierte Kampagne der drei Hersteller von Plasma-TV-Geräten soll die Vorzüge der Plasma-Technologie herausstellen

Hitachi, Panasonic und Pioneer wollen nach eigenen Angaben "den Verbrauchern Fakten und Vorzüge der Plasma-Technologie verständlich darstellen, damit diese die notwendigen Informationen für einen wohlüberlegten Kauf haben". Diese Zusammenarbeit auf dem hart umkämpften Markt für Unterhaltungselektronik ist schon als Rarität zu werten.

Dabei betonen die Hersteller selbstverständlich die Vorteile der Plasma-Technologie: größere Bilddiagonalen, bessere Farbqualität, die deutliche Überlegenheit bei der Darstellung schwarzer Bildinhalte und eine etwas bessere Reaktionszeit, womit schnelle Bewegungen weniger stark verwischen.

All diese Vorteile der Plasma-Technologie stützen die Unternehmen mit einer Verbraucherteststudie der Firma Synovate, die zum Ergebnis hatte, dass die Verbraucher sich im Vergleichstest für die Plasma-Technologie entschieden haben (DIGITAL FERNSEHEN berichtete).

Vor allem der zuletzt laut gewordenen Kritik am vergleichsweise hohen Energieverbrauch von Plasmas stellen sich die Unternehmen in ihrer gemeinsamen PR-Aktion für die Plasmatechnologie entgegen. Plasmas würden nicht per se mehr Strom verbrauchen als LCDs, genau wie alle anderen Faktoren hängt dies vom Einzelfall ab.

Natürlich werden die Vorteile, die LCDs gegenüber den Plasmas haben in der Studie nicht oder nur unzureichend angesprochen. So können die LCDs weiterhin an hellen Standorten gegenüber den weniger Leuchtstarken Plasma-Panels punkten, auch gibt es den so genannten Einbrenneffekt bei den LCDs nicht. Der tritt auf, wenn ein Bild unverändert angezeigt wird - z. B. das Logo eines Fernsehsenders.

Die dadurch monoton stimulierten Plasma-Zellen leuchten dann auch nach dem Umschalten oder gar Abschalten des Geräts weiter nach. Dieser Effekt konnte zwar deutlich minimiert werden, ist aber immer noch da.

Letztlich gilt immer noch: Entscheiden Sie sich für die Technologie bezüglich ihrer Sehgewohnheiten und des Standorts des TV-Geräts. Beide Technologien haben ihre Vor- und Nachteile, die beim Kauf berücksichtigt werden sollten.

... LCoS ...

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LCDs übernehmen Pole-Position

[fr] Austin, USA - Erstmals wurden in Europa mehr LCD-Geräte als Röhrenfernseher verkauft. Zu diesem Ergebnis kam eine Studie der Analysten von Display Search.

Die Wirtschaftszahlen der LCD-Branche sind auch darüber hinaus beeindruckend: So stieg die weltweite Auslieferung von LCD-Geräten um 99 Prozent im Vergleich zum Vorjahresquartal und immerhin noch um 15 Prozent gegenüber dem Frühjahr.

In absoluten Zahlen ausgedrückt liefen insgesamt 10,8 Millionen Geräte von den Förderbändern der LCD-Fabriken. Dies entspricht einem 24-prozentigem Anteil an der weltweiten Fernsehproduktion. Damit waren die LCDs auch im abgelaufenen Wirtschaftsquartal wieder sehr stark im Wachstum.

Besonders gefragt waren neue Flachbildgeräte im aufstrebenden Konsumland China, hier erfolgte laut Display Search ein Anstieg um 66 Prozent. Und auch Nordamerika konnte mit einer Steigerung von 35 Prozent aufwarten. Nur in Europa hat das LCD-Geschäft diesen Sommer etwas geschwächelt. Hier mussten die Elektronikunternehmen sogar ein Minus von fünf Prozent hinnehmen, vor allem weil das WM-Geschäft weniger euphorisch ausfiel, als im Vorfeld erwartet.

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28.11.06 11:43
LCD: Größere Bildschirme für immer weniger Geld

[fr] Austin, USA - Um acht Prozent gaben die Preise für LCD-Geräte weltweit nach. Damit kostete ein LCD-Gerät im Durchschnitt 840 Euro. Gleichzeitig sind die Bilddiagonalen stark angestiegen.

Zu diesem Ergebnis kommt der "Quarterly Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report" der Marktexperten von Display Search. Im Vergleich zum Vorjahr sind die Preise für LCD-Fernseher auch um acht Prozent gefallen.

LCD-Hersteller, wie zum Beispiel Sharp, konnten von den modernen Produktionsanlagen profitieren

Im selben Zeitraum ist die durchschnittliche Bildschirmdiagonale um 15 Prozent angewachsen, der weltweite Durchschnitt liegt damit derzeit bei 29-Zoll. Dieser gestiegene Durchschnittswert weist schon darauf hin: Besonders die Herstellung von großen Diagonalen ab 37 Zoll wurde im Laufe des Jahres hochgefahren: Im ersten Quartal haben großflächige Geräte schon 19 Prozent der gesamten Produktion ausgemacht, im zweiten Quartal waren es dann bereits 23 Prozent und im dritten Quartal stieg der Anteil noch einmal auf 35 Prozent.

Damit haben die LCDs nicht nur im Kernbereich der Plasma-Geräte gewildert, sondern sogar erstmals die Plasmas in deren Stammklasse überholt. Kein Wunder, dass die Plasma-Hersteller näher zusammenrücken und eine gemeinsame Kampagne für ihre Technologie gestartet haben (DIGITAL FERNSEHEN berichtete).

Auch die Full-HD-Auflösung kommt bei den Kunden gut an: Waren im zweiten Quartal nur zwei von 100 hergestellten Geräten mit der brandneuen Technologie für das hochauflösende Fernsehen ausgerüstet, sind es jetzt im dritten Quartal schon gut vier Prozent der weltweit produzierten LCD-Geräte. Dies bedeutet ein Anstieg um fast 120 Prozent innerhalb weniger Monate.

Das Erstaunlichste an der Entwicklung auf dem LCD-Markt: Trotz der Preisnachlässe bei gleichzeitiger Erhöhung der Bildschirmdiagonalen konnten die Hersteller starke Gewinne verbuchen. Grund dafür waren erhebliche Kosteneinsparungen durch die Optimierung des Produktionsprozesses.

Im Vergleich zum zweiten Quartal verdienten die Flachbildschirm-Spezialisten sechs Prozent mehr, unglaubliche 84 Prozent waren es gegenüber dem Vorjahresquartal. Weltweit konnten die LCD-Hersteller damit 9 Milliarden Euro auf ihren Konten verbuchen, was mittlerweile 48 Prozent des weltweiten Markts für Fernsehgeräte ausmacht.

http://www.digitalfernsehen.de/news/index.html

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Kolin and Amtran see strong TVs sales on Black Friday

EDN, November 28; Rodney Chan, DigiTimes.com [Tuesday 28 November 2006]

Kolin and Amtran Technology had strong TV sales on Black Friday at US-based retail channels, according to the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN).

Circuit City promoted Kolin's Olevia-branded LCD TVs as one of their major Black Friday items, with 32-inch Olevia LCD TVs, priced at US$499, already sold out, and Circuit City has ordered more, the paper said.

Amtran's 42-inch Vizio PDP (plasma display panel) TVs, priced at US$999, and 50-inch Vizio PDP TVs, priced at US$1,499, were also selling well at Costco, the paper added

http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20061128PB201.html

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DISPLAYS & BEAMER
30.11.2006 13:36 Uhr

D-ILA: JVC bringt 1080p-Projektor mit Riesenkontrast auf den Markt

JVC bringt Anfang 2007 mit dem "DLA-HD1" einen neuen Projektor auf Basis der eigenen D-ILA-Technologie (bei anderen LCoS genannt) auf den Markt. Das Gerät hat native Full-HD-Auflösung, ein riesiges Kontrastverhältnis von 15.000:1 und eine Helligkeit von 800 ANSI-Lumen.

Kontrastraten von um oder jenseits der 10.000:1 sind bei Full-HD-Projektoren keine Seltenheit.

In Europa erscheint der Projekor in Silber, in den USA unter dem Namen DLA-RS1 in Schwarz. Der Preis soll bei über 6.200 Dollar liegen.

D-ILA oder LCoS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) ist eine nur von wenigen Herstellern wie JVC und Canon (Xeed-Serie) eingesetzte Technologie, die sich alternativ zu LCD und DLP entwickelt hat, gewissermaßen aber die Funktionsprinzipien beider beherrschender Technologien vereint.

Wie bei der LCD-Technik arbeiten in einem LCoS-Beamer für jede Grundfarbe (Rot, Grün, Blau) drei Chips parallel. Durch halbdurchlässige Spezialgläser wird das Licht in seine Grundfarben aufgeteilt, von den LCoS-Chips verarbeitet und dann durch ein Prisma wieder zu einem Bild zusammengeführt.

Der Unterschied zu LCD ist die reflektive Arbeitsweise, der zu DLP, dass keine beweglichen Mikrospiegel eingesetzt werden, sondern der Spiegel sozusagen hinter der Flüssikristallschicht sitzt. Erst dahinter sind die Leiterbahnen, was wiederum den Vorteil hat, dass diese anders als bei LCD nicht die Auflösung einschränken. Mehr dazu auf www.cine4home.de.

JVC hat bereits D-ILA-Chips mit Auflösungen jenseits von Full-HD (1080p) vorgestellt und auf einen einzigen Chip 3,2 Millionen Pixel gepackt. Das entspricht einer Auflösung von 2.048 x 1.536 Pixel. In der Entwicklung sind schon 1,7 Zoll große D-ILA-Chips mit einer QHDTV-Auflösung von 3.840 x 2.048 Bildpunkten. (kh)

http://www.computerpartner.de/index.cfm?pid=299&pk=236340

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30.11.2006 13:04 Uhr

Preiswerte LCD-Fernseher zeigen Schwächen bei PAL-Signalen

Preiswerte LCD-TVs, die für das neue hoch auflösende Fernsehen (HDTV) gerüstet sind, haben Schwierigkeiten bei der Darstellung herkömmlicher PAL-Signale. Das berichtet unsere Schwesterzeitschrift "Digital World", die in ihrer neuen Ausgabe (Heft 4/2006, EVT 1. Dezember) acht aktuelle Modelle zwischen 1.200 und 2.700 Euro getestet hat.

Da Fernsehen aber nach wie vor überwiegend in dem älteren Format ausgestrahlt wird, sollten Anwender beim TV-Kauf auf die PAL-Tauglichkeit des Gerätes achten.

"Digital World"-Testsieger ist der Philips Cineos 37PF9731 (rund 2.700 Euro) mit 37-Zoll-Bilddiagonale, der sowohl analog als auch digital eine überzeugende Bildqualität bietet. Darüber hinaus zeichnet sich das Modell durch die üppigste Ausstattung aller Testkandidaten aus. So hat der Philips neben einem Tuner für Analog- und DVB-T-TV auch einen Player für Audio- und Videodateien sowie zahlreiche Schnittstellen für externe Audio- und Videoquellen an Bord. Punktabzüge muss das Gerät für die unbefriedigende Darstellung dunkler Farbtöne hinnehmen.

Den zweiten Platz im "Digital World"-Test belegt der Samsung LE40F71B, der für etwa 2.400 Euro im Handel erhältlich ist. Das 40-Zoll-Gerät zeichnet sich durch schöne Farben und ein nahezu tadelloses Bild aus - lediglich bei analogen Quellen tritt ein leichter Rotstich auf. Durch seine einfache Bedienung sammelt der Samsung weitere Pluspunkte, negativ viel den Testern der blecherne Klang auf.

Wer einen großen LCD-Fernseher sucht und dabei kräftig sparen will, sollte einen Blick auf den "Digital World"-Preistipp Acer AT4220 werfen. Das Modell mit einer Bilddiagonalen von 42 Zoll kostet lediglich rund 1.200 Euro. Dafür müssen Nutzer aber auf eine umfangreiche Ausstattung sowie ein komfortables Bedienkonzept verzichten. Die Bildqualität ist insgesamt befriedigend, wobei allerdings auch bei diesem Gerät analoge PAL-Signale fehlerhaft umgesetzt werden.

"Digital World"-Tipp: Die beste Bildqualität ist mit dem Acer erreichbar, wenn ein guter HDMI-fähiger DVD-Player 1080i-Signale liefert. (go)

Wer einen großen LCD-Fernseher sucht und dabei kräftig sparen will, sollte bis nächstes Jahr warten...

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DISPLAYS & BEAMER
30.11.2006 16:49 Uhr
LCD-Panels: LG Philips stoppt 8G-Pläne und spannt 7,5G-Werk für IT-Panels ein

Der LCD-Panel-Hersteller [1] LG Philips LCD hat Pläne für den Bau eines Panel-Werks der achten Generation gestoppt, berichtet die britische "Financial Times" und beruft sich dabei auf Lee Bang-soo, Vice President des koreanisch-niederländischen Unternehmens.

Grund für die Einstellung der Pläne sei die schlechte wirtschaftliche Performance der Produktionsstätte in Paju, nahe Seoul. Ursprünglich wollte LG Philips in dem 8G-Werk hauptsächlich TV-Panels mit Bilddiagonalen ab 50 Zoll produzieren.

[2] Sharp hat im Herbst gerade als erster Hersteller ein solches Panel-Werk mit Glassubstratflächen von über 5,3 qm eröffnet und denkt schon über ein 10G-Werk nach. [3] Samsung und [4] Sony wollen mit ihrem S-LCD genannten Joint-Venture Mitte 2007 eine 8G-Produktion aufnehmen und setzen dabei auf Substratflächen von 5,7 qm. Manche Analysten sagen aber, dass sich Panel-Werke jenseits der siebenten Generation wegen der hohen Kosten kaum lohnen.

LG Philips verfügt bereits über ein vor elf Monaten für 5,7 Milliarden Dollar fertiggestelltes Panel-Werk der Generation 7,5 mit einem monatlichen Ausstoß von 52.000 Glassubstraten für 42- und 47-Zoll große TV-Panels. Jede Stratfläche hat eine Größe von etwas mehr als 4,3 qm. Das 7G-Werk von Samsung und Sony ist mit 4,1 qm großen Substratflächen eher für 40-Zöller optimiert.

Beide koreanischen Riesen haben natürlich ein Interesse daran, ihre optimalen Panel-Größen im Markt durchzudrücken und liefern sich seit Anfang 2006 einen heißen Preiskampf, der die Preise für LCD-Fernseher mit 40 und 42 Zoll Bilddiagonale mächtig nach unten gebracht hat.

Ursprünglich sollten in den Werken der neuesten Generation vornehmlich TV-Panels produziert werden. Aber nachdem die Verkaufszahlen für die Größen hinter den Erwartungen zurückgeblieben sind, sehen sich sowohl LG Philips als auch Samsung sehen sich zunehmend gezwungen in ihren 7,5G- und 7G-Werken auch Monitor-Panels zu produzieren, Samsung 17-Zöller, LG Philips 19-Zöller.

Beide Zollgrößen sind seit Mitte 2006 so knapp geworden, dass die Hersteller die Panel-Preise anheben mussten. Anfang 2006 lagen die Preise für 17-Zöller noch bei über 150 Dollar, bis Juni sind sie auf 102 Dollar gesunken, um dann jetzt wieder auf 128 Dollar zu steigen. Nachdem die beiden großen Hersteller einen Teil ihrer Produktion nun aber in ihre Panel-Werke der neuesten Generation verlagern, steht zu erwarten, dass sich die Engpässe legen, die Preise wieder sinken werden.

LG Philips will nun das für die geplante Investition bereitstehende Kapital für den Bau einer 5,5G-Anlage stecken. Die bereits bestehende 5G-Produktion soll ständig ausgelastet sein. In der wesentlich günstiger zu bauenden 5,5G-Anlage will LG Philips vor allem Panels für Monitore und Notebooks sowie kleinere Fernseher produzieren und verspricht sich davon höhere Margen als mit dem nun auf Eis gelegten 8G-Werk.

"Bisher haben wir uns darauf konzentriert, unsere Kapazitäten zu erweitern und unsere Weltmarktführung zu verteidigen", so Lee. Jetzt wolle man aber erstmal abwarten und schauen, was die anderen tun, wird er in der Financial Times zitiert. (kh)

Enthaltene Links:
[1] http://www.lgphilips-lcd.com/
[2] http://www.sharp.com/
[3] http://www.samsung.com/
[4] http://www.sony.com/

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Taiwan LCD TV makers optimistic about 2007
Jimmy Hsu and Max Wang , Taipei; Carrie Yu, DigiTimes.com [Friday 1 December 2006]

Most LCD TV makers from Taiwan are optimistic about the global LCD TV market, with Kolin, Chi Mei and BenQ all targeting strong shipment growths next year.

Kolin said it aims to ship one million LCD TVs in 2007, up from 600,000 in 2006. The company also expects to launch 57-inch models in 2007.

Chi Mei expects to double Chimei-branded LCD TV shipments to 400,000 units in 2007, with target markets including China and North America.

BenQ aims to ship 800,000 LCD TVs in 2007, up from 520,000 in 2006, with own-brand shipments doubling to 200,000 units. The maker also expects to roll out 47-inch models.

Taiwan LCD TV brands: Shipment forecast, 2006-2007 (thousand units)

Company / 2006 / 2007 / Y/Y

BenQ / 520 / 800 / 53.8%
Chimei / 200 / 400 / 100.0%
Kolin / 600 / 1,000 / 66.7%

Source: Companies, compiled by DigiTimes, December 2006

http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20061201PD209.html

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01.12.2006
EURONICS: Expansion mit neuen Fachmarkt-Standorten

Die EURONICS Deutschland eG setzt ihre Fachmarktexpansion fort. Fünf Neueröffnungen von Fachmärkten verzeichnet die Verbundgruppe im vierten Quartal diesen Jahres. Am 27. Oktober 2006 eröffnete die MEGA COMPANY Grimma, im November folgten die MEGA COMPANY Husum, Telepoint Jever (Bild) sowie die MEGA COMPANY Wedel. Nach umfangreichen Umbauarbeiten öffnete zudem der EURONICS Fachmarkt Nixdorf in Paderborn seine Pforten. Mit den fünf Neueröffnungen gehören jetzt 120 Fachmärkte zu der EURONICS Verbundgruppe, davon 55 unter dem Namen MEGA COMPANY, dem Premiumkonzept der Verbundgruppe für Fachmärkte. Die durchschnittliche Verkaufsfläche dieser Märkte liegt bei rund 1.400 Quadratmetern. „Wir bauen unsere Marktstellung kontinuierlich aus“, so Werner Winkelmann, Vorstandssprecher des Unternehmens. Auch für 2007 seien bereits acht neue Fachmarktstandorte in konkreter Planung. Die EURONICS Deutschland eG mit rund 2.000 Mitgliedern und über 2.100 Verkaufstellen beschäftigt bundesweit mehr als 12.000 Mitarbeiter. Mit einem Gesamtumsatz von 3,15 Milliarden Euro im Geschäftsjahr 2004/2005 ist EURONICS der zweitgrößte Marktteilnehmer der Branche in Deutschland.

http://www.euronics.de/euronics/themen/lcd-oder-plasma.html

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Billigprodukte belasten Umwelt und Geldbörse
DHU zieht erneut gegen Media Markt-Filiale vor Gericht
vom 2006-12-01 12:02:05

Kaum ein Werbe-Slogan hat sich so in die Köpfe der Bevölkerung eingenistet wie der des Elekrtronikriesen Saturn. "Geiz ist geil" - diese Einstellung ist für die meisten Deutschen zur Lebensphilosophie geworden. Die Kehrseite de Medaille: der "Saubillig"-Wahn veranlasst die Märkte zur falschen Kennzeichnung von Geräten, um schlechte Geräte in ein besseres Licht zu stellen. Ein Jahr nach den ersten Musterklagen der Deutschen Umwelthilfe e. V. (DUH) gegen zwei Berliner Filialen der Elektrogeräteketten Media Markt und Saturn verschärft sich die Auseinandersetzung um die korrekte Energieverbrauchskennzeichnung und das Billig-Sortiment der Marktführer.

Einstweilige Verfügung
In Berufungsverfahren stemmen sich die betroffenen Filialen, die beide zum Metro-Konzern gehören, weiterhin gegen ihre vor dem Landgericht Berlin erlittenen Niederlagen. Gleichzeitig stellte die DUH nach eigenen Aussagen kürzlich im Rahmen stichprobenartiger Testbesuche in der Media Markt Filiale Esslingen erneut Verstöße gegen die gesetzlich vorgeschriebene Energieverbrauchskennzeichnung fest. Das Unternehmen hat am gestrigen Donnerstag die Unterzeichnung einer entsprechenden Unterlassungserklärung verweigert. Die DUH wird daher in den kommenden Tagen beim Landgericht Stuttgart den Erlass einer einstweiligen Verfügung beantragen.

Energieverbrauchskennzeichnung
Die Energieverbrauchskennzeichnung von Kühl- und Gefriergeräten, Waschmaschinen oder Wäschetrocknern (so genannte „weiße Ware“) soll es den Kunden bei ihrer Kaufentscheidung erleichtern, ressourcenschonende und klimafreundliche Geräte zu erwerben. Darüber hinaus würde mit einer konsequenten Kennzeichnung ein Anreiz für Haushaltsgerätehersteller zur Entwicklung energieeffizienterer und sparsamerer Geräte geschaffen.

Nicht alle Fillialen ziehen mit
Die beiden Ende 2005 in Berlin von der DUH verklagten Media Markt- und Saturn-Filialen hatten seinerzeit zwar ihre Energiekennzeichnung noch vor den Urteilen des Landgerichts Berlin korrigiert. Auch bundesweit hatten sich viele Filialen beider Ketten nach Erkenntnissen der Umwelt- und Verbraucherschützer verstärkt um eine korrekte Kennzeichnung bemüht. Doch soll dies nicht für alle Geschäfte der Elektroketten gelten, so die DHU.

Geiz-ist-geil-Masche
"Keinerlei Fortschritte“ seien bei den Media- und Saturn-Märkten leider bezüglich ihrer Marketingstrategie erkennbar, sagte Cornelia Ziehm, die Leiterin Verbraucherschutz und Recht bei der DUH. "Wir erleben die unbeirrte Fortsetzung der Geiz-ist-geil-Masche, obwohl inzwischen klar sein müsste, dass gerade Billigprodukte wegen ihres unnötig hohen Energieverbrauchs nicht nur das Klima belasten, sondern dem Kunden auf Dauer auch noch teuer zu stehen kommen.“

Analyse der DUH
Eine von der DUH durchgeführte Analyse des bei einem Dutzend Media Markt- und Saturn-Filialen durchschnittlich angebotenen Sortiments an Kühlgeräten (Kühlschränke und Kühlgefrierkombinationen) kommt zu dem Ergebnis, dass nur etwa ein Drittel der Produkte den beiden oberen Effizienzklassen A++ und A+ zuzurechnen ist. Die beste Effizienzklasse A++ weist sogar nur etwa ein Prozent der Geräte auf.

In der Werbung
Offensiv in Zeitungsbeilagen etc. beworben werden nach DUH-Beobachtungen gegenwärtig Kühlgeräte der lediglich drittbesten Effizienzklasse A. „Die sind statt ´sau, sau, sau, saubillig´, tatsächlich im Verbrauch sau, sau, sauteuer“, sagte Ziehm unter Hinweis auf die aktuelle Werbung bei Media Markt. Das sei alles andere als ´geil´: Kühlgeräte der Energieeffizienzklasse A++ verbrauchen 45 – 50 % weniger Strom als vergleichbare Geräte der Klasse A.

Quelle: DHU

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20. November 2006
HEIMKINO-TECHNIK

LCD, Plasma oder Beamer?

Von Holger Dambeck

Wer Ersatz für seinen in die Jahre gekommenen Röhrenfernseher sucht, steht vor einer schwierigen Entscheidung: Soll es ein Plasma-TV sein, ein LCD-Gerät oder lieber gleich ein Beamer? Alle drei Techniken haben ihre Tücken.

Schon seit Jahren trommelt die Heimelektronikbranche für HDTV. Aber das hochauflösende Fernsehen ist bislang ein Minderheitenprogramm geblieben - zumindest in Deutschland. Einzig Premiere strahlt drei Kanäle in HD aus. Daneben senden ProSieben und Sat.1 einzelne Filme in hoher Auflösung - jedoch ausschließlich über Satellit. Wann ARD und ZDF in das superscharfe Fernsehen einsteigen, ist noch ungewiss. Olympia 2008 könnte ein Startpunkt sein.


HDTV: Die Technik für scharfes Fernsehen

Trotzdem gilt HDTV in der Heimelektronikbranche längst als riesiger Erfolg, denn die großen Flachbildschirme verkaufen sich bestens. Bei Plasma-Geräten rechnen die Marktforscher von DisplaySearch für 2006 mit einem Wachstum von fast 40 Prozent, bei LCD-Fernsehern sollen es sogar 73 Prozent mehr werden als im Vorjahr. Unternehmen wie Loewe, Sharp oder Samsung melden beeindruckende Umsatz- und Gewinnsprünge - und zwar vor allem wegen des boomenden Geschäfts mit Flachbildschirmen.

In den Großmärkten haben die immer größeren Flachbildschirme längst die herkömmlichen Röhrengeräte an den Rand gedrängt. Auf fast allen der schicken Boliden prangt mittlerweile das Logo "HD ready". Das sollte es auch, denn ansonsten wird das Gerät HDTV oder hochauflösende DVDs nicht anzeigen können, sofern die Inhalte kopiergeschützt sind.

Röhre nicht wegwerfen

Als Konsument steht man trotzdem reichlich ratlos vor den flachen Fernsehern. Welche Technik ist die bessere? Die auch von Computer- und Notebookbildschirmen bekannten LC-Displays (LCD)? Oder die etwas älteren Plasmas? Statt eines Flachbildschirms könnte man auch einen Beamer kaufen.

Wer mit einem Beamer liebäugelt - in keiner Geräteklasse bekommt man für so wenig Geld so viel Bilddiagonale -, sollte seinen alten Fernseher nicht gleich auf den Sperrmüll werfen. "Ein Beamer ist nicht als Fernsehersatz zu empfehlen, eher als Zusatzgerät", sagt Christoph de Leuw, Monitorexperte vom Magazin "AudioVideoFoto Bild".

"Beamerlampen sind teuer und leiden unter häufigem Ein- und Ausschalten", ergänzt Ulrike Kuhlmann vom Computermagazin "c't". Eine Beamer-Stunde koste je nach Lebensdauer der Lampe und deren Preis zwischen 50 Cent und 2 Euro. Interessant seien Beamer für alle, die viel DVDs schauten und im Fernsehen vor allem Filme.

Besonders günstig sind mittlerweile LCD-Beamer geworden. Noch höhere Lichtstärken und Kontraste erreichen DLP-Beamer, die mit Tausenden kleinen Spiegeln arbeiten. DLP-Geräte sind dafür aber deutlich teurer. Zudem stört sich mancher Zuschauer am Regenbogeneffekt. Dabei sieht man die Grundfarben als farbige Schlieren um Konturen im Bild.

Abdunkeln ist Pflicht

Ein womöglich entscheidender Nachteil von Beamern ist, dass sie nur im Dunkeln ein wirklich gutes Bild liefern. "Wer bei Tageslicht mit dem Beamer Filme anschauen will, braucht ein Profigerät", erklärt de Leuw. Und die verlangten nicht selten einen Drehstromanschluss. Wer seine Wohnung nicht mit Rollos oder schweren Vorhängen ausstatten will, für den kommt eigentlich nur ein Flachbildschirm in Frage.

Plasma oder LCD - die Entscheidung ähnele ein wenig der Wahl zwischen Pest und Cholera, sagt de Leuw nur halb im Scherz. Denn beide Displaytechniken haben Nachteile, auch wenn die Technik insgesamt große Sprünge gemacht hat. Die große Schwäche von Flüssigkristallschirmen ist die Darstellung von Schwarz: Sie kommen kaum über ein dunkles Grau hinaus, weil die Hintergrundbeleuchtung des Bildschirms immer an ist.

Außerdem neigen viele, vor allem ältere LCD-Fernseher zu Wischeffekten. Bei extrem schnellen Bewegungen, etwa während einer Fußballübertragung oder bei Laufschrift, ist kaum noch etwas zu erkennen. Dieses Problem kennen Plasma-Geräte nicht, dafür aber den sogenannten False-Contour-Effect, bei dem man farbige Ringe an Konturen sieht.

Das größte Problem von Plasma-Fernsehern ist das Einbrennen - beispielsweise von Senderlogos. "Das ist irreversibel, so etwas gibt es bei LCDs nicht", erklärt "c't-"Displayexpertin Kuhlmann. Zwar gebe es Reinigungszyklen, bei denen der Monitor einige Minuten auf weiß geschaltet werde. "In Wirklichkeit wird dabei der Phosphor ganzflächig ausgebrannt und damit nur der gesamte Bildschirm dunkler."

Kuhlmann rät deshalb von Plasma-Geräten ab, auch wenn diese die Farben brillanter darstellen und bei Sportübertragungen nach wie vor besser abschneiden. Die LCD-Hersteller hätten mittlerweile verschiedene Techniken entwickelt, die Nachteile ihrer Panels gegenüber Plasma auszugleichen. Sie versuchten etwa durch das schnelle An- und Ausschalten der Hintergrundbeleuchtung oder auch durch kurzzeitiges Einblenden von schwarzen Bildinhalten klassische Röhrentechnik zu imitieren. Scanning Backlight heißt diese Technik bei Philips; Sharp und BenQ nennen sie Black Data Insertion.
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Kuhlmanns Kollege de Leuw von "AudiVideoFoto Bild" will sich nicht eindeutig auf eine Paneltechnik festlegen. "LCDs haben mächtig aufgeholt", bestätigt er. Mit ihrem helleren Display machten sie bei hellem Licht auch die bessere Figur. Doch Plasma habe die natürlicheren Farben und schaffe echtes Schwarz.

Der Stromverbrauch taugt übrigens nur bedingt als Argument gegen Plasma-Geräte. Auch wenn ihre Nennleistung bei gleicher Bildschirmdiagonale höher ist als bei LCD-TVs, so hängt ihr tatsächlicher Stromverbrauch stark vom Filminhalt ab. Bei eher düsteren Streifen mit viel Schwarz sinkt die Leistung, während bei LCD-Fernsehern der Stromverbrauch konstant ist. Je nach Film kann so Mal das Plasma-Gerät, Mal der LCD-TV günstiger sein, wie das Fachmagazin "video" jüngst in einem Test herausgefunden hat.

SED soll's richten

Am Markt haben sich die LCD-Fernseher mittlerweile klar gegen die Plasma-Geräte durchgesetzt. Was aber vor allem daran liegt, dass es Plasma-Displays erst ab einer gewissen Größe (meist 40 Zoll) und ab einem gewissen Preis gibt. LCD-Displays kann man hingegen auch kleiner bekommen und entsprechend günstiger. Auch bei gleicher Monitorgröße sind LCDs mittlerweile etwas preiswerter als Plasmas.

Quantensprünge beim TV-Erlebnis sollte man an von einem neuen Gerät allerdings nicht erwarten, auch wenn es deutlich mehr als 1000 Euro kostet. In der Regel sieht Standardfernsehen darauf schlecht aus, vor allem wenn man zu nah davor sitzt. Kompressionsartefakte beim digitalen Antennenfernsehen DVB-T, die eine Röhre noch großzügig weichzeichnet, werden auf einem 40-Zoll-Schirm gnadenlos sichtbar. "Eine Rauschunterdrückung in der kleinsten Stufe kann ganz segensreich sein", erklärt de Leuw. Doch sonst helfen die tollen neuen Bildverbesserungstechniken wenig.

Wer nicht unbedingt einen HD-Fernseher braucht, etwa zum Spielen mit der Xbox 360, kann durchaus noch eine ganze Weile bei der klassischen Röhre bleiben. Und auf neue Bildschirmtechniken wie Surface-conduction Electron-emitter Display (SED) hoffen, welche die Unzulänglichkeiten von Plasma oder LCD überwinden sollen.

http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/tech/0,1518,447298,00.html

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10. September 2006 LCD GEGEN PLASMA
Flach-TVs im Stromverbrauchstest
Von Frank-Oliver Grün

Der Energie-Hunger von Plasma-TVs ist himmelschreiend? LCDs sind dagegen die reinsten Engel? Bei einem großen Vergleichstest hat die Redaktion des Magazins "video" Erstaunliches herausgefunden.

Plasma- oder LCD-TV? Diese Entscheidung treffen täglich Tausende von Fernseherkäufern. Sie orientieren sich dabei an Testergebnissen, am Design, am Preis - und zunehmend auch am Stromverbrauch. Schließlich hat "video" oft genug vorgerechnet, wie groß die Unterschiede zwischen sparsamen und leistungshungrigen Geräten sind - zuletzt im Energiereport in Heft 7/05.

Als besonders stromfressend gelten Plasma-TVs. Sie treiben die Zeiger der Messgeräte im "video"-Labor regelmäßig auf über 250 Watt - mit derselben Menge Energie kann ein Halogen-Deckenfluter das Wohnzimmer hell erleuchten. Einige Experten rechnen sogar mit noch höheren Wattzahlen. So nennen die Deutsche Energie-Agentur (Dena) und die Verbraucherzentralen Werte von bis zu 530 Watt.

Einsame Spitzen

"Solche Verbrauchsspitzen sind jedoch selten", beruhigt Mike Bolatzky, Leiter Marketing Support bei Panasonic, die potenziellen Kunden. Denn wie in Röhren-Fernsehern hängt auch beim Plasma-Display der Stromverbrauch vom dargestellten Bild ab. Helle Flächen brauchen mehr Energie, dunkle weniger. In LCDs brennt dagegen konstant eine Hintergrundbeleuchtung, die von den Flüssigkristallen nach Bedarf abgeschirmt wird. Der Verbrauch bleibt konstant, egal ob es auf dem Display gleißend hell oder stockfinster ist.

Was heißt das nun für Plasma-Käufer? Dass sie mit düsterem Horror à la "Underworld" Strom sparen können? Oder mit langen "Alien"-Nächten gar einen Teil der Anschaffungskosten wieder hereinholen? "video" wollte es genau wissen und schickte Vertreter jeder Bildschirm-Technologie in die hauseigene TEST-Factory.

Licht und Schatten

Zwei DVDs dienten den Testern als Referenz: das Eiszeit-Spektakel "Ice Age", das mit schneeweißen Gletschern den Bildschirm zu maximaler Helligkeit zwingt, und der Brutalo-Krimi "Sin City" mit seinen in jeder Hinsicht finsteren Bildern.

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Video 9/2006

Das Test- Magazin für DVD, TV, Videorecorder, Camcorder und Home- Cinema
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Je ein Röhren-, ein LCD- sowie ein Plasma-TV zeigten nacheinander die beiden Filme, und "video" maß dabei den Energieverbrauch: Ein computergesteuertes Messinstrument dokumentierte die Stromaufnahme im Sekundentakt und zeichnete einen exakten Verlauf des Verbrauchs.

Im Falle des LCDs fiel die Kurve erwartungsgemäß flach aus, die Werte pendelten zwischen 161 und 170 Watt. Im Schnitt schluckte der Thomson 37 LB 330 B5 mit "Sin City" 163 Watt. Lief der deutlich hellere "Ice Age" im Player, stieg die durchschnittliche Leistungsaufnahme nur minimal auf 166 Watt. Beide Werte liegen nahe an den 162 Watt, die das Labor bereits für den Test in "video" 8/06 ermittelt hatte.

Völlig anders sehen die Diagramme der Samsung-Röhre und des Panasonic-Plasmas aus. Bei ihnen schwankt der Stromverbrauch extrem. So erreicht der Panasonic TV-37 PV 60 in "Sin City" ein Maximum von 284 Watt, kommt zwischendrin aber auch mit 66 Watt aus - je nachdem, wie viel Spitzlicht Robert Rodriguez verwendet, um die scherenschnitthaften Figuren seiner Comicverfilmung vom schwarzen Hintergrund abzusetzen.

Ausgleich der Extreme

Über die gesamte Spielzeit der DVD pendeln sich Verbrauchsspitzen und -täler aber auf einen Mittelwert ein. Im Schnitt verbrauchte der Testplasma mit "Sin City" rund 125 Watt. Sid, Diego und ihre animierten Freunde aus "Ice Age" waren etwas hungriger: Durchschnittlich 165,6 Watt dokumentierte der Stromschreiber nach 75 Minuten Animationsfilm.

Beide Werte liegen unter den 239 Watt, die "video" im normalen Test ermittelt hätte. "Das liegt an der Art der Messung", erklärt TESTfactory-Leiter Klaus Ludwig. "Wir stellen das Gerät gemäß "video"-Standard ein und ermitteln den Verbrauch bei der Darstellung einer sechsstufigen Grautreppe. Dies entspricht dem so genannten Average Picture Level - also einer durchschnittlichen Helligkeit - von 50 Prozent." Das tun praktisch alle seriösen Institute.

"Allerdings ist diese Messung für Plasmas eine Herausforderung", weiß Ludwig. Weil das Display unter Laborbedingungen konstante Helligkeit bringen muss, liegt der Verbrauch oft höher als im Mischbetrieb mit TV- und DVD-Signalen.

Praxisnahes Programm

Auch LCD-TVs könnten schon bald unter diesen erschwerten Bedingungen leiden: Je mehr die Hersteller mit variabler Hintergrundbeleuchtung experimentieren, desto schwerer lässt sich ihr Verbrauch messtechnisch erfassen. Schließlich verbessert eine "Adaptive Backlight Control", wie sie Toshiba oder Panasonic in LCD-Fernsehern einsetzen, nicht nur die Schwarzwiedergabe; sie reduziert in dunklen Szenen auch das Hintergrundlicht und damit den Stromverbrauch.

Praxisnah, das war den "video"-Testern klar, lässt sich der Energiehunger moderner TVs nur mit bewegten Bildern messen. Doch mit welchem Programm-Material? Und lohnt sich der Aufwand überhaupt für die 3,5 Stunden, die der deutsche Durchschnitts-Zuschauer täglich vor dem Fernseher sitzt? Die meiste Zeit verbrät das Gerät ja Energie im Standby.

72 Stunden Dauertest

Um Daten über den tatsächlichen Stromverbrauch zu bekommen, schickte "video" die drei Testmodelle noch einmal ins Labor - und mit ihnen acht weitere Fernseher mit Bildschirmdiagonalen zwischen 81 und 127 Zentimetern.

Alle TV-Geräte bekamen dasselbe Fernsehsignal zugespielt und liefen drei Tage lang rund um die Uhr. Nach 72 Stunden stand fest: Weder die Bauart des Displays noch die Bildschirmgröße gibt einen eindeutigen Anhaltspunkt für den Energieverbrauch eines Fernsehers.

So kann ein LCD-TV mit 37 Zoll im Betrieb mehr Strom verbrauchen als ein gleich großer Plasma. Dafür muss ein 47- Zöller nicht zwangsläufig gieriger sein als sein Schwestermodell mit 42-Zoll-Display. In jeder Kategorie gibt es sparsame Umweltengel. Und Energieschleudern, die sich aus der Steckdose bedienen, als hätte es Strompreiserhöhungen nie gegeben.

Warum 70 Prozent mehr zahlen?

Zwar neigen Plasma-Displays insgesamt zu etwas höheren Verbrauchswerten, doch sind die längst nicht so überzogen wie landläufig angenommen. Der Pioneer PDP-506 XDE etwa (Test in "video" 1/06) benötigte für sein 127-Zentimeter-Bild im Dauertest 19,44 Kilowattstunden, was einer Leistungsaufnahme von 270 Watt entspricht. Der Hersteller selbst gibt in den technischen Daten einen viel höheren Wert an: 344 Watt für das Display und noch mal 25 Watt für die Tunerbox.

Auf jeden Fall lohnt es sich, auf den Stromverbrauch zu achten. Wer einen der beliebten 42-Zöller aus dem "video"-Dauertest besitzt, kann 32,55 Euro im Jahr fürs Fernsehen bezahlen - oder 57,66 Euro.

Das ist ein Aufschlag auf die Energiekosten von mehr als 70 Prozent. Im Vergleich dazu schlägt der Standby-Betrieb mit ein paar Cent bis wenigen Euro jährlich kaum zu Buche. Trotzdem sollte man nicht vergessen, dass Standby-Kosten verschwendetes Geld sind, für das der Konsument keinerlei Gegenwert erhält. Der Stromverbrauch während des Betriebs zahlt sich dagegen in stundenlangem Vergnügen und brillanten Fernsehbildern aus.

Neuer Messwert

Bleibt die Frage, wie Fernseherkäufer stromsparende Modelle erkennen sollen. Energieklassen wie für Waschmaschinen oder Kühlschränke fehlen. Viele Hersteller geben gar keine Verbrauchswerte an, und wenn doch eine Wattzahl im Prospekt steht, ist sie aus den genannten Gründen wenig aussagekräftig.

Deshalb führt "video" mit der kommenden Ausgabe einen neuen Messwert ein: den "video"-Praxisverbrauch. Er gibt genau Auskunft darüber, wie viel Strom der Fernseher während der Wiedergabe eines typischen Spielfilms braucht. Die Testgeräte bekommen dazu unter standardisierten Bedingungen im Labor die DVD "Ice Age" zugespielt. Ein Computer misst jede Sekunde die Leistungsaufnahme und ermittelt aus 4500 einzelnen Werten den tatsächlichen Durchschnittsverbrauch.

Zusammen mit den gewohnten Angaben für Werks- und Ideal-Einstellungen liefert "video" damit exklusiv detaillierte Informationen über den Stromverbrauch. Die Entscheidung "LCD oder Plasma" lässt sich so noch einfacher und nach wirklich objektiven Kriterien treffen.

Weiter zur Tabelle mit dem Stromverbrauch von 12 TV-Geräten: http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/tech/0,1518,436024-3,00.html

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December 04, 2006 09:00 AM Eastern Time
Black Friday Consumer Technology Sales Post Double Digit Increase but Growth Slows, According to The NPD Group

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Consumers were out in full force Black Friday to get the best deals possible, and sales trends indicated that they certainly did. According to leading consumer and retail information provider The NPD Group’s weekly point-of-sale (POS) data* for the week ending November 25, consumer technology retail sales** grew nearly 12 percent to over two billion dollars. While that’s a good showing for the start of the holiday season, and year-over-year dollar volume is growing, it’s doing so at a slower rate.

“There are a lot of factors which contributed to the sales slow down,” said Stephen Baker, vice president, industry analysis, The NPD Group. “Revenue was up, actual sales volume was up, but prices were falling faster in some of the larger categories than consumers were buying, so despite apparently healthy store traffic and product demand the average consumer’s purchase grew less robustly than last year. Consumers knew what they were looking for; they came, they saw, they conquered, and they went home with basically what was on their lists and not much else, said Baker.”

Year-over-Year Consumer Technology Sales

________2003______2004______2005______2006
Sales $1.44 billion $1.62 billion $1.87 billion $2.09 billion
Growth__________12.5%______15.4%______11.8%

LCD and plasma televisions, which were the most heavily promoted and the most sought after items, produced spectacular results. LCDs above 30 inches experienced 208.5 percent revenue growth and 297 percent unit growth. LCDs under 30 inches grew 26 percent in revenue and 86 percent in unit volume. Plasmas saw a 63 percent jump in revenue and a 140 percent increase in unit volume. With some retailers offering TVs for their morning specials at prices that would have been below cost just a few months ago, consumers had incentive to go get that “family” gift at a great price. The aggressive promotions on flat-panels continued to erode projection and tube TV sales and helped push flat-panel sales ahead of tube TV sales for the first time.

Television Unit Share and Average Price

__________Unit Share_Unit Share_Average Price_Average Price
____________2005______2005_______2006________2006
LCD_________26.3%_____48.8%_____$599________$558
Projection_____7.8%______7%______$1,598_______$1,291
Plasma_______5.2%_____10.1%_____$2,139_______$1,451
Tube________46.4%_____21%_______$189________$165
TV Combos___11.2%_____13%_______$213________$167

While overall growth slowed, there were some categories which experienced continued growth and at better rates than 2005. Notebook computers are one example, with a nearly 35 percent revenue growth and nearly 64 percent unit growth over last year compared to the nearly 16 percent revenue and 41 percent unit growth seen in 2005. The average price of a notebook computer dropped from $852 in 2005 to $701 in 2006. Overall PC unit volume was up 31 percent this year versus 27 percent last year.

One area of the IT industry that saw a big jump in sales was storage. This trend has been accelerating all year and Black Friday sales gave it another big push forward. Flash memory sales increased about 30 percent in revenue and 76 percent in units. USB drives grew 55 percent in revenue and an astounding 93.5 percent in units. Hard drives were also an easy sell for Black Friday with a 33 percent increase in revenue and 58.5 percent increase in unit volume.

GPS navigation followed a path of success for Black Friday. Revenue was up 262 percent and unit sales experienced a 670 percent increase from 2005. The average price of a GPS system dropped dramatically from $684 in 2005 to $322 in 2006.

Digital cameras captured a good portion of Black Friday sales. Revenue increased over 13 percent and units were up 26 percent compared to 2005. The average price of a digital camera dropped to around $163 compared to the average $182 consumers spent in 2005.

MP3 players experienced a major slowdown, consistent with year-to-date sales, but still increased unit and dollar volumes over 2005. MP3 player revenue was up nearly 14 percent and units were up 26 percent. Average prices dropped from around $123 to $111.

“Overall sales results were heavily skewed towards the largest and fastest growing categories,” said Baker. “This year the top five revenue categories accounted for 45 percent of all sales, up from 35 percent in 2005 and experienced 46 percent growth. Without these categories 2006 Black Friday revenue would be down by six percent.”

2006 Top 5 Revenue Producing Categories

Revenue Dollar Share
1. LCD TVs $275 million 13.2%
2. Notebook PCs $205 million 9.8%
3. Digital Cameras $182 million 8.7%
4. Plasma TVs $148 million 7.1%
5. MP3 Players $123 million 5.9%

*NPD’s weekly POS information is derived from a subset panel of retailers that also contribute to NPD’s projected monthly POS panel.

**Consumer Technology sales include IT, imaging, audio, video, and consumables.

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Die Tücken des Hochauflösenden Fernsehens (HDTV): Die Verbraucherzentrale NRW verrät, was die Werbung verschweigt

Sie stehen auf vielen Wunschzetteln derzeit ganz oben: flache Plasma- oder LCD-Fernseher im 16:9-Format mit HDTV–Technik (High Definition TV). “Doch perfekte Fernsehbilder mit originalgetreuem Mehrkanalton sind – entgegen vieler Werbeaussagen – derzeit zumeist noch Zukunftsmusik”. Warum sich Warten für viele lohnen kann, zeigen folgende Tipps:

>>Wenn der Handel für Flachbildschirme wirbt, wird fast immer verschwiegen, dass bis auf weiteres das Angebot an HDTV-Sendungen sehr gering ist. Für einen Durchschnittszuschauer mit digitalem Satelliten-Empfang beträgt derzeit der Anteil an HDTV-Sendungen gerade mal zehn Prozent. Die wenigen Digital-Kabelkunden können erst im Laufe des Jahres 2007 auf erste HDTV-Sendungen zappen. Den DVB-T-Antennenzuschauern wird HDTV sogar immer verborgen bleiben.

>>Weiteres Manko: Fernsehbilder in der Standardauflösung (PAL) können auf den hochauflösenden Flachbildschirmen mitunter weniger gut aussehen als auf konventionellen Röhrengeräten.

>>Beim Vergleich von Plasma- und LCD-Bildschirmen im Laden sollten deshalb nicht nur HDTV-Demoprogramme betrachtet werden. Der Händler sollte auch Standard-TV-Sendungen zeigen: am besten über den Zugang, den der Verbraucher auch zu Hause verwendet.

>>Auf jeden Fall sollten Käufer eines Flachbildschirmes auf das “HD ready”-Logo achten. Alle anderen HD-Beschreibungen können später zu Empfangsproblemen führen. Das Logo ist aber kein Qualitätsmerkmal, sondern sichert nur bestimmte Mindeststandards zu.

>>Fazit der Verbraucherzentrale: Es wird noch eine Weile dauern, bis ein Großteil der Sendungen im neuen HD-Glanz ausgestrahlt wird. Bis dahin kann die Wartezeit mit einem guten und preiswerten Röhren-Fernseher überbrückt werden.

Eine kostenlose Verbraucherinformation mit dem Titel “HDTV kommt – aber ganz langsam” sowie das Dezemberheft der Stiftung Warentest mit einem Test von Plasma-, LCD und Röhrenfernsehern sind in jeder Beratungsstelle der Verbraucherzentrale NRW erhältlich.

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(...)Fazit der Verbraucherzentrale: Bis ein Großteil der Sendungen im neuen HD-Glanz ausgestrahlt wird, dauert es noch. Bis dahin könne die Wartezeit mit einem guten und preiswerten Röhren-Fernseher überbrückt werden. Davon allerdings rät die SAT+KABEL ab: Wer nicht nur fernsieht, sondern auch PC, eine neue Spielekonsole oder die kommenden hochauflösenden Blu-ray- oder HD-DVD-Player nutzen will, sollte auf einen Flat-TV nicht verzichten. Unabdingbar allerdings ist beim Kauf eine Inaugenscheinnahme: Blindbestellungen bei Online-Händlern sollten vor allem bei hochpreisigen Produkten nicht in Erwägung gezogen werden.

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Syntax-Brillian Raises Revenue Guidance
Monday December 4, 4:00 pm ET

Olevia LCD TV Sales Strong on Increased Brand Awareness and Robust Black Friday Performance

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), one of the world's fastest growing marketers of LCD and LCoS(TM) TVs and digital entertainment products, announced today that it has raised revenue guidance for the company's fiscal 2007 second quarter ending December 31, 2006.

"On November 2, 2006, we provided revenue guidance of $178 million to $190 million, including the operations of Vivitar, for the quarter ending December 31, 2006," said Wayne Pratt, Syntax-Brillian's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. "Although the quarter has not yet ended, early indications of retail sell-through over the Thanksgiving weekend lead us to believe that revenue for the quarter will be at or above the high end of that range," he continued.

Hope Frank, Syntax-Brillian's Chief Marketing Officer, said, "The increase in shipments results from the company's ESPN campaign to build awareness of the Olevia brand. Launched in September 2006 across all ESPN media outlets, as well as our sponsorship with Dwell Magazine and The Dwell Homes by Empyrean, together generated outstanding retail sell-through during Black Friday and the recent holiday shopping period."

According to New York-based research firm Gfk NOP's OmniTel survey, overall awareness of the Olevia brand rose 69% among adults age 18+ for the period of September 1, 2006 through the second week of November 2006, which coincides with the launch of the broad ESPN campaign. Significantly, Olevia brand awareness rose 174% during this period among its key demographic of males age 18 to 34. Additionally, Olevia brand awareness rose more than 100% during this same period among males between the ages of 35 and 54.

About ESPN HD and ESPN2 HD

ESPN HD and ESPN2 HD will combine in 2006 to deliver over 770 major events plus over 2,500 programs totaling more than 6,500 hours in high definition featuring live programming, individual programs, movies and series from ESPN Original Entertainment plus news and information programming. Event telecasts include Monday Night Football from the National Football League, Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, a variety of match-ups from college football, men's and women's college basketball, the men's College World Series, the Little League World Series, the Women's Final Four, the National Hot Rod Association, the NCAA Frozen Four (hockey championships) and the FIFA World Cup from Germany. ESPN Bristol-based high-definition news and information programs include - SportsCenter, NFL Countdown, NFL PrimeTime, NFL Live, Monday Night Countdown and Baseball Tonight.

About The Survey

The GfK OmniTel® survey is a random digit dial (RDD) probability sample of Adults 18+ in all telephone households in the continental United States. Survey responses are weighted to reflect the total population. Questions about Olevia's brand awareness have been asked among 1,000 respondents over a three-day period each month beginning with September 2006.

Contact:
Syntax-Brillian Corporation
Hope Frank
Chief Marketing Officer
+1.602.389.8986
[e-mail]
or
Wayne Pratt
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
+1.602.389.8797
[e-mail]

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Syntax-Brillian Announces $10 Million Strategic Investment
Monday December 4, 4:01 pm ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News) announced today that it has agreed to raise approximately $10 million in a strategic financing with John Jung-Jyh Wu, President and CEO of TCV Group, the primary supplier of plastic injection molded parts for Syntax-Brillian's award-winning Olevia branded TVs, and John Huang, Chairman of Premier Image Technology Corporation, the primary contract manufacturer of Syntax-Brillian's Vivitar branded digital cameras.

The investment comprises 1,293,661 shares of common stock priced at $7.73 per share and three-year warrants to purchase 64,683 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $9.276 per share, exercisable beginning June 1, 2007.

This investment provides capital to continue Syntax-Brillian's growth, including expanding its manufacturing base and supporting the company's efforts to continue elevating the Olevia brand among consumers worldwide.

John Jung-Jyh Wu, President and CEO of TCV Group, said, "We're impressed with Syntax-Brillian's rapid ascent in the North American HDTV market and its potential to continue to capture market share into the future. We look forward to working closely, as a partner, with Syntax-Brillian to support its volume requirements as it builds recognition of the Olevia brand for HDTV excellence."

John Huang, Chairman of Premier Image Technology Corporation, said, "Our new strategic alignment with Syntax-Brillian invigorates our support of the Vivitar digital camera line, as well as the development of a new generation of LCoS(TM) microdisplay related products for the consumer electronics marketplace."

"This investment by key executives of TCV Group and Premier Image Technology once again validates our strategic direction and ongoing success," said Syntax-Brillian CEO Vincent Sollitto. "This investment further aligns the interests of Syntax-Brillian and its shareholders with those of our valued supply chain members as we continue to work together to develop even more exciting next-generation digital entertainment products."

About Syntax-Brillian Corporation

Syntax-Brillian Corporation (www.syntaxbrillian.com) is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products. The company's lead products include its Olevia brand (www.olevia.com) of widescreen HDTV-ready and HD-built-in LCD TVs -- one of the fastest growing global TV brands -- and its Gen II LCoS(TM) 720p and 1080p rear-projection HDTVs for the high-end video/audio market. Syntax-Brillian's global supply chain, Asian operations and North American sales channels position the company as a market leader in consumer and high-end HDTV and digital entertainment products.

Brillian and LCoS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Syntax-Brillian Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

About TCV Group

A privately held company established in 1977 with operations in Taiwan, China, Japan, Australia and Hong Kong, TCV Group is the leading specialist OEM manufacturer for injection/painting and tooling in Taiwan for automotive and motorcycle parts, as well as one of the largest toy, battery operated small vehicle product manufacturers (OBM/OEM) in the world, shipping to more than 68 countries with more than 18% of the global market.

Utilizing the core competence skills, in 2003 TCV Group initiated a flat panel TV OEM business, and has become one of the leading LCD TV/RPTV/Plasma plastic injection OEM manufacturers in Taiwan and China. TCV Group maintains a production capacity of more than 800,000 plastic cabinet sets for LCD TVs at its operations in Taiwan and China.

TCV Group provides in-house design from initial concept through to prototype and mechanical solution with 2D/3D drawings, CAD/CAM, tooling, precision injection, coating and assembly.

Hosting these facilities, TCV Group provides OEM partners with a one stop solution for design and production, reducing development time and cost.

About Premier Image Technology Corporation

Established in 1983, Premier Image Technology Corporation is the leading digital still camera (DSC) manufacturer in Taiwan, as well as the largest compact-camera manufacturer in the world with more than 15% of the global market. Its key products included image input products, such as compact film cameras, digital still cameras, video cameras; image output products, such as various types of LCD TVs and DLP front-end projectors; and key components such as camera modules for mobile phones embedded with cameras, optical engines for projectors, optical engines for rear projection TVs (RPTVs), and optical components such as lens elements and lens modules.

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Annual Meeting 4-Dec-06 12:55 am

I’m sorry it has taken a while to get to this but I haven’t had much time and catching up takes forever. First, you’re welcome. Second, I don’t consider the below as news but rather what I heard and what I found interesting. The conclusions are mine and are subject to the limitations contained there in. Disclosure I am long.

Generally, I don’t mind putting all the facts on the table but I know some of what I write tonight will be twisted. People will accuse me of hiding information or twist my words to bash the stock. There are also things that people told me but are not confirmable and I’m not sure I should even post but after giving consideration to both the above all weekend I decided to do the best I could and not worry about it. In the end if you try to do what’s right it should work out.

General Impression – Lot’s of suits in the room. The meeting was very business like and short. I’ve been to several annual meetings and I thought this was atypical. It was not a sales event. The first two rows were BRLC or Kolin related people. The entire board was there as they had a board meeting following the stockholders meeting. I’d guess 5-10 shareholders like me; and 10-15 “professionals”. Anyone else who was there I’d like to hear what you thought of the people in the room. After the 5 minute “meeting” and voting Vince gave a 10 to 15 minute presentation. Then ESPN and Hope gave a 10-minute video/talk about preliminary marketing results. Finally, Vince answered 10 questions and it was over. A tour was offered but no formal mingling as Vince and the board and Wayne headed for the exit and a board meeting (actually there was some mingling in the hallways out the doors but again not formal and I don’t remember James Li or the Kolin guys sticking around). Fortunately, Hope and her ESPN guest stayed in the room.

Stocklemon – In talking to Hope (later I did get a few minutes with Wayne) I got confirmation in my own mind that the obvious is true. This was a blatant and unfair attack on the company by someone trying to manipulate the stock for personal purposes. To me it highlights the risks of investing in a company such as BRLC. People will try to make money in any manner available. To me it is no better than stealing. Once something like an attack happens even longs will try to make money by selling and buying back cheaper and then it can really snowball. I think we are very fortunate that we didn’t get clobbered that week.

After talking to the company I believe the main reason we did not get crushed was that it happened during the Monterey Investor Conference. Analysts and Institutions were meeting with the company and directly made the company address the issue. The company got to put its position forward while under an intense microscope. The company chose not to pursue stocklemon as they believed the best answer was to explain to the analysts how good things were going and let the analysts raise guidance defend the company. In their words why waste time and take our eye off our business. As someone pointed out … wasn’t it great to have stocklemon first accuse the company of relying on subsidies from Kolin (most, simple pass throughs) before they had read the 10q and then once it was released have them revise the attack to say, now since the subsidies have come way down they will no longer make any money on each sale. However, what I

walked away with was the fact that BRLC was hot at the conference. Every hour or half hour the BRLC presentation was filled with 50 people interested in the company. This included BRLC being a hot date for breakfast, dinners, and cocktails. I think this would have been the case with or without lemon. Just like “Cinderella” at the ball.

LCOS – I did a crappy job of asking about LCOS. Vince did comment that this quarters shipments to Sino Brillian and others would equal our best year ever of imager sales however, he did not have much to say about Headplay or our Military customer. In the end my opinion is we won’t know about Headplay until they hit CES and NTE is still an unknown. Vince also said that we had a delay in 565 production due to an emission issue that was now behind us.

Vivatar – If you believe the company Vivatar will be big for the company. I have no way to confirm anything said here but Vince did reiterate that Vivatar will save the company at least a year at getting into Europe and they did mention some Vivatar customers that sell T.V.s. He also reiterated that the acquisition would be accretive. Hope was also very excited that Vivatar was a great brand that had been neglected and that once re-energized with some marketing would prove to be exciting for the company. For example the website hadn’t been updated in 18 months and had links that went into cyber space. Vince also noted that the company was late to market with 10 mega pixel cameras but now had them.

I asked someone directly if the quarter was going as planned and I got nothing more than a, “you know I can’t tell you that”. My own judgment based on “vibe” is that the quarter is going very well. Weymn(sp) pointed out that the company made an specific decision to hold the line on pricing in September and is now benefiting because the restocks and reorders are coming in at higher prices than if they had given on pricing. I believe this means margins will continue to be at the high end.

ESPN – Again if there was a portion of the meeting meant to market to us it was the ESPN segment. But the numbers speak for themselves. We have all been seeing more and more of Olevia and ESPN together. We are building a brand. ESPN viewers are 131% more likely to buy a High Def TV. 19% to 24% are planning to buy at TV. 31% of those are considering Olevia. Brand recognition overall is up 70% however in the 18-34 male it is up 174%; 35+ male it is up 105%. This campaign is hitting the sweet spot in my opinion. Remember ESPN touches 97 million people per week. Plus they are doing it with next to nothing. Hope has done most if not all of the creative work and that means it costs 1/100th what the big shots spend. Hint ESPN likes BRLC and Hope. That’s good. They have built and incredible relationship.

Loose Ends –

See my first post.

Vince was asked about capacity and he agreed it was one of our challenges and noted that the board had approved the Ontario and Najing expansions and was meeting later in the day to approve a 2007 business plan.

The 747 was available for viewing (looks great) and Vince told a nice story of how at Cedia it was positioned next to SONY’s top of the line new Bravia and the result was that our production run of the 747’s was sold out the next day. Vince said it was gratifying to hear people every 30 seconds say, Wow or That’s amazing.

Olevia had been #1 at Target.com for 15 months.

For those from the TFS days Jack still has options that haven’t expired on the company. Totally disgusting that he could make a fortune on this company.

The patent portfolio continues to expand. Vince noted that the “big boys” cross license and the lower tiers pay royalties. We need a strong portfolio to compete.

We are hoping to have another big box retailer next quarter. This is important as the access the remaining 60% of the market that is untapped.

I did talk with Wayne about inventory and still don’t understand the issue in full but I believe in the man.

Wayne says he’s trying to get used to being so popular! (with various lenders and the investment community)

Recall that Vince in some silly statement said that CY 2007 revenue may approach $1 billion. I’d bet the 2007 business plan just adopted is shy of that mark … but not by much. Recession or not (keep in mind we are diversified with our business in China) if this company can grow revenue to 800 to 900 million for CY 2007 with 5% to 7% net margins we are talking about $40 - 63 million of net income with a revenue growth rate in excess of 100% in an industry with a North American projected CAGR of 50 to 80% and a 100% CAGR in China.

My word of caution. Everyone in the company says that there is still a lot of work to be done and that this is no slam dunk.

Naystack

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Annual Meeting of Stockholders

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November 30, 2006

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ÖLEVIA und VIVITAR ... Global

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06.12.2006
GLOBALISIERUNG

Preisbremse Asien

Druck auf die Jobs, Druck auf die Löhne: Deutsche Konsumenten können sich heute im Schnitt weniger leisten als vor 15 Jahren. Dass der Warenkorb nicht noch viel teurer geworden ist, ist ausgerechnet der Billigkonkurrenz aus China oder Taiwan zu verdanken: Sie drücken zwar das Einkommen, doch sie helfen auch sparen.

Hamburg - Konkurrenz aus Fernost setzt deutsche mittelständische Unternehmen seit Jahren unter Druck: Bekleidung, Schuhe und Unterhaltungselektronik für den Massenmarkt können in Deutschland kaum noch zu konkurrenzfähigen Preisen hergestellt werden, Wasch- und Geschirrspülmaschinen made in Germany lassen sich nur noch durch überlegene Qualitätsstandards verkaufen.

Multinationale Unternehmen reagieren auf die Globalisierung und verlagern Teile ihrer Produktion nach Asien. Dies zwingt ihre Zulieferer, den Kunden und Auftraggebern hinterherzuziehen. Mittelständler müssen heute weltweit tätig sein, ihre Technologien ständig verbessern sowie Kosten und Konkurrenz im Blick behalten: Globalisierung ist alles andere als gemütlich. (...)

(...) Doch Globalisierung bringt nicht nur Druck, sondern auch Entlastung. Sie wirkt als Preisbremse und sorgt dafür, dass Konsumenten für viele Waren heute deutlich weniger bezahlen müssen als vor 15 Jahren. In Deutschland sind die Verbraucherpreise seit 1991 insgesamt um fast ein Drittel gestiegen – dies entspricht einer durchschnittlichen jährlichen Inflation von 2 Prozent. Nach Berechnungen des arbeitgebernahen Instituts der Deutschen Wirtschaft (IW) wäre die Preissteigerung noch deutlich höher, wenn nicht günstige Importe die Entwicklung bremsen würden (Beispiele siehe Fotostrecke). (...)

Globalisierung: Was wird billiger, was teurer 9 Bilder

Klicken Sie auf ein Bild, um die Fotostrecke zu starten.

Bild eins: ... Super Bowl promotions. ...

Bildschirm flach, Preise flach: Die Preise für Unterhaltungselektronik sind seit 1991 im Durchschnitt um rund 33 Prozent gesunken

Ö Ö ÖLEVIA

Bild zwei:

Digitalkamera: Auch Foto- und Filmausrüstung sowie optische Geräte sind heute um durchschnittlich 30 Prozent günstiger als vor 15 Jahren - trotz einer jährlichen Inflation in Deutschland von rund 2 Prozent

Vi Vi Vivitar

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Rückprojektionsfernseher: Attacke der Riesen

Heimkino. Neue Rückprojektionsfernseher sollen die LCD- und Plasmabildschirme aus dem Heimkino verdrängen. Sie liefern brillante Bilder zu günstigen Preisen.


Für viele das liebste Möbelstück im Wohnzimmer: das Fernsehgerät

Ob den neuen Bond-Darsteller Daniel Craig oder den alten Jedi-Star Sir Alec Guinness – die Deutschen wollen die Hollywood-Größen im heimischen Wohnzimmer möglichst im XXL-Format erleben: Kaum ein Segment der Unterhaltungselektronik wächst in diesem Jahr so rasant wie das der Großbildfernseher. „Die Leute kaufen alles, was flach ist. Je größer, desto lieber“, freut sich der Verkäufer eines Kölner Elektronikmarkts. Nur die hohen Gerätepreise bremsen noch den Ansturm auf die TV-Riesen.

Das könnte sich jetzt ändern. Denn in der Heimkinoklasse (Fernseher mit Bildschirmdiagonalen von mehr als 120 Zentimetern) bekommen die Anbieter von Flüssigkristall (LCD)- und Plasma-Geräten dieser Tage mächtig Konkurrenz. Eine neue Generation hochauflösender Rückprojektionsfernseher kommt rechtzeitig zum Weihnachtsgeschäft in die Läden. Die Modelle glänzen mit einer bisher ungekannten Bildqualität und mit echten Kampfpreisen von unter 2000 Euro.

Die in der Branche kurz Rückpros genannten Geräte haben kaum noch etwas gemein mit den TV-Klötzen der Vergangenheit. Vorbei sind die Zeiten, in denen die Zuschauer Mühe hatten, sich an den lichtschwachen und kontrastarmen Bildern auf dem Monitor wirklich zu erfreuen.

Die Chance zum Comeback verdanken die einst berüchtigten Riesenfernseher einer neuen Generation von Optik-Chips, sogenannten Digitalen Lichtprozessoren (DLP). Diese Bauteile vereinen auf der Fläche einer Briefmarke Hunderttausende mikroskopisch kleiner Spiegel, die Fernseh- und DVD-Bilder inzwischen in hochauflösender Qualität auf den Schirm projizieren.

Das Ergebnis ist beeindruckend – zumindest bei der Wiedergabe der Bilder von der DVD oder aus dem HDTV-Fernsehen. Tester von Fachzeitschriften wie „Heimkino“ oder „DigitalWorld“ bescheinigen der jüngsten Generation der Rückpros eine „brillante und tiefe Bildwirkung“. TV-Programme im klassischen PAL-Format hingegen, ob Tatort oder Tagesschau, bleiben auch am DLP-TV flau. Die PAL-Bilder der Rückpros sind nicht weniger grobkörnig und schwammig als die der Plasma- oder LCD-Fernseher.

Dafür liegen die Preise der Rückpros deutlich unter denen vergleichbar großer Geräte klassischer Bauart. Elektronikriese Samsung etwa, einer der Vorreiter der neuen Technik, offeriert seinen aktuellen 50-Zoll-Rückpro-Fernseher mit 127-Zentimeter-Display für knapp 2000 Euro. Vergleichbare Fernseher mit Plasma-Technik kosten bei Samsung eineinhalb- bis zweimal so viel. So groß sind auch die Preisunterschiede bei Sonys Rückpro-50-Zöller, bei dem das Licht durch Mikrodisplays auf den Schirm projiziert wird: 1700 Euro statt 3350 für die LCD-Variante. Zudem verbrauchen die Projektionsgeräte nur rund halb so viel Energie wie Plasma-Monitore.

Für den Qualitätsschub sorgt die Miniaturisierung: DLP-Hersteller Texas Instruments bringt inzwischen auf seinen Optik-Chips bis zu 2,2 Millionen winzige Spiegel mit nur noch 16 Mikrometern Seitenlänge unter – ein menschliches Haar ist sechsmal dicker. Jeder einzelne der beweglich gelagerten Mikrospiegel steht für einen Punkt im TV- oder Videobild. Die neuen Geräte überzeugen zudem mit kurzer Reaktionszeit – Nachzieheffekte wie auf manchen LCD-Monitore wird man bei DLP-Fernsehern nicht erleben. Denn über winzige Stromimpulse lassen sich jene Miniatur-spiegel bis zu 5000-mal in der Sekunde neigen, um so mehr oder weniger Licht über Linsen und einen Umlenkspiegel auf den Bildschirm zu werfen.

In den USA sind bereits erste Rückpro-Fernseher mit einer Auflösung von mehr als zwei Millionen Pixeln erhältlich. Diese sogenannten Full-HD-Geräte kommen in Europa im kommenden Jahr in den Handel. Darin liefert eine neue Generation spezieller, besonders lichtstarker Leuchtdioden die Farbpulse. Deshalb kommen diese Rückpros auch ohne die in der Vergangenheit üblichen (jeweils 200 bis 300 Euro teuren) Hochleistungslampen aus, die nach einigen Tausend Stunden Betriebszeit ersetzt werden mussten.

Und dank immer kleinerer Projektionseinheiten können die Hersteller ihre Mega-Monitore zudem inzwischen extrem kompakt bauen. Damit nähern sich selbst TV- Riesen mit knapp 1,3 Meter Bilddiagonale den ultraschlanken Flachbildschirmen an. Mit einer Gerätetiefe von rund 35 Zentimetern ist das DLP-Heimkino inzwischen nur noch so dick wie der Standfuß eines vergleichbaren LCD- und Plasma-Gerätes. Als Wandschmuck eignen sie sich damit allerdings noch nicht.

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Aus der WirtschaftsWoche 49/2006.

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Donnerstag, 07. Dezember 2006, 18:00 Uhr
HDTV: ZDF peilt weiter 2008 als möglichen Termin für HDTV-Premiere an
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(pk) Das ZDF peilt auch weiter das Jahr 2008 als möglichen Starttermin für eine erstmalige Ausstrahlung von TV-Signalen im HDTV-Standard an.

Auf dem Kongress "Zukunft Fernsehen" des Veranstalters Euroforum sagte ZDF-Produktionsdirektor Andreas Bereczky, technische Innovationen würden vom Zuschauer angenommen. Er verwies auf mehr als zwei Millionen HDTV-fähige Displays, die bis Ende des Jahres in deutschen Haushalten stehen. Rund 25 Prozent der TV-Geräte könnten schon heute das 16:9-Format nativ darstellen.

Bei den öffentlich-rechtlichen Sendern ARD und ZDF seien die Olympischen Sommerspiele in Beijing als Termin für eine erste HDTV-Ausstrahlung im Gespräch. Allerdings hänge dies auch von den Lizenzkosten für die Sportübertragung ab, sagte Bereczky. Die Veranstaltung ging am Donnerstag abend in Köln zu Ende.

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Donnerstag, 07. Dezember 2006, 12:15 Uhr
Business: Flat-TVs, DVD-Rekorder & Co. boomen weiter - Abkühlung in 2007
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(pk)Dank Flachbild-Fernsehern und Spielekonsolen setzt die Unterhaltungselektronik ihren Höhenflug weiter fort, der aber flaut im kommenden Jahr leicht ab.

Der deutsche Markt wächst 2006 nach einer Prognose des Bundesverbandes Informationswirtschaft, Telekommunikation und neue Medien (Bitkom) um 8,4 Prozent, in Westeuropa machen die Unternehmen 9,2 Prozent mehr Umsatz. Deutschland stellt den Angaben zufolge mit 13,1 Milliarden Euro Jahresumsatz den zweitgrößten Einzelmarkt für Unterhaltungselektronik in Europa – nach Großbritannien mit 14,8 Milliarden Euro. Die Branche erwarte für das Weihnachtsgeschäft in diesem Jahr nochmals einen deutlichen Nachfrageschub, sagte Bitkom-Hauptgeschäftsführer Bernhard Rohleder am Donnerstag in Berlin.

Wachstums-Renner sind dieses Jahr auch weiter hochauflösende Flachbild-Fernseher mit 70 Prozent Steigerung, gefolgt von Spielekonsolen mit einem Plus von 36 Prozent. Flache TV-Geräte machen mit 3,6 Milliarden Euro mehr als ein Viertel des Markts aus. Analoge Videokameras und -rekorder sowie Röhrenfernseher und Stereoanlagen sind indes immer weniger gefragt, der Umsatz mit solchen Geräten schrumpft momentan deutlich.

2007 wird die Nachfrage nach Bitkom-Einschätzung weiter zulegen, allerdings verlangsamt sich das Wachstumstempo. Für Deutschland wird nur noch ein Plus von 1,6 Prozent auf 13,3 Milliarden Euro vorausgesagt, weil sich viele Hightech-Fans bereits auf den neuesten Stand gebracht hätten. Die Flachbild-Geräte bringen nächstes Jahr mit 4,4 Milliarden Euro den meisten Umsatz. Mit Digitalkameras wird die Branche knapp 1,7 Milliarden Euro umsetzen, für DVD-Geräte geben die Deutschen etwa 774 Millionen Euro aus.

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Hohe Nachfrage nach Unterhaltungselektronik im Weihnachtsgeschäft

[jv] Ditzingen - Eine überwiegende Mehrheit der Euronics-Gruppe erwartet ein sehr gutes Geschäft zu Weihnachten 2006 - vor allem LCD- und Plasma-TV, DVD-Geräte, Laptops und MP3-Player sind gefragt.

Nach einer Umfrage der Verbundgruppe unter mehr als 700 Fachgeschäften und Fachmärkten, rechnen viele zudem mit einem besseren Geschäft als im Vorjahr. Dabei kommt es laut Aussagen der Händler nur gelegentlich zu Vorziehkäufen aufgrund der Mehrwertsteuererhöhung. "Von einem einheitlichen Trend zum vorgezogenen Konsum kann daher nicht die Rede sein. Vielmehr sehen sich unsere Mitglieder aufgrund neuer Marketingstrategie, guter Preisstellung und attraktiver Serviceleistungen gut präpariert", erklärte Rudolf Reim, Bereichsleiter Consumer Electronics bei Euronics.


Laut einer Umfrage unter Euronics-Fachgeschäften werden in diesem Jahr viele LCD-Fernseher unter den Weihnachtsbäumen stehen
Bild: Euronics

... wieso stehen ... ich dachte die hängen, an der Wand oder am Baum ...

Aufgrund der erwarteten Umsatzzuwächse rechnen einige Händler bereits mit Lieferengpässen bei speziellen Produkten. Dies sei vor allem bei den besonders stark gefragten LCD-Fernsehern der Fall, aber auch bei der rückläufigen Sparte der Röhren-Fernseher. Für den Handel bedeute dies, dass er für eine ausreichende Bevorratung dieser Produkte zur Weihnachtszeit sorgen sollte, so Reim.

Neben den neuen TV-Generationen stehen DVD-Geräte, MP3-Player und Laptops in der Gunst der Verbraucher ganz oben. Darüber hinaus liegen den Angaben zufolge Digitalkameras, Sat-Receiver und Navigationsgeräte im Trend der diesjährigen Weihnachtssaison. Eine sehr gute Geschäftsentwicklung werde saisongemäß vom Bereich der Waschmaschinen und Trockner erwartet.

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05.12.2006 16:59
Disney: ESPN übernimmt Londoner Kabelkanal NASN

Burbank, CA (aktiencheck.de AG) - Der Medien- und Entertainment-Konzern Walt Disney Co. (ISIN US2546871060 (Nachrichten/Aktienkurs)/ WKN 855686) gab am Dienstag bekannt, dass der US-Kabelnetzwerkbetreiber ESPN Inc. den in London ansässigen Kabelkanal NASN Ltd. übernehmen wird.

Der Ende 2002 gegründete Sender NASN (North American Sports Network) ist der einzige europäische Sender, der sich nordamerikanischen Sportarten widmet. Er zählt sechs Millionen Kunden in 26 Ländern Europas. Die ESPN Inc., die zu 80 Prozent der Disney-Tochter ABC Inc. gehört, wird NASN von der Private Equity-Gesellschaft Benchmark Capital Europe und der irischen Setanta Sports Holdings Ltd. übernehmen.

Die Transaktion wird den Angaben zufolge voraussichtlich Anfang nächsten Jahres abgeschlossen sein.
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ESPN kauft Gegenspieler NASN
[fr] Bristol/USA, Kirkcaldy/Schottland - Marktbereinigung unter den US-Sport-Sendern: Der US-amerikanische Sportsender ESPN, der zur Walt Disney-Gruppe gehört, hat seinen Konkurrenten NASN gekauft.

Schätzungsweise 90 Millionen Euro soll Disney für den North American Sports Network an die bisherigen Eigentümer Benchmark Capital und Setana Sports überwiesen haben. NASN hat umfassende Sportrechte, so zum Beispiel für die nordamerikanische American Football-Profiliga NFL, die Baseball-Liga MLB und die Eishockey-Liga NHL.

Der Disney-Konzern hat sich entschieden, die Marke NASN nicht weiterzuführen. Somit werden die NASN-Sender in den ESPN-Konzern integriert und zukünftig auch unter dem ESPN-Logo laufen. NASN verfügt über Ableger in 25 Ländern, darunter Deutschland, Großbritannien, Irland, Frankreich, Polen und Norwegen.

... ÖLEVIA - Super Bowl promotions ...

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(...) NASN is the only network in Europe completely dedicated to North American Sports, airing over 800 live and as-live sports events each year. These include over 200 live games from the National Hockey League including the All-Star Game and every game of the Stanley Cup, 60 live National Football League games in certain markets including the playoffs and Super Bowl, and 250 live Major League Baseball games including the All-Star Game and World Series. Subscribers can also view college basketball action and the celebrated NCAA Tournament, as well as NCAA Football including the Bowl Championship Series. ESPN's future plans include bringing ESPN branding to the network. (...)

About NASN

NASN, founded in 2002, is the only pan-European sports network broadcasting 24 hours a day, 7 days a week showing extensive live and 'as live' coverage of the highest profile sports in North America including:

>> the National Hockey League (NHL)
>> Major League Baseball (MLB)
>> National Football League (NFL)
>> Canadian Football League (CFL)
>> NCAA College Football and Basketball

NASN also broadcasts many of the top sports news and highlight shows from the most prominent North American networks. The network is currently distributed via digital networks and satellite platforms in over 25 countries including Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, Luxemburg, Iceland, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and CIS countries. Recent expansion has extended NASN's footprint to over 6 million homes in Europe. In June 2005, original investor Setanta Sport Holdings Ltd was joined by Benchmark Capital Europe, the top-tier venture capital firm.

For more information on NASN, please visit www.nasn.com

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DAX-GEFLÜSTER

Das Bärchen vom richtigen Zeitpunkt

Von Kai Lange

Anleger, die durch "Market Timing" den Index übertreffen wollen, investieren nicht nur Zeit und Nerven. In der Regel gelingt ihnen auch das Kunststück, in guten Börsenzeiten Geld zu verlieren. Selbst ein Genie, das stets den optimalen Kaufzeitpunkt träfe, läge im Vergleich zum entspannten Langfrist-Anleger nur minimal vorn. (...)

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 26.003.685 von teecee1 am 07.12.06 18:34:54

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08.12.2006
ElectronicPartner: Weihnachten in Deutschland wird flach und scharf

Laut der ElectronicPartner Verbundgruppe herrscht in den EP:Fachgeschäften und bei MediMax Endspurt: Die Jagd auf Geschenke habe begonnen. Die große Nachfrage zeige, dass Consumer Electronics ganz oben auf den Wunschzetteln stehen. „Die Faszination Fernsehen hat in diesem Jahr eine wahre Renaissance erlebt. Daher sind wir sicher, dass noch zahlreiche Kunden gerne ein neues Gerät unter den Weihnachtsbaum stellen werden“, kommentiert Oliver Haubrich (Bild), Vorsitzender der Geschäftsführung von ElectronicPartner die aktuellen Weihnachtstrends. Der Trend gehe eindeutig zu 50 Zoll Plasma-Geräten.* Die Preise in diesem Bereich werden dazu immer attraktiver. Viele Konsumenten gönnen sich laut den Düsseldorfern zu einem neuen TV-Gerät mehr denn je auch ein gutes Sound-System. „Wir sind uns sicher, dass sich dieser Trend in 2007 weiter fortsetzen wird, denn seit der Einführung der Farbfernsehgeräte haben wir nicht mehr eine solche Begeisterung für neue Fernsehtechnologien gesehen. Auch wenn nicht mehr der Fußball im Zentrum Programmauswahl steht - ein schier unendlich großes Spielfilmangebot sorgt für gute Unterhaltung in den heimischen Pantoffelkinos“, so Haubrich weiter. BlueRay- und HD-DVD-Recorder werden dafür sorgen, dass HD-Qualität auf den Bildschirmen endlich einmal entfaltet werden kann. Zudem seien erst rund 10 Prozent der Haushalte mit den neuen Bildschirmtechnologien versorgt. Das biete noch ein großes Feld der Entwicklungsarbeit.

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* (...) PDP (plasma display panel) TV sales declined for the first time in October in Japan, according to a survey by Japan's Business Computer News (BCN). Sales value of PDP TVs in Japan dropped 1.9% on year in October, the research firm added.

PDP technology is facing more pressure from rival LCD in large-size TV market. PDP TV used to dominate the 50-inch-and-larger flat-panel TV market, BCN pointed out. (...)

http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20061208PD205.html

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 26.028.839 von teecee1 am 08.12.06 17:53:16

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http://r.espn.go.com/espn/contests/olevia/index

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http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20061207PD209.html

...ich vermute www.technisat.de

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 26.134.755 von teecee1 am 12.12.06 20:46:14

Eying the European and Japanese LCD TV market: Q&A with Syntax-Brillian president James Li

Max Wang, Taipei; Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com [Monday 11 December 2006]

Syntax-Brillian has been marketing Olevia-branded LCD TVs in North America for more than three years and the second-tier vendor projects to grow its LCD TV shipments 92% sequentially to 500,000 units in 2006. DigiTimes had a chance talk to James Li, president and COO of Syntax-Brillian to discuss the company's sales performance, marketing strategy in 2006, and the company's future deployment outside North America. Li also revealed a bit of the company's secret to its success in the North American LCD TV market.

Q: Can you talk about Syntax-Brillian's operation status and forecast in calendar year 2006?

A: Syntax-Brillian shipped about 260,000 Olevia-brand LCD TVs in the North American market in the 2005 calendar year. Amid improving brand image and close ties with local retailers, shipments of Olevia TVs will top more than 500,000 units in 2006.

Syntax-Brillian saw net profits for the first quarter of fiscal 2007 (for the three months ended September 2006) reach US$3.8 million, compared with net losses of US$658,000 during the same period a year ago. LCD TV shipments from the company approximately totaled 144,000 units, representing an increase of 327% on year.

We began a nationwide television marketing campaign on ESPN in the third quarter and added eight new retailers and seven new distributor/installers to the company's sales channels.

For the fourth quarter, driven by strong year-end demand, shipments will continue to pick up and likely will reach 290,000-310,000 units during the period. The overall annual sales of Syntax-Brillian for fiscal year 2006 (July 2006-June 2007) will reach US$160-170 million.

Q: The top-five LCD vendors, including Sony, Samsung Electronics, Sharp, LG Electronics and Philips, together grabbed over 50% of the worldwide LCD TV market. Where is the chance for second-tier LCD TV vendors or new comers to enter the market?

A: Indeed, first-tier brands own more marketing resources and have a higher branding image in the worldwide TV market. This has helped them better compete in the market. However, this does not mean that second-tier makers do not have any chance of grabbing market share.

In the North American market, pricing is particularly a key issue for customers when it comes to the purchase of a TV.

Fast falling prices have increased customers' acceptance of LCD TVs. In addition, the technology gap between first-tier and second-tier makers is narrowing. As long as second-tier or new comers know how to control production costs properly, have their own technology and full support of channel distributors as well as good after-sale services, there is still an opportunity for these makers.

Q: Is there any investment risk for new brands or second-tier vendors?

A: Of course, risks such as inventory and distribution management and product return problems are the things vendors need to pay attention to. Falling prices of LCD TVs and nearly 90-days payable deadlines are also key points for vendors to notice.

Q: Can you give a brief introduction to the distribution environment in the US market?

A: Roughly, the US retail market can be divided into five different types. The first one is composed of club houses, such as Sam's Club and Costco. Mass merchandisers, including Wal-Mart and Kmart, make up the second type. OfficeMax and Staples are nationwide stationary stores. The fourth one is home improvement stores like The Home Depot and Lowe's. Retailers are the last type such as ICG, D&H and Internet shopping sites.

For Syntax-Brillian, nearly 70% of the company's marketing collaborates with local mass merchandisers. However, personally, I think the proportion should downsize to 60%. The remaining 40% should partner with other kinds of distributors.

Q: With such a success in North America, where are your next target markets?

A: In addition to North America, we also introduced Olevia LCD TVs in China last year and the shipments in Central and South America picked up in the third quarter. Our focus next will be on the Japanese and European markets. The entry to South East Asia will come later.

We differentiate our marketing strategies in various regions. Take China for example. Unlike Korea-and Japan-based companies, which spend most of their costs on advertising, we put our emphasis on the technology knowledge training of our sales people.

In Europe, Syntax-Brillian will not market Olevia-branded TVs in consideration of European consumer habits. Instead, we will partner with European vendors since marketing a US-branded in the Europe is not easy.

Meanwhile, we will team up with a Japan-based company and set up a joint venture in Japan in the future. Initially, the company will focus on the high-end business market.

Q: How were the sales of LCD TVs in North America recently? While the first-tier vendors continue slashing pricing, will this add more pressure on other vendors?

A: Thanks to the strong demand from year-end holidays in North America, most vendors are posting strong shipments. Office Depot increased their LCD TV shipment forecast four times in October. Meanwhile, Circuit City and Best Buy also continued raising their orders.

Normally, the sales volume in the fourth quarter sees a 50% growth compared to the third quarter and there is no exception for this year. However, some analysts noted that low-pricing strategies may affect the sales dynamics of second-tier vendors.

Q: What's the key factor for the Olevia brand's success in North America?

A: Choosing the right partner is absolutely a crucial point. In addition, sufficient funding and cash is also important for any company.

This interview was translated from Chinese.


James Li, president and COO of Syntax-Brillian
Photo: Max Wang, DigiTimes, December 2006

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Syntax-Brillian and LPL extend supply agreement and establish joint R&D office

Press release, December 14; Rodney Chan, DigiTimes.com [Thursday 14 December 2006]

Syntax-Brillian has announced that it has extended its existing strategic supply agreement with LG.Philips LCD through 2007, and the two companies will also collaborate on future research and development efforts at a joint office in Nanjing, China.

Syntax-Brillian said it will receive from LG.Philips LCD about 700,000 panels in 2007 for Olevia LCD TVs, as well as LCD displays.

Under the agreement, LG.Philips LCD will supply Syntax-Brillian with its full line of panels, including 26-, 32-, 37-, 42-, 47-, 52-, 55-, 57- and 65-inch panels, with the majority of panels likely to be utilized for the high-demand 37- and 42- form factor, the US-based TV vendor said.

Sales of Olevia LCD TVs more than tripled in 2006, gaining market share in North America, the Asia-Pacific region and South America, Syntax-Brillian said, adding the agreement establishes a platform for continued global growth for Syntax-Brillian and the Olevia LCD TV brand by securing for the company a reliable supply of high-quality LCD TV panels at competitive pricing.

In addition to supplying Syntax-Brillian with panels, LG.Philips LCD will also host a joint R&D office and collaborate with a Syntax-Brillian engineering team on the development of digital entertainment products utilizing technology from LG.Philips LCD, the TV vendor said.

According to Syntax-Brillian, the office will be located at the LCD/LCD module (LCM) factory from LG.Philips LCD in Nanjing and will function as the site for development and testing of next-generation products developed by the venture. This office, to be fully operational in early 2007, is strategically located minutes away from Syntax-Brillian's joint-venture LCD production facility in Nanjing (Nanjing Huahai Display Technology), ensuring both close collaboration between the two companies and ease of manufacturing of resulting new products.

http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20061214PR204.html

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http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/electronics-computers/new…

December 2006
First Look: Olevia 532H 32-inch HD LCD TV

It's hard to ignore the growing number of "off-brand" flat-panel HDTVs being sold at eye-catching low prices in discount stores, electronics chains, and warehouse clubs. The question, of course, is what kind of quality those bargain brands deliver. One LCD brand that's been showing up with increased frequency is Olevia, which is made by the Syntax-Brillian Corporation. We recently tested the Olevia 532H, a 32-inch high-definition LCD TV with 1366x768 resolution and found it to be surprisingly good for the money--about $900, but you might find it selling as low as $750 at some retailers. Look for additional "off-brand" reviews in our Ratings, available to subscribers.

PROS

Very good picture quality. The Olevia set performed very well--better than some higher-priced "name" brands--earning very good picture quality scores on all types of content: HD, 480p DVDs, and standard-definition programs. It also did a good job playing back film-based content in 1080i.

Wide viewing angle. It had a fairly wide viewing angle compared with other LCD TVs, so you don't have to worry about the image fading out if you're sitting slightly off to the side.

Nice remote. The backlighted remote control was easy to use, even in low lighting.

CONS

Picture-quality quibbles. Though picture quality was very good, it wasn't perfect. Images in some dark scenes had a slightly bluish cast, and details in darker parts of images were sometimes difficult to discern. The edges of objects in images were slightly exaggerated, and we weren't able to eliminate that no matter how we adjusted the picture settings. Still, those were minor flaws that didn't detract too much from overall quality.

Confusing menu. While the remote was easy to use, not so the onscreen display menu. We found it complex and difficult to navigate.

THE BOTTOM LINE

Considering its low price and very good picture quality, this Olevia set could give some "major" brands a run for their money.

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Syntax-Brillian (BRLC - commentary - Cramer's Take) shares rose after the high-definition TV maker announced it will extend through 2007 its existing agreement with South Korea's LG.Phillips LCD (LPL - commentary - Cramer's Take - Rating), which makes liquid-crystal displays.

The companies estimate that LG will supply to Syntax about 700,000 panels, largely for the manufacture of Syntax's Olevia LCD TVs. The companies say that the contract extension was spurred by persistent demand for the Olevia product, sales of which more than tripled in 2006. The two companies will additionally partner on future research and development in a new China-based office, which they expect to be fully operational in early 2007. Syntax shares were gaining 25 cents, or 2.7%, to $9.55. LG shares were essentially unaffected.

http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/newsanalysis/winners/1032777…

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Handelskrieg

Russische Verschwörung gegen Media-Markt

Konkurrenten werfen der Elektronik-Handelskette aus Deutschland Warenschmuggel vor. Das Bündnis der Media-Markt-Gegner will einen Boykott durchsetzen, Lieferanten werden unter Druck gesetzt. Das zeigt Wirkung.
Von Jens Hartmann

Moskau - Bereits eine Woche nach dem Start seines Russlandgeschäfts hat Europas führender Elektronikfachhändler Media-Markt Ärger mit der geballten Konkurrenz. Die sechs größten russischen Elektronikketten werfen dem Handelsriesen aus Ingolstadt, der Anfang Dezember zwei Märkte in Moskau eröffnete, Preisdumping und dessen Lieferanten Grauimporte am Zoll vorbei vor.

Das Bündnis will nun die Hersteller und Lieferanten zwingen, Media-Markt zu boykottieren. Die russische Antimonopolbehörde ermittelt bereits gegen die sechs wegen des Verdachts auf Bildung eines Kartells.

Stein des Anstoßes war ein Plasmafernseher von Panasonic, den Media-Markt zur Eröffnung für 33.333 Rubel (ca. 950 Euro), die Konkurrenz allerdings für bis zu 58.290 Rubel im Angebot hatte. Die Eigentümer der sechs größten Elektronikhändler – Eldorado, M.Video, Technosila, Mir, Evroset und Svjasnoj – geißelten daraufhin auf einer gemeinsamen Pressekonferenz den neuen Konkurrenten, der die Preise kaputtmache, und den Lieferanten, der angeblich die Waren am Zoll vorbei ins Land einführe.

Die schwarze Liste

Sie erklärten, jeden auf eine schwarze Liste zu setzen, der Media Markt Vorzugskonditionen einräume. Der japanische Elektronikproduzent Panasonic, der in Russland im vergangenen Jahr 410 Mio. Dollar umsetzte, bestritt, zugunsten der Deutschen Schmuggelware nach Russland zu bringen. "Wir wären verrückt, würden wir illegal eingeführte Waren bei uns in den Geschäften anbieten", sagte auch der Russland-Chef von Media-Markt.

"Das ist ein politischer Schritt und ein Signal an alle anderen Lieferanten", bewertete Viktor Larionow von der Consultingfirma Most Marketing den Boykottaufruf. Die Einschüchterung zeigte Wirkung. Wie die Moskauer Zeitung "Kommersant" berichtete, stoppten der italienische Haushaltsgerätehersteller Indesit und der japanische Computerproduzent Acer die Auslieferung an Media-Markt.

"Im Zusammenhang mit der Verletzung von minimalen Einzelhandelspreisen durch die Gesellschaft Media Markt hat unser Unternehmen die Auslieferung der Produktion ... bis zum 31. Dezember gestoppt", heißt es in einem Schreiben von Indesit an die vier größten russischen Elektronikfachhändler.

Die Spielregeln

"Hier ist ein neuer Spieler auf den Markt gekommen, auf dem sich längst Spielregeln etabliert haben", sagt Sergej Sawin von der Beratungsfirma J’Son Partners. Media-Markt müsse sich entscheiden, ob es diese Regeln anerkenne oder nicht. Nach Angaben der Russischen Vereinigung der Elektrofachhändler (RATEK) setzte die Branche 2005 insgesamt 27,4 Mrd. Dollar um und wächst um 20 bis 30 Prozent jährlich. Der größte Anteil entfällt auf Haushaltstechnik und Audio/Video (13 Mrd. Dollar), Computer (8,9 Mrd. Dollar) und Mobiltelefone (5,5 Mrd. Dollar).

Media Markt will wie geplant noch im Dezember einen dritten Markt, diesmal in St. Petersburg, eröffnen. Ob die Phalanx gegen die Ingolstädter hält, ist unklar. Ein Top-Manager von M.Video, der Nummer 2 in Russland, bewertete gegenüber der "Moscow Times" es als "dumm und töricht", die Schmuggelvorwürfe öffentlich geäußert zu haben. Von der Existenz eines Anti-Kartell-Gesetzes zeigte sich der Manager "überrascht".

Artikel erschienen am 11.12.2006

weitere Artikel zum Thema: http://www.welt.de/data/2006/12/11/1142432.html
-Wachstumsmarkt Russland
-Die Konkurrenten von Media-Markt in Russland
-Die Russen sind doch nicht blöd

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 26.182.132 von teecee1 am 14.12.06 18:34:14

DISPLAYS & BEAMER

12.12.2006 10:23 Uhr
LCD-TV-Panels: Preise für 32-Zöller werden 2007 auf unter 300 Dollar sinken

Die Preise für 32 Zoll große LCD-TV-Panels sind seit Ende 2005 laut Displaybank von 572 auf fast 360 Dollar gesunken. Für das dritte Quartal 2007 rechnen die koreanischen Marktforscher mit einem Durchschnittspreis von 290 Dollar.

Damit sollen vor allem kleinere Hersteller in die Verlustzone fahren. Obwohl die Material- und Arbeitskosten für 32-Zoll-Panels bereits deutlich gesunken sind, bleibt schon jetzt nicht mehr viel übrig. Die Marge ist nämlich innerhalb eines Jahres von 22 auf 5 Dollar das Stück ebenfalls mächtig gefallen.

Die Preise für 40-Zoll-Panels (die meisten von Samsung und Sony) sind um 33 Prozent auf 690 Dollar gesunken, die Profite sind gleichzeitig von minus 20 auf 67 Dollar gestiegen. Für das dritte Quartal 2007 geht Displaybank davon aus, dass die 40-Zoll-Panel-Preise auf rund 500 Dollar sinken werden. Wegen des starken Wettbewerbs mit 42-Zöllern (die meisten von LG Philips) werden die Margen für 40-Zöller bis Ende 2007 auf 10 Dollar schrumpfen, prohezeit das Marktforschungsinstitut. (kh)

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DISPLAYS & BEAMER

13.12.2006 11:37 Uhr
Verdacht auf internationales Preiskartell bei LCD

Wie die japanische Nachrichtenagentur Jiji Press am Mittwoch unter Berufung auf informierte Kreise berichtete, hat die japanische Behörde für Wettbewerbsaufsicht die heimischen Elektronikunternehmen Sharp, Seiko Epson, Toshiba und NEC LED Technologies um Übergabe von relevanten Dokumenten aufgefordert. Betroffen von der Maßnahme seien auch die japanischen Töchter des südkoreanischen Elektronikriesen Samsung sowie taiwanische LCD-Hersteller, hieß es.

Zugleich hätten auch die Kartellbehörden in Südkorea, das US-Justizministerium und die Europäische Kommission Informationen von in ihrem Zuständigkeitsbereich tätigen LCD-Herstellern eingefordert, darunter auch japanische Unternehmen. Die Konzerne stünden im Verdacht, seit 2000 wiederholt Treffen zwecks Preisabsprachen abgehalten zu haben. Im heiß umkämpften Markt für LCD-Flachbildschirme sind die Preise seit einigen Jahren am Fallen. (Computerwoche/haf)

Brillian bzw. Syntax-Brillian gibt es erst seit 2004 ... ...

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 26.186.880 von teecee1 am 14.12.06 21:40:16

DISPLAYS & BEAMER

13.12.2006 13:10 Uhr
LCD-Panels: Untersuchungen gegen LG Philips wegen Wettbewerbsverzerrung

Der LCD-Panel-Hersteller LG Philips LCD (LPL) hat vor wenigen Tagen Besuch von der südkoreanischen Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) bekommen. Grund dafür sind Untersuchungen wegen Wettbewerbsverzerrung in LCD-Industrie.

Das japanische Pendant der koreanischen Behörde für fairen Wettbewerb hat gerade eine Nachricht an LPL's Büro in Tokio gesandt, Japan und das US-Justizministerium haben derweil eine Vorladung an das LPL-Büro in San Jose, Kalifornien geschickt.

Wie LPL mitteilte, nehme man die Angelegenheit sehr ernst. Gleichzeitig versprach das Unternehmen mit den Aufsichtsbehörden voll zu kooperieren. Aber solange die Untersuchungen liefen, werde LPL nach dem Motto "Business as usual" verfahren.

Der koreanischen "Yonhap News" zufolge sind gegen LPL und Samsung unter anderem Untersuchungen wegen Preisabsprachen eingeleitet worden. Gleiches gilt auch für andere LCD-Panel-Hersteller in Japan und Taiwan.

2004 haben die beiden südkoreanischen Hersteller 58,4 Millionen größere Panels ausgeliefert und damit 42 Prozent des Weltmarktes beherrscht. Taiwan kam mit 56,5 Millionen Stück auf einen Weltmarktanteil von 40 Prozent.

2006 haben die taiwanesischen Hersteller laut Taiwans Industrial Economics and Knoewledge Center (IEK) mit 140 Millionen Panels einen Marktanteil von 50 Prozent, die koreanischen Unternehmen kommen mit 109 Millionen Stück nur noch auf einen Marktanteil von 39 Prozent. (kh)

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 26.182.008 von teecee1 am 14.12.06 18:29:24

In Europe, Syntax-Brillian will not market Olevia-branded TVs in consideration of European consumer habits. Instead, we will partner with European vendors since marketing a US-branded in the Europe is not easy.
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Dabei gehen wir nach einem so genannten „Build-to-order“-Prinzip vor, d.h. erst wenn von unseren Handelspartnern Bestellungen für Verkaufsaktionen vorliegen, werden die Geräte in der benötigten Stückzahl produziert. Uns entstehen daraus keine Lagerkosten - eine Kostenersparnis, die wir an Sie weitergeben. Durch dieses Produktionsprinzip stellen wir sicher, dass MEDION-Produkte stets aktuell sind.

Konzentration auf Kernkompetenzen
Bei den Produktgruppen konzentriert sich MEDION auf drei Säulen:

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>> Kommunikationstechnik (u.a. SAT-Systeme, Decoder, Telefone, Fax, Anrufbeantworter).

Sortiment mit Weitsicht
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Zusammenspiel von Innovation, Preis und Qualität
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Markt- und kundengerechte Produktideen als Maxime
Die Marketing- und Dienstleistungspalette von MEDION umfasst die gesamte Wertschöpfungskette entlang des Handelsprozesses. MEDION konzeptioniert an Markt- und Kundenbedürfnissen orientierte Produktideen für Aktionswaren, testet deren voraussichtliche Akzeptanz, berät Handelsunternehmen bei der technischen Ausstattung dieser Artikel, entwirft das Produkt- und Verpackungsdesign, sorgt für die Auswahl hochwertiger und preisgünstiger Produktionsstätten und bietet ein entsprechendes Qualitäts- und Logistikmanagement. Ein umfassender After-Sales-Service für den Endverbraucher rundet die Palette ab.

Kundendienst als Glanzlicht der Dienstleistungspalette
Ein besonders wichtiges Element ihrer Gesamtdienstleistung erbringt MEDION für die Handelsunternehmen und die Hersteller durch einen direkten After-Sales-Service für den Endverbraucher. Eine 365-Tage-Hotline im eigenen Call-Center leistet die kompetente Unterstützung bei Fragen zur Anwendung, bei der Garantieabwicklung und bei Nachbestellungen. Fachleute von MEDION machen sich vor Einführung der Produkte mit deren technischen Eigenschaften vertraut und schulen die Mitarbeiter des Call-Centers. MEDION führt notwendige Reparaturen durch und beauftragt, falls erforderlich, für spezielle Produkte innerhalb Deutschlands einen Vor-Ort-Service, der den Verbraucher aufsucht, um Beratungen bzw. Reparaturen vorzunehmen.

Wachstum im In- und Ausland
Nachdem sich MEDION zu Beginn vor allem auf den deutschen Markt konzentriert hatte und dort heute in einigen Produktsegmenten zweistellige Marktanteile erreicht, konnte in den letzten Jahren das Geschäftsmodell erfolgreich auf Auslandsmärkte übertragen werden. Hier lag der Schwerpunkt zunächst auf Westeuropa. Aber auch osteuropäische und asiatische Märkte sowie Nordamerika gewinnen zunehmend an Bedeutung.

Zukunftsgerichtete Aussagen
Der Unternehmensbereich dieser Website enthält bestimmte in die Zukunft gerichtete Aussagen, die auf den gegenwärtigen Annahmen und Prognosen der Unternehmensleitung der MEDION AG beruhen. Verschiedene bekannte wie auch unbekannte Risiken, Ungewissheiten und andere Faktoren können dazu führen, dass die tatsächlichen Ergebnisse, die Finanzlage, die Entwicklung oder die Performance der Gesellschaft wesentlich von den hier gegebenen Einschätzungen abweichen. Die Gesellschaft übernimmt keinerlei Verpflichtung, solche zukunftsgerichteten Aussagen fortzuschreiben und an zukünftige Ereignisse oder Entwicklungen anzupassen.
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Produkte für das Konsumentenvergnügen
Das Segment Unterhaltungs- und Haushaltselektronik ist gemessen am Umsatz seit einigen Jahren unsere zweitgrößte Sparte. Hier profitieren wir in hohem Maße von der Digitalisierung der Unterhaltungselektronik. Einen Boom erleben gerade die Produkte rund um das so genannte "Home-Cinema". Hierzu gehören Flachbildschirmfernsehgeräte, sei es in Form von LCD- oder Plasma-Technologie, die allmählich die klassischen Röhrengeräte ersetzen. Passend zu dem gestiegenen "Seherlebnis" gehört auch der gute Ton in Form von Surround-Mehrkanalanlagen. Aber auch DVD-Player/Recorder, Festplattenrecorder, MP3-Player und Digitalkameras zeigen nach wie vor steile Wachstumskurven.

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Medion: 32” LCD- TV HD Ready MD 31133 *B-Ware*


Bitte beachten Sie, dass dieser Artikel als B-Ware angeboten wird und daher einer eingeschränkten Gewährleistung von einem Jahr unterliegt. B-Ware weist Gebrauchsspuren auf, wurde jedoch überprüft und ist technisch einwandfrei.

Medion: 32“ LCD- TV HD Ready MD 31132


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Trübe Vorweihnachts-Stimmung bei Medion
von Christian Scheid

Umsatzverfall und tiefrote Zahlen stellen das Geschäftsmodell des Elektronikdienstleisters Medion infrage. Analysten raten zum Verkauf der Aktie.

Es ist Ende November, das Weihnachtsgeschäft steht vor der Tür. Früher nahmen das Anleger oft zum Anlass, auf die Medion-Aktie zu spekulieren. Denn in den letzten Wochen des Jahres machte der Elektronikdienstleister für gewöhnlich das beste Geschäft. Doch dieses Mal ist den Börsianern eher zum Fürchten zumute, denn die Produkte der Essener liegen wie Blei in den Regalen.

Die Zeiten, da sich vor den Filialen des besten Medion-Kunden Aldi lange Schlangen bildeten, um einen der heiß begehrten Computer zu ergattern, sind lange vorbei. Der PC-Markt ist nahe an der Sättigungsgrenze und der Preisverfall nicht nur bei Hardware enorm. Auch in den anderen von Medion bedienten Segmenten - vor allem Fernseher, Digitalkameras und Küchengeräte - sind es die Markenanbieter selbst, die immer billigere Ware auf den Markt werfen. Folge: Das Geschäftsmodell von Medion steht auf der Kippe. Kein Wunder, dass die Aktie in der Nähe des Allzeittiefs notiert und mit einem Verlust von mehr als 30 Prozent zu den größten Verlierern im SDax zählt.

Nur zwei Banken raten zum Einstieg

Im Oktober schockte das Unternehmen die Anleger mit der Meldung, dass es erstmals einen Verlust einfahren werde. Er soll zwischen 45 und 60 Mio. Euro liegen. Die Aktie stürzte damals um fast elf Prozent ab. 2006 wird Medion allenfalls noch 1,5 bis 1,7 Mrd. Euro erwirtschaften, vorausgesetzt die bereits mehrfach gesenkte Vorhersage trifft ein. Vor Zinsen und Steuern blieben bei dem Branchenprimus einst rund fünf Prozent als Gewinn in der Kasse hängen - eine Traummarge, die völlig außer Reichweite ist.

Da verwundert es nicht, dass die Experten skeptisch sind: 11 der 17 bei Bloomberg gelisteten Medion-Analysten stufen die Aktie mit "Verkaufen" ein. Nur zwei Banken raten zum Einstieg. Den Turnaround will das Unternehmen mit der Ausweitung des Servicegeschäfts schaffen. So bietet Medion gemeinsam mit Aldi Prepaid-Handys und einen Fotoservice an. Noch aber reicht das nicht aus, um die Umsatzerosion im Hardwaregeschäft auszubügeln.

Kursstürze an der Tagesordnung

Kursstürze infolge von Gewinnwarnungen sind bei dem Konzern schon seit Juli 2004 an der Tagesordnung. Die Notiz des damals noch im MDax notierten Titels rauschte an einem einzigen Tag um rund 35 Prozent in den Keller, als das Unternehmen seine Geschäftsprognose nicht mehr halten konnte. Pikant: Wenige Monate zuvor verkaufte Medion-Gründer Gerd Brachmann ein 20 Mio. Euro schweres Aktienpaket. Im Herbst des gleichen Jahres machten Gerüchte die Runde, wonach Aldi die Geschäftsbeziehung gekündigt habe. Das wenig später folgende Dementi half nichts: Es ging weiter bergab. Aldi zählt auch heute noch zu den Hauptabnehmern. Insgesamt macht Medion zwei Drittel des Umsatzes mit nur fünf Kunden. Darunter ist auch der Kaffeeröster Tchibo, der zunehmend Schwierigkeiten damit hat, seine Non-Food-Produkte an den Mann zu bringen. Mittlerweile verschleudern die Hamburger ihre Restposten sogar auf der Auktionsplattform Ebay.

Medion ist der letzte von einst vier am Neuen Markt notierten Elektronikdienstleistern. Während die Branche mit 4MBO im Februar 2004 ihre erste Pleite verzeichnete, stellte IPC Archtec im gleichen Jahr das Geschäft mit billig produzierten Notebooks ein und änderte seinen Fokus. Auch die Aktionäre von Gericom sollen am 20. Dezember auf einer außerordentlichen Hauptversammlung über die Änderung der Satzung entscheiden. 2002 setzten die vier Firmen 3,8 Mrd. Euro um.

Christian Scheid schreibt als freier Autor für die FTD.
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MEDION "outperform"

Zürich (aktiencheck.de AG) - Die Analysten der Credit Suisse stufen die Aktie von MEDION (/ ) unverändert mit "outperform" ein und bestätigen das Kursziel von 13,30 EUR. Auf Grund der Restrukturierung habe man die Gewinnerwartungen je Aktie für 2006 von 0,30 auf 0,37 EUR heraufgesetzt. Nach Angaben der Analysten hätten die eingeleiteten Maßnahmen erste Kosteneinsparungen im ersten Quartal gezeigt. Mit der Vorlage der Q2-Zahlen sollte die Phase der negativen Schlagzeilen nun vorüber sein. Die zunehmende Verfügbarkeit der sehr schnellen Breitbandzugänge sei für MEDIONs Geschäftsentwicklung ein positiver Trend, sowohl im Hinblick auf die die damit verbundenen Dienstleistungs- als auch Hardware-Umsätze. Vor diesem Hintergrund bleiben die Analysten der Credit Suisse für die Aktie von MEDION weiterhin bei ihrem Votum "outperform". (31.07.2006/ac/a/nw)

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Sonntag, 17. Dezember 2006, 13:00 Uhr
Geräte: Preiswerte LCD-Fernseher vor Weihnachten bei Discountern
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(pk) Die Lebensmitteldiscounter Penny und Real haben zu Weinachten mehrere LCD-Fernseher mit unterschiedlichen Diagonalen im Sortiment.

Bei Real gibt es nach den Feiertagen ein AEG-Modell mit "HD ready"-Signet mit 37 Zoll (94 Zentimeter) im 16:9-Format und einer Auflösung von 1.366 x 768 Pixel. Dieser Bildschirm eignet sich zwar für alle HDTV-Normen, nur 720p allerdings kann nativ dargestellt werden. Das Kontrastverhältnis beträgt 800:1, die Helligkeit 500 cd/m2 und die Reaktionszeit 8 ms. Über die Anschlüsse sind nichts bekannt, HDMI oder DVI mit dem verbaucherunfreundlichen Kopierschutz HDCP sind aber in jedem Fall vorhanden. Das Gerät kostet knapp 1.000 Euro.

Ebenfalls im Programm: Ein 300 Euro teurer 20-Zoll-LCD-Fernseher von Funai, der mit "HD ready"-Logo kommt. Das 4:3-Modell speichert 99 Programme, das Kontrastverhältnis liegt bei 450:1, die Helligkeit 420 cd/m2 und die Reaktionszeit bei 14 ms. SCART-Anschluss ist ebenso wie ein digitales Pendant vorhanden.

Penny versucht sein Glück ab Montag mit einem LCD-Bildschirm (32 Zoll, 16:9-Format) der Marke SEG. Die Auflösung beträgt 1.366 x 768 Pixel. Der 18 Zentimeter dicke Fernseher nutzt zwei Stereoboxen mit 8 Watt, mitgeliefert wird ein Wandmontage-Kit. Der Kontrast soll bei theoretischen 1.000:1-liegen, die Reaktionszeit bei 8 Millisekunden und die Helligkeit bei 550cd/m2. Mit an Bord sind HDMI- und YUV-Eingang, Videotext mit 1.000-Seitenspeicher, zwei mal SCART, S-Video-Eingang sowie Sleep-Timer. Das knapp 550 Euro teure Gerät ist zudem mit Standfuß ausgestattet und wiegt rund 15 Kilogramm.

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Die Kalifornierin Jaana Baker hat ihren LCD-Fernseher ruiniert, weil sie beim Wii-Spielen zu sehr zappelte. Da riss das Sicherheitsband der Fernbedienung
Foto: AP

hoffentlich war es kein ÖLEVIA.

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Syntax-Brillian Secures Working Capital Financing Totaling $82 Million
Monday December 18, 6:30 am ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, announced that it has secured a total of $82 million of working capital financing, an increase of $49 million over its existing working capital line of credit.

Syntax-Brillian has been granted a total of $67 million in borrowing capacity from a syndicate led by Preferred Bank, Syntax-Brillian's existing lending institution. This new facility replaces an existing $33 million facility from Preferred Bank. Additionally, Syntax-Brillian has secured $15 million in cash borrowing capacity from CIT.

According to Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer, the additional credit provides useful working capital to fund general corporate programs and better enable the company to meet recent and growing demand for its Olevia-brand LCD & LCoS(TM) televisions in markets globally.

About Syntax-Brillian Corporation

Syntax-Brillian Corporation (www.syntaxbrillian.com) is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs, digital cameras, and microdisplay entertainment products.

The company's lead products include its Olevia brand (www.olevia.com) high definition widescreen LCD and LCoS televisions -- one of the fastest growing global TV brands -- and Vivitar brand (www.vivitar.com) digital still and video cameras. Syntax-Brillian has built an Asian supply chain coupled with an international manufacturing and distribution network to support worldwide retail sales channels and position the company as a market leader in consumer digital entertainment products.

Brillian, LCoS and Vivitar are trademarks or registered trademarks of Syntax-Brillian Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this press release may be deemed to be forward-looking statements under federal securities laws, and Syntax-Brillian intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbor created thereby. Such forward-looking statements include but are not limited to statements regarding the use of the proceeds of the transaction mentioned herein and the Company's ability to utilize the proceeds to take advantage of anticipated growth in demand for its products. Syntax-Brillian cautions that these statements are qualified by important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements contained herein. Such factors include: changes in markets for the Company's products; changes in the market for customers' products; the failure of the Company's products to deliver commercially acceptable performance; the ability of the Company's management, individually and collectively, to guide the Company in a successful manner; and other risks as detailed in Syntax-Brillian's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contact:
Syntax-Brillian Corporation
Wayne Pratt, Chief Financial Officer, 602-389-8789
[e-mail]
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Source: Syntax-Brillian Corporation

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Kolin to ship 1.2 million LCD TVs next year, paper says
EDN, December 19; Rodney Chan, DigiTimes.com [Tuesday 19 December 2006]

Kolin, which makes Olevia LCD TVs for Syntax-Brillian, expects to ship 1.2 million LCD TVs in 2007, with LG.Philips LCD supplying 500,000 panels, Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), AU Optronics (AUO) and Samsung Electronics providing the rest, according to Kolin president Frank Lee, as cited by the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN).

Lee said Kolin will launch a 42-inch 1080p LCD TV model in Taiwan next month, according to the paper. While the US is Kolin's most important export market, the company will gear up efforts developing markets in China, Japan and Europe, Lee was cited as saying.
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Taiwan LCD TV shipments up 28% in third quarter, says DigiTimes
Press release, December 18; Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com [Monday 18 December 2006]

Although LCD TV shipments from Taiwan in the third quarter totaled about 2.13 million units, up 28% on quarter and 83% on year, the sequential growth was not as strong as expected due to an inventory pile up, according to the recently published DigiTimes Research FPD report "Taiwan LCD TVs - 3Q 2006."

The North America market remained the largest region for Taiwan’s shipments – accounting for about half of the shipments – followed by Europe and Japan, the report indicated. DigiTimes research pointed out that Taiwan-based vendors began pushing 37-inch LCD TVs in North America for less than US$1,000 in the third quarter, helping the segment account for 14% of Taiwan’s total LCD TV shipments in the third quarter, up from 8% in the second quarter.

The top-five Taiwan-based LCD TV makers, Amtran Technology, Kolin, Ya Hsin, Proview and TPV Technology, all shipped more than 150,000 units in the third quarter, up 36% sequentially. But those vendors will begin facing competition from Foxconn-affiliated Innolux Display, which will begin shipping LCD TVs in the fourth quarter, with the smaller segments (20-inch and below) being its initial focus, the report stated.
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Top Powersonic launches low-price 47-inch LCD TV in Taiwan, paper says
Commercial Times, December 18; Carrie Yu, DigiTimes.com [Monday 18 December 2006]

Taiwan-based Top Powersonic announced on December 15 it is launching a 47-inch LCD TV for less than NT$80,000 (US$2,454) in Taiwan, which is NT$40,000 less expensive than the same-sized LCD TV from Kolin, and the maker expects to ship at least 200,000 LCD TVs both in Taiwan and in overseas markets in 2007, according to the Chinese-language Commercial Times.

Company chairman Steven Tsai said the maker will focus on 37-, 42- and 47-inch models next year, as profits for 32-inch models are decreasing, the paper said.

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18.12.2006 10:44 Uhr
LCD-TV: 30 bis 40 Prozent Preisverfall für 2007 prognostiziert

TV-Anbieter und Marktforscher gehen für 2007 von einem deutlichen Wachstum aus. Mit 30 bis 40 Prozent wird der Preisverfall aber voraussichtlich ähnlich, wenn nicht sogar drastischer, ausfallen als in diesem Jahr.

Die Wachstumsprognosen der Marktforschungsinstitute für LCD-Fernseher im kommenden Jahr reichen von 40 auf 62,5 Millionen (iSuppli) bis 45 auf 70 Millionen Stück (DisplaySearch). Damit sagen alle Auguren ein Wachstum von deutlich über 50 Prozent voraus. Sharp rechnet etwas konservativer mit einem Wachstum von 46,7 Prozent, von 45 auf 66 Millionen Stück.

Dem koreanischen Marktforschungsinstitut DisplayBank zufolge dürften die LCD-Panel-Preise für 32-Zöller bis zum dritten Quartal 2007 auf 290 Dollar fallen, die für 40-Zöller auf annähernd auf 500 Dollar. Heute liegen die Preise für 32-Zoll-Panels schon bei 360 Dollar das Stück.

Wie Sony-President Stan Glasgow unlängst sagte, ist der Preisverfall bei LCD-Fernsehern mit 25 bis 30 Prozent um 5 bis 7 Prozent stärker ausgefallen als ursprünglich erwartet.

Von Januar bis November 2006 sind die Straßenpreise für LCD-Fernseher mit 32- bis 40-Zoll-Bilddiagonale um jeweils über 25 Prozent gefallen, die für 42-Zöller sogar um 42 Prozent, so die Daten von Witsview. In Deutschland liegen die Straßenpreise tatsächlich aber oft deutlich unter den Angaben des taiwanesischen Marktforschungsinstituts. (kh)

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China: The People Want Flat TVs

LCD TV sales in China are expected to grow almost three times by 2010.
December 18, 2006

By Eydie Cubarrubia

Chinese living rooms are staying as hip as anywhere else as liquid crystal display (LCD) TV sales are expected to grow to $12.8 billion by 2010, iSuppli reported Monday.

In addition, the research firm said, shipments in China will grow to 20.05 million units by 2010, up from 4.02 million units in 2006—almost five times more shipments.

One factor could be the increased wealth in China as yuppies there proliferate while multinational companies increase their presence in the Middle Kingdom. But the expected decrease in price as LCD technology becomes more common is a big factor, iSuppli analyst Nancy Dang said in a report—reflecting the flat-panel TV market around the world.

“The 30-inch and larger-sized sets are enjoying the fastest growth rate of all LCD TVs in China due to customers’ preference for large-sized televisions and the declining prices of these products,” Ms. Dang said.

Those prices will decrease by about half—from an average price in China of $1,218 in 2006 to $641 in 2010, she said.

Meanwhile, the LCD market worldwide—for TVs as well as computer monitors and laptops—will keep growing through the first half of next year. And shipments will be greater than shipments expected for the holiday quarter (see LCD Sales Predicted To Boom).

Not all flat screens, however, will reap the benefits of price declines. Plasma display panel (PDP) screens will not be as successful, Ms. Dang said. Only 2 million PDP sets will ship by 2010.

Price reductions will be so sharp that it will be “exceedingly difficult” for plasma TV makers to earn decent profits, she said.

Meanwhile, LCD prices are falling at a moderate rate. Prices of large flat-screen TVs decreased between 1.3 percent and 3.5 percent for the holiday shopping season.

And prices may stay low, especially since LCD makers like Samsung, LG.Philips, Sharp, and a joint venture between Seiko Epson and Sanyo are now under investigation by commissions in Korea, Japan, Europe, and the United States (see Price Fixing Flattens LCD Makers).

“The Antitrust Division is investigating the possibility of anticompetitive practices in the LCD industry. We are coordinating with a number of foreign competition authorities,” U.S. Department of Justice spokesperson Gina Talamona said last week.

Regardless of the investigation, LCDs could dominate the overall Chinese TV market the way they will the rest of the world.

LCDs will make up 56 percentage of the global television market by 2010 (see LCDs To Dominate TV Market). In China, LCDs will take that much of the TV market by next year.

In addition, sets 30 inches and larger will account for more than 80 percent of LCD TVs in China by 2010, Ms. Dang said.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 26.351.659 von teecee1 am 20.12.06 21:07:42

Taiwan market: Local brands account for 45% of Taiwan flat panel TV market in 2006
Max Wang, Taipei; Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com [Tuesday 19 December 2006]

Flat panel TV shipments from Taiwan-based home appliance makers including Sampo, Teco Electric & Machinery, Kolin and Tatung are expected to total nearly 225,000 units in the Taiwan market this year, accounting for about 45% of overall flat panel TV shipments in the local market, according to Taiwan-based TV makers.

TV demand in Taiwan market will reach nearly one million units in 2006 with half of the shipments being flat panel TVs, the makers pointed out.

Kolin said shipments of its LCD TVs totaled about 600,000 units this year with the shipment ratio between the domestic and overseas market being 1:9. The company expects its LCD TV shipments to reach 100,000 units in the Taiwan market next year, according to Kolin.

Overall flat panel TV shipments from Sampo reached 250,000 units this year. In the Taiwan market, the company shipped 50,000 LCD TVs and 10,000 PDP TVs, said the company. Sampo expects its flat panel TV shipments to reach 300,000 units in 2007, and the company expects sales of LCD TVs in the local market will grow 40% to reach 70,000 units in 2007.

Tatung stated its LCD TV and PDP TV sales volume in Taiwan reach 65,000 units and 6,000 units, respectively, in 2006. The company aims for its overall volume in the local Taiwan market to reach 105,000 units next year.

Teco had LCD TV shipments of almost 50,000 units in Taiwan this year and the company projects to ship 70,000-80,000 units in Taiwan in 2007,

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 26.356.197 von teecee1 am 20.12.06 22:45:00

LCD-TV-Preise auch 2007 im Sinkflug
Trend zum Großformat hält an


(Foto: loewe.de)

Seoul/Kronach (pte/16.12.2006/06:25) - Obwohl der LCD-TV-Markt im kommenden Jahr kräftig anziehen soll, sind die Preise für LCD-Fernseher 2007 weiter im Sinkflug. Im Lauf des Jahres könnten die Preise um 30 bis 40 Prozent nachgeben, berichtet das IT-Portal DigiTimes unter Berufung auf Branchenkreise. Dementsprechend könnte ein 32-Zoll-Gerät für 663 bis 774 Dollar über die Ladentische gehen. "Die Preisentwicklung ist schwer zu prognostizieren. Wir gehen aber davon aus, dass gerade bei den neu eingeführten größeren Formaten die Preise weiter sinken werden", so Axel Gentzsch, Sprecher des deutschen TV-Herstellers Loewe, gegenüber pressetext.

Bereits in diesem Jahr hatte die Branche mit satten Rückgängen bei den Preisen zu kämpfen, vor allem bei den Großformaten. So schrumpfte der Preis für ein 42-Zoll-Gerät laut WitsView vom Jahresanfang bis November um 42 Prozent auf nunmehr knapp über 2.000 Dollar. Die Absatzzahlen werden dagegen erheblich steigen. Die Marktforscher von DisplaySearch, iSuppli und Displaybank sagen übereinstimmend Zuwächse von mehr als 50 Prozent voraus. Am optimistischsten zeigt sich DisplaySearch, das für 2007 mit rund 70 Mio. verkauften LCD-Fernsehern rechnet. Damit würden die Zuwachsraten der Konkurrenz im Plasma-Segment und bei den Rückprojektionsgeräten weit in den Schatten gestellt.

Die Hersteller der LCD-Panels jedenfalls dürfte die rasante Nachfrage nach den Flachbildfernsehern freuen. Samsung etwa hat einen Trend zum Großformat ausgemacht und rechnet dank des anhaltenden Preisverfalls vor allem im Segment ab 40 Zoll mit deutlichen Zuwächsen. Dem Branchenriesen zufolge soll sich der Absatz der Flachbild-Komponenten 2007 auf 17,6 Mio. Panels mehr als verdoppeln. Bis 2009 rechnet Samsung mit einer jährlichen Wachstumsrate von 65 Prozent. Damit würde das Segment ab 40 Zoll mehr als doppelt so schnell wachsen wie der gesamte LCD-TV-Bereich.

"Der Trend zu großformatigen Geräten geht weiter", bestätigt auch Loewe-Sprecher Gentzsch. Dabei werde sich in Deutschland und Europa die LCD-Technologie noch stärker durchsetzen, prognostiziert der Experte. Zunehmend seien aber auch Home-Cinema-Anlagen gefragt, die dem Verbraucher neben dem Bild auch Surround-Sound bieten.

Laut Samsung wird der viel versprechende Großformat-Sektor in den kommenden Monaten von fünf Panel-Herstellern dominiert. Neben Samsung selbst gehören dazu AU Optronics, Chi Mei Optoelectronics, Sharp und LG Philips LCD. Diese fünf Anbieter seien die einzigen, die derzeit über ein LCD-Werk der siebten oder achten Generation verfügen. Insgesamt erwartet Samsung laut DigiTimes für die Zukunft eine Verschiebung der LCD-Industrie in Richtung TV-Panels. Panels für Monitore oder Handybildschirme würden bis 2010 jährlich lediglich um elf Prozent zulegen, nach Wachstumsraten von durchschnittlich 44 Prozent in den Jahren 2000 bis 2005. (Ende)

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No Toshiba SED at CES?
Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com [Friday 22 December 2006]

Sources have indicated that Toshiba America on December 20 issued a press release to its customers stating that the company has regrettably canceled its 55-inch surface-conduction electron-emitter display (SED) panel exhibition at CES 2007. CES 2007 will take place in Las Vegas from January 8-11.

The press release indicated that the reason for the cancellation was neither technical nor a business issue, but that Toshiba was not allowed to disclose details due to a confidentiality obligation.

Toshiba Taiwan declined to comment on the news and Toshiba America was not available for comment at the time of publication.

SED technology is being developed through a partnership between Toshiba and Canon, and according to industry sources, the reason for the cancellation involves a lawsuit between Canon and Nano Proprietary.

In April 2005, Nano-Proprietary filed suit against Canon seeking a declaratory judgment that new SED color television products being developed and manufactured by the Canon/Toshiba joint venture (SED) are not covered under a non-exclusive 1999 patent license agreement that Nano-Proprietary granted to Canon. Although a trial date has been set for March 2007, the sources stated that the two companies were discussing a possible settlement, though no outcome has been reached.

Like traditional CRT TVs, SED technology is based on the targeted emission of electrons. When they hit the screen, these electrons cause a phosphor-based fluorescent layer in the glass surface to light up. Toshiba and Canon have been working together on SED technology since 1999, and the technology has held great promise.

The companies touted SED TVs as delivering response times of under a millisecond and permitting production of large-size (over 40-inch) displays of only a few centimeters thick, with a brightness and color quality comparable to standard CRTs but with power consumption up to half that of a PDP or two-thirds that of an LCD of comparable size. Toshiba also stated that SED flat panel TVs will be able to support full HDTV resolution (1,920×1,080 pixels).

However, reality has not yet lived up to the hype. Volume production was initially supposed to be for 40-inch TVs, but with a fuzzy launch date that seems to always linger in the near future, the targeted production segment has inched up to 50-inches and currently Toshiba is exhibiting a 55-inch model.

According to released information from the companies, the current production schedule includes first phase mass production of SED panels in July 2007 and a launch of SED TVs in the fourth quarter of 2007. However, the Wall Street Journal recently quoted Toshiba President and Chief Executive Atsutoshi Nishida as saying Toshiba wants to roll out SED TVs in time for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Meanwhile, LCD panel prices have fallen significantly over the past few years, calling the price competitiveness of SED TVs into question by a number of analysts.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 26.351.659 von teecee1 am 20.12.06 21:07:42

Kolin, Syntaxbrillian Sign TV-panel Supply Pact With LPL
2006/12/26

Taipei, Dec. 26, 2006 (CENS)--The Kolin Inc., a major home-appliance maker in Taiwan, and its American strategic partner in LCD TV business SyntaxBrillian recently signed an TV-panel supply agreement with LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd. (LPL) of South Korea to assure3 ample supply of such key parts in 2007.

Kolin president Frank Lee claimed that his company is expected to double its LCD TV shipment to 1.2 million units in 2007. In addition to panels supplied by LPL, Kolin would also source the needed panels from local Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp. (CMO, the No. 2 thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panel maker in Taiwan) and Samsung Electronics of South Korea.

Lee pointed out that both Kolin and SyntaxBrillian`s LCD TV shipments to the global and North American markets have been expanding, making it an urgent task to secure additional supply of the panels. According to the president, LPL has had two years of cooperation with Kolin and SyntaxBrillian.

Kolin is scheduled to push 1 42-inch 1,080-pixel LCD TV in Taiwan while maintaining its existing 37- to 47-inch products in the North American market. Lee said that while the U.S. is a key export outlet for Kolin now, the firm is also expected to enjoy rapid growth in sales to mainland China, Europe and Japan in 2007, which may help the company double its shipment volume in 2007.

According to Lee, Kolin`s new LCD TV plant in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province of mainland China has started mass production in October 2006, while LPL also runs a rear-section LCD module (LCM) assembly facility in the same city.

Lee claimed that Kolin would tap the European market, mainly the U.K., France, and Germany, for the first time in 2007, with models to be marketed under the Vivitar brand of Germany, which was acquired by SyntaxBrillian.

Kolin has also won a big-ticket order from a LCD-TV sales arm under Japan`s NTT Group, and is scheduled to begin the first-batch shipment of around 4,000 units in the first quarter of 2007, with sizes available in 32, 37 and 42 inches.

(by Quincy Liang)

http://cens.com/cens/html/en/news/news_inner_17914.html

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Second-tier LCD TV brands getting more competitive
Max Wang, Taipei; Carrie Yu, DigiTimes.com [Wednesday 27 December 2006]

With a successful price-cutting strategy, second-tier and new entry LCD TV brands are having fair sales results.

During Black Friday in North America in 2006, second-tier brands performed relatively well, according to research firm DisplaySearch. Tru Tech captured the top spot for LCD TV sales volume, followed by Westinghouse Digital Electronics, Sylvania (sub-brand of Japan's Funai Electric), Advent and Sony, the research firm indicated.

The top six to ten list also included some lesser-known brands including Syntax-Brillian, Polaroid and Magnavox (sub-brand of Royal Philips Electronics), DisplaySearch said.

However, in terms of sales value, the top five spots were still captured mainly by first-tier makers, including Sony, Samsung Electronics and Sharp.

Market players commented that the pricing strategy of second-tier and new entry brands cannot be used for much longer. However, the makers may still generate significant value if they can have good control of costs, turnover and inventory, along with improving brand recognition, the players indicated.

Although the top five LCD TV brands – Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Philips and LG Electronics (LGE) – have nearly 60% of the global market, second-tier makers are gradually eroding shares of the top makers thanks to improving video chip quality, more acceptance of LCD TVs and rapid price reduction, the players noted.

Overall, the second-tier brands need to be mindful of a long supply chain for LCD TVs and a trend towards larger screen size, which means higher risk for capital investments, and continued reduction for panel prices, the players added.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 26.407.859 von teecee1 am 22.12.06 20:07:30

Toshiba CEO: SED cannot compete against LCD
Compiled from outside sources by Lisa Tsai, Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com, Taipei [Thursday 28 December 2006]

Atsutoshi Nishida, president and CEO of Toshiba, recently admitted that SED (surface conduction electron emitter display) TV is not able to compete against LCD TV due to a high price level and limited shipments, according to a Japanese-language report in Mainichi Newspapers.

Nishida also stated SED TV will target the business market in the future and the CEO has revised his forecast made in 2004 that SED TV will grab 20-30% of global 50-inch-and-larger flat-panel TV market, the paper said.

Toshiba will introduce its first 50-inch SED TV in spring 2007, the paper quoted Nishida as saying.

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28.12.2006 15:54
Osram holt sich Know-how für Laser-Projektions-TVs

Durch einen Lizenzvertrag mit dem US-amerikanischen Laser-Spezialisten Coherent hat sich Osram den Zugriff auf optisch gepumpte Halbleiterlaser in den Farben rot, grün und blau gesichert. Solche RGB-OPSL (Optically Pumped Semiconductor Lasers) sollen etwa in Rückprojektions-Fernsehgeräten oder in tragbaren Laserprojektoren für Mobilgeräte zum Einsatz kommen. Anzeige

Das in vielen Bereichen der Lasertechnik aktive Unternehmen Coherent, das unter anderem auch 2003 die Göttinger Lambda Physik AG per Squeeze-Out übernommen und 2005 die Münchner Firma TuiLaser gekauft hat, entwickelt nach eigenen Angaben seit fünf Jahren ein Laser-Projektions-TV; ein Prototyp wurde bereits fertig gestellt. Auch andere Firmen haben im abgelaufenen Jahr wieder neue Laser-TV-Geräte vorgestellt; dabei ist die Idee nicht neu: Bereits 1993 hatte die seit 2002 insolvente Firma Schneider einen Laser-TV-Prototypen vorgestellt. Das Know-how von Schneider nutzt mittlerweile die Jenoptik-Tochterfirma Jenoptik-LDT. (ciw/c't)

http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/83014

http://www.coherent.com/
http://www.jenoptik-laserdisplay.de/cps/rde/xchg/ldt/hs.xsl/…

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Sonntag, 31. Dezember 2006, 10:54 Uhr
Geräte: US-Amerikaner geben eine Milliarde US-Dollar für LCD-Fernseher aus
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(pk) Die US-Amerikaner haben nach einer Analyse der NPD-Group im zu Ende gegangenen Jahr knapp eine Milliarde US-Dollar für Flat-TVs ausgegeben.

Damit lagen LCD-Fernseher mit 925 Millionen US-Dollar noch vor digitalen Kameras, die den Händlern und Produzenten insgesamt 825 Millionen US-Dollar einbrachten, teilte das Marktforschungsunternehmen am Freitag (Ortszeit) mit. Vor allem der Preis war für den rasanten Abverkauf ausschlaggebend: In der 30-Zoll-Klasse lassen sich LCDs preiswerter herstellen als die Plasma-Konkurrenz. Allein zu Weihnachten wurden etwa 1,3 Millionen Geräte an den Mann oder die Frau gebracht.

Auf dem dritten Platz lagen in Nordamerika in diesem Jahr Notebooks, die sich die Konsumenten rund 810 Millionen US-Dollar kosten ließen. Für digitale Player wie iPod und andere wurden 720 Millionen US-Dollar investiert. Insgesamt gaben die US-Bürger in den fünf Wochen zwischen Erntedankfest und Heilig Abend 8,75 Milliarden US-Dollar für Hightech-Geschenke aus.

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02.1.2007 07:58 Uhr
CES: Die weltgrößte Consumer-Show wird 40 Jahre

Vom 8. bis 11. Januar 2007 findet in Las Vegas die Consumer Electronics Show (CES) statt.

http://www.cesweb.org/attendees/markets/theater.asp

Die erste Sommer-Show wurde im Juni 1967 in New York ausgerichtet. Die CES wird somit dieses Jahr 40 Jahre alt. Bei der ersten Show zeigten 110 Aussteller auf einer Gesamtfläche von 50.000 qm etwa 17.500 Besuchern ihre absoluten CE-Neuheiten. Dazu gehörten im Jahr 1967 unter anderem Transistorradios, Stereo- sowie kleine tragbare Schwarz-Weiß-Fernseher. Damals besaßen gerade einmal 16 Prozent aller US-Haushalte einen Farbfernseher.

1978 übersiedelte die Winter-CES nach Las Vegas, wo sie weiter wuchs und gedieh. Zur CES 2007 werden mehr als 2.700 Aussteller und über 150.000 Besucher erwartet.

In jeder Dekade gab es besondere Produkte und Technologien, die auf der CES erstmals vorgestellt wurden und danach einen wahren Siegeszug antraten. Zu den Top-Technologien gehören unter anderem: Der Videorekorder (1970), der Laserdisc-Player (1974), der Camcorder (1981), der CD-Player (1981), die Mini-Disc (1993), die DVD (1996), HDTV (1998), Plasma-TV (2001), Hime Media Server ( 2002), HD-Radio (2003 und IP-TV in 2005. (go)

02.1.2007 08:15 Uhr
CES 2007: CE-Show expandiert

Die 2007 International CES, laut Eigenangabe weltweit größte Consumer Technologie Messe, expandiert nicht nur bei den Aussteller- und Besucherzahlen, sondern auch räumlich.



So finden Keynotes, High-Performance Audio und Home Theater Aussteller, Innovations-Preisträger, aufstrebende Technologien, TechZones sowie eine Reihe von speziellen Media-Events in der neuesten Location der 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) dem Sands statt. Unter der Bezeichnung Innovations Plus ist ein "Must-See" Event ins Leben gerufen worden. Und um dem gerecht zu werden, dehnt sich die CES im Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) in die Hallen B, C und D des Sands Ausstellungsgeländes sowie in Teile des angrenzenden Venetian Hotels aus.

Dieses Jahr finden die Keynotes erstmalig im geräumigeren Palazzo Ballroom im Sands/Venetian (früher im Las Vegas Hilton) statt. Zur Starbesetzung der CE Industry Leader zählen Bill Gates, Chairman von Microsoft, Ed Zander, Chairman und CEO der Motorola Inc., Robert Iger, Präsident und CEO der Walt Disney Co. sowie Michael Dell, Chairman der Dell Inc.

Zusätzlich werden über 200 Unternehmen aus den Bereichen High-Performance Audio und Home Theater (HPAHT), einschließlich MBL of America, Musical Surroundings, Sumiko und Thiel, im Sands/Venetian ausstellen.

Ebenfalls im Sands beheimatet wird auch diesmal wieder Innovations Plus sein: über 12 TechZones mit aufstrebenden Technologien werden von den Innovations-Preisträgern der International CES vorgestellt. Desweiteren finden Dutzende von Konferenzen statt und ausgewählte CES Partner-Programme sowie die Radio-Liveübertragungen von Dave Gravelines "Into Tomorrow" Programm.

Innovations Plus im Sands/Venetian wird die größte Auswahl marktspezifischer TechZones der International CES 2007 zeigen. Zur Anytime-Anywhere TechArena, gesponsert von Sling Media, gehören auch Content-spezifische Bereiche wie "The Download" und die "IPTV TechZone".

Daneben gibt es die Consumer Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) und andere auf aufstrebende Technologien fokussierte TechZones wie beispielsweise "Consumer Robotics" und "Studio@Home".

Jede TechZone hat für die innovativsten Unternehmen und Produkte in den jeweiligen Märkten ihren eigenen Ausstellungsbereich. Weitere innovative TechZones der Innovation Plus sind Bluetooth, Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), ExpressCard, sowie Mobile and Personal Broadband.

Zurückgekehrt ins Sands/Venetian ist die Innovations 2007 Design and Engineering Award Ausstellung, die ausgezeichnete Produkte des Jahres hinsichtlich Design und Entwicklung präsentiert.

Neu in diesem Jahr ist, dass Besucher an Kiosken mit Touchscreens für den Innovations People´s Choice Award - das beste der ausgezeichneten Innovationsprodukte - abstimmen können. Auf einer Bühne werden von den Preisträgern Live-Präsentationen und Produkt-Demonstrationen abgehalten.

Damit auch alle Messebesucher täglich das große Angebot im Sands/Venetian wahrnehmen können, stehen die Türen bereits um 8:00 Uhr offen, eine Stunde früher als bei den anderen Locations. Außerdem werden zwei weitere Busshuttle-Routen während der Öffnungszeiten im Betrieb sein. Eine fährt die Route zwischen Sands/Venetian und dem Las Vegas Convention Center ab, die andere pendelt zwischen dem Sands/Venetian und den offiziellen CES Hotels. (go)

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02.01.2007
AU Optronics und Chi Mei Optoelectronis: LCD-Verzögerung

TAIPEH - Zwei der größten LCD-Hersteller Asiens, AU Optronics Corp. (WKN: 621971) und Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp. (WKN: 727513), planen Produktionsänderungen bei LCDs. Produkte der neusten Generation kommen angeblich später als ursprünglich geplant auf den Markt.

Dementsprechende Berichte lokaler Zeitungen und der chinesischen Economic Daily News stützen sich dabei auf Aussagen von Zulieferunternehmen. Demnach will AU Optronics, entgegen zu bisherigen Plänen, die Massenproduktion von LCDs der Generation 7,5 erst im Jahr 2008 beginnen. Ursprünglich war die zweite Hälfte des Jahres 2007 als Zeitpunkt für den Beginn der Produktion genannt worden. Auch Chi Mei Optoelectronics verschiebt, trotz teilweise bereits fertiger Produktionsanlagen, die Herstellung von LCDs der achten Generation bis zum Jahr 2009. Beide Unternehmen wollten so, laut Presseberichten, eine höhere Nachfrage abwarten, da momentan der Markt für LCDs bereits sehr gesättigt sei.

Ein Sprecher von AU Optronics wies hingegen die Gerüchte zurück. Es habe noch keinen endgültigen Zeitplan für den Produktionsbeginn gegeben. Daher sei es normal, dass sich Termine noch verschieben könnten. Dies habe allerdings nichts mit der aktuellen Marktsituation zu tun. (kat/rem)

http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20070102PD212.html

02.01.2007
BenQ will eine Mio. LCD TVs ausliefern

TAIPEI - Der taiwansche Elektronikkonzern BenQ (WKN: 578008) will im laufenden Jahr den Absatz von LCD-Flachbildfernsehern gegenüber dem Vorjahr mehr als verdoppeln. Wie die chinesische Apple Daily berichtet, visiere BenQ im laufenden Jahr den Absatz von rund eine Mio. LCD TV-Bildschirme an, nachdem man im Jahr 2006 etwas weniger als 400.000 Geräte ausliefern dürfte.

Ursprünglich wollte das Unternehmen im Jahr 2006 500.000 LCD TVs ausliefern, dieses Ziel wurde deutlich verfehlt, schreibt das Blatt. Unterdessen zeichnet sich eine wachsende Nachfrage nach BenQ LCD-Bildschirmen in Kuwait ab. Demnach seien die BenQ-Produkte sehr gefragt in Xpresscell-Läden, dem Vertriebspartner von BenQ in Kuwait. Hocherfreut von der Entwicklung zeigte sich BenQ Middle East and Africa Manager Manish Bakshi dann auch über die jüngste Entwicklung. Der Erfolg in Nischenmärkten wie Kuwait zeige, dass die digitale Unterhaltung in diesen Produkten liege, meint der Manager.

BenQ ist derzeit nach Angaben der Marktforscher von BNA und DTC Research die Nummer drei im Bereich der LCD-Monitore in der Region und gleichzeitig der zweitgrößte Hersteller im Projektormarkt.

Unterdessen hat die Mobilfunkeinheit BenQ Mobile in Deutschland Insolvenz angemeldet, nachdem sich kein Investor für die bankrotte Handy-Einheit gefunden hat. BenQs Marktanteil im weltweiten Handy-Markt war im vergangenen dritten Quartal auf 2,4 Prozent eingebrochen, nachdem das Unternehmen nur noch 6,1 Mio. Handys weltweit ausliefern konnte, so die Marktforscher aus dem Hause Gartner. (ami)

http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20070102PB202.html

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Mittwoch, 03. Januar 2007, 09:56 Uhr
HDTV: Philips: TV-Zuschauer sind von HDTV und "Ambilight" begeistert
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(pk) Eine überwiegende Mehrheit der europäischen TV-Konsumenten will HDTV-Sendungen auf Dauer sehen - sobald sie mit dem hochaulösenden Fernsehen in Berührung gekommen ist.

Das ist das Ergebnis einer nicht ganz uneigennützigen Umfrage des niederländischen Elektronikherstellers Philips in Deutschland und Großbritannien, die am Dienstag abend veröffentlicht wurde. Demnach bezeichneten 94 Prozent der Befragten die Bildqualität gegenüber dem bekannten PAL-Fernsehen als "exzellent" oder "sehr gut". Nur einen Zufriedenheitswert von 26 Prozent erreichte demgegenüber das analoge Fernsehen. 93 Prozent der Verbraucher bestätigten eine Überlegenheit der digitalen HD-Bilder hinsichtlich Brillanz, Schärfe und Detailtreue - was bei der deutlich erhöhten Auflösung auch nicht wirklich überraschen kann.

74 Prozent der Umfrageteilnehmer gab an, dass die bessere Bildqualität "extrem wichtig" für Spielfilme sei. Bei Dokumentarfilmen teilten 49 Prozent diese Ansicht, während sich 43 Prozent der TV-Konsumenten auch bei Sportsendungen Vorteile sieht. Auch für seine "Ambilight"-Technologie, die eine Art farblich abgestimmte Aura um den Fernseher legt, konnte Philips gute Noten einfahren: 93 Prozent der Befragten gab an, dass sich damit die Bildqualität noch einmal deutlich verbessert. 60 Prozent wollen eine "Entspannung der Augen" gespürt haben.

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Syntax-Brillian Announces Additional Line of Credit Financing for Vivitar
Wednesday January 3, 6:30 am ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, announced that its Vivitar subsidiary has secured a total of $20 million of working capital financing under a new line of credit.

Vivitar has been granted a total of $20 million in borrowing capacity from the Development Bank of Singapore ("DBS"). This new facility brings the total line of credit borrowing capacity of Syntax-Brillian and its subsidiaries to $102 million.

According to Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer, the additional credit provides useful working capital to fund general corporate programs within Vivitar and will better enable the company to meet demand for its digital cameras.

About Syntax-Brillian Corporation

Syntax-Brillian Corporation (www.syntaxbrillian.com) is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs, digital cameras, and microdisplay entertainment products.

The company's lead products include its Olevia brand (www.olevia.com) high definition widescreen LCD and LCoS televisions -- one of the fastest growing global TV brands -- and Vivitar brand (www.vivitar.com) digital still and video cameras. Syntax-Brillian has built an Asian supply chain coupled with an international manufacturing and distribution network to support worldwide retail sales channels and position the company as a market leader in consumer digital entertainment products.

Brillian, LCoS and Vivitar are trademarks or registered trademarks of Syntax-Brillian Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. (...)

Contact:
Syntax-Brillian Corporation
Wayne Pratt, Chief Financial Officer, 602-389-8789
[e-mail]

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Syntax-Brillian Corporation to Present at Needham & Company's Growth Stock Conference
Friday January 5, 6:30 am ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq: BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, today announced that Chief Executive Officer Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr. will present at Needham & Company's Ninth Annual Growth Stock Conference being held January 9 - 12, 2007, at The New York Palace Hotel.

Syntax-Brillian's presentation is scheduled for Friday, January 12, at 9:30 a.m. EST. The presentation will include an overview of the Company's business fundamentals, growth strategy, and outlook for the remainder of fiscal 2007. The presentation audio and accompanying slides will be webcast live, accessible on the company's website, www.syntaxbrillian.com, via the Events tab in the Press Room. The webcast will be archived on the website for 90 days.

About Syntax-Brillian Corporation

Syntax-Brillian Corporation (www.syntaxbrillian.com) is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs, digital cameras, and microdisplay entertainment products.

The company's lead products include its Olevia brand (www.olevia.com) high definition widescreen LCD and LCoS televisions -- one of the fastest growing global TV brands -- and Vivitar brand (www.vivitar.com) digital still and video cameras. Syntax-Brillian has built an Asian supply chain coupled with an international manufacturing and distribution network to support worldwide retail sales channels and position the company as a market leader in consumer digital entertainment products.

Brillian, LCoS and Vivitar are trademarks or registered trademarks of Syntax-Brillian Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Contact:
Syntax-Brillian Corporation
Wayne Pratt
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
[phone]
[e-mail]

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Syntax-Brillan Shares Boosted by Analyst
Friday January 5, 4:25 pm ET

Stock in HDTV Maker Syntax-Brillian Rise After Analyst Ups Price Target, Estimates

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of high-definition TV maker Syntax-Brillian Corp. gained 13.2 percent Friday, and hit a new 52-week high during the trading session, after an analyst raised his target price on the stock.

Michael Tieu of Brean Murray Carret & Co. raised his target to $18, up from $14, for the Tempe, Ariz.-based company, and boosted his estimates for the next six quarters. He now expects the company to take in $196 million revenue in its fiscal second quarter, ended in December, producing earnings per share of 23 cents, up from $188 million and 22 cents per share.

Analysts, on average, expect sales of $189.2 million and profit of 20 cents per share for the December quarter.

Tieu called Syntax-Brillian "one of our top picks for 2007" as a result of "home runs" in North America and Asia. Shipments in both markets surpassed expectations, and the company is attracting large retailers, he said in a client note.

Although LCD TV prices are falling, Tieu said, profit margins are likely to grow.

Syntax-Brillian stock rose $1.25, to close at $10.74 on the Nasdaq. The stock reached an 52-week high of $10.82 during the session, surpassing its previous peak of $9.95, set in early December.

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Syntax-Brillian Crporation Announces Preliminary Results for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2006
Monday January 8, 6:30 am ET

Company Expects to Report Record Revenue and Unit Shipments with Gross Margins near the Top of Previously Estimated Range. Significant Balance Sheet Restructuring Also Detailed.

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), one of the fastest-growing manufacturers of HDTVs in North America, announced today preliminary revenue results for its second fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2006.
"During the quarter ended December 31, 2006 we had record revenue and unit shipments" said Wayne Pratt, Syntax-Brillian's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. "While the results of the quarter have not yet been finalized, we believe that consolidated revenue for the quarter, including the revenue from Vivitar, will be above $240 million with LCD TV shipments in excess of 350,000 units. Additionally, we believe that gross margins will be in the top half of the range of 15% to 17% that we had previously forecasted," he continued.

In addition to the revenue update, Syntax-Brillian reported that significant balance sheet restructuring took place during the December quarter. During the quarter ended December 31, 2006, the following events occurred:

Increased availability under the line of credit from Preferred Bank from $33 million to $67 million.
Obtained $15 million of borrowing capacity from CIT.
Obtained $20 million line of credit for the Vivitar subsidiary.
Retired $4.075 million face value of 9% Senior Secured Debentures.
Converted all remaining convertible debentures to common stock.
Converted $5.4 million face value of 6% redeemable, convertible preferred stock to common stock. Only $9.6 million face value remains outstanding.
Sold 1,293,661 shares of common stock for $10 million of cash.
As a result of the significant amount of conversions of convertible debentures and preferred stock into common stock and the retirement of the 9% Senior Secured Debentures, non-cash interest expense for the quarter was approximately, $5.7 million.

Syntax-Brillian expects to report its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2006 on or shortly after February 7, 2007. (...)

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Syntax-Brillian to Demonstrate Achievements in LCoS(TM), LCD and 3D-LCD Technology and Design at CES 2007
Monday January 8, 6:30 am ET

Syntax-Brillian Demonstrates World's First Rear-Projection HDTV to Feature the SiliconOptix Realta Hollywood Quality Video (HQV(TM)) Video Processor

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News) announced today that, at CES 2007, the LCD and LCoS(TM) innovator will demonstrate multiple LCD and LCoS(TM) displays as technology demonstration items that showcase the company's ongoing leadership in digital display production and design.

Building upon its tradition of excellence in LCoS(TM) microdisplay technology, Syntax-Brillian will demonstrate a new 65" 1080p LCoS(TM) HDTV which is the world's first rear-projection TV (RPTV) to feature the SiliconOptix Realta Hollywood Quality Video (HQV(TM)) video processor. It is available for private viewing at Syntax-Brillian's Executive Suite in the Las Vegas Hilton (appointment details below).

The 65" HDTV uses a 6 Megapixel LCoS(TM) light engine utilizing the company's innovative, proprietary and award-winning Brillian UltraContrast LCoS(TM) technology with true 1920x1080p resolution, a three chip microdisplay architecture and 10-bit image processing.

Additionally, the HDTV features native on-screen contrast ratio of up to 4000:1 (without use of electromechanical or auto-iris compensation), an ultra-fine pitch matte finish screen, dynamic temperature compensation, patented uniformity correction technology and 12 inputs including HDMI, ATSC tuner, HD-component and VGA.

Syntax-Brillian will also demonstrate innovative technologies in its core LCD line of products, plus new entertainment content in 3D via a specially developed LCD.

Syntax-Brillian will demonstrate a new 52" LCD display in its booth at CES as well as a 32" LCD display with LED backlighting, a first for the company.

From January 8th to January 11th, pre-invited visitors to Syntax-Brillian's sales suite will be able to view a full range of consumer entertainment experiences from video games to movies presented in digital cinema quality 3D on a specially modified 32" Olevia (TM) 532H LCD HDTV powered by DDD Group's 3D technology.

The 3D Olevia (TM) 532H is equipped with Arisawa Manufacturing Company's Xpol(TM) 3D optical material that enables both normal 2D and stereoscopic 3D content to be displayed on the screen, depending on the consumer's preference. The 3D Olevia (TM) 532H is also powered by DDD's TriDef® Vision+(TM) that converts any existing 2D broadcast or DVD content to 3D in real time.

"The items that we are demonstrating at CES are great examples that Syntax-Brillian is much more than a technology re-seller, but rather a true display technology innovator," said Sam Miller, Chief Product Officer, Syntax-Brillian. "We're proud to continue our tradition of excellence in LCD and LCoS(TM) design and production as we look ahead to exciting new creations for 2007."

Media and industry analysts interested in viewing Syntax-Brillian's LCoS(TM) technology demonstration HDTV may contact Chad Giron to arrange for an appointment at 571.216.4894 or [e-mail]

About Syntax-Brillian Corporation

Syntax-Brillian Corporation (www.syntaxbrillian.com) is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs, digital cameras, and microdisplay entertainment products.

The company's lead products include its Olevia (TM) brand (www.Olevia.com) high definition widescreen LCD and LCoS televisions -- one of the fastest growing global TV brands -- and Vivitar brand (www.vivitar.com) digital still and video cameras. Syntax-Brillian has built an Asian supply chain coupled with an international manufacturing and distribution network to support worldwide retail sales channels and position the company as a market leader in consumer digital entertainment products.

Olevia (TM), Brillian, LCoS and Vivitar are trademarks or registered trademarks of Syntax-Brillian Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

About DDD

DDD, also known as Dynamic Digital Depth, is transforming the viewing experience with applications for glasses-free 3D displays. Its patented technologies enable 3D viewing without glasses; simple integration of computer graphics applications with 3D displays; supply of 3D content through 2D to 3D conversion; and 3D transmission over existing networks. DDD is quoted on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market (AIM: DDD).

Contact:
Syntax-Brillian Corporation
Ms. Hope Frank, Chief Marketing Officer, 602-380-2027
[e-mail]

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Innovative 'Olevia(TM) Oasis' Booth and New Marketing Initiatives Showcase the Emerging HDTV Lifestyle at CES 2007
Monday January 8, 6:30 am ET

Olevia(TM) and Vivitar to be Featured at High-Profile Outlets and Venues Including ESPN, Super Bowl XLI, Sundance, MTV and The Dwell Homes by Empyrean

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Riding record-breaking holiday sales, Syntax-Brillian (NASDAQ:BRLC - News) will begin showcasing a range of new lifestyle, entertainment and sports marketing programs for its flagship Olevia(TM) HDTV and Vivitar digital camera brands at CES 2007.

In early 2007, Olevia(TM) and Vivitar will participate in a wide range of new marketing initiatives with diverse lifestyle and entertainment-focused outlets, brands and events, including CES, Super Bowl XLI, the Sundance Film Festival and The Dwell Homes by Empyrean. Olevia(TM) will also continue to expand its successful relationships with sports entertainment icons ESPN and ABC Sports.

These moves signal a commitment toward tapping into changing consumer attitudes about HDTVs, according to Syntax-Brillian's Chief Marketing Officer, Hope Frank.

"HDTVs are now a mainstream purchase and, for many consumers, an expression of individual lifestyle," according to Ms. Frank. "Through our marketing partnerships with ESPN, MTV, Sundance and Dwell, we're able to demonstrate to consumers that Olevia is a smart choice - whether focused on excellence in technology and performance or elegance in design."

Olevia Oasis Booth at CES

At CES 2007, Syntax-Brillian will demonstrate its vision of today's HDTV lifestyle with 24 state-of-the-art Olevia HDTVs in its Olevia Oasis booth, including the company's innovative Olevia 7 Series 742i and 747i 1080p LCD HDTVs - the first HDTVs featuring the SiliconOptix Realta Hollywood Quality Video (HQV(TM)) video processor powered by Teranex technology.

The Olevia(TM) Oasis booth (LVCC South Hall, lower level, booth #20419), offers CES attendees a refreshing break with professional, seated AVEDA neck and shoulder massages, as well as an opportunity to win a relaxing Amadeus Spa getaway in Waipouli, Hawaii.

ESPN, Sundance and Super Bowl

Additionally at CES 2007, Olevia(TM) LCD TVs will be featured exclusively at ESPN's CES stage, located in the Grand Lobby of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Olevia(TM) continues to be the exclusive sponsor of ESPN's college basketball 'Full Court' pay-per-view package and maintains an ongoing sponsorship of ESPN HD programming as well as advertising across ESPN print, radio, online and television media.

Olevia(TM) will expand its relationship with ESPN in 2007. Olevia(TM) 7 Series LCD HDTVs will be featured in ESPN's first-ever venue at the Sundance Film Festival, 'The Game', where entertainers, sports fans and VIPS will be able to enjoy sporting events as a weekend kick-off to the film festival. Olevia(TM) will also be an official sponsor of ESPN at Super Bowl XLI in Miami, Florida with on-site advertising, Olevia(TM) LCD TVs and radio advertising throughout ESPN's Super Bowl coverage.

The ongoing association with ESPN has resulted in robust increases in Olevia(TM) brand awareness. According to New York-based research firm Gfk NOP's OmniTel survey, overall awareness of the Olevia(TM) brand rose 164% among adults age 18+ for the period of September 1, 2006 through December 2006. Significantly, Olevia(TM) brand awareness rose 174% during this period among its key demographic of males age 18 to 34.

"In a variety of sports and entertainment settings, including CES, Sundance and the Super Bowl, ESPN is pleased to continue its association with Olevia in 2007," said Bryan Burns, vice president, Strategic Business Planning and Development, ESPN. "As HD programming and HDTV becomes increasingly mainstream, we're confident that Olevia will continue successfully showcasing all that the technology and ESPN HD and ESPN2 HD have to offer for viewers."

In addition to featuring Olevia(TM) with ESPN at Sundance, Syntax-Brillian will also introduce its Vivitar brand of digital cameras to the entertainment elite by distributing 50 of Vivitar's latest, cutting-edge VivCam X 60 10.1 megapixel digital cameras at the Gibson Guitar - Getty Images hospitality lodge. This venue will serve as headquarters to Entertainment Tonight's coverage of Sundance as well as Getty Images' photography operations and will feature an exclusive Gibson Guitar celebrity jam session.

The Dwell Homes by Empyrean and other Media

Rounding out Olevia(TM)'s upcoming lifestyle-focused marketing initiatives is an appearance in MTV's popular automotive makeover show, "Pimp My Ride", where an Olevia(TM) LCD TV is custom-built into a van. Olevia(TM) also has a high-profile role as a Master Partner for HDTV products in The Dwell Homes(TM) by Empyrean, a collection of custom-designed, modern prefabricated homes. Olevia(TM) HDTVs will be prominently featured in the exclusive debut of the first Dwell Model Home as well as in advertising and promotions in Dwell magazine.

"The NextHouse Dwell Model Home represents a lifestyle inspired by groundbreaking design, functionality and optimized performance. Olevia expresses those values perfectly," said Michela O'Connor Abrams, president and publisher, Dwell. "Olevia's sensitivity to the lifestyle-focused consumer and strategic vision make it a great partner in The Dwell Homes by Empyrean." (...)

About ESPN HD and ESPN2 HD

ESPN HD and ESPN2 HD will combine in 2006 to deliver over 770 major events plus over 2,500 programs totaling more than 6,500 hours in high definition featuring live programming, individual programs, movies and series from ESPN Original Entertainment plus news and information programming. Event telecasts include Monday Night Football from the National Football League, Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, a variety of match-ups from college football, men's and women's college basketball, the men's College World Series, the Little League World Series, the Women's Final Four, the National Hot Rod Association, the NCAA Frozen Four (hockey championships) and the FIFA World Cup from Germany. ESPN Bristol-based high-definition news and information programs include - SportsCenter, NFL Countdown, NFL PrimeTime, NFL Live, Monday Night Countdown and Baseball Tonight.

About The Survey

The GfK OmniTel® survey is a random digit dial (RDD) probability sample of Adults 18+ in all telephone households in the continental United States. Survey responses are weighted to reflect the total population. Questions about Olevia's brand awareness have been asked among 1,000 respondents over a three-day period each month beginning with September 2006.

ABOUT DWELL and The Dwell Homes by Empyrean

Dwell was created to expand perceptions of the word "home" and champion an aesthetic in home design that is modern, idea-driven and sensitive to social and physical surroundings. Its inherent passion for "bringing good design to everyone" has helped propel the prefab movement onto the national stage.

Dwell has partnered with Empyrean International LLC (formerly Deck House) to create the definitive Design Seeker experience: to own a home that embodies the Dwell lifestyle.

Empyrean International is the leading architecture and manufacturing company in the country. It has been pioneering award-winning design in prefab homes for more than 50 years.

Dwell has partnered with Empyrean to offer three spectacular modern home designs--by three of the leading modern prefab architects in the country--to create a breakthrough in modern design: The Dwell Homes by Empyrean. Now Dwell Design Seekers can purchase any one of three custom-designed, highly functional and eminently livable prefab homes. Whether they choose a Dwell Home from Resolution: 4 Architecture, a FlatPak from Lazor Office or a NextHouse from Empyrean, they will own a home of the highest quality design, materials, and construction available.

The Dwell Homes are available nationwide in an array of custom configurations and sizes ranging from 2,000 to 4,000 square feet.

Contact:
Syntax-Brillian Corporation
Ms. Hope Frank, Chief Marketing Officer, 602-380-2027
[e-mail]
or
Chad Giron, Media Relations, 571-216-4894
[e-mail]

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High-End TVs Excel Pre- and Post-Holiday
Wednesday January 10, 3:04 pm ET

By Barbara Ortutay, AP Business Writer
High-End TVs Give Electronics Cos. a Boost Expected to Continue Into 2007

NEW YORK (AP) -- With huge price cuts making flat panel TVs top sellers during the holidays, 2006 was the "year of the LCD TV," according to NPD Group, a market research company.
Consumer electronics from MP3 players to notebook computers and plasma TVs sold well in the weeks between Thanksgiving and Dec. 23, and last-minute shoppers before Christmas gave retailers a record week, according to data from the research firm NPD Group Inc. With deep discounts and heavy promotions, high-end TVs sold well at Best Buy Co. and Circuit City Stores Inc., the nation's biggest electronics retailers, both of which reported strong December sales.

And manufacturers, notably some lesser-known ones, are reaping the rewards.

Syntax-Brillian Corp., which makes high-definition TV sets, said earlier this week it expects sales of its fiscal second quarter, which ended Dec. 31, to have run well above Wall Street's expectations. The company, which recently began shipping its TVs to Circuit City, saw 17,000 sets sell out at the retailer on Black Friday, according to CIBC analyst Daniel Gelbtuch.

The company is also set to begin shipping to Target stores, and its Olevia brand of LCD, or liquid-crystal display, high-definition sets are already featured items on the discount retailer's Web site as best-selling high-definition sets -- above well-known brands such as Panasonic, Samsung and Toshiba.

Robert W. Baird analyst Tristan Gerra said in a note to clients he expects Syntax Brillian's revenue momentum to continue into 2007. The company stands to benefit from its advertising deal with ESPN for its Olevia TVs, especially ahead of the Super Bowl on Feb. 4.

While retailers offered heavy promotions and discounts around Christmas, prices of high-end televisions have increased since Jan. 1, said Gelbtuch, who rates Syntax-Brillian "Outperform."

Analysts expect prices to again fall ahead of the Super Bowl, when TV sets are heavily promoted to sports fans looking to spend the big day in front of a big screen. The audience of ESPN's SportCenter is a key demographic when it comes to high-end television sets, and they will be the ones buying TV sets ahead of the Super Bowl, Gelbtuch said.

The analyst also expects Trident Microsystems Inc., which makes digital television chips, to benefit from strong high-end TV sales. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company supplies chips to Sony Corp., Samsung, Sharp Corp. and other big electronics makers.

LCD TVs led consumer electronics retail sales during the holidays, followed by digital cameras, notebook computers and MP3 players. A total of $924 million of LCD TVs were sold -- more than twice as much as in 2005 -- at an average price of $689, according to the NPD Group. But consumers bought the TVs at heavy discounts; in 2005, the average selling price of LCD TVs sold during the holidays was $738.

LCD TVs drove Sony's sales during the holiday season, said Merrill Lynch analyst Hitoshi Kuriyama in a note to clients after a meeting with the company during the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. He rates the company "Sell"; Sony has struggled with a variety of problems in recent months, including defective batteries in laptop computers and a shortage of its PlayStation 3 video game console.

Sony's management, the analyst wrote, expressed confidence in achieving targets for the just-ended quarter, driven by double-digit sales growth in the U.S. market, particularly for LCD TVs.

Digital still and video cameras, home audio equipment and other product sales were also healthy, the analyst added.

"We think chances of the television business delivering a profit for the full year have increased with higher sales volume supported by market share gains, weak-yen benefits, and sustained premium pricing," Kuriyama wrote.

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Syntax-Brillian "buy," target price raised

Tuesday, January 09, 2007 12:33:42 PM ET
Brean Murray, Carret & Co

NEW YORK, January 9 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Brean Murray reiterate their "buy" rating on Syntax-Brillian Corporation (ticker: BRLC). The target price has been raised from $18 to $20.
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Syntax-Brillian "buy," target price raised

Monday, January 08, 2007 2:48:01 AM ET
Brean Murray, Carret & Co

NEW YORK, January 8 (newratings.com) - Analyst Michael HV Tieu of Brean Murray maintains his "buy" rating on Syntax-Brillian Corp (ticker: BRLC), while raising his estimates for the company. The target price has been raised from $14 to $18.

In a research note published on January 5, the analyst mentions that the upward revision in the EPS estimates reflects the company’s robust gross margins, continued wins into the prime retailers as well as better-than-anticipated shipments in Asia and North America. The EPS estimates for FY07 and FY08 have been raised from $0.58 to $0.63 and from $0.88 to $0.99, respectively.
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Syntax-Brillian "buy," target price raised

Tuesday, January 09, 2007 11:53:14 AM ET
CE Unterberg Towbin

NEW YORK, January 9 (newratings.com) - Analysts at CE Unterberg Towbin reiterate their "buy" rating on Syntax-Brillian Corporation (ticker: BRLC). The target price has been raised from $12 to $14.
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Syntax-Brillian "buy," target price raised

Tuesday, December 05, 2006 1:06:56 PM ET
CE Unterberg Towbin

NEW YORK, December 5 (newratings.com) - Analysts at CE Unterberg Towbin reiterate their "buy" rating on Syntax-Brillian (ticker: BRLC). The target price has been raised from $10 to $12.

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More Big-Screen Displays



The Olevia 7 Series from Syntax-Brillian Corporation is making a huge splash here at the show, bring hordes of people in the booth and blocking foot traffic near the front of the South Hall (lower level).

The 7 Series (742i & 747i) feature full 1080p in both 42-inch and 47-inch screen sizes. Both have unusually crisp images for the size, and the have quick response times as well as viewing anbles up to 178-degrees. What's more, the 7 Series comes complete with multiple HDMI inputs, three HD component connections and both digital and analog RF connections to accomodate a variety of high-definition input signals at the same time.

For more information, visit www.olevia.com.

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Freitag, 12. Januar 2007, 04:00 Uhr
Messen: CES 2007: Diskussionen um Zukunft von Flat-TV-Herstellern
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(pk) Wegen der stetig sinkenden Preise ist auf der ausklingenden Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas eine Diskussion um eine Zukunft der Flat-TV-Produzenten ausgebrochen.

"Ich denke, nur ein paar wenige Unternehmen können den Preiskampf überleben und werden dann zu den wichtigen Anbietern gehören", sagte LG-Chef Michael Ahn der US-Nachrichtenagentur Reuters am Donnerstag (Ortszeit). Er selbst sieht sich in einer guten Position, weil sein Unternehmen Plasma- und LCD-Panels produziert. Auch Samsung hat Zweifel an der langfristigen Überlebenschance der Produzenten: "Es gibt so viele Anbieter, viele werden es nicht überstehen", erklärte der Nordamerika-Chef des koreanischen Herstellers, Dong Jin Oh.

Die Nachfrage steigt derzeit zwar rasant, gleichzeitig aber fallen die Preise in Bodenlose. Branchenbeobachter gehen deshalb davon aus, dass es in diesem Jahr eine Bereiningung des Marktes gibt. Hitachi hatte bereits im vergangenen Jahr wegen anhaltender wirtschaftlicher Probleme angekündigt, aus der Flachbildfernseherproduktion auszusteigen (SAT+KABEL berichtete).

Welche anderen Hersteller noch aufgeben oder aufgekauft werden, wird sich zeigen müssen. Als Übernahmekandidat wird unter anderem das Flat-TV-Geschäft des Anbieters Pioneer genannt. Dessen Amerika-Chef Tom Haga gab an, dass sein Unternehmen die Produktionskosten derzeit gar nicht so schnell senken könne wie die Preise der Wettbewerber fallen. Aktuell wird das Marktpotential der Flat-TVs auf rund 84 Milliarden US-Dollar geschätzt.

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CES 2007

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goutah3006

Sorry about the delay folks.

I’ll post in several parts, beginning with my observations about Syntax-Brillian derived from a visit to their main exhibit and an interview with CFO Wayne Pratt in the company’s private suite at the Hilton, and ending with my observations about several competing TV brands (still a work in progress). Bear in mind that I was only able to be at the show for about 5 hours, and it’s an enormous place, so my exposure was limited.

Before I continue, I’ll skip ahead briefly and mention LG’s exhibit just to get the inevitable SpatiaLight questions out of the way. There were no rear-projection TVs of any kind at the LG exhibit. Everything was plasma and LCD. I asked two of the LG reps, who were standing together, the following question: “What TV technologies will you be selling in 2007?” One of them replied: “Plasma and LCD, plus Zenith DLP”. The other rep explained that LG had acquired the Zenith brand, and that all of the company’s DLP TVs will henceforth sell under that brand. To clarify, I asked: “So, in terms of televisions, in 2007 you’ll be selling plasma TVs, flat-panel LCD TVs, plus DLP TVs under the Zenith brand, and those are the only types of TVs you will be selling?” One of the reps said: “That’s right.” No mention whatsoever was made of LCoS. For the newbies here, SpatiaLight is a competitor of Syntax-Brillian. They make LCoS chips and have centered their business plan around selling LCoS chips to LG for rear-projection TV.

Now, back to Syntax-Brillian (BRLC).

At the main BRLC booth (which was substantially larger and in a much better location this year), they had a living-room setup with an Olevia 565 LCoS TV running a BluRay demo disc with a wide variety of movie previews, side-by-side with an Olevia 747 LCD TV showing the same material.

The 565 has spectacular picture quality, even when viewed close up. The viewing distance from the couch was only about 8 feet, but I couldn’t see any pixellation. At that distance, it was like being in a high-quality movie theater. The image was “filmlike” (a term that is often used by people who have reviewed the company’s various LCoS TVs) while being highly detailed and having excellent contrast ratio and black levels and handling motion well, IMO. Overall, it definitely beat all of the other rear-projection TVs I saw at the show, with the exception of the 765 and a couple of Sony SXRD (LCoS) models (more on those later). I should qualify this by adding that many of the other rear-projection (RP) TVs at the show were displaying a very limited repertoire of HD clips that are certainly not representative of normal HD programming, so it was hard to make a real comparison.

I couldn’t really see any difference in picture quality between the 565 LCoS and the 747 LCD, though the color calibration was slightly different. My immediate response when watching the 565 was “I need this in my living room!” As I’ve mentioned here before, the soundtracks that are now available on HD-DVD discs provide MUCH better sound that what you get from standard DVD or even broadcast or cable or satellite HD. Having theater-quality sound in my living room while watching a tiny 42-inch 720p screen has become a source of annoyance to me. A 65-inch 1080p would do the trick, I think, by enabling me to more fully take advantage of everything the HD-DVD format has to offer. But I digress.

The maximum useful viewing angle of the Olevia 565 (roughly 70 degrees off-axis horizontally by my own estimation, though the spec is 85 degrees off-axis or 170 degrees total horizontal range) was the widest of any RPTV that I observed at the show, with the exception of a Sony prototype that had a similar viewing angle. I didn’t have a chance to check out the viewing angle range of the 765. Other RPTVs, including all the DLPs I looked at, dimmed a lot once I went more than about 45 degrees off-axis.

The 565 has been in limited production for a while now, and retails at about $4,300. It is being sold through some of the same high-end channels that sold the Brillian-brand TVs. Thus, in theory, you could buy one tomorrow. They can’t sell them through Circuit City, etc., at the moment because the price is too high. The price at the moment has to do with light engine production. More on that later, but in a nutshell it looks like LE production won’t hit its stride until this summer at the earliest. However, the company still seems fully committed to LCoS.

The 765 prototype LCoS TV was only being shown in the company’s private suite in the Hilton. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to see it up close because the big conference table in front of it was continuously occupied by others (meeting with Hope and/or Vinny) during the time I was there. However, from across the room it looked very, very nice. It does, indeed, contain the Silicon Optix Realta chip with the Terranex HQV algorithm suite, and they’re thinking it might retail in the $5,000 ballpark initially. It will be out “soon” according to one Olevia rep I talked to, (though, of course, everyone in the consumer electronics business says this about their prototype products).

At the main Olevia exhibit on the floor they showed the new 647, which is a 1080p 47” LCD TV with a Pixelworks chip instead of Silicon Optix, and minus the heavy glass screen and a few of the other bells and whistles found on the 747. All of the new 6-Series TVs will be 1080p but will be priced lower than the 7-Series. Again, “these will be in production soon”. An Olevia guy mentioned that they’ll be introducing a 652 (52-inch) 1080p LCD model this year.

They also had a couple of small (27” or 32”) prototype Olevia LCD TVs with LED backlighting instead of cold-cathode fluorescent lighting. The salesman claimed that the main benefit of LEDs for this application is better black levels. The picture looked fine, but I couldn’t really see any difference compared with standard backlighting. Then again, this was in a bright room.

The backlight is part of the LCD panel, so it’s incorporated into the panel by the panel manufacturer (LG Philips in this case), not by DigiMedia (the company that manufactures most of BRLC’s LCD TVs). As you know, Syntax-Brillian recently announced an R&D joint venture with panel supplier LG-Philips (LPL) to develop panel improvements that could benefit Olevia TVs. Wayne pointed out that this sort of JV is somewhat unusual in the industry. The big boys like Sony, Samsung, LG, Sharp, etc. either make their own panels or have JVs with other tier-one OEMs to make panels (LG-Philips, Sony-Samsung). The tier-three brands like Visio and Polaroid simply buy TVs from Asian manufacturers (mostly in Taiwan) and slap their own labels on them, but have little or no input into design, and certainly not into technology.

The BRLC-LPL JV involves Syntax-Brillian (currently a tier-two company that does not make its own panels) working directly with a big panel maker (LG-Philips) to improve panel design. The tier-three brands don’t have anything like this.

I did not see the Olevia 3-D TV that was recently announced, even though I looked for it. However, one of the tier-one companies (I forget which one) had a 3-D prototype TV and the picture looked awful.

Another product I didn’t see was the HeadPlay unit. It turns out that there was a functioning HeadPlay unit in the Olevia suite, but I somehow missed it and nobody pointed it out to me. Damn. I looked for HeadPlay in the main CES directory, but they weren’t listed. It turns out that they had an off-site suite in one of the hotels. An analyst I spoke with after the show had been to the HeadPlay suite and claimed that it was busy and that the product is very impressive. He tried it out for 3-D gaming and really liked it. His opinion is that this product will either fizzle into obscurity (as do many interesting product ideas), or it will be a home run. He said that the expected shipping date for the first retail HeadPlay units is early April. If the product takes off and sells, say, a million units a year, it could contribute significantly to Syntax-Brillian’s bottom line due to high margins on the LCoS chip used in the headset.

Speaking of the Olevia suite (the private suite in the Hilton), it was different this year compared with last. Last year it was dimly lit to simulate a home theater environment. This year it was more brightly lit. And it was MUCH busier this year, at least during the time I was there. Multiple meetings were being held simultaneously in different parts of the suite. I showed up for my appointment with Hope Frank, but she was busy talking to a bunch of people from a major cable channel (which wasn’t ESPN), so I just sort of hung out for a few minutes and kept a low profile. When Hope finished with them, she arranged for me to meet a bit later with Wayne Pratt, who at that point was just starting a meeting with a group of Italians (whom I had earlier seen at the main Olevia exhibit). I left and came back later, passing the Italians as they were on their way out. I tried to discreetly read their nametags to find out what company they were with, but the light in the hallway was dim and the name of the company on the one badge I was able to look at was one of those long Italian names and I didn’t have time to make it out. Oh, well.

Wayne told me that Sino-Brillian is building a large light-engine factory while limited production continues at the existing facility. This new factory will enable a dramatic expansion of light-engine capacity. The Chinese government gave Sino-Brillian 350 acres of land when the deal was signed last year, much of which will be sold to finance operations (this is apparently a common practice among government-owned companies there, and China South Industries, which owns 51% of Sino-Brillian, is government-owned, for better or worse). The new factory is being built on a piece of this land. In the meantime, LE production appears to still be limited. However, it sounded to me as if there’s not much demand for light engines right now and I got the impression that capacity is not really the bottleneck at this point.

There should be lots more LE capacity in the near future, but this does not necessarily mean that there will be volume production immediately. There’s a chicken-and-egg problem here. BRLC is hoping that Chinese OEMs will place big orders for light engines that will enable Sino-Brillian to start producing LEs in big volumes. Large volume will then enable Sino-Brillian to sell light engines to BRLC at low prices, which will enable BRLC to sell Olevia 565 TVs at the $2,000 retail price point, which could enable them to really compete with Sony and other tier-one big-screen vendors. However, I got the impression that BRLC by itself isn’t in a position to place a big enough LE order at the moment to create the volume necessary to bring prices down to the point where they could sell a lot of Olevia 565 TVs. A flood of orders from Chinese OEMs will be necessary to accomplish this. In other words, we’ll be piggybacking off the Chinese OEMs and using their big orders (in theory) to bootstrap our own LCoS TV production. I conjecture that, if this were to happen and BRLC could finally mass-produce the 565 and sell it for $2,000, BRLC itself could eventually be able to start placing huge orders for LEs. I should have asked more about the Chinese OEMs. Have they lost interest in LCoS, or are they simply waiting for big LE capacity to come on-line before they place big orders? I don’t know.

Wayne indicated that he expects big-volume LE production to start happening by mid-year, but didn’t get into specifics other than to say that they’re still shooting for the $2,000 retail price point for the 565 as soon as possible. But I certainly got the impression that, between near-to-eye products, sales of light engines to Chinese OEMs, and sales of Olevia LCoS TVs, the company is still fully committed to LCoS.

As for the question of whether Foxconn will make LEs for BRLC, as indicated in the recent DigiTimes article, Wayne said that Foxconn is tinkering with light engines just to see whether LE production is something they might want to get into. But there are no plans at the moment for Foxconn to produce them. If Foxconn were to decide to produce LEs in volume and at a good price, BRLC would certainly be a customer. But the current plan is to stick with Sino-Brillian.

Wayne says that he was quite surprised by the big burst of revenue toward the end of last quarter. He had published updated guidance of $190 million or higher in early December after the sales numbers for Black Friday became known to him. However, he did not know whether Circuit City and the other retailers would place big re-orders after Black Friday. Well, they did, and in spades. So, after the end of the quarter he was able to calculate that the revenue would be at least $240 million, as announced in the more recent guidance revision.

The acquisition of Vivitar was, in Wayne’s opinion, an outstanding bargain for 4.5 million shares. The only liability that Vivitar brought with it was accounts payable. No long-term debt. Vivitar is a brand name that everyone in America and Europe has heard of. This already gives it a big head start. However, the brand has been severely neglected in recent years according to Wayne.

While one purpose of buying Vivitar was to obtain quicker entry into the European TV market, BRLC also plans to get aggressive about marketing digital cameras.

::: Vivitar in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, ViviCam 3935 mit 5.0 Megapixels, fuer 699 RM runtergehandelt auf 500 RM ... 110 Euro ein etwas aelteres Modell aber immerhin eine Vivitar. Naechste Woche komme ich nach Singapur mal schaun was es dort so gibt. ... . ich hoff mal das es keine Ueberschwemmungen gibt wie in Johor Bharu ... die Eisenbahnverbindung nach Singapur ist zerstoert. ...

Foxconn produces 80% of the digital still cameras in the world. I found this hard to believe, so I asked Wayne to repeat the number. 80%. Most brand-name digital cameras are actually manufactured by Foxconn, and most of the industrial design of digital cameras is done by them. Foxconn would typically offer its crummiest camera designs to Vivitar – the designs that the tier-one and tier-two camera companies had rejected -- and Vivitar would take them as long as they could buy them cheap, sell them cheap, and make a little bit of profit. Vivitar did minimal marketing, had a website the didn’t work, etc. Nonetheless, it’s currently the #3 camera brand in the U.K.

>>Wayne said that they’ve “turned Hope Frank loose on Vivitar” to reinvigorate the brand. She’s targeting females in the 20-40 age bracket and designing a camera-marketing strategy aimed at that demographic group. Syntax-Brillian and its Vivitar division will work with Foxconn to develop camera designs that will appeal to that group. I expect to see some new post-merger Vivitar cameras in the near future. I expect also to see some new initiatives aimed at improving the image of the Vivitar brand. “Watch this space”, as Wayne said. He pointed out that Hope is really good at marketing on a shoestring budget, as exemplified by her work with the Olevia brand.<<

Back to Olevia:
BRLC’s plan is to elevate Olevia to the lower end of the tier-one bracket, and Wayne expressed a goal of taking it to the #4 slot for sales of TVs. I don’t know whether he was talking worldwide or North America, nor do I know whether he was talking unit volume or dollar sales, but he seems to believe that achieving 4th-place status in one form or another is possible.

The 7-Series is being used as a way to bring new technologies and features to market, which could eventually trickle down to the lower series. For example, LED backlighting will probably first be put in the 7-Series. There is other dabbling going on at the moment, including LCoS products with 4000 x 2000 resolution. (Note that Vinny has also talked about laser light sources and thin wall-mountable RPTV.) Wayne indicated that there continues to be an active R&D program at Syntax-Brillian (unlike the tier-three brands). Not all of the results of this dabbling are expected to end up in products, but some of them could make it into the 7-Series and maybe eventually trickle down into the lower series.

The tier-three brands do not have anything equivalent to the Olevia 7-Series, nor do they have much in the way of R&D. This is another reason Olevia is no longer regarded as tier-three.

Some of the R&D efforts that don’t make it into actual products might result in “wow” prototypes (analogous to the 100-inch-plus LCD and plasma screens displayed at CES by various tier-one companies each year but not really intended to be sold), but I got the impression that this sort of thing was not a high priority.

Wayne said that Syntax-Brillian is also dabbling in 60-inch-plus LCD TVs. If such a TV ever gets introduced, it will be in the 7-Series as a sort of high-end luxury item. However, he pointed out that microdisplay RPTV remains the most economical way to make big-screen TVs and that the company is sticking with the plan of using LCD below 60” and LCoS above 60”. He also mentioned the weight factor. A 60”-plus 7-series LCD TV with glass screen and everything might weigh 250-300 lbs., compared with about 120 lbs for the Olevia 565.

Wayne said that they’ve “turned Hope Frank loose on Vivitar” to reinvigorate the brand. She’s targeting females in the 20-40 age bracket and designing a camera-marketing strategy aimed at that demographic group. Syntax-Brillian and its Vivitar division will work with Foxconn to develop camera designs that will appeal to that group. I expect to see some new post-merger Vivitar cameras in the near future. I expect also to see some new initiatives aimed at improving the image of the Vivitar brand. “Watch this space”, as Wayne said. He pointed out that Hope is really good at marketing on a shoestring budget, as exemplified by her work with the Olevia brand.

Back to Olevia: BRLC’s plan is to elevate Olevia to the lower end of the tier-one bracket, and Wayne expressed a goal of taking it to the #4 slot for sales of TVs. I don’t know whether he was talking worldwide or North America, nor do I know whether he was talking unit volume or dollar sales, but he seems to believe that achieving 4th-place status in one form or another is possible.

The 7-Series is being used as a way to bring new technologies and features to market, which could eventually trickle down to the lower series. For example, LED backlighting will probably first be put in the 7-Series. There is other dabbling going on at the moment, including LCoS products with 4000 x 2000 resolution. (Note that Vinny has also talked about laser light sources and thin wall-mountable RPTV.) Wayne indicated that there continues to be an active R&D program at Syntax-Brillian (unlike the tier-three brands). Not all of the results of this dabbling are expected to end up in products, but some of them could make it into the 7-Series and maybe eventually trickle down into the lower series.

The tier-three brands do not have anything equivalent to the Olevia 7-Series, nor do they have much in the way of R&D. This is another reason Olevia is no longer regarded as tier-three.

Some of the R&D efforts that don’t make it into actual products might result in “wow” prototypes (analogous to the 100-inch-plus LCD and plasma screens displayed at CES by various tier-one companies each year but not really intended to be sold), but I got the impression that this sort of thing was not a high priority.

Wayne said that Syntax-Brillian is also dabbling in 60-inch-plus LCD TVs. If such a TV ever gets introduced, it will be in the 7-Series as a sort of high-end luxury item. However, he pointed out that microdisplay RPTV remains the most economical way to make big-screen TVs and that the company is sticking with the plan of using LCD below 60” and LCoS above 60”. He also mentioned the weight factor. A 60”-plus 7-series LCD TV with glass screen and everything might weigh 250-300 lbs., compared with about 120 lbs for the Olevia 565.

There’s a rumor going around on this message board that, because BRLC has not issued a press release about the Circuit City deal, Circuit City is just doing a trial run with Olevia. Not true. Wayne pointed out that the entire 2-Series was designed specifically for Circuit City, and BRLC would not have done this unless they had a pretty solid long-term arrangement with CC.

Wayne expects another major national chain to be added in the near future.

On another matter, a post was made on this board last month citing an alleged endurance test between a Sony SXRD (LCoS) front-projector with a DLP-based front projector. After a couple of thousand hours, the image from the SXRD had supposedly faded and become slightly discolored compared with the image from the DLP projector. The implication was that LCoS has a short useful life.

I asked Wayne about this. He didn’t know about the alleged problem with SXRD, but he told me about Philips’ LCoS project, which was abandoned by that company a couple of years ago. The Philips LCoS chip used an organic alignment layer, and the Philips TV was a single-chip design with a color wheel. In addition to visible light, the projector bulb puts out UV. The UV tended to cause the organic alignment layer in the single Philips LCoS chip to deteriorate pretty rapidly.

By contrast, Wayne pointed out, Syntax-Brillian’s LCoS chips use an inorganic alignment layer that’s much less susceptible to UV. He said that there are some early Brillian LCoS TVs located in the company headquarters that have been running continuously for multiple years (many thousands of hours) with no degradation. They’ve had to change the bulbs several times, of course.

Furthermore, the 3-chip design means less UV exposure per chip (this is my conjecture, anyway). And (my conjecture also), future use of laser or LED light sources would eliminate the UV component altogether, although it sounds like UV isn’t really a problem for BRLC’s inorganic alignment layer anyway.

On another matter, I asked about the design/manufacturing process for Olevia LCD TVs. Syntax-Brillian comes up with the “look and feel” of the TV and the desired performance and operational parameters, and generates a complete series of detailed specifications. DigiMedia (a Taiwanese company 40% owned by Kolin) takes these specs and does the actual design in collaboration with BRLC. After BRLC approves the final design, DigiMedia manufactures the TV. I didn’t ask about the exact nature of the arrangement with Solar Link, which runs the new assembly plant in California, but I’m assuming that Solar Link just does pure final assembly and no design.

Then there’s the matter of the Olevia brand name and who owns the rights to it. Syntax-Brillian owns it. There was an article in a trade publication I read in late 2005 (I’ve lost the link) that, if my memory serves me correctly, stated or implied that Kolin owns the Olevia brand name. However, Hope Frank made it very clear that Syntax-Brillian owns the full rights to the Olevia brand. So that should settle the matter once and for all.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 26.852.975 von teecee1 am 12.01.07 09:47:19

Brean Murray Report
(1st one that raised to $18 target)
14-Jan-07 07:41 pm

Raising Estimates and Target Price
Investment Summary

Based on our research revealing better-than-expected shipments in both
North America and Asia, continued wins into the largest retailers and
strong gross margins, we are raising our revenue and EPS estimates for
2QFY07 (December) and the next six subsequent quarters. Accordingly,
we are increasing our target price to $18 from $14, based on 20x our
higher CY07 EPS of $0.90, implying a near 100% appreciation from the
current price of $9.49. As such, we reiterate BRLC as one of our top
picks for 2007.

Discussion

Strong shipments. Our latest checks suggest Syntax-Brillian (SB) is
hitting home runs on both sides of the Pacific, as shipment in Asia and
North America comfortably exceeded guidance and analysts’
expectations for 2QFY07 (December). According to our research,
shipments in Greater China sustained the prior quarter’s rapid pace,
nearly doubling sequentially. Meanwhile, shipments to North America –
driven by the holiday season and the rapidly growing Olevia brand –
tripled sequentially. As such, we anticipate the company will comfortably
exceed the high end of its unit guidance of 290,000-310,000.

Strong orders. SB continues to win more large retailers, swelling its
repeatable quarterly revenue base and future orders. Our research has
uncovered that at least two mega North American retailers will begin
rolling out Olevia TVs nationwide in 1HCY07, while incumbent retailers
such as Circuit City and others are issuing multiple reorders to meet rising
demand. Case in point, our latest check found that Target.com listed seven
different Olevia TVs on its list of best-selling flat-screen TVs. In China, as
retailers are readying for Lunar New Year, orders for Olevia TVs are also
accelerating to meet thriving demand of the increasingly more prosperous
urbanites. Thus, we anticipate guidance for 3QFY07 will noticeably exceed
current consensus.

Strong margins. Despite a declining unit price for LCD TVs, which
could lead some to speculate that gross margins may get squeezed, a
confluence of factors suggests gross margins will likely exceed
management’s guidance of 15-17% for 2QFY07. First, while the unit
price for an LCD TV is declining, the average screen size is increasing,
which results in a better-than-expected ASP. Second, component costs
(panels, electronics, casings, etc.) continue to decline faster than the retail
price, resulting in higher unit gross margin. Third, SB’s deepened
relationship with LPL – its key panel supplier – guarantees that the
company will receive tier-1 (best) discounts, further enhancing unit
economics. As such, strong gross margins will at least be sustained for
the foreseeable future, in our analysis. Consequently, we project
operating margin, driven by the combination of strong gross margin and
accelerating revenue, to nearly double to 8.7% in CY07.

Raising estimates. Reflecting the strong shipments, orders and margins, we are raising our estimates for each quarter
through 4QFY08. For 2QFY07 (note that the company pre-announced that it will meet or exceed the high of its guidance
of $178-190 million), we are increasing our revenue and EPS estimates to $196 million from $188 million, and $0.23 from
$0.22, respectively. Our model projects the company will ship more than 1 million LCD TVs in CY07, while the ASP will
remain in the low-to-mid $500s. We also assume gross margins will remain at the 17.0-17.5% range through FY08, and
little additional operating leverage, which should provide slack for performance upside. Summarized below, our new
estimates are noticeably higher than company guidance and consensus estimates.

Raising price target to $18 from $14. Driven by its Olevia brand’s swift rise and expansion into mainstream retail
channels, SB should continue its recent trend of outperforming analysts’ expectations, according to our research.
Moreover, the company’s revenue and profits should continue to accelerate, benefiting from rapid shipment growth and
strong gross margin. Yet, due to fears of declining LCD TV prices (which actually benefit the company’s low-cost/highquality
model) and SB’s prior lack of profitability (we project substantial net income and cash flow in each quarter of
CY07), BRLC trades at 10-11x our conservative CY07 EPS estimate, which is a substantial discount to its forecast growth
rate. As the company continues to deliver 100%+ revenue growth and begins to earn substantial positive cash flow in the
coming quarters, we expect BRLC’s trading multiple will continue to expand toward its projected growth rate. As such, we
are raising our target price to $18 (from $14), based on 20x our CY07 EPS estimate, a near 100% appreciation from the
current price of $9.49. Thus, we reiterate our Buy rating and BRLC as one of our top picks for 2007, and strongly
recommend investors initiate or add to positions in BRLC at these levels.

Risks to the achievement of our target price include fierce competition in the LCD TV market, slower market adoption
of LCoS TVs, supplier concentration, inadequate cash and business disruptions due to a recent acquisition.

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Foxconn reportedly to produce LCOS light engines for Kolin and Syntax-Brillian
EDN, January 8; Carrie Yu, DigiTimes.com [Monday 8 January 2007]

The 65-inch liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) rear-projection TVs (RPTVs) from Kolin and Syntax-Brillian will use light engines produced by Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry), with Kolin to enter into front projection (projectors) and LCOS system assembly, according to the Chinese-language Economic Daily News.

Syntax-Brillian has LCOS 1080p chip technology, manufacturing assistance from Foxconn and first-class brands as clients, said Syntax-Brillian president James Li during CES 2007 in Las Vegas, the paper reported.

In April of 2006, Syntax-Brillian and China South Industries Group Corporation, a state-owned enterprise directly under the administration of China's Central Government, signed a strategic partnership formalizing the creation of a joint venture company in China for the manufacture of LCOS based light engines.

That joint venture, called Sino-Brillian Display Technology, planned to assemble and sell LCOS- based light engines to TV manufacturers initially in China and eventually to the rest of the world.

In July, Sino-Brillian commenced operations at its facility in Nanyang, China, according to Syntax-Brillian.

[DeltaComet]

Stocklemon Reports on Syntax-Brillian (BRLC), Something Seems Really Wrong Here


http://www.stocklemon.com/11_07_06.html

[teecee1]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 26.994.553 von DeltaComet am 17.01.07 22:36:47

Die Diskussion ueber Stocklemon geht schon laenger, Vince hat sich zu diesen Reports schon geaeusert.
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Taiwan LCD TV maker DigiMedia eyes IPO this year
Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:44am ET

TAIPEI, Jan 18 (Reuters) - DigiMedia Technology, a LCD TV unit of Taiwan's home appliance maker Kolin (1606.TW: Quote, Profile , Research), aims to list its shares this year on either an overseas or the domestic market, chief executive officer Eade Wang said on Thursday.

Market View
1606 (Taiwan Kolin Co Ltd ) Taipei
Last: NT$9.70
Change: -0.09 (-0.92%)
Revenue (ttm): NT$11,267.7M
EPS: 0.42
Market Cap: NT$7,893.50M
Time: 1:30am ET


(US$1=T$32.8)
http://stocks.us.reuters.com/stocks/overview.asp?symbol=1606…

"We've already been preparing for the listing in 2006. We will go ahead with the plans if the timing is right," Wang said in an interview with Reuters, responding to a question on whether the company will list this year.

Wang said the company was now considering the United States, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and would pick one of these markets for the listing, depending on market conditions. As consumers' appetite for sleek, flat-screen TVs grow, DigiMedia had seen strong annual growth in its revenue in the past three years.

Wang said he expected his company's sales to hit T$20 billion (US$610 million) in 2007, more than double the T$9 billion in 2006.

DigiMedia Technology Co. Ltd. makes LCD TVs for Kolin in Taiwan. In the United States, Syntax-Brillian Corp. (BRLC.O: Quote, Profile , Research) also sells TVs carring "Olevia" brand produced by DigiMedia. (US$1=T$32.8)

http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/articlehybrid.aspx?storyID=urn…

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LCD TV maker DigiMedia to more than double shipments and sales in 2007
Max Wang, Taipei; Carrie Yu, DigiTimes.com [Thursday 18 January 2007]

DigiMedia, a Taiwan-based affiliate of Kolin, is expected to more than double its sales to NT$20 billion (about US$609.8 million) in 2007, up from NT$9 billion in 2006, by shipping more than 1.2 million LCD TVs in 2007, up from 550,000 in 2006, according to Edie Wang, CEO and vice chairman of DigiMedia.

DigiMedia, which produces most of Kolin's LCD TVs and Syntax-Brillian's Olevia-branded TVs, will continue focusing on the 32-inch segment for its LCD TV product line in 2007 and shipments to the segment will reach 350,000-400,000 units in 2007, Wang said. In addition, the company will increase shipments of its 42-inch models while rolling out 46- and 47-inch ones, he added.

Although DigiMedia mainly provides OEM services for Syntax-Brillian's Olevia-branded TVs in 2006, the maker expects to spread its risks by lowering the percentage of OEM business from DigiMedia for Syntax-Brillian from 90% last year to 70%, Wang indicated.

In addition to LCD TV, DigiMedia will push applications such as liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) rear-projection TV (RPTV) in 2007, Wang said, adding that the maker already started promoting a 65-inch model in the North America market for the upcoming Super Bowl event in the US

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Super Snap: HDTV Sales Seen Rising
Thursday January 25, 3:02 pm ET
By Marley Seaman, AP Business Writer

Hi-Definition TV Sales Are Expected to Spike Before Super Sunday, Survey Says

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Super Bowl will come in clearer than ever for fans this year, as more people watch the games on high-definition television.

The Retail Advertising and Marketing Association estimates 2.5 million people will buy new televisions before Super Sunday, an increase of 47 percent from last year, when the group estimated that 1.7 million consumers would buy TVs.

The survey did not break down what percent of new televisions purchased are expected to be HDTVs, but electronics retailers reported double-digit increases in sales of the high-end sets in recent months.

Stores will offer discounts and incentives, like low interest rates, to attract consumers, RAMA spokeswoman Kathy Grannis said. "The growth in television sales from year to year can certainly be attributed to the popularity, as well as the bargain prices, in high-definition TV."

Sports fans buy almost 60 percent of all HDTVs, according to the Consumer Electronics Association of America. In a December 2006 study, the CEA reported the Super Bowl is responsible for 13 percent of sales, the most of any sporting event.

Interest in the game is also likely to drive HDTV purchases leading up to Super Bowl XLI, Grannis said. The Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts were thought to be among the best teams in football this season, and have significant fan support around the country.

The Feb. 4 game will be the Bears' first championship appearance in 21 years and the first appearance for the Colts since they moved to Indianapolis in 1984.

RAMA's survey was conducted between Jan. 2 and 10. BIGresearch interviewed 7,703 people. The Retail Advertising and Marketing Association is a division of the National Retail Federation.

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OLEVIA unveils new technologies at 2007 CES
01.07.2007

Syntax-Brillian manufacturers of the OLEVIA brand of high definition LCD TV's unveils several new technologies at the 2007 CES. Among them are 120HZ LCD TV's and a sixty five inch LCOS projection TV.

Operating at 120HZ rather then the previous 60HZ improves on the already quick response time of 8ms and brings it to a response time of 4ms. This limits the blurriness that can occur from fast moving objects on the screen, as well as improves on the contrast and depth of field; making objects seem more lifelike. The new TV's with 120HZ panels are expected to ship Q3 2007.

The much awaited 65” LCOS projection TV prominently displayed at the OLEVIA booth received many stares and inquiries. The OLEVIA 565 LCOS projection TV is the result of the merger of Syntax with Brillian Corporation of Arizona. Brillian is the pioneer of LCOS technology which is central to the superior picture experienced when viewing this TV. LCOS short for Liquid Crystal On Silicon is a reflective technology rather then a transmittive technology. It takes the best of LCD technology and combines it with the advantages of DLP. Never before has a manufacture been able to produce product with such stunning performance and size at such an affordable price point. ReSource group Canada is the Canadian sales arm for OLEVIA products in Canada.

:: more information about Ölevia: http://www.resourcegroupcanada.com/olevia.htm

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2nd Quarter Ending December 2006

Earnings Whisper ®: N/A
Consensus Estimate: $0.23
Members' Estimate: N/A
Surprise Expectation 1: 100%/0%
Release Date: Not Confirmed 2/7/2007

Outlook

Analysts' Recommendation: Strong Buy
Analysts' Target: $13.75
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Visitors' Sentiment: Strong Buy
Member's Target: $20.75

http://www.earningswhispers.com/stocks.asp?symbol=brlc

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29.1.2007 15:30 Uhr
Studie Teil 4: Erwartungen des Handels an Konvergenz-Endgeräte

Markenbekanntheit und ansprechendes Design nehmen bei Konvergenzprodukten für den Handel nur eine untergeordnete Rolle ein. Welche Kriterien außerdem wichtig für den Handel sind, ist aus der Studie "Konvergenz in der Unterhaltungselektronik" der Unternehmensberatung Marketing Partner ersichtlich:



Bei der Beurteilung einzelner Aspekte von Konvergenzgeräten waren 98 Prozent der befragten Händler bedienungsfreundliche Geräte wichtig oder sehr wichtig. Weiterhin sind für 91 Prozent ausfallsichere Produkte von Bedeutung. 87 Prozent legen Wert darauf, dass die Geräte eines Herstellers miteinander kompatibel sind. Eine einfache Installation ist für 86 Prozent wichtig beziehungsweise sehr wichtig. Für 78 Prozent aller Unterhaltungselektronik-Händler ist entscheidend, dass die Geräte mit denen anderer Hersteller kompatibel sind. Ein positives Markenimage halten 63 Prozent der Händler für bedeutsam, 53 Prozent ein ansprechendes Design und 44 Prozent eine hohe Markenbekanntheit.

Einfache Bedienung und Installation

Es sind also vor allem technische Gesichtspunkte, die bei Konvergenzprodukten für den Handel von Bedeutung sind: bedienungsfreundlich, ausfallsicher, kompatibel mit anderen Geräten des Herstellers und einfach zu installieren sollen die neuen konvergenten Geräte sein.

Die Ergebnisse verdeutlichen die Wünsche der Händler: Die Produkte sollen sich möglichst schnell, problemlos und ohne großen Aufwand verkaufen lassen; keine Reklamationen, geringer Beratungsaufwand.

Die Ergebnisse zeigen auch, dass der Handel durchaus offen ist für neue beziehungsweise unbekannte Anbieter konvergenter Endgeräte - vorausgesetzt, die Produkte erfüllen die bereits genannten Kriterien wie Bedienungsfreundlichkeit oder Ausfallsicherheit. Hier bieten sich also Chancen für Newcomer.

Morgen in Teil 5 der Studie lesen Sie: Der Handel beurteilt die aktuelle Produktpalette der UE-Hersteller. (bw)

http://www.computerpartner.de/index.cfm?pid=307&pk=237510
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... 1000 Stk. zu 6.23 sehr guter Einstiegspunkt.

Hallo Kris, bist du das mit den 1000 Stk. versuch dich mal anzurufen hab hier nur deine Handy Nr.

hab gerad kein Zugriff auf mein Depot, es scheint irgendwie meine PNr. nicht hinzuhauen ... ... wollte mir auch noch 500 Stk. zulegen. Bin erst in 4 Wochen wieder in Germany ...
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UK retailers already selling Vivitar...Possible Vivitar TVs

http://www.vivitar.co.uk/
http://www.vivitar.co.uk/dealers/





http://www.vivitarasia.com/en/default.htm

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HANDELSBLATT, Montag, 29. Januar 2007, 09:49 Uhr
Geschäftszahlen

Canon rechnet mit Rekordertrag

Der japanische Kamera- und Druckerhersteller Canon rechnet für 2007 dank der robusten Nachfrage nach Digitalkameras und Laser-Druckern mit einem Rekordertrag.

HB TOKIO. Wie das Unternehmen am Montag mitteilte, dürfte der Nettogewinn der Unternehmensgruppe im bis 31. Dezember laufenden Geschäftsjahr um 8,7 Prozent zum Vorjahr auf 495 Mrd. Yen (2,9 Mrd Euro) steigen. Der Umsatz werde voraussichtlich um 7,1 Prozent auf den Rekord von rund 4,5 Bill.Yen zunehmen. Beide Werte würden sich damit im achten Jahr erhöhen.

Im abgelaufenen Geschäftsjahr hatte Canon den Nettoertrag um 18,5 Prozent auf 455,3 Mrd. Yen erhöht. Der Umsatz stieg um 10,7 Prozent auf 4,2 Bill. Yen und damit erstmals über die 4-Billionen-Yen Marke. Das Unternehmen will im laufenden Jahr 24 Millionen Digitalkameras verkaufen, 14 Prozent mehr als im Vorjahr. In 2006 hatte Canon 21,1 Millionen Geräte verkauft, ein Plus von 25 Prozent.
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HANDELSBLATT, Dienstag, 30. Januar 2007, 08:18 Uhr
Prognose erhöht

Sony meldet niedrigeren Quartalsgewinn

Die hohen Kosten beim Start der Spielkonsole PlayStation 3 haben bei Sony den Gewinn im letzten Quartal um fünf Prozent gedrückt.

HB TOKIO. Wie der Konzern am Dienstag in Tokio mitteilte, sank der Gewinn im letzten Quartal von 2006 auf 159,9 Mrd. Yen (eine Mrd. Euro) nach 168,9 Mrd. Yen im gleichen Zeitraum ein Jahr zuvor.

Dies belastete die Erholung bei der Elektroniksparte von Sony, wo sich Flachbildschirme und Digitalkameras besonders gut verkauften.[/green] Der Quartalsumsatz stieg von 2,38 Bill. Yen um 9,9 Prozent auf 2,61 Bill. Yen (16,6 Mrd. Euro). (...)
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::: Vivitaaarrrrrr ::: und ich kann nicht dazukaufen ... !!!

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Super Bowl brings super-low pricing for HDTVs, says iSuppli
Press release, January 31; Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com [Wednesday 31 January 2007]

Prices are falling and availability is rising for high-definition TVs (HDTVs), making them an attractive buy for consumers during the count down to Super Bowl Sunday, according to iSuppli.

"Consumers want the Super Bowl to be a special occasion for friends and family," observed Riddhi Patel, principal analyst, television systems, for iSuppli. "For this special occasion, many consumers are willing to pay the price for new HDTVs. This year, flat-panel and rear-projection HDTVs are cheaper and more available than ever before, making them more alluring to consumers."

The Super Bowl long has served as a sales driver for TVs. Until recently, most Super-Bowl-inspired sales were of the traditional TV set of choice for the football fan: the rear-projection CRT, which provided the largest display available for group viewing of sporting events. However, today's football fans have a wide choice of sets and display technologies, including direct-view models like LCD and PDP (plasma display panel), and rear-projection varieties like DLP (digital light processing), LCOS (liquid crystal on silicon) and 3LCD.

With prices for all these new technologies declining rapidly, consumers have wider choice of TVs, which makes buying decision tougher.

TV retailers are announcing Super Bowl specials, offering incentives in terms of price breaks, free surround sound systems, financing schemes and reduced-price or free installation packages. In some cases, Super Bowl specials involve price cuts of as much as 50%.

Some of the key consumer price points for Super Bowl this month are:

-56-inch full HD DLP TV priced at less than US$2,000, compared to US$2,360 in December

-50-inch PDP TV for as little as US$2,500, after rebate, compared to US$2,900 in December

-50-inch HD DLP TV for less than US$1,250, compared to US$1,690 in December

-42-inch HD PDP TV for less than US$1,000, compared to US$1,800 in December

-42-inch full HD LCD TV for less than US$1,500, compared to US$2,200 in December

-40-inch HD LCD TV for less than US$1,500, compared to US$1,895 in December

-32-inch LCD TV for less than US$600, compared to US$1,190 in December

Beyond the Super Bowl, consumers have plenty of other reasons to buy new HDTV sets. Among these is the upcoming transition from analog to digital TV (DTV). HDTVs sold today increasingly have built-in support for DTV, providing future-proofing for the government-mandated switch-off of analog transmission and shift to digital by February, 2009.

For retailers and TV makers, the Super Bowl season is a key period for sales, coming in the seasonally weak first quarter. TV sales and shipments typically decline in the first quarter following the holiday season in the fourth quarter. This year will be no exception with North America TV shipments in the first quarter, which will decline to 7.1 million units, down 26% from 9.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2006.


Source:iSuppli, compiled by DigiTimes, January 2007.

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Olevia(TM) & AEG Announce Groundbreaking Sports and Entertainment Sponsorship Agreement
Wednesday January 31, 1:36 pm ET

First-of-a-Kind, Multi-Tiered Package Across Multiple Venues, Properties and Franchises Owned By AEG Creates Unprecedented Visibility for Olevia(TM) and Vivitar(R) Brands Nationally and Internationally

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AEG and Syntax-Brillian Corp. (Nasdaq: BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, announced details of a multi-platform marketing partnership that will feature the company's popular Olevia(TM) brand throughout a variety of AEG-owned developments, venues, franchises and other assets across the nation including L.A. Live, STAPLES Center, the Los Angeles Kings, Red Bull Park, Sprint Center, Citizen's Business Bank Arena and the Amgen Tour of California.

The far-reaching agreement, which extends through 2010 for each asset, will specifically highlight the Olevia(TM) brand of HDTVs through signage and other on-property brand exposure and include the integration of Olevia(TM) televisions and other product into public spaces at venues operated by AEG including Kansas City's Sprint Center (opening October, 2007), Los Angeles' STAPLES Center (beginning in 2008), Harrison, New Jersey's Red Bull Park (home of the MLS Red Bull New York beginning in 2008) and Ontario, California's Citizens Business Bank Arena (opening Fall, 2008).

As one of the 'exclusive' Founding Partners of each venue, Olevia(TM)'s sponsorship packages will also include large scale exterior signage, in-house LCD TV integration and use, scoreboard and concourse exposure, hospitality and other exclusive usage of entertainment spaces along with category exclusivity at each location.

While terms of the multi-million dollar agreement were not released, both parties agreed that the central component of the partnership was the sponsorship opportunities and elements which will be highlighted at L.A. Live, the highly anticipated, four million square foot development adjacent to STAPLES Center and across the street from the Los Angeles Convention Center. The $2.5 billion L.A. Live features a 54 story/1,000-room convention center 'headquarters hotel,' Club Nokia, a 2,200 capacity live music venue, a 15-screen Regal Cineplex, broadcast facilities for ESPN, along with entertainment, restaurant, residential and office space and the 7,100-seat Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live which will soon be the preferred venue for high profile entertainment programming including star studded awards shows, special events and concerts.

As one of L.A. Live's select Founding Partners, Olevia(TM) will receive unprecedented brand exposure via a number of interactive displays including newly developed advertising 'towers', exposure on a giant LED screen located within the one acre Nokia Plaza, on rotational displays outside of Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live and on fixed signs located throughout L.A. Live. Additionally, Syntax-Brillian will receive tickets to shows and events at both Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live and Club Nokia at L.A. Live for corporate hospitality use as well as additional specially designed hospitality and entertainment elements.

"This landmark agreement exemplifies Olevia's ascension to the top tier of digital entertainment brands," said Vincent Sollitto, CEO and Chairman, Syntax-Brillian. "AEG's premier venues, properties and franchises are a powerful medium for consumers to have a personal and profound experience with the Olevia brand."

The partnership will begin immediately with AEG sports properties the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Amgen Tour of California cycling road race.

Olevia(TM)'s sponsorship and exposure opportunities with the Los Angeles Kings will begin with the final 29 games of the current 2006-07 season and includes radio and game night program advertising inventory, LED and dasherboard signage and hospitality elements for the NHL team. As a Founding Partner of the Amgen Tour of California, taking place February 18-25, 2007, Olevia(TM) will receive Start and Finish signage (course side and run in), :30 second commercial spots on the nightly race coverage airing on the Versus (formerly OLN) network, promotional spots and other branding elements on giant video displays at each stage finish, on-site product visibility, logo identification on promotional/collateral materials and a variety of VIP and hospitality elements. Additionally, AEG will integrate the Olevia(TM) brand of LCD HDTV's into company presentations, meeting and receptions such as the upcoming 2007 National Sports Forum (January 28-31 in Los Angeles) and AEG's pre and post-Grammy reception at STAPLES Center (February 11).

"It's very appropriate that AEG's first 'multiple property' Founding Partner agreement is also our first in the extremely relevant 'High Definition TV' category," said Timothy J. Leiweke, President & CEO, AEG. "With Olevia(TM)'s emphasis and priority on the broadcast and presentation of live sports and entertainment and AEG's core objective on presenting and viewing live sports and entertainment in person, it seemed natural for this partnership which ultimately provides the best entertainment experience to consumers no matter where they choose to watch our events. In particular, we would like to thank Vincent Sollitto and Hope Frank of Syntax-Brillian Corporation for their commitment to AEG, our venues, our events and most of all our fans who are the ultimate winners."

In addition to the sponsorship elements for the two AEG Sports properties and five venues located within the United States, the agreement also calls for Syntax-Brillian to extend their Vivitar® digital camera brand at The O2, a 23,000-seat sports and entertainment arena AEG is creating in the eastern part of London along the Thames River as part of a 650,000 sq. ft. leisure and entertainment district. As an Official Partner of The O2, Vivitar® will enjoy category exclusivity and prominent venue signage including, permanent LED concourse signage and product display areas as well as VIP hospitality elements.

"This sponsorship with AEG creates powerful opportunities to extend the Olevia(TM) and Vivitar® brands into the sports and entertainment markets nationally and internationally, and to work with a partner proven to create, execute and manage compelling events, venue and franchises," said Hope Frank, Chief Marketing Officer, Syntax-Brillian.

About Syntax-Brillian Corporation

Syntax-Brillian Corporation (www.syntaxbrillian.com) is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs, digital cameras, and microdisplay entertainment products.

The company's lead products include its Olevia(TM) brand (www.olevia.com) high definition widescreen LCD and LCoS(TM) televisions -- one of the fastest growing global TV brands -- and Vivitar® brand (www.vivitar.com) digital still and video cameras. Syntax-Brillian has built an Asian supply chain coupled with an international manufacturing and distribution network to support worldwide retail sales channels and position the company as a market leader in consumer digital entertainment products.

Olevia(TM), Brillian(TM), LCoS(TM) and Vivitar® are trademarks or registered trademarks of Syntax-Brillian Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

About AEG:

Anschutz Entertainment Group

AEG is one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the world. AEG, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Anschutz Company, owns or controls a collection of companies including facilities such as STAPLES Center, The Forum (as exclusive booking agent for sports and entertainment programming), Toyota Sports Center, Anaheim Arena (as preferred booking agent), NOKIA Theatre Times Square, NOKIA Theatre at Grand Prairie and Toyota Park. Additionally, AEG developed and operates The Home Depot Center, a $150 million national training center on the campus of California State University Dominguez Hills in Carson, California designated as an "Official U.S. Olympic Training Site" by the United States Olympic Committee that includes major facilities for soccer, tennis, track & field, cycling, action sports, beach volleyball, basketball and other sports. AEG Sports oversees sports franchises throughout the world including the Los Angeles Kings (NHL), Los Angeles Riptide (MLL) and three MLS franchises - The Los Angeles Galaxy, Chicago Fire and MLS Champion Houston Dynamo as well as events such as the Amgen Tour of California cycling road race and the ING Bay to Breakers foot race and an ongoing schedule of soccer exhibitions in the United States featuring the most popular international teams. The company's live entertainment division, AEG LIVE is one of the world's leading concert promotion and touring organizations.

AEG is currently overseeing the development of L.A. Live, a 4 million square foot / $2.5 billion downtown Los Angeles sports & entertainment district featuring NOKIA Theatre Los Angeles, a 7,100-seat live theatre, a 54-story, 1000-room convention "headquarters" hotel (combining JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton brands and 225 luxury condominiums - The Residences at The Ritz Carlton), Club NOKIA, a 2,400 capacity live music venue, a 15-screen Regal Cineplex, "broadcast" facilities for ESPN, along with entertainment, restaurant, residential and office space. The company has begun fully developing the 28-acre Millennium Dome and adjacent property located in the eastern part of London along the Thames River and will create The O2, which includes a 23,000-seat arena and over 650,000 sf of leisure and entertainment use within the "Dome', and additional arenas, O2 World, on 45-acres in central Berlin, Citizen's Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California and Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri as well as Red Bull Park, a soccer stadium in Harrison, New Jersey.
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http://www.aegworldwide.com/home.html

Visit www.o2-world.de/de/home.html

Die Arena

Die O2 World mit einem Fassungsvermögen von bis zu ca. 17.000 Besuchern wird Austragungsort zahlreicher Sport-, Musik- und Entertainment-Veranstaltungen sein. Geplant sind bis zu 150 Events pro Jahr.
Die O2 World entsteht auf der Fläche des ehemaligen Ostgüterbahnhofs zwischen der Warschauer Brücke, dem Rummelsburger Platz und der Mühlenstraße.
Im Herzen des neuen Stadtviertels am Ostbahnhof soll somit eine der modernsten Multifunktionshallen Europas entstehen.



The mixed-use Berlin Arena Project will be located on 50 acres along the Spree River near the Warschauer Bridge in the heart of Berlin.

One of the highlights of the project is a world-class 16,000-seat indoor arena capable of hosting sports, cultural and entertainment events.

The development will also include extensive office and commercial spaces, as will as restaurants and bars, live theater venues, and residential complexes.

Visit www.theO2.co.uk
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Contact:
Syntax-Brillian Corporation
Hope Frank, Chief Marketing Officer, 602-380-2027
[e-mail]
or
AEG
Michael Roth, 213-742-7155
[e-mail]

nicht mit AEG verwechseln ...
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Syntax-Brillian to Announce Financial Results for Fiscal 2007 Second-Quarter on February 8, 2007
Thursday February 1, 6:30 am ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, will announce financial results for its fiscal 2007 second-quarter ended December 31, 2006, before the market open on Thursday, February 8, 2007. The company will also host a conference call to review financial results and the company's outlook.

Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Wayne A. Pratt, Chief Financial Officer, will host the conference call. Any investor or interested individual can listen to the call, which is scheduled to begin at 6:30 a.m. PST (9:30 a.m. EST) on February 8. To participate in the teleconference, approximately 10 minutes prior to the start time please dial toll-free 877-717-3046 (or 706-634-6364 for international callers) and provide Conference ID 8099659.

You may also listen to the teleconference live via the Internet at www.syntaxbrillian.com or at www.earnings.com. For those unable to attend, these websites will host an archive of the call.

About Syntax-Brillian Corporation

Syntax-Brillian Corporation (www.syntaxbrillian.com) is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs, digital cameras, and microdisplay entertainment products.

The company's lead products include its Olevia(TM) brand (www.olevia.com) high definition widescreen LCD and LCoS(TM) televisions -- one of the fastest growing global TV brands -- and Vivitar® brand (www.vivitar.com) digital still and video cameras. Syntax-Brillian has built an Asian supply chain coupled with an international manufacturing and distribution network to support worldwide retail sales channels and position the company as a market leader in consumer digital entertainment products.

Brillian and LCoS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Syntax-Brillian Corporation.

Contact:
Syntax-Brillian Corporation
Mr. Wayne Pratt, Executive Vice President, CFO
[phone]
[e-mail]

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Kolin to ship 65-inch LCD TV, says paper
EDN, February 1; Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com [Thursday 1 February 2007]

Gaining LCD panel support from Japan-based Sharp, Kolin will begin shipping 65-inch LCD TVs in Taiwan and the US during the second quarter of 2007, according to the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN).

The Taiwan-based company will showcase its 65-inch LCD TV on February 5, said the paper.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 27.323.281 von teecee1 am 31.01.07 16:09:04

Donnerstag, 01. Februar 2007, 10:23 Uhr
Programm: ARD überträgt "Superbowl"-Finale der NFL am Sonntag ab 23.40 Uhr
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(pk) Die ARD überträgt auch in diesem Jahr das "Superbowl"-Finale der US-amerikanischen Football-Liga NFL. Die Live-Sendung startet am Sonntag um 23.40 Uhr.

Gezeigt wird dann die Partie Indianapolis Colts gegen Chicago Bears am "Super Sunday" aus dem Dolphin Stadion in Miami. Die 290 Minuten lange Sendung endet frühmorgens um 4.30 Uhr, die Moderation übernimmt Ralf Scholt. Die ARD hatte bereits im Dezember einen Kooperationsvertrag mit der American-Football-Liga NFL Europa verlängert (SAT+KABEL berichtete). Erstmals konnte der öffentlich-rechtliche Sender nicht nur das NFL-Endspiel in Amerika sondern auch die beiden Halbfinals übertragen.

OLEVIA oder lieber Vivitar

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Kolin aims to ship 100,000 LCD TVs in Europe in 2007, paper says
EDN, February 6; Carrie Yu, DigiTimes.com [Tuesday 6 February 2007]

Kolin plans to ship 100,000 LCD TVs to the European market in 2007, with shipments to start from the second half of 2007 and manufacturing to be done by the Czech Republic plant of First International Computer (FIC), according to Liu Chi-lieh, president of Kolin, as quoted by the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN).

Liu said Kolin will enter the market mainly through 32- and 40-inch models and its European presence will be supported by Vivitar's existing channels in Europe, the paper said.

Vivitar was acquired by Syntax-Brillian, a partner of Kolin in the US.

::: Vivitar :::

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Syntax-Brillian to launch 65-inch LCD TV in 2Q
Rebecca Kuo, Tainan; Rodney Chan, DigiTimes.com [Monday 5 February 2007

Syntax-Brillian's 65-inch Olevia-branded LCD TV will hit the market in North American at the end of the second quarter, according to company president James Li.

Li said Syntax-Brillian's Taiwan-based manufacturing partner Kolin will volume produce the 65-inch model during the second quarter.

He said prices will be cheaper than first-tier brands, but he declined to reveal the actual prices or the expected shipment volumes.

So far Sharp is the only vendor to have launched a 65-inch LCD TV, and Kolin and Syntax-Brillian have received support from Sharp for supply of 65-inch panels, Li disclosed.

He said the 65-inch LCD TV segment is a niche market that will offer good profits for his company. Syntax-Brillian is launching the model because of requests from the channel, Li added.

...der von 65er LCD von Sharp kostet in SG und MY ca. 15.000 Euro.

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Syntax-Brillian Corporation Reports Record Second Quarter Results
Thursday February 8, 6:30 am ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq: BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, today announced financial results for its fiscal 2007 second quarter ended December 31, 2006.

For the quarter ended December 31, 2006, Syntax-Brillian reported record revenue of $242.5 million, up 303% from the year-ago quarter. Year-to-date revenue was $329.5 million, up 277% from revenue of $87.5 million in the six months ended December 31, 2005.

Net income in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, or GAAP, for the quarter was $14.8 million compared with a net loss of $1.3 million for the second fiscal quarter of 2006. GAAP net income for the six months ended December 31, 2006 was $18.6 million compared with a net loss of $2.0 million for the comparable period of the previous year.

GAAP diluted net income per share was $0.25 for the second quarter of fiscal 2007 compared with a net loss per share of $0.04 for the second quarter of fiscal 2006. Year-to-date diluted net income per share was $0.34 compared with a net loss per share of $0.06 for the comparable period of fiscal 2006.

Results for the second quarter of fiscal 2007 include non-cash compensation charges of $1.6 million related to employee stock options, depreciation and amortization expense of $1.6 million, and non-cash interest expense of $6.3 million. Results for the six months ended December 31, 2006 include non-cash compensation charges of $2.0 million, depreciation and amortization expense of $2.6 million, and non-cash interest expense of $8.8 million.

Adjusted EBITDA (as discussed below) for the second quarter of fiscal 2007 was $25.2 million compared with $1.6 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2006. Adjusted EBITDA for the six months ended December 31, 2006 was $33.7 million compared with $3.5 million for the comparable period of the prior year.

"I am extremely pleased with the performance of our team this quarter," said Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr., Chairman and CEO of Syntax-Brillian. "Revenue and earnings hit new records as sell-through of the Olevia brand at the retail level continues to exceed our expectations and we expand distribution into new national channels." Mr. Sollitto continued, "Further, the newest Olevia and Vivitar products introduced at CES were well received and we continue to enjoy excellent reviews of Olevia products."

Consolidated gross margins of 15.57% for the quarter ended December 31, 2006, were affected by the write-down of inventory to the lower of cost or market and a non-cash compensation charge to cost of sales. In addition, approximately 15,000 units were shipped during the last week of December and did not reach the customer by December 31, 2006, resulting in an inability to recognize approximately $8.6 million of revenue and approximately $1.6 million of gross profit related to these shipments during the quarter.

Additionally, Syntax-Brillian completed its acquisition of Vivitar Corporation on November 21, 2006. Revenue, gross margin, and net loss for Vivitar for the 40 days ended December 31, 2006 was $13.4 million, 9.8%, and $71,000, respectively.

The merger of Syntax and Brillian was completed on November 30, 2005. Accordingly, the results of operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2005 include only the operations of Brillian prior to the merger.

Syntax-Brillian ended the December 31, 2006 quarter with cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments of $23.2 million; working capital of $63.8 million; stockholders' equity of $133.5 million; and $6.2 million of redeemable convertible preferred stock, net of discount. At December 31, 2006, Syntax-Brillian had $83.8 million outstanding under its revolving credit lines.

At December 31, 2006, accounts receivable and due from factor totaled $211.1 million for total days sales outstanding ("DSOs") of 80.1 days. This compares with 65.9 days at December 31, 2005 and 81.3 days at September 30, 2006. Included in accounts receivable at December 31, 2006 was $123.5 million of accounts receivable from Asia, where the standard industry terms are 120 days. DSOs on our Asian receivables were 89.3 days at December 31, 2006 compared with 103 days at September 30, 2006. Asian accounts receivable at December 31, 2005 were insignificant.

Accounts receivable and due from factor, excluding the Asian receivables, totaled $87.6 million or 69.9 days at December 31, 2006 compared with 65.9 days at December 31, 2005 and 54.9 days at September 30, 2006. The DSO calculation at December 31, 2006 was negatively impacted due to adding the full amount of Vivitar accounts receivable but only 40 days of Vivitar revenue. Excluding the impact of Vivitar on the DSO calculation, domestic DSOs were 57.8 days.

Inventory balances totaled $57.1 million at December 31, 2006, up from $40.7 million at September 30, 2006. Included in inventories at December 31, 2006 was $19.3 million of digital camera inventory at Vivitar. At December 31, 2006 there were 25.7 days of cost of sales in inventory compared with 50.0 days at December 31, 2005 and 52.6 days at September 30, 2006.

Accounts payable at December 31, 2006 totaled $138.2 million, which represented approximately 63 days of cost of sales compared with 38.4 days at December 31, 2005 and 77.5 days at September 30, 2006. Accounts payable, expressed as a number of days of cost of sales as of December 31, 2006, was negatively impacted as a result of including the full accounts payable of Vivitar and only 40 days of cost of sales.

Highlights for the quarter ended December 31, 2006

The highlights and accomplishments for the quarter ended December 31, 2006 include the following:

>>Record revenue of $242.5 million, a 303% increase over last year's comparable quarter.
>>Record shipments of approximately 352,000 units, a 272% increase over the prior year comparable quarter.
>>Increased gross margins by 421 basis points to 15.57% over the prior year period.
>>Adjusted EBITDA of $25.2 million and $33.7 million for the three and six months ended December 31, 2006, respectively.
>>Successful completion of the acquisition of Vivitar.
>>Increased credit line to $102 million from $33 million.
Converted all outstanding convertible debentures and retired 9% senior secured debentures.
>>Completed $10 million strategic financing.
>>Increased Olevia brand awareness 164% among adults and 174% among males ages 18 and up through the ESPN advertising campaign.
>>Commenced shipments of Olevia LCD TVs to Circuit City.
>>Commenced shipments of the Olevia 565 LCoS(TM) TVs.

Business Outlook

Syntax-Brillian also provided the following business outlook for its third quarter of fiscal 2007 ending March 31, 2007 and for its full fiscal year ending June 30, 2007.

For the quarter ending March 31, 2007, Syntax-Brillian anticipates revenue in the range of $160 million to $170 million, predominately from sales of LCD TVs on shipments of 210,000 to 240,000 units. For the quarter ending March 31, 2007, gross margins in the range of 15% to 17% are anticipated.

For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, Syntax-Brillian anticipates revenue in the range of $650 million to $700 million, predominately from the sales of LCD TVs on shipments of approximately 975,000 to 1,025,000 units. Gross margins for the full fiscal year are anticipated to be in the range of 16% to 18%. (...)

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Kolin gains more financial support from Syntax-Brillian
EDN, February 10; Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com [Monday 12 February 2007]

Syntax-Brillian will reduce days payable outstanding (DPO) to LCD TV ODM partner Kolin this year, according to a recent Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report, citing Syntax-Brillian president James Li as saying.

Syntax-Brillian's DPO to Kolin was 120-150 days in 2006, said the paper.
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February 13, 2007 06:00 AM Eastern Time
Zacks Buy List Highlights: Syntax-Brillian Corporation

Aggressive Growth – Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq: BRLC)

Interestingly, earnings estimates have been moving up for Syntax-Brillian Corporation, which spells a buying opportunity. Over the past two months, this year's estimates have jumped 10 cents per share to 57 cents, while next year's numbers have risen 17 cents per share to 93 cents. The stock is also cheap at 9.3x next year's estimates, well below the long-term growth rate of 29.17%.

a Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) company, recently released fiscal second-quarter results. (...)

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Olevia(TM) & AEG Expand Groundbreaking Sports and Entertainment Partnership to Include Newark's Prudential Center
Thursday February 15, 6:30 am ET

First-of-its-Kind Partnership to Provide a Year-Round Sports and Entertainment Marketing Platform for Olevia(TM) in the New York-New Jersey Metropolitan Area

NEWARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AEG, one of the leading sports and entertainment presenters in the world, and Syntax-Brillian Corp. (NASDAQ:BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, today announced that Syntax-Brillian's Olevia(TM) brand has agreed to become a Cornerstone Partner of the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, featuring the company's popular HDTVs. This unique agreement already includes Red Bull Park in Harrison, N.J., and other AEG venues around the country.

The multi-tiered, four-year agreement will specifically highlight the Olevia(TM) brand of HDTVs through signage and other on-property brand exposure, and include the integration of Olevia(TM) televisions into the $375 million Prudential Center, which will be managed by AEG. Prudential Center, a 19,500-seat arena will be the first major sports and entertainment venue to open in the nation's top media market in more than 25 years. It will be the new home of the three-time Stanley Cup Champion New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League. Prudential Center is slated to open in October 2007.

As part of its "exclusive" Cornerstone partnership, Olevia will be named the official LCD Television of the New Jersey Devils with placement of LCD televisions throughout the Prudential Center, plus scoreboard and concourse advertising exposure, hospitality and other exclusive usage of entertainment space.

"We feel this partnership will enable Olevia(TM) to leverage the power of its growing brand with the New Jersey Devils in a world-class setting," said Jeff Vanderbeek, Chairman/Managing Partner of the New Jersey Devils. "We share in this exciting vision and look forward to showcasing Olevia HDTVs throughout the Prudential Center."

"This landmark agreement exemplifies Olevia(TM)'s ascension to the top tier of digital entertainment brands," said Vincent Sollitto, CEO and Chairman, Syntax-Brillian. "AEG's premier venues are a powerful medium for consumers to have a personal and profound experience with the Olevia(TM) brand."

"We are very excited about partnering with Olevia(TM), and are eagerly looking forward to partnering with them to enhance the fans experience in the upcoming world-class sports and entertainment facilities to be built in the Newark, New Jersey, area," said AEG New York/New Jersey President Nick Sakiewicz. "The development of these world-class entertainment venues is vital to the continued regional economic growth in New Jersey. This joint venture with an emerging brand such as Olevia(TM) is an important part of making this vision a reality."

The agreement for the Prudential Center and Harrison's Red Bull Park (opening in 2008) will provide the Olevia(TM) brand with the first-of-its-kind year-round sports and entertainment marketing platform between the two venues.

"This sponsorship with AEG and the New Jersey Devils creates powerful opportunities to extend the Olevia(TM) brand into the metropolitan New Jersey area's sports and entertainment market, and to work with partners proven to create, execute and manage compelling events, venue and franchises," said Hope Frank, Chief Marketing Officer, Syntax-Brillian. (...)

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February 19-22, 2007 @ The Ritz Carlton, Laguna Niguel

Ritz Ballroom #2 at 8:30 a.m

http://www.rothconference.com/schedule.html
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5th Annual D.A. Davidson Technology Conference

Date(s): February 22, 2007 to February 23, 2007
Location: The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Phoenix, AZ

Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
3:45 p~4:25p
Syntax/Brillian Corp (BRLC)

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LCD TVs take top spot in sales value in Asian TV market in 2006, says GfK Asia
Press release, February 27; Rodney Chan, DigiTimes.com [Tuesday 27 February 2007]

LCD TVs became the largest segment for the first time in the TV market in Asia in terms of value, taking 40% of the total US$22 billion TV sales in the region, according to GfK Asia.

CRT TVs came second with 39%, followed by plasma TVs at 18%, and rear projection (RP) TVs at 3%, the research firm revealed.

On a volume basis, LCD TVs out-sold plasma TVs four-to-one in 2006. In all, more than 50 million TVs were sold by retailers in 13 markets across Asia during the year. In 2006, 83% of TVs sold in Asia were CRT models, a figure that is predicted to slip to 75% in 2007. A total of six million LCD TVs were sold, the research firm said.

"The future is certainly bright for LCD screens in Asia. We expect LCD televisions to continue a strong advance in 2007 and see a regional growth rate of 72% for volumes in the year ahead," says Steven Kaiser, commercial director of consumer electronics at GfK Asia.

Markets such as the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam that had seen relatively low LCD TV volumes in 2005 exhibited robust increases in 2006 as the product gained a solid foothold throughout the Asian region.

Further evidence of the product's vitality is seen in China where more than four million LCD TVs are reported sold at Chinese retailers in 2006 and is forecast to reach eight million units in 2007.

The 13 countries surveyed for TV sales were China, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Indonesia, Cambodia, the Philippines, New Zealand, and Australia, GfK Asia indicated.

http://www.digitimes.com/310.asp

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UPDATE 1-Taiwan's Kolin sees 2007 sales up by about a third
Fri Mar 2, 2007 1:59am ET

TAIPEI, March 2 (Reuters) - Taiwan home appliance maker Kolin (1606.TW: Quote, Profile , Research) said on Friday it expects sales of LCD televisions to double in 2007, which will help boost its sales by about a third to T$20 billion (US$608 billion).

Kolin expects to sell 1.2 million LCD televisions this year, doubling from 600,000 units it sold last year, Frank T. Lee, Kolin's president, told Reuters.

Kolin garnered sales of T$15 billion last year.

"The overall market will expand," Lee said on the sidelines of a news conference, where its strategic partner Syntax-Brillian Corp. (BRLC.O: Quote, Profile , Research) introduced TVs carrying its Olevia brand in Taiwan.

"The CRT (cathode ray tube) market will continue to decline as buying sentiment on LCD televisions increases," he said.

DigiMedia Technology, Kolin's LCD TV unit, designs and makes liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs for Kolin in Taiwan.

Kolin's shares ended 1.91 percent higher at T$9.06, outperforming the broad market's <.TWII> 0.10 percent fall. (US$1=T$32.9)

© Reuters 2007. All Rights Reserved.

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UPDATE 2-Taiwan's Kolin sees 2007 sales up by about a third
Fri Mar 2, 2007 4:51am ET

TAIPEI, March 2 (Reuters) - Taiwan home appliance maker Kolin (1606.TW: Quote, Profile , Research) aims to double sales of LCD televisions in 2007, boosting overall sales by about a third to T$20 billion (US$608.3 million).

Aided by its strategic partner Syntax-Brillian Corp. (BRLC.O: Quote, Profile , Research), whose Olevia LCD TVs proved a hit in the North American market, Kolin expects to sell 1.2 million LCD TVs globally this year, president Frank T. Lee told Reuters.

"The overall market will expand," Lee said on the sidelines of a news conference, where Syntax-Brillian introduced high-definition LCD TVs carrying its Olevia brand in Taiwan.

Kolin, which sells TVs under its own name, will be Syntax-Brillian's agent on the island.

"The CRT (cathode ray tube) market will continue to decline as buying sentiment on LCD televisions increases," said Lee, whose company reported sales of T$15 billion last year.

In recent years, joining hands with Syntax-Brillian has been a winning strategy for Kolin, which designs and makes liquid crystal display (LCD) TVs for Syntax-Brillian, and the two companies jointly market Olevia TVs in some countries, Lee said.

Kolin owns a stake in Syntax-Brillian but Lee declined to disclose the percentage.

In Taipei, Kolin's shares ended 1.91 percent higher at T$9.06 on Friday, defying the main TAIEX's <.TWII> 0.10 percent fall.

The stock has risen by a third since a trough in mid-September, outpacing the big board's 16 percent gain during the same period.

Kolin has a relatively small market share in Taiwan, where it competes with rivals Teco Electric & Machinery Co. Ltd. (1504.TW: Quote, Profile , Research) and Tatung Co. Ltd. (2371.TW: Quote, Profile , Research), and Lee has high hopes for China, Hong Kong, Japan, Europe and the United States.

Around 10 percent of the 1.2 million LCD TVs Kolin plans to sell this year will be sold in Taiwan, Lee said. ($1=32.88 Taiwan Dollar)

© Reuters 2007. All Rights Reserved.

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BRLC________________________KOLIN

TECO________________________TATUNG

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Syntax-Brillian "buy," target price reduced

Friday, February 16, 2007 10:36:12 PM ET
Brean Murray, Carret & Co

NEW YORK, February 16 (newratings.com) - Analyst Michael H V Tieu of Brean Murray reiterates his "buy" rating on Syntax-Brillian Corporation (ticker: BRLC), while reducing his estimates for the company. The target price has been reduced from $20 to $15.

In a research note published yesterday, the analyst mentions that the company is required to report 14.5% tax on income for the next couple of quarters and 35%-39% tax on income in FY08, given the rapid growth in its quarterly net income. The GAAP EPS estimates for FY07 and FY08 have been reduced from $0.70 to $0.60 and from $1.12 to $0.73, respectively.

http://www.newratings.com/analyst_news/article_1477270.html

$15 März - April
$20 Juni - Juli

wenn die Zahlen übertroffen werden:http://stocks.us.reuters.com/stocks/estimates.asp?symbol=BRL…

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Syntax-Brillian Launches Home Theater-Focused Olevia(TM) HDTV in Taiwan
Friday March 2, 6:30 am ET

Debut of Olevia(TM) in Taiwan Marks First Step of Further Expansion in the Asia-Pacific Region for Popular HDTV Brand

TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), one of North America's fastest growing digital entertainment companies, announced today the launch of its popular, award-winning Olevia(TM) brand of LCD HDTVs in Taiwan at a VIP event in Taipei, Taiwan.

The televisions, which feature new high-end designs and innovative technology, are exclusive to the Taiwanese market and will be available only through Kolin-Denon pro-AV and custom home theater installation channels in Taiwan.

Beginning in March 2007, consumers in Taiwan will be able to enjoy Olevia(TM) LCD HDTVs in sizes ranging from 32" to 65".

Each HDTV features full 1080p high-definition resolution and striking piano black or pearl white lacquer finish, a feature exclusive to Olevia(TM) Taiwan HDTVs in the Olevia(TM) line. Additionally, each Olevia(TM) Taiwan HDTV incorporates 120 hertz LCD panels supplied by LPL and Sharp featuring the latest innovative display technology for Olevia(TM) Taiwan HDTVs.

Part of the elite home theater-focused Olevia(TM) 7 Series, the Olevia 747i is one of the world's first HDTVs to feature the SiliconOptix Realta Hollywood Quality Video (HQV(TM)) video processor powered by Teranex technology.

"We're incredibly proud to debut Olevia(TM) in Taiwan, an important market where Syntax-Brillian has so many crucial strategic relationships," said Vincent Sollitto, CEO of Syntax-Brillian. "Consumers in Taiwan are very savvy about consumer electronics and recognize superior quality and performance. We're confident that, as millions of consumers have throughout the world, consumers in Taiwan will recognize those traits and choose Olevia(TM)."

Olevia(TM)'s debut in Taiwan marks an important step in the continued expansion of the fast-growing brand throughout the Asia-Pacific region, where it already enjoys great popularity in Hong Kong and China. Because of their high quality and special features, as well as efficiencies in logistics including nearby manufacturing and ease of shipping, Olevia(TM) Taiwan HDTVs are expected to yield higher profit margins for Syntax-Brillian than Olevia(TM) TVs sold in the U.S. market.

The Olevia(TM) Taiwan office will oversee all operations for Olevia(TM) in the Asia-Pacific region including the Olevia(TM) brand's current presence in Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, and Philippines, as well as other locations to be developed in the future.

Olevia(TM) continues to enjoy increased brand awareness generated, in part, by its high-profile marketing relationship with ESPN and ABC Sports in the United States and expanding retail partnerships throughout Asia and South America.

About Syntax-Brillian Corporation

Syntax-Brillian Corporation (www.syntaxbrillian.com) is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs, digital cameras, and microdisplay entertainment products.

The company's lead products include its Olevia(TM) brand (www.Olevia.com) high definition widescreen LCD and LCoS(TM) televisions -- one of the fastest growing global TV brands -- and Vivitar® brand (www.vivitar.com) digital still and video cameras. Syntax-Brillian has built an Asian supply chain coupled with an international manufacturing and distribution network to support worldwide retail sales channels and position the company as a market leader in consumer digital entertainment products.

Olevia(TM), Brillian(TM), LCoS(TM) and Vivitar® are trademarks or registered trademarks of Syntax-Brillian Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

About Denon Electronics

Denon is a world leader in the manufacture of the highest quality home theater, audio and software products. Denon is recognized internationally for innovative and groundbreaking products and has a long history of technical innovations, including the development and first commercialization of PCM digital audio. Denon Electronics is owned by D&M Holdings Inc. (...)

Contact:
Syntax-Brillian Corporation
Hope Frank, Chief Marketing Officer, 602-380-2027
[e-mail]
or
Edelman Taiwan
Nancy Lin, [phone] x323
[e-mail]

[teecee1]

Briefing.com

06:22 Cantor Fitzgerald initiates Syntax-Brillian (BRLC 8.04) with a Buy and sets a $13 tgt, as they see two drivers of near and immediate term share appreciation: continued robust growth in the LCD TV market and the potential for expanding margins as the co's LCoS business finally builds sales momentum...
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Cantor Fitzgerald Starts Syntax-Brillian (BRLC) at Buy
03-02-2007 07:35:50 AM

Cantor Fitzgerald initiates coverage on Syntax-Brillian (Nasdaq: BRLC) with a Buy rating and $13 price target.
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CE Unterberg Maintaining Positive Stance on Syntax-Brillian (BRLC)
02-06-2007 11:43:34 AM

CE Unterberg Towbin makes Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq: BRLC) their Digital Media Focus Pick of the quarter. Analyst John Vinh said, "We believe the core fundamental business drivers of the company remain strong and intact. Given that the company has already previously raised guidance in the quarter, we expect BRLC to report strong FQ2'07 (Dec) results on Thursday morning. We expect forward guidance to be less than seasonal driven by the anticipated ramp of another big-box retailer, who we believe to be Target and stronger than anticipated demand at Circuit City."

The firm its reiterating their Buy rating and $14 price target.

http://www.streetinsider.com/stock_lookup.php?q=BRLC

[teecee1]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 28.068.804 von teecee1 am 02.03.07 14:49:06

Syntax-Brillian initiated with "buy"

Friday, March 02, 2007 12:11:51 PM ET
Cantor Fitzgerald

NEW YORK, March 2 (newratings.com) - Analyst Edward Jackson of Cantor Fitzgerald initiates coverage of Syntax-Brillian Corp (ticker: BRLC) with a "buy" rating. The 12-month target price is set to $13.

In a research note published this morning, the analyst mentions that the LCD television market is expected to continue to grow significantly. The analyst expects the company to achieve margin expansion going ahead, with the acceleration of sales momentum at its Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) business. These factors are expected to lend upside to the company’s share price in the near and intermediate term, Cantor Fitzgerald adds.

The 2-month target price is set to $13. ...

[teecee1]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 28.067.041 von teecee1 am 02.03.07 13:07:46

Olevia LCD TV enters Taiwan market
Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com, Taipei [Saturday 3 March 2007]

US-based Syntax-Brillian today announced the availability of Olevia-brand LCD TVs in Taiwan in sizes ranging from 32 to 47 inches.

Priced from NT$25,900-94,900 (US$786-2,881), the Olevia TVs are targeting the high-end market, the company said. Kolin-Denon Entertainment, a subsidiary of Taiwan Kolin and Nippon Denon, will be in charge of marketing and sales of Olevia TVs in the local market. Kolin manufactures Olevia TVs for Syntax-Brillian.

The Olevia TVs for the Taiwan market feature refresh rate of 120Hz and use panels from LG.Philips LCD, according to Syntax-Brillian.

The US-based display company expects to ship 20,000 LCD TVs locally this year, grabbing 2.5% of the market, Syntax-Brillian estimated.

In Asia, Syntax-Brillian already markets Olevia TVs in China and the maker ranked seventh with a 4.9% share in China in the fourth quarter of 2006, according to Syntax-Brillian, citing DisplaySearch as saying.

The US-based company is now developing 65-inch LCD TVs and will target the US market initially in the third quarter of 2007. The 65-inch LCD TV, using panels from Sharp, will also hit the Taiwan market by year-end, noted Syntax-Brillian.

Kolin said the new competition from Syntax-Brillian will not hurt its own-brand business in Taiwan, as Kolin's TVs will target the commodity market while Olevia-branded TVs are for the high-end home theater market, said Roger C. Kao, vice chairman of Kolin.

Syntax-Brillian may also introduce liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) TVs in Taiwan in the future, added the company.

Olevia's Taiwan office will oversee all operations for Olevia in the Asia-Pacific region including the Olevia brand's current presence in Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, and Philippines, as well as other locations to be developed in the future, the company said.

The US-based company aims to ship 12-14 million LCD TVs worldwide in 2007, said James Li, president and COO of Syntax-Brillian.


Syntax-Brillian introduces Olevia LCD TVs in Taiwan. Left to right, Frank T. Lee, president of Kolin, James Li, president & COO of Syntax-Brillian, Bernard Stewart, vice president and general manager at ESPN Asia Pacific, which markets Olevia TVs in the US, Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr., chairman & CEO of Syntax Brillian, Christopher C.L. Liu, chairman of Kolin.
Photo: Jessie Lin, DigiTimes

>>Using panels from LG.Philips LCD, its 47-inch full HD LCD TV features contrast ratio of 1,600:1 and brightness of 550 nits.


Olevia 47-inch full HDTV
Photo: Jessie Lin, DigiTimes
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Retail Sales of Consumer Goods Hit 220 Bln Yuan During Spring Festival

The retail sales of consumer goods in China rose 15 percent from last year to 220 billion yuan (US$28.2 billion) during the week-long Spring Festival holiday, said sources with the Ministry of Commerce on Saturday. (...)

(...) Meanwhile, high-end household electric appliances and digital products were hot sellers in major cities.

Sales of flat screen TV sets, including liquid crystal display (LCD) sets and plasma screen sets, accounted for 90 percent of the total sales of color TV sets in Beijing, while the sales of high-end mobile phones soared 40 percent in GOME retail stores in Chongqing. (...)

(...) China has three Golden Week holidays every year, which are the Spring Festival holiday, May 1 Labor Day holiday and October 1 National Day holiday. The Chinese government launched Golden Week holidays in 1999, in the hope of encouraging people to spend more money for the benefit of economic growth.

In 2006, the retail sales of China's consumer goods rose 14.5 percent over that in 2005 to 300 billion yuan during the October National Day holiday.

(Xinhua News Agency February 25, 2007)

http://www.china.org.cn/english/BAT/200624.htm

[teecee1]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 28.114.867 von teecee1 am 04.03.07 20:24:10

Australia's Harvey Norman sees strong 2007

SYDNEY, Nov 21 (Reuters) - Australian electrical and furniture retailer Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. said on Tuesday it expected a good performance in fiscal 2007 on the back of a strong first four months.

Chairman Gerald Harvey said the figures for the four months to Oct. 31 were a good sign for the rest of the year, but declined to give detailed earnings guidance.

"The trends nearly always stay the same," Harvey told reporters after the company's annual meeting.

Harvey Norman said sales from stores in Australia, New Zealand, Slovenia and Ireland increased 18 percent to A$1.67 billion ($1.28 billion) for the period ended Oct. 31. Like-for-like sales rose 7.9 percent

Shares in the company were up 1.8 percent at A$3.96 in mid-afternoon trade against a 0.6 dip in the benchmark index.

Harvey said the company had ambitions to become a global retailer and was looking to increase its overseas presence, but would focus on countries where it already had outlets.

He said Harvey Norman had three new stores in the pipeline in Malaysia, where it now has two outlets, which it expected would open in the next year or so.

Harvey said the company also plans to expand its Irish operations as a prelude to mounting a challenge in the UK to DSG International Plc , the firm behind giant British electronics retailer Currys, but did not give a detailed timescale.

He said Harvey Norman, which has nine stores in the Republic of Ireland, was in talks with parties in Northern Ireland and Scotland.

"It doesn't mean we'll go there and take over someone, we may well just (go for) organic growth. That's our preferred option."

The company was also looking at buying into more outlets of privately-owned electrical Australian goods franchise Retravision, which went into receivership in October.

Several Retravision outlets have already agreed to come under the Harvey Norman banner, which also includes the Joyce Mayne brand.

"It has the potential to add a significant amount of business to our organistion, not in the percentage terms so much, but you might get another 50 or 100 million dollars turnover out of it maybe over the next 1 to 3 years." ($1=A$1.30)

http://asia.news.yahoo.com/061121/3/2t8z7.html
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UPDATE 1-Australia's Harvey Norman sales boosted by TVs
Sun Jan 14, 2007 5:38pm ET

MELBOURNE, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Australian electrical and furniture retailer Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.'s (HVN.AX: Quote, Profile, Research) second quarter sales rose 15.5 percent, led by sales of hot-ticket items such as big-screen televisions, notebook computers and Ipods. (...)

(...) Harvey Norman's chief operating officer, John Slack-Smith, said big-screen televisions helped to offset softer results in the company's furniture business, and would drive sales for years to come.

"With plasmas and LCDs (TVs), we can't see the end to the growth cycle with those two categories. With the penetration rate only in the teens in Australian households, we see it not just as an opportunity for the current financial year but for a number of years to come," he told Reuters in a phone interview.

http://today.reuters.com/news/articlebusiness.aspx?type=cons…
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http://www.harveynorman.com.nz/viewPage.tho ........ http://www.harveynorman.co.au/viewPage.tho

Das gleiche Logo ist in Singapore, konnte aber noch keine Website ausfindig machen. Auf den Infoblättern stand auch keine Internetadresse, dauert wohl noch etwas.


http://www.harvey-norman.si/hn/index.php

SYDNEY SINGAPUR. LJUBLJANA NEW YORK LOS ANGELES

http://www.singapore-radio-ind.com/dealer.html

Best, Harvey Norman, Courts, Safe Superstore und dann gibt es noch MATRIX und Challanger ... Carrerfour gibt es auch noch.

http://www.courts.com.sg


http://www.challenger.sg

"Best" ist noch ziemlich gut, konnte aber keine Webseite finden, das gleiche wie bei Harvey Norman.
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Saturday December 2, 2006

Harvey Norman sets up retail outlet in Penang

By DAVID TAN and DERRICK VINESH

PENANG: The latest technology products such as lap-tops, MP-3 players, liquid crystal display screen television and DVD recorders will spearhead sales at Harvey Norman's RM4mil retail chain store in Queensbay Mall here.

Harvey Norman South-East Asia managing director Angelo Augustus said the new store emphasised the latest “touch and feel” concept. (...)

(...)Next year, two new stores will open at Sunway Pyramid and Pavilion Kuala Lumpur.

... da fehlt noch Melaka ...

http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/12/2/bus…

[teecee1]

Full HD adoption for TVs to soar in 2011, says Displaybank
Press release, March 5; Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com [Monday 5 March 2007]

One third of the worldwide TV consumers will select full high-definition (HD) TVs in 2011, according to Displaybank.

This year will be the year to open up the full HD TV market in full scale, and the market will skyrocket to 70 million units by 2011. Overall full HD TV market is estimated to reach 2.1 million units last year and the scale may grow four times to eight million units in 2007.

In 2007, the full HD TV market value is expected to hit US$19.6 billion, and the figure will probably jump to US$82.5 billion by 2011. Notably, the LCD TV will account for 57% of the total, followed by the PDP (plasma display panel) TV at 34%.


Source: Displaybank, compiled by DigiTimes, March 2007.

... Danke, das die Nachrichten zu Ölevia noch zurückgehalten werden.

http://www.finanznachrichten.de/suche/suchergebnis.asp?words…

... übrigens laut Yahoo Board ist dia Marke Vizio nicht so gut. ... http://messages.finance.yahoo.com/Stocks_%28A_to_Z%29/Stocks…

... das gleiche gilt für Funai: http://www.digitalfernsehen.de/news/news_138250.html
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Fallendes Dreieck / Descending Triangle
Bei dem fallenden Dreieck (Descending Triangle) sollte der Umsatz bis zur Spitze des Dreiecks tendenziell abnehmen.
Die Kursspitzen (RH) nehmen stetig ab, während die horizontale Linie mehrfach getestet wird.
Das Verkaufsignal wird erzeugt, wenn der Kurs unter die horizontale Linie fällt. Dies muß nicht direkt an der Spitze erfolgen.
Der Ausbruch erfolgt gewöhnlich unter einer Umsatzsteigerung.



http://stockcharts.com/school/doku.php?id=chart_school:chart…




Bei der Chartanalyse ist zu berücksichtigen, dass Charts subjektiv interpretierbar sind und Aussagen aus einem Chart immer nur einen gewissen Wahrscheinlichkeitsgrad haben, aber nie als Gewissheit angesehen werden können. So können sich Prognosen auf Grund charttechnicher Formationen im Nachhinein als fehlerhaft erweisen. Aktienpdispositionen bleiben somit immer Entscheidungen, die unter Unsicherheit über die zukünftige Entwicklung zu treffen sind.

... die zukünftige Entwicklung dürfte wohl klar sein ...

ein falls es anders kommt ...

[teecee1]

http://marketbarometer.blogspot.com/2007/03/descending-trian…



Update: http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=BRLC&p=D&yr=0&mn=6&dy=0&id=…

[teecee1]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 28.123.212 von teecee1 am 05.03.07 12:39:03

das ganze nochmal auf duetsch ...

05.3.2007 14:53 Uhr
HDTV: gute Aussichten für Full-HD

Ein Drittel aller Fernsehkunden weltweit werden sich 2011 für ein Gerät mit der vollen HD-Auflösung entscheiden, sagen die koreanischen Marktforscher von Displaybank.



Während HDTV oder gar Full HD für die meisten Kunden bisher mehr oder weniger nur leere Versprechungen waren, sollen den Geräten ab 2007 weltweit auch die nötigen Inhalte folgen. Gemeint sind ausreichend HD-Sendungen und HD-Filme auf Blu-Ray oder HD-DVD. Vor allem Europa hat dahingehend noch Nachholbedarf, Nordamerika und Japan sind da schon sehr viel weiter.

Wie dem auch sei, mit den Inhalten werden, so die einhellige Meinung von Marktforschern und Industrie, auch die Stückzahlen und Umsätze wachsen. Der Marktwert der 1080p-Fernseher soll zwischen 2007 und 20011 von 19,5 auf 82,5 Milliarden Dollar steigen.

LCD-TVs haben heute schon den größten Anteil am Full-HD-Weltmarkt. Displaybank geht davon aus, dass der LCD-Anteil 2011 bei 57 Prozent liegt. Mit 34 Prozent an zweiter Stelle folgen sollen dann 1080p-Plasmafernseher. Rückprojektionsgeräte (RPTV) sind dagegen insgesamt auf dem absteigenden Ast. Ihr Anteil am Full-HD-Weltmarkt soll daher bis 2011 deutlich sinken.

Schätzungen zufolge wurden 2006 weltweit 2,1 Millionen Fernseher mit voller HD-Auflösung (1.920 x 1.080 Bildpunkte) verkauft. 2007 soll sich die Zahl der verkauften Full-HD-TVs auf acht Millionen Stück in etwa vervierfachen. (kh)

... kleiner Absturz heute, dass kann sich aber auch als Bärenfalle erweisen. Ein Hammer könnte heute noch drin sein. Mal sehen was die nächsten Tage so bringen.

...

[teecee1]

http://www.pmai.org/index.cfm/ci_id/27922.htm



PMA 07 International Convention and Trade Show - Exhibitor Detail

Company Name: Vivitar Corporation
Booth(s): C226
Address: 520 Graves Ave
City: Oxnard
State: CA
Postal Code: 93030-7281
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
www: http://www.vivitar.com
Product Summary: Digital Cameras, 35mm Cameras, Printers, GPS and Flashes

Product Guide Categories: Flashes & Motor Drives; 35mm Compact Point-and-Shoot Cameras; 35mm SLR Cameras; Digital Still Cameras - Consumer; Video Camcorders: Digital

http://services.pmai.org/PMA/Exhibitors/Exhibitor07.asp?List…
___________________________________________________________________

Bullish Harami


http://stockcharts.com/school/doku.php?id=chart_school:chart…


http://www.bullchart.de/ta/candle/index3.php


http://www.leavittbrothers.com/education/candlestick_pattern…" target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">
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Syntax-Brillian to buy stake in Kolin affiliate
Apple Daily, March 7; Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com [Wednesday 7 March 2007]

Syntax-Brillian intends to buy stakes from DigiMedia, a Taiwan-based affiliate of Kolin, according to today's Chinese-language Apple Daily.

Kolin currently holds 40% of DigiMedia and the paper quoted sources as saying that Kolin, however, will not sell all of the its stakes in DigiMedia to Syntax-Brillian.

ChipMOS Technologies and Kenmos Technology each has 20% in DigiMedia, said the paper

http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20070307PB201.html
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Taiwan LCD TV maker DigiMedia eyes IPO this year
Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:44am ET

TAIPEI, Jan 18 (Reuters) - DigiMedia Technology, a LCD TV unit of Taiwan's home appliance maker Kolin (1606.TW: Quote, Profile , Research), aims to list its shares this year on either an overseas or the domestic market, chief executive officer Eade Wang said on Thursday.

"We've already been preparing for the listing in 2006. We will go ahead with the plans if the timing is right," Wang said in an interview with Reuters, responding to a question on whether the company will list this year.

Wang said the company was now considering the United States, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and would pick one of these markets for the listing, depending on market conditions. As consumers' appetite for sleek, flat-screen TVs grow, DigiMedia had seen strong annual growth in its revenue in the past three years.

Wang said he expected his company's sales to hit T$20 billion (US$610 million) in 2007, more than double the T$9 billion in 2006.

DigiMedia Technology Co. Ltd. makes LCD TVs for Kolin in Taiwan. In the United States, Syntax-Brillian Corp. (BRLC.O: Quote, Profile , Research) also sells TVs carring "Olevia" brand produced by DigiMedia. (US$1=T$32.8)

© Reuters 2007. All Rights Reserved

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 28.157.096 von teecee1 am 06.03.07 23:23:23

Vivitar Debuts 6-Megapixel Underwater Digital Camera and Suite of New Digital Products at PMA 2007
Thursday March 8, 6:30 am ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vivitar Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), announced the debut of a suite of innovative digital imaging products at PMA 2007, being held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, March 8-11.

Highlighting Vivitar's exhibit is the 6-megapixel ViviCam 6200W underwater camera -- one of the company's first new products since its November 2006 acquisition by Syntax-Brillian. The stylish 6-megapixel ViviCam 6200W is waterproof to 10 meters, features 4X digital zoom, a 2" LCD display, SD card support, and a rubber-armored exterior for enhanced ruggedness and durability.

In addition to the ViviCam 6200W, also debuting at PMA 2007 are the ViviCam 7388s 7-megapixel digital camera; the ViviCam 6385u 6-megapixel digital camera; the X625 10-megapixel digital camera; and the DVR 530 5-megapixel digital video recorder. These new models, as well as twenty-five additional products from the company, can be seen at booth C226 in the South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

"We're very proud to debut this suite of exciting new digital products which we feel announces a fresh take on our long heritage of quality and innovation in the photography industry," said Eric Cole, Vice President of Operations, Vivitar North America. "We feel these new products affirm that Vivitar, in collaboration with Syntax-Brillian, is emerging with a new sense of power and sophistication that we'll continue to exhibit throughout 2007 domestically and internationally."

New Vivitar(R) Products at PMA 2007:

ViviCam 6200W - 6-megapixel digital camera, waterproof to 30ft./10
meters

ViviCam 7388s - 7-megapixel, 3X optical zoom, 3" LCD display, MP3
playback

ViviCam 6385u - 6-megapixel, 3X optical zoom, ultra-slim metal body
available in 6 metallic colors

X625 - 10-megapixel, 6x optical zoom, retro pop-up flash

DVR530 - 5-megapixel, 640x480 30fps video capture, TV capture/
playback, MP3, Webcam

About Vivitar Corporation

Based in Southern California for nearly 70 years, Vivitar Corporation (Vivitar®) has cultivated a rich heritage of photographic product development and imaging technology innovation.

Vivitar® is a leading brand of digital and film cameras and offers a complete line of photographic products including digital cameras, digital video recorders, 35mm SLR cameras, flashes, binoculars, projectors and camera accessories.

Vivitar's line of high-quality, affordable digital cameras ranges from entry-level 3-megapixel cameras to 10-megapixel digital cameras with zoom optics. The ViviCam series of digital cameras is one of the broadest product lines of digital cameras on the market today, spanning the spectrum of interest from novice through advanced digital photographer. Vivitar offers 12-megapixel, 10-megapixel, 8-megapixel, 7-megapixel, 6-megapixel and 3-megapixel digital cameras.

Vivitar has offices in the United States, Hong Kong, the UK, and France and is an independent, wholly owned subsidiary of Tempe, Arizona-based digital entertainment product company Syntax-Brillian Corporation. Vivitar® branded products are distributed worldwide through a wide variety of stores, merchants and dealers; they can be purchased in specialty stores, photography stores, mass merchants, drug store chains, warehouse super-stores and on-line.

For information, please visit our Web site at www.vivitar.com or email [e-mail].

[teecee1]

Syntax-Brillian Launches Olevia(TM) HDTVs in Japan
Friday March 9, 6:30 am ET

Olevia(TM) to Debut in Public Display & Commercial Markets

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), one of North America's fastest-growing digital entertainment companies, announced today the launch of its popular, award-winning Olevia(TM) brand of HDTVs in Japan, where it will debut in the public display and commercial markets.

Working in partnership with leading Japanese high-definition VOD equipment and services provider BMT, Olevia will debut in Japan in the latter part of March 2007 with an initial purchase order from Japanese telecom giant NTT Group of 3,000 42" LCD HDTVs specially designed for the sizeable Japanese public display and commercial markets. NTT Group, with 300,000 employees, multiple facilities and more than $90 billion in revenue, is expected to be a major customer for Olevia Japan.

BMT will continue to serve as a marketing, logistics and support partner for Olevia Japan, helping to identify additional corporate customers, coordinate marketing efforts, execute brand strategy, and grow Olevia Japan market share within the Japanese public display and commercial markets.

Syntax-Brillian has received an initial purchase order of 20,000 42" LCD TV units from BMT and is expected to begin delivery during the second quarter of 2007. In the second half of 2007, Syntax-Brillian anticipates introducing 42", 47", 52" and 65" Olevia LCD 1080p HDTVs for the Japanese corporate and commercial markets featuring state-of-the-art 120-hertz panels provided by Sharp. Syntax-Brillian anticipates sales of approximately 50,000 units for Olevia Japan in 2007.

Olevia Japan HDTVs have been awarded with Japanese FCC class B certifications for power supply, noise and radiation as well as certification for meeting Japanese environmental regulations. Olevia Japan HDTVs are the only foreign HDTVs to receive these designations, which are awarded only to products meeting the highest Japanese corporate and commercial market standards.

"Olevia is fortunate to debut in Japan with partners as skilled and experienced as BMT and NTT Group," said Vincent Sollitto, CEO of Syntax-Brillian. "We look forward to creating a reputation for unsurpassed quality and innovation as we establish the Olevia brand in Japan and continue to expand it throughout the Asia-Pacific region."

"As a new brand in Japan, Olevia's quality and dedication to technical excellence impressed us greatly," said Mr. Hiroshi Asamizu, CEO of BMT. "Olevia creates first-class HDTVs that equal the performance of tier-one brands at a more affordable cost. We look forward to working with Olevia to create impressive public displays as well as new products and technologies."

Olevia Japan will be run by Shinichi Hirabayashi, Ph.D. A former General Manager of Toshiba, Dr. Hirabayashi led the global introduction of Toshiba PCs and holds multiple patents in optical and LCD display technology and equipment. Olevia Japan's operations will be centered near Tokyo in one of the top industrial parks in Japan.

Dr. Hirabayashi will work in conjunction with BMT to develop new and improved products and technical designs to meet the demands of the Japanese market while overseeing Olevia Japan's current business operations. He will also manage the creation of new remote controls and the production of a Japanese-language user manual.

In the future, Dr. Hirabayashi is expected to collaborate with BMT on the design and development of new 42", 47", 52" and 65" LCD displays for the Japanese market. Under Dr. Hirabayashi's direction, Olevia Japan is expected to develop into a world-class research and development center, utilizing expert engineering teams and incorporating the latest in advanced Japanese technology into innovative future Olevia products.

Olevia's debut in Japan marks another important step for the brand's continued growth in the Asia-Pacific region. On March 2, 2007, Olevia debuted in Taiwan with a line of high-end HDTVs exclusively designed for the Taiwan home theater, pro-AV market. Syntax-Brillian anticipates that demand for Olevia HDTVs in Japan will increase in 2008 due to the Beijing Olympics and projects shipments to reach between 60,000 and 80,000 units annually. (...)

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070309/20070309005100.html?.v=1

::: :::



der absolute Hammer waere natuerlich Sued-KOREA mitten ins Herz von Samsung

[teecee1]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 28.117.965 von teecee1 am 04.03.07 23:55:14

http://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/10/07billionaires_Gerald-Ha…

The World's Billionaires
#799 Gerald Harvey
03.08.07, 6:00 PM ET

(...) Cofounded publicly traded Harvey Norman electronics empire in Australia in 1982. Remains executive chairman. Group now benefiting from sales of high-tech items like plasma TVs. Expanding around the world; franchises shops in Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and Slovenia. Next up: the U.K. (...)

[teecee1]

neue Ausgangssituation für BRLC: http://stockcharts.com/school/doku.php?id=chart_school:chart…



Bullisher Keil
Der bullishe Keil ist eine Bodenbildungs-Formation, die am Ende eines Abwärtstrend entsteht.
Der Abwärtsdruck lässt nach, und die untere Trendlinie wird flacher.
Auf der anderen Seite können sich die Bullen noch nicht durchsetzen.
Aus dieser Kombination entsteht eine Keil-Formation mit einem positiven Ausbruchs-Charakter.

[teecee1]

Kolin increases investments in China
MOPS, March 9; Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com [Friday 9 March 2007]

The board of directors at Kolin have approved an additional investment of US$6 million in China, according to a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE).

Kolin will add an investment of US$5 million to a joint venture Nanjing Huahai Display Technology and plans to invest US$1 million in a Shanghai-based affilate, the filing said.

Nanjing Huahai Display Technology, a joint venture of Syntax-Brillina, Kolin and two China-based distributors, focuses on LCD TV manufacturing and sales for the China market. The joint venture opened a new facility last October and projected an annual capacity of approximately 300,000 LCD TVs, according to Syntax-Brillian.

[teecee1]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 28.208.507 von teecee1 am 09.03.07 19:17:48

Mittelfristig
untere Trendlinie:
28.12.06 Tief $8.22
25.12.06 Tief $7.88
21.01.07 Tief $7.50
05.03.07 Tief $6.81

Kurzfristig
Aufwärtstrendlinie
05.03.07 Tief $6.81
09.03.07 Tief $7.69

autom. update: http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=BRLC&p=D&yr=0&mn=6&dy=0&id=…

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Taiwan market: Kolin unveils 42-inch 1080p LCD TV
Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com, Taipei [Monday 12 March 2007]

To celebrate accumulated LCD TV shipments exceeding one million units, Kolin recently introduced a 42-inch LCD TV that features resolution of 1,920x1,080 in Taiwan, with a price tag of NT$59,900 (US$1,812).

Other features of Kolin's KLT-4268 include a brightness of 500 nits, a contrast ratio of 1,500:1 and viewing angle of 176 degrees, said Kolin.

Kolin now has 20-, 23-, 27- 32-, 37-, 40-, 42- and 47-inch models for its LCD TV line up, with the 47-inch segment supporting full HD signals, according to the company's website.

More and more 42-inch 1080p LCD TVs are available in Taiwan. Last month, Chi Mei began offering a 42-inch full HD LCD TV locally at NT$54,900. TV brands such as Asus, Microtek, BenQ, Teco and Tatung are also offering 42-inch 1080p LCD TVs in Taiwan.

Tabelle:
Taiwan market: Price comparison for 42-inch 1080p LCD TV (NT$): http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20070312VL203.html

... komm endlich aus deiner verdammten Ecke raus ... ... $7.90 du dracketse drackschnack ...

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Angebot vom 11.03.- 17.03. auf der Titelseite

ÖLEVIA 32" HD LCD TV für 499 $

http://kmart.shoplocal.com/kmart/default.aspx?action=browsep…



yahoo board: http://messages.finance.yahoo.com/Stocks_%28A_to_Z%29/Stock…

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BRLC:US
Syntax-Brillian Corp

Syntax-Brillian's Sollitto Says 2007 Outlook Is `Outstanding'

By Andrea Tan and Bernard Lo

March 13 (Bloomberg) -- Vincent Sollitto, chief executive officer of Syntax-Brillian Corp., comments on the company's outlook for 2007. He spoke in an interview from Tempe, Arizona, today.

Syntax-Brillian makes Olevia high-definition televisions and Vivitar digital cameras.

On the company's market share in China in 2006:

``Last year, we went from 2 percent market share to 5 percent market share. In the December quarter, we were the top-rated non- Chinese company.''

On Syntax-Brillian's outlook for this year:

``The outlook for 2007 is outstanding. We're very happy with our prospects. We're doing fine and our supply chain is eager to get our business.

``Our business model allows us to have 5-10 percent operating profit at significantly lower prices.''

To contact the reporter on this story: Andrea Tan in Singapore at [e-mail]

Last Updated: March 13, 2007 03:08 EDT

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&refer=con…

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::: :::

All:

We launched Olevia in Taiwan and Japan this past week.
Bloomberg interview originated with Bernie Lo in Hong Kong here this morning. Given Japan launch news was also this morning.

Vincent Sollitto took remote interview from Arizona, near our corporate office. I am here in Asia for launch, as well as PR efforts in Asia. Trust clarity helps.
We plan to post video in coming few days on corp site.

Best regards,
HOPE

http://messages.finance.yahoo.com/Stocks_%28A_to_Z%29/Stocks…

... lustige Episode ...

Ich hoffe das ich Ende des Jahres auch wieder nach Asien fahren kann !!!
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auf mein pc läuft nix ... ... etwas zu alt das blöde teil ...

There was a very nice video interview on Bloomberg.com lasting a little over 7 minutes.
Here is a link to it: http://www.bloomberg.com/avp/avp.htm?clipSRC=mms://media2.bl…

... noch etwas zum Chartverlauf ... unter saublöden Umständen könnten wir noch bis ca. $6.50 absacken !!!

1. fallende Keilformation nicht nach oben durchbrochen, platz bis zur unteren Trendlinie.
2. noch ein offenes GAP von Anfang November.

...

Bei einem Selling-Climax kommen zu einem bestimmten niedrigen Preis kapitalstarke Anleger in den Markt, die die Aktie eindeutig als zu billig einstufen. Die anderen Anleger, die bis zum Auftreten des Selling-Climax Panikverkäufe getätigit hatten, sehen den Nachfrage-Boom und springen auf den (in die Gegenrichtung) fahrenden Zug auf. Der Abwärtstrend kann dadurch gebrochen werden.

da gibts noch ein Seite von Thomsonfinacial(?) wer kauft( Inst. o.privat), finde den aber gerad nicht.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 28.244.709 von teecee1 am 11.03.07 22:23:50

Pillips stopt 42" und 50" PDP TVs in Nord-Amerika und Australien und später dieses Jahr in China und will sich auf LCD TVs konzentrieren !!! was ich so übersetzen konnte ich hoffe mal das ich nix falsch verstanden habe ...



www.digitimes.com klick displays

... kann gerade nix kopieren,

der LCD TV Markt erhöht sich dieses Jahr laut iSuppli, von 72,9 mill auf 75,3 mill Einheiten.
nächstes Jahr 100 millionen Einheiten und 2011 sollen es 172 millionen werden.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 28.208.507 von teecee1 am 09.03.07 19:17:48

Selamat Datang

Gelesen gesamt: 2218
Gelesen heute: 31

... das gibts natürlich auch noch ...



Kreuzwiderstand
Bei einem Kreuzwiderstand treffen zwei Widerstandslinien an einem Punkt aufeinander:
die Abwärtstrendlinie kreuzt von oben die horizontale, signifikante Widerstandlinie.
Dieser Schmelzpunkt, an dem sich die Bärenkrafte quasi verdoppeln, ist für den Bullen besonders, schwer zu überwinden. Schaffen Sie es trotzdem, erfolgt meist eine fulminante Reaktion.

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... leider keine direkt Qualle ...

Syntax Brillian Corporation

Guidance Sandbagged; Target & Kmart on Board;
Confusion Creates Opportunity; SO

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We are reiterating our SO on BRLC, raising our estimates & target (to $15 from $10) following stellar Dec. Q results. Due to BRLC's hyper-growth, tangled accounting/structure, & booming capital requirements, we believe Street confusion is at all-time highs, creating an attractive opportunity.
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BRLC reported post-pre-announced (up on 1/8) non-GAAP EPS of $0.28, on revs of $242M. GMs came in a smidgen light at 15.6%, due to an accounting reversal of a late Q shipment. FY07 rev. guidance of $650-$700, barely factors in the June Q ramps at Target (16K+) and Kmart.
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We believe BRLC could eclipse the $1B mark in CY07, if it can secure an Asian factoring/financing agreement.Considering Asian demand & GMs are
above average, we believe a factoring deal (could lower DSOs by 60%) would be a watershed event, as it would remove BRLC's glass ceiling.
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At ~9x our new/conservative CY07 EPS est. of $0.90, BRLC is trading at an unwarranted 56% discount to its peers. Considering the surprising LCoS ramp (Skyworth, Konka, TCL), likelihood of a near-term financing, & more
big-box penetration, we view BRLC as an extremely promising opportunity.
Stock Price Performance

Following its recent merger with Syntax Group, BRLC is
now the 5th largest supplier of LCD TVs in the U.S.
BRLC is also focused on commercializing its proprietary
LCoS TV platform.

www.brilliancorp.com

Daniel M. Gelbtuch Rick Schafer

1 [phone] 1 [phone]

[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Hugh Cunningham Daniel Morris

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[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Find CIBC research on Bloomberg, Reuters, firstcall.com
and cibcwm.com

Source: Reuters
All figures in US dollars, unless otherwise stated. 07-71647 © 2007

... ... 1 Mrd. Umsatz fürs CY 07 ... ... habt ihr das von mir ... ... ist schon etwas länger her, als ich das gesagt habe ...

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 28.344.628 von teecee1 am 17.03.07 17:46:30

BRLC: Guidance Sandbagged; Target & Kmart on Board; Confusion Creates Opportunity; SO 09 Feb 2007 CIBC World Markets 12Pgs $30.00

http://stocks.us.reuters.com/stocks/analystResearch.asp?symb…
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Auf Onvista tut sich seit einem Monat auch was ...

http://fonds.onvista.de/filter-suche/top-holding.html?WKN=A0…

A0DNFH US SMALLER COMPANIES FUND A 1,30%
A0DNFK US SMALLER COMPANIES FUND D1 1,30%

die gehören zu Gartmore SICAV Luxemburg

und Gartmore ist natürlich hier vertreten: http://www.nasdaq.com/asp/holdings.asp?mode=&kind=&symbol=br…

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Technology -- Precision Components and Subsystems
UPDATE: FURTHER PENETRATION IN
ASIA, STRONG KMART SALES.
REITERATE BUY

Event Recently, Syntax-Brillian announced that its LCD HDTVs were launched in Taiwan at a VIP event in Taipei, and later announced that its highdefinition televisions will become available in Japan. In both announcements, the company mentioned that it will introduce TVs with
panels from Sharp to both markets later this year.

Domestically, our channel checks indicate that Kmart saw extremely strong sales of the Ölevia LCD TV featured prominently on sale in last week’s circular.

Impact: Positive. The Ölevia brand of LCD TVs are already very popular in Hong Kong and China, and opening up the potentially large Taiwanese and Japanese markets are important milestones supporting our thesis that a
large driver of Syntax-Brillian’s growth will continue to come from Asia. More importantly, the announcements mention that Sharp will supply panels -- these are the first such mentions of a relationship with the Japanese panel supplier -- which could possibly lead to eventual
sourcing in large quantities and strengthen the supply chain of tier-one quality LCD panels for Syntax-Brillian. We also view the strong sales at Kmart positively, as it signifies that there is still healthy demand for
Ölevia TVs, even in the seasonally slowest quarter.

Action:
We believe these data points are indicative of strong conditions and that Syntax-Brillian still has many positive catalysts ahead, such as ramping of LCoS, new US distribution, introduction to the European market and
further penetration of the Asian markets. As such, we reiterate our BUY rating and $15 price target, which is based on a 17.5x multiple of our C2007 EPS estimate of $0.88.

So bashers; you can say all you want, But I am going to listen the the ones who REALLY KNOW what's going on; becuase it's obvious YOU HAVE NO CLUE!

Source Proof: Syntax-Brillian
BRLC : NASDAQ : US$7.70 BUY
Target: US$15.00
Jonathan Dorsheimer 1.617.371.3875
[e-mail]
Josh Baribeau 1.617.371.3892
[e-mail]
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Part 2 of 2 of Continuation:

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
In Taiwan, the TVs will be targeted to the high-end home theater market, leaving room for Kolin’s lower-tier LCD TV, which already exist in the market. The 1080p HDTVs will range in size from 32" to 47", and we believe they will retail for NT$25,900 - $94,900(approximately $780 - $2,865 at current exchange rates). Syntax-Brillian estimates that it will ship 20,000 units in 2007, which represents 2.5% of the local market. Kolin-Denon, a subsidiary of Kolin and Nippon Denon, will market and distribute the TVs, while the new Ölevia Taiwan sales office will begin oversee all operations in the Asia-Pacific region.

Syntax-Brillian indicated that it is working to introduce a 65" set with a Sharp panel later this year, and may also introduce its LCoS television to the market at some point in the future.

In Japan, Syntax-Brillian will be partnering with BMT, a local high-definition and VOD equipment and services provider to serve as a marketing, logistics and support. Syntax-Brillian has received an initial purchase order for 20,000 42" LCD TVs from BMT that are to begin delivery in H2/07 and will be targeted at the commercial market.

Additionally, NTT Telecom has placed an order for 3,000 42" LCD TVs, and the company expects more in the future. We believe Syntax-Brillian is likely to introduce 42", 47", 52" and 65" 1080p LCD TVs with panels from Sharp in the future. We expect 2007 Japanese sales to reach 50,000 units, and reach 60,000 - 80,000 units annually thereafter.
Recent proprietary channel checks indicate that the launch/initial markdown on a 32" Ölevia LCD HDTV at Kmart was wildly successful. The TV was prominently featured on the front cover of the weekly circular for March 10-17 with an advertised price of $499, from its regular price of $699. All 24 stores surveyed, scattered randomly throughout the country, indicated that the TV sold out within the first day, with estimates ranging from 5-12 units per store. With a conservative estimate of seven units per store and Kmart’s1,400+ stores yields an approximate sales figure of just under 10,000 units for the sale. We believe this strong showing nearly makes up for the delayed launch we anticipated to occur before the Super Bowl, and view it as a positive data point.

While earlier checks indicate that Kmart was retailing a 23" Ölevia LCD for $429 as early as January 9, last week’s sale is coincident with the first nationwide rollout of the larger model. Select stores began displaying the TV (although at its full price of $699) as early the
prior week in anticipation of the event. Conversations with employees indicate that quantities were limited and that rain checks were not issued, but most associates believe
that Kmart will continue to sell the TV and are expecting additional shipments of the units in the future, though not necessarily before the sale ended.

All three of these recent data points confirm that the Ölevia brand is becoming more recognized as a market leader through aggressive marketing and new distribution. We are
also pleased that that management keeps executing strategic initiatives, such as sourcing Sharp’s panels. We continue to remain very positive on the name and believe that these
and other similar announcements should act as positive catalysts in the future.

... ... den letzten beißen die Hunde ...

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Syntax-Brillian Announces $15.5 Million Strategic Investment
Wednesday March 28, 6:30 am ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News) announced today that it has raised approximately $15.5 million in a strategic financing with investors including an entity controlled by John Jung-Jyh Wu, President and CEO of TCV Group, the company's primary supplier of plastic injection molded parts, and WesTech Electronics Limited of Singapore, a provider of electronic components for Syntax-Brillian's award-winning Olevia branded TVs.

The investment comprises 2,118,172 shares of common stock priced at $7.32 per share and three-year warrants to purchase 211,817 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $8.78 per share, exercisable beginning September 27, 2007.

This investment provides capital to continue Syntax-Brillian's growth, including expanding its manufacturing base and supporting the company's efforts to continue elevating awareness of the Olevia brand among consumers worldwide.

"We're impressed with Syntax-Brillian's rapid ascent in the North American HDTV market and its potential to continue to capture market share into the future. We look forward to working closely, as a partner, with Syntax-Brillian to support its volume requirements as it builds recognition of the Olevia brand for HDTV excellence," said Mr. Wu of TCV.

"This investment by key executives of TCV Group and WesTech once again validates our strategic direction and ongoing success," said Syntax-Brillian CEO Vincent Sollitto. "This investment further aligns the interests of Syntax-Brillian and its shareholders with those of our valued supply chain members as we continue to work together to develop even more exciting next-generation digital entertainment products."
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27.03.07 Syntax-Brillian hat mit einer Investorengruppe um John Jung-Jyh Wu, Präsident und CEO der TCV Group, eine Finanzierung in Höhe von 15,5Mio. USD abgeschlossen. Die neuen Investoren erhalten neben den 2,118Mio. neuer Aktien zu $7,32/Aktie, eine Kaufoption für weitere 211.817 Anteile zu je $8,78/Aktie. Mit Hilfe dieser Finanzierung, will Syntax-Brillian sein Wachstum weiter forcieren und die Produktionskapazitäten ausbauen.

http://www.nasdaq-stocks.de/html/syntax-brillian.htm
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Cramer Interviews Syntax-Brillian CEO

In this March 27 'Mad Money' clip, Jim Cramer and Vincent Sollitto discuss the home theater market.

http://videoplayer.thestreet.com/?clipId=1373_10347055&chann…

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Matsushita Producing LCD TVs in Malaysia
Thursday April 5, 8:07 am ET

Matsushita Begins Producing LCD TVs in Malaysia, First in Asia Outside Japan

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Japan's Matsushita Industrial Co. Ltd., which makes Panasonic brand products, has begun making liquid crystal display TVs in Malaysia to meet growing global demand, officials said Thursday. (...)

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070405/malaysia_panasonic.html

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Syntax-Brillian files shelf for up to 30 mln shares
Fri Apr 6, 2007 5:20pm ET

WASHINGTON, April 6 (Reuters) - Syntax-Brillian Corp. (BRLC.O: Quote, Profile , Research), a maker of HDTVs and digital entertainment products, on Friday said it may periodically sell up to 30 million shares.

Certain stockholders may periodically sell up to another 3 million shares, according to a shelf registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

The company said it plans to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, which may include debt repayment. Under a shelf registration, a company may sell securities in one or more separate offerings with the size, price and terms to be determined at the time of sale.

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Syntax-Brillian Corporation Affirms Revenue and Gross Margin Guidance for Quarter Ended March 31, 2007
Thursday April 12, 6:30 am ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), one of the fastest-growing manufacturers of HDTVs in North America, today re-affirmed its revenue and gross margin guidance for its third fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007.

"In our quarterly earnings release on February 8, 2007, we provided revenue guidance for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 of $160 million to $170 million on unit volumes of 210,000 to 240,000 units," said Wayne Pratt, Syntax-Brillian's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. "While the results of the quarter have not yet been finalized, we believe that revenue for the quarter will be within that range. Additionally, we believe that gross margins will be within the range of 15% to 17% that we had previously forecasted."

Syntax-Brillian expects to report its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 during the week of May 7, 2007.

... etwas weniger als erwartet... ... nur nicht die nerven verlieren ...

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 28.781.293 von teecee1 am 12.04.07 18:40:25

UPDATE1: http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?type=com…

(...) Vinh said he still expects the company to come in at the high-end of its forecast range as he expects TV display resets at retailer Target Corp.'s (TGT.N: Quote, Profile , Research) stores to have a positive impact on sales of its Olevia LCD TV.

Analysts on average expected the company to post third-quarter revenue of $167 million, according to Reuters Estimates.

Shares of the company were down 45 cents at $7.89 on the Nasdaq. (Reporting by Shivani Singh and Vivek Seal in Bangalore)

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Kolin considers LCD TV production in Vietnam, says paper
Commercial Times, April 13; Emily Chuang, DigiTimes.com [Friday 13 April 2007]

Kolin is considering building a LCD TV plant in Vietnam, according to the Chinese-language Commercial Times.

The maker currently relies on a LCD TV production base in Philippine for the South-East Asia market, the report noted.

http://digitimes.com/displays/a20070413PB200.html
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UPDATE 2-Syntax-Brillian reaffirms Q3 revenue view, shares fall
Thu Apr 12, 2007 2:00pm ET
By Vivek Seal

BANGALORE, April 12 (Reuters) - Shares of Syntax-Brillian Corp. (BRLC.O: Quote, Profile , Research) fell more than 5 percent on Thursday after the maker of Olevia LCD televisions reaffirmed its third-quarter revenue and gross margins outlook.

"People were hoping that they will reaffirm their guidance to the higher end of it," Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Edward Jackson said by phone.

There is a chance of upside to the outlook in 2007, but the estimate is contingent upon the company's ability to finance growth, he said.

John Vinh, an analyst with C.E. Unterberg, Towbin, said, "People expected stronger updated guidance as historically they are able to reaffirm with stronger guidance." (...)

http://stocks.us.reuters.com/stocks/overview.asp?symbol=BRLC…

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Sprint Center gets fourth 'founding partner'
Kansas City Business Journal - 9:51 AM CDT Friday, April 13, 2007

Sprint Center's newest sponsor won't have to worry about a lack of exposure. Its brand will be on televisions throughout the arena.

Syntax-Brillian Corp., whose brands include Olevia televisions, is Sprint Center's fourth "founding partner." The sponsorship deal is part of a larger agreement with arena operator and investor Anschutz Entertainment Group.

Chris Thomas, vice president of corporate sales for Sprint Center, said the sponsorship will result in high-definition Olevia LCD televisions being placed throughout the arena's concourses and suites -- about 300 units in all.

"Instead of having traditional television sets, the entire facility is going to have LCD monitors," Thomas said.

He said that Sprint Center will be the first AEG property to be fully outfitted with Olevia sets but that the sponsorship will put the sets in AEG arena and stadiums throughout the country. Among AEG's venues are Staples Center and The Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, NOKIA Theatre Times Square in New York and Prudential Center, now under construction in New Jersey.

Syntax-Brillian joins UMB, Farmland Foods and The University of Kansas Hospital as founding partners for Sprint Center. Thomas said arena officials are close to announcing a few other founding partners. AEG usually tries to get 10 to 12 founding partners for its facilities.

The $276 million Sprint Center is set to open in October.

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2007/04/09/dai…

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Olevia(TM) Named Official HDTV of ESPN's KIA X Games Asia
Monday April 16, 6:30 am ET
Sponsorship Includes Extensive Multimedia Exposure Throughout the Asia-Pacific Region

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Popular HDTV brand Olevia(TM) strengthened its Asia-Pacific campaign as the official HDTV of ESPN's KIA X Games Asia in Shanghai, China. This marks Olevia's inaugural sponsorship with the event, organized by ESPN STAR Sports, Asia's number one sports broadcaster.

Olevia's involvement with the event includes extensive exposure for the HDTV brand across ESPN STAR Sports' multiple media platforms, including broadcast, radio, print, online and on-site advertising in markets throughout the Asia-Pacific region beginning in March to July 2007.

Olevia's broadcast presence will include television commercials for pre-event promotions, during the live broadcast and in subsequent repeat broadcasts, as well as exposure within live event coverage and re-broadcasts via on-site signage.

Olevia, the popular HDTV brand, is part of Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products.

KIA X Games Asia will be held at Jiangwan Stadium near Shanghai, China, from May 3-5, 2007, and televised live by ESPN STAR Sports' Asia network and the Shanghai Media Group. The event will enjoy live coverage on the ESPN STAR Sports' Asia network on ESPN India, ESPN Taiwan, ESPN Hong Kong and ESPN Philippines. Additionally, Olevia will also receive exposure in local Chinese media via television commercials to be broadcast during the coverage of the event.

Olevia will also be prominently featured in ESPN STAR Sports' advertising and promotional materials for the event, including radio advertising, newspaper and magazine advertising, flyers, billboards and banners, as well as the official KIA X Games Asia website, www.kiaxgamesasia.com, and online advertising and promotions.

"As Olevia continues to grow in the Asia-Pacific region, we're very excited about the exposure and increase in brand awareness that our sponsorship of KIA X Games Asia will generate," said Vincent Sollitto, CEO of Syntax-Brillian. "Our association with ESPN has been integral to Olevia's growing popularity in the United States and we're confident that this sponsorship will continue that successful relationship."

"Utilizing the vast array of ESPN's global multimedia properties and events, Syntax-Brillian has collaborated with us to successfully establish the Olevia brand in North America," said Rick Alessandri, managing director, X Games Franchise. "By expanding ESPN's relationship with Olevia to the Asia-Pacific region with this new sponsorship of KIA X Games Asia, we are confident ESPN's robust international presence will help further elevate Olevia's global reach."

"We are delighted to have Olevia on board for this exciting event," said Harvey Davis, ESPN STAR Sports' Senior Director, Events Management Group. "This is another example of our ability to create event marketing solutions that address the needs of our clients on multiple levels, and provide them the right avenue and platform to fully leverage on the enormous potential of this engaging event. More importantly, we are pleased Olevia acknowledges the benefits of its association with Asia's biggest action sports competition."

More than 200 of the world's top action sports athletes from more than 20 countries and five continents will compete in the three-day event and feature multiple disciplines, including Aggressive In-Line Skate, Skateboard, BMX Freestyle, Sport Climbing and a Moto X demonstration, along with live concerts daily, entertainment and on-site DJs.

Visit the official websites, www.Kiaxgamesasia.com and www.espnstar.com.cn, for more information and contests.(...)

(...) About ESPN STAR Sports

ESPN STAR Sports is a 50:50 joint venture between two of the world's leading cable and satellite broadcasters. As Asia's definitive and complete sports broadcaster and content provider, ESPN STAR Sports combines the strengths and resources of its ultimate parent companies - Walt Disney (ESPN, Inc.) and News Corporation Limited (STAR) - to deliver a diverse array of international and regional sports to viewers via its encrypted pay and free-to-air services.

ESPN STAR Sports showcases an unparalleled variety of premier live sports from around the globe 24 hours a day to a cumulative reach of more than 276 million viewers in Asia. ESPN STAR Sports has 13 networks covering 24 countries, each localized to deliver differentiated world-class premier sports programming to Asian viewers. This includes ESPN Asia, ESPN India, ESPN Taiwan, ESPN Singapore, ESPN Philippines, MBC-ESPN (Korea), ESPN Hong Kong, STAR Sports Hong Kong, STAR Sports Asia, STAR Sports India, STAR Sports Taiwan, STAR Sports Southeast Asia and STAR Sports Singapore.

On the ground, the ESPN STAR Sports Event Management Group manages and promotes premier sporting events around Asia. The multi-lingual, online platforms, espnstar.com, espnstar.com.cn and espnstar.com.tw and footballcrazy.tv interact with millions of users, providing them with in-depth sports news, results and competitions.

mobileESPN enables sports fans to follow their favourite sports more closely than ever with content specially delivered via their mobile phones. mobileESPN is the first of a regional suite of services to be offered across seven markets in Asia Pacific - Airtel (India), Hutch (India), Idea (India), BSNL (India), BPL Mobile (India), CSL (Hong Kong), Globe Telecom (Philippines), Maxis (Malaysia), SingTel (Singapore), Taiwan Mobile (Taiwan), Telkomsel (Indonesia), StarHub (Singapore), MobileOne (Singapore), PCCW (Hong Kong), Sunday (Hong Kong) and Astro (Malaysia). Other multimedia platforms include fully managed wireless services ranging from SMS/MMS to WAP.

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070416/20070416005300.html?.v=1

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Olevia(TM) HDTV and ESPN Renew and Expand Ongoing Marketing Relationship
Monday April 23, 6:30 am ET

Olevia Brand Will Be Featured Across Broad Range of ESPN Media Outlets into 2008

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corp. (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, today announced that it has renewed and expanded its extensive, ongoing marketing agreement with ESPN to feature the company's award-winning Olevia HDTV brand throughout ESPN media properties including television, radio, print, event and online outlets. Elements of the agreement run from April 2007 through August 2008.

Olevia began advertising on a variety of ESPN properties, including TV networks ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN HD, ESPN2 HD and ESPNews as well as ESPN Radio, ESPN.com, and ESPN The Magazine, beginning in September 2006. Under the renewed agreement, Olevia will continue to be featured on these properties and build on that presence with expanded advertising and marketing efforts. Olevia will be featured via sponsorships of Spanish-language outlet ESPN Deportes and on-site sponsorships of ESPN events and broadcasts, including the network's College GameDay tour and the network's coverage of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game and Super Bowl. Additionally, Syntax-Brillian has secured the rights to integrate the ESPN HD logo marks as well as exclusive ESPN HD content for co-branded, in-store advertising and promotional purposes through 2008.

Olevia will be presented alongside a broad range of sports programming including the National Football League, Major League Baseball and NCAA football and basketball, as well as ESPN's signature sports news and information program SportsCenter. The brand will enjoy broad exposure to the 121 million people in the U.S. watching, reading, surfing or listening to ESPN media properties each week.

"Our ongoing marketing relationship with ESPN has led to an explosion in brand awareness, consumer acceptance of Olevia and consumer propensity to purchase," said Hope Frank, Chief Marketing Officer for Syntax-Brillian. "We have truly been able to elevate Olevia to a tier-one level of exposure and prestige thanks to the iconic power of the ESPN brand, the access that they've given us to world-class programming and events as well as their superb execution of our marketing program."

Additional details of the agreement include:

ESPN Television:

>>Olevia will be featured in television commercials April 2007 - August 2008
>>Olevia will be a featured sponsor of ESPN HD from April 2007 through June 2007 and resuming October 2007 through June 2008
>>Olevia will be a presenting sponsor of Esta Noche, ESPN Deportes' Monday Night Football pre-game show
>>Olevia will sponsor the Weekly Top 10 Plays feature in ESPN Deportes' Sportscenter
>>Olevia will continue as the featured sponsor of ESPN's Full Court college basketball pay-per-view package and will also sponsor ESPN's GamePlan college football pay-per-view package

ESPN Radio:

>>Olevia will be featured on in-show sponsorships of Mike & Mike in the Morning and The Dan Patrick Show throughout Spring 2007 through 2008
>>Olevia will be featured at on-site sponsorships of ESPN Radio broadcasts of the College GameDay tour, 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in San Francisco, CA and 2008 Super Bowl in Glendale, AZ

ESPN The Magazine:

>>Olevia will be featured in multiple issues of the award-winning ESPN The Magazine
>>Olevia will be the official HDTV sponsor of ESPN The Magazine's NEXT event at the 2008 Super Bowl in Glendale, Arizona

ESPN.com:

>>Olevia will be featured on ESPN.com throughout Spring 2007, resuming in Fall 2007 through August 2008
During the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament season, Olevia will sponsor individual NCAA men's college basketball team pages

Olevia's marketing relationship with ESPN has produced a significant, quantifiable, positive impact for the brand in terms of generating consumer awareness, favorable impression and propensity to purchase Olevia, according to third-party research conducted by Dynamic Logic, a Millward Brown company, that measured the impact of the cross-media advertising campaign. >>Olevia began its marketing relationship with ESPN in September 2006, and in the key demographic of males age 18 to 49, awareness of the brand had increased by 347% (+33.9 points) and consideration of purchasing an Olevia had risen by 161% (+18 points) by the end of the campaign measurement period.

"Since our relationship began in September of 2006, Syntax-Brillian expertly leveraged all of ESPN's resources, including television, radio, print and online, to make Olevia a widely recognized and respected name in the HDTV business," said Bryan Burns, ESPN's Vice President, Strategic Business Planning and Development. "The ongoing success of Olevia, in the United States and internationally, is proof of the powerful impact that ESPN properties can have in terms of elevating a brand and aiding a company to reach its business goals. We're pleased to continue and expand our association with Olevia and work with them on even more new and dynamic programs globally." (...)

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070423/20070423005043.html?.v=1

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Taiwan market: Tatung and Chi Mei tie in LCD TV market in 1Q
EDN, April 21; Emily Chuang, DIGITIMES [Monday 23 April 2007]

Tatung and Chi Mei both ranked the top position in Taiwan LCD TV market for the first quarter of this year, according to the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN).

The two companies both shipped 21,000 LCD TVs in the period while Kolin delivered 17,000 units and took the second position, the paper noted.

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Kolin sees panel, power supply and PCB for LCD TVs in short supply in 2H07 EDN, April 30; Emily Chuang, DIGITIMES [Monday 30 April 2007]

Frank T. Lee, president of Kolin, recently said LCD panels, LCD power supply, and printed circuit board (PCB) for LCD TVs will be in a tight supply situation in the second half of 2007, according to today's Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN).

To secure a sufficient supply of PCBs, Vigour Technology, a Kolin affiliate has acquired Primax Technology's surface-mount technology (SMT) department. Meanwhile, Ares Tech, another Kolin affiliate, is now developing power supply for large-size LCD TVs, the paper reported

http://digitimes.com/displays/a20070430PB205.html

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Sector Snap: Flat Screen TV Makers
Tuesday May 1, 12:07 pm ET
Big-Screen TV Makers Down After Circuit City Says Sales Stalled

NEW YORK (AP) -- Sales of companies that make flat-panel television components were down Tuesday, after electronics retailer Circuit City Stores Inc. said disappointing big-screen TV sales will cause it to post a loss.

Circuit City shares dropped to a yearly low on the news, and at least six analysts downgraded the stock.

Analysts were divided about the cause of Circuit City's shortfall. Buckingham Research analyst Daniel Binder downgraded the stock to "Neutral" from "Strong Buy." Binder said the bad news is not specific to Circuit City, but expects industry trends may weaken other electronics retailers.

CIBC World Markets analyst Daniel Gelbtuch and Citigroup analyst Daryl Armstrong felt the problem was unique to Circuit City. Armstrong said competitor Best Buy Inc. did not experience similar problems, meaning business for Corning Inc., which makes glass materials used in liquid crystal display TVs, would remain healthy.

Gelbtuch said the Circuit City did not manage its digital TV units well, and said high-definition TV maker Syntax-Brillian Corp. would benefit from the news. Unlike some of its competitors, it has guaranteed supply deals with retailers, he said, meaning it should be able to avoid low supplies and falling prices later this year.

Circuit City shares dropped $1.77, to 10.4 percent, to $15.68 on the New York Stock Exchange. The stock hit a two-year low of $15.31.

Corning stock slid 50 cents, or 2.1 percent, to $23.23 on the NYSE.

SpatiaLight Inc., which makes used in high-definition sets, fell 2 cents, or 7.1 percent, to 26 cents per share on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

Syntax-Brillian lost 4 cents to $7.10 on the Nasdaq

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StarMine Analyst Profile
CIBC World Markets' Daniel Gelbtuch
John J. Ray 05.01.07, 6:00 PM ET

(...) Over the short term, the 34-year-old CIBC World Markets analyst likes Syntax-Brillian (nasdaq: BRLC - news - people ), a television manufacturer for the budget-minded. Under the Olevia brand, the company has managed to place its products in all of the top retailers in the U.S. and China. "The stock is much undervalued and one of the most shorted, most controversial stocks out there," Gelbtuch says. "I think this is going to be one of the biggest short squeezes of all time."

If you wish to cast your lot with Gelbtuch, Syntax-Brillian sells for 8 times its June 2008 fiscal-year-end consensus forecast of $0.86 per share.

http://www.forbes.com/2007/04/29/starmine-stocks-analysts-pf…

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Investor's Business Daily
Upstart Syntax-Brillian Edges Into TV Picture
Tuesday May 1, 7:00 pm ET
Patrick Seitz

Olevia, the television brand from upstart electronics firm Syntax-Brillian, is becoming a pain in the side of established brands such as Sony, Samsung and Sharp.

Syntax-Brillian (NasdaqGM:BRLC - News) applies some of the same techniques to TV production that Dell (NasdaqGSELL - News) used to become a giant in personal computers. The Tempe, Ariz.-based company has a lower cost structure than the big names in consumer electronics, so it's able to undercut rivals' prices, says Vincent Sollitto, chief executive of Syntax-Brillian.

But Syntax-Brillian isn't the low-priced vendor.

It is aiming for the mid-tier customers who want a high-quality digital TV set but don't want to pay the premiums charged by Sony (NYSE:SNE - News) and other tier-one vendors, he says.

"We've come in with a (business) model that says that we're pricing our product 20% below the tier-ones and 20% above the tier-threes," Sollitto said. He counts the Vizio, Westinghouse and Polaroid brands among the lower tier.

When it comes to flat-panel TVs, U.S. consumers are very price conscious, says Riddhi Patel, an analyst with research firm iSuppli. If the picture quality looks the same and the price difference is more than $200, buyers will go for the cheaper set, she says. That has given an edge to Syntax-Brillian, she says.

"In North America, specifically, consumers are looking at LCD TVs as a new market with no established brand leader," Patel said.

LCD and LCoS Sets

Syntax-Brillian sells two types of televisions. Its biggest category is flat-panel liquid crystal display TVs. It also sells rear-projection microdisplay TVs that use liquid crystal on silicon, or LCoS, technology.

Formed by a November 2005 merger, Syntax-Brillian has been able to capitalize on a glut of LCD panels from suppliers.

That situation is likely to continue this year and into 2008, says Eddie Taylor, an analyst with market research firm DisplaySearch.

But in the second half of 2008, LCD panels could be harder to come by and that could favor the tier-one TV makers, he says.

If suppliers prefer to sell to the big vendors and they raise prices for Syntax-Brillian, the company could be forced to raise its prices and lose some of its advantages, he says.

The company is expected to announce results for the quarter ended March 31 next week.

It reaffirmed its revenue and gross margin guidance for its fiscal third quarter on April 12. Syntax-Brillian expects revenue of $160 million to $170 million on unit sales of 210,000 to 240,000. It expects a gross profit margin -- revenue after subtracting the cost of goods sold, as a percentage of total sales -- of 15% to 17%.

Analysts polled by Thomson Financial see earnings per share of 12 cents on sales of $167 million.

It lost 26 cents a share a year ago.

Sales are forecast to rise 266% from the year-earlier quarter.

Syntax-Brillian has been profitable for the past two quarters, after losing money every year since at least 1998.

Sollitto says his company's prices will force the big guys to lower their prices and profit margins. Syntax-Brillian can generate gross margins of 15% to 20% and operating profit margins of 5% to 10%, he says. Tier-one firms, he says, have been making 3% to 7% operating profit on 30% to 35% gross margins.

Low Overhead

The company hopes to continue its strategy of keeping low overhead, high productivity and a tightly aligned supply chain, he says.

Most of its suppliers have equity in the company. "They have a stake in our overall success," Sollitto said.

Two years from now, Syntax-Brillian expects to be a major player in the high-definition television market. The company is targeting 10% market share in LCD TVs in North America.

In the fourth quarter of 2006, Syntax-Brillian had 6.8% of the LCD TV market in North America, iSuppli says. DisplaySearch puts the figure at 4.9%.

Syntax-Brillian has set its sights on the sub-$1,000 market, Taylor says. It wants to be a top vendor of digital TVs for people replacing cathode ray tube sets, he says.

The company has been smart about how it publicizes the Olevia brand. It's forged marketing alliances with sports channel ESPN and sports and entertainment presenter AEG. It also has been expanding its retail presence. Its products are available through Circuit City Stores (NYSE:CC - News), Target (NYSE:TGT - News) and some regional chains, and in much of Asia.

http://biz.yahoo.com/ibd/070501/tech01.html?.v=1

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Syntax-Brillian to Announce Financial Results for Fiscal 2007 Third-Quarter on May 10, 2007
Wednesday May 2, 6:30 am ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq: BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, will announce financial results for its fiscal 2007 third-quarter ended March 31, 2007, after the market close on Thursday, May 10, 2007. The company will also host a conference call to review financial results and the company's outlook.

Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Wayne A. Pratt, Chief Financial Officer, will host the conference call. Any investor or interested individual can listen to the call, which is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. PDT (4:30 p.m. EDT) on May 10. To participate in the teleconference, approximately 10 minutes prior to the start time please dial toll-free 877-717-3046 (or 706-634-6364 for international callers) and provide Conference ID 8091631.

You may also listen to the teleconference live via the Internet at www.syntaxbrillian.com or at www.earnings.com. For those unable to attend, these websites will host an archive of the call.

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Syntax-Brillian Secures Bridge Loan Financing Totaling $20 Million
Wednesday May 2, 4:29 pm ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, announced that it has entered into a term loan agreement for a $20 million term note with CIT Commercial Services, a unit of CIT Group Inc., which is a leading global provider of commercial and consumer finance solutions. The note is due on the earlier of September 30, 2007 or Syntax-Brillian's receipt of other financing. This bridge loan has been provided by CIT in anticipation of their participating in a $150 million revolving credit facility to Syntax-Brillian which will be subject to various conditions, including successful completion of due diligence and negotiation of final terms.

According to Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of Syntax-Brillian, the additional credit provides useful working capital to fund general corporate programs and better enables the company to meet recent and growing demand for its Olevia-brand LCD & LCoS(TM) televisions in markets globally.

www.syntaxbrillian.com
www.olevia.com
www.vivitar.com

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 29.134.510 von teecee1 am 04.05.07 16:31:45

Syntax Brillian Shorts May Enter The House of Pain
Tuesday May 1, 9:24 am ET

Notable Calls submits: CIBC has some interesting comments on Syntax Brillian (NasdaqGM: BRLC) saying they are reiterating their Sector Outperformer on BRLC following poor CC results, blamed on soft large-sized DTV sales. Firm believes the shortfall is due to poor Tier-1 pricing & lack of value SKUs, which is precisely why CC's new TV chief has expanded its 2Q-4Q Olevia SKU orders from 2 (27,32) to 6 (larger sizes).

Firm's Circuit City checks indicate large-sized DTV inventories & SKU diversity were poorly managed, and were the reason for CC's recent TV management change. Tier-1 TV inventories have been lingering for 50+ days, while well-priced Olevias (27, 32) have been turning over in under a week.

CIBC believes Target & Kmart are ramping Olevia quite well, & are only limited by BRLC's ability to finance receivables (especially in China). With C1Q AR's currently converting into cash, and an Asian factoring deal on its way, they expect favorable CY07 guidance, when BRLC reports before mid May.

At 8x conservative CY07 EPS estimate of $0.90, they believe BRLC is a compelling value. With a 46%-of-float short position, 9.6 days to cover, rapidly-expanding Tier-1 retail penetration, and a watershed factoring deal on its way, they believe the shorts will soon be feeling a load of pain.

Notablecalls: Interesting comments by CIBC's Daniel M. Gelbtuch. BRCL may be one to watch over the next couple of days.

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Syntax-Brillian Corporation Earnings Conference Call (Q3 2007)
Scheduled to start Thu, May 10, 2007, 4:30 pm Eastern

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DBL DISTRIBUTING, INC’S SUMMER/FALL CATALOG IS ALL ABOUT “NEW”
For more info visit http://www.dbldistributing.com

Featuring 31 New Manufacturers and More Than 3,000 New Products, DBL’s New Catalog is the Most Comprehensive Buying Guide for Consumer Electronic Dealers and Merchants in the United States.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ. – May 8, 2007 -- Sporting a bright orange cover and carrying a theme of “Pump up the Volume!” DBL Distributing’s new Summer/Fall 2007 Catalog for Consumer Electronic Dealers, Retailers and Online Merchants is now available. This is the largest DBL catalog published to date and is once again the largest wholesale catalog of consumer electronic products and accessories in the industry. With more than 1,100 pages, the Summer/Fall catalog is all about what’s “NEW” -- 3,000 “NEW” and exciting products, over 1,900 “NEW” permanent price drops, thirty one “NEW” brand-name manufacturers and most importantly a “NEW” customer service vision for the company.

The catalog features over 17,000 brand-name products relevant to all segments of Consumer Electronics including Home Audio/Video, Custom Installation, Professional Sound and Entertainment, Observation and Security, Mobile A/V, Telecom, Photography/Video, Personal & Portable (Satellite Radio and iPod®), Video Game Accessories, 2-Way Radios (Scanners and GPS), and Computer Accessories.

Other highlights: expanded Home Audio/Video, Cellular, Custom Installation and Professional Sound and Entertainment sections – some of which are significantly larger than the last catalog due to the introduction of new items and new manufacturers. New to DBL’s high growth Home Audio/Video category are Breathe Audio™ Home Audio Systems, Premier Mounts and Olevia HDTV’s. DBL’s Professional Sound and Entertainment (formerly Professional Audio) category continues it’s rapid growth in product assortment and brand depth with the addition of Gem Sound (DJ Equipment), Hosatech, Littlite®, and Tascam. New to DBL’s Personal and Portable category is Digital Lifestyle Outfitters (DLO) – a leading manufacturer and marketer of digital music player accessories that support iPod™ and Zune™ products. DBL’s Wireless/Cellular category expands with the addition of Com One, G-Lite™, Cellular Innovations and Case Logic. X-Spot™ and Cyron™ Lighting are both newly available brands in DBL’s Custom Installation segment offering products that simplify and/or enhance any type of custom installation or home theater project. DBL’s already substantial and well rounded Headphones category will expand with the addition of high-performance products from DENON and fashionable headphones from V-moda.

DBL’s ever-expanding product line now features more than 17,000 Consumer Electronic products and accessories that are highly relevant to independent retailers and online merchants nationwide. DBL is the only distributor focused on consumer electronic accessories – a product category proven time and time again to deliver the highest margins among retailers.

DBL Distributing is recognized as a driving force in the $11 billion U.S. market for consumer electronic accessories. In addition to their award winning catalog that is published three times each year, the company publishes monthly sale flyers and vendor flyers dedicated to introducing new products, new low prices and closeout items. Customers also receive daily promotions through the DBL DISPATCH – the company’s e-marketing newsletter that promotes hot deals and special offers that link directly to dbldistributing.com.

“This week, 90,000 catalogs were mailed to our customer base and almost every consumer electronics retailer nationwide,” explains David Lorsch, DBL’s President and CEO. “We’ve added 31 exciting manufacturer partners as we continually expand our most dynamic product categories. This catalog in particular, is extremely well merchandised as we considered input from customers and their desire to see products in true color and be able to reference detailed product specifications in an easy to follow layout in the catalog.”

About DBL Distributing, Inc.
DBL Distributing, Inc. is one of the nation’s top distributors of consumer electronics accessories and related products, with more than 32,000 retail customers nationwide. Headquartered in a custom-built 144,000 square foot facility in Scottsdale, Arizona, DBL carries more than 17,000 products nearly 400 quality manufacturers. DBL offers same day shipping for orders placed before 5:00pm MST, a best price for 1 or 100 piece policy and a “no minimum” order policy. DBL’s business strategy proves that customers come first. DBL is an active member of CEA, CEDIA, PMA, PARA, NAMM and APRO. For more information please visit http://www.dbldistributing.com/ or contact them at 800.733.6766.

http://www.hometoys.com/news.php4?section=view&id=15940742

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Pou Chen adds new LCD TV line in US
EDN, May 8; Emily Chuang, DIGITIMES [Tuesday 8 May 2007]

Solar Link Technologies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pou Chen, will begin operation its second LCD TV line in the US in June, according to today's Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN), citing executives at Kolin as saying.

With the new line coming on board, the annual capacity at Solar Link will reach 400,000- 500,000 units, up from 200,000 before, the paper noted.

Taiwan-based Pou Chen Group and Kolin, along with US-based Syntax-Brillian are partners for an existing LCD TV plant in the US and the facility is used to support Olevia-brand TVs, said the paper.

http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20070508PB206.html

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Syntax-Brillian Corporation Reports Third Quarter Financial Results
Thursday May 10, 4:01 pm ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), a leading designer, developer, and distributor of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital imaging products, today announced financial results for its fiscal 2007 third quarter ended March 31, 2007.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2007, Syntax-Brillian reported revenue of $162.9 million, up 257% from revenue of $45.7 million in the year-ago quarter. Year-to-date revenue was $492.4 million, up 270% from revenue of $133.2 million for the nine months ended March 31, 2006.

Net income in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, for the quarter was $5.5 million compared with a net loss of $11.4 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2006. GAAP net income for the nine months ended March 31, 2007 was $21.4 million compared with a net loss of $13.4 million for the comparable period of the previous year.

GAAP diluted net income per share was $0.09 for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 compared with a diluted net loss per share of $0.26 for the third quarter of fiscal 2006. Year-to-date diluted net income per share was $0.37 compared with a net loss per share of $0.35 for the comparable period of fiscal 2006.

Adjusted EBITDA (as discussed below) for the third quarter of fiscal 2007 was $15.5 million compared with negative $2.9 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2006. Adjusted EBITDA for the nine months ended March 31, 2007 was $49.2 million compared with $403,000 for the comparable period of the prior year.

"This has been a very exciting quarter for Syntax-Brillian," said Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr., Chairman and CEO of Syntax-Brillian. "Given the challenge of achieving year-to-date revenue growth of 270%, integrating the Vivitar acquisition, and expanding our LCoS program in China, I am extremely pleased with the results this quarter. The success of our advertising campaigns has resulted in increased demand for our Olevia HDTVs and, therefore, our revenue outlook for the full calendar year has now been increased to a range of $975 million to $1.1 billion," Mr. Sollitto continued.

Consolidated gross margins of 18.1% for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 represented a sequential improvement of 250 basis points from the December 2006 quarter and a 900 basis point improvement from the third quarter of fiscal 2006. The sequential improvement from the December quarter represents a return to more normal gross margin levels from the holiday season, which is traditionally the lowest gross margin quarter of the fiscal year. The gross margin improvement from the fiscal 2006 third quarter was a result of improvements in LCD gross margins from 16.2% in the March 2006 quarter to 21.2% in the March 2007 quarter as well as an overall increase in the amount of LCD revenue.

Additionally, Syntax-Brillian completed its acquisition of Vivitar Corporation on November 21, 2006. Revenue for Vivitar for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007 was $13.5 million and $26.9 million, respectively.

The merger of Syntax and Brillian was completed on November 30, 2005. Accordingly, the results of operations for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2006 include only the operations of Syntax prior to the merger.

Syntax-Brillian ended the March 31, 2007 quarter with cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments of $16.9 million; working capital of $80.2 million; stockholders' equity of $159.4 million; and $2.9 million of redeemable convertible preferred stock, net of discount. At March 31, 2007, Syntax-Brillian had $73.9 million outstanding under its revolving credit lines.

At March 31, 2007, accounts receivable and due from factor totaled $221.0 million for total days sales outstanding ("DSOs") of 122.1 days. This compares with 73.9 DSOs at March 31, 2006 and 78.6 DSOs at December 31, 2006. Included in accounts receivable at March 31, 2007 was $170.8 million of accounts receivable from Asia, where standard industry terms are 120 days.

Accounts receivable and due from factor, excluding the Asian receivables, totaled $50.1, million which represents approximately 45.7 DSOs at March 31, 2007 compared with 73.9 DSOs at March 31, 2006 and 66.8 DSOs at December 31, 2006.

Inventory balances totaled $39.8 million at March 31, 2007, down from $60.3 million at December 31, 2006. At March 31, 2007, there were 26.8 days of cost of sales in inventory compared with 55.6 days at March 31, 2006 and 27.1 days at December 31, 2006.

Accounts payable at March 31, 2007 totaled $125.9 million, which represented approximately 85.0 days of cost of sales compared with 22.9 days at March 31, 2006 and 62.2 days at December 31, 2006.

Highlights for the quarter ended March 31, 2007

The highlights and accomplishments for the quarter ended March 31, 2007 include the following:

>>Fiscal third quarter revenue of $162.9 million, a 257% increase over last year's comparable quarter.
>>Fiscal third quarter shipments of approximately 224,000 units, a 233% increase over the prior year comparable quarter.
>>Increased gross margins by 900 basis points to 18.1% over the prior year period.
>>Adjusted EBITDA of $15.5 million and $49.2 million for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007, respectively.
>>Completed $15.5 million strategic financing.
>>Announced brand impact results of ongoing ESPN marketing and advertising campaign: Olevia brand awareness in key demographic of males age 18 to 49 increased by 347%, up 33.9 percentage points, and consideration of purchasing an Olevia HDTV increased by 161%, up 18 percentage points.
>>Renewed and expanded ongoing ESPN marketing and integrated advertising campaign extending through August 2008.
>>Commenced shipments of Olevia LCD TVs to Target stores, Kmart, and Sears.

Business Outlook

Syntax-Brillian also provided the following business outlook for its quarter and full fiscal year ending June 30, 2007 and the calendar year ending December 31, 2007.

For the quarter ending June 30, 2007, Syntax-Brillian anticipates revenue in the range of $190 million to $210 million, predominately from sales of LCD TVs on shipments of approximately 240,000 to 270,000 units. Gross margins for the quarter are anticipated to be in the range of 15% to 17%.

For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, Syntax-Brillian anticipates revenue in the range of $682 million to $702 million, predominately from sales of LCD TVs on shipments of approximately 970,000 to 1.0 million units. Gross margins for the full fiscal year are anticipated to be in the range of 16% to 18%.

For the calendar year ending December 31, 2007, Syntax-Brillian anticipates revenue in the range of $950 million to $1.1 billion, and gross margins in the range of 16% to 18%.

Conference Call

Syntax-Brillian will host a conference call today, May 10, to discuss its fiscal third quarter financial results and future outlook. The conference call may include forward-looking statements. The call will be Webcast and is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time (1:30 p.m. Pacific). The live audio broadcast and replay of the conference call can be accessed on Syntax-Brillian's Web site at www.syntaxbrillian.com under the Investor Relations section. Syntax-Brillian will maintain an audio replay of this conference call on its Web site through June 30, 2007. No other audio replay will be available.

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10.05.07 Syntax-Brillian steigert im 3.Quartal 07 seinen Umsatz im Vergleich zum VJ um +257% auf 162,9Mio. USD. Dabei erwirtschaftete das Unternehmen bei einer Gross Margin von 18,1% einen Nettogewinn von 5,5Mio. USD (0,09/Aktie). Für das letzte Quartal im Geschäftsjahr 2007 rechnet das Management mit Umsätzen zwischen 190-210Mio. USD sowie einer Gross Profit Marge zwischen 15-17%.

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Syntax-Brillian Announces Plans for Underwritten Common Stock Offering
Thursday May 10, 4:02 pm ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News) announced today that it plans to offer approximately $150 million and certain of its stockholders plan to offer approximately $22 million of shares of Syntax-Brillian common stock in an underwritten public offering. Merrill Lynch & Co. will be the sole book-running manager for the offering. UBS Investment Bank will be co-lead manager. Robert W. Baird & Co., Canaccord Adams, and Brean Murray, Carret & Co. will serve as co-managers.

Net proceeds to Syntax-Brillian are intended to be used for general corporate purposes, including the payment of a portion of outstanding indebtedness. Syntax-Brillian anticipates completing the public offering prior to its June 30, 2007 fiscal year end, but there can be no assurance as to when or whether the offering will be completed or as to the ultimate size of the offering.

This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any offer or sale of any securities in any state or jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation, or sale of securities would be unlawful. Any offers, solicitations of offers to buy, or sales of securities will only be made pursuant to the registration statement filed with and declared effective by the SEC, including a prospectus and related prospectus supplement, when available.

Copies of the base prospectus are available from the Company at 1600 N. Desert Drive, Tempe, Arizona 85281, and copies of the base prospectus together with related prospectus supplement, when available, may be obtained from Merrill Lynch & Co., Four World Financial Center, 250 Vesey Street, New York, New York 10080.

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070510/20070510005914.html?.v=1

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Ahead of the Bell: Syntax-Brillian Falls
Friday May 11, 8:37 am ET

Syntax-Brillian Down After Fiscal 3rd-Quarter Profit and Revenue Miss Estimates

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of high definition television maker Syntax-Brillian Corp. dropped in premarket electronic trading Friday after the company reported fiscal third-quarter earnings and revenue that were weaker than analysts expected.

The Tempe, Ariz.-based company turned a profit of $5.5 million, or 9 cents per share, on $162.9 million in sales for the quarter ended March 31. It posted a loss in the same period last year.

Analysts polled by Thomson Financial expected net income of 12 cents per share on $167 million in sales.

Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Edward Jackson downgraded the stock to "Hold" from "Buy," and reduced his price target to $10.25 per share from $13. Jackson questioned the company's business model because it did not collect on debt from Asian customers. Customers owed the company more money after the third quarter than after the second, he said.

Jackson said the weaker-than-expected sales were not worrying, and he raised his 2007 revenue estimate from $892.1 million to $896.6 million.

"While sales were modestly below expectation (for the first quarter), we do not view this as an issue with any fundamental merit, but simply noise," he said. "The fact of the matter is that liquid crystal display sales outperformed expectations, while liquid crystal on silicon sales and Vivitar sales underperformed expectations."

Shares of the Tempe, Ariz.-based company lost $1.25, or 14.9 percent, to $7.16 premarket action. The stock ended Thursday trading at $8.41.

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Syntax-Brillian Announces Additional Details for Common Stock Offering
Monday May 14, 6:30 am ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News) announced today that it has filed a preliminary prospectus supplement to its effective shelf registration statement previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed underwritten public offering of 25,608,695 shares of its common stock, consisting of 23,000,000 shares to be issued by the company and 2,608,695 shares to be sold by certain of its stockholders. In connection with the offering, Syntax-Brillian and the selling stockholders also plan to grant the underwriters an option to purchase up to an aggregate of 3,841,305 additional shares of common stock.

Merrill Lynch & Co. will be the sole book-running manager for the offering. UBS Investment Bank will be co-lead manager. Robert W. Baird & Co., Canaccord Adams, and Brean Murray, Carret & Co. will serve as co-managers.

Net proceeds to Syntax-Brillian are intended to be used to finance the working capital needs associated with continued expansion of its business, to repay $20.0 million of outstanding indebtedness, and for other general corporate purposes.

This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any offer or sale of any securities in any state or jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation, or sale of securities would be unlawful. Any offers, solicitations of offers to buy, or sales of securities will only be made pursuant to the registration statement filed with and declared effective by the SEC, including the prospectus and related prospectus supplement.

Copies of the base prospectus together with the preliminary prospectus supplement are available from the company at 1600 N. Desert Drive, Tempe, Arizona 85281, and from Merrill Lynch & Co., Four World Financial Center, 250 Vesey Street, New York, New York 10080.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 29.363.207 von teecee1 am 17.05.07 20:36:50

Syntax-Brillian downgraded to "hold"

Friday, May 11, 2007 8:41:37 AM ET
Cantor Fitzgerald

NEW YORK, May 11 (newratings.com) - Analyst Edward Jackson of Cantor Fitzgerald downgrades Syntax-Brillian Corporation (ticker: BRLC) from "buy" to "hold," while reducing his estimates for the company. The 12-month target price has been reduced from $13 to $10.25.

In a research note published this morning, the analyst mentions that the company has posted disappointing 3Q07 results, with its receivables rising by 6.7% q/q. Syntax-Brillian plans to place an equity offering worth $150 million in the near term, the analyst says. The EPS estimates for FY07, FY08 and FY09 have been reduced from $0.61 to $0.59, from $1.05 to $0.89 and from $1.19 to $1.01, respectively.

http://www.newratings.com/analyst_news/article_1530651.html

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May 14, 2007
Syntax-Brillian: What Went Wrong?

Syntax-Brillian Corp. (NASDAQ: BRLC) earnings report last Thursday was not the firepower to inspire a rally that longs were hoping for to lift shares of the beleaguered company that had been hovering near six-month lows. Instead, what followed was a drop to the downside fueled by the company's miss of analyst estimates and a public offering of 25.6 million shares, a portion of which will be used to pay off debt.

Pre-earnings, the analysts were beating the drum on this stock and as we previously commented, it was pretty difficult to ignore. CIBC World Markets analyst Daniel M. Gelbtuch said that "the stock is much undervalued and one of the most shorted" and expected good guidance going forward when the company reported results. Other analysts also believed the company would post revenues ahead of the estimates for the June quarter and CY07 on account of the combination of sustained share gains in Asia and the United States. So were they wrong?

No, not really. Though the company did miss expectations for the March quarter, posting a profit of $.09 per share on $162.9 million in sales compared to the $.12 and $167 million that was expected, guidance was good. For the year, the company upped the lower limit of its projections, reporting that it expects revenue between $682 million and $702 million, an increase from its previous forecast of $650 million to $700 million and better than the analyst consensus of $678 million. Management also expects revenue of $190 to $210 million in the fourth quarter, better than the $182.2 million average analyst estimate. But the guidance was ultimately not enough to offset the effects of impending dilution.

Those bearish on Syntax-Brillian have sold short about 15.35 million shares or nearly 40% of the company's publicly traded float of 33.58 and continue to dominate market sentiment with bearish price action. In the short term, the short sellers will only add to their positions using the offering as ammunition and the overhang of dilution should put a major damper on the stock.

by Thomas @ 2:44 PM

http://www.antandsons.com/2007/05/syntax-brillian-what-went-…

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Taiwan market: More 65-inch LCD TVs to arrive
Emily Chuang, DIGITIMES, Taipei [Monday 21 May 2007]

More vendors are planning to roll out 65-inch LCD TVs in the Taiwan market by year-end or the beginning of next year.

BenQ is planning to launch a 65-inch LCD TV by year-end with a price tag of less than NT$300,000 (US$8,975), while Chi Mei's 65-inch model will hit the local market next year, according to today's Chinese-language Apple Daily.

So far, Sharp is the only vendor to have launched 65-inch LCD TVs in Taiwan.

Syntax-Brillian, which begins offering Olevia-brand LCD TVs in Taiwan from March, said earlier its 65-inch LCD TVs, using panels from Sharp, will hit the Taiwan market by year-end.

Kolin will also begin shipping 65-inch LCD TVs in Taiwan and the US during the second quarter of 2007, the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) reported in February.

In related news, BenQ recently said it expects to launch 46-inch TVs in the second half of this year while Chi Mei may roll out a 50-inch class TV by year-end, Apple Daily reported. Meanwhile, Sampo will roll out a 58-inch PDP (plasma display panel) TV in the fourth quarter and will offer 46-inch LCD TVs by the end of 2007, the paper added.

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Syntax-Brillian Announces Pricing of Common Stock Offering
Wednesday May 23, 11:44 pm ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News) today announced the pricing for the public offering of 25,608,695 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $5.75 per share. Gross proceeds (after deducting the underwriting discount but before expenses) will be approximately $124.6 million to Syntax-Brillian and approximately $14.1 million to the selling stockholders in the offering. In connection with the offering, Syntax-Brillian and the selling stockholders also have granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an aggregate of 3,841,304 additional shares of common stock to cover overallotments, if any.

Merrill Lynch & Co. is the sole book-running manager for the offering. UBS Investment Bank is co-lead manager. Robert W. Baird & Co., Canaccord Adams, and Brean Murray, Carret & Co. are serving as co-managers.

This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any offer or sale of any securities in any state or jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation, or sale of securities would be unlawful. Any offers, solicitations of offers to buy, or sales of securities are being made pursuant to the registration statement filed with and declared effective by the SEC, including the prospectus and related prospectus supplement.

Copies of the base prospectus together with the final prospectus supplement are available from the company at 1600 N. Desert Drive, Tempe, Arizona 85281, and from Merrill Lynch & Co., Four World Financial Center, 250 Vesey Street, New York, New York 10080.

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070523/20070523006379.html?.v=1

... man hat die Gelegenheit genutzt, günstig einzusteigen ... ...oder hat da jemand an der Uhr gedreht ... bzw. wer shortet hier eigentlich ... ... Co & Co

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Syntax-Brillian "outperform," estimates revised

Friday, May 25, 2007 3:59:43 AM ET
Robert W. Baird

NEW YORK, May 25 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Robert W Baird reiterate their "outperform" rating on Syntax-Brillian Corp (ticker: BRLC), while revising their estimates for the company. The target price is set to $15.

In a research note published this morning, the analysts mention that the demand for Olevia continues to be robust and the brand has considerable growth potential. The analysts express their optimism regarding Syntax-Brillian’s 2H growth prospects, given that the company is expected to add more retailers as well as additional SKUs at existing retailers. The EPS estimate for FY07 has been raised from $0.50 to $0.52. The EPS estimate for FY08 has been reduced from $0.84 to $0.65.

http://www.newratings.com/analyst_news/article_1539065.html

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Syntax-Brillian Announces Exercise in Full of Overallotment Option and Closing of Common Stock Offering
Wednesday May 30, 4:01 pm ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News) today announced the closing of its previously announced public offering of 29,449,999 shares of its common stock (including 3,841,304 shares sold pursuant to the exercise in full by the underwriters of their overallotment option) at a public offering price of $5.75 per share. Gross proceeds (after deducting the underwriting discount but before expenses) were approximately $143.3 million to Syntax-Brillian and approximately $16.3 million to the selling stockholders in the offering. Syntax-Brillian used approximately $20.2 million of the proceeds from the offering to repay outstanding indebtedness (including accrued interest and related costs) and expects to use the remaining proceeds from the offering to finance the working capital needs associated with continued expansion of its business and for other general corporate purposes.

Merrill Lynch & Co. acted as the sole book-running manager for the offering. UBS Investment Bank was co-lead manager. Robert W. Baird & Co., Canaccord Adams, and Brean Murray, Carret & Co. served as co-managers.

This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any offer or sale of any securities in any state or jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation, or sale of securities would be unlawful. Any offers, solicitations of offers to buy, or sales of securities are made pursuant to the registration statement filed with and declared effective by the SEC, including the prospectus and related prospectus supplement.

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Syntax-Brillian (BRLC : NASDAQ : US$6.30) - Buy - US$15.00

Jonathan Dorsheimer



http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/25/PNUR.html

Comment: Reiterating BUY rating on Syntax-Brillian post financing; major
risk removed

Last week, Syntax-Brillian closed a $125 million secondary public offering
(co-managed by Canaccord Adams). Our thesis is unchanged as we see that one
of the company's major risks, capitalization, was removed with the
successful financing. Globally, demand for the company's products remains
strong, and we believe that the increased working capital will now allow
the company to fully capture this demand -- we estimate that the company
had to "give up" $30 million in sales last quarter alone because it could
not finance further panels from its suppliers. We continue to believe
Brillian will experience rapid growth with this risk removed and the
additional margin that it is still able to offer retailers in the US and
Asia. Potential upside also exists in Europe due to the cross-pollenization
stemming from Vivitar's existing relationships. We reiterate our BUY
rating and are providing our quarterly estimate update (we were previously
restricted) post the recent deal. We are now modeling $195 million in
revenue and pro forma EPS of $0.09 for FQ4 (June) from our previous $189.9
million/$0.22, and $1.12 billion and $0.68 for F2008 from our prior $850.5
million/$0.77. The changes in EPS are driven by a fully taxed rate and the
effect of the additional shares. We are introducing pro forma C2008
estimates of $1.23 billion/$0.76. Our $15.00 price target is now based on
applying a 17.5x multiple to our C2008 EPS estimate of $0.76 plus
approximately $1.60 in cash per share.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 29.474.039 von teecee1 am 25.05.07 22:49:17

High demand for foreign brands but low initial brand loyalty in China is advantageous for Olevia. According to a senior manager of Gome, where Olevia is sold in 300 of its 1,000 stores, the typical Chinese buyer of LCD TV seeks
foreign brands over domestic brands, but has low initial brand loyalty/preference. One estimate suggests that 70% of Chinese LCD TV buyers enter into a purchase with no preconditioned preference. As Olevia is perceived (positioned by Gome among other Tier-1 brands) a top foreign brand, its high value proposition becomes an easy sale compared to higher-priced Japanese and Korean brands. In addition, China s unique retail structure (where retailers incubate vendors products by simply renting out floor space to vendors who then manage their own sales staff and products) provides a strong advantage to Olevia because the Tier-1 brands do not employ floor sales staff. SCHOT employs direct sales staff at the retail stores (cost is only $80/month/salesperson), which can drive higher bundle sales while providing closer customer ties and consumer intelligence. As the Chinese consumer is only beginning to replace CRT TVs with digital TVs, the market
size and growth rate in China continue to accelerate. It is estimated that total unit shipments of LCD TVs in China can double from approximately 5 million units in 2006 to more than 10 million in 2007. Olevia owned 2% of the total market share in China in 2006 and is expected to rapidly gain share to reach 5% market share in 2007

BRLC: Reiterating Buy on Strong Sales, Higher Profits

Source: Baird
Semiconductor Components
Tristan Gerra
Senior Research Analyst
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The Baird analyst who apparently wrote this piece provides a CY 2007 estimate of $1.08 billion in revenues and $0.79 EPS. He implies that this estimate does not take into account the possible addition of another major retailer in North America in the second half (read: Best Buy). He implies that the addition of such a retailer in the second half could make his CY 2007 estimates "too conservative."

Wow! Wow!

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Computex 2007: Display show guide

Monitor, TV | Jun 5, 11:02

Less than 50 companies will feature optoelectronic display products at Computex Taipei 2007 at the Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) and the Taipei International Convention Center (TICC) from June 5 to June 9. In 2006, as many as 119 optoelectronic-related companies participated in Computex. Read more

... gestern war es noch frei hatte keine zeit ... f.ck ... stand einiges drin über TECO, Tatung, Kolin usw. ... For the Europe market ...
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LCD-TVs: Aus Mirai wird Chimei

[fr] Taiwan - Der Display-Hersteller Chi Mei wird zukünftig seine LC-Displays und LCD-TVs in Europa nicht mehr unter der Marke Mirai \\\"anbieten\\\", sondern den Konzernnamen \\\"Chimei\\\" verwenden.

Wie das Nachrichtenportal \\\"Heise Online\\\" berichtet, will das taiwanesiche Unternehmen im vergangenen Jahr in Europa 200 000 PC-Bildschirme und 100 000 LCDs verkauft haben.

Chi Mei vertreibt seine Produkte seit 2005 in Großbritannien, Frankreich, Deutschland, Italien, Holland und den skandinavischen Ländern unter dem Namen \\\"Mirai\\\". Damit soll dann laut \\\"Heise\\\" ab August Schluss sein. Auch die anderen Marken, die Chi Mei weltweit verwendet, werden eingestampft. Dazu gehören \\\"CMV\\\" \\\"Polyview\\\" und \\\"Polyvision\\\".

Chi Mei hat sein Heil bislang hauptsächlich als Panel-Lieferant für andere Hersteller gesucht. Angetrieben durch die stark gesunkenen Preise - laut \\\"Heise\\\" haben einige Display-Zulieferer ihre Geräte unter dem Herstellerpreis verkaufen müssen - drängen die Taiwanesen jetzt auch in den Direktkundenmarkt. Um hier genügend Durchschlagskraft zu entwickeln, hat sich die Chi Mei-Führung dazu entschlossen, alle Anstrengungen zu bündeln und die Markenvielfalt aufgehoben.
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LG.Philips jumps on talk of stake sale to Toshiba

http://www.reuters.com/article/hotStocksNews/idUSSEO18451220…
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08.06.2007
Dell dementiert Ausstieg aus dem LCD TV-Geschäft

ROUND ROCK - Nachdem die Nachrichtenagentur Reuters vom bevorstehenden Ausstieg des texanischen PC-Herstellers Dell Inc (Nasdaq: DELL, WKN: 121092) berichtet hatte, dementieren nunmehr Dell-Offizielle entsprechende Meldungen.

Zwar werde es Änderungen im LCD TV-Geschäft geben, doch werde Dell weiterhin dem Markt für TV-Flachbildschirme mit der eigenen Marke verbunden bleiben, erklärt Dell-Sprecherin Rachel Lyon. Demnach will Dell künftig eine größere Auswahl an Flachbildschirmen anbieten. „Wir werden in Kürze ein größeres Sortiment an TV-Bildschirmen von führenden Herstellern anbieten, die über die neueste Technologie verfügen und den hohen Qualitätsstandards von Dell entsprechen”, erklärt Lyon. Derzeit vermarktet Dell nicht Geräte der eigenen Marke, sondern auch Produkte des Hauses Sony.

Dell werde in Kürze eine Reihe von neuen LCD-Fernsehern vorstellen, beginnend mit einem 37-Zoll-Bildschirm. Anschließend sollen eine Reihe kleinerer Bildschirmgrößen folgen, heißt es. Zuvor hatten diverse Medien von einem bevorstehenden Rückzugs Dell aus dem Markt für LCD TV-Bildschirme berichtet. Unter anderem wurde der Rückzug damit erklärt, dass sich Dell mehr auf das Geschäft mit Computerprodukten konzentrieren wolle. (ami)


... passt auf, sonst hohhhlt ihr euch zu viele Dellen ...

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 29.713.614 von teecee1 am 08.06.07 21:13:53

http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/90801

[Update] "Es handelt sich bei dem angekündigten Markenwechsel nur um ein Rebranding bei den Displays für den PC-Sektor. Fernseher wird Chi Mei in Europa auch weiterhin unter der Marke Mirai vertreiben", erläutert Rolf Forster, der als Mirai Sales Agent für den Vertrieb der Produkte in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz verantwortlich zeichnet. (map/c't)
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... ich wohne leider nur im ersten Stock ... also wenn ich mich aus dem Fenster fallen (stürzen) sollte tut das bloß wehhhhhh...

Rimm steigt unaufhörlich ... und ich steig gleich durch die Decke ...

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Syntax-Brillian Shares Plunge
Wednesday June 13, 4:02 pm ET

Syntax-Brillian Shares Plunge After Analyst Says Shipments to Circuit City May Stop

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Syntax-Brillian Corp. plunged Wednesday after a C.E. Unterberg, Towbin analyst said the company may stop selling its liquid crystal display high-definition televisions to Circuit City Stores Inc.

Syntax-Brillian, the only U.S.-based manufacturer of LCD televisions, responded in an e-mailed statement that the company "is fully committed to Circuit City."

Tempe-Ariz.-based Syntax-Brillian shares dropped 90 cents, or 16.5 percent, to close at $4.56. The stock has traded between $2.11 and $11.70 in the past 52 weeks.

Analyst John Vinh said in a client note rival Proview International Holdings Ltd., which makes Polaroid brand LCD TVs, told him Circuit City approached them asking for increased shipments, because Syntax-Brillian may have "decommitted" from the retailer. He said a second competitor, Proton Electronic Industrial Co., also said it will begin shipping to Circuit City stores later in the year.

Vinh said the comments indicate that Syntax-Brillian will exit Circuit City stores by 2008.

The company denied the report. "We currently are shipping Olevia LCDs and remain fully committed to our retail partners through calendar year 2007," said Syntax-Brillian in an e-mailed statement.

Vinh said an exit from Circuit City should not put company's bottom line at risk due to high demand from other retailers. The analyst predicted the company will expand into another large big-box store later this year, possibly Best Buy.
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... ich stop den verkauf bei CC und geh zu BB wo ist da das poblem ... ... es gibt keine Umsatzänderung ...

Will sich der gesagte Anal... noch günstige Anteile sichern weil er nicht wie Merrill Lynch und UBS un die anderen zum Zug gekommen ist ???

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Out of the Gate: Syntax-Brillian
Thursday June 14, 10:03 am ET
Syntax-Brillian Rebounded From Day-Ago Plunge, Analysts Say Concerns Unfounded

NEW YORK (AP) -- Syntax-Brillian Corp. rose in early trading Thursday after analysts dismissed a day-old rumor that the company might stop key sales to a major vendor.
Shares of the Tempe, Ariz.-based company jumped 53 cents, or 11.6 percent, to $5.09, following a 16.5 percent plunge Wednesday.

The Wednesday selloff was prompted by an analyst note that said the company may stop selling its liquid crystal display high-definition televisions to Circuit City Stores Inc. The company responded by saying it remains committed to Circuit City.

On Thursday, Robert W. Baird & Co. analyst Tristan Gerra in a client note reiterated an \"Outperform\" rating with a $15 target price on shares, saying concerns over the company\'s Olevia-branded LCDs are unfounded.

The analyst said the company\'s LCDs outsell competitors\' at Circuit City, while distribution of the Olevia product is likely to grow ahead.

\"We continue to believe the distribution of Olevia TVs will continue to expand at new and existing retailers in the U.S., Asia, and Europe in the second-half of this year, as demand for the Olevia brand continues to be strong,\" wrote Gerra.

CIBC World Markets Corp. analyst Daniel M. Gelbtuch in a client note also said the concerns \"are way, way off.\"

\"We believe Monday\'s pressure was due to another competitor\'s suggestion that Sony\'s intent to sell entry-level LCD-TVs at Wal-Mart will likely damage Olevia\'s competitive position,\" wrote Gelbtuch. \"We believe Sony\'s cost/markup structure will not compete with Olevia, nor is Wal-Mart a Syntax-Brillian customer.\"
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... man soll nicht alles glauben was gesagt wird ... oder so ähhhhnlich ...

von 5$ auf 15$ = 200% ... ich sag mal 20$-30$ in Asia, and Europe in the second-half of this year ...

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Syntax-Brillian "outperform"

Thursday, June 14, 2007 7:03:38 AM ET
Robert W. Baird

NEW YORK, June 14 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Robert W Baird maintain their "outperform" rating on Syntax-Brillian Corp (ticker: BRLC). The target price is set to $15.

In a research note published this morning, the analysts mention that Olevia TVs is unlikely to be displaced out of Circuit City by yearend. The Olevia brand continues to perform better than its competitors at Circuit City and a third SKU could be added in 2H, the analysts say. These facts indicate that the relationship between Syntax-Brillian and Circuit City remains strong, Robert W Baird adds.

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BRLC WILL BE ADDED TO THE RUSSELL 3000 INDEX ON JUNE 22, 2007

Additions: Russell 3000® Index

The Russell family of U.S. indexes is designed to be a comprehensive representation of the investable U.S. equity market. These indexes are value-weighted and include only common stocks belonging to corporations incorporated in the United States and its territories. The Russell 3000 Index measures the performance of the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization, which represents approximately 98% of the investable U.S. equity market.

This is a list of companies which, after applying Russell's objective construction and methodology, joined the Russell 3000 at the close of the market June 22. A list of deletions is also available.

Final membership lists for the Russell 3000, Russell 1000®, Russell 2000®, Russell Midcap® and Russell Microcap® will be posted June 25.

Russell 3000 Additions as of June 11, 2007

http://www.russell.com/indexes/membership/US/Reconstitution/…

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Syntax-Brillian CEO says Circuit City ties solid
Thu Jun 14, 2007 3:43PM EDT

http://www.reuters.com/article/technology-media-telco-SP/idU…

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Syntax-Brillian to Join the Russell 3000(R) Index
Monday June 18, 6:30 am ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News) is scheduled to join the broad-market Russell 3000® Index when it is reconstituted on June 22, 2007, according to a preliminary list of additions posted on the Russell Investment Group's Web site on June 11, 2007. Final membership in the index will be announced on June 25, 2007.

Membership in the Russell 3000, which remains in place for one year, means automatic inclusion in the large-cap Russell 1000® Index or small-cap Russell 2000® Index as well as the appropriate growth and value style indexes. Russell determines membership for its equity indexes primarily by objective, market-capitalization rankings and style attributes.

"Inclusion in the Russell 3000 Index will be a significant milestone for Syntax-Brillian," said Vincent Sollitto, chairman and chief executive officer. "As one of approximately 275 new additions to the index, we expect that the listing will further broaden our visibility within the investment community and promote greater awareness among retail as well as institutional investors."

Russell indexes are widely used by investment managers and institutional investors for index funds and as benchmarks for both passive and active investment strategies. According to Russell, approximately $4 trillion in assets currently are benchmarked to them. Further information on the Russell indexes can be found at www.russell.com.

... ... nasdaq zum 08.08.2008 ...

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Syntax-Brillian Introduces New 65'' 1080p LCD HDTV at InfoComm Exhibition
Tuesday June 19, 6:30 am ET

Olevia(TM) 665i Features the Silicon Optix Realta Hollywood Quality Video (HQV(TM)) Video Processor

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), an innovator in LCD and LCoS(TM) televisions, announced today that at the InfoComm exhibition in Anaheim, Calif., it is introducing a new 65" 1080p LCD HDTV aimed at the ProAV/home theater market utilizing the state-of-the-art Silicon Optix Realta HQV(TM) video processor. Designated the Olevia(TM) 665i, the product is the company's first offering of an LCD HDTV larger than 50" in North America and is the first large area display to utilize the HQV(TM) processor.
In addition to its advanced Silicon Optix Realta HQV(TM) video processor, the new Olevia(TM) 665i HDTV features:

>>Full complement of inputs (2 HDMI, 2 Component, Composite and VGA inputs)
>>Provides RS232 control for use in networked applications or home automation installations
>>Firmware upgradeable via USB
>>Olevia(TM) Big Picture Technology(TM) to reduce overscan and enable consumers to enjoy more of the image
>>Wide viewing angle
>>Thin bezel design with removable speakers enables the set to adapt to a variety of applications and viewing environments
>>Optional wall mount for custom installations
>>MSRP: $9,999

"The Olevia(TM) 665i is an example of Syntax-Brillian's continued success in LCD TV innovation and technology leadership," said Sam Miller, Chief Product Officer, North American LCD TV Division, Syntax-Brillian. "With its state-of-the-art Silicon Optix Realta HQV(TM) video processor, elegant design and full range of features, this commanding 1080p LCD HDTV is ideal for both home theater and commercial applications."

The Olevia(TM) 665i will be on display at the InfoComm exhibition in the Anaheim Convention Center from June 19-21, 2007, in the Starin Marketing booth (#814) - a professional audio/video distributor of Olevia products. It is expected to be available beginning in October 2007 and sold through both professional audio/video distributors and CEDIA/home theater specialty retail channels. Information on authorized Olevia(TM) distributors can be found on the Olevia(TM) Website at www.olevia.com

... ... Nasdaq 100 zum 08.08.2008 sollte es heißen ...

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Kolin reports strong LCD TV shipments, paper says
Apple Daily, June 18; Emily Chuang, DIGITIMES (Wednesday 20 June 2007)

Kolin saw LCD TV shipments jump nearly 30% on year in the first quarter and the maker shipped 360,000 LCD TVs for the first five months of this year, according to a recent report from Chinese-language Apple Daily.

The company expects its LCD TV shipments to exceed 460,000 units for the first half of 2007 and reported revenues for the first five months jumped 35.98% on year to NT$7.774 billion, said the paper.

http://digitimes.com/displays/a20070620PB204.html

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 30.078.910 von teecee1 am 20.06.07 18:36:57

Besucher der "Infocomm 2007", die vom 19. bis 21. Juni in Anaheim, Kalifornien, stattfand, konnten sich dieses Geräte schon anschauen. Europapremiere 25. bis 28. Juni 2007 auf der Cinema-Expo in Amsterdam. (kh)

... noch stattfindet ... ... können sich dieses Gerät noch anschauen ... ... die Europapremiere ist erfunden ...

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Olevia(TM) Named Official HDTV of ESPN Deportes' Coverage of the 2007 Pan American Games Rio
Tuesday July 10, 6:30 am ET

HDTV Brand Will Receive Extensive Exposure on 160 Hours of ESPN Deportes Spanish-Language Coverage of Rio Games

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian (Nasdaq:BRLC - News) announced today that its popular Olevia(TM) brand of HDTVs has been named as the official HDTV of ESPN Deportes' coverage of the 2007 Pan American Games being held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from July 13 - 29, 2007. Olevia will support the events locally through its joint venture Olevia-Senna do Brasil.

Olevia will enjoy extensive exposure during ESPN Deportes' coverage of the sixteen days of festivities including sponsoring ESPN Deportes' daily studio update segments that anchor the network's coverage of the Games. The studio updates provide fans with pivotal highlights and updates from the competition. During the studio updates Olevia HDTVs will be showcased on the ESPN Deportes set.

Additionally, throughout the Games, Olevia will sponsor the "Turning Point" feature which will spotlight the winning moment from each event. ESPN Deportes will air a total of 160 hours of coverage featuring the 2007 Pan American Games Rio.

During sixteen days, more than 5,600 athletes from 42 countries in the Americas will compete on the courts, tracks, fields and swimming pools of Rio in a wide variety of events ranging from baseball, women's and men's soccer, boxing, archery and beach volleyball to synchronized swimming and water polo.

"With sales channels in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela, Latin America is a key and fast growing market for Olevia. Our sponsorship of ESPN Deportes underscores our commitment to that market and Spanish-speaking consumers," said Hope Frank, Chief Marketing Officer, Syntax-Brillian. "With their world-class programming and production, no other partner could be as valuable in generating awareness of Olevia to these audiences as ESPN Deportes."

"We're proud to expand our relationship with Olevia, which is already a sponsor of ESPN Deportes coverage of Monday Night Football," said Felix Perez, senior director of advertising sales, ESPN Deportes. "ESPN has been enormously successful in creating awareness for the Olevia brand in the United States. We're confident that ESPN Deportes can have the same success with Spanish-speaking audiences in the U.S."

Olevia products are available nationwide at regional and national retailers as well as online outlets including ABC Warehouse, American TV, Beach Camera, Bernies, BJ's Wholesale Club, Boscov's, Circuit City, CompUSA, Grant's Appliances, hh gregg, J&R, Kmart, MicroCenter, OfficeDepot, Pamida, PC Mall, PC Rush, R.C. Willey, Rex Stores, Sixth Avenue Electronics, Target, Tiger Direct and Ultimate Electronics. (...)

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070710/20070710005561.html?.v=1

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Olevia(TM) Named On-Site Event Provider of HDTVs to ESPN's X Games 13
Wednesday July 11, 6:30 am ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian (Nasdaq:BRLC - News) announced today that its popular Olevia brand of HDTVs will be the HDTV provider for on-site event production at X Games 13 to be held in Los Angeles, Calif. from August 2-5, 2007. The annual X Games is the premier action sports event in the world and showcases more than 150 of the world's top athletes competing in BMX Freestyle, Moto X, Skateboard, Rally Car Racing and Surfing. This is the first time that Olevia has participated in the X Games.

Multiple Olevia HDTV displays will be featured on-site at X Games events and the brand will also enjoy exposure through on-site signage. Last year for X Games 12, more than 138,000 fans attended the competition at The Home Depot Center and the STAPLES Center.

Fourteen hours of live X Games 13 programming will be offered on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC. X Games 13 will receive additional coverage on ESPN International, EXPN.com, ESPN Classic, ESPN360.com, SportsCenter and ESPN2's X Center.

Last year, 35.6 million people tuned into X Games 12, and on-line fans flocked to X Games video, with more than three million views of videos on ESPN Motion, ESPN.com's integrated video platform, and ESPN360. X Games 12 was ESPN's highest-rated X Games ever among young men in the 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 age groups.

ESPN's X Games 13 will be held at venues in Los Angeles including the STAPLES Center and The Home Depot Center and in Puerto Escondido, Mexico from August 2-5, 2007.

"We're proud that Olevia will be involved with X Games 13 and confident that this event, as everything Olevia has done with ESPN, will generate enormous awareness of the Olevia brand in a key market segment," said Vincent Sollitto, CEO of Syntax-Brillian. "Our association with ESPN has been integral to Olevia's growing popularity and we're confident that this sponsorship will continue that successful relationship."

"Utilizing the vast array of ESPN's global multi-media properties and events, Syntax-Brillian has collaborated with us to successfully establish the Olevia brand in North America," said Rick Alessandri, managing director, X Games Franchise. "With Olevia's recent sponsorship of the KIA X Games Asia, ESPN Deportes' coverage of the Pan American Games and now on-site involvement at X Games 13, ESPN's robust multimedia presence will help drive increased awareness for Olevia."

Olevia products are available nationwide at regional and national retailers as well as online outlets including ABC Warehouse, American TV, Beach Camera, Bernies, BJ's Wholesale Club, Boscov's, Circuit City, CompUSA, Grant's Appliances, hh gregg, J&R, Kmart, MicroCenter, OfficeDepot, Pamida, PC Mall, PC Rush, R.C. Willey, Rex Stores, Sixth Avenue Electronics, Target, Tiger Direct and Ultimate Electronics.

Visit www.expn.go.com for more information and contests. (...)

ABOUT ESPN's X GAMES FRANCHISE

ESPN, The Worldwide Leader in Action Sports, first developed its X Games franchise in 1995. X Games, Winter X Games and All Access are just some of the original action sports programming currently shown on ESPN and ESPN2. In addition to the two U.S.-based events, ESPN has held X Games competitions and demonstration events around the world including Dubai, Thailand, Brazil, Mexico, Korea, Malaysia, China and Spain. The global franchise has also expanded its reach to EXPN.com, the definitive site for action sports fans, and to consumer products such as X Games bikes, protective gear, skateboards and DVDs.

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Seeking Alpha
Syntax Brillian Likely to $8.50 Target By Next Month
Thursday July 12, 8:22 am ET

Denton Crayley submits: Apparently the word has not yet reached the bears that have recently added to an already overcrowded short position to bring the total short count to 17.01 million shares. (...)

http://biz.yahoo.com/seekingalpha/070712/40874_id.html?.v=1

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Meldung kommt spätestens morgen rein .... ::::::::::

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 30.711.905 von teecee1 am 16.07.07 15:37:05

Syntax-Brillian Corporation Provides Quarter-end Outlook and Updates Calendar-Year Revenue Guidance
Monday July 16, 6:30 am ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), one of the fastest-growing manufacturers of HDTVs, today provided updated information with respect to its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 and updated revenue guidance for the calendar year ending December 31, 2007.

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"In our quarterly earnings release on May 10, 2007, we provided revenue guidance for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 of $190 million to $210 million on unit volumes of 240,000 to 270,000 units,\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" said Wayne Pratt, Syntax-Brillian\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"While the results of the quarter have not yet been finalized, we believe that revenue for the quarter will be within that range. Additionally, we believe that gross margins will be within or above the top half of the range of 15% to 17% that we had previously forecasted.

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"Moreover,\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\" said Pratt, \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"during the quarter ended June 30, 2007, we collected $129.6 million of cash from South China House of Technology, our Asian distributor, and as of June 30, 2007 there were, as expected, no invoices outstanding for more than the stated 120-day terms. Finally, we continue to experience strong demand for our products and have had success penetrating additional retail accounts during the first half of 2007. As a result of this strong demand and the deployment of the proceeds of our public stock offering in May as well as the cash from the accounts receivable collections, we are raising our revenue outlook for the calendar year ending December 31, 2007 from our previous range of $950 million to $1.1 billion to a revised range of $1.1 billion to $1.3 billion.\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"

Syntax-Brillian expects to report its financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 no later than the second week of September. (...)

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070716/20070716005287.html?.v=1

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 30.727.885 von teecee1 am 17.07.07 15:42:35

http://www.nasdaq-stocks.de/html/syntax-brillian.htm

16.07.07 Syntax-Brillian hat seine Umsatzprognose für das laufende Geschäftsjahr 2007 deutlich nach oben geschraubt. So erwartet das Unternehmen für 2007 nun Umsätze zwischen 1,1-1,3Mrd. USD, statt der vorher prognostizierten 950Mio. USD -1,1Mrd. USD. Zudem werde man die Prognose für das abgelaufene 2.Quartal 07 mindestens erreichen, wenn nicht sogar übertreffen. Die GrossMargin werde wie geplant zwischen 15-17% liegen. Syntax-Brillian Aktien konnten nach der Meldung um über 18% zulegen.

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Seeking Alpha
Syntax-Brillian: Technical Picture Rising, Along With Short Position
Wednesday July 18, 2:13 am ET (...)

The talk
At first glance, the boost in stock price is largely due to strong demand in the U.S. and Asia for the company\\\'s television sets. Yet it also can be attributed to some restored credibility in Syntax-Brillian. A common stock offering and a Barron\\\'s article earlier in the year shook confidence in the stock and raised concerns about the company\\\'s negative cash flow from operations which was largely due to the increase in accounts receivable, which totaled $220.98 million. But Monday\\\'s news release, which notes that the company collected $129.6 million of cash from South China House of Technology, an Asian distributor, is adding credibility to the long-term story. According to Reuters, Canaccord Adams analyst Jed Dorsheimer believes that \\\"the collection of receivables is a huge positive for the stock.\\\"

The technicals
Though the stock has come substantially off its lows, there remains plenty of overhead resistance and the chart is anything but pretty (for longs, at least).



The takeaway
The fundamentals are getting better, but there are still a lot of skeptics out there. The latest short interest data shows that there are about 17 million shares short, or a hefty 39% of the company\\\'s publicly traded float, up from 14.7 million shares a month ago. However, most analysts following the stock believe that the company will be able to shake off the naysayers in the long run with continued strong demand for its high definition televisions.

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18.07.2007 09:52
The Future of High Definition Television (HDTV) Market - Forecasts to 2010

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the worldwide consumer electronics industry is now available to its catalogue.

High Definition Television (HDTV)

http://www.reportlinker.com/p053728/high-definition-TV.html

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for High Definition Television (HDTV) in Thousands of Units.

The Major Product groups Segments Analyzed are HDTV Capable Sets (HDTV Projection Display,&Direct-View HDTV Display) and Integrated HDTV Sets (Integrated HDTV Projection Sets, Integrated Direct-View HDTV Sets,& Flat-Panel HDTV Digital TV Sets).

The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World. Annual forecasts are provided for each region for the period of 2001 through 2010.

The report profiles 49 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., Victor Company of Japan, Ltd., JVC Company of America, Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Electronics America, Sony Corporation, Sony Electronics, Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., and Zenith Electronics Corporation.

Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

Table of content

http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2007-07/artikel-…

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Syntax-Brillian Corporation to Present at Canaccord Adams Global Growth Conference
Thursday July 26, 4:00 pm ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News) Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Wayne A. Pratt will present at the Canaccord Adams 27th Annual Global Growth Conference being held August 7-9, 2007 in Boston.

The presentation will address the Company's financial performance and outlook through December 2007, as well as the strategic advantages of Syntax-Brillian's virtual manufacturing, marketing and distribution initiatives designated to continue to establish its award-winning Olevia HDTVs and Vivitar digital cameras into premiere international brands.

Syntax-Brillian's presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. EDT. The presentation audio and accompanying slides will be webcast live, accessible on the company's website, www.syntaxbrillian.com, via the Events tab in the Press Room. The webcast will be archived on the website. (...)

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070726/20070726006062.html?.v=1

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 30.829.535 von teecee1 am 24.07.07 16:41:43

01.08.2007 19:30
DisplaySearch Announces Detailed Agenda for Expanded 5th Annual HDTV Conference

DisplaySearch, the worldwide leader in display market research and consulting, is pleased to announce the detailed agenda and initial speaker line-up for its 5th Annual HDTV Conference to be held on October 10-11, 2007 at the Hilton Universal in Los Angeles. (...)

Sponsors of the event include:

Global Platinum - Dolby

Platinum - Analog Devices, Samsung and Syntax-Brillian

Silver - LCD TV Association, Micronas and SRS

Media Sponsors of the event include:

CustomRetailer, Dealerscope, HDTV Magazine, Home Toys and Veritas et Visus

Official Newswire Sponsor:

Business Wire (...)

http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2007-08/artikel-…

...

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... leider noch nix neues von der front ...

Taiwan market: More price drops expected in the LCD TV market next month, says paper
Apple Daily, August 9; Emily Chuang, DIGITIMES [Thursday 9 August 2007]

Taiwan LCD TV vendors such as Teco, BenQ and Kolin along with international vendors will further drop prices for their products in September to compete against Sony\\\'s low-price LCD TV strategy in the Taiwan market, according to a Chinese-language Apple Daily report citing predictions from channel distributors.

The vendors may also push new products featuring more advanced specifications, the paper cited distributors as saying.

Sony began offering more affordable TV products in the Taiwan market at the beginning of August.

...

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CORRECTING and REPLACING Syntax-Brillian Expands Olevia(TM) Distribution in Latin America
Monday August 13, 2:01 pm ET

New Sales Channels in Chile, Colombia and Mexico Follow Brazil and Venezuela

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In the "For more information" section of the release, the URL for Colombia should read: http://oleviacolombia.com.

The corrected release reads:

SYNTAX-BRILLIAN EXPANDS OLEVIA(TM) DISTRIBUTION IN LATIN AMERICA

New Sales Channels in Chile, Colombia and Mexico Follow Brazil and Venezuela

Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, announced today that its popular Olevia(TM) brand of LCD TVs is now available in Chile, Colombia and Mexico. Today's announcement follows the July 2006 establishment of the Olevia Senna do Brasil joint venture in Brazil, and its August 2006 product debut in Venezuela.

As in Brazil and Venezuela, Syntax-Brillian is working with well-established national distributors to introduce the brand country by country to regional and local retailers with longstanding sales and customer-support infrastructures. Additionally, each distributor has opened an Olevia direct store where Olevia 3, 5 and 7 Series LCD TVs, in sizes ranging from 23" to 47", can be purchased directly.

"Our expansion into Chile, Colombia and Mexico is part of the natural growth of the Olevia brand into the Latin American market," said Rainer Kuhn, Vice President of Strategic International Business Development, Syntax-Brillian. "Interested retailers in these countries are now able to contact their respective local distributors to acquire Olevia products for their stores and get access to our award winning product lines."

Syntax-Brillian's distributors in Chile, Colombia and Mexico are, respectively, Atcor Corp., Centeno Barake Sociedad LTDA and TU/Sistemas2000. The company's distributor in Venezuela is Grupo-Denim and the Brazilian market is served by Olevia Senna do Brasil, a joint venture with Brazil-based Group Senna.

Olevia Senna do Brasil will manage all Olevia operations in the South America region from its Sao Paolo, Brazil offices including sales, marketing, product planning, logistics and manufacturing efforts.

For more information on Olevia products, distributors and retailers in the individual countries, please visit:

Chile: http://www.olevia.cl

Colombia: http://oleviacolombia.com

Mexico: http://olevia.com.mx

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070813/20070813005076.html?.v=2

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Kolin expects strong sales of Olevia LCD TVs in China, says paper
EDN, August 14; Rodney Chan, DIGITIMES [Tuesday 14 August 2007]

Kolin, the Taiwan-based strategic partner of US-based Syntax-Brillian for the manufacturing and marketing of Olevia-branded LCD TVs, expects to sell more than 100,000 LCD TVs in China this year, and double the amount next year, the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) cited Kolin president Frank Lee as saying.

Kolin has already started marketing LCD TVs in China's nationwide channels, and has set up sales offices in the major Chinese cities of Beijing, Shenyang, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Chongqing, the the Taiwan-based EDN quoted Lee as saying.

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Instituional Investors bought 55M shares of brlc and sold 28m shares

http://www.nasdaq.com/asp/Holdings.asp?FormType=institutiona…

oder:
http://www.ownershipanalyzer.com/CompanyInst.aspx?cik=123222…

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 31.176.171 von teecee1 am 15.08.07 22:05:52

974499 MLIIF WORLD TECHNOLOGY FUND A 0,78%
A0BMAP MLIIF WORLD TECHNOLOGY FUND A2 GBP 0,78%
A0BMAN MLIIF WORLD TECHNOLOGY FUND A2 EUR 0,78%

ein fond, jeweils in us-dollar u. ...

http://fonds.onvista.de/filter-suche/top-holding.html?WKN=A0…

BlackRock ist eine der größten börsennotierten Investment Management Firmen weltweit, die aus der Fusion von BlackRock und Merrill Lynch Investment Managers entstand. Per Ende März 2007 beliefen sich die verwalteten Kundengelder insgesamt auf 1.154 Mrd. USD. Das Unternehmen verwaltet Vermögenswerte für institutionelle und private Investoren mit einer breiten Palette von Anlageprodukten aus den Bereichen Aktien, festverzinsliche Wertpapiere, Geldmarkt- & alternative Investments. Zusätzlich bietet BlackRock einer wachsenden Zahl institutioneller Kunden Risiko Management, Finanzberatungs-Dienstleistungen und die Auslagerung von Investmentsystemen an. Der Stammsitz ist New York City, USA.

letzte günstige Gelegenheit ... ... wenn man etwas k(l)einGeld übrig hat ... ... $5,78

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(auf Ciao seit: 03/2007)
http://www.ciao.de/LCD_Fernseher_608591_3-syntax_olevia
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alaTEST hat 17 Testberichte für Syntax Groups Corporation Syntax Olevia 432V analysiert. Der alaSCORE™ für Syntax Groups Corporation Syntax Olevia 432V ist 85/100 = Ausgezeichnet. Der alaSCORE basiert auf 17 Verbrauchermeinungen. Aktualisiert: 18.08.2007
http://alatest.de/Olevia_Silver_32_16_9_8ms_HD_LCD_TV_Model_…
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am 21. august kommen evtl. die zahlen fürs jahr 07 ...

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BRLC Q4 2007 Syntax-Brillian Corporation Earnings Release $ 0.12 n/a -$ 0.11 20-Aug-07 - 30-Aug-07

http://www.earnings.com/company.asp?client=cb&ticker=brlc

Pre-Market: 6.00 0.15 (2.56%)

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 31.228.402 von teecee1 am 20.08.07 15:15:47

kitttylover3@sbcg...

http://messages.finance.yahoo.com/Stocks_%28A_to_Z%29/Stocks…
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I contacted the company last Thursday and received the following e-mail back from the IR guy. So, for those waiting today for earnings....not going to happen:
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The date has not been set, however it's expected during the first two-weeks of September, as indicated in the release of preliminary results for the fourth-quarter. Once a date is established, a news release will be issued with the conference call information.

James M. Donnelly
Silverman Heller Associates
Los Angeles [e-mail]

I had contacted Hope Frank, their marketing gury and got Hope's out of office response, which if you read between the lines could be a good thing. And, there is more contact info below.:

Thank you for your email. I will be out of the office on international business travel through Sept 3, therefore email will be delayed. Cell coverage may be limited.

Solution: ... ...

Contact Brian Pak for all retail partner requests: [e-mail]

Contact Lisa Speck for general requests: [e-mail]

Contact Chad Giron for IFA Berlin, LONDON - O2 Vivitar requests as well as SBC, or OLEVIA media related requests, product reviews, sports, celebrity, venue or product placement inquries: [e-mail], 571.216.4894

Investor Relations:
Contact Chad Giron (EST) at above contact information yet also pls contact Mr. James Donnelly (PST): [e-mail], 310.208.2550

Kind regards,

Hope Frank
Chief Marketing Officer
Syntax Brillian Corporation

tel. geht über Skype

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Olevia "Ugly Can Look Beautiful" Commercial

http://youtube.com/watch?v=XfEnaMXPXFU

Olevia HD Courts Confusion
August 14, 2007
By Barbara Lippert

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE AD

NEW YORK The word "beautiful" is so overused in advertising these days that it's becoming meaningless. But here's a spot for Olevia HD, the first national work for the product from Fishtank Brand Advertising in San Diego that has a legitimate claim to the term. It's a beautifully shot spot that shows, well, beautiful people in action—and suggests beautiful color and clarity on a beautiful HDTV screen. Except that the concept, "Ugly can look beautiful," is something of a head scratcher, even for the sports fans the commercial is aimed at. We see an Anna Kournikova look-alike (she's Angelina Zdorovytska, the top tennis player in the Ukraine, by the way) in the opening, poised for battle, about to return a ball. It's a beautifully stylized shot, with heroic (even muscular sounding) music in the background. She watches the ball go out, only for the chair umpire to call it in. That's a pretty subtle bit of ugly, I must say. The baseball scene is equally beautiful and stylized, with a Derek Jeter-like player getting hit in the arm with a fastball. "Ugly can be beautiful" is supered over the ending—except that the reality is that we've just watched a romanticized, sanitized version of what is ugly. Obviously, the takeaway is a beautiful picture, and I like that the agency is tackling a timely problem: In the last month alone, there have been way too many examples of serious ugly in the sports world: dogfighting, steroids, shaving points in NBA games. This version seems a bit disingenuous in the having-it-both-ways department—the execution of "Ugly can look beautiful" is too prettified. Now "crisp, clear ugly," that's a daring concept.
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noch ein paar Infos zu O2-World in London, in Sachen Werbung für Vivitar

der Werbespot zeigt die neue 7000er Serie (ein Teil) und läuft ca. 15 sec.

und zu sehen ist er auf dem Weg von der North Greenwich Station zum Dome, da ist ein Riesenbildschirm ca. 3m * 2m (ala Stadionanzeige) im Dome selbst sind im Eingangsbereich 4 große Infosäulen und im Gastrobereich sind noch 4 kleinere Säulen auf denen der Spot läuft, und in der 3 Etage (von unten zu sehen) hängt nochmals ein großer Bildschirm. (philips)

es ist noch nicht alles fertig und im Innenbereich war ich auch nicht. Es ist auf jedenfall extrem gut besucht. von Hinz und Kunz
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und die Argos Läden sind große OTTO-Shops, reingehen Katalog durchwelzen, je nach größe 25-150 Stehplätze, und dann bestellen und irgendwann abholen. auch ziehmlich stark besucht. Im Winterkatalog sind aber noch kein LCDs von BRLC zu sehen.

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Home.htm

curry.digital ... Electronic-Store... Internetadr. muß ich noch mal schauen hab ein Prospekt mitgenommen.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 31.228.580 von teecee1 am 20.08.07 15:28:41

::: Antwort :::


We will be at IFA. Exhibiting Vivitar digital cameras for the most
part. I believe we will have an LCD TV on-hand. Please see the
attached document for information on our location.

Thanks -

Chad


Chad Giron
Media Relations
Syntax-Brillian Corporation
1600 N. Desert Drive
Tempe, AZ 85281

Direct: 571.216.4894
Main: 602.389.8888
[e-mail]
www.syntaxbrillian.com
www.olevia.com
www.vivitar.com

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Teco said to be interested in investing in Syntax-Brillian
Max Wang and Emily Chuang, DIGITIMES, Taipei [Wednesday 22 August 2007]

Taiwan-based home appliance maker Teco Electric & Machinery recently is said to be interested in investing in display specialist Syntax-Brillian to expand its presence in North America, according to market sources.

Display products of US-based Syntax-Brillian include Olevia-brand LCD TVs and liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) TVs.

If Teco partners with Syntax-Brillian, it means that the company will also be tied to Taiwan-based home appliance maker Kolin. Kolin now makes most Olevia-branded LCD TVs for Syntax-Brillian. Kolin holds a 12.5% stake in Syntax-Brillian, according to Kolin in March 2006.
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kann gerad das Infobild nicht mehr sehen

Vivitar auf der IFA

Halle: 26B Stand: 312

mehr Information: [e-mail]

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Syntax-Brillian Announces $20 Million Strategic Investment, Three-way Alliance with TECO and Kolin
Thursday August 23, 6:25 am ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News) announced today that it has raised approximately $20 million in a strategic financing with Taiwan-based TECO Electric & Machinery Co., Ltd.

The investment comprises 3,083,945 shares of common stock priced at $6.4852 per share. There were no warrants issued in connection with this strategic financing.

In addition to the financing transaction, Syntax-Brillian, Taiwan Kolin Company Limited, and TECO have entered into a three-way alliance wherein Kolin will oversee the supply-chain management and product development platform of various TECO branded products for distribution in Taiwan as well as other regions of the world that all three companies agree to enter. TECO will also provide supply-chain financing of up to $100 million for the purchase of key components in support of Olevia(TM) branded LCD TVs.

The investment and the associated off-balance-sheet supply-chain financial support provide capital to continue Syntax-Brillian\'s growth, including expanding its manufacturing base and supporting the company\'s efforts to continue elevating awareness of the Olevia(TM) brand among consumers worldwide. (...)

About TECO

Founded in 1956, TECO Electric and Machinery Co., Ltd. began as an industrial motor manufacturer. The company has successfully diversified into a conglomerate with worldwide business operations. TECO is a leading manufacturer of heavy electrical industrial brand, home appliances, telecommunications equipment, IT systems, electromechanical components, and commercial electronics. TECO also has holdings in medical information system, e-commerce, semiconductor, optronics, network, software, infrastructure, financial investment, food services, and distribution industries. TECO group has nearly 30 subsidiaries and affiliations across Asia, America and Europe, and more than 10,000 employees worldwide. TECO is dedicated to long-term development, creating new competitive advantages, enhancing service quality, developing top-flight personnel, and creating outstanding products.

TECO (1504.TW)
http://stocks.us.reuters.com/stocks/overview.asp?symbol=1504…

... ... ist Tatung der nächste

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Syntax-Brillian to Announce Fiscal 2007 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Financial Results on September 11, 2007
Thursday August 23, 6:30 am ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, will announce financial results for its fiscal 2007 fourth-quarter and year ended June 30, 2007, after the market close on Tuesday, September 11, 2007. The company will also host a conference call to review financial results and the company's outlook.

Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Wayne A. Pratt, Chief Financial Officer, will host the conference call. Any investor or interested individual can listen to the call, which is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. PDT (4:30 p.m. EDT) on September 11. To participate in the teleconference, approximately 10 minutes prior to the start time please dial toll-free 877-717-3046 (or 706-634-6364 for international callers) and reference Syntax-Brillian or Conference ID1450021.

You may also listen to the teleconference live via the Internet at www.syntaxbrillian.com or at www.earnings.com. For those unable to attend, these websites will host an archive of the call. (...)

Contact:

Syntax-Brillian Corporation
Mr. Wayne Pratt, Executive Vice President, CFO
[phone]
[e-mail]

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ODMs have lead in US$25 billion LCD-TV contract manufacturing industry, says iSuppli
Press release, August 23; Michael McManus, DIGITIMES [Thursday 23 August 2007]

Ask consumers which companies make LCD TVs and they might respond with names like Vizio, Syntax-Brillian and Westinghouse. But in reality, LCD TVs sold by these and many other brands are actually made by companies whose names few consumers have ever heard of-contract manufacturers like Amtran Technology, Hon Hai Precision Industry and TPV Technology.

Indeed, contract manufacturers are getting into the LCD TV market in a big way, with their global production of such sets expected to rise by more than a factor of five by 2011, iSuppli predicts.

The two types of companies in the contract manufacturing business, the Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs) and the Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) providers, together are expected to produce 61.8 million LCD TVs in 2011, up from 12 million in 2006. By 2011, these contract manufacturers will produce more than one out of every three LCD TVs made worldwide.

The ODMs and EMS providers have been lured to the LCD TV market by its triple-digit increases in shipments during the last few years. LCD TV unit shipments expanded by 103.9% in 2006 and will rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 31.7% for the five-year period of 2006 through 2011.

"The contract-manufacturing industry is playing an essential role in the development of the LCD TV market," said Jeffrey Wu, analyst, EMS and ODM services for iSuppli. "ODM and EMS companies are enabling brand names to enter the market and compete, conducting the essential behind-the-scenes tasks like manufacturing and supply chain management."

LCD TV brands also gain other advantages from outsourcing production, including improving resource allocation, alleviating their inventory burden, avoiding regional tariffs and increasing asset flexibility.

Business opportunities for contract manufacturers

LCD TV outsourcing generated $8.9 billion in revenue in 2006 and is projected to grow to $25.2 billion in 2011, rising at a CAGR of 23.2%. This huge revenue growth outlook has attracted the attention of a large number of Asian ODMs. There are more than 20 such ODMs serving LCD TV OEMs, including global brands, regional brands and retail brands, making for a decentralized competitive landscape.

EMS providers, on the other hand, are just beginning to penetrate the market. iSuppli estimates that from a final-assembly shipment perspective, of all LCD TVs outsourced in 2006, only 6.8% were produced by EMS providers, with the remainder made by ODMs.

EMS providers' deployments and challenges

During the last few years, leading EMS providers including Celestica, Elcoteq, Flextronics, Hon Hai and Jabil have invested significant resources in improving their competitive positions in the LCD TV manufacturing industry to undertake tasks including: Providing board-level assembly services; utilizing facilities in emerging markets such as Mexico and Eastern Europe to serve OEMs; investing in the LCD panel business; developing reference-design capabilities; forming joint ventures with OEMs to build LCD TVs.

While these investments are paying off gradually, EMS providers still lag far behind their ODM peers in terms of LCD TV shipments. Furthermore, a number of critical challenges are facing EMS providers, adding uncertainty to their endeavors in the LCD TV manufacturing business. These challenges include: Pricing pressure from OEMs and eroding margins (gross margins are in the 8% range) at the ODM imply limited margin lift for EMS providers; pricing fluctuations for LCD panels. Panels account for more than 60% of the total bill-of-materials costs of LCD TVs; limited potential to leverage the vertically integrated supply chain due to tight control of material supply chains by a number of Japanese OEMs; barriers to entry built by ODMs in the form of footprint expansions and product design and production knowledge accumulated through the learning curve.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 31.268.228 von teecee1 am 23.08.07 13:50:12

http://www.digitimes.com/displays/

(...)Teco said its LCD TVs will continue to be sold in Taiwan under the Teco brand, but will adopt the Olevia brand name in North America.

Teco chairman CK Liu said the company expects the new partnership will drive the sales momentum of Teco products in the initial stages, and will later give extra push for the company towards further diversification.

Kolin chairman CL Liu said Syntax-Brillian has established a strong marketing platform in North America. He said the cooperation between Teco, Kolin and Syntax-Brillian will integrate resources, setting a new paradigm for Taiwan-based vendors of domestic home appliance brands.

Syntax-Brillian COO James Li said the company shipped 600,000 Olevia LCD TVs in the first half of 2007, and the shipment goal of the entire year is 1.2 million units. Li expects the cooperation between the three companies to benefit all three.

Industry observers said the Teco investment will ease pressure on Syntax-Brillian operations, as the LCD TV supply chain is a long one that requires considerable sums of funding to maintain. As LCD TV sizes grow bigger, brand-name vendors need more funding, the observers added.

Teco's partnership with Syntax-Brillian may also extend to other products in the future. Kolin has said that it is considering making digital photo frames to be marketed through Syntax-Brillian.


Teco joins Kolin to become an investor in Syntax-Brillian
Photo: Andrea Liu, Digitimes, August 2007

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 31.270.762 von teecee1 am 23.08.07 16:40:58

Die besten Infos in diesem board. Schade, dass bis jetzt nur Wenige in old Germany das Potential erkennen.
Teecee 1 steht 100 %ig hinter seinem Invest !
Persönliche Gespräche mit Ihm haben mich von der Substanz des Unternehmens überzeugt.
Eigentlich sprechen die enormen Handelszahlen in den USA für sich !!!

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 31.283.136 von Nuggettransfer am 24.08.07 16:17:27

kleines Rätsel ??? oder Quiz ???

€ nix

die sogenannten "Brillinge" kommen schon noch, hoffentlich erst bei 10$ 20$ 50$ oder ??? ...

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Olevia(TM) Expands Line of Add-On Accessories with HDMI Switcher, HDMI Cables and Wall Mounts
Tuesday August 28, 6:30 am ET

Convenient, Guaranteed Interoperable Accessories Designed and Tested Specifically for Olevia(TM) HDTVs

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, today announced the introduction of a variety of new add-on accessories designed and tested specifically to operate with Olevia(TM) HDTVs to create a convenient, guaranteed compatibility solution for Olevia(TM) HDTV buyers.

The new Olevia(TM) brand add-on accessories include a Three-into-One(TM) Olevia(TM) HDMI switcher, Olevia(TM) HDMI cables and a series of wall mounts. Each of the accessories was specifically designed and quality-tested in the Olevia(TM) HDTV laboratory to ensure seamless compatibility with Olevia(TM) HDTVs, ensuring consumers with a television and accessories solution pre-tested for interoperability. Olevia(TM) accessories will be on display in Booth #822 at the CEDIA Expo 2007 trade show at the Denver Convention Center in Denver, Colorado, from September 6-9, 2007.

The Olevia(TM) Three-into-One(TM) HDMI (high definition media interface) Switcher features include:

* Accommodates the permanent connection of up to three HDMI video sources such as cable boxes, satellite systems, game boxes, conventional DVD players, Blu-ray or HD-DVD players, computers, video cameras and digital still cameras to a single HDMI input. The switcher is fully HDCP compatible.
* One-touch interactivity with Olevia(TM) TVs: Olevia(TM) universal remote controls both the TV and the HDMI switcher for easy selection of inputs.
* Maintains high resolution video -- HDTV resolutions of 480p, 720p, 1080i and 1080p; PC resolutions up to 1920x1200 @ 60 Hz vertical refresh.
* Supports audio and video signals; HDCP compliant; product kit includes three high-quality 6' HDMI cables, remote control, power supply and documentation.
* MSRP: $249; available from select Olevia(TM) LCD HDTV resellers.

Olevia(TM) HDMI cable features include:

* Available in 6, 15, 25, 50 and 75-foot lengths
* All cables except 75' are fully HDMI 1.3 certified and support digital TV resolutions of 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p and PC resolutions in excess of 1920x1200 @ 60 Hz; 75' cable supports digital HD resolutions up to 1280x720p and 1920x1080i and PC resolutions to XGA.
* All Olevia(TM) HDMI cables feature gold-plated connectors, are HDCP compliant and capable of handling high-bandwidth video plus multi-channel digital audio and include a 30-day warranty.
* MSRPs: 6' HDMI cable - $39.99; 15' HDMI cable - $59.99; 25' HDMI cable - $119.99; 50' HDMI cable - $169.99; 75' HDMI cable - $269.99. Currently available from select Olevia(TM) LCD TV resellers.

Olevia(TM) wall mount features include:

* Various units compatible with all Olevia(TM) 2 Series through 7 Series LCD HDTVs.
* Professional-grade adjustability features and industrial design.
* Load tested for up to 5X rated weight capacity.
* Pre-assembled for quick installation.
* Elegant cable management features.
* UL Rated.

Wall mount descriptions:

* WM10D: intended for small LCD TVs - 23" and smaller.
* WM30D: unit includes a locking bar and tilt and is intended for LCD TVs 26" and larger.
* WM40D: swing arm wall mount is intended for LCD TVs sizes 19" thru 32".
* WM50D: swing arm wall mount is intended for LCD TVs sizes 37" thru 47".
* WM60D: swing arm wall mount is intended for LCD TVs sizes 47" thru 65".
* WM70D: ceiling mount unit includes tilt and is intended for LCD TVs up to 52".
* MSRPs: - WM10D - $99.99; WM30D - $149.99; WM40D - $81; WM50D - $215; WM60D - $380; WM70D - $290. Currently available from select Olevia(TM) resellers.

"We have responded to consumers' requests for a convenient, one-stop solution to get their Olevia(TM) HDTV up and running and looking great. They want a wall mount that is guaranteed to fit their TV and accessories pre-tested to ensure interoperability," said Sam Miller, Chief Product Officer for Syntax-Brillian. "We developed an array of Olevia(TM) accessories with quality and convenience in mind. Whether purchasing Olevia(TM) accessories with an Olevia(TM) HDTV or as a complement to another brand, consumers can be sure they are choosing a product that will make their TV and everything that they watch on it look fantastic."

About Syntax-Brillian Corporation

Syntax-Brillian Corporation (www.syntaxbrillian.com) is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs, digital cameras, and microdisplay entertainment products.

The company's lead products include its Olevia(TM) brand (www.Olevia.com) high definition widescreen LCD and LCoS televisions -- one of the fastest growing global TV brands -- and Vivitar brand (www.vivitar.com) digital still and video cameras. Syntax-Brillian has built an Asian supply chain coupled with an international manufacturing and distribution network to support worldwide retail sales channels and position the company as a market leader in consumer digital entertainment products.

Olevia(TM), Brillian, LCoS and Vivitar are trademarks or registered trademarks of Syntax-Brillian Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Contact:

Syntax-Brillian Corporation
Hope Frank, Chief Marketing Officer, [phone]
[e-mail]
or
Chad Giron, Media Relations, [phone]
[e-mail]

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Olevia(TM) Debuts New 65'' LCoS(TM) Full-HD 1080p HDTV
Tuesday August 28, 6:30 am ET

New LCoS(TM) HDTV Displayed Alongside 65" LCD HDTV at CEDIA Expo 2007 - Olevia(TM) Booth #822

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, today announced the debut of a new 65" LCoS(TM) HDTV, model number 665H in its popular Olevia(TM) brand of HDTVs. The Olevia(TM) 665H includes premium features and technology for the mainstream consumer and commercial markets.

The Olevia(TM) 665H features full-HD 1080p resolution. It will be on display along with the 65" Olevia(TM) 665i LCD HDTV and award-winning Olevia(TM) 747i 47" LCD HDTV in Booth #822 at the CEDIA EXPO 2007 trade show at the Denver Convention Center in Denver, Colorado, from September 6-9, 2007.

The Olevia(TM) 665H LCoS(TM) HDTV features include:

* Utilizes the award-winning, 6-megapixel Brillian UltraContrast(TM) LCoS(TM) light engine technology with true 1920x1080p resolution and Pixelworks DNX video processing
* High-definition native resolution 1920x1080 panels and a super fast 4ms response time ideal for fast-action viewing
* Dynamic contrast ratio of 2000:1, a cinematic 16:9 aspect ratio, and 90% fill factor to eliminate pixelation
* Versatile connectivity options including: 1 ATSC/NTSC combo tuners, 2 HDMI with HDCP, 2 component, VGA, 2 S-video, 2 composite, PC Input supporting HDMI, VGA-1920x1080 @ 60 Hz and RF Inputs for standard definition TV, 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i and 1080p
* RS-232 control, FutureProof(TM) user upgradeable firmware via USB, overscan minimization with Big Picture Technology(TM) and OleviaCare(TM) customer support
* MSRP: $1,999; available through regional retailers and custom installation specialist beginning Q4 2007

"The new full-HD Olevia(TM) 665H continues Syntax-Brillian's tradition of LCoS(TM) technology innovation and is an attractive choice for anyone interested in premium performance whether in the mainstream consumer or commercial markets," said Sam Miller, Chief Product Officer for Syntax-Brillian. "In both LCD and LCoS(TM) technologies, Olevia(TM) HDTVs continue to provide consumers with an increasing array of compelling display choices that combine advanced digital-image processing technologies with engineering excellence to create products that stand out with stunning picture quality, powerful performance and elegant design."

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Olevia(TM) Joins Crestron's Integrated Partner Program
Thursday August 30, 6:30 am ET
Crestron Certified Control Module Integrates With Syntax-Brillian Olevia(TM) TVs

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian (Nasdaq: BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, today announced its membership in the Crestron Integrated Partner Program and the availability of a Crestron touchpanel user interface to control the company's popular brand of Olevia(TM) TVs. The module allows seamless integration of Olevia(TM) TVs into a Crestron control system environment.

The new Olevia(TM)-specific Crestron module enables dealers to easily integrate Olevia(TM) TVs into home and professional environments and provide end-users with an intuitive control interface to access the Olevia's extensive range of on-screen menu items, including input type, volume, brightness, extensive aspect ratio and screen layout options.

Members of Crestron's Integrated Partner Program represent a powerful coalition of manufacturers in the systems integration market. Crestron has developed programs that allow these manufacturers' products to be easily incorporated into a Crestron plug-and-play systems solution. The program supports audio/video, security, HVAC, lighting and other controlled devices that may be incorporated into a commercial or residential system.

"Consumers demand both ease of use and maximum performance from their home theater systems and from Olevia(TM) HDTVs," said Sam Miller, Chief Product Officer for Syntax-Brillian. "Our partnership with Crestron ensures that users will enjoy not only premium performance and the wide range of features from their Olevia(TM) TVs with unprecedented ease, but also that their Olevia(TM) TVs will seamlessly complement every other part of their home theater environment."

"Syntax-Brillian's Olevia(TM) series is an innovative line of display components that meet a growing demand for televisions with high-quality video processing performance," said Chris Wildfoerster, Director of Business Development, Crestron. "The Olevia(TM) series provides Crestron dealers with an innovative, easy-to-install solution for fully integrated commercial and/or residential systems and makes an ideal addition to our Integrated Partner Program."

The new module is available for download at www.crestron.com and will be showcased along with Olevia(TM) HDTVs in the Olevia(TM) booth (#822) at the CEDIA Expo 2007 (www.cedia.net/expo) (...)



About Crestron

For 35 years Crestron has been the world's leading manufacturer of advanced control and automation systems, innovating technology and reinventing the way people live and work. Offering integrated solutions to control audio, video, computer, IP and environmental systems, Crestron streamlines technology, improving the quality of life for people in corporate boardrooms, conference rooms, classrooms, auditoriums, and in their homes.

Crestron's leadership stems from its dedicated people who are committed to providing the best products, programs and services in the industry.

In addition to its World Headquarters in Rockleigh, New Jersey, Crestron has sales and support offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Asia, Latin America and Australia.

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No price gap between first-tier and second-tier LCD TV brands
Max Wang, Taipei; Emily Chuang, DIGITIMES [Friday 31 August 2007]

First-tier LCD TV makers such as Toshiba, Sanyo and Philips are now facing heated competition from second-tier LCD TV makers which are pushing their market share through pricing strategy.

Prices for 42-inch LCD TVs from Toshiba are now in the same range of Syntax-Brillian's Olevia-branded TVs while quotes for Philips' Magnavox-branded LCD TVs are similar to that of Vizio-branded TVs, according to sources.

Currently, Sanyo's 42-inch LCD TV is priced at NT$998 at Wal-Mart in the US, compared to Vizio's model which is priced at US$946. Vizio is offering one of its 1080p 42-inch LCD TVs at Costco for US$1,199, which is the same price as the same sized product from Magnavox. Meanwhile, Toshiba's 42-inch LCD TV in North America is priced at US$1,099, the same price as Olevia's model.

Vizio beat first-tier makers such as Sony, Sharp, Samsung, Philips as well as LG Electronics (LGE), as the top brand in the North American LCD TV market in the second quarter of 2007 by shipping 606,402 million units, according to iSuppli. The company was ranked fifth in the first quarter of 2007, noted the research firm.

... nun stellt sich die Frage ob bei der Preissenkung bei A Brands überhaupt noch Gewinn eingefahren wird, bzw. welche Ausstattung die LCDs überhaupt besitzen ???

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 31.361.103 von teecee1 am 31.08.07 20:16:49

DISPLAYS, BEAMER & TV
31.8.2007 16:13 Uhr

LCD-TV: Kaum noch Preisunterschiede zwischen A- und B-Brands

A-Brands wie Toshiba, Sanyo und Philips sehen sich in Nordamerika einem starken Preisdruck durch Hersteller der zweiten Liga ausgesetzt, entsprechend müssen sie mit ihren Preisen auch nach unten gehen und sind teilweise gleich, wenn nicht sogar günstiger als die B-Brands.

Wie "Digitimes" berichtet, sind 42-Zöller von Toshiba in der selben Preisklasse zu finden wie die Olevia-Modelle von Syntax-Brillian, der Philips-Brand Magavox steht preislich Seite an Seite mit Vizio-Geräten.

Ein 42-Zöller von Sanyo wird bei Wal-Mart in den USA für 998 Dollar angeboten, ein gleichgroßes Vizio-Modell soll 946 Dollar kosten.

Vizio bietet bei Costco einen 42-Zöller mit 1080p-Auflösung für 1.199 Dollar an, ein entsprechend großes Magnavox-Modell von Philips kostet genauso viel, eins von Toshiba 1.099 Euro, der gleiche Preis wie der für eine Olevia-Modell.

Vizio konnte in Nordamerika im zweiten Quartal 2007 mit 606.402 verkauften LCD-TVs als neue Nummer eins schon Top-A-Brands wie Sony, Sharp, Samsung, Philips und LG Electronics abhängen, so die Zahlen von Marktforscher iSuppli. Im ersten Quartal 2006 war es schon unter den ersten fünf. (kh)

http://www.channelpartner.de/consumerelectronics/displays_be…

wer A sagt muß B kaufen ...

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Vivitar/Olevia Europe

Chief Marketing Officer Hope Frank war in Berlin ...

...alles hinter verschlossenen Türen ... ... vielleicht kommt Indien mit dazu ...
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August 23, 2007
ESPN promotion brings recognition to Tempe company's 'Olevia' TVs
The Arizon Republic

Syntax-Brillian Corp.'s high-definition televisions once fought to break out of a field of low-price brands trying to undercut heavy hitters Sony and Samsung. The Tempe-based company's Olevia line of liquid-crystal display TVs were surrounded by a pack of several middle- and bottom-tier products that emerged to compete with household names based on price.

"Twelve to 18 months ago, it was really not a well-defined brand in North America," said Michael Tieu, a senior vice president with investment research firm Brean Murray, Carret & Co. LLC in New York.

Syntax-Brillian seems to have resolved its identity crisis for the time being.

Its Olevia line has been riding a wave of newfound recognition, thanks to strategic marketing partnerships that have pushed the brand's name into sporting events, television shows, magazines and entertainment venues.

The firm, which also sells digital cameras under the name Vivitar, is experiencing more demand from national retailers than ever before. In May, Syntax-Brillian reported third-quarter sales of $162.9million, 256.6 percent higher than a year ago. Its $5.5 million profit compared with a previous-year loss of $11.4 million. And analysts say demand for the Olevia line well surpasses the company's production numbers.

"The company has gained significant market share over the past year and a half," said Tristan Gerra, a senior research analyst with Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. in Milwaukee who follows Syntax-Brillian.

The silver bullet, company executives say, has been a multi-platform advertising and marketing campaign the firm launched with ESPN last summer. The partnership, for which Syntax-Brillian pays an undisclosed price for in exchange for certain sponsorship rights, makes Olevia the official ESPN HD sponsor for nine months out of the year and includes full-page advertisements in ESPN The Magazine and audio mentions on the broadcaster's radio shows.

A market study that research firm Dynamic Logic recently conducted showed that the ESPN initiative reached almost 60 percent brand awareness across ESPN audiences.

"They really did create Olevia," Chief Marketing Officer Hope Frank said in a recent interview.

The result has been retailers increasing orders for the TVs and their marketing teams showing a willingness to partner with Syntax-Brillian.

"We did not enjoy that level of relationship prior to this deal," Frank said.

Bryan Burns, vice president of strategic business planning and development for ESPN Inc., said the Disney-owned broadcaster has always been interested in helping small-name players elevate their status. The sponsorship deal officially began in summer 2006 and is set to last through August 2008.

"I do think it's fair to say that when Olevia became a sponsorship of ours for the first time, there was a fair amount of people in the consumer electronics industry that said, 'Who are they? What's that all about?'" Burns said. "I can't say that it led to anybody else doing anything with us, but I certainly think it got a lot of people's attention."

Tieu, the Brean Murray, Carret & Co. analyst, wrote in a recent report on the company that some U.S. retailers are consolidating the number of TV brands they carry to increase their Olevia inventory.

Tieu attributes the change of heart to Syntax-Brillian's ESPN campaign and its sponsorship initiative with entertainment venue operator AEG, which gets its name into sports and entertainment venues around the world.

"(Previously) it was sold through regional channels as well as some of those very discount-focused channels on the Internet," Tieu said. "It was not a very relevant brand."

Through its ESPN and AEG sponsorships, Olevia "has become a modified second-tier brand in North America," he said.

In terms of television shipments, Syntax-Brillian's market share has remained among the top 10 over the past year, according to the most recent data available from industry tracker DisplaySearch. The company was ranked 9th in the first quarter of 2007, the same ranking it held in the year-ago quarter.

Syntax-Brillian's unchanged ranking is evidence that the Olevia brand has staying power but is also a sign that the company needs to expand its distribution channels if it wants to go head-to-head with the household names, said Paul Gagnon, director of North American TV market research for DisplaySearch.

Gagnon said the ESPN sponsorship is a good start for a brand of Olevia's size, but notes that for Syntax-Brillian to capture more of the market from Sony and other top brands, it must also diversify its marketing to attract more recognition.

"There have always been a certain number of brands that have controlled a majority of the market," he said. "That doesn't vary significantly from year to year."

Frank and Syntax-Brillian Chairman and CEO Vincent Sollitto Jr. stressed that they are not putting all of the company's eggs in one basket.

Sollitto said the company is lean on management, which allows it to make marketing decisions quickly.

"It's a very, very far-reaching broad-brush approach toward developing a brand… and doing it in a way that does not involve lots of agencies, lots of staff," Sollitto said.

Reach the reporter at [phone].

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Not All HDTVs Can Keep Up With the Action


Illustration by The New York Times

By JOE HUTSKO
Published: August 30, 2007

Correction Appended

Sit for the first time in front of a high-definition TV tuned to a nature program broadcast in HD, and the reaction is almost always the same: a dropping of the jaw. But if you’re a sports fan or serious video gamer, the same set showing the Super Bowl or a car-racing game might elicit a different response: the screen cannot keep up with the action.

Is it time to make the move to HDTV? (mp3)
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/30/technology/circuits/30basi…

Fast movement results in a blur, what the TV industry calls ghosting, because the screen’s ability to refresh the image cannot keep up with the action. So viewers for whom action matters need to pay as much attention to how fast images are processed as to the size of the screen.

As the price of big-screen HDTVs continues to drop, more people are giving up their bulky cathode-ray tube TVs for slim plasma or L.C.D. TVs. “Sets are already 25 percent cheaper this year and will continue falling through the holiday season,” said James L. McQuivey, the television market analyst for Forrester Research. “It has gotten to the point where big retailers like Best Buy only carry a handful of non-HDTV sets,” he said.

The scarcity of tube sets is unfortunate for gamers and sports fans. Although flat-panel HDTVs are light enough to hang on the wall, high-definition cathode-ray tube TVs provide the best picture because they produce the blackest of blacks and the most contrast, and they have a fast response time.

Matthew Jones, 29, an information technology assistant for Somerset Community College in Somerset, Ky., discovered the benefits of last-generation technology when he bought a 30-inch Sony XBR widescreen tube TV two years ago. Mr. Jones, an avid video game player, said, “The picture quality is great, and I didn’t notice any problems with response times.” The downside? “It weighs over 200 pounds,” he said.

Indeed, as the size of the screen increases, the depth and the weight also increase. It is hard to find HDTV tube TVs with large screens, so the choice for consumers who want a large screen comes down to finding the flat-screen technology that blurs the least.

Some manufacturers are marketing their TVs as a perfect fit for game consoles. Sharp, for instance, offers two L.C.D. HDTVs intended for gamers. The 32-inch LC-32GP1U ($1,400) and the 37-inch LC-37GP1U ($1,800) feature “Vyper Drive,” which Tony Favia, Sharp’s senior product manager, says is designed “to reduce the lag time between the game console input and the TV display to imperceptible levels.”

But David Carnoy, executive editor of Cnet.com, which reviews TVs, considers this marketing malarkey. He said manufacturers fall back on such terms to overcome the idea that liquid crystal display TVs are not good for gaming or home theater. “Now, with all the talk of faster refresh rates, L.C.D. TVs are losing that knock against them,” he said. “It’s similar to the problem that plasma makers have had vis-à-vis burn-in. They’ve never been able to completely escape that rap.”

Rear-projection TVs using digital light processing technology, or D.L.P., can cause a “rainbow effect” for some viewers when there is fast movement on the screen. Mr. Jones, the video game player, was one of those viewers, as he learned after he upgraded to a wider screen last year. He had chosen a 52-inch HDTV with a vertical resolution of 1080p. The TV, a Mitsubishi that uses rear-projection D.L.P., was not what he had hoped for.

“I didn’t notice at the store, but I’m one of the few who sees the rainbows on D.L.P.,” Mr. Jones said. “Whenever something bright shot across the screen, I could see the image for a split second separate into the primary colors,” Mr. Jones said.

He returned the TV to the store and went with his “original gut feeling,” spending an additional $200 for a 50-inch Sony SXRD rear-projection HDTV. Mr. Jones said “the image it produces is great.”

A few definitions help to explain the differences in speed. The two important terms are response time and refresh rate. Response time is the measure of how fast a colored pixel on the screen turns white and then back to a color. Faster is better. Response time is measured in milliseconds (often written as “ms” on specification sheets), and 8 to 12 milliseconds is typical. Six milliseconds is increasingly common.

More and more, manufacturers are promoting their models’ refresh rates rather than response times. A desirable rate is 120 hertz. The refresh rate, the number of times an image is displayed each second, is expressed in hertz, or Hz. Higher is better.

Game players and sports fans tend to be early adopters of TV technology, so manufacturers are making an effort to please them. “Improving the smoothness of motion for action and sports has been a major focus of manufacturers this year,” said Ross Rubin, who follows consumer technology trends for the NPD Group. “Toshiba, Philips, Sony, Samsung and others have rolled out technologies that provide 120-hertz refresh rates, and the difference when compared to the previous 60 hertz is definitely visible when viewed side by side.”

Mr. Carnoy of Cnet concurs. “Most major L.C.D. manufacturers are starting to put out HDTVs with 120-hertz refresh rates that deliver a 4-millisecond response time,” he said, adding that 120 hertz “is sort of the ‘1080p’ of 2007, that hot new spec that’s featured on higher-end sets.”

“Gamers and movie fanatics who demand the ultimate picture and performance from an L.C.D. TV,” Mr. Carnoy said, “can spend the extra dough for a top-of-the-line set.”

Cnet reviewers recommend the Sony KDS-60A2020, a 60-inch rear-projection HDTV. The model, which cost $2,600, is no longer in production. The replacement, to come out this fall, will be the $2,700 Bravia KDS-60A3000, which Sony said is 20 percent slimmer than last year’s model. Cnet also recommends an L.C.D. TV from Samsung, the 46-inch LN-T4665F, which earned praise for its wide viewing angle. It is 1080p high definition and costs $2,800.

But Mike Brady, editor of the HDTV review site DigitalAdvisor.com, warns in his buying guide that although 1080p is the pinnacle of HD, no television channels broadcast at that level. So for a consumer who will not be using a high-resolution device like a PlayStation 3 or a high-definition DVD player, an HDTV with a vertical resolution of 720 pixels would be a less expensive option and would still showcase high-definition programs.

For such a model, Mr. Brady recommends an L.C.D. unit by Syntax-Brillian, the 42-inch Olevia 342i. It sells for about $800. Cnet also recommends a relatively affordable Panasonic unit, the TH-42PX77U, which sells for about $1,250. The model, a 42-inch plasma 720p HDTV earns kudos because it displays a clear picture in a bright room, rivaling L.C.D. HDTVs, which are known for their generally brighter displays.

Anyone hooking up game consoles and DVD players should also make sure that the set has enough HDMI ports. HDMI is the new standard for cables conveying a high-definition signal. One would want ports for at least three HDMI connections.

But in the end, size also matters. “The thing I like to tell people is that if you’re trying to decide between two different screen sizes, always go bigger,” Mr. Carnoy said. “I know people who bought 42-inch plasmas who now regret not stepping up to the 50.”

Correction: September 1, 2007

Because of an editing error, an article in Business Day on Thursday about choosing high-definition televisions for viewing video games or sports referred imprecisely to a number used to denote TV resolution. The television industry markets TVs as either 1080p or 720p, but the “p” refers to the progressive scan of the image, not pixels of resolution. (Screen resolution is determined by the number of lines multiplied by the number of pixels in each line. A 1080p TV has more than 2 million pixels; a 720p TV has about half that many.)

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 31.305.309 von teecee1 am 27.08.07 17:25:35

OK - Rätsel gelöst !
Bis bald und immer schön für diese Aktie die Daumen halten damit
in Germany bald der Funken zündet !

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http://usaweekend.com/07_issues/070902/070902sports.html

3) HDTVs

Olevia 542i What makes this 42-inch high-definition TV so nice? It's powered by the latest technology, with PC inputs so you can connect to your computer. Best of all, it's HDTV for a modest price. According to Pacific Media Associates, a market research and publishing company, HDTVs 32 inches or larger average about $2,000. Olevia cuts that price nearly in half. "They offer a lot for the money," says "Consumer Reports" electronics editor Paul Reynolds.

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Q4 2007 Syntax-Brillian Corporation Earnings Conference Call
Tuesday, September 18, 2007 4:30 p.m. ET

Event Details

Title: Q4 2007 Syntax-Brillian Corporation Earnings Conference Call
Date and Time: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 4:30 p.m. ET
Duration: 1 Hour

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetail…

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 31.317.209 von teecee1 am 28.08.07 16:25:56

CEDIA is an HDTV Mecca
09.07.07

We've got the details on the brilliant new HDTVs making a debut at CEDIA Expo this year.

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0%2C1895%2C2180641%2C00.asp

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 31.529.167 von teecee1 am 11.09.07 15:48:01

Syntax-Brillian Mysteriously Delays Earnings
Andrew Farrell, 09.11.07, 5:30 PM ET

Syntax-Brillian gave no reason for its delayed quarterly earnings release Tuesday. Investors responded by selling the stock.

Shares of Syntax-Brillian (nasdaq: BRLC - news - people ) plummeted 61 cents, or 9.0%, to $6.19, after the company postponed its fourth-quarter earnings release. The company previously said it would reveal the earnings today.

In a press release, Syntax-Brillian said it would release the earnings on or before the filing date of its fiscal 2007 annual report but did not provide a specific date. On Tuesday morning, the company's Web site listed a fourth-quarter earnings conference call scheduled for September 18th. Mention of the conference call was removed by Tuesday afternoon.

Syntax-Brillian did not explain the delay and did not return calls seeking comment. The Tempe, Ariz.-based company, which markets LCD high-definition televisions under the Olevia brand, is the only U.S. HDTV maker.

Canaccord Adams analyst Jonathan Dorsheimer said the delay was disappointing because the company seemed poised for a better-than-expected quarter. He said checks with industry sources indicated business was strong. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial expect a profit of 12 cents per share.

The company has apparently solved problems with a deadbeat distributor. At one point, Syntax-Brillian's Asian distributor South China House of Technology fell behind on payments. In August, Syntax-Brillian announced that South China no longer had any overdue invoices.

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Syntax-Brillian Reschedules Fourth-Quarter and Year-End Fiscal2007 Earnings Release to September 12, 2007
Wednesday September 12, 6:30 am ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, has rescheduled to after the close today, Sept. 12, 2007, the distribution of its fourth-quarter and year-end fiscal 2007 earnings release.

The company will host a conference call to review financial results and the company's outlook. Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Wayne A. Pratt, Chief Financial Officer, will host the conference call. Any investor or interested individual can listen to the call, which is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. PDT (4:30 p.m. EDT) today. To participate in the teleconference, approximately 10 minutes prior to the start time please dial toll-free 877-717-3046 (or 706-634-6364 for international callers) and reference Syntax-Brillian or conference ID 16801428.

You may also listen to the teleconference live via the Internet at www.syntaxbrillian.com or at www.earnings.com. For those unable to attend, these websites will host an archive of the call.

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Syntax Brillian Corporation Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full Year Financial Results
Wednesday September 12, 4:01 pm ET

Record Revenue, Increased Gross Margins, and a Swing to Profitability Are among the Milestones Achieved During Fiscal 2007

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), a leading designer, developer, and distributor of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital imaging products, today announced financial results for its fiscal 2007 fourth quarter and full year ended June 30, 2007.

For the quarter ended June 30, 2007, Syntax-Brillian reported revenue of $205.3 million, up 243% from revenue of $59.8 million in the year-ago quarter. Full year revenue was $697.6 million, up 261% from revenue of $193.0 million for the year ended June 30, 2006.

Net income in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, for the quarter was $8.4 million compared with a net loss of $5.5 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006. GAAP net income for the year ended June 30, 2007 was $29.8 million compared with a net loss of $18.9 million for the previous year.

GAAP diluted net income per share was $0.11 for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 compared with a diluted net loss per share of $0.11 for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006. Full year diluted net income per share was $0.48 compared with a diluted net loss per share of $0.46 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006.

Adjusted EBITDA (as discussed below) for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 was $26.3 million compared with negative $580,000 for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006. Adjusted EBITDA for the year ended June 30, 2007 was $75.6 million compared with negative $131,000 for the prior year.

"We are extremely pleased with the company's performance for fiscal 2007," said Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr., Chairman and CEO of Syntax-Brillian. "The Olevia brand enjoys an outstanding reputation in performance and quality, and demand continues to exceed our sourcing capabilities. In addition, the response to the Vivitar founding sponsorship at the O2, an entertainment complex near the financial district in London, promises to increase demand and profitability of our digital camera products, especially in Europe. Unit shipments in the fourth-quarter exceeded our expectations as we experienced strong sell-through in our U.S. channels, aided in part by new retail partners as well as continued acceptance of the Olevia brand by consumers."

Consolidated gross margins of 20.2% for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 represented an 800 basis point improvement from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006. The gross margin improvement from the fiscal 2006 fourth quarter was a result of improvements in LCD gross margins from 18.6% in the June 2006 quarter to 24.1% in the June 2007 quarter as well as an overall increase in the amount of LCD revenue.

In conjunction with its year-end closing, the Company completed its control assessment as required under section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. In doing so two items were identified and revised on a year-to-date basis during the fourth quarter because their impact on net income for each of the quarters during 2007 was not material in total. We determined that our methodology to estimate warranty accruals did not adequately reflect information that had recently become available to better estimate the possible future exposure for warranty costs related to units which had already been sold.

Using this newly available information resulted in the reversal of approximately $7.4 million of warranty expense which had been recorded in cost of sales through the third quarter of fiscal 2007. This accounted for approximately 360 basis points of improvement in our fourth quarter margins that may not be expected to recur in the future. This reduction in our warranty accrual was the result of lower-than-anticipated warranty claims, particularly in our national retail channels, where lower returns and warranty claims reflect, we believe, the ongoing improvement in the quality of our products.

In addition, we also determined that the tax impact of dividends and accretion of discount on redeemable, convertible preferred stock, which are reported as interest expense under GAAP, cannot be treated as deductible in our income tax provision which resulted in approximately $5.9 million of income tax that should have been recorded through the third quarter of 2007 being recorded in the fourth quarter. This incremental income tax expense will not recur in future periods because at June 30, 2007 the redeemable, convertible preferred stock had all been redeemed. The increase in income tax expense, coupled with the decrease in warranty expense when taken on a net-of-tax basis, had an immaterial impact on the reported net income of prior quarters.

Additionally, Syntax-Brillian completed its acquisition of Vivitar Corporation on November 21, 2006. Revenue for Vivitar for the three and twelve months ended June 30, 2007 was $14.6 million and $41.4 million, respectively.

The merger of Syntax and Brillian was completed on November 30, 2005. Accordingly, the results of operations for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006 include only the operations of Syntax prior to the merger.

Syntax-Brillian ended the June 30, 2007 quarter with cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments of $28.7 million; working capital of $238.6 million; and stockholders' equity of $315.5 million. At June 30, 2007, Syntax-Brillian had $78.1 million outstanding under its revolving credit lines.

At June 30, 2007, accounts receivable and due from factor totaled $210.1 million for total days sales outstanding ("DSOs") of 93.2. This compares with 77.3 DSOs at June 30, 2006 and 124.8 DSOs at March 31, 2007. Included in accounts receivable at June 30, 2007 was $138.1 million of accounts receivable from South China House of Technology, or SCHOT, our distributor in Asia. At June 30, 2007, there were no invoices due from SCHOT that had been outstanding longer than the 120 day terms.

Accounts receivable and due from factor, excluding the Asian receivables, totaled $72.0 million which represents approximately 60.5 DSOs at June 30, 2007 compared with 77.3 DSOs at June 30, 2006 and 46.7 DSOs at March 31, 2007.

Inventory balances totaled $34.5 million at June 30, 2007, down from $39.8 million at March 31, 2007. At June 30, 2007, there were 19.2 days of cost of sales in inventory compared with 22.8 days at June 30, 2006 and 27.4 days at March 31, 2007.

Accounts payable at June 30, 2007 totaled $71.6 million, which represented approximately 39.8 days of cost of sales compared with 6.8 days at June 30, 2006 and 86.8 days at March 31, 2007.

Highlights for the quarter ended June 30, 2007

The highlights and accomplishments for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 include the following:

*Fiscal fourth quarter revenue of $205.3 million, a 243% increase over last year's comparable quarter.
*Fiscal fourth quarter shipments of approximately 286,000 units, a 165% increase over the prior year comparable quarter.
*Increased gross margins by 800 basis points to 20.2% over the prior year period.
*Adjusted EBITDA of $26.3 million and $75.6 million for the three and twelve months ended June 30, 2007, respectively.
*Raised $143 million via a public offering of common stock.
*From the inception of our ESPN advertising campaign, brand awareness among males 18-49 has increased 473% and purchase consideration of non-HDTV owners who expect to purchase within 12 months has increased over 600%.
*Olevia featured in Target commercials and four color boxes will be featured on the retail floor.
*Olevia will be featured in Sears' NFL advertising campaign from August through December 2007.

Business Outlook

Syntax-Brillian also provided the following business outlook for its quarter ending September 30, 2007 and the calendar year ending December 31, 2007. The current business outlook is reflective of a severe tightening of credit in Asia that has significantly impacted the bank and other credit facilities of our supply chain partners. As a result of the tighter credit environment in Asia, we believe that the combined credit availability of our supply chain partners has been reduced by over $200 million. The current business outlook also reflects Syntax-Brillian's decision to take a more cautious approach to sales in Asia.

For the quarter ending September 30, 2007, Syntax-Brillian anticipates revenue in the range of $170 million to $180 million, predominately from sales of LCD TVs on shipments of approximately 270,000 to 290,000 units. Gross margins for the quarter are anticipated to be in the range of 15% to 17%.

For the calendar year ending December 31, 2007, Syntax-Brillian anticipates revenue in the range of $1.0 billion to $1.1 billion, and gross margins in the range of 16% to 18%.

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Syntax-Brillian Announces Departure of Chief Financial Officer
Wednesday September 12, 4:02 pm ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, announced that Wayne Pratt, its chief financial officer, will resign effective September 30, 2007 to take a position working with a longstanding colleague at a start-up company located in Tempe, Ariz.

"We are extremely sorry to learn of Wayne's decision to leave the company to pursue an opportunity with a privately held company," said Vincent Sollitto, chairman and chief executive officer of Syntax-Brillian. "He has been a great addition to Syntax-Brillian since the formation of the company in late 2005, and we certainly wish him the very best in his new endeavor. With Wayne's assistance, Jack Hodgson, our audit committee chairman, and I have begun the search for a replacement

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Syntax-Brillian downgraded to "market perform"

Thursday, September 13, 2007 10:04:37 AM ET
Cowen & Co

NEW YORK, September 13 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Collins Stewart downgrade Syntax-Brillian Corp (ticker: BRLC) from "buy" to "market perform."
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Robert W. Baird & Co. analyst Tristan Gerra, in a client note, noted the new guidance still suggests strong year-over-year performance, and reiterated an "Outperform" rating on the stock. Fundamentals are unchanged and still strong, as demand for Olevia televisions in Asia and the U.S. are outweighing the company's ability to produce, he wrote.

The analyst cut his target price on the stock to $12 from $15, noting the tighter credit conditions does lower near-term growth possibilities for Syntax-Brillian.

CIBC World Markets Corp. analyst Daniel M. Gelbtuch, in a client note, reiterated a "Sector Outperformer" rating.

"Though Syntax-Brillian's shift in focus away from credit-constrained Asia to North America is restraining near-term revenue growth, Olevia demand remains strong in both markets, and we view weakness as a buying opportunity," he wrote. "We believe the Olevia brand will continue to generate impressive traction, as Syntax-Brillian improves its ability to finance its torrid growth pace."
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Syntax-Brillian (BRLC - Cramer's Take - Stockpickr - Rating) downgraded at Merrill Lynch from Buy to Sell. 2008 estimates also cut, to reflect management's new guidance because of component supply constraints.
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Syntax Brillian "buy," target price reduced

Thursday, September 13, 2007 9:08:38 AM ET
Brean Murray, Carret & Co

NEW YORK, September 13 (newratings.com) - Analysts at Brean Murray reiterate their "buy" rating on Syntax Brillian Corporation (ticker: BRLC). The target price has been reduced from $15 to $8.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 31.554.054 von teecee1 am 12.09.07 22:53:17

12.09.07 Syntax Brillian legen lang erwartenden Jahresabschlußbericht vor

Der Hersteller von TV-Flachbildgeräten Syntax-Brillian hat nach mehrmaliger Verzögerung seine Zahlen für das 4.Quartal und damit für das abgelaufene Geschäftsjahr 2007 vorgelegt. In den letzten 3 Monaten des Geschäftsjahres stieg der Umsatz im Vergleich zum VJ um +243% auf 205,3Mio. USD. Gleichzeitig erwirtschafte man einen GAAP- Nettogewinn von 8,4Mio. USD (0,11/Aktie) und verfehlte damit die Analystenschätzungen um 1Cent/Aktie. Damit schließt das Unternehmen das GJ 2007 mit einem Umsatz von 697,6Mio. USD (+261%) sowie einem GAAP- Nettogewinn von 29,8Mio. USD (0,48/Aktie) mit einem neuen Rekordergebnis ab. Für das neue Geschäftsjahr 2008 erwartet Syntax-Brillian einen weiteren, deutlichen Umsatzanstieg auf 1 - 1,1Mrd. USD, sowie eine Gross Margin zwischen 16-18%.Analysten haben für 2008 allerdings mit einem Umsatz von 1,27Mrd. USD gerechnet und einen Nettogewinn von 83Cent/Aktie prognostiziert.

... ein weiteres Jahr warten ...

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 31.563.932 von teecee1 am 13.09.07 18:14:07

Was geht hier ab ? Kaum hat man ein paar Tage nicht vorbeigeschaut - dann sowas !
Eigentlich ist der Kursrutsch unverständlich , denn so schlecht sind die Zahlen ja nun auch wieder nicht !
Was nun ???

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 31.632.318 von Nuggettransfer am 17.09.07 15:26:18

Syntax-Brillian Corporation to Present at ThinkEquity Growth Conference
Monday September 17, 6:30 am ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News) Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Wayne A. Pratt will present at ThinkEquity Partners' 5th Annual Growth Conference in San Francisco on September 17 - 20, 2007.

The presentation will address the Company's financial performance and outlook through December 2007, as well as the strategic advantages of Syntax-Brillian's virtual manufacturing, marketing and distribution initiatives designated to continue to establish its award-winning Olevia HDTVs and Vivitar digital cameras into premiere international brands.

Syntax-Brillian's presentation is scheduled for Thursday, September 20, 2007 at 7:30 a.m. PDT. The presentation audio and accompanying slides will be webcast live, accessible on the company's website, www.syntaxbrillian.com, via the Events tab in the Press Room. The webcast will be archived on the website.
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VIVITAR

Founded in Hollywood, Calif., in 1938 by two German immigrants, Max Ponder and John Best, Vivitar has grown from a regional distributor of photographic products to an international imaging technology leader. Originally known as Ponder and Best, the company became Vivitar in 1979, with its own brand name and an impressive list of patents and technological innovations. Vivitar’s complete line of photographic products includes digital cameras, 35 mm zoom cameras, point and shoot cameras, auto focus cameras, 35 mm SLR cameras, manual and automatic lenses, flashes, binoculars, projectors, and camera accessories.
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Hollywood Goes Below

Hollywood's hottest celebrities made their way to the MTV Movie Awards Style Lounge to get their hands on the newest camera from Vivitar, the ViviCam 6200w. Just in time for summer, the ViviCam 6200w underwater digital camera is sure to be the must-have accessory at the beach or pool.

// View Photos: http://www.vivitar.com/buzz.asp

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LCD Slowdown Could Hit Electronics Retailers

Syntax-Brillian's warning could bode ill for Best Buy and Circuit City, says TheStreet.com's Scott Moritz.

Tue Sep 18 13:15:09 GMT+0200 2007 -- Scott Moritz & Aaron L. Task
Companies: BBY | BRLC | CC | GLW | LPL

http://www.thestreet.com/video/index.html?clipId=1373_103799…

(...) Observers warn the company is not a good tell for the market and is struggling with its own issues, including an unusual amount of accounting adjustments in its fiscal fourth-quarter financial report and the announced departure of its CFO. Corning, a Syntax-Brillian supplier, recently reaffirmed that it expects to see healthy growth this year.

"I think retailers are being more cautious about the fourth quarter, watching to see if this is a midcycle slowdown or a recession," says one money manager who is short Corning and was short Syntax-Brillian.

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18.9.2007 10:27 Uhr
IDC: Markt für Rückprojektionsfernseher sinkt rapide

Flat-TVs übernehmen immer mehr das Terrain der XXL-Größen. Rückprojektionsfernseher (RPTVs) verlieren daher laut Marktforscher IDC immer mehr an Boden, und das obwohl die Hersteller alles daran tun, die Geräte durch schlankere Formfaktoren, LED- oder Laser-Backlight zu verbessern.

Die Größe, schlechte Bildwinkel und gräulichen Schwarzwerte, teuren Ersatzlampoen und die geringe Haltbarkeit sind die größten Nachteile von RPTVs. Deshalb konnten sie sich in Europa von Anfang nicht durchsetzen.

Neuere Gerätetypen liefern zwar teilweise traumhafte Bilder und Werte, aber Plasma- und LCD-TVs sind preislich und von der Tiefe her mittlerweile eben attraktiver.

2006 wurden IDC zufolge weltweit nur noch etwas mehr als 2,5 Millionen RPTVs verkauft. Bis 2011 soll der Weltmarkt auf unter 30.000 Geräteeinheiten sinken, die Umsätze auf 10 Millionen Dollar.

Die USA sind heute schon der größte Absatzmarkt für die klobigen Boliden. Für 2011 rechnen die Analysten damit, dass der US-Anteil bei 100 Prozent liegen wird, während RPTVs in anderen Märkten dann längst verschwunden sein werden.

Einer der prominentesten Anbieter von Rückprojektionsfernsehern ist JVC mit der eigenen LCoS-Variante D-ILA. D-ILA-Chips für Projektoren bringen es schon auf eine QXGA-Auflösung von 2.048 x 1.536 Pixel. Derzeit entwickelt JVC Chips mit der QHDTV-Auflösung von 3.840 x 2.048 Bildpunkten. (kh)

... so besonders war der aber nicht (IFA) ...

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Syntax-Brillian Appoints New Chief Financial Officer
Thursday September 20, 6:30 am ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, announced that John S. "Jack" Hodgson, 56, has been appointed chief financial officer effective October 1, 2007. He replaces Wayne Pratt, who has announced his intention to resign as CFO at the end of the month.

Mr. Hodgson has been a member of Syntax-Brillian's Board of Directors since June 2003 and served as chair of its Audit Committee. The company's Board of Directors will identify a new Board member to serve on the Audit Committee and will also create a Strategic Committee to assist the company in its program to enhance the company's relationships with investors, suppliers, channel partners and customers.

"I have worked closely with Jack as a Board member for a number of years, and I am pleased that he readily agreed to step into the position," said Vincent Sollitto, chairman and chief executive officer of Syntax-Brillian. "We have much work to do, but also a significant opportunity to firmly establish Syntax-Brillian, Olevia and Vivitar in the top tier of digital consumer electronics. I fully expect that as CFO Jack will play a critical role in this endeavor."

Since 2004, Mr. Hodgson has served as a financial consultant and held positions as interim chief financial officer at public and private technology and exploration companies. Presently he is a managing partner of Wild Turkey Equity Partners, a private-equity firm catering to the manufacturing industry.

Previously, Mr. Hodgson was chief financial officer at public and private manufacturing and technology companies, including Simula, Inc., FEI Company, and Integrated Process Equipment Corp. Mr. Hodgson earned his MBA in Finance at Hofstra University and his BS in Economics and Accounting at Manhattan College.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 31.663.356 von teecee1 am 19.09.07 16:32:23

Pacific Media Names Buckaroo HDTV Awards for Best of Show at CEDIA 2007

New award series recognizes trailblazing technology

Menlo Park, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 09/21/2007 -- Pacific Media Associates, the global market information experts on large-screen displays, has announced the Buckaroo winners for best-of-show products exhibited at CEDIA 2007. The Buckaroo award is named for the pioneering cowboys of the Great Basin country of the American West, which includes portions of California, Nevada, Idaho, and Oregon. These cowboys were known for fancy gear that displayed lots of silver ornamentation.

The Buckaroo Awards recognize those products in the display industry that lead the herd in terms of technology and presentation. The inaugural winners are two products in each of four larger categories: flat panel displays, front projectors, rear projection displays, and display mounts.

Flat Panel HDTVs

Toshiba wins a Buckaroo for their new REGZA line of LCD HDTVs that have bezels less than one-inch wide. This allows a 40” model to fit in the same physical space as a typical 37” LCD or plasma set.

Sharp gets a Buckaroo for demonstrating 52” next-generation LCD HDTV prototypes that are less than 1” thick and weigh about 55 pounds. Not only are the physical dimensions smaller than traditional designs, but the sets are expected to use about one-half the power of a typical LCD of the same size, and one-quarter the power of a plasma set.

Front Projector

The Action! M80 from projectiondesign is a high-end three-chip DLP with gorgeous 1080p native resolution. Rated at up to 8,000 lumens, this light canon is available with a choice of five optional lenses. This is a Robb Report-worthy product — not to mention Buckaroo-worthy — from one of the best projector design teams in the business.

Runco earns a Buckaroo for their new Reflection line of projectors, including the RS-440. This 720p model is a new platform that offers optional CineWide 2.35:1 support. It also breaks new ground in terms of lower pricing for Runco products; the projector is slated to ship in December with an MSRP of $4,995.

Rear Projection HDTVs

Mitsubishi showed the new 833 Diamond Series of 1080p DLP projection HDTVs which deserve a Buckaroo. In addition to x.v.Color support and thinner cabinets, these models are also 3D ready. This means that they have built-in support for three-dimensional graphics to create an immersive experience, whether your watching a 3D-enabled movie, sporting event, or video game.

The new Olevia 665H rear projection HDTV from Syntax-Brillian combines the Brillian 1080p LCoS imaging technology with Olevia’s video processing, to create an affordable 65” display that will list for $1,999 when it ships in the fourth quarter of 2007. The combination of quality and value earn a Buckaroo.

Mounts

OmniMount worked with Samsung to create the Motion52 cantilever mount, with motorized tilt, pan, and swivel control. The mount will list for $799.95 when it ships in October, and wins a Buckaroo right now.

The next generation of In-Wall Swing Arm Mounts from Chief Manufacturing can handle flat panel HDTVs from 26” to 63”. Designed to be installed within a wall rather than on its surface, the mounts are less than 8” wide and no studs have to be cut to install them. It gets a Buckaroo for convenience and performance.

Congratulations to the winners of the first Buckaroo awards.

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 [phone] http://www.pacificmediaassociates.com

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 31.662.865 von teecee1 am 19.09.07 16:06:35

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Highlights from ThinkEquity Conference 20-Sep-07 05:12 pm
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Demand for Olevia products in the marketplace has been growing at 250% per year

There is an infinite demand from big box retailers

They have $450 million dollars of working capital from their supply chain partners

They are now going to use manufacturers reps in China instead of distributors so they can finance Accounts receivable. This will greatly reduce their AR’s. giving them additional capital to work with.

They projected only 100-150% growth for the coming quarter because they wanted to be very conservative in light of the temporary financing situation. All the other companies are facing the same issue.

Institutions have been contacting them to offer straight debt financing.

Currently they supply only 2% of the worldwide market, this is expected to grow to 5% in the next two years accounting for a 5x growth.

Their product is as good and in many cases better than their competitors. They use the same LCD’s as Sony and Samsung and the have many additional features others don’t which they have a pattern on. Their video processing excels over sony, Samsung and others.

They have one of the lowest return rates in the industry.

They have been contacted by every major retailer in the industry, including one’s they don’t presently supply , demanding their product, offering to pay upon shipment, upon ordering or give them a letter of credit.

There is no shortage of panels.

Vinny had lunch with the biggest retailer in China. He told Vinny that currently they only have their product in 1/3 of their stores and he wants them in all their stores.

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http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=146224&p=irol-ca…

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BRLC:US
Syntax-Brillian Corp

Syntax-Brillian Raised to `Strong Buy' at Matrix :BRLC US

By Sybil Chahbandour

Princeton, New Jersey, Sept. 18 (Bloomberg Data) -- Syntax-Brillian Corp. (BRLC US) was raised to ``strong buy'' from ``buy'' by analyst Daniel Scalzi at Matrix USA.
Last Updated: September 18, 2007 13:33 EDT

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&refer=con…

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An Interview with Vince Sollitto, Chairman and CEO of Syntax-Brillian
September 27th, 2007 by James Cullen

I’ve been writing alot about Syntax-Brillian (see all on BRLC) lately, from my opinions on the stock pre- and post-earnings to my attempts to contact the company and schedule an interview. Wednesday afternoon I was very fortunate to speak with Vince Sollitto, Syntax-Brillian’s Chairman and CEO, for about an hour over the phone.

Vince was great to interview and he was exceptionally helpful in giving all sorts of information about Syntax-Brillian, and I’d like to thank him for taking the time to talk with me. I’d also like to thank Hope Frank, Syntax-Brillian’s Chief Marketing Officer, as she was instrumental in putting this together.
I prepared the transcript of the call that follows, and at 8,000 words it is quite a read. I reviewed it for accuracy and I believe it to be a complete and accurate representation of our conversation. If there are any mistakes, they are mine.

The text is broken into three pages, see below.

Part I: Vince’s thoughts from the perspective of BRLC shorts, why the earnings report was delayed, and Jim Cramer.
http://collegeanalysts.com/?page_id=111

Part II: Vince discuss the CFO situation, the Kolin relationship, and gross margins.
http://collegeanalysts.com/?page_id=112

Part III: Vince on the inventory and tooling deposits, the Asian credit crunch, LCoS and Vivitar.
http://collegeanalysts.com/?page_id=113

(...) VS: Let’s start with Vivitar. Vivitar is a great brand – it’s known maybe not by your generation but by my generation as – when we all had Canon/Nikon cameras we all had Vivitar lenses and Vivitar flashes. So Vivitar is a great brand name that was owned by a Taiwanese holding company that had used it as a vehicle to sell surplus digital camera parts into the industry. So it really got run down, the website was broken – didn’t work – and no marketing had been done in two years, so things got really run down and they needed to sell the company for other reasons. They were also interested in our stock, wanted to get some of our stock, and so we were able to get a good buy on it. What were we looking at there? My feeling was that we had just done a study of entering the European market, which is the largest LCD market today – not because they have HD, they’re behind the world in HD, but the European consumers like flat panels – and we had looked at bringing the Olevia product country by country, the brands and the channels are tied together in Europe, and bringing it country by country was going to take us 18 months to accomplish that and make money. And I said, that’s brutal. When we looked at Vivitar we found that 80% of the retailers that sold Vivitar cameras also sold televisions, and we enquired if they would be interested in carrying a Vivitar branded LCD TV. And they said yes, very much so. We then looked at the… camera business and discovered that, in Europe, the camera business was actually quite healthy – Vivitar is the #3 or #4 selling brand in the UK. So we looked at it and said, this is amazing, but couldn’t we get some better cameras? The cameras were surplus-type stuff. So we talked to Hope Frank and she’s a genius and we’re blessed to have her on the team, and she said, ‘I think we could do this especially when you look at what we’re doing at Target and some of the other retailers, they would really like to buy more stuff from us.’ Once they go through all the trouble of qualifying a company and setting up the ERP systems, getting involved with the marketing groups, that sort of thing, just selling one product is not as effective as having a suite of products. We looked at it and sure enough, Hope launched that yellow underwater camera, stuck it in the Oscar grab-bags, the trashy news magazines… the paparazzi caught Brooke Shields with the camera and it became the must-have gadget for the summer and sold like crazy on Target.com at $199. Meanwhile she introduced the gold camera, and one of the things she did was with the AV sponsorship that we’re doing, while in the US we’re using Olevia as the founding sponsor, at the O2 in the London Financial District she used Vivitar. And so the Vivitar brand is getting enormous exposure in Europe, through the O2 and it’s a very classy exposure. So what’s happened is the gross margins over there are very good for selling the new products – now it doesn’t hurt that we’re buying the stuff in dollars and selling it in pounds and that’s another thing to remember – but they’re doing very well. Finally, when we decided to enter the TV market, given the lack of resources we hoped to be selling 50,000 TVs in Europe this year, and given what’s happened we looked at that and decided we’re going to enter the TV market in Europe at the high end. So we took the extra time to design some new plastics that are very thin, piano black, speakers are hidden behind, they have a very small 1” trumpet underneath the TV to bring the sound out; we showed them at IFA which is a big show in Berlin – that is the largest electronics show in the world – and they were very well received and we’ll start shipping those in the first half of calendar ’08. So Vivitar we think has a good chance of bringing the gross margins back up into the range we’re interested in, 20ish range, and we believe that the brand will eventually help us get back to the US with a reputation that will be not sold in Wal-Mart, but will be sold in Target and Sears and those places. (...)

JC: Vince, thank you very much for talking with me, and I really look forward to seeing you guys put up some big numbers in the future.
VS: Alright, thank you.

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Syntax-Brillian Corporation Announces Management Succession
Monday October 1, 6:30 am ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (NASDAQ:BRLC - News) today announced that it has completed the succession plan anticipated in the November 2005 merger between Syntax Groups Corporation and Brillian Corporation by naming Vincent F. Sollitto, Jr. Executive Chairman of the Board and James Li to the position of Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Li will retain the President role. The appointments takes effect immediately.

Mr. Sollitto commented, "This executive succession plan represents the culmination of discussions that James and I have maintained since the merger. The relationships that James has with our strategic partners should bring benefits to the company as we continue to expand our business. I look forward to working with James and our new Chief Financial Officer, Jack Hodgson, as we continue to execute our business plan."

Mr. Li stated, "I am very excited to take on the role of Chief Executive Officer and appreciate the confidence that the Board has exhibited in me. I am delighted that I will be able to take advantage of Vinny's knowledge and experience as we move the company forward."

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HDTV Industry Veteran Bruce I. Berkoff Joins Syntax-Brillian Corporation Board of Directors
Monday October 1, 6:31 am ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News) today announced that Bruce I. Berkoff has been elected to the company's Board of Directors as an independent director.

Mr. Berkoff is the founder and Chairman of the LCD TV Association, a global not-for-profit trade association formed to inform, promote, improve and connect the entire supply chain involved in the LCD TV industry. Mr. Berkoff served as President and Chief Executive Officer and later as Chairman of Enuclia Semiconductor, a venture capital-backed fabless semiconductor company involved in HDTV video processing. Mr. Berkoff previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of LG Philips LCD, one of the world's leading TFT-LCD manufacturers, from late 1999 until 2006. Prior to this, Mr. Berkoff served as General Manager of Philips Flat Display Systems' software and electronics business unit. Previously, Mr. Berkoff held executive management positions with UMAX Computer Corporation, Radius, Inc., and Super Max Technologies. Mr. Berkoff is a director of Infocus, TVIA, and Unipixel, each a public company.

James Li, President and Chief Executive Officer of Syntax-Brillian Corporation, stated: "Bruce is an excellent addition to the company's Board. His broad expertise throughout the supply chain management of the HDTV industry and his extensive career in senior management and marketing positions in the United States and Asia provide a unique skill set to Syntax-Brillian. His distinguished career and deep industry experience will be invaluable to our Board as we continue to expand our business."

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October 2, 2007, 10:39 am
Syntax-Brillian: Baird Cuts Rating; Cites LCD Panel Shortage; Possible Cash Crunch
Posted by Eric Savitz

Tristan Gerra, an analyst at Robert W. Baird, this morning cut his rating on flat panel television maker Syntax-Brillian (BRLC) to Neutral from Outperform, and sharply reduced hits earnings outlook for the company.

The downgrade, he says, is related to “a potential cash tightness situation late this year…due to Syntax-Brillian’s continued intensity in working capital requirements during the seasonally strong December quarter compounded by higher TFT LCD panel prices.”

Gerra notes that there is a “severe shortage” of LCD panels, with pricing likely to increase over the next few quarters. Gerra adds that he has confirmed the company’s recent assertion that there is a credit crunch for component suppliers in Taiwan. He says that the trouble is related in part to “the fall” of Taiwan TV maker Ya-Hsin a few months ago. “Local banks responded by tightening credit particularly for local businesses with U.S. exposure,” he writes. “While we have limited visibility on the credit risk of Syntax-Brillian’s supply chain partners, we believe some of them are significantly leveraged and represent an additional risk to the business model.”

Meanwhile, he also said that there are “signs of inventory accumulation” of tier-one TV brands in the U.S., while lesser brands - including Syntax-Brillian’s Olevia - remain strong.

Gerra cut his price target on the stock to $4 from $12.

He cut his EPS estimate for the June 2008 fiscal year to 36 cents from 66 cents.

Syntax-Brillian today is down 15 cents at $3.91.

http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2007/10/02/syntax-b…

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Out of the Gate: Syntax-Brillian Falls
Tuesday October 2, 10:04 am ET

Analyst Downgrades Syntax-Brillian on Higher Component Prices and Taiwan Credit Woes

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of high-definition TV maker Syntax-Brillian Corp. declined Tuesday after a Robert W. Baird analyst downgraded the stock, saying component prices will hurt the company's margins over the next few quarters.

Shares fell 12 cents, or 3 percent, to $3.94 in morning trading after Tristan Gerra lowered his rating to "Neutral" from "Outperform," and slashed his target price to $4 per share from $12. He said a shortage of thin film transistor panels is driving up prices, forcing the company to pay more for systems made overseas.

"While demand for the Olevia brand remains strong, business funding in an environment of rising component prices is likely to remain a challenge for the next few quarters," Gerra said.

Thin film transistors are a type of high quality liquid crystal display used in televisions, notebook computers and other devices.

Credit market difficulties in Taiwan are also causing problems for Syntax-Brillian's suppliers, he said.

Problems for those suppliers caused Syntax-Brillian last month to forecast a smaller first-quarter profit than Wall Street expected. The stock has lost a third of its value in the last three weeks.

Three analysts report a "Neutral"-equivalent rating on the stock, while two have a "Buy" rating and one a "Sell" rating.

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China market: Holiday kicks off LCD TV price war
Max Wang, Taipei; Emily Chuang, DIGITIMES [Tuesday 2 October 2007]

LCD TV vendors are pushing products in China at the beginning of October during a national week-long holiday by slashing prices, according to sources.

China-based Xiamen Overseas Chinese Electronics (Xoceco) recently reduced prices for its 32- and 47-inch LCD TVs to 5,500 yuan (US$732) and 13,680 yuan, respectively, to stimulate demand. TCL, meanwhile, also lowered prices for its 37- and 47-inch LCD TVs by around 1,000 yuan to 8,000 yuan and 14,000 yuan, respectively. A 47-inch LCD TV from Skyworth is now priced at 14,000 yuan, according to online shopping websites in China.

In addition to Chinese brands, international brands such as Samsung, Sony and Sharp are also pushing products with an aggressive pricing strategy. Philips, for example, is offering a 32-inch LCD TV for 5,100 yuan, down from nearly 7,000 yuan, according to the websites.

Because of the holiday push, monthly LCD TV panel demand from China LCD TV makers such as Konka, Haier and TCL amount to around 100,000-200,000 units, noted Taiwan LCD panel makers.

Apart from LCD TV panels, makers are also increasing their orders of PDP (plasma display panel) with monthly demand from Hisense and Changhong at around 9,000 and 8,000 units, respectively, noted sources.

... ... einige werden den Löffel abgeben müssen ...

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Best Buy Launches HDTV Educational Campaign to Clear Up Consumer Confusion

By year's end, it's estimated more than 52 million households in the US will own a high-definition television1. A recent study by Best Buy (Nachrichten) found that owning an HDTV (high-definition television) doesn't always mean people are getting an HD experience. In fact, 41%2 of HDTV owners said they understand little to nothing at all about HDTV.

As the leading consumer electronics retailer, Best Buy is committed to helping consumers understand that HDTV is about more than just the television. That's why Best Buy has launched the HD Done Right campaign, which includes education and resources in stores and online, as well as no-cost phone support. This educational campaign will help consumers understand how to get the true HDTV experience they are looking for, and how to properly budget for the right home theater for their needs.

The Best Buy survey found consumer misconceptions regarding HDTV range from not understanding it at all (32%) to moderate understanding (56%), with only 11% of consumers in general and 19% of HDTV owners feeling they have a complete understanding of HDTV. The limited understanding of HD technology has created some confusion for shoppers, who aren't aware of the components and costs involved in creating a full HD experience in their homes. Consumers are typically only budgeting for the HD-ready TV - 52% of consumers plan to spend 75-100% of their budgets on the TV, even though the components needed to experience HD programming can account for as much as 50% of the cost of an HDTV system.

To fully experience high definition technology, which significantly improves the picture and sound quality, Best Buy recommends understanding the four main HDTV components, which include: the HD-ready TV, an HD programming source, surround sound, and proper installation including HD ready cables.

“As more and more people invest in new high-definition televisions and expand their home theaters, Best Buy wants to ensure our customers fully appreciate what's needed to get the most from their purchases,“ said Mike Vitelli, senior VP&general manager for Home Solutions. “We want to serve as a trusted resource to our customers, by helping them understand the necessary components and how to make the right budgeting decisions so they can have a truly outstanding HD experience in their home.“ (...)

http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2007-09/artikel-…

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Smaller LCD vendors expected to suffer from more panel shortage in 2008
Max Wang, Taipei; Emily Chuang, DIGITIMES [Monday 1 October 2007]

Second-tier or third-tier LCD vendors are expected to face a more competitive market during 2008 amid LCD supply issues, according to sources.

In response to potential shortage of LCD panels in 2008, downstream LCD vendors have recently settled supply contracts for next year. As first-tier vendors are now adding more orders with panel makers to secure sufficient shipments, second-tier and third-tier players may face a more serious shortage during the period, according to the sources.

Some downstream vendors are willing to make order payments of up to one to two months in advance with panel makers in order to secure panels while others are signing long-term shipment contracts with makers for a stable supply, panel makers detailed, adding that they have even seen some overbooking from some downstream vendors.

The 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2008 Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) European Football Championship will be two major drivers rapidly boosting the LCD TV market, said LCD panel makers.

A shortage of LCD panels is expected to arrive in the second half of the second quarter of 2008 with the situation possibly being worse than that during the same period of this year, industry sources noted.

http://www.digitimes.com

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Syntax-Brillian hires new management team, looks to grow with LCD demand
10/2/2007 3:20:14 PM
By Robert Ilich Editor


Vincent Sollitto
Executive Chairman of the Board

Despite reporting fourth quarter profits and record revenue, Syntax-Brillian Corp. (Nasdaq: BRLC Quotes, News, Charts), a maker of high-definition televisions and digital entertainment products, had little to celebrate after issuing a first quarter revenue forecast that fell far short of Wall Street predictions.

The Tempe, Ariz.-based company said it expected revenue between $170 million to $180 million, up from $87 million a year ago. Wall Street's estimate was $256.6 million.

Syntax-Brillian blamed credit tightening in Asia which hurt its suppliers. The guidance news sent its shares down $1.63, or 27 percent, to $4.50 in after-hours trading on Sept. 12, 2007.

Research firms Robert W. Baird, Collins Stewart, and Canaccord Adams, have all recently downgraded the Company. Shares of Syntax-Brillian recently closed at $4.06.

Vincent F. Sollitto Jr., Syntax-Brillian's recently named executive chairman of the board and former chief executive officer, said in a statement that the Company was "extremely pleased" with its performance for fiscal 2007.

For the fourth quarter, Syntax-Brillian earned $8.4 million, or 11 cents per share, compared with a loss of $5.5 million, or 11 cents per share, for the same quarter in fiscal 2006. Revenue skyrocketed to $205.3 million, from $59.8 million last year.

Sollitto said he thought it was very reasonable for Wall Street's disappointing reaction to Syntax-Brillian's management of its 250 percent growth rate. But he believes that the Company will do a much better job of forecasting growth thanks to key company hires.

This week, Syntax-Brillian announced James Li would become chief executive, and last month the Company named John S. Hodgson chief financial officer.

Sollitto also believes Syntax-Brillian's LCD televisions, which sell under the brand name Olevia, have picture quality that rivals tier-one brands, making Olevia competitive in a growing industry.

"Demand for the Olevia product has been outstanding," said Sollitto. Compared to competitors, Sollitto believes the Company has an edge in the LCD television market due to more favorable gross margins.

"We believe that we can thrive and have a very successful and profitable company at these lower gross margins of 18 [percent] and 20 percent, compared to the tier ones who have enjoyed 25 [percent] to 35 percent gross margins in the past," he said.

Sollitto calls the market "rather astounding," and cites how the consumer TV market has historically averaged170-180 million units per year with a four percent growth rate, and that flat screen televisions "have turned that market upside down."

"I think we're going to see tremendous growth," he said.

http://www.wallst.net/editorials/article.asp?id=805

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35% Down There, 25% Up Here; What is Happening at Syntax-Brillian (BRLC)?
October 5th, 2007 by James Cullen

With shares of Syntax-Brillian (see all on BRLC) rallying 25% today, rumors abound regarding the pending release of a number of possible announcements that could have been leaked. Now, there is a high possibility that some positive news will soon be released - as Vince Sollitto said in our interview last week, a number of people have approached the company talking financing, and there are continuing talks with Asian partners aimed at solving credit and supply chain issues - but I consider the possibility that this move is insider trading to be pure fantasy. Consider:

-Average 3 month volume is 4.4 million shares per day
-Volume today was 13.5 million shares, with substantially all the buying taking place from 11:30 am onward

If you are holding insider information and looking to make significant but silent profits, you do not go and start placing 100k share block orders in this stock, especially to the point of inspiring an additional 9 million shares of trading volume.

So what is this? I think the odds are in favor of an institution buying heavily. If a fund like Fidelity Magellan was to take their maximum position in this stock (15%) it would involve doubling the 7 million shares they hold - last listed as 7.52% of the float. That would account for a majority of the additional trading today, with some volume left over attributable to speculators and short covering. Of course, any institution could be involved - the dollar value of shares traded today is only about $60 million - but that is just an example.

Regardless of who is buying, I think the real important question to ask is “why?”
It seems fair to discount the idea of insider trading, so that leaves this as some sort of valuation-based decision on the part of a significant buyer. From my own valuation, I established a range around $4.40 where I believed BRLC offered a good margin of safety, and the stock has been trading at a 10% discount to that figure. So, no, I’m not surprised by what happened today - a disconnect between price and value can only persist for so long.

Finally, this week wraps up with the granting of the first official CollegeAnalysts.com “Closing the Barn Door” Award. The Barn Door award goes to the person with the best call on things after they’ve already happened; while the Barn Door of the Year Award will likely go to Standard & Poor’s for belatedly downgrading subprime loans - which resulted in one comment that “S&P downgraded Confederate war bonds after the close today because they concluded after completing their analysis that the Union indeed won” - I feel this case comes close, and we haven’t even had a full week to be judgmental with the benefit of hindsight. Without further ado, the award goes to Tristan Gerra of Robert W. Baird. Tristan downgraded BRLC from $12 to $4 on Tuesday along with some comments about scarce flat panels and Asian credit problems only to see the stock jump 25% in the same week - not good timing, particularly if this commentor is telling the truth. Also, I hereby promise if I ever lower my value estimate of a company by 66%, I’ll have some good, concrete reasons for doing so, and one of those reasons will be “I was very wrong initially.” Then again, we shouldn’t be too hard on Tristan, as sometimes you need those analyst downgrades right at the bottom to actually establish that things are at a turning point. If Tristan contacts me with a belated explanation of his downgrade, he gets his choice of one of these as well as lunch and a private coaching session with Citigroup’s Stephen Kim*.

http://collegeanalysts.com/?p=118

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LG.Philips LCD and Taiwan rivals to post strong Q3 profit
Thu Oct 4, 2007 4:49am EDT

SEOUL (Reuters) - Flat screen maker LG.Philips LCD Co. Ltd. (034220.KS: Quote, Profile, Research) and two Taiwan rivals are set to post strong quarterly profits, and growing demand for flat screens and tight supply are likely to ensure a healthy market through 2008.

LG.Philips (LPL.N: Quote, Profile, Research), the world's second-biggest maker of large-sized LCDs used in popular flat screen TVs, is forecast to report on Tuesday a 513 billion won ($561.6 million) net profit in the third quarter ended September, according to a mean forecast from nine analysts polled by Reuters.

That would be its best result since the second quarter of 2004, when it posted a 701 billion won net profit.

It would also mark a spectacular improvement from a 321.5 billion won net loss a year earlier and more than double its 228.5 billion won profit in the previous quarter, which officially marked the LCD maker's dramatic turnaround.

"LG.Philips should reap the rewards of higher IT panel prices, lower costs and increased productivity," said Park Hyun, an analyst at Prudential Investment & Securities.

Hit by tumbling prices and oversupply last year, the liquid crystal display (LCD) industry has made a stronger-than-expected recovery in 2007 as chastened manufacturers chose to reduce new investment and focus on profitability.

Meanwhile, accelerating demand from emerging markets, led by China, has exceeded expectations.

"The main question is how long the current shortage will last," said M.S. Song, an analyst at CJ Investment & Securities. "It looks like the market will fare well until late 2007."

Continued...Previous Page 1 | 2 | 3 http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSSEO463142007…

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LCD TV semiconductor revenues to nearly quadruple from 2006 to 2011

(...)Due to the explosive growth in consumer demand for LCD digital TVs (DTVs), the market for semiconductors used in such TV sets is expected to undergo a rapid expansion during the coming years, with global revenue set to nearly quadruple from 2006 to 2011, research firm iSuppli predicts. (...)

(...) Chip shipments for LCD TVs will rise to 178 million units in 2011, up from 43 million in 2006. LCD TV chips will account for 77.4% of the DTV semiconductor shipments in 2011, up from 55.5% in 2006. (...)

http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20071003PR200.html

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Syntax-Brillian Corporation Announces 120-Day Action Plan

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 9, 2007--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC) today announced the approval of a comprehensive 120-day action plan by the company's new management team and Board of Directors.

Key elements of the plan include the following:

1. Evaluate the company's LCoS(TM) strategic opportunities with a target of improving corporate profitability.

2. Evaluate the company's corporate infrastructure and processes with the aim of reducing costs, optimizing allocation of assets, and improving productivity, profits, and overall performance.

3. Evaluate how the company does business in China with a focus on quality of earnings in China and increasing worldwide sales.

4. Broaden the company's supplier base with additional major Asian ODM/OEM/EMS relationships, such as Compal, TCV, Foxconn, TECO, and FIC.

5. Focus on meeting any additional near-term capital needs with debt instruments.

6. Establish Syntax-Brillian offices internationally, notably in Taiwan, to improve our business and banking relationships globally.

"We have created this plan to address the most critical aspects that will enable us to expand the company's business and move the company forward to the next level," stated James Li, President and Chief Executive Officer of Syntax-Brillian Corporation. "I look forward to working with our global strategic partners and financial institutions as we undertake each of these necessary steps. I sincerely believe that Syntax-Brillian can become a top-tier consumer electronics company in this rapidly growing industry."

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DisplaySearch HD Conference
Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:00 p.m. ET

Event Details
Title: DisplaySearch HD Conference
Date and Time: Thursday, October 11, 2007 2:00 p.m. ET
Location: Los Angeles, CA

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 31.871.760 von teecee1 am 06.10.07 19:55:35

DJ Philips senkt Anteil an LG.Philips LCD (Nachrichten) eventuell bis Jahresende

SEOUL (Dow Jones)--Die Royal Philips Electronics NV wird ihren Anteil am südkoreanischen Flachbildschirmhersteller LG.Philips LCD Co wohl bis Ende des Jahres 2007 senken. Er rechne damit, dass Philips ihren Anteil an der Tochter von 32,9% auf etwa 19,9% herabsenken werde, sagte der Chief Executive Officer der LG.Philips LCD Co, Young Soo Kwon, am Dienstag während einer Investor-Relations-Konferenz.

Philips werde vielleicht einen Teil der Aktien in den Markt geben oder diese an strategische Investoren verkaufen. Einige Unternehmen hätten dafür Interesse gezeigt. Namen wollte er nicht nennen. Zudem geht der CEO davon aus, dass sich die Profitabilität der LG.Philips LCD im vierten Quartal gegenüber dem dritten Quartal verschlechtern wird, weil es bei den Flachbildschirmen einen Preisverfall gibt.

Webseite: http://www.philips.com
http://www.lgphilips-lcd.com

-Von In-Soo Nam, Dow Jones Newswires, ++49 (0) 69 297 25 108,
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Next-generation LCD market will go to 10G lines by 2010 and 12G lines by 2012, predicts Displaybank
Press release, October 9; Emily Chuang, DIGITIMES [Tuesday 9 October 2007]

The next-generation LCD market is expected to go to tenth-generation (10G) LCD lines in 2010 and 12G lines in 2012 and beyond, predicts Displaybank.

The research firm also forecasted, for the first time, that the largest size among the LCD TVs targeting normal consumers will be 86-inch. To manufacture 86-inch range LCD TV panels, the industry needs to retain LCD production lines covering up to 12G (glass substrates of 3,350×3,950mm in size), where companies can secure mass production by generating six 86-inch panels (glass efficiency of 86%) and eight 72-inch panels (glass efficiency of 92%).

Demand for LCD TVs is likely to grow at a yearly rate of 13% from 74 million units in 2007 to 192 million units by 2015, leading the display market. In addition, PDP (plasma display panel) demand is also forecast to mark an annual growth of 12% from 11 million units this year to 20 million units by 2010 and 27 million units by 2015.

For the outlook of LCD TV demand by size, the research firm said that the 40-inch and larger LCD TV segment will account for 24% of the total, registering 18 million units in 2007, but this share is predicted to jump to 40% by 2010 and 52% by 2012, showing increasingly faster growth. Notably, among demand for large size TVs, the 46-inch and larger premium level large LCD TV will probably edge out the 40-inch range TV becoming the mainstream size category from 2014, the firm added.

Worldwide TV market: Forecast, 2006-2015 (m units)

Worldwide LCD TV: Demand forecasts by size, 2006-2015 (m units)

http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20071009PR204.html

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So hier was aufs Auge

OLEVIA 265 LCD TV

http://www.hkgolden.com/articles/article.asp?id=2049

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Korean TV Makers Shaken By Budget Rivals in U.S.

A pricing revolution is taking place in the digital television market in the U.S., the world's largest market and a directional indicator for markets in other countries.

Just two or three years ago, digital TVs in the U.S. sold for around US$2,000 and were considered luxury products. Now they can be had for less than a $1,000 and consumers are snapping them up.

Right now the consumer favorite is the 32-inch LCD TV, which costs around $1,000 from major brands such as Sony and Samsung. But newcomer brands have been offering them for as low as $600.

"Recently several new American companies have been selling their products for moderate or low prices," said a salesclerk at Circuit City, an electronics outlet in northern Los Angeles. "We're selling a lot of digital TVs, because digital broadcasting will be mandatory from February 2009."

According to market researcher DisplaySearch, the North American market (the U.S., Canada and Mexico) for LCD and plasma TVs earned upwards of $5.5 billion in the second quarter, up more than 60 percent year-on-year.

As the market expands, discounters such as Costco and Wal-Mart are focusing on digital TVs as main items. Wal-Mart in April began pulling cathode ray TVs from its shelves and replacing them with digital versions.

The popularity of the new TVs is attributable in part to improving technologies but mostly because of the emergence of new brands with rock-bottom prices. They include Vizio, a U.S. company founded by a Taiwanese-American, Olivia, a Taiwanese company, and Funai, a Japanese company.

These companies have shaken up the market in the U.S., which until early this year was dominated by rivals Samsung and Sony. Vizio for example has rocketed to the forefront with its super aggressive prices, selling 30-inch digital TVs for around $500 to $600.

During the second quarter, Vizio sales in North America leaped a whopping 340 percent year-on-year, overtaking Samsung Electronics and pulling into the lead with a 12 percent market share.

Olivia finished second at Circuit City with the consumers' favorite 32-inch LCD TV. Japan's Funai is also eating into the American market with moderately priced TVs it produces on a processing-on-commission basis in China.

Faced with this new competition, South Korean electronics makers have scrambled to work out new sales strategies, with more clearly differentiated prices and qualities.

Best Buy, an electronics retailer in Sunnyvale in northern Los Angeles, is selling 32-inch LCD TVs from Samsung and Sony for $999, from LG Electronics for $899 and from Westinghouse for $599.

"Consumers are being divided into two distinct groups," said Bob Taylor, a salesclerk. "One group prefers very low-priced products and the other wants luxury brands."

... ...welche Gruppe ist größer ... ... oder ... 32" für 600$ u. 65" für 9.999$

http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200710/200710090…

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October 11, 2007 7:19 PM PDT
HDTV makers want consumers to do their homework
Posted by Erica Ogg
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif.--To borrow from the real estate cliche, selling the "HD experience" is about education, education, education, according to the top-tier TV manufacturers.

Mainstream consumers, apparently, still don't quite get it, and the blame falls squarely on the shoulders of TV manufacturers, according to Randy Waynick, senior vice president of marketing for Sony's home products division.


Manufacturers such as Vizio have come out of nowhere to take away market share.

(Credit: Vizio)"In the past year, if we were to grade ourselves, we were barely passing as an industry," he told an audience at the DisplaySearch HDTV conference here. Citing a study by Best Buy, 40 percent of consumers that own already own high-definition televisions don't know they need HD channel services or HD movies to take advantage of their TV's high resolution, he said.

While Sony sounds upset on behalf of their customers not getting the full HD experience, it's quite likely that they would be mollified if the general public were purchasing HD camcorders and Blu-ray Disc players en masse. And, of course, more TVs. Sony had a bit of a wake-up call earlier this year when some no-name TV manufacturers--Vizio and others--came out of nowhere to eat way into Sony's market share. The change is rooted in the club store model that Vizio has used to its advantage.

"There was a shift from traditional consumer electronics and A/V retailers to warehouses, clubs and mass merchants," said Edward Taylor, vice president of TV market research for DisplaySearch. "Now the retail market is shifting--clubs have low-risk return policies, and much lower channel margin they operate on, (which) ends up in lower prices for consumers. Vizio, Funai and Polaroid have exploited that successfully."

It also helps that, according to DisplaySearch data, a 42-inch 1080p LCD TV from Vizio is 20 percent to 30 percent cheaper than the same TV from other manufacturers. Sony, for its part, says it's determined not to play that game.

The flat-panel TV industry is "in a race to see how fast we can take the price points down," said Waynick, leaving it in a "sad state." Value, he pressed, is determined by more than price point. "We play differently, and we take a lot of hits for it sometimes because we want to provide a better value." It should be noted, of course, that Sony has already started to rebound since dropping to sixth place among LCD makers during the second quarter. Its market share is up a few points to 21.6 percent now, DisplaySearch said.

Though it's successfully played the underdog in its battle for brand-name recognition, Vizio's director of marketing Jeff Schindler agreed with Sony, saying that his company would also like for consumers to have a better understanding of the nuances of high-def TV watching, particularly in the area of plasma versus LCD, he said.

Another TV maker that hopes change is in the wings is Mitsubishi, which is on the verge of releasing the very first laser-based television. The long awaited rear-projection TV technology will finally arrive at CES in January, said Frank DeMartin, vice president of marketing for Mitsubishi. At the same time, Mitsubishi wants to use laser to create "a whole new category" of large-screen TV, starting with the preferred nomenclature. "'Rear projection,' I really hope we lose that as an industry going forward. 'Microdisplay' is not much better," he said.

That's likely because the prognosis for rear-projection TVs is not good, thanks to the success of LCD and plasma. DisplaySearch projects that there will be fewer than 100,000 rear-projection units selling in 2011, down from 1.6 million units this year.

Lucky for Mitsubishi, even if rear-projection isn't what consumers go shopping for when looking to buy a TV, the large size could potentially catch their eye. DisplaySearch data predicts that 50-inch and larger size TVs will be the biggest growth category in the next five years.
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Costco: the new 265TFHD for $5999.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 31.968.317 von teecee1 am 13.10.07 15:27:47

... bin etwas zu schnell auf den auslöser gekommen



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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 31.927.136 von teecee1 am 10.10.07 16:35:53

11.10.2007
LCD-Panels: 12G-Werke erwartet – TV-Markt-Prognose bis 2015

Zwischen 2007 und 2015 soll die weltweite Nachfrage nach LCD-Fernsehern laut DisplayBank um 13 Prozent pro Jahr von 74 auf 192 Millionen Stück steigen. Die wachsenden Panel-Größen werden ab 2012 auch 12G-Werke für die Verarbeitung von 13,2 qm großen Muttergläsern erfordern. Umfangreiche Forecast-Tabellen finden Sie auf den nächsten Online-Seiten.

Die neuesten derzeit bestehenden LCD-Panel-Werke der 8. Generation verarbeiten 5,3 qm (Sharp) und 5,5 qm (Samsung/Sony) große Muttergläser. Im März 2010 will Sharp ein 10G-Werk mit knapp 8,7 qm großen Muttergläsern in Betrieb nehmen.

Samsung hat ebenfalls eine solche Fabrik angekündigt und will die notfalls auch ohne Sony bauen. Der japanische Partner aus dem Gemeinschaftsunternehmen S-LCD hat nämlich bereits signalisiert, dass er bei einem 10G-Werk nicht mehr mitmachen wolle.

Aber wie das Beispiel von LG Philips LCD zeigt, ist in der Industrie nichts definitiv. Anfang des Jahres hat das koreanisch-niederländische Joint-Venture noch gesagt, dass der Bau eines 8G-Werkes nicht lohne. Mitte des Jahres kam dann die Bekanntmachung, doch eines zu bauen.

Flachbildfernseher werden immer größer. Haben vor zwei Jahren Experten noch gewarnt, dass in Europa bei 32 Zoll Bilddiagonale Schluss ist, stellt Wolfgang Deinert, Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter und Filialleiter von Saturn München auf der Theresienhöhe, fest, dass der Trend eindeutig zu 40 Zoll und größer geht.

2007 soll der weltweite Anteil von LCD-TVs ab 40 Zoll Bilddiagonale DisplayBank zufolge schon bei 24 Prozent liegen, das sind 18 Millionen Stück. 2010 soll der Anteil auf 40 Prozent steigen, 2012 auf 52 Prozent.

Die Analysten rechnen damit, dass in einigen Jahren auch das 86-Zoll-Segment im Consumer-Markt gehen könnte. Bisher sind solche Boliden noch zu teuer und daher meist Public Displays vorbehalten. Um 86-Zöller mit hoher Effizienz zu fertigen, sind allerdings 12G-Panel-Werke nötig.

Aus den 13,2 qm großen Muttergläsern lassen sich mit nur 14 Prozent Verschnitt sechs solcher XXL-Panels herausschneiden oder acht 72-Zöller, wobei der Verschnitt mit 8 Prozent noch niedriger ist.

Der Plasma-TV-Markt (PDP-TV) soll zwischen 2007 und 2015 um 12 Prozent per annum von 11 auf 27 Millionen Stück anwachsen. Rückprojektionsfernseher (RPTV) sollen ab 2012 völlig out sein. Insgesamt wird der TV-Weltmarkt in dem 8-Jahreszeitraum um 5 Prozent pro Jahr von 196 auf 290 Millionen Stück anwachsen. (kh)

LCD-TVs werden künftig immer größer.
Weltweite LCD-TV-Nachfrage: Forecast von 2006 bis 2015 (in Mio. Stück)

LCD-TV setzt sich immer mehr durch.
TV-Weltmarkt nach Technologien: Prognosen 2006-2015 (in Mio. Stück)

http://www.channelpartner.de/consumerelectronics/displays_be…

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 31.968.994 von teecee1 am 13.10.07 16:14:14

Unser Liebling erholt sich wieder - wurde auch Zeit.
Unverständlich ist nach wie vor der Einbruch !

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 31.999.857 von Nuggettransfer am 15.10.07 15:24:41

... ich bin seit heute wieder online ... ... dank TELE2 ...

... jetzt ist debitel dran, ich will mein geld zurück, für die blödheit mir neue zugangsdaten zu schicken für einen anschluss der schon bestand und geschlossen wurde ... an meiner neue adresse kamen ja schließlich die briefe an ...

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... mit dem erholen wird es noch eine weile dauern mind. bis zu den nächsten zahlen fpr Q1 ... ... und den ausblick auf Q2 08.

der einbruch ist bei amerik. werten üblich, so bald nicht die gewünschten ergebnisse erzielt werden. es wird mind. das vorhergesagte ergbnis erwartet bzw. mehr.
das kam mal bei bloomberg bericht, und da ging es noch um die immobilienkrise die ein halbes jahr vorhersehbar war, da die baufträge für häuser u.ä. schon stark zurückgingen. ja hinterher ist man immer schlauer ... :O
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I had a long chat last week with James Li, the new CEO at flat-panel-TV maker Syntax-Brillian (BRLC). When last I mentioned the company, in the Sept. 17 column, it had just suffered a bad couple of days, which featured a delayed earnings report, accounting problems, the resignation of its CFO (who it turns out left for health reasons) and, worst of all, an earnings warning blamed on a sudden tightening of credit for Taiwanese component suppliers.

Li has a 120-day turnaround plan, and he has his work cut out for him. The maker of Olevia LCD sets has a negative cash position; it can't bankroll its component providers. But he says Taiwanese lenders -- who tightened up after a number of companies making LCD TVs for the North American market ran into financial troubles -- have eased, and "everything is now back to normal."

He's not saying, though, whether the company will renew plans to move aggressively into China: "We have to evaluate the business model in China, to make sure we can obtain quality of earnings." He thinks the company must take a conservative approach and factor receivables to avoid the risk of not getting paid. He's also not saying if it will continue making LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) projection sets: "We've burned a lot of money in that business."

Li knows that the company must raise capital, but he won't sell more equity. With the stock under $5, he says, diluting holders' shares "is just not a smart thing to do."

A big question for Syntax-Brillian is whether sales of inexpensive LCD television will hold up in an economic downturn. Li thinks they should be fine. "When people are in downside economics over all, they don't travel," he says. "They tend to want to stay home and watch TV and DVDs." Of course, if they choose to watch on old sets, that's a problem. And if they choose to buy some other company's TVs, that would also be a problem. And if Li can't find additional capital, that would be a very big problem. I'm not sure if Li can right the ship. But I would keep the stock on your radar. If Li figures out a workable strategy, Syntax-Brillian could have a very big bounce.

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CORRECTING and REPLACING Syntax-Brillian Announces New Large-Screen 1080p Olevia(TM) HDTVs
Monday October 15, 3:57 pm ET

Olevia(TM) HDTVs Feature Updated Designs and Are Available Through Retailers Nationwide, Including Target and Costco

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Product name in first bullet point of release should read: Olevia 747i LCD HDTV (sted Olevia 247i LCD HDTV).
The corrected release reads:

SYNTAX-BRILLIAN ANNOUNCES NEW LARGE-SCREEN 1080P OLEVIA(TM) HDTVS

Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, today announced the introduction of two new state-of-the-art full-HD 1080p Olevia(TM) brand LCD HDTVs, which will be sold nationwide through new retail partners, including Costco, as well as existing Olevia(TM) retailers.

The Olevia(TM) 265TFHD 65" LCD HDTV, Olevia(TM) 252TFHD 52" LCD HDTV, and Olevia(TM) 247TFHD 47" LCD HDTV each feature updated industrial designs, full-HD and a suite of industry-leading features. Recently, the Olevia(TM) 265TFHD HDTV was named a "Product of the Year" for 2007 by Electronic House magazine. These products will be available during the holiday shopping season and represent an expansion of the full-HD line of Olevia(TM) HDTVs.

The Olevia(TM) 265TFHD HDTV is currently available at Costco and will soon be available at Target stores. Additionally, the Olevia(TM) 247TFHD is currently available at national retailers, including Target and BJ's, and is expected to be available in Circuit City stores in November. The Olevia(TM) 265TFHD marks the introduction of a single product from the Olevia(TM) brand in Costco stores. Already quite popular in Asia, the Olevia(TM) 265TFHD is available at Olevia(TM) retailers throughout China, Hong Kong and Taiwan and features a high-quality LCD panel provided exclusively to Syntax-Brillian by Sharp -- a strategic supplier to Syntax-Brillian of 37", 52" and 65" LCD HDTV panels.

"With our new state-of-the-art Olevia(TM) 65" HDTV we are delivering premium performance to the mainstream consumer," said James Li, President and Chief Executive Officer, Syntax-Brillian. "We are proud to expand our line of full-HD Olevia(TM) HDTVs, and we are especially pleased to introduce this single product, our 65" LCD HDTV, to Costco for the holiday shopper, thereby offering the Olevia(TM) brand to a consumer who may not yet have had the chance to purchase Olevia products."

The new Olevia(TM) 265TFHD HDTV features:

>>The same award-winning electronics as the Olevia 747i LCD HDTV, including the industry-leading Silicon Optix Realta Hollywood Quality Video (HQV(TM)) video processor, for unprecedented image clarity, detail sharpness and the truest color reproduction (6500K calibrated)
>>Striking black aluminum thin bezel design with removable ultra-thin speakers enabling the TV to adapt to a variety of applications and viewing environments
>>Clear QAM enables TV to display Full HD unencrypted digital cable from standard cable service
>>Firmware upgradeable via USB
>>Full complement of inputs (2 HDMI, 2 Component, 2 S-Video, 2 Composite and 1 VGA input)
>>Full 1920 x 1080 computer monitor or presentation display
>>Olevia(TM) Big Picture Technology(TM) to eliminate overscan and enable consumers to enjoy all of the broadcast image as well as picture-in-picture and split screen functions
>>Wide viewing angle
>>RS232 control for use in networked applications or home automation installations
>>MSRP: $6,999

The new Olevia(TM) 247TFHD HDTV features:

>>Best-in-Class performance with the latest generation MTK MDDI(TM) video processor
>>Updated industrial design featuring thin bezel, and thin speakers
>>Clear QAM enables TV to display Full HD unencrypted digital cable from standard cable service
>>Firmware upgradeable via USB
>>Full complement of inputs (2 HDMI, 2 Component, 2 S-Video, 2 Composite and 1 VGA input)
>>Full 1920 x 1080 computer monitor or presentation display
>>Olevia(TM) Big Picture Technology(TM) to eliminate overscan and enable consumers to enjoy all of the broadcast image as well as picture-in-picture and split screen functions
>>Wide viewing angle
>>RS232 control for use in networked applications or home automation installations
>> MSRP: $1,999

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Funai files complaint with ITC for infringement of digital TV patents in US
Press release, October 17; Greg Wu, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 17 October 2007]

Funai Electric has announced that on October 15, Funai Electric and Funai Corporation filed a formal complaint with the International Trade Commission (ITC) against 14 manufacturers and importers of digital TVs and other Advanced Television Standards Committee (ATSC)-related products.

Funai seeks from the ITC an exclusion order prohibiting the entry into the United States of all of accused infringers’ imported digital televisions and products containing digital televisions that are covered by Funai’s digital television patents. The company also wants cease and desist orders directed to the accused infringers to halt them from importing, offering for sale, marketing, advertising, demonstrating, warehousing, distributing, selling and/or using such imported digital televisions and products in the United States.

Funai expects that if the investigation is instituted, a trial will be concluded by October 2008.

This is an additional step by Funai as it earlier filed suits in the United States District Court for the Central District of California seeking damages resulting from infringement of Funai’s digital television patents.

Scope of complaint
To prohibit importation to the United States of the named products and to prevent distribution of such products imported previously.

Companies compliant filed against
(1) Vizio, formerly known as V (2) Amtran Technology (3) Syntax-Brillian (4) Taiwan Kolin (5) Polaroid (6) Petters Group Worldwide (7) Proview International Holdings (8) Proview Technology (Shenzhen) (9) Proview Technology (10) TPV Technology (11) TPV International (USA) (12) Top Victory Electronics (Taiwan) (13) Envision Peripherals (14) International Reliance

Source: Funai, compiled by Digitimes, October 2007

http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUKT270232200710…

... ... mal schauen ob sie damit durchkommen ... der überlebenskampf ist hart ... mit welchen mitteln er gefühert wird ist fraglich ...

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 32.072.582 von teecee1 am 18.10.07 20:58:20

LCD TV makers comment on patent infringement claims by Funai
Emily Chuang, DIGITIMES, Taipei [Wednesday 17 October 2007]

Following Funai Electric's recent complaints to the International Trade Commission (ITC) against 14 manufacturers and importers of digital TVs, US-based Syntax Brillian has denied the infringement claims while Taiwan-based Amtran and TPV Technology both declined to comment on the dispute, according to the companies and the Chinese-language Apple Daily.

Based upon a technical review of Syntax-Brillian products, Syntax-Brillian stated it is confident that it has not violated any licensing agreements and specifically not the patents which Funai alleges the company has infringed upon, said the US company.

Syntax-Brillian will continue to defend against all pending and future litigation related to the dispute. The company does not foresee any impact on the manufacturing of the company's products or the company's current and future distribution and sales efforts, it stated.

Amtran stated through a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) that the company declined to comment on the dispute since it has not received any official documentation regarding the complaint.

TPV Technology also pointed out that it has not received official notification yet, according to an Apple Daily report.

Vizio was unavailable to comment on the dispute prior to the publication.

The Apple Daily cited sources as saying that as Funai is facing strong competition from companies such as Vizio and Syntax-Brillian in the US market, the company is filing patent infringement claims in order to prevent those companies from further growth their market share.

Amtran Technology produces the majority of Vizio's flat panel TVs while Kolin is the major manufacture for Syntax-Brillian.

http://www.digitimes.com/displays/a20071017VL201.html

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Syntax-Brillian to Close or Divest LCoS(TM) Business
Tuesday October 16, 4:05 pm ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News) announced that it intends to close or divest, through a possible sale to a third party, that portion of its operations in Tempe dedicated to the manufacture of LCoS(TM) microdisplays and light engines. In either case, the company expects to have closed or divested the manufacturing business by year end 2007.

According to James Li, President and Chief Executive Officer, the decision is expected to result in a one-time non-cash charge of up to $40 million, and a reduction in operating expenses of approximately $16 million annually.

"This decision is in keeping with our news release of Oct. 9, 2007, in which we announced a 120-day action plan aimed at, among other things, optimizing the allocation of assets and improving profitability," said Li. "While the LCoS technology shows considerable longer-term promise, we believe we are at a strategic inflection point in the growth of the worldwide market for LCD televisions; thus, for the purpose of enhancing corporate profitability, we have decided to focus on and concentrate our resources in the LCD business."

... ... eigentlich wollte ich mir den mal anschauen ... da muß ich wohl mal nach drüben fliegen ... oder man bekommt ihn bei amazon für unter 2000$ ...

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 32.072.692 von teecee1 am 18.10.07 21:04:31

Syntax-Brillian Denies Intellectual Property Infringement Claims by Funai
Tuesday October 16, 4:30 pm ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS(TM) HDTVs and digital entertainment products, today issued a statement denying claims of intellectual property infringement leveled against the company by Funai and announced that the company will vigorously defend itself in any pending litigation.

Based upon a technical review of Syntax-Brillian products, the company is confident that it has not violated any licensing agreements and specifically not the patents which Funai alleges the company has infringed upon. Consequently, Syntax-Brillian feels that Funai's claim is erroneous in relation to the company and its products and will continue to defend against all pending and future litigation related to this dispute.

Syntax-Brillian does not anticipate that this dispute will have any impact on the manufacturing of the company's products or the company's current and future distribution and sales efforts.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 32.072.292 von teecee1 am 18.10.07 20:43:01

Corning thinks 65-inch LCD TVs best for N American households
Max Wang, Taipei; Greg Wu, DIGITIMES [Friday 19 October 2007]

Although the 32-inch segment is the mainstream size for LCD TVs currently, Corning thinks that 65-inch full HD LCD TVs are well suited for the average living room in North America.

According to Corning, the best viewing distance for a 40-inch full HD TV is 4.5 feet. Generally speaking, living rooms in North America have a dimension of eight by nine feet, which would be best suited for a 65-inch LCD TV, noted the company. Corning also pointed out that it is hard to distinguish disparities in the resolution of full HD and HD over a viewing distance of 6.5 feet although there is a great demand for full HD LCD TVs.

... ... kauft euch erstmal einen kleineren und dann noch einen großen ...

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Title: South China Science and Technology (Macau) branch grand opening ceremony
Post Date: 18 October, 2007

South China Science and Technology (Macau) branch grand opening

Olevia Macao showroom and customer service center for your service

South China Science and Technology (Macau) Limited on October 15, 2007 grand opening of the South China Science and Technology Consultants Limited Managing Director - Estimating President, South China Science and Technology (Macau) Limited of WU Qing Dong Lu Rongjing Kam new President and chaired by Mr. simple and grand opening ceremony.

World-renowned Macau casino, the rapid and successful economic development, business opportunities everywhere, it is a high consumption of the city, the public also enjoy the quality of life requirements greatly enhanced. In view of this, the South China Science and Technology optimistic about the development of the retail market in Macao TV, more vigorously invest resources, the acquisition of property and Macao to send professional team in Macau to provide comprehensive one-stop services. The old road at Macao Raleigh 1 - AE issue of the South China Science and Technology (Macau) Ltd., in October 15 to come into operation, the 5,000-foot-comfortable and contemporary Olevia showroom, professional maintenance and customer service centers, to offer you sincere quality service.

google übersetzung von chinesisch nach englisch ...

Bilder unter: http://www.schot.com/eng/company_news_detail.asp?id=18

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 32.086.460 von teecee1 am 19.10.07 17:05:45

Title: South China Science and Technology of Hong Kong exhibitors autumn Electronics Show
Post Date: 17 October, 2007

South China Science and Technology of Hong Kong exhibitors autumn Electronics Show

By the Hong Kong Trade Development Council of Hong Kong autumn Electronics Show, South China Science and Technology Thanks organizers have invited a brand in the East Exhibition brands. On October 13th to 16th Hong Kong International Convention and Exhibition Center, East Pavilion brand, demonstrating different series of high-definition digital television and LCD display. South China Science and Technology demonstrated by the HDTV picture quality and meticulous perfection, which has attracted the attention of many visitors to watch, the rest of the world, the importers and distributors have come in from more sales manager for the information. Thank parties to support, the South China Science and Technology Development will continue to work hard to develop new products and provide quality professional services.

Bilder unter: http://www.schot.com/eng/company_news_detail.asp?id=17

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China market: Changhong tops TV market share
Sina.com, October 17; Greg Wu, DIGITIMES [Thursday 18 October 2007]

China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII) recently said that China-based TV makers still captured the lion's share of China's TV market, accounting for an 85% market share, according to a report on the Chinese-language website Sina.com. The top-five TV markers were Changhong Electric, Konka, Skyworth, Hisense Group and Prima, noted the report.

According to statistics released by the MII, TV sales in China in the first seven months of 2007 amounted to 38.14 million units, noted the report. Changhong topped the list of TV sales with 4.72 million units, followed by Konka with 4.26 million units. Skyworth and Hisense Group were third and fourth, with sales of 3.83 million and 3.4 million units, respectively. Prima was ranked fifth at two million units, noted report.
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TCL: China zu bauen eigenen großen LCD-Display Werk in die Zukunft
Rebecca Kuo, Taipei; Emily Chuang, DIGITIMES [Freitag, 19. Oktober 2007]

Xiaolin Yan, Präsident der TCL Forschung, die vor kurzem festgestellt, dass seit dem LCD TV Markt in China ist riesig, es ist definitiv eine groß angelegte LCD-Display Werk in China in der Zukunft, während in der Zwischenzeit, die Partnerschaften zwischen China LCD TV Marken Und Taiwan Panel Entscheidungsträger wird auch weiterhin zu vertiefen, betonte er.

Egal, ob durch ein Joint Venture oder strategische Partnerschaft, China LCD TV Marken wird schrittweise vertiefen ihre Beziehungen mit Taiwan Panel Entscheidungsträger in den langfristigen, Yan zur Kenntnis genommen. Eine groß angelegte LCD-Display Anlage werden auch die in China in der Zukunft über verschiedene Methoden wie Fusion oder Integration zwischen China lokalen Entscheidungsträgern Panel, wies darauf hin, Yan.

TC Di, Generaldirektor in Taiwan Industrieökonomik und Knowledge Center (IEK) stimmt mit Yan und stellte fest, dass unter den Top - 10 globale Marken LCD TV, Samsung Electronics, Sony, Sharp, LG Electronics haben Zugang zu ihren eigenen Panel Pflanzen, Während China Marken Mangel dieser Art von LCD- Display Unterstützung, so dass sie um weitere Investitionen Beziehungen mit Taiwan Panel Entscheidungsträger in den nächsten drei bis fünf Jahre.

Tu auch betont, dass 30 - 50 cm TV sind die am besten geeignet für ein durchschnittliches Wohnzimmer Größe, und dass es immer noch einige Nachfrage für 50 Zoll und größer TVs aber, dass 50 Zoll und größer TV wird nicht zum Mainstream in der Markt.

Es gibt 162 Farbfernseher Entscheidungsträger in China mit fast 21 von ihnen sind Marken der ersten Stufe, sagte Quellen. Die gesamte jährliche Kapazität von Chinas TV Entscheidungsträger, der über 90 Millionen Einheiten, stellt fest, die Quellen.

China produziert rund 11,8 Millionen LCD TVs in der ersten Hälfte des Jahres 2007 mit dem Export Anteil mit rund 64%, sagte TCL Forschung. In der zweiten Hälfte dieses Jahres, der LCD TV Produktion wird erwartet, wachsen auf 18 Millionen Einheiten, die Forschung Firma angegeben.

Beide Yan und Tu Lieferung Reden wurden während der ersten Konferenz der FPD Displaybank und IEK Taiwan am 18. Oktober.

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Syntax-Brillian Signs Agreement in Principle to Sell LCoS(TM) Operations
Monday October 22, 6:30 am ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News) announced that it has signed an agreement in principle to sell its operations in Tempe dedicated to the manufacture of LCoS™ microdisplays and light engines. It is anticipated that the transaction will be completed in November.

Under the terms of the agreement, the company will retain all patents and intellectual property associated with LCoS but will license the technology to Compound Photonics Ltd. (a UK-based company with an office in Portland, Ore.) in exchange for an equity interest in Compound Photonics. Compound Photonics will use its equity to acquire the LCoS manufacturing equipment and inventory and will assume the lease on that portion of the Tempe facilities used in the LCoS operations.

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This Week in Wall Street Reporter: Syntax-Brillian CEO Details Aggressive Plans to Grow into a Tier-1 Digital Entertainment Company
Monday October 22, 11:37 am ET

NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Wall Street Reporter delivers an exclusive interview with James Ching Hua Li, President and CEO of Syntax-Brillian (NasdaqGM:BRLC - News), in which he reveals expectations for continued growth and plans for the young HDTV manufacturer and distributor to become a Tier-1 consumer digital entertainment company.

``Syntax-Brillian has built the most significant and sophisticated vertically-integrated supply chain in Asia, coupled with an international manufacturing and distribution network, to support worldwide retail sales channels and position the company as a market leader in consumer digital entertainment products,'' Mr. Li declares to Wall Street Reporter.

``Since the introduction of the Olevia brand of LCD TV in 2004,'' adds Mr. Li, ``Syntax-Brillian has achieved remarkable growth, and is ranked in the top ten for shipments in the 20-inch and larger category.''

Crucial Points for Investors Include:

* Continuation of explosive growth, having gone from $50 million in revenue, just 3 years ago, to a current figure of $1 Billion.

* Extensive distribution channels for the Vivitar brand in Europe, and Olevia in North America, including over 1,600 Target retail locations.

* Olevia's brand-elevation strategy, which includes their ESPN marketing campaign, as part of an ``aggressive plan to penetrate the global market.''

* How their current partnership with Asian EMS company provides critical manufacturing power for expansion in Europe.

The interview is available in streaming audio, or for download, at http://www.WallStreetReporter.com. Listeners can also subscribe to free the podcast via Apple iTunes.

Wall Street Reporter (Est. 1843) is the premier source of investment information on global small-cap public companies in high-growth sectors. Through their magazines, special reports, web site, and conferences, WSR presents unique opportunities for discovering stocks before they appear on the radar of Wall Street and have become ``must-attends'' and ``must-reads'' for the ``who's who'' of the investment community.
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Beijing Olympics to up TV sales in 2008, says paper
Commercial Times, October 22; Greg Wu, DIGITIMES [Monday 22 October 2007]

Tatung, Kolin and Sampo, expect sales of LCD and PDP (plasma display panel) TVs will increase in 2008 due to the Beijing Olympics, reports the Chinese-language Commercial Times.

Kolin estimates that its total shipments of LCD TVs will increase from 1.2 million units in 2007 to two million units in 2008 with 80% going to North America, according to the paper, which added that Tatung also projects its shipments of LCD TVs will increase from 0.8 million units in 2007 to about one million units in 2008.

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Syntax-Brillian Corporation Announces Receipt of Nasdaq Deficiency Letter
Monday October 22, 4:05 pm ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC) today announced that it received a Nasdaq Staff Deficiency Letter on October 17, 2007 indicating that the company fails to comply with the majority independent director requirement for continued listing set forth in Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 4350. The company was expecting receipt of this letter, as the failure to meet the independent director requirement is a result of the recent appointment of John S. Hodgson, a previously independent director, as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer. The company notified Nasdaq of the deficiency on October 2, 2007.

Nasdaq advised the company that it has until March 31, 2008 to cure this deficiency or the company will be subject to delisting. The company is currently interviewing a number of qualified independent director candidates. As a result, the company expects to cure the deficiency in the near future and well before the March 31, 2008 deadline.

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WIRED MAGAZINE: Test

Gadgets : Displays

Olevia 747i
By Chuck Cage 10.23.07 | 12:00 AM

Televisions

Under 38 inches
38 to 49 inches
*Olevia 747i
*Toshiba 42HL167
*Panasonic TH-42PZ700U
*Samsung LN-T4065
*Sony KDL-46W3000
*Vizio VX42L
*Polaroid TLA-04011C
*Philips 42PFL7432D/37
50 inches and up
Projectors
Scorecard
Burning Question
http://www.wired.com/gadgets/displays/magazine/test2007/tv_o…


Photo: Tom Schierlitz


Those kids of yours, the ones you're always bragging about? This 47-inch LCD is better than them. It's smarter, with a killer video-processing chip that helped it ace all our tests, syncing up and smoothing out the noisiest screwball video we threw its way. The set's better looking than your brats, too: Our Blu-ray movie was theater-quality, with a sharp-yet-natural, noise-free picture and vivid, well-balanced color. We loved its default settings, but Olevia's myriad picture, audio, and setup controls make home-schooling this baby a breeze. And, unlike your spoiled spawn, it listens. Even its sound impressed us, a rarity for flatscreens. But then, your kids can probably really crank up the volume, too.

Pretty, tough
A thick sheet of glass covers the entire front of the set, giving it a slick appearance and protecting the LCD panel beneath. Best of all, you can clean it with Windex.

Real speakers — or none
Two full- size speakers mounted underneath deliver deeper bass and fuller sound than any TV in our test. In tabletop mode, they look built-in. But they're removable if you've got better ones.

Precise control
Olevia's creative 3-D rolling- hexagon menus not only look impressive, they also offer easy and quick access to crazy-detailed configuration options. You can even adjust picture/audio timing to sync up those old John Wayne flicks.

Magic wand
The programmable remote can control a DVD player, VCR, audio tuner, and set-top box, plus three other user- selectable pieces of gear. And you'll have no trouble finding its large, backlit buttons in the dark.

$2,499, olevia.com

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Kolin launches 65-inch full HD LCD TV; plans to make stronger push into Europe in 2008
Rebecca Kao, Taipei; Greg Wu, DIGITIMES [Thursday 25 October 2007]

Kolin recently introduced a 65-inch 1080p LCD TV that will be sold in both the Taiwan and overseas markets this year, and the company indicated that it plans to make a stronger push into the European market next year by launching 32- and 37-inch LCD TV models there in the first half of 2008.

The new Kolin 65-inch full HD LCD TV (KLT-6568) is priced at NT$ 298,000 (US$9162) and features an LCD panel from Sharp with a contrast ratio of 2,000:1 and a 6ms response time. Kolin expects demand for the KLT-6568 to surpass 3,000 units in the Taiwan market this year, while overseas sales will account for another 5,000 shipments.

Kolin chairman CL Liu added that the company expects to ship 1.2 million LCD TVs in 2007 and its shipments should exceed two million units in 2008.

Currently, North America and China are Kolin's main international markets, accounting for 90% of the company's LCD TV shipments. However, Liu stated that Kolin has a positive outlook for the European market, as the company has already set up its retail channels in European countries such as England, France, and Germany . The company is currently also searching for assembly facilities in Europe, though production and development of products will continue to be carried out in Taiwan.

Liu added that LCD TV prices are not likely to fall in 2008, as panel prices are set to increase and additional functionality will continue being added to TV models. In addition, Liu believes there is a strong possibility the 37- and 42-inch LCD TV segments will see price increases next year.

In related news, Kolin plans to launch a 52-inch 1080 LCD TV model in the Taiwan market priced at NT$99,800 by the end of November. The company indicated that the Taiwan LCD TV market will reach 700,000 units this year, and account for about 70% of the total local TV market. More than 200,000 of those LCD TV shipments will be 37-inch full HD LCD TVs, noted the company.


Kolin's new 65-inch full HD LCD TV
Photo: Company

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20071025PD214.html

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Kolin says it will meet shipment target

By Lisa Wang
STAFF REPORTER
Thursday, Oct 25, 2007, Page 12

Television maker Kolin Co (¸èÁÖ) said yesterday it would be able to meet its shipment target of 1.2 million sets this year, citing limited fallout from the US subprime crisis and a patent lawsuit with Japanese rival Funai Electric Co.

Kolin sells 90 percent of its liquid-crystal-display (LCD) TVs in the US, the world's second-biggest LCD TV market. The TVs are marketed under the Olevia brand by Syntax-Brillian Corp, in which Kolin has an 8 percent share.

"Young people buy our products [LCD TVs]. As they are still buying consumer electronics with price tags higher than those on our TVs, the impact [from the US credit crisis] should be limited," Kolin chairman Christopher Liu („¢†¢ÁÒ) said after the launch of the company's latest 65-inch and 52-inch TVs.

Liu said the company was confident of meeting its target.

"Demand looks quite strong in the fourth quarter," Liu said.

Next year, he said, shipments would increase by more than 66 percent to more than 2 million LCD TVs after the company expanded into Europe, the world's biggest LCD TV market. Kolin is set to sell its TVs in Europe in the first half of next year, he said.

LCD TV sales increased by 70 percent year-on-year to 16.1 million in the second quarter of this year, Austin, Texas-based market researcher DisplaySearch figures showed.

Separately, Kolin said Syntax-Brillian has denied it has infringed any patents held by Japan's TV maker Funai Electric Co and should not have sever impact on its business.

Last week, the Osaka-based company said it has filed an application to the US International Trade Commission to block TVs from 14 companies including Kolin, Syntax-Brillian and local TV company Amtran Technology Co (ÈðÜŽ) into the US market, claiming they illegally used its patents.

Amtran, which sells flat-screen TVs under the name of Vizio in the US, overtook Samsung as the top LCD TV vendor in the US in the second quarter, while Funai's ranking advanced to No.4 from No.6,DisplaySearch said.

Kolin shares dropped 1.12 percent to NT$13.2 yesterday, underperforming the benchmark TAIEX index

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2007/10/25/2003…

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Syntax-Brillian to Report First-Quarter Fiscal 2008 Financial Results on November 8, 2007
Friday October 26, 6:30 am ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (NASDAQ:BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD HDTVs and digital entertainment products, will report financial results for its first quarter of fiscal 2008 before the market opening on Thursday, November 8, 2007. The company’s current fiscal year ends on June 30, 2008.

The company will also host a conference call, scheduled to begin at 6:30 a.m. PST (9:30 a.m. EST) on November 8. To participate in the teleconference, approximately 10 minutes prior to the start time please dial toll-free 877-717-3046 (or 706-634-6364 for international callers) and reference Syntax-Brillian or Conference ID # 22295481. One may also listen to the teleconference live via the Internet at www.syntaxbrillian.com or at www.earnings.com. For those unable to attend, these Web sites will host an archive of the call.

During the conference call, the company will discuss the outlook for the quarter ending December 31, 2007 and the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, as well as an initiative to restructure its approach to developing its business in China.

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FPD International 2007 Special Site: http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/FPD2007/
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[FPD International] SeeReal Technologies Exhibits Holographic 3D Video Display, Targeting Market Debut in 2009
Oct 25, 2007 17:54
Junichi Ooshita, Nikkei Microdevices

SeeReal Technologies SA of Germany developed a holographic 3D video display. SeeReal is now conducting negotiations on technology licensing with a total of roughly ten TV and display manufacturers.

If SeeReal can enter into a partnership with any of these firms in 2007-2008, CEO Mark Thorsen said, "The display will debut on the market in 2009."

The company plans to commercialize the display as an LCD TV with a screen size of about 40 inches at a price of US$10,000-15,000. The product can display images at the full high-definition (HD) or higher resolution if the panel size is about 40 inches, the company said.

The 3D holographic displays have two major problems although they can provide natural stereoscopic images that are comfortable to the eye. First, the pixel pitch has to be extremely small, ie 1μm or smaller. Second, data amount required to reproduce images reaches the order of P (1P=1015) flops, and thus requiring the processing by a supercomputer.

SeeReal solved these problems by tracking the position of viewer's eye with a camera and reproducing holographic images only in the range that can be seen from the eye position.

Furthermore, the company divided the holographic image into multiple sections called Sub-hologram so that the light transmitted by the display panel is modulated on the basis of this section. In this way, holographic images can be displayed in the position corresponding to the viewer's eye.

As a result, SeeReal achieved the full HD or higher resolution on an LCD panel with a pixel pitch of 50μm. In addition, the company reduced the data amount required in the image reproduction to 3.5T (1T=1012) flops. Consequently, the company made it possible to process holographic images by its proprietary application specific integrated circuit (ASIC).

http://www.seereal.com/

SeeReal Technologies GmbH
Blasewitzer Straße 43
D-01307 Dresden, Germany
phone: [phone]
fax: [phone]
eMail: [e-mail]
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18.10.2007

3D-FERNSEHEN
Ab aufs Holodeck

Von Maren Hoffmann

Oft wird geklagt, Fernsehunterhaltung sei zu flach. Wenigstens die Technik soll bald für mehr Tiefe sorgen: 40 Jahre nach der Einführung des Farbfernsehens steht eine Revolution bevor. Der Gang in die dritte Dimension soll Spezialbrillen und Fernbedienung überflüssig machen. (...) http://www.manager-magazin.de/life/technik/0,2828,510852,00.…

CAT oder SENNEBOGEN

Baggern um Kunden: Der Free2C-Kiosk ist ein Blickfang

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http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/b000wtgkmq/geizhalspre…
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Informationen zu Vivitar
Anschrift: noch nicht in unserer Datenbank
Hotline: noch nicht in unserer Datenbank
Telefon: noch nicht in unserer Datenbank
Kundenkontakt-eMail: noch nicht in unserer Datenbank
Fax: noch nicht in unserer Datenbank
Bewertung: Meinung schreiben

http://www.idealo.at/preisvergleich/Hersteller/1121.html

idealo ist kein Shop nur Preisvergleich ...
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heise online-Preisvergleich: Vivitar ViviCam 8325/ Deutschland
1558 Bewertungen. Gewöhnlich versandfertig bei Amazon in 1 bis 2 Wochen. Vivitar V8325 Digitalkamera (8 Megapixel) (Fotografie) (V8325). (22.10.2007, 20:22) ...
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heise online-Preisvergleich: Vivitar ViviCam T25/ Deutschland
1558 Bewertungen. Gewöhnlich versandfertig bei Amazon in 1 bis 2 Wochen. Vivitar T25 Digitalkamera (12 Megapixel) (Fotografie) (T25). (22.10.2007, 20:22) ...
www.heise.de/preisvergleich/a289168.html - 27k

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 32.168.984 von teecee1 am 26.10.07 21:03:45

Vivitar T25

Vivitar T25* Übersicht
Preisspanne: € 181,41 - € 181,41
Durchschnittspreis: € 181,41
Hersteller: Vivitar, www.vivitar.com, weitere 2 Vivitar Digitale Kameras
Produktbewertung: Meinung schreiben
Gelistet seit: Oktober 2007
Beschreibung/Details: Kompakt-Digitalkamera / Auflösung Sensor: 12,1 Megapixel / Zoom optisch: 6,0 fach / Digitaler Zoom: 4,0 fach / Speicher wechselbar: SD Card, MMC / Speicher intern: 32 MB / Sucher: LCD-Monitor / Bildschirmgröße: 2,5 Zoll / Dateityp: JPEG (EXIF 2.2), AVI / Maße: 91 x 57 x 27 mm

http://www.idealo.at/preisvergleich/ProductCategory/1362F796…

Vivitar ViviCam 7100 (Digitale Kamera)
Kompakt-Digitalkamera / Auflösung Sensor: 7,0 Megapixel / Auflösungsvariante: 3072 x 2304 Pixel / Anzahl zusätzlicher Bildpunkte: 2560 x 1920, 1600 x 1200, 640 x 480 Pixel / Digitaler Zoom: 4,0 fach / Speicher wechselbar: SD Card / USB-Anschluss: USB 2.0 / Speicher intern: 16 MB / Sucher: ... € 90,66 - € 90,66

Vivitar ViviCam 7330 (Digitale Kamera)
Kompakt-Digitalkamera / Auflösung Sensor: 7,2 Megapixel / Zoom optisch: 3,0 fach / Digitaler Zoom: 4,0 fach / Speicher wechselbar: SD Card / USB-Anschluss: USB 2.0 / Speicher intern: 32 MB / Typ des Sensors: CCD-Chip / Bildschirmgröße: 3,0 Zoll / Netzgerät-Anschluss / Dateityp: JPEG (EXIF 2.2), AVI ... € 130,99 - € 130,99



http://www.digitfoto.de/infosproduit.php?id=ACVI0059905&pdb=…


VIVITAR UW-203 Unterwasserkamera (3m)
€ 12,90
zzgl. 33,30 EUR Versand Maximalgewicht pro Paket: 10 kg
[26.10.2007 21:12] 1 * ab Lager lieferbar

101 Meinungen


VIVITAR UW-303 Unterwasserkamera (25m)

€ 29,90
zzgl. 33,30 EUR Versand Maximalgewicht pro Paket: 10 kg
[26.10.2007 21:12] 1 * _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
http://www.amazon.de/s/ref=nb_ss_ph/302-5123685-4819212?__mk…

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http://www.subtel.de/lshop,showrub,21838,d,1193427090-21838,…

bis jetzt nur Zubehör ...



http://www.nextag.de/Vivitar--10302001/zzdezB1z5--brand-html

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 32.141.094 von teecee1 am 24.10.07 22:33:06

Syntax-Brillian's Olevia 747i Named Best TV in Wired's Test Issue
Monday October 29, 6:35 am ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News) today announced that Wired Magazine has listed the Olevia 747i LCD HDTV as the best TV in the 38- to 49-inch category as published in the Winter 2008 Test issue.

The award-winning 47-inch 1080p Olevia™ 747i LCD HDTV received Wired’s “Best of Test” distinction over other LCD and plasma TVs from Sony, Samsung, Panasonic, Toshiba, Polaroid, Philips, Westinghouse and Vizio. According to the reviewer, “It’s smarter, with a killer video-processing chip that helped it ace all our tests, syncing up and smoothing out the noisiest screwball video we threw its way.” Receiving the highest rating of nine out of ten, the Olevia 747i also received high marks from Wired for its upscale aesthetics, high-quality removable speakers, its myriad of picture, audio and set-up controls, and programmable remote.

“This recognition by Wired further demonstrates the Olevia brand’s excellence in technology innovation, superior quality and performance, and Syntax-Brillian’s commitment to offer global consumers tier-one HDTVs at competitive prices and full service warranty support,” said James Li, President and Chief Executive Officer, Syntax-Brillian.

“We designed the Olevia 747i with professional grade video processing plus leading-edge feature enhancements to create an HDTV with stunning picture quality, powerful performance, and elegant design for the ultimate home theater experience,” said Sam Miller, Chief Products Officer, Syntax-Brillian.

The elegantly-designed Olevia 747i features the industry-leading Silicon Optix Realta® Hollywood Quality Video (HQV™) video processor for unprecedented image clarity, detail sharpness and the truest color reproduction (6500K calibrated). Other high performance features include a full complement of inputs (2 HDMI, 3 component, 2 S-Video, 2 composite and 1 VGA), Clear QAM for displaying Full HD unencrypted digital cable from standard cable service, dual ATSC/NTSC tuners, firmware upgradeable via USB, and RS232 control for connecting to a home entertainment system. The Olevia 747i can be used as a high quality 1920 x 1080 computer monitor or presentation display through HDMI and VGA.

Priced at $2,499 (MSRP), the Olevia 747i is available at Target.com and from other specialty retailers.


www.Olevia.com

Contact:
Syntax-Brillian Corporation
Chad Giron, Director, Global Media
571-216-4894
[e-mail]
_______________________________________________________________________________________
AUG 28 2007

The new Olevia 665H uses a 6-megapixel LCoS light engine and Pixelworks DNX video processing to project a Full HD 1,920 x 1,080 progressive image. With a 2,000:1 contrast ratio and 4ms response time, Olevia says their new screen is great for fast-action scenes—as the picture I used to fill the screen, I hope it comes ready for detailed slow motion too. Full feature list after the jump.

http://gizmodo.com/search/olevia

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Syntax-Brillian to Present at Financial Conferences in November
Monday October 29, 4:00 pm ET


TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq: BRLC - News), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD HDTVs and digital entertainment products, will present at The AEA Classic Financial Conference in Monterey, California, on November 5 - 6 and at the UBS Global Technology and Services Conference being held in New York City on November 13 – 15.

Presentations at each of these conferences by James Li, president and chief executive officer of Syntax-Brillian, will be webcast live and will be made available on the Investor Calendar page of the company’s website, www.syntaxbrillian.com. Mr. Li’s webcast presentation at The AEA Conference begins at 8 a.m. PST on Monday, November 5; his presentation at the UBS Conference is scheduled for 10:45 a.m. EST on Wednesday, November 14. In addition to the live webcasts, the presentations will also be archived.

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Syntax-Brillian Secures $250 Million in Strategic Financing
Tuesday October 30, 6:30 am ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Syntax-Brillian Corporation (Nasdaq:BRLC - News) announced that it has secured a five-year $250 million senior secured credit facility arranged by Silver Point Finance, with additional lending commitments from Citi, CIT, Wells Fargo Foothill, and Wachovia. Durham Capital, LLC acted as Syntax-Brillian’s placement agent in the transaction.

The facility will be used to repay and extinguish approximately $80 million drawn against existing credit facilities with Preferred Bank and CIT, to purchase LCD panels used in the production of Olevia brand LCD TVs, and for general corporate and working capital purposes.

According to James Li, president and chief executive officer, the credit facility can be used to finance up to 85% of North American inventory and accounts receivable, up to 25% of accounts receivable from SCHOT, the company's primary Chinese distributor, and up to 37% of the cost of LCD panels purchased by the company from various suppliers.

"The financing strengthens the company's balance sheet and is expected to measurably enhance our ability to take advantage of rapidly growing demand for LCD televisions worldwide," said Li. “In fact, we anticipate that the net new funds available will allow us to meet national big-box retailers' expected demand for product through the end of our fiscal year 2008, as well as provide the resources to enable us to achieve year-over-year revenue growth of 60% to 80% in calendar 2008, compared to estimates of approximately 35% for the industry as a whole. In addition, this strategic financing gives Syntax-Brillian the opportunity to further develop direct relationships with institutions of the caliber of those participating in this financing."

Interest on the credit facility will be paid at an annual rate equal to, at the company’s option, LIBOR plus 6% or Prime plus 5%. Silver Point Finance will receive ten-year warrants exercisable into approximately 5.28 million shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 32.206.611 von teecee1 am 30.10.07 17:08:32

30.10.07 Syntax-Brillian schließt mit der Silver Point Finance eine strategische 250Mio. Kreditfinanzierung ab. James Li, neuer CEO des LCD-TV Geräteherstellers will mit dem neuen Kredit alte Außenstände ablösen und das Wachstum weiter forcieren. So erwartet das Unternehmen für das neue GJ 2008, dank der neuen strategischen Finanzierungsrunde einen Umsatzanstieg von 60-80% und liegt damit deutlich über dem erwartenden Branchendurchschnitt von 35%.

GJ 2007 Umsatz von 697,6Mio. USD

Für das neue GJ 08 wird demnach ein Umsatz von 1,1 - 1,25Mrd. USD erwartet, wie die alte Prognose. ... ... was den Gewinn angeht müssen wir allerdingsdabums abwarten...

http://www.nasdaq-stocks.de/html/syntax-brillian.htm

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Kolin aims to receive orders for 1.6 million LCD TVs in 2008, says paper
Apple Daily, November 2; Greg Wu, DIGITIMES [Friday 2 November 2007]

Kolin has already met its target of receiving orders for 1.2 million LCD TV in 2007, and is targeting orders for 1.6 million shipments in 2008, reported the Chinese-language Apple Daily. Taiwan-based home appliance maker Teco Electric & Machinery also plans to make a stronger push into LCD TV markets, the paper said.

Kolin chairman CL Liu pointed out that the company's revenues will grow by 80% in 2008, the report noted.

Teco recently completed a new LCD TV manufacturing facility in Eastern China and the company expects its yearly capacity to reach one million units in 2008, the report noted. The company's aims to ship 500,000 units next year, the paper added.

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Upcoming Events
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=146224&p=irol-ca…

Syntax-Brillian Corporation at American Electronics Association Classic Financial Conference
Title: Syntax-Brillian Corporation at American Electronics Association Classic Financial Conference
Date and Time: Monday, November 5, 2007 8:00 a.m. PT
Duration: 1 Hour
Location: Monterey, CA

Q1 2008 Syntax-Brillian Corporation Earnings Conference Call
Title: Q1 2008 Syntax-Brillian Corporation Earnings Conference Call
Date and Time: Thursday, November 8, 2007 9:30 a.m. ET
Duration 1 Hour

Syntax-Brillian Corporation at UBS Global Technology and Services Conference
Title:Syntax-Brillian Corporation at UBS Global Technology and Services Conference
Date and Time: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:45 a.m. ET
Duration: 1 Hour
Location: New York, NY

Syntax-Brillian Corporation Shareholders Meeting
Title: Syntax-Brillian Corporation Shareholders Meeting
Date and Time: Thursday, November 29, 2007

... und hier die Lottozahlen vom November. 5, 8, 13, 29, z.Z. 11 ... ob die uns was bringen ...

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Vizio's Achilles Heel, Analysts Point out
10 26, 2007 18:47
Motoaki Itou, Nikkei Electronics

http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20071026/141403…


Deutsche Securities' forecasts of shipments from manufacturers selling volume zone LCD TVs


Shipments of volume zone LCD TV manufacturers by size (Kolin/Syntax is third from left)
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Samsung SDI's OLED products roadmap

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Test: Digitaler Fotoapparat
Vivitar Vivicam 5386
Zuerst erschienen in 5/2007

http://www.computerbild.de/artikel/avf-Tests-Digitalfotograf…

Mit Vivitar versucht ein neuer Anbieter von Digitalkameras auf dem deutschen Markt Fuß zu fassen. Was bietet die „Vivicam 5386“?

Inhalt: Vivitar Vivicam 5386

1.Bedienung & Qualität


Ein günstiges Angebot: die Vivitar Vivicam 5386

Die Bedientasten der „Vivitar Vivicam 5386“ sind sehr schwergängig, der Einstellring auf der Gehäuseoberseite rastet nur unpräzise in den Zwischenstufen ein. Bei der Auslösetaste ist der Übergang zwischen der Mittelposition zum Scharfstellen und der Position zum Auslösen sehr schwammig.

Bei den Testbildern der Vivicam störte grobkörniges Bildrauschen in dunklen Motivbereichen, Kanten wirkten dadurch unscharf. Negativ fielen auch Farbverfälschungen und ein geringer Kontrastumfang auf.


Der Kontrollbildschirm hat eine Diagonale von 6,3 Zentimeter. Das Bedienmenü ist etwas unübersichtlich.

Der Bildschirm (Diagonale 6,3 Zentimeter/2,5 Zoll) zeigt die Motive mit einem auffälligen Blaustich an. Wie in dieser Preisklasse schon fast üblich, hat auch Vivitar auf den Einbau eines optischen Suchers verzichtet. So wird es bei Sonnenlicht nicht einfach, ein Motiv auszuwählen.

Akkus und eine Speicherkarte sind nicht im Lieferumfang der Kamera enthalten. Der interne Speicher der „Vivcam 5386“ kann jedoch mit einer Mutli Media oder SD Karte aufgerüstet werden.

Wichtiger Hinweis: Bisher gibt es noch keine Niederlassung von Vivitar in Deutschland, so dass Sie Reparaturen über den Händler oder über die Adresse in England abwickeln müssen.

2.Details & Testergebnisse

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Syntax-Brillian Corporation Earnings Conference Call (Q1 2008)
Scheduled to start Thu, Nov 8, 2007, 9:30 am Eastern


Neues Diskussionsforum bei yahoo:


http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/olevia/messages

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Taiwan market: Tatung may up price of 32-inch LCD TVs; Kolin to focus on 37-inch-and-larger segment
EDN, November 6; Greg Wu, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 7 November 2007]

Tatung may raise the price of its 32-inch LCD TVs in Taiwan while Kolin has shifted its focus of LCD TVs in Taiwan to those larger than 37 inches due to a shortage of 32-inch LCD TV panels, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report.

Tatung noted that the price of 32-inch LCD TV panels has risen US$55 since July and that the company has not ruled out a price increase to reflect the rise in costs, according to the EDN. Kolin chairman Frank Lee said that the company is going to strengthen its shipments of LCD TVs larger than 37 inches and that the shipments for 37-, 42- and 47-inch LCD TVs and 65-inch full HD LCD TVs have already increased, noted the paper.

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32-Zoll-LCD-TV-Panels: Knappes Angebot treibt Preise hoch
Entspannung auch für 2008 nicht in Sichtweite

Taipeh/Austin/Kronach (pte/07.11.2007/06:00) - Der durchschnittliche Verkaufspreis für 32-Zoll-LCD-Fernseher wird wegen einer Panel-Verknappung asiatischer Zulieferer noch in der ersten Novemberhälfte des laufenden Geschäftsjahres anhalten. Obwohl die Preissituation für LCD-Monitor-Panels in dieser Periode zwar leicht ansteigt, gehen Brancheninsider davon aus, dass dies das Verhältnis zwischen Angebot und Nachfrage in diesem Segment mittelfristig ausbalancieren wird. Zu diesen Einschätzungen gelangt das US-amerikanische Marktforschungsinstitut DisplaySearch http://www.displaysearch.com, berichtet das asiatische Branchenportal DigiTimes.

"Derzeit verspüren wir keine Panel-Verknappung, sodass wir die Preise bereits seit Monaten wie auch vor dem Hintergrund des anstehenden Weihnachtsgeschäfts für die Kunden stabil halten können", erläutert Axel Gentzsch, Sprecher des deutschen Elektronikkonzerns Loewe http://www.loewe.de , gegenüber pressetext. Der Experte verdeutlicht auch, dass sich Loewe auf eventuelle Schwankungen am LCD-Panel-Markt frühzeitig eingestellt hat. Um eventuelle Lieferengpässe nicht preisbezogen auf die Kunden abwälzen zu müssen, sei die eigene, zur Produktion benötigte Panel-Nachfrage auf drei fernöstliche Anbieter aufgeteilt.

DisplaySearch stellt in Aussicht, dass der durchschnittliche Verkaufspreis für 32-Zoll-LCD-TV-Panels bis Mitte November um zwei Dollar auf 330 Dollar ansteigen wird. So prognostiziert der Marktbeobachter, dass sich der Lieferengpass für 32-Zoll-LCD-TV-Panels auch Anfang des kommenden Jahres nicht wesentlich entspannt. "32-Zoll-LCD-Fernseher sind bei den Kunden derzeit sehr beliebt und werden dieses Jahr das Weihnachtsgeschäft dominieren. Dennoch rechnen wir mittel- bis langfristig damit, dass dieses Format letztlich von 37-, 40- und 42-Zoll-LCD-TV-Geräten abgelöst wird, so Gentzsch weiter.

Marktanalysten äußern sich jedoch skeptisch, dass dieser leichte Preisanstieg das vorläufige Ende der Fahnenstange markiert und rechnen sogar damit, dass die Preise für 32-Zoll-LCD-TV-Panels 340 Dollar erreichen könnten. Darüber hinaus wird damit gerechnet, dass der Produktionsoutput von LCD-Panel-Fabriken der sogenannten Sixth Generation auch 2008 nahezu unveränderte Panel-Volumina hervorbringen wird. Brancheninsider sehen in dieser Vorahnung bereits erste Anzeichen dafür, dass die Angebotssituation im 32-Zoll-LCD-TV-Panel-Segment weiter angespannt bleibt und die Preise auch künftig ansteigen werden.

Aktuellen Schätzungen zufolge bleiben jedoch 19-Zoll-TN-mode LCD-Monitor-Panels in den ersten zwei Novemberwochen bei rund 159 Dollar unverändert. Obwohl die Nachfrage im Business-PC-Segment stabil ausfällt, gleichen einige führende Business-PC-Marken ihr Produktportfolio auf die aktuelle Marktsituation ab. Als effiziente Marktstrategie versuchen hingegen andere Panel-Hersteller mit größeren Panel-Beständen die Preise auf einem niedrigem Niveau zu halten und die Kapazitätsbestände zu verschieben. Auch wird prognostiziert, dass sich das Angebot für 19-Zoll-SXGA-Panels für 2008 um rund 20 Prozent verringert, da einige Hersteller Produktionsstops in diesem Bereich planen. (Ende)

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Dienstag, 30. Oktober 2007, 02:00 Uhr
Breitband: Immer mehr Deutsche kaufen im Internet ein - Mehr Medien, weniger Elektronik
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(dpa/ar) Die Verbraucher geben im Internet so viel Geld aus wie noch nie. Die deutschen Online-Shopping-Umsätze sollen in diesem Jahr auf eine Rekordhöhe zwischen 17 und 18 Milliarden Euro steigen.

Damit wird der Einkauf per Mausklick in Deutschland immer beliebter und findet auch unter den älteren Menschen zunehmend Nutzer. Gemessen am Gesamtumsatz des deutschen Einzelhandels von mehr als 390 Milliarden Euro sind die Internet-Umsätze aber nach wie vor nur ein Bruchteil von wenigen Prozenten.

Die deutschen Verbraucher werden in diesem Jahr die Rekordsumme von voraussichtlich 16,8 Milliarden Euro bei Online-Shopping-Touren ausgeben, erklärte der Bundesverband des Deutschen Versandhandels (bvh) am Montag in Düsseldorf auf der Basis einer repräsentativen Umfrage. Davon entfielen fast 11 Milliarden Euro Umsatz auf Waren. Hinzu kämen noch fast sechs Milliarden Euro Umsatz mit digitalen Dienstleistungen wie Ticketbuchungen und Downloads. "Das Internet ist und bleibt der Wachstumsmotor der Versandhandelsbranche", sagte der Hauptgeschäftsführer des bvh, Thomas Steinmark.

Der Hauptverband des Deutschen Einzelhandels (HDE) erwartet 2007 sogar einen Online-Gesamtumsatz von 18,3 Milliarden Euro. Das würde nach Rechnung des HDE gegenüber 2006 einem Plus von zwei Milliarden Euro beziehungsweise 12 Prozent entsprechen. "Das läuft nicht am stationären Einzelhandel vorbei", sagte HDE-Wirtschaftsexperte Olaf Roik. Etwa 50 000 stationäre Händler böten zusätzlich im Internet Waren an. Der Gesamtumsatz des deutschen Einzelhandels wird nach Schätzung des HDE 2007 um nominal 0,5 Prozent auf 394 Milliarden Euro steigen. Etwa drei Prozent entfielen auf Waren im Internet.

Das meiste Geld wird laut bvh online für Bekleidung, Textilien und Schuhe ausgegeben. Erwartet werden 3,9 Milliarden Euro in diesem Jahr - das wäre ein Plus von 40 Prozent. Zweitstärkste Kategorie seien Medien, Bild- und Tonträger mit plus 11 Prozent auf fast 2 Milliarden Euro. Bei Unterhaltungselektronik werde dagegen ein Minus im Online- Handel von 14 Prozent auf 1,2 Milliarden Euro erwartet. Bei den Dienstleistungen liege der Schwerpunkt umsatzmäßig mit mehr als einem Drittel bei Flug- und Bahntickets sowie Mietwagen. Am häufigsten bestellt würden im Dienstleistungsbereich Musikdateien.

Der bvh rechnet mit einem weiteren Aufwärtstrend, wenngleich die Zuwachsraten abflachten. So wird bei den Online-Warenkäufen 2007 ein einstelliges Umsatzplus von 9 Prozent erwartet nach 35 Prozent im Jahr zuvor. Dabei spiele aber auch eine Statistikumstellung eine Rolle. Der bvh verwies auf eine andere Erhebung, der zufolge die Gemeinde der Online-Käufer in Deutschland in Jahresfrist um etwa 2 Millionen auf fast 30 Millionen stark gestiegen sei. Die zunehmende Nutzung von Internet-Flatrates gebe Rückenwind für Online-Händler.

http://www.satundkabel.de/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&f…

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Hitachi withdraws from rear-projection TV market in North America
Compiled from outside sources by Lisa Tsai; Greg Wu, DIGITIMES [Wednesday 7 November 2007]

Hitachi has stopped shipments for rear-projection TVs (RPTVs) in North America and its Mexican factories ceased production of RPTVs this summer, according to a Japanese-language Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun report. Hitachi will focus on plasma display panel (PDP) and LCD TVs, the report noted.

Hitachi's shipment for RPTVs in North America declined from 2004 to 2007, according to the report, which noted that the company will still continue shipping RPTVs in China.

Statistics from the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) show that shipments of RPTVs will decline on average by 11% from 2006 to 2011.

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Gadgets We Crave
Jaw-Dropping HDTV Bargains
Michael Patrick Brady 11.07.07, 6:00 PM ET

In Pictures: Ten HDTVs You And Your Wallet Will Love


Olevia 42" LCD 342i
Syntax-Brillian is building a strong reputation for well-made, affordable LCDs, and the 342i certainly falls into that category. This big-screen beauty can be had for less than $1,000 thanks to an emphasis on essential features rather than extraneous add-ons

BOSTON - Trading in that old tube for a sleek, stylish flat-panel TV has never seemed like a better idea, but how can someone find an amazing HDTV without emptying their bank account?

Good preparation is the key to finding a stellar television that's still reasonably affordable. Shoppers who try to buy without first doing some research are in for a real challenge as they try to differentiate between dozens of seemingly identical HDTVs and their wildly disparate price tags.

There are a few simple things a consumer can keep in mind to make it easier to find a excellent yet affordable HDTV.

In Pictures: Ten HDTVs You And Your Wallet Will Love
Don't be swayed by hyped-up specifications. For years, TV manufacturers have been pushing "1080p resolution"--but this high-end specification isn't all it's cracked up to be. The "1080" refers to the number of lines, or pixels, used by the TV to draw the image on the screen. A typical standard-definition television uses only 480 lines. Naturally, more lines are better, as a higher number allows for greater detail and clarity.

But how much more can the human eye really perceive? The other high-def resolution, 720p (720 pixels), is often unfairly maligned when compared to 1080p. But here's the secret: In a side-by-side test, most people would be unable to tell the difference between the visual clarity of a 720p or 1080p screen. Yet most of us would spot the price difference in an instant.

For example, Panasonic's TH-50PX75U, a 50-inch plasma television with 720p resolution, has a retail price of $1,999.95 (even though it can be found at prices closer to $1,499 in stores). A similar 1080p set from Panasonic, the TH-50PZ700U, retails for $2,999.95 and can be found in stores for about $2,100.

There are good reasons to seek out 1080p. Televisions over 50 inches do benefit somewhat from the extra pixels, and HD-DVD or Blu-Ray disc players require it. It's important to remember that although 1080p is suitable in certain situations, it's not essential. The decision to spend a few hundred extra dollars is one that you should make only after you carefully think about your television needs.

Wait for extraordinary holiday bargains. During last year's holiday season, prices for high-definition televisions took an astounding dive. For instance, a 42-inch plasma TV that might have sold for about $1,300 during the summer settled for around $1,000 by Christmas 2006. This year, analysts are projecting that HDTV prices, especially for big plasma TVs, will fall even further, bringing those 42-inch screens to about $600 as early as the day after Thanksgiving.

The cause of this dramatic cut is the roll-out of liquid crystal display televisions (LDC TVs) measuring 40 inches and larger, sizes that had, until recently, been the exclusive domain of plasma. In a few years, when those sets become less expensive, it's expected that the lighter LCDs will supplant plasmas as the premier big-screen technology. Until then, be on the lookout for some deep discounts that will help you pick up a superb plasma TV at an outstanding price.

Reputation is important. If you only read the index-card-sized summaries of HDTVs provided by stores and manufacturers, you'll see a lot of the same information. Typically, mainstream HDTVs will have great specifications. Features like resolution, response time and frame rate certainly all factor into a TV's overall picture quality, but you'd have to exert a lot of effort to find a set that significantly deviated from its peers in any of those measurements.

What actual owners who have bought and lived with the TV say about its performance is a far better way to determine its worth compared to other sets. This information is readily available online whether through Amazon.com (nasdaq: AMZN - news - people ) or any number of smaller, product-specific sites.

Hearing from existing customers is the best way to get a feel for a TV's reliability and to judge whether the set manufacturers are helpful and courteous to consumers who've encountered problems. Owners are more than willing to make themselves heard, and their opinions could help you avoid a costly mistake.

Know the ideal technology for the size. For televisions measuring 46 inches or less, the crisp, finely detailed LCDs offer the best performance for the cost. Syntax-Brillian's (nasdaq: BRLC - news - people )'s 42-inch Olevia 342i is particularly worth noting, as the company has managing to keep the price below $1,000. This allows shoppers to get the most suitable technology for the size range while also saving some money.

Plasmas are less expensive than LCDs in general, and a better buy in the 46- to 60-inch range, where the high-quality contrast and wide viewing angle offer a more cinematic experience. The value of these affordable plasmas is a clear advantage over the capable yet more expensive LCDs.

Over 60 inches is where consumers should strongly consider DLP, or digital light processor technology. These sets aren't thin like LCDs or plasmas. DLP depths range between 10 and 15 inches. But they are much less expensive--and thereby a great option--for shoppers who want a huge screen without racking up a massive credit-card bill. Mitsubishi's (other-otc: MSBHY - news - people ) 65-inch WD-65734 and Samsung's 61-inch HL-T6187S are both inexpensive options for consumers craving oversized entertainment.

http://www.forbes.com/home/2007/11/07/hdtv-bargains-home-tec…

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Syntax-Brillian Corporation Reports First-Quarter Fiscal 2008 Financial Results
Thursday November 8, 7:30 am ET

TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For its fiscal 2008 first quarter ended September 30, 2007, Syntax-Brillian Corporation (NASDAQ:BRLC - News) reported a net loss of $13.5 million, or $0.15 per share, on revenue of $150.6 million, compared with net income of $4.4 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, on revenue of $87.0 million for the first quarter of fiscal 2007. The first-quarter 2008 net loss included a charge of $28.3 million, or $0.31 per share, attributable to the write-off of goodwill and intellectual property associated with the discontinuance of the Company’s LCoS business.

According to James Li, president and chief executive officer, the lower-than-anticipated revenue stems from an earlier than originally planned transition to our new business model in China. “As a result of this, $56.1 million of the $206.7 million of total shipments cannot be recognized until the revenue is collected,” said Li.

Li noted that both the disposal of the LCoS operations and the adoption of a new operating business model for China are part of its 120-day action plan announced in early October. “Although the one-time charge associated with the sale adversely affected first-quarter results, we anticipate that the sale, expected to close not later than calendar year end, will reduce operating expenses by approximately $16 million annually,” said Li. “The newly defined business model in China, which involves a licensing model under which we receive royalties, will free up working capital and significantly reduce DSOs, enabling us to use the available funds to generate increased sales.

“Equally important is a new $250 million senior secured credit facility that significantly increases our ability to finance inventories and receivables. This financing will support our efforts to meet the growing demand for our products, notably our highly regarded LCD HD televisions.”

“In strengthening the balance sheet and improving cash flow,” concluded Li, “these and other initiatives will better enable us to devote our time and resources to exploiting the full potential of our Olevia™ and Vivitar™ brands, and thereby improve top- and bottom-line performance.”

Included in first-quarter 2008 revenue was $16.4 million related to the Company’s Vivitar division, acquired in November 2006, for which there was no comparable revenue in fiscal 2007.

Gross profit for the first quarter of fiscal 2008 was $20.6 million, or 13.7% of revenue, compared with $18.5 million, or 21.2% of revenue, for the year-ago quarter. Adjusted EBITDA (as discussed below) for the first quarter of fiscal 2008 was $1.6 million compared with $11.3 million for the same period in the previous year.

At September 30, 2007, Syntax-Brillian had cash and cash equivalents of $18.0 million; working capital of $276.0 million; and stockholders’ equity of $322.9 million.

Business Outlook

In a release of September 12, 2007, the Company indicated its expectation that, for the calendar year ending December 31, 2007, revenue would be in the range of $1.0 billion to $1.1 billion, with gross margins in the range of 16% to 18%. Given the new revenue-recognition model, and following a decision to begin replacing direct product sales in China with licensing fees, the Company is not at this time giving guidance for the quarter ending December 31, 2007.

Conference Call:

Syntax-Brillian will host a conference call today, November 8, to discuss its first-quarter financial results and future outlook. The conference call may include forward-looking statements. To participate in the teleconference, approximately 10 minutes prior to the start time of 6:30 a.m. PST (9:30 a.m. EST), please dial 877-717-3046 (or 706-634-6364 for international callers) and reference Syntax-Brillian or Conference ID # 22295481. The call will be also Web cast and can be accessed on Syntax-Brillian’s Web site at www.syntaxbrillian.com under the Investors section. Syntax-Brillian will provide an audio replay of this conference call on its Web site. No other audio replay will be available.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 32.342.895 von teecee1 am 08.11.07 16:13:36

08.11.07 Syntax-Brillian (BRLC) starten mit roten Zahlen in das neue GJ 08

Der Hersteller von LCD-TV Geräten Syntax-Brillian steigert im 1.Quartal 08 seinen Umsatz im Vergleich zum VJ um +73% auf 150,6Mio. USD. Gleichzeitig rutschte das Unternehmen mit einem Nettoverlust in Höhe von 13,5Mio. USD (0,15/Aktie) überraschend in die roten Zahlen. In diesem Fehlbetrag ist jedoch zum eine Abschreibung aus dem Verkauf seines LCoS Business in Höhe von 28,3Mio. USD enthalten sowie eine Steuerrückerstattung in Höhe von 17,4Mio. USD. Analysten haben für das 1.Quartal 08 bei einem Umsatz von 176Mio. USD mit einem Nettogewinn von 6Cent/Aktie gerechnet.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 32.315.062 von teecee1 am 06.11.07 20:49:24

05.11.2007
PIV: 120 Millionen Kameras in 2007

Der weltweite Markt für Digitalkameras wächst laut Photoindustrie-Verband e.V. (PIV) weiter und dürfte 2007 eine Größenordnung von rund 126 Millionen Stück erreichen. Der Anteil digitaler Spiegelreflexkameras an diesem Weltmarktvolumen dürfte inzwischen mehr als 7 Millionen betragen. Europa ist mit über 45 Millionen verkaufter Digitalkameras der größte Teilmarkt in der Welt mit einem Wachstum von voraussichtlich 13 Prozent gegenüber 2006. Von den verkauften 45 Millionen Kameras bleiben 77 Prozent in West- und 23 Prozent in Osteuropa. Der Anteil an digitalen Spiegelreflexkameras liegt inzwischen bei mehr als 3 Millionen Stück, 7 Prozent des gesamten Digitalkameramarktes in Europa. Russland, Polen, Ungarn und Tschechien sind die Zugpferde im osteuropäischen Markt, wobei in Russland 2007 voraussichtlich über 5,5 Millionen Digitalkameras verkauft werden, in Polen mehr als 1,5 Millionen, in Tschechien annähernd 580.000 und in Ungarn über 450.000. Der europäische Kameramarkt ist gekennzeichnet durch weiteres Wachstumspotenzial. Eine durchschnittliche Haushaltssättigung von 57 Prozent mit Digitalkameras in Westeuropa ist ausbaufähig. Osteuropa mit einer durchschnittlichen Sättigung von 23 Prozent zeigt erhebliche Ressourcen. Kameras sind buchstäblich die Vorzeigeprodukte der Photo- und Imagingindustrie.

www.photoindustrie-verband.de

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Teco to begin shipping LCD TVs to Syntax-Brillian next year
Max Wang, Taipei; Emily Chuang, DIGITIMES [Friday 9 November 2007]

Although Taiwan-based home appliance maker Teco Electric & Machinery invested US$20 million and secured a 3.5% stake in US-based Syntax-Brillian, Sophia Chiu, president of Teco, recently stated that the company has not yet received LCD TV orders from Syntax-Brillian since Teco's new LCD TV plant in Xiamen is not completely ready.

However, Teco expects a tighter partnership with the US-based company next year with the new Xiamen plant expecting to begin operations in the second half of 2008, she noted. The new plant should be able to achieve an annual capacity of one million units, noted Teco.

Teco shipped around 200,000 LCD TVs in 2007 and the company aims to grow shipments significantly in 2008. Around 30-50% of Teco's LCD TV shipments will go to Syntax-Brillian next year.

Teco reported revenues of NT$20.6 billion (US$639 million) for the first three quarters of 2007 with after-tax profits of NT$2.3 billion

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North American retailers expect strong LCD TV sales

By Lisa Wang
STAFF REPORTER
Friday, Nov 09, 2007, Page 12

Sales of liquid-crystal-display (LCD) TVs in North America during the upcoming holiday shopping season are expected to be stronger than last year amid falling prices for TV sets, reflecting a high inventory buildup by channel vendors, market researcher DisplaySearch said yesterday.

As of this month, there was more than a two-month inventory in North America ahead of the annual shopping season that begins on Black Friday, indicating their strong confidence in the sales this year, David Hsieh (謝勤益), vice president of the Austin, Texas-based researcher, said in Taipei.

Black Friday is the first shopping day after Thanksgiving -- the fourth Thursday of November -- and marks the start of the traditional Christmas shopping season, a crucial period for retailers.

"During last year's Black Friday week, vendors sold four times as many TVs as during an average week, thanks to promotions," Hsieh said during the annual Taiwan TV Supply Chain Conference.

"This year, we believe sales will be even stronger to reach [a] five-fold [increase]," he said.

The price of the mainstay 32-inch LCD TV is expected to fall by 23 percent this year from last year to US$697 per unit following a 39 percent year-on-year decline last year, Hsieh said.

Sales of LCD TVs are expected to enjoy a rapid 18 percent compound annual growth rate in the five years to 2011 to 141.2 million sets, DisplaySearch said.

Robust demand for slim-screen TVs and a 35 percent reduction in capital spending next year may cause an overall shortage in panel supply during the second, third and fourth quarters of next year, Hsieh said.

But, the situation would not be as severe as it was this year, DisplaySearch said.

Panel supply is expected to exceed demand by 8.7 percent to 9.6 percent in the peak season next year, compared to between 6.3 percent and 8.5 percent this year, DisplaySearch said.

The researchers see a 10 percent glut as a balance range.
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Buyout firms switch on to Asia's LCD sector

Updated: 2007-11-09 Source:Reuters

Private equity firms flocking to Asia in search of better returns are turning to the liquid crystal display sector, which is yielding improving profits as the industry gears up for a surge in demand for flat TVs.

Shy of doing deals in Europe and the United States as the credit crunch plays out, buyout firms are sniffing out Asian LCD companies, lured by the combination of steady cash flows, relatively low valuations and an expected TV buying spree.

LCD makers, like LG.Philips and AU Optronics, are recovering from a boom and bust cycle of overproduction and shortages by cutting back what they had previously spent on existing and new plants to ramp up capacity.

U.S.-based Warburg Pincus popped onto the industry's radar screen in September when it invested US$250 million in Taiwan's Chunghwa Picture Tubes, the first private equity investment by a big-league firm in the US$70 billion thin film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) sector.

"We are seeing increasing interest in the TFT-LCD sector due to the improving industry dynamics," said Meighen Robertson, co-head of Asia Pacific TMT Banking at ABN AMRO, which advised CPT, Taiwan's No.3 LCD maker, in the Warburg deal.

Private equity has deep pockets, with firms such as TPG and CVC Asia Pacific putting together new multi-billion dollar Asia funds. Last year private equity raised a record US$39.4 billion for deals in Asia, according to the latest figure from the Asian Venture Capital Journal.

As more and more people buy slimmer LCD TVs, researcher iSuppli Corp joins a growing chorus of optimists, forecasting global LCD TV panel shipments will rise 27 percent next year to exceed 100 million units for the first time.

"My feeling is nobody has doubts about the industry's growth next year, and there might be some good targets with lower valuations and steady cash flows," said one private equity investor, who declined to be identified.

Some of these stocks trade on lower earnings multiples than more mature industries in Asia, such as property and finance.

Chunghwa Picture Tubes trades on a multiple of around 14 times this year's earnings. AU Optronics trades on around 12 times and LG Philips on 17.6 times, according to Reuters' data.

In Japan and Hong Kong banking shares trade roughly on an average of 19 to 20 times earnings and real estate on about 20 to 25 times.

Research provider DisplaySearch forecasts a 35 percent annual decline in global spending on LCD equipment to US$8 billion this year, from last year's 16 percent rise.

This drop in capital expenditure and better management of stocks, together with a forecast boom in flat TV demand boosts these companies' cash flow.

As the likes of Carlyle, Newbridge and MBK Partners sniff out bargains in Taiwan, analysts say the next buyout deals could feature smaller companies

A possible target is medium-sized LCD maker HannStar Display Corp.

"Warburg Pincus' investment in CPT reinforces our view that HannStar and CPT are similarly undergoing a structural transformation from value destroyer to cash cow," Macquarie Research analyst Nicholas Teo wrote in a recent report.

HannStar, which cut its capital this year, trades at 0.8 times its book value, compared with about 2 times book for larger rivals AU Optronics Corp. and LG.Philips LCD Co. Ltd., according to Macquarie Research.

HannStar declined to comment on any potential buyout deals.

South Korea is another possible feeding ground, with attention focused on the stake that Philips Electronics owns in LG.Philips LCD, the world's No.2 LCD maker after Samung Electronics. Philips slashed its stake in LG Philips to 19.9 percent from 33 percent in a US$2.2 billion deal last month.

Across the Taiwan Strait, fledgling LCD makers in China could also be on the radar screens of strategic and financial buyers.

"I think in China all panel makers will be willing to accept new investments," said Annabelle Hsu, an IDC research manager. "For TVs, China is a huge market."

But Beijing's tendency to foster national champions in a protected environment could mean foreign private equity investment is some way off.

China's government is in the middle of engineering a merger between top LCD makers, including BOE Technology, SVA and Longteng.

"Similar to South Korea and Japan, China's government is helping to support the country's LCD sector," said Feng Liqiong, board secretary at BOE Technology.

"Most private equity firms don't really want to invest in (Chinese) LCD companies as they often have close ties to the government."

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## News und Infos

EU-Attacke geplant
Vivitar expandiert auf den deutschen Markt
2006-12-27

Vivitar – der Name ist in Deutschland nicht gerade in aller Munde. Wird er aber vielleicht bald sein. Denn wenn sich die ambitionierten Pläne von Syntax Brillian, Vivitars neuem Eigentümer, wie geplant in die Tat umsetzen lassen, werden wir in Deutschland bald sehr viel mehr von diesem Kamerahersteller und -distributor aus den USA hören. Ende Oktober 2006 wurde bekannt, dass Syntax Brillian, ein HDTV-Hersteller, Vivitar aufgekauft hat. Das bedeutet nicht immer Gutes, im Falle von Vivitar allerdings scheint es so manche Tür zu öffnen. Noch gibt es kein Büro in Deutschland, im dritten Quartal 2007 aber wird die dritte Niederlassung in Europa nach Großbritannien und Frankreich Deutschland heißen.
(Daniela Schmid)



... das muß aber überarbeited werden 70 Years of Excellence!

Vivitars Firmensitz befindet sich in Oxnard im US-Staat Californien. Wenn man es ganz genau nimmt, ist die Firma aber eigentlich deutschen Ursprungs. Die beiden deutschen Emigranten Max Ponder und John Best haben die Firma 1938 in Hollywood gegründet. Ursprünglich als Ponder and Best bekannt, wurde die Firma 1979 zu Vivitar. Seit 1995 beschäftigt sie sich mit Digital Imaging. 35mm-Kameras, Blitze, Objektive und weiteres Fotozubehör wie Stative gehören traditionsgemäß ins Portfolio. Im Oktober 2006 erfolgte dann die Übernahme durch Syntax Brillian für eine Summe von 26 Millionen US Dollar. Die Syntax Brillian Corporation ist selbst ein Jahr zuvor durch einen Zusammenschluss der Syntax Gruppen und der Brillian Corporation zu dem geworden, was das Unternehmen heute darstellt. Der Aufstieg von Syntax in Nordamerika war bemerkenswert: Gegründet im Mai 2003, nahm die Firma im April 2004 den Versand ihrer Olevia-Breitbild-HD-ready-LCD-Fernseher auf. Das Ziel war, Qualität zu günstigen Preisen anzubieten, und bald war Syntax eine der am schnellsten wachsenden Marken in Nordamerika mit einer breiten Streuung in den nordamerikanischen Vertriebskanälen. Das Geschäft wurde bald nach Asien ausgeweitet. Brillian wurde – ausgestattet mit Forschungs- und Entwicklungsgeldern in Höhe von $ 100 Millionen – 1997 als Teil der Three-Five Systems Inc. gegründet. Seit 2003 unabhängig, verfügt Brillian über einen reichen Erfahrungsschatz an Display-Design und -Herstellung. Durch den Zusammenschluss zu Syntax-Brillian konnten die beiden ihre Energien optimal bündeln. Syntax-Brillian liefert TFT-LCDs und LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon) für das Highend-Segment und den Massenmarkt.

Für Vivitar bietet Syntax-Brillian wertvolle Ressourcen, die auf dem Weg zu höheren Verkaufszahlen in Europa führen sollen. Momentan ist Vivitar mit Niederlassungen in Großbritannien und Frankreich auf dem alten Kontinent vertreten. Von Frankreich aus wird auch der momentane Vertrieb in Deutschland gesteuert, der bisher neben den Großen wie Canon und Sony kaum erwähnenswert ist. Das Geschäft in Großbritannien läuft dagegen hervorragend. Laut Absatzzahlen der ersten drei Quartale 2006 von IDG (International Data Group, Boston) ist Vivitar dort mit einem Marktanteil von 12 Prozent an dritter Stelle nach Fuji (12,7 %) und Samsung (12,1 %). Erst an vierter und fünfter Position sind Canon (10,1 %) und Sony (9,8 %) zu finden. Seit rund 55 Jahren ist Vivitar bereits in Großbritannien vertreten, anfangs als Distributor für beispielsweise Fuji und Toshiba. Seit Anfang der 90er Jahre sind die Partner wegen eigener Distributionssysteme nach und nach abgesprungen, und Vivitar hat sich auf die eigenen Produkte spezialisiert. Für deren Vertrieb haben sich Beziehungen aus früheren Zeiten bezahlt gemacht. Der Erfolg in UK ist im Wesentlichen auf eine aggressive Markteroberungstaktik zurückzuführen, die durch Partnerschaften entstanden ist. Die meisten Schlüsselvertriebskanäle wie Walmart, Dixons und Argos konnte Vivitar für sich gewinnen. Das alleine hilft natürlich nicht, ein großer Vorteil von Vivitar-Produkten ist der günstige Preis.



Unter dem Motto "60 years of excellence" und "we make it easy" vertreibt Vivitar erschwingliche Kameras für Anfänger und Fortgeschrittene. Die momentane Range reicht von 5- bis 10-Megapixel-Modellen. Interessanterweise ist das erst seit zwei Tagen vor Weihnachten der Fall. Bis dahin war die US-Website die Original-Vivitar-Seite mit einem Portfolio von VGA-Kameras bis zum 8-Megapixel-Modell 8300s. Jetzt begrüßt einen auf der Startseite der Satz "Vivitar is a Syntax-Brillian Company", damit jeder weiß, wo der Hammer seit neuestem hängt. Informationen, die Vivitar vorher ein Gesicht verliehen haben, wie Fakten über die Firmengeschichte, Corporate News und das Motto "We are the point & shoot people" – ausgelöscht. Die Seite ist geschrumpft, was das Drumherum angeht, aber hinsichtlich der Produkte gewachsen. VGA und alles bis vier Megapixel ist heutzutage kaum mehr verkaufsfördernd. Das haben Vivitar und Syntax-Brillian erkannt und verbessert. Und die Zukunft sieht hinsichtlich weiterer Entwicklungen und Neuheiten rosig aus. Vivitar besitzt ein R&D-Department in Kalifornien und Entwicklungspartner in Taiwan, wo Ideen gesammelt und umgesetzt werden. Den Schwerpunkt setzt Vivitar dabei für das nächste Jahr auf Ausstattung. Das Unterwassermodell ViviCam 6200W ist kurz vor Weihnachten vorgestellt worden, und das übliche optische Dreifachzoom wurde in vielen Modellen auf 6-fach-Zoom erweitert. Dinge, die längst überfällig sind, denn andere Hersteller haben sie seit Langem im Programm. Ein 12-Megapixel-Modell soll zur PMA vorgestellt werden, und der Sprung auf den digitalen SLR-Markt ist nicht ausgeschlossen. Momentan laufen Verhandlungen mit diversen potentiellen Partnern. Fakten gibt es noch keine zu verkünden, außer dass die IFA eine willkommene Plattform für weitere große Neuheiten ist. Zur Zeit der IFA im dritten Quartal 2007 soll dann auch die Niederlassung in Deutschland eröffnet werden. Wo genau, ist noch nicht bekannt. Syntax-Brillian macht die Mittel locker, und statt Einsparungen und Stellenstreichungen, wie das oft bei Firmenübernahmen der Fall ist, wird hier Vollgas gegeben. Abbas Bhanji von Vivitar UK bestätigte gegenüber digitalkamera.de, dass ein Stellenanstieg um 30 Prozent in Europa erwartet wird. Zurzeit arbeiten 26 Leute für das Büro in UK. Damit die Mühen nicht vergeblich sind, müssen wir uns in Deutschland auf harte Marketingstrategien gefasst machen. "Wir werden den deutschen Markt aggressiv angehen, wie wir das in Großbritannien gemacht haben," kündigt Abbas Bhanji an. Da spielt zum einen wieder der günstige Preis eine Rolle. Zum anderen profitieren sowohl Vivitar als auch Syntax-Brillian von den Vertriebskanälen des Partners, die sich im Falle Syntax-Brillian neben dem amerikanischen Kontinent mittlerweile von Weißrussland bis nach Südafrika erstrecken. Durch die Verschmelzung der beiden entsteht ein Multimediakonzern nach dem Beispiel von Sony und Panasonic, wo beide eine erfolgreiche Kamerasparte haben, aber von Playstations bis hin zu HDTVs noch viel mehr geboten wird. Als Einzelkämpfer haben sich Vivitar und Sytax-Brillian ihre Kontakte geschaffen, gemeinsam werden sie sie nutzen. Und die Kamerasparte scheint ein essentieller Bestandteil davon zu sein. "Es ist wichtig, dass wir unsere Kamera- und Fotografiesparte aufrecht erhalten", sagt Abbas Bhanji.

... Ich dachte erst wir explodieren nach Indien ...

Warum Vivitar gekauft wurde, verrät das Unternehmen nicht. Offensichtlich ist, dass das Portfolio veraltet war und etwas geschehen musste. Syntax-Brillian bringt neue Finanzmittel und neuen Schwung. Und all die wertvollen Partnerschaften, Vivitar vertreibt beispielsweise Filmkameras der Marke Kodak, und Vertriebskanäle schaffen Chancen für Vivitar, sein Fotosegment in Europa auszubauen. Weitere Pläne stehen schon fest. Nach Deutschland gibt es vermutlich ab 2009 zusätzliche Niederlassungen in Italien und Spanien. Wir dürfen gespannt sein. Aber eines ist sicher: Wenn Vivitar kommt, lesen Sie bei www.digitalkamera.de, ob die versprochene Qualität hält, was sie verspricht.

... testen bitte: http://www.amazon.de/s/028-9468004-1430928?ie=UTF8&search-ty…

... ... nein, man spart ca. 30% an tax ... man umgeht sozusagen die Einfuhrzölle aus Transilwahnien ... ... wenn ich mich nicht irre ...

Weiterführende Links: http://www.digitalkamera.de/Meldung/Vivitar_expandiert_auf_d…
2005-03-12: Der große Auftritt der Kleinen, Außenseiter und Newcomer
Syntax Brillian Homepage
Vivitar Homepage (UK)
Vivitar Homepage (USA)

Spananien
http://www.vivitar.es/

nIetalien
http://www.fowa.it/vivitar/

eurAsien
http://www.vivitarasia.com/program/index.php?lang=en

Malaysia ich komme ...
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## News und Infos
Die bewegte Geschichte der Rollei d
2007-09-04

Voigtländer und Agfa haben es vorgemacht, aber auch amerikanische Unternehmen wie Polaroid und Vivitar lassen ihre vertrauten und wohlklingenden Markennamen beim Verkauf von Digitalkameras durch Namenslizenznehmer versilbern. In der Regel handelt es sich dabei um "Badge Engineering" (dt. etwa "Plaketten-Technik") – Kameras aus fernöstlicher Massenproduktion kommen in geringfügig abweichender Ausführung auf den Markt. Zwar hat die Rollei GmbH Ende 2006 den Vertrieb der Consumer Digitalkameras aufgegeben, aber die Rechte am Markennamen behalten. Zur IFA bietet nun die RCP-Technik GmbH & Co. KG wieder Digitalkameras "Made by Rollei" an. Der RCP-Firmensitz ist im rheinland-pfälzischen Mehlbach und wird derzeit offenbar nach Hamburg verlegt, die Muttergesellschaft von RCP-Technik (RCP bedeutet in Langfassung Rollei Consumer Products) namens Supra Foto Elektronik Vertriebs GmbH sitzt nicht etwa in Braunschweig oder Berlin, sondern in Kaiserslautern. Die Supra Foto Elektronik Vertriebs GmbH hat von dort bisher Discounter wie Aldi und Co. mit Kameras unter den Markennamen Maginon und Traveler beliefert.
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02.06.2003, 16:50

Aldi, Lidl & Vobis: Digicam-Angebote für Einsteiger

CHIP Online meint: http://www.chip.de/news/c1_news_13683907.html

Um die jeweiligen Preispunkte zu erreichen, wurden die Digitalkameras konsequent auf das technisch Notwendige reduziert: Erfreulich in Sachen Aldi und Lidl sind die Akkus mit Ladegerät, die dazu beitragen, die Betriebskosten niedrig zu halten.

Wer jedoch kompromisslos fotografieren will, der sollte sich über aktuelle Angebote informieren: Neue Modelle der Markenhersteller dringen inzwischen ebenfalls in den Niedrigpreis-Sektor vor. Allerdings: Megapixel sind nicht alles. Die neue Coolpix 2100 (Preisvergleich) von Nikon bietet zwar nur 2,1 Megapixel, dafür aber ein optisches 3fach-Zoom und viele Funktionen in einem optisch ansprechenden kompakten Design, und zwar zu Preisen ab 250 Euro. (Testbericht Coolpix 2100) (...)

Aldi: Traveler DC 3000 für 139 Euro
Der Preisbrecher kommt wie zu erwarten von Aldi. Allerdings darf man für die 139 Euro Kaufpreis von der Traveler DC 3000 nur digitale Funktionen erwarten. In der Schnappschuss-Einstellung sollte die Kamera, in der wahrscheinlich eine Vivitar-DigiCam steckt, sogar relativ flott auf den Auslöser reagieren.

Allerdings werden nur 16 MByte SD-Speicher sowie ein Ladegerät mit den passenden Akkus mitgeliefert. Die Bildauflösung reicht bis zu 2.048 x 1.536 Bildpunkten; kurze Video-Sequenzen können ebenfalls aufgenommen werden. (...)

... fliegen wir zum Saturn oder kriechen wir ...

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Hier erlebt Berlin
10. November - Tag der offenen Baustelle

Die Baustelle der O2 World öffnet am 10. November ihre Tore für den „Tag der offenen Baustelle“. Alle Interessierten können sich an dem Samstag von 10:00 – 17:00 Uhr auf der Baustelle an der Mühlenstraße ein eigenes Bild von der künftigen Arena für Berlin machen.

http://www.o2-world.de/



gibt es dann zu sehen

Ab kommenden Freitag (23.03.07) soll die erste der drei im Außenbereich der O2 World geplanten LED-Großbildwände an der Mühlenstraße 20m in die Höhe ragen. In unmittelbarer Nähe des geplanten Bootsanlegers an der Spree werden Speziallisten ab 8:00 Uhr mit Hilfe eines 120t Krans die 20t schwere LED-Wand auf eine über 15m hohe Stütze montieren. Die planerische Verantwortung trägt die GuD Planungsgesellschaft.

Das Herzstück der Konstruktion bildet die 44m2 große beidseitig bespielbare LED-Anzeige der Firma Mitsubishi Electric Europe. Der Diamond-Vision-Screen bietet hochqualitative Video- und Grafikdarstellungen über die gesamte Displayfläche – egal aus welcher Entfernung oder welchem Blickwinkel. Die auch als Marquee-Sign bezeichnete LED-Wand wird zukünftig eine bedeutende Rolle in der Kommunikation der O2 World spielen. Neben Veranstaltungshinweisen werden sich auch die Partner der Arena auf den insgesamt (Vor- und Rückseite) 88m2 LED-Fläche präsentieren können.

Nach der technischen Abnahme und einem mehrwöchigen Testlauf soll das Marquee-Sign Anfang Mai erstmals in Betrieb genommen werden. Bis zur Eröffnung der Multifunktionsarena im Herbst 2008 werden noch zwei weitere LED-Großbildwände im Außenbereich installiert. Ein LED-Screen an der Nordfassade der Arena und ein weiterer auf der geplanten Fußgängerbrücke zum U- und S-Bahnhof Warschauer Straße.

... Werbung Werbung Werbung noch größer als in London ...

2007 by AEG www.aegworldwide.com

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 32.381.841 von teecee1 am 11.11.07 15:27:14

Videowürfel


Auf 14 m Höhe hängt ein achteckiger LED-Videowürfel, der flexibel bis zur Höhe von 28 Metern unter das Dach gefahren werden kann. Hier können zeitgleich vier unterschiedliche Kameraeinstellungen bzw. Videos gezeigt werden. Bei Sportveranstaltungen können vier Seiten als Anzeigetafeln genutzt werden. Unterhalb der Tafeln schließt eine LED-Laufleiste den Würfel ab. Die gesamte Konstruktion ist 4,53 m hoch und hat einen Durchmesser von 12,38 m.

Marquee Signs



Im Umfeld der O2 World werden fünf LED-Großbildwände, so genannte Marquee Signs positioniert. Das erste Sign wurde im April 2007 am Bootsanleger direkt am Spreeufer eingeweiht. Das zweite Sign wird auf einer Fußgängerbrücke an der Warschauer Brücke installiert. Die dritte und größte LED Tafel auf die Rück- bzw. Rückseite der O2 World. Die Marquee Signs werden als Werbeflächen für die Arenapartner und den Betreiber, z.B. für Veranstaltungsankündigungen zur Verfügung gestellt und sind als komplett videofähige Fläche nutzbar. Die Technik für diese Größenordnung ist die modernste, die es momentan auf dem Markt gibt und gewährleistet eine optimale Qualität.

Fascia Board



In die O2 World wird eine 360° LED ‚full color‘ Band (für Logos/ Schriftzüge/ animierte Grafiken/ multimediale Anwendungen, etc.) installiert, das eine Höhe von 73 cm und eine Lauflänge von ca. 300 m betragen wird.

LED-Fassade

http://www.o2-world.de/cms/technische_highlights/led-fassade…

Das LED Konstruktionsgitter auf der Fassade der Arena wird mit mehr als 300.000 LED-Clustern auf einem 12 m hohen und ca. 120m breiten Abschnitt der halbrunden 105° Glasfassade ausgestattet sein. Mit einer Gesamtfläche von über 1.440 m2 wird das O2 World LED-Fassaden-Display einer der größten Outdoor-Installationen der Welt sein. Lichtpixel werden an den senkrechten Verstrebungen der Fassade angebracht. Jedes dieser Lichtpixel wird aus zwei Gruppen von 19 LEDs (Farbpalette: 16.7 million RGB colors) bestehen, die in der Lage sind, das gesamte Farbspektrum abzubilden. Die senkrechten Abstände betragen 0,20 m und die horizontalen Achsenabstände zwischen den senkrechten Verstrebungen der Fassade sind mit 0,90 m geplant

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 32.381.906 von teecee1 am 11.11.07 15:46:52

hab noch ein Bild von der Faszintionsfassade gefunden ...



Anreise mit dem Boot

Seit dem September 2007 verfügt die O2 World sogar über eigenen Bootsanleger, so dass in der Zukunft sogar die Anreise mit dem Boot möglich sein wird.

London lässt Grüßen via Speedboot

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 32.381.954 von teecee1 am 11.11.07 15:56:02

falls das jemand verpasst haben sollte ...



OLEVIA(TM) & AEG ANNOUNCE GROUNDBREAKING SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT SPONSORSHIP AGREEMENT

First-of-a-Kind, Multi-Tiered Package Across Multiple Venues, Properties and Franchises Owned By AEG Creates Unprecedented Visibility for Olevia™ and Vivitar®Brands Nationally and Internationally

LOS ANGELES (January 31, 2007) – AEG and Syntax-Brillian Corp. (Nasdaq: BRLC), a manufacturer and marketer of LCD and LCoS™ HDTVs and digital entertainment products, announced details of a multi-platform marketing partnership that will feature the company's popular Olevia™ brand throughout a variety of AEG-owned developments, venues, franchises and other assets across the nation including L.A. Live, STAPLES Center, the Los Angeles Kings, Red Bull Park, Sprint Center, Citizen's Business Bank Arena and the Amgen Tour of California. (...)

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=146224&p=irol-ne…

(...) The company has begun fully developing the 28-acre Millennium Dome and adjacent property located in the eastern part of London along the Thames River and will create The O2, which includes a 23,000-seat arena and over 650,000sf of leisure and entertainment use within the “Dome', and additional arenas, O2 World, on 45-acres in central Berlin, (...)

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JAG Media 11/09/2007 10:37 AM ET

BRLC: Lower Target - JAGNote by CIBC World Markets Corp.

Lower Target - The firm has a Sector Outperform rating and lowered its price target on the shares from $15 to $8

http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/news/artic…
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Sony LCD
Award Recipient
LG LCD
Magnavox LCD
Olevia LCD
Panasonic LCD
Philips LCD
Samsung LCD
Sharp LCD
Sylvania LCD
Toshiba LCD
Vizio LCD
Westinghouse LCD

http://www.jdpower.com/electronics/ratings/flat-panel-tv-rat…

Please note that J.D. Power Consumer Center ratings may not include all information used to determine
J.D. Power and Associates awards.

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October 23, 2007 - 6:22AM
HDTV maker hopes to redefine business
Ed Taylor, Tribune


COMPONENT WORK: Semiconductor technicians at the Syntax-Brillian clean room in Tempe make electronic components for high-definition televisions.

The new chief executive of a struggling Tempe-based producer of high-definition televisions has launched a 120-day “action plan” that aims at changing the way the company does business.

James Li, president of Syntax-Brillian Corp., said the program is necessary to improve the company’s cash flow and credibility on Wall Street and reduce its dependence on a few foreign suppliers.

“There are a lot of doubts out there ... about whether we can sustain ourselves in this very competitive business,” he said.

Syntax-Brillian, 1600 N. Desert Drive in Papago Park Center, makes liquid crystal display (LCD) televisions marketed under the Olevia brand and cameras sold under the Vivitar brand.

The company also makes liquid crystal on silicon (LCoS) rear-projection televisions, a technology it helped develop. But in one of the first decisions after the start of the 120-day review, the company said it will exit that business, and on Monday the company announced a buyer for the business.

Li, who became the company’s chief executive Oct. 1, has no shortage of problems to contend with. According to Barrons, although the company was profitable last year, those profits were because of rebates from Taiwan Kolin Co. Ltd., which makes many of Syntax-Brillian’s television panels.

When the company reported problems by its Asian suppliers in obtaining financing last month, Syntax-Brillian’s stock lost about one-quarter of its value. Shortly later, the company appointed a new chief financial officer, and Li was named the new chief executive.

Wall Street also hasn’t been happy with several securities offerings to raise cash that have diluted the value of the company’s shares. Li hopes to address those problems by cutting costs, diversifying the Asian supplier base and reducing the time needed to collect accounts receivable.

The cash-flow situation is particularly acute in China, where accounts receivable can take 120 days to collect, he said. About 40 percent of the company’s televisions are sold in China and 57 percent in North America.

“The main goal is really to rebuild the company’s credibility and reset the market and Wall Street expectations,” Li said. “We have to create a financial model that will be easier to understand.”

One of the first tasks will be to sell or close the company’s Tempe-based LCoS business. The technology produces televisions with stunningly bright and clear images. But it failed to catch on with consumers as other HD technologies such as LCD, DLP (digital light processing) and plasma displays captured the market.

Still, LCoS has long-term prospects. On Monday the company said it had signed an agreement in principal to sell the operation to Compound Photonics Ltd., a British firm with an office in Portland, Ore. Under the agreement, Syntax-Brillian will retain the patents and intellectual property associated with the technology but will license it to Compound Photonics. The British company will acquire the LCoS manufacturing equipment and inventory and assume the lease on the portion of the Syntax-Brillian’s Tempe building used for LCoS manufacturing.

The deal is expected to close in November.

The move affects about 75 LCoS workers who make microdisplays and light engines that go inside the televisions.

Li said Syntax-Brillian will continue to maintain its headquarters and administrative offices in Tempe, but he hinted that might change too.

“We have to look at what is best for corporate profitability,” he said. “We are looking at our corporate infrastructure and processes.”

The plan will not include closing of the company’s television manufacturing plant in Southern California, which has been expanded, he said. Syntax-Brillian, one of the few manufacturers to assemble some of its TVs in the United States, is able to do it competitively in this country because the production line is highly automated, he said.

Tristan Gerra, an analyst for Robert W, Baird & Co. who follows Syntax-Brillian, said the company’s biggest need is to speed up cash flow to finance a rapidly-growing business that acts primarily as an intermediary between panel suppliers in Taiwan and TV retailers. Among the possibilities, the company may try to convince retailers to extend lines of credit to Syntax-Brillian, he said.

As for diversifying suppliers, “that might reduce risk, but it won’t eliminate it,” he said.

http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/100232



Copyright (ã) 2007, The Tribune, Mesa, Arizona, USA,

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http://www.premierimage.com.tw/premiere/003/DW6065.htm



http://www.dcviews.com/press/Voigtlaender-U-X1.htm



Voigtlaender launches the U-X1 waterproof digital camera. The camera is a re-branded version of the Foxconn (Premier Image) DW-6065 that we already have seen before as the ViviCam 6200W from Vivitar. The yellow submarine 6.0 megapixel camera is rubber armored and waterproof up to 30 feet (or 10 meter), features a 2.0 inch color LCD screen and a built-in flash unit. Furthermore, the camera has 16 MB of built-in memory and supports SD cards up to 2 GB. The new Voigtlaender U-X1 is available now and sells for 149 Euro...

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US market: 40-inch and larger LCD TV sales boom in 3Q, says Quixel Research
Press release, November 13; Greg Wu, DIGITIMES [Tuesday 13 November 2007]

After several quarters of modest growth, 1080p LCD TV segment sales lit the category on fire in the US market in the third quarter 2007, and overall LCD TV unit sales in the 40-inch and above segments grew 113% from the previous quarter, according to Quixel Research.

Tamaryn Pratt, Quixel Research's principal, stated that the LCD TV category has already outsold PDP at 42-inch and is now upping the stakes with 1080p resolution models. The wide availability of 46-inch and 47-inch 1080p LCD TV models will soon put pressure on 50-inch PDP where 1080p is not yet widely available, Pratt added.

Revenues for the 40-inch to smaller than 43-inch 1080p LCD TV segment grew 188% sequentially and 362% on year to reach US$1.7 billion in the third quarter. The 40-inch to smaller than 43-inch 1080p LCD TV segment represented 10% of the total category's revenues or up 3% from the previous quarter.

Overall unit sales for the LCD TV category were up 29% sequentially and 73% on year. In terms of sales value, the LCD TV category generated US$5.2 billion in revenues or up 38% from revenues of $3.8 billion in the second quarter of this year. Comparing year-to-year, LCD TV revenues were up 72%.

The total value of the Advanced TV market in the USA was worth almost US$7.5 billion in revenues in the third quarter and the LCD TV segment represented almost 70% of that market. Quixel Research's projections for the US LCD TV market show the category tripling in volume by 2010.


Source: Quixel Research, compiled by Digitimes, November 2007


Source: Quixel Research, compiled by Digitimes, November 2007

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Nov 02, 2007 08:35 ET

Study: Online and Brick-and-Mortar Prices for HDTVs and Digital Cameras Vary by Up to 87 Percent

DigitalAdvisor.com Shares Secrets of Where to Find the 'Best Buys' This Holiday Season

CAMBRIDGE, MA--(Marketwire - November 2, 2007) - In preparation for the holiday shopping season, DigitalAdvisor.com, a research site for consumer electronics, recently conducted a study on where to find the best prices for digital cameras and HDTVs. Based on field trips to major big-box retailers and online searches, web-based retailers clearly prevailed. In fact, consumers buying the models DigitalAdvisor explored can expect price differences of up to 87 percent, including shipping.

"This study shows in no uncertain terms that consumers can save a bundle on HDTVs and digital cameras by shopping online," said DigitalAdvisor expert Mike Brady. "They will typically find a better selection, a plethora of accompanying information on specifications and features, and often free shipping. Any HDTV or digital camera shopper that doesn't at least compare prices online is spending more than they need to."

Price variations were stark

DigitalAdvisor's staff first identified camera and HDTV models considered to be the hottest for this holiday season. Its employees and agents then visited retail stores (Best Buy, Circuit City, Target and WalMart) in late September and early October 2007 in Santa Clarita, Calif.; Abington, Mass.; Boston, Mass.; Braintree, Mass.; Brockton, Mass.; and Detroit, Mich. DigitalAdvisor also researched current prices from its online-retailer affiliates during the same time period. All prices included shipping.

Prices varied widely. For instance:

-- Prices for the Canon SD1000 model camera ranged from a high of $327 at
Circuit City to a low of $175 through a DigitalCamera-HQ.com affiliate --
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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 32.413.425 von teecee1 am 13.11.07 19:08:08

Target 2007 Black Friday Ad

Olevia 237T 37" Widescreen LCD HDTV $549.00


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Syntax-Brillian Corp. Shares Fall
Tuesday November 13, 2:29 pm ET
By Ernest Scheyder, AP Business Writer
Syntax-Brillian Corp. Shares Fall; Analyst Points to Lack of Guidance, Accounting Issues

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Syntax-Brillian Corp. fell Tuesday afternoon, and an analyst pointed to accounting and guidance problems at the high-definition TV maker as a potential reason.
CIBC World Markets analyst Daniel m. Gelbtuch said the company's lack of guidance is confusing investors, keeping shares down.

"The fact they didn't give guidance for the upcoming quarter is what is weighing on the stock," Gelbtuch said in a phone interview. "The company doesn't know what they'll earn next year, or next quarter."

Gelbutch pointed to a problem in the company's Asian business, where it had extended lines of credit for up to 120 days for clients when no more than 40 should have been allowed, he said. As a result, Syntax-Brillian's balance sheet was strained, cash was restricted and sales were recorded before payment was received, he said.

Gelbutch said he believes the company is running an honest business based on conversations with clients, but warned that booking revenue and earnings without cash has the appearance of fraud.

As a result of the Asian market problem, Gelbutch said, Syntax-Brillian negotiated with third parties to assemble televisions and collect royalties. But the problem came when the company was not able to properly estimate revenue from the royalties, meaning it could not provide guidance, he said.

"No one has an idea how much they're going to make off each TV," he said. "Until this gets ironed out and management can actually issue guidance ... the stock is going to stay in a holding pattern."

Despite the accounting problems, Gelbutch said Syntax-Brillian is a much better company than it was a year ago and maintained his "Sector Outperformer" or "Buy" rating after a 73 percent jump in fiscal first-quarter profit.

Shares fell 29 cents, or 8.2 percent, to $3.27 in afternoon trading.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 32.414.851 von teecee1 am 13.11.07 20:40:27

Daniel Gelbtuch article

Yahoo! is screwy today. I submitted my Gelbtuch post a while ago and
it only just now showed up. Anyway, it's now becoming clear to me that
the whole SCHOT payment issue is what started the big short interest in
January, presumably because a hedge fund found out what was going on
long before the company announced anything about it.

The SCHOT problem created a cascade of subsequent problems, some of
which exacerbated the effects of certain unanticipated events such as the
Taiwan credit squeeze. Others of these problems spawned new problems
of their own.

In hindsight, BRLC's original arrangement with SCHOT was probably the
mother of all problems for this company. It gave us a couple of great
quarters last year that caught everyone by surprise, resulting in the brief
$11 peak, but a more conservative approach to entering the China market
might have paid off in the long run.

I think that James Li is really trying to eliminate the SCHOT problem with
the new business model, and to wring the poisons out of BRLC's system.
Which will probably result in a poor earnings result for the current quarter.

We'll probably have to wait until May 2008 to get a solid earnings report
and a clean bill of health, as that will be when they report fiscal Q3 earnings.
Fiscal Q3 will be the first quarter in which the royalty system is fully in
place and operational. Presumably the last of SCHOTs debts to BRLC will
have been paid off by then. The write-offs from the LCoS divestiture will
be in the past. Vivitar TVs will finally be on the shelves in Europe (we hope),
Olevia will be in Best Buy (we hope), and the new 1080p models will be on
the shelves in sufficient quantity to meet demand (we hope). There will
probably be sufficient capital resources to expand sales of Vivitar cameras.

Thus, I'm not sitting on pins and needles waiting for any near-term news
that will rocket the stock. Early May is my target date for good news.
If we get some good news between now and then, it will be icing on the cake.

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Syntax-Brillian Sinks on Disappointing 1Q, Likely To Fall Further
posted on: November 13, 2007 | about stocks: BRLC

Syntax-Brillian (BRLC) fell 9% on Monday, November 12 closing at $3.56 after investors fully digested the company's first quarter results announced on Thursday, November 8. It seems that the investors that decided to bail out before earnings, as mentioned in my previous article, made a wise move. Syntax-Brillian has a history of disappointing investors after each earnings report and this one failed to buck the trend. Although it can be said that this earnings report is a smaller disappointment compared to the previous ones. Of course, expectations has been dramatically lowered when the company slashed guidance back on September 12 and declared a credit crunch in Asia was hurting the company and its suppliers. For their first quarter, the company had a loss of $13.5 million on revenue of $150.6 million. The most damaging part is the probably the company's falling gross margins, falling average screen price [ASP] and failure to provide guidance to investors.

For the first quarter, the company had gross margins of only 13.7%. That is dramatically lower then the 20% gross margins the company had last quarter and the 20% they had for their fiscal 2007 year that ended June. On August 7, 2007, when Syntax-Brillian Corporation presented at Canaccord Adams 27th Annual Global Growth Conference, the company had a targeted model of 20% gross margins. In its latest presentation on November 5, in the American Electronics Association Classic Financial Conference, Syntax-Brillian had lowered its gross margin target to 17%. Considering further price cuts and price wars for LCD TV makers during the holiday shopping season and ahead, the company margins may further deteriorate.

Syntax-Brillians average screen price [ASP] also dramatically fell during the quarter. ASP for the first quarter was only $550 according to John Hodgeson, the company's CFO. For the company's previous two quarters, ASP was around $660. Compared to last year's first quarter, ASP was $596.

Although the company did not provide guidance for their next quarter, one analyst was clever enough to ask the company's maximum production capacity for the quarter during their conference call. James Li, the CEO and president of Syntax-Brillian, stated that maximum production capacity is around 550,000 units. With an ASP of $550, it can be estimated maximum LCD revenue is around $303 million. Even if ASP improves to $600, LCD revenue would be around $330 million. Vivatar revenue should be between $15 to $20 million for the second quarter. It seems that unless ASP increases dramatically quarter over quarter, Syntax-Brillian's revenue will fall short of the analyst consensus estimate of $386 million. The company had previously estimated revenue for calendar 2007 at $1 billion to $1.1 billion. In order to do so, the company will need revenue of $481 million to $581 million for their second quarter. It also appears the company will be unable to meet their previous guidance of $1 billion to $1.1 billion even though it already has been reduced from $1.2 to $1.3 billion on September 12. Syntax-Brillian is now trading at $3.56, near its 52-week low. However, the stock appears to somewhat overvalued and has some room to fall. The current trailing P/E ration for the company is now around 11. With the company operating in a seasonal, highly competitive, commodity-like, industry in addition to all the perceived risk and uncertainly, a fair P/E ratio is somewhere around 8 or 9 which the company has been trading around for the past two months. That places the company around $2.60 to $3.00, which is around or slightly above its tangible book value of $2.67 per share.

It might not be surprising to see the company trade for less then its book value before finding a bottom. It might not be a bad idea buying the company's stock at around $2.75 or less since the degree of risk is lower then the current price. History for the past year has shown that the Sytax-Brillian's stock has recovered around ten to twenty percent after each bottom is established. However, I would not hold on for long since history has also shown that after each earnings report, the stock forms lower lows and lower highs.

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Oracle Announces 2007 Oracle Excellence Award Winners

Global Award Recognizes Customers for Creative Use of Oracle(R) Fusion Middleware with Oracle Applications
November 13, 2007: 08:13 AM EST

ORACLE OPENWORLD, SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Oracle today announced the recipients of the 2007 Oracle Excellence Award. The award, co-sponsored by the Oracle Applications User Group (OAUG) and Quest International Users Group (Quest), recognizes organizations for their success in extending the business value of their Oracle Applications with Oracle Fusion Middleware as a result of Oracle's "Applications Unlimited" program.

Customers, and their implementation partners, representing multiple industries across the globe submitted nominations for the Oracle Excellence Award. Each of the award recipients delivered exceptional business value through their use of Oracle Fusion Middleware and Oracle Applications. The top five winners will be featured in a cover story article in the January/February issue of Oracle's Profit magazine and will make an exclusive appearance on Appcast, Oracle's podcast series.

Recipients of the 2007 Oracle Excellence Award include: Apollo Group, Inc., BAE Systems Australia, Booz Allen Hamilton, City of Kent, Deutsche Bank, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, GE Healthcare, IKON Office Solutions, Ingersoll Rand, Logitech, Merrill Lynch, Mexicana de Aviacion, Move, Inc., Northwestern University, Pepsi Bottling Group, projectiondesign, PTC, Qualcomm, Rackable Systems, Ross Stores, Inc., Secure Path Technology LLC, Syntax-Brillian, Temple-Inland and its subsidiary Forestar Real Estate Group, Tucson Electric Power, Turkcell, Universal Lighting, ViewSonic, VION Food Group and Wind River.

"The caliber of the nominees was quite remarkable and demonstrates the success organizations are having as a result of their use of Oracle Applications with Oracle Fusion Middleware," said Thomas Kurian, senior vice president, Oracle Server Technologies. "We are pleased to recognize the recipients for their success in driving business value with their IT investments and also want to congratulate all of the Oracle partners who have helped our customers with these successful implementations."

"Our Applications Unlimited program was developed in part to help our customers more easily evolve their existing Oracle Applications investments to leverage Oracle's Service-Oriented Architecture, identity management, enterprise performance management and enterprise content management offerings," said Edward Abbo, senior vice president, Oracle Applications Development. "The Oracle Excellence Awards showcase the success of this program and the real-world benefits it is delivering to our customers around the world."

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/AQTU…

... das bringt uns auch nicht weiter ...

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 32.385.507 von teecee1 am 11.11.07 21:55:25

Vivitar - Go Below - Spot 1

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 32.415.893 von teecee1 am 13.11.07 21:53:45

Clarification: Syntax-Brillian Story
Wednesday November 14, 12:49 pm ET

NEW YORK (AP) -- In a story Nov. 13, The Associated Press reported that analyst Daniel Gelbtuch attributed a drop in Syntax-Brillian Corp.'s shares to accounting problems, and warned booking sales without cash could be seen as fraud.
The story should have made clear that Gelbtuch believes a lack of guidance from the company, caused by accounting changes to a royalty model, affected the shares. Also, in his opinion, some investors view booking sales without cash as potential fraud.

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 32.414.589 von teecee1 am 13.11.07 20:22:02

Price becomes the critical factor in LCD TV market, says iSuppli
Press release, November 15; Emily Chuang, DIGITIMES [Thursday 15 November 2007]

Pricing has always been a major consideration for consumers, but now it has become the paramount concern for television makers, as the growing emphasis on achieving the lowest possible cost has brought wrenching changes to the competitive landscape and manufacturing structure of the business, according to iSuppli.

Pricing and picture quality are the top-two criteria that consumers use to make television buying decisions, according to iSuppli. Brand and technology come in a distant third and fourth among consumer care abouts.

"This phenomenon is already evident in the surging market shares of low-cost LCD TV brands, said Riddhi Patel, principal analyst, television systems, for iSuppli. "It's also evident in the fact that television brands are emphasizing efficiency and cost cutting and are making increasing use of original design manufacturing (ODM) services."

LCD TVs priced to sell

The overall television market will generate a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4% from 207 million in 2007 to 245 million in 2011, mainly driven by the growth in the LCD TV space. Because of increased consumer interest, acceptance and adoption as well as continuing panel maker and OEM commitments, the LCD TV market is undergoing an explosive growth phase, with shipments rising at a CAGR of 21% from 76 million in 2007 to 164 million in 2011.

With advanced LCD fabs commencing production, larger-size panels will be available at much lower prices. Consumers are demanding larger sizes and OEMs are focusing on meeting these needs. OEM and panel maker commitments, combined with the declining prices of LCD TVs at retail stores, have led to increased consumer acceptance and adoption.

Furthermore, panel makers have increased their efficiency in order to reduce costs. Makers of other components for LCD TVs also have been able to reduce their costs because of the increasing number of shipments. All this has driven price declines.

Crank up the volume

Another factor that has helped reduce consumer prices of LCD TVs is the emergence of ODMs.

With the use of these third-party contract manufacturers, television brands no longer have to establish facilities for set production, resulting in lower-price products. Moreover, ODMs have lowered the barriers to entry into the LCD TV market, which has led to the arrival of various low-priced Taiwanese and Chinese brands. With increased competition and consumer acceptance of these value brands, the premium television makers have been forced to lower their prices and to become more competitive in the market.

Rise of the no-names

The rise of Vizio in the North American market serves as a good example of the new emphasis on price in the LCD- TV business. Once a no-name brand, Vizio emerged as North America's top selling TV maker in the second quarter of 2007. Vizio did this partly on the strength of its rock-bottom pricing.

Other technologies struggle

While LCD TVs are going from strength to strength, televisions based on other display technologies are suffering setbacks in the market.

CRTs will still dominate the TV market this year in terms of unit shipments, but this technology in recent times has suffered the biggest erosion in sales of all the display alternatives, due to a lack of consumer, retailer and OEM interest. This has led to the shutdown of many component and set production facilities. The only hope for CRT TVs now is consumer interest and acceptance of super-slim sets, specifically in the emerging markets.


Source: iSuppli, compiled by Digitimes, November 2007



... ... sehen wir nächstes Jahr Syntax-Aliens ... ... der eine heißt ÖLEVIA und der andere Vivitar, es ist kein Vogel ... ... das wird schon ... ein falls es in die Hose geht ...

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 32.439.459 von teecee1 am 15.11.07 16:02:13

This Holiday Season,
Electronics Top Wish Lists
By MARY ELLEN LLOYD
November 14, 2007; Page B3F

It is a good sign for holiday sales at consumer-electronics retailers that one recent survey found that big-screen TV sets rank third-highest on adults' wish lists -- right after computers and peace and happiness.

The survey, by the Consumer Electronics Association, hints at what some retail analysts are predicting: Entertainment gear and gadgets will take a larger share from consumers' wallets this holiday season.

"In the past five years or so, electronics have moved from kind of a nice-to-have to a must-have," especially when it comes to things like cellphones and cameras, said Stephen Baker, vice president of analysis for the consumer technology industry at researcher NPD Group. "Electronics were considered much more discretionary a few years ago."

Still, plenty of uncertainty remains about consumer sentiment, especially as the price of crude oil approaches $100 a barrel, and about how price competition may affect retailers' profits. Various preholiday surveys suggest consumers will show more self-restraint when it comes to impulsive purchases for themselves, and they may repeat the kind of procrastinating that delayed back-to-school sales.

Still, the Consumer Electronics Association forecasts $22.1 billion will be spent on consumer-electronics gifts this year, up 2% from last year. It also expects shoppers will be lured by good deals on TVs or other big-ticket electronics and will make purchases for themselves, pushing total spending on consumer electronics in the fourth quarter up 7% to $44.8 billion.

The National Retail Federation has said it expects U.S. retail sales this holiday season to increase 4%.

Many industry analysts expect consumer electronics to be a leading product category in holiday sales.

"We believe this Christmas season could be dominated by three major categories within the consumer electronics space: flat-panel televisions, videogames/accessories, and Apple-branded products," Credit Suisse analysts wrote in a recent note to clients.

They see a pattern unfolding similar to one in 1998, when the popularity and affordability of the personal computer likely pared demand for more traditional holiday items such as apparel and accessories.

This year, it is the desirability, variety, and pricing of such items as flat-screen TVs, Apple Inc.'s latest iPod models and its iPhone, and videogaming systems that could create a consumer electronics-skewed holiday season, according to Credit Suisse.

"Even the mall anchors are emphasizing electronics where they can," the company said, noting that a recent Macy's ad offered a free 19-inch LCD TV with the purchase of a mattress.

Notebook computers, navigational devices for cars and digital-picture frames also are likely to be consumer favorites, NPD's Mr. Baker said.

The Consumer Electronics Association said electronics have moved up on adults' wish lists while clothes slipped from the top spot last year to fourth. Teenagers still put clothes atop their wish lists, but the next four items were MP3 players, videogames, computers and cellphones.

Analysts are split on whether retailers will engage in the kind of TV-price wars that squeezed holiday profits in 2006 at Best Buy Co. and Circuit City Stores Inc. and helped to generate customer traffic at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Costco Wholesale Corp. TVs are the biggest product category for Best Buy and Circuit City.

Deflation trends have moderated at Best Buy and Circuit City during the current quarter, said Deutsche Bank Securities analyst Michael Baker.

Goldman Sachs said one sign that Best Buy is optimistic about pricing is that the retailer is promoting its 60-day price guarantee on high-definition TVs bought through Feb. 2, and it started the guarantee earlier than it did last year.

Other analysts, like NPD's Mr. Baker, are pessimistic.

"This year, there's likely to be fighting for market share in a market that's not growing quite as fast, so the claws may really come out," he said.

Nearly three-fourths of chief marketing officers at leading U.S. retailers expect discounting and promotions to be more plentiful than last year, according to a study last month by accounting and consulting company BDO Seidman LLP.

Supplies of TVs are more in balance with demand than they were last year, and some retailers, such as Home Depot Inc., that ventured into the category last year with disappointing results won't be selling TVs this year.

Wal-Mart and Costco continue to gain share, aided by upstart, lower-price TV makers, such as Vizio Inc. and Syntax-Brillian Corp.'s Olevia. Those brands are making inroads not only in discount channels, but also in more traditional distribution outlets, adding to competitive pressures across the spectrum of manufacturers.
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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 32.440.955 von teecee1 am 15.11.07 17:22:35

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 32.440.955 von teecee1 am 15.11.07 17:22:35

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Billig hat seinen Preis
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Syntax-Brillian: Confusing Analyst Statements

posted on: November 15, 2007 | about stocks: BRLC

Daniel M. Gelbtuch, an analyst for CIBC World Markets, explained on Tuesday, November 14 why he believed Syntax-Brillian's stock has fallen over the past few trading days. He pointed to accounting and guidance problems as the culprit. However, some of his statements are rather confusing since the published article does not go into great depth to explain his comments.

He stated sales were recorded before payment was received and that booking revenue and earnings without cash has the appearance of fraud. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [GAAP] uses an accruals basis of accounting. Under an accrual basis, the revenue recognition principle requires companies to record revenue when it is realized and earned and not when cash is received. That is why account receivables recognized during a quarter are generally considered revenue for that same quarter whether or not they have been collected. Even if the account receivables end up being uncollectible, a company will eventually write it off as a bad debt expense.

I do not see how an appearance of fraud can be drawn from those factors. However, Gelbutch might be saying that it appears to some that the receivables from China were fraudulent and there were no actual sales. Although that sounds highly unlikely since Syntax-Brillian's auditors, Ernest & Young, signed off on their audit. Gelbutch also said that the company extended lines of credit for up to 120 days for clients in Asia when no more than 40 should have been allowed. However, 120-day payment terms in China are not too uncommon. Manufacturers generally do no offer cash discounts to retailers in to encourage retailers to pay faster like in the US. Interest rates in China are very low making cash discounts less effective in speeding up collection.

Disclosure: Author has a long position in BRLC

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3 Neue riesige LCD Fernseher

17 OKT Posted on 2007 under Fernseher, Audio / Video Gadgets, Elektronische Gadgets, Allgemein |

Die Firma Syntax-Brillian hat nun 3 neue 1080p Olevia LCD Bildschirme vorgestellt. Dabei geht es genauer um die Modelle 265TFHD, 252TFHD und 247TFHD.

Das 265TFHD ist ein 65 Inch großer Fernseher welcher einen Silicon Optix Realta HQV Video Prozessor besitzt, ATSC/NTSC Tuner , USB Ports , 2 HDMI / Component / S-Video / Composite und einen VGA Eingang.

Der 252TFHD hat die gleiche Ausstattung wie der 265TFHD, ist aber nur 52inch groß.

Der 247TFHD ist ein 47inch großer Bildschirm, welcher mit einem MTK MDDI Video Prozessor ausgestattet ist. Die restliche Ausstattung ist gleich mit den beiden anderen Modellen.

Bei den Preisen sieht es wie folgt aus:

265TFHD - 6.999US $
252TFHD - 2.499US $
247TFHD - 1.999US $

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 32.460.403 von teecee1 am 16.11.07 22:22:40

eingereicht von SantaCruze vor einem Monat und 2 Stunden

Artikel abstimmen: http://www.yigg.de/358925_3_Neue_riesige_LCD_Fernseher

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eine alte und einzige Meldung ... ... zu schwache Nerven ... oder zu hohes Risiko ...

13.09.2007 - 07:57

Syntax-Brillian - Aktie bricht trotz Ergebnisvervielfachung ein

Tempe (Boerse.Go.de) - Der LCD-TV-Hersteller Syntax-Brillian Corp. erwirtschaftete im vierten Geschäftsquartal einen Nettogewinn von 8,4 Millionen Dollar bzw 11 Cents je Aktie. Im Vergleichszeitraum des Vorjahres wies Syntax-Brillian einen Nettoverlust von 5,5 Millionen Dollar bzw 11 Cents je Aktie aus.

Die Erlöse schossen von 59,8 Millionen Dollar auf 205,3 Millionen Dollar nach oben.

... die Erlösung, die Lösung, erschossen ... daneben ... es könnte ja noch werden ...

Die von Thomson First Call erhobenen durchschnittlichen Analystenschätzungen liegen bei einem Gewinn von 12 Cents und Erlösen von 198 Millionen Dollar.

Wie das Unternehmen am Mittwoch nach Börsenschluss weiter mitteilte, wird für das erste Quartal und 2007 mit einem Erlös von 170-180 Millionen Dollar bzw 1-1,1 Milliarden Dollar gerechnet.

CFO Wayne Pratt hat mit Wirkung zum 30. September seinen Rücktritt erklärt.

Syntax-Brillian brachen nachbörslich um 24,14% auf 4,65 Dollar ein

(© BörseGo AG 2007 - http://www.boerse-go.de, Autor: Huber Christoph, Redakteur)

http://www.boerse-go.de/news/news.php?ida=689433&idc=1

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HDTV: Office Depot's Black Friday Deals
The retailer plans a $699 big-screen LCD sale.
By Swanni
(Swanni (Phillip Swann) is president and publisher of TVPredictions.com. He has been quoted in dozens of publications and broadcast outlets, including CNN, Fox News, Inside Edition, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Financial Times, The Associated Press and The Hollywood Reporter. He can be reached at [e-mail] or at 703-505-3064.)

Washington, D.C. (November 15, 2007) -- Would you like a 42-inch LCD HDTV for under $700? How about a 32-inch LCD HDTV for under $500?

Those are some of the "Black Friday" deals that you can expect at Office Depot, according to several web sites that monitor the big shopping day.

Retailers traditionally offer deep discounts on the day after Thanksgiving (Nov. 23), better known as Black Friday, the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season.

The discount prices are often available for one day only -- and may include restrictions on time and supply. Discount hunters also have to contend with the frenzied atmosphere of Black Friday which some shoppers view as a day of combat.

According to blackfriday.info, Office Depot has the following deals planned for high-def products on Black Friday:

26-inch LCD HDTV -- $399.99
Oleva 42-inch LCD HDTV -- $699.99
Olevia 37-inch LCD HDTV -- $649.99 ... liegt da ein versehen vor ... ... 549.00$
Sharp Aquos 42-inch LCD HDTV -- $899.99
Westinghouse 32-inch LCD HDTV -- $499.99 ... 80$ mehr ...
Phillips Virtual Surround Sound Home Theater System w/DVD Player -- $179.99

TVPredictions.com will offer more updates on Black Friday deals as they become available.

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Expert Comment: The arrival of the Black Friday sales usually marks the start of the year-end holiday shopping season in the US. As the US market is a very important region, its holiday sales performance is always closely watched. For this year, some factors are worth monitoring, as they may affect the strength of the overall market, which include LCD application products. The concerns can be categorized into three points: 1.Continued depreciation of the US dollar. As the US dollar weakens, it raises the prices of relevant products, which may result in an increase in the retail prices. 2.Climbing oil prices: Amid the rising oil prices, it increases the household expenditure, thereby impacting the family’s overall buying power. 3.Subprime mortgage crisis: As the effects from the subprime mortgage crisis remain a bit elusive, it is still a time bomb that may affect the financial strength of US consumers. It remains to be seen whether or not the factors mentioned above will become a key concern. Needless to say, it will be closely watched, as it directly affects the inventory levels of retailers, TV set/panel/key component manufacturers

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Looking at the dynamics of the LCD TV industry through the eyes of James Li
A Two-hour chat with Syntax-Brillian CEO---James Li



We are very honored and privileged to have the opportunity in conducting an interview with Mr. James Li, where he will share his thoughts on the global LCD TV industry changes and its future development trend. Mr James Li is currently the CEO of Syntax-Brillian, a company listed on the US Nasdaq. Mr Li’s background originates from Taiwan’s IT industry. In 2003, he co-founded the Syntax Groups Corporation, where in 2005, it merged with Brillian Corporation in becoming today’s Syntax-Brillian. Through a close collaboration with Taiwan’s supply chain partners, and a successful marketing strategy, the company created the Olevia TV brand.

Question: Amid the arrival of the LCD era, how will it change the TV industry landscape?

Answer: For sets used primarily for TV watching, LCD TVs could become a mere commodity in the next 5 years. However, as the LCD TV has fully embraced the wave of digitization, its potential far exceeds that of the CRT TV. In the future, the LCD TV will become a device that not only delivers TV programs, but through a bevy of functions, it is poised to become an integrated entertainment and digital hub. If the TV industry continues on this path, it will bring forth many new opportunities to countries with a strong IT infrastructure, such as Taiwan, India and China.

Question: When the Olevia brand was first debuted in the US market, a handful of CE giants had already established a very strong foothold. It wasn’t until recently did these manufacturers begin to view the Tier 2 brands as a credible threat. From your observation, can you briefly explain how the Tier 1 players have responded?

Answer: A new strategy adopted by the Tier 1 brands was the widespread use of sub-brands for their LCD TVs, which included Panasonic’s Viera, Toshiba’s REGZA, Samsung’s Bordeaux, Sony’s Bravia and Sharp’s Aquos.

Tier 1 players have also started to add more average priced models to their lineup, creating a lot of pressure on the Tier 2 players.

Question: Two year ago, the industry was curious if the IT companies would become a new power in the LCD TV market. But now people are interested in understanding how Tier 2 TV brands have emerged in challenging their Tier 1 counterparts. IT brands, such as Dell and Gateway, pulled the plug on their TV businesses, while Olevia and Vizio instead rapidly developed. What did the IT companies lack, and what allowed the new TV makers to survive and develop?

Answer: The failure of the IT makers stemmed from their underestimation in entering the TV market. As a result, insufficient resources were deployed during their initial foray. The situation was further complicated by the painful WinTel form factor experience encountered by CE manufacturers, most notably Japanese players, as they sought to enter the PC market. Thus, the Japanese have been especially keen in keeping the IT makers away from the TV market.

In addition, in contrast to the more independent and burgeoning IT industry, the CE market, which encompasses the media, government, entertainment and broadcasting sectors is more secluded. Consequently, the more tightly-knit business relationships make it much more difficult for IT makers to penetrate into.

In terms of resources and production capacities, Tier 2 TV makers are at a disadvantage when compared with the leading global IT makers. If we say the former’s performance is better than the latter, it is mainly attributed to the fact that the Tier 1 IT makers did not initially consider them as a serious threat. However, we are still far away from success. As a matter of fact, we are still in a shaky position. Once the Tier 1 makers decide to slash their prices, Tier 2 TV makers still face a strong possibility of being squeezed out.

Question: In the beginning, Syntax was a private company, with limited capital. How did you persuade your suppliers to lend a helping hand?

Answer: When Syntax was first established, it was anticipated that the Olevia brand would become a sales platform for Taiwan’s industry, where participating suppliers would be able to enjoy the fruits of the platform.

However, more time is needed before people can fully discover the merits of a brand-based platform. Taiwan’s IT companies are currently more at ease with their OEM business models, where they mainly run their businesses by gaining production orders from international brand vendors. Thus, as such manufacturers are more vulnerable to any marketing risks, they are more willing to sacrifice their margins in securing more long-term orders.

Olevia’s supply chain partners, which respectively share our platform vision, mostly originate from southern Taiwan. Some do not come from the IT industry at all, but individuals who have a keen interest in our platform. They probably would never have thought that one day their products would be able to be sold around the world.

Question: It is seen that Syntax-Brillian has raised funds with many of its suppliers, including Premier, TCV, WesTech and Teco. But why hasn’t Syntax-Brillian raised funds from the public?

Answer: Although it is not too difficult to raise funds in the US, listed companies must pay a bigger expense when the capital is provided by investors. By contrast, if players in the supply chain can be persuaded in providing financial support, it will bypass the relevant costs associated with the public fund raising, and deliver larger benefits to Syntax-Brillian’s sales platform.

In addition, during a fund raising campaign, investors have a minimal effect in helping companies bring down their costs. On the other hand, if component suppliers acquire an equity stake, it improves the company’s production costs. These are just a few of the many benefits and opportunities a common platform can offer, where everyone can exist and prosper together.

Question: You are currently trying to expand into other worldwide markets, but at the same time, Olevia’s ranking is slipping in the Northern America market. Is this a price that must be paid when expanding the business?

Answer: Compared to the previous year, Olevia still enjoyed an average growth of 2.5 times YoY. This is not easy for the companies like us, especially when considering the limited resources at hand.

In terms of the market expansion, Syntax-Brillian LCD TV sales are currently focused in the US and China markets only. We have ventured into the South America market, while in Europe, we pursued with the acquirement of the Vivitar camera brand. However, at the moment, we have not yet launched any TV models in the Europe region.

Question: It seems Syntax-Brillian’s acquisition of Vivitar brand is a tactic in entering the European LCD TV market. Compared to creating the Olevia brand for the N. America, different marketing strategies are being adopted for some regions. What are the differences between the US and Europe markets? What is the value of Vivitar?

Answer: In the US market, consumers are more concerned with the price/performance. In Europe, consumers pay more attention on the TV’s style and basic values. In other words, price and specs alone are not enough in attracting European consumers.

Ever since the medieval times, Europe consists of many “polis” linked together, where each one contains several small area-based retailer channels; only dealing with brand makers that they were familiar with. When entering the Europe market, aligning with these local retailers is an important process.

Many Europe brands have already built a relationship with various regional retailers, which have lasted for decades. Thus, the retailers are willing to promote and sell any of the brand’s products. Vivitar was invented in 1938, and is almost nearly 70 years old. We can utilize Vivitar’s brand and channels in promoting our LCD TVs. Slotting Allowance and Product placement fee are free, which shortens the overall learning curve.

Currently, the Vivitar brand only sells DSC related products in Europe. In the future, if more supply chain vendors can join Syntax-Brillian’s platform, Olevia LCD TVs have a better chance in penetrating the Europe market.

Question: Which segments of the supply chain do you anticipate most in joining the platform?

Answer: Everyone is welcome to join. My primary intention is create an open platform for Taiwan’s industry. From any corner around the world, I hope to let everyone know that this (Olevia LCD TV) is made in Taiwan, or designed in Taiwan. Although it maybe assembled in China or in other regions, it is a symbol of Taiwan.

Taiwan’s major IT players, such as Compal, Quanta or even Hong Hai are all adept in vertical integration. Although Olevia now enjoys the support of its supply chain partners, in the long run, closer ties with these major IT player needs to be built in taking the business to the next level.

Question: The traditional TV industry is composed of CEs, MSOs, TV networks and CE retailer. These players have co-worked for decades. As a new comer in the industry, how do you compete with them in winning the market share (or become one of them)? What is the most challenging aspect? Can you give some suggestion for anyone who seeks to enter the LCD TV market?

Answer: By looking at the current market rules and the intertwined relationship among the existing players, it is a market structure that is unlikely to break down. The only method for the newcomer to survive is by joining them. Thus, in order to successfully sell a TV, it is important to maintain an amicable relationship with the mainstream media, entertainment industry, content providers, or even government departments. In addition, grasping the market rules is always a must.

For example, for hotels in the North America market that provide video on demand services, they are mainly dominated by two companies--- OnCommend and Lodgenet. If the TV makers do not adopt to their respective specs, the incompatibility of the TV will render it unusable in the hotel. However, these on commend solution suppliers only offer their licenses to certain TV makers. Therefore, TV makers must find ways in working together with them. These are difficult challenges that both the TV and IT makers must face. Yet, as the IT industry emphasizes on producing rapid results, when first foraying into this game, it may feel particularly uneasy and out of place.

Question: Taiwan is already well known for its IT industry. It has also transformed itself into a TFT LCD powerhouse. Which areas do you think the Taiwanese need to work on before entering the LCD TV market?

Answer: Pertinent software upgrades is just as important as the hardware. This is an area in which Taiwan must try to improve on when entering the TV industry.

Currently, TV makers must pay a USD 8~USD 25 royalty to the likes of Sony, RCA, Thomson, Zenith, and Philips. This also constitutes to a significant portion of the aggregated costs. Moreover, as TVs become more multi-functioned, the required software must be increasingly powerful.

Question: Please share with us your outlooks toward the TV set and industry trend based on the following table and provide a simple explanation if necessary

Answer: http://www.witsview.com/Content/chat/syntaxbrillian.htm

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 32.439.193 von teecee1 am 15.11.07 15:48:39

Clarification:Syntax-Brillian Corp.
Friday November 16, 4:52 pm ET

NEW YORK (AP) -- In a story Nov. 13, The Associated Press reported that analyst Daniel Gelbtuch attributed a drop in Syntax-Brillian Corp.'s shares to accounting problems, and warned booking sales without cash could be seen as fraud.

The story should have made clear that Gelbtuch believes a lack of guidance from the company, caused by accounting changes to a royalty model, affected the shares. Also, he said, certain investors that bet on a decline in a company's stock view booking sales without cash for lengthy periods as a sign of potential fraud.

A revised version of the story appears below.

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Syntax-Brillian Corp. fell Tuesday, and an analyst pointed to a lack of financial guidance related to changes in accounting methods at the high-definition TV maker as a potential reason.

CIBC World Markets analyst Daniel Gelbtuch said the company's switch to a royalty-based revenue model is making it difficult for Syntax-Brillian to estimate profits from quarter to quarter. This lack of guidance seems to be of concern to investors, he said.

"The fact they didn't give guidance for the upcoming quarter is what is weighing on the stock," Gelbtuch said in a phone interview.

Under the royalty model, Gelbtuch explained, Syntax-Brillian is negotiating to collect payment from third parties it hires to assemble televisions. Until rates from those royalties are finalized, the company cannot properly estimate revenue, he said.

"No one has an idea how much they're going to make off each TV," he said. "Until this gets ironed out and management can actually issue guidance ... the stock could is going to stay in a holding pattern."

Overall, the change to a royalty model is a good move for the Tempe, Ariz., company, he said. Syntax-Brillian, like most companies operating in China, had previously extended lines of credit for up to 120 days, he said. In the U.S., most businesses only offer up to 60 days, he said.

Gelbtuch said he believes Syntax-Brillian has good business and accounting practices based on his research. He noted, however, that short-sellers, or investors who have bet the stock will fall, often contend that long revenue collection periods can give the appearance of fraud. Short sellers account for about 18 percent of the company's outstanding shares, according to Thomson Financial.

Despite the accounting issues, Gelbtuch said Syntax-Brillian is a much better company than it was a year ago and maintained his "Sector Outperformer" or "Buy" rating after a 73 percent jump in fiscal first-quarter profit.

Shares fell 26 cents, or 7.3 percent, to $3.30 Tuesday.

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Gardy & Notis, LLP Files Securities Fraud Class Action Against Syntax-Brillian Corp. -- BRLC
Friday November 16, 7:00 pm ET

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., Nov. 16, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Gardy & Notis, LLP has filed a securities fraud class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona on behalf of purchasers of Syntax-Brillian Corp. (NasdaqGM:BRLC - News) securities between May 1, 2007 and September 13, 2007.
The case is styled as Tsirekidze v. Syntax-Brillian Corp., under Case No. 2:07-cv-02204-JWS. A copy of the complaint stating the claims in the lawsuit is available from plaintiff's counsel, Gardy & Notis, LLP, at 201-567-7377 or [e-mail].

The complaint charges that Syntax-Brillian, CEO Vincent F. Solitto, Jr., and (now former) CFO Wayne Pratt misled shareholders through false statements about the company's business prospects, operations, demand for the company's products, and adequacy of internal controls.

Purchasers of Syntax-Brillian securities between May 1, 2007 and September 13, 2007 who wish to serve as lead plaintiff must file a motion with the Court by January 15, 2008. Any member of the purported class may move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff through counsel of their choice, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member.

Plaintiff in the lawsuit is represented by Gardy & Notis, LLP. For more information regarding the lawsuit, to obtain a copy of the complaint, have any information relevant to the lawsuit, or wish to serve as lead plaintiff, please contact attorney Dustin Mansoor at Gardy & Notis, LLP at 201-567-7377 or [e-mail].

More information on this and other class actions can be found on the Class Action Newsline at http://www.primenewswire.com/ca

... wir müssen den Tee wohl erstmal ohne Zucker trinken ... ...hoffentlich klärt sich daß ...

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Wo Amerika noch XXL ist
13.11.2007

(...) Gefahr und Chance

Auf zwei Wegen können Anleger nun dem Trend folgen (siehe Fondstabelle). Mit reinen Tech-Fonds ist die Chance auf eine hohe Performance größer. Aber auch das Risiko eines Kursrückschlags liegt höher als bei den breiter aufgestellten US-Fonds der großen Gesellschaften Alger, Legg Mason und Janus. Die investieren auch in andere Sektoren, sind aber im Technologiesektor deutlich übergewichtet. Beide Varianten unterliegen einem Währungsrisiko. Wenn der Dollar weiter fällt, verlieren die Aktien, gerechnet in Euro, an Wert. Einige Fonds allerdings sichern Währungsverluste ab (in der Tabelle mit „*“ gekennzeichnet).

Der schwache Dollar ist aber nicht nur eine Gefahr, sondern auch eine Chance. Denn die Schwäche der Heimatwährung befeuert die Gewinne vieler amerikanischer Tech-Unternehmen: Während die Produktion in Dollar bezahlt werden muss, kommt ein Großteil der Gewinne aus dem Euro-Raum. Damit sorgen die Einnahmen mit harten Euros für einen Gewinnsprung in der Dollar-Rechnung. So ist es nicht verwunderlich, dass der Nasdaq 100, der die größten IT-Unternehmen der USA zusammenfasst, in den letzten zwei Jahren diametral zum Fall des Dollar zugelegt hat. Der Aktienanstieg war sogar doppelt so stark wie der Dollar-Verlust. Solange der Greenback weiter schwächelt, sorgt er nicht nur für höhere Gewinne im Quartalsbericht, sondern wird zum dauerhaften Wettbewerbsvorteil: US-Unternehmen können den größeren Spielraum für Preissenkungen nutzen und ihren Marktanteil langfristig erhöhen.



Technologie-Unternehmen profitieren sogar noch mehr als andere Sektoren, weil Exporte einen größeren Anteil am Gesamtumsatz haben. Intel beispielsweise macht rund 86 Prozent seiner Umsätze außerhalb der USA, die zehn größten Unternehmen kommen auf durchschnittlich mehr als 60 Prozent Exportquote. Patrick Kelly sieht deshalb einen Vorteil bei wachstumsstarken US-Werten: „Viele US-Unternehmen, die mit 20 bis 25 Prozent pro Jahr wachsen, werden mit einem Abschlag gehandelt, weil die Gefahr einer US-Rezession eingepreist wird“, meint der Fondsmanager des Alger American Asset Growth. Tatsächlich hängen jedoch viele Unternehmen weniger an der schwächelnden US-Konjunktur als an der weiterhin robusten Wirtschaftskraft Europas und Asiens. Im Falle einer US-Rezession dürften Techno-Titel dank des hohen Auslandsanteils am Umsatz und solider Bilanzen gegenüber anderen Sektoren sogar im Vorteil sein.

Gerade im Bereich Hardware sind Tech-Produkte ziemlich konjunkturunabhängig. Zum einen richten sie ihre Angebote meist an Unternehmen, die sich bei strategischen Investitionen in IT-Infrastruktur nicht von kurzfristigen Nachfragedellen irritieren lassen. Zum anderen sind sie eher im hochpreisigen Segment unterwegs, das bei schwacher Konjunktur weniger leidet als Konsumgüter des täglichen Bedarfs. Déjà-vu also? Nein, doch eher der Blick in eine viel versprechende Zukunft.

kompletter Artikell: http://www.finanzen.net/euro/euro_aktuell.asp?pkBerichtNr=15…

Technology & Komunikation & Konsum

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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 32.462.971 von teecee1 am 17.11.07 13:12:46

HDTV: B.J. Wholesale's Black Friday Deals!
The retailer has eight discounts ready on high-def sets.
By Swanni

Washington, D.C. (November 17, 2007) -- How would you like a 42-inch LCD for $799? Or a 47-inch 1080p LCD HDTV for $999?

Those are some of the "Black Friday" deals that you can expect at B.J.'s Wholesale Club, according to several web sites that monitor the big shopping day.

Retailers traditionally offer deep discounts on the day after Thanksgiving (Nov. 23), better known as Black Friday, the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season.

The discount prices are often available for one day only -- and may include restrictions on time and supply. Discount hunters also have to contend with the frenzied atmosphere of Black Friday which some shoppers view as a day of combat.

According to blackfriday.info, B.J.'s Wholesale Club has the following deals planned for high-def sets on Black Friday: (Note: B.J.'s stores are in 16 states, largely on the East Coast.)

Magnavox 42-inch 1080p LCD HDTV -- $999.99
Olevia 42-inch LCD HDTV -- $699.99
Olevia 47-inch 1080p LCD HDTV-- $999.99
Philips 47-inch 1080p LCD HDTV -- $1999.99
Sharp AQUOS 52-inch 1080p LCD HDTV -- $2199.99
Sylvania 37-inch LCD HDTV -- $629.99
Sylvania 42-inch 1080p LCD HDTV -- $799.99
Vizio 37-inch LCD HDTV -- $599.99


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Zusammenfassung bis heute: http://www.tvpredictions.com/bfguide111707.htm

B.J.'s
Olevia 42-inch LCD HDTV -- $699.99
Olevia 47-inch 1080p LCD HDTV-- $999.99
CompUSA
Olevia 537H 37" Widescreen LCD HDTV $599.99
Kmart
Olevia 32-inch LCD HDTV - $419.99
Office Depot
Olevia 37" LCD HDTV - $649.99
Oleva 42" LCD HDTV - $699.99
Target
Olevia 37-inch LCD HDTV - $549.00


NEU im Angebot (kein Black Friday)
Olevia 47" LCD HDTV
Model #: OLV 247TFHD
Price: $1599.99
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Olevia-47-LCD-HDTV-247TFHD/se…
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Die sclechten News ...

1.) Funai's Patentanfechtungen gegen BRLC und 13 anderen
2.) Kreditzahlungs-Verzögerungen von SCH(r)OTt bzw. falsche Angaben über LCD TV Verkäufe
3.) der Domino-Effekt: Anschuldigungen gegen Vincent F. Solitto, Jr., und (ausgeschiedenen) CFO Wayne Pratt

... wenn also "SCHOT" falsche Angaben gemacht hat, sozusagen erhöhte Verkäufe von LCD TVs, die es nicht gab und deshalb auch keine Einahmen gekommen sind, kommt man wohl in Rückzahlungsschwierigkeiten. Vielleicht wollte man damit auch mehr Umsatz generieren um den Kurs in die Höhe zu treiben. Es konnte niemand genau kontrollieren was vorging.
Werden die Chinesen jetzt Geld gierig, zu zutrauen wäre es ihnen wenn man den ganzen Börsenhype dort drüben sieht.

meine Vermutungen ... ... hab ich noch was vergessen?

... HDTVs Brandmarkung in Europa: Vivitar oder OLEVIA ... welcher Name ist besser ... in Deutschland ist beides unbekannt ... ich würde testen und beide Namen anbieten um zu schauen welcher besser über den Ladentisch fliegt.

Gute Nacht ... &