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Bargain hunters make Vizio LCDs most popular in US — for now

– May 8, 2009Posted in: Cell Phone

Bargain hunters make Vizio LCDs most popular in US -- for now

In these difficult times people are looking to buy what’s cheap, a state of mind that ~~Vizio’s~~ iSuppli’s latest press release isn’t ashamed to apply, lauding the company’s status as the current most popular brand of LCD television in these United States. It owned a 21.6 percent chunk of the US LCD TV market in the first quarter, up from 13.8 in the quarter before and beat out Samsung to be king of the liquid crystal hill — largely thanks to prices that were, on average, between $150 and $400 lower than the competition. Kudos to the brand and we hope that it enjoys this moment, because with imports of new sets ~~banned~~ out on bond it must be tough paying an extra $2.50 on each one coming through Customs. Full press release after the break.

Update: To be clear: this is actually a press release issued by iSupply talking about Vizio, not by Vizio.

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