Summary

US factory sales of digital televisions exceeded 20,000 units for the first time in October 1999, a 42% increase over September's record, bringing year-to-date totals to nearly 75,000 units. The Consumer Electronics Association projected DTV sales would reach 600,000 in 2000 and 10 million cumulative units by 2003.

Source document circa 1999 preserved as-is

 

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      US factory sales of DTVs topped 20,000 units for the first month ever in October, bringing year to date sales to almost 75,000, according to numbers released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). Total sales since introduction stand at 88,023 units.

      Actual DTV sales in October totaled 21,432, an increase of 42% over September’s record setting mark of 15,060 units. In the third quarter alone, sales increased by 81% over the second quarter. Trend analysis shows that during the past three months (August through October), sales have increased by more than 270%—27,237 units—over the previous three months (May through July).

      CEA has estimated total DTV sales of 120,000 for 1999. CEA further estimates sales to reach 600,000 in 2000, and projects that the first 10 million sets will be sold by 2003, the next 10 million in 2004 and 2005, and 10.8 million to be sold in 2006.

      CEA defines a DTV unit as any display capable of showing the 1080I HDTV format

 


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