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    Feb 20, 2009 11:20 AM 11,165
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    So Who's Selling the Most Flat Panels in America?

    Samsung. They're still on top, leading the US flat panel market with 20% of the market share. But Sony, who used to be in second place, has been pushed to third. The culprit? Vizio.

    Here's how the flat panel television market looked as of Q4 2008:

    20.2% - Samsung
    14.3% - Vizio
    13.5% - Sony
    10.7% - Panasonic

    So why is Vizio doing so well? We're guessing people like buying cheap televisions. But incidentally, if you're in the market for a cheap set, we recommend the Toshiba Regza. [Reuters]


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