The LED penetration is starting to increase in the United States. Moreover, the LED backlit LCD TVs will claim 15% of Taiwan’s one-million-unit market in 2010 as retail prices are expected to drop further, according to Danny Yao, managing director of BenQ Taiwan.

Read more on Digi Times

AUO aims at 20% shipment share for LED-backlit TV panels in 2010
AU Optronics (AUO) expects its LED-backlit panels to account for 20% of its total LCD TV panels in 2010, up from 10% in 2009, according to company executive VP of global business unit Paul Peng.

Read more on Digi Times

Taiwan market: LCD TV sales to top one million units in 2010, says Samsung executive
Sales of LCD TVs in the Taiwan market are expected to reach one million units in 2010, with LED-backlit models to account for 10% of total sales, according to HS Kim, general manager of Samsung Taiwan.

Read more on Digi Times

LED-backlit LCD TV shipments to rise 8x in 2010, says iSuppli
Global LED-backlit LCD TV shipments for 40-inch and larger models are expected to increase by a factor of eight, reaching 18.8 million units in 2010, up from 2.5 million in 2009, according to iSuppli.

Read more on Digi Times

China market: More than two million LCD TVs sold during New Year holiday
LCD TV sales in China during the New Year holiday from January 1-3 are estimated to be in the 2.0-2.5 million range, while expected sales though the Lunar New Year will reach three million units, according to market sources.

Read more on Digi Times