[Korea.net News, Economy / Industry, November 2 2007] Samsung retakes top spot in N. American flat-panel TV market: researcher

Korea's Samsung Electronics retook the No. 1 spot in North America's flat-panel TV market during the third quarter of this year thanks to brisk sales of high-end LCD and PDP TVs, a market researcher said Friday (Nov. 2).

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Samsung attributed its return to the top spot to increased sales of high-end LCD and PDP TVs.

"We have sought to expand sales of premium products, especially flat-panel TVs with screens larger than 32 inches diagonally," a Samsung official said. "We believe that the success of such a premium-focused strategy helped us outperform other rivals amid intensifying competition."