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Think about that for a moment. Three TVs every second of every day. I know Samsung makes a lot of TVs, from really great to, well, just plain not. But can you even imagine the mountain of screens that means the Koreans are churning out, and that’s just the big stuff. That truly is a colossal number.
According to Samsung’s President, BK Yoon:
“Three Samsung TVs are sold every second, and in 2012 we made $184bn (£117bn) in sales. We invest $9bn (£5.7bn) every year in R&D to develop the next big products.”
It’s no wonder Samsung is the world’s biggest electronics manufacturer. If it’s not making the products themselves, it basically makes all the chips inside everyone else’s products. More R&D is always a good thing. Let’s just hope Samsung doesn’t pump everything into phablets, because some of us have small hands. [TechRadar]
Samsung Sells Two TVs Every Second of Every Day
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That’s a 50% increase in 12 months:
http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/01/samsung-sells-two-tvs-every-second-of-every-day/
I think it’s safe to say they know what they’re doing
No. They are just copying Apple TV…
Funny as Samsung TVs, in my opinion, are cruddy. Menu system is so slow compared to something like an LG or Sony. Also for some reason the picture is no where near as vivid, even if you play around with the settings.
Samsung screens are up there with Sony screens though, just less pricy. Maybe needs some proper calibration.
Does anyone know if that $9 billion R&D is for the entire company or just the TV part? I can’t see it being that amount if its the entire company.
For the whole company, Samsung Display Co is a separate company to Samsung.
Ok, thanks for that.