Japan July 2008 domestic terrestrial digital TV broadcasting equipment shipments

According to Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA), shipments of digital terrestrial TV receiving equipment in July were 1.252 million units, giving a cumulative total of nearly 8 million units so far this year.

                                              July 2008  January-July 2008
                                          -------------  -----------------
                                                    YoY                YoY
(Units: thousands, %)                            Growth             Growth    Total
                                                 ------             ------   ------
Television                                  827   132.6      4,970   126.1   23,714 
-- CRT TV                                     -       -          -       -      720 
-- PDP TV                                    95   128.3        557   119.0    3.136
-- LCD TVs                                  732   133.1      4,413   127.1   19,858
DVD Recorders with tuner                    147    60.4      1,232    90.7    6,724 
Next generation DVD with tuner              138       -        595       -      790 
Terrestrial STBs                             14   204.5         85   161.8      506 
Other STBs (cable, satellite) with tuner     99   109.0        880   122.1    5,771 
PC with terrestrial tuner built-in           26   111.9        234       -    1,171
                                          -----              -----           ------
Total receivers                           1,252              7,996           38,676