Manufacturers gearing up for the World Cup

By Matt Burns

Believe it or not, the Super Bowl is not the most watched sporting event. I know! I couldn't believe it ether! No, really the World Cup far surpasses it and this year manufactures are getting their LCDs and PDPs ready. This is a huge event for makers of HDTVs. This tournament is bigger then the Super Bowl, Final Four,
and World Series combined. According to FIFA, all the matches together will have a combined viewing audience of 30 million fans.

The 2002 World Cup shot fledging Sharp to the number one spot and companies like Samsung and LG.Philips are not going to let that happen again. The oversupply of LCDs that caused the prices to drop this year will help supply the billions of fans that will be looking for a HDTV this June.

The only thing I know about the World Cup is us Americans are put in our place as we get our butts kicked.

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