E2200HD received hotly contested Japan user review award with 160.5% sales growth in 21.5" and above segment
BenQ Asia Pacific*1 reported today on Japan strong sales results and user praises for its LCD monitor business. In Q4 2008, BenQ Japan achieved a record-high 160.5% sales growth in 21.5 inches and above models. Meanwhile, BenQ E2200HD LCD monitor has won "Best of the Year" user review awards for 2008 on Kakaku.com , Japan's largest online shopping website. E2200HD LCDM also recently won the Best Value award from Windows Middle East Magazine
"We are honored to receive praises from Japan & Middle East, a highly demanding and competitive market. As these sales results and awards demonstrate, BenQ's Full HD LCD Monitors stand out for their high-quality Full HD imaging, convenient HDMI input, and stylish design." said Adrian Chang, President of BenQ Asia Pacific Corp.
"We'll be building on this momentum with the upcoming new G series," Chang added, "By taking advantage of our core strength in product innovation, we are confident to achieve a record year for LCD Monitor sales."
"E2200HD has been a big success in boosting market momentum for 16:9 Full HD LCD monitors. BenQ Japan achieved 160.5% sales growth in 21.5 inches and above models in Q4, outperforming the overall declining market. These results show that BenQ is hitting the right notes in satisfying consumer desire for a high-quality Full HD viewing experience." said Martin Moelle, Managing Director of BenQ Japan. "With the strong partnership with AUO, we will continue bringing our customers new products that cater to their needs in Japan."
We foresee Full HD LCD is a trend which bring better picture quality to life, BenQ is targeting to achieve 20% growth in the 21.5 inch and above LCDM segment by Q2 09 in MEA region said Manish Bakshi General Manager of BenQ MEA. E2200HD LCDM also recently won the Best Value award from Windows Middle East Magazine
BenQ E2200HD, the world's first 21.5" 16:9 Full HD LCD monitor, received two honors: "Best of the Year" award in the general PC-related category and "Gold" award" in LCD monitor category. "Best of the Year" is the most honorable award by Kakaku.com. Winner of "Best of the Year" of PC-related category in 2007 was Intel Core 2 Duo processor. Users highly appreciated E2200HD's native pixel-for-pixel reproduction of 1080p video, the convenient HDMI port for connection to a variety of Full HD devices, as well as the beauty of its slim, modern design. BenQ G2400WD also earned the "Silver" award in LCD monitor category.
BenQ's new G series line-up includes 18.5" , 21.5" and 24" 16:9 aspect ratio LCD monitors equip native Full HD resolution, high 40000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, green power saving features and exclusive Senseye+photo technology. It will be available across Asia Pacific region starting from March. For more information, please contact BenQ local sales office.
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About Kakaku.com product awards
Kakaku.com is the largest online shopping website with over 18 million registered members in Japan. Its annual product awards are determined by points given from member reviews and comments on message boards. The top three products for each category are awarded Gold, Silver, and Bronze honors.
About BenQ Corporation
BenQ Corporation, a leading provider of networked digital lifestyle devices, is a multi-faceted company with strengths in product design, visual technology and mobile technology. BenQ offers unrivalled breadth and depth of products and integrated technologies across platforms through the brand promise of "Bringing Enjoyment and Quality to Life," including digital projector, LCD monitors, LCD TVs, digital cameras, laptop PCs, storage devices, mobile phones, storage media and human interface devices such as mice and keyboards. 2007 revenues of BenQ Corporation exceeded US$1.83 billion dollars.*2
About BenQ Group
The BenQ Group is currently comprised of 12 companies that operate independently while sharing resources and leveraging synergies among them. The BenQ Group companies include BenQ Corporation, AU Optronics Corporation (world's top 3 manufacturer of large-size TFT-LCD panels), Qisda Corporation, Darfon Electronics Corporation, Daxon Technology Inc., Daxin Materials Corp., BenQ Guru Software Co., BenQ Hospital, Darwin Precisions, Ltd, Raydium Semiconductor Corporation, Cando Corporation and Wellypower Co., Ltd. 2007 revenues of BenQ Group exceeded US$23 billion dollars.
*1 covering Middle East and Africa but exclusive of China and Hong Kong.
*2 including consolidated revenue of branded business before being separated from manufacturing business.
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