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China’s Hisense accelerates its forays into the Japanese TV market, which Samsung gave up

2014/07/21 By Seo Hyeong-seok



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Hisense, a Chinese electronics maker, is constantly knocking on the door of the Japanese TV market. Its product lineup seems to be expanding from low-end products to large premium products. In the Japanese TV market, nicknamed the ‘graveyard of foreign products,’ which even Samsung Electronics gave up, public attention is paid to the challenge of this Chinese company.

According to industry insiders on July 20, Hisense recently released a 50-inch full HD (1920×1080) LED TV and began to sell it in the Japanese market. It comes with the built-in tuner for BS (broadcasting satellite) and CS (communication satellite) as well as for terrestrial, and provides the recording function using the HDD and USB memory. All the chipsets and software of the TV are procured in Japan, and it is rated as accurately targeting consumer propensities. It is priced at ¥70,000 (about KRW700,000), cheaper than Japanese counterparts selling for ¥100,000 (about KRW1 million).

Hisense introduced 14 TV models in a bid to expand its business in Japan. Soon after the company entered the Japanese market at the end of 2010, it released 20~30-inch low-end products, and expanded its product lineup to include 50-inch products and is now competing with the premium products of Japanese makers. As its distribution structure focuses on large electronic product stores like Yodobashi Camera and Internet shopping malls, Hisense reduced its margins. Its 50-inch products can be purchased at prices of 40-inch Japanese products. Its price competitiveness is its most powerful weapon.

Consumers are favorably inclined towards Hisense products. As they have all the functions reflecting the Japanese environment, and their prices are affordable, they are good choices in the low-end segment. In Amazon Japan, a Japanese Internet shopping mall, both the 24-inch and 32-inch model received an average of over 4 points on a five-point scale, and the 24-inch model is also faring well in Rakuten thanks to its low ‘price.’ Some Japanese consumers are complaining about their accessories like packaging and support fixtures that are inferior to those of Japanese makers, but they are generally satisfied with the TV itself.

Hisense’s TV business in Japan is indicative of the rising status of Chinese TVs. According to a market research firm Display Search, in the flat panel TV market, Hisense’s Q1 share was 6.4%, ranked No. 4 in the world following Sony with 6.8%. In 2012 and 2013, it reduced its gap from Sony to 3.1% and 2.3% respectively, and the market forecasts that Hisense may overtake Sony this year.

Korean companies are watching how things are developing. “Chinese companies and Samsung Electronics are targeting different TV markets,” said Yoon Boo-geun, CEO of the Consumer Electronics (CE) Division of Samsung Electronics, on his return from his business trip to Africa last Sunday. “We are not very concerned about it.” He flatly dismissed the misgivings about the price dumping of Chinese makers. If Hisense yields good results in the Japanese market, it cannot but get on the nerves of Samsung Electronics, which withdrew from the Japanese market back in 2007 as it could not endure competition. It will be the same for LG Electronics, which is competing in the Japanese market in all products ranging from low-end to premium.

The key is the UHD TV. Hisense has not released any UHD TV in Japan, but according to Display Search, Hisense is a global powerhouse ranked No. 2 in the world in UHD TVs in the first quarter of this year. “LG Electronics introduced a 4K UHD TV in Japan and Japanese companies are also concentrating on it,” said an industry insider. “The TV industry is highly interested in whether Hisense’s challenge in Japan will lead to ‘low-priced UHD TVs’ and what kind of results it will produce.”

Seo Hyeong-seok | hsseo@etnews.com

중국 하이센스, 삼성이 포기한 일본 TV 시장 공략 가속

<중국 전자업체 하이센스의 일본 법인 홈페이지(hisense.co.jp). 14개의 LED TV를 20인치 대 보급형부터 50인치 대 프리미엄 제품까지 갖춰 판매하고 있다.>

중국 전자업체 하이센스가 일본 TV 시장에 지속적으로 문을 두드리고 있다. 출시 제품도 보급형 중심에서 대형 프리미엄으로 확대하는 모양새다. ‘외산의 무덤’이라 불리며 삼성전자도 포기한 일본 TV 시장에서 중국 업체의 도전이 주목된다.

20일 업계에 따르면 하이센스는 최근 일본 시장에 50인치 풀HD(1920×1080)급 LED TV를 출시해 판매에 들어갔다. 지상파는 물론 BS(방송위성)•CS(통신위성)용 튜너를 내장했으며, 하드디스크(HDD)와 USB 메모리를 이용한 녹화도 지원한다. TV에 내장된 칩세트와 소프트웨어(SW)도 모두 일본에서 조달하며 소비자 성향을 정확히 겨냥했다는 평가다. 가격은 7만엔(약 70만원) 후반으로 10만엔(약 100만원)대인 동급 일본 업체 제품보다 저렴하다.

하이센스는 일본에서 14개 TV 모델을 선보이며 사업을 넓히고 있다. 2010년 말 일본 진출 초기 20~30인치 대 보급형 제품을 내놓다가 지난해부터 50인치 대 제품으로 확대하며 일본 업체의 프리미엄 제품과 경쟁하고 있다. 요도바시카메라 등 대형 전자제품 양판점과 인터넷 쇼핑몰 중심의 유통구조로 마진을 줄여 일본 제품의 40인치 대 가격으로 50인치 대 제품을 구입할 수 있는 가격 경쟁력이 무기다.

소비자도 호의적이다. 일본 환경에 맞는 기능들을 모두 갖춘 데다 가격도 저렴해 보급형으로 손색없기 때문이다. 일본 인터넷쇼핑몰 아마존 재팬에서 24인치와 32인치 모델 모두 5점 만점에 4점 이상의 평균 점수를 얻고 있으며, 라쿠텐에서도 24인치 모델이 ‘가격’을 무기로 순항하고 있다. 포장, 지지대와 같은 액세서리 등 일본 업체보다 부족한 부분에 대한 불만도 있지만 대체적으로 TV에 대해서는 만족한다는 평가다.

하이센스의 일본 내 TV 사업은 높아지는 중국 TV의 위상을 보여준다. 시장조사업체 디스플레이서치에 따르면 평판 TV 시장에서 하이센스의 올해 1분기 점유율은 6.4%로 6.8%인 소니에 이어 세계 4위를 기록됐다. 2012년과 지난해에는 소니와의 격차를 각각 3.1%, 2.3%로 줄이며 올해 역전도 바라볼 수 있다는 것이 시장의 전망이다.

국내 업체들은 관망하고 있다. 윤부근 삼성전자 소비자가전(CE) 부문 사장은 지난주 일요일 아프리카 출장에서 귀국하며 “중국 업체들과 삼성전자의 TV 시장 타깃이 다르다”며 “크게 걱정하지 않는다”고 중국발 저가공세 우려를 일축한바 있다. 하지만 하이센스가 일본 시장에서 성과를 낸다면 2007년 일본 시장에서 업체와의 경쟁을 견디지 못해 철수한 삼성전자로서는 신경이 쓰일 수밖에 없다. 일본에서 보급형에서 프리미엄까지 전 제품을 갖추고 경쟁 중인 LG전자도 마찬가지다.

관건은 초고화질(UHD) TV다. 하이센스가 일본에는 UHD TV를 내놓지 않고 있지만, 디스플레이서치 조사 기준 올해 1분기 UHD TV 세계 2위를 차지한 글로벌 강자이기 때문이다. 업계 관계자는 “외산 경쟁사인 LG전자가 4K UHD TV를 일본에 내놓고 일본 업체들도 이를 주력으로 하고 있다”며 “하이센스의 일본 도전이 ‘저가 UHD TV’로 이어져 어떤 결과를 낼지 TV 업계의 관심이 크다”고 말했다.

서형석기자 | hsseo@etnews.com
 
It is high time for Sansumg and the like to move their low value added and highly polluting manufacturing plants to backward countries like Vietnam. China demands the best eco-friendly high-tech the world can offer.:cool:

China’s Hisense accelerates its forays into the Japanese TV market, which Samsung gave up

2014/07/21 By Seo Hyeong-seok



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Hisense, a Chinese electronics maker, is constantly knocking on the door of the Japanese TV market. Its product lineup seems to be expanding from low-end products to large premium products. In the Japanese TV market, nicknamed the ‘graveyard of foreign products,’ which even Samsung Electronics gave up, public attention is paid to the challenge of this Chinese company.

According to industry insiders on July 20, Hisense recently released a 50-inch full HD (1920×1080) LED TV and began to sell it in the Japanese market. It comes with the built-in tuner for BS (broadcasting satellite) and CS (communication satellite) as well as for terrestrial, and provides the recording function using the HDD and USB memory. All the chipsets and software of the TV are procured in Japan, and it is rated as accurately targeting consumer propensities. It is priced at ¥70,000 (about KRW700,000), cheaper than Japanese counterparts selling for ¥100,000 (about KRW1 million).

Hisense introduced 14 TV models in a bid to expand its business in Japan. Soon after the company entered the Japanese market at the end of 2010, it released 20~30-inch low-end products, and expanded its product lineup to include 50-inch products and is now competing with the premium products of Japanese makers. As its distribution structure focuses on large electronic product stores like Yodobashi Camera and Internet shopping malls, Hisense reduced its margins. Its 50-inch products can be purchased at prices of 40-inch Japanese products. Its price competitiveness is its most powerful weapon.

Consumers are favorably inclined towards Hisense products. As they have all the functions reflecting the Japanese environment, and their prices are affordable, they are good choices in the low-end segment. In Amazon Japan, a Japanese Internet shopping mall, both the 24-inch and 32-inch model received an average of over 4 points on a five-point scale, and the 24-inch model is also faring well in Rakuten thanks to its low ‘price.’ Some Japanese consumers are complaining about their accessories like packaging and support fixtures that are inferior to those of Japanese makers, but they are generally satisfied with the TV itself.

Hisense’s TV business in Japan is indicative of the rising status of Chinese TVs. According to a market research firm Display Search, in the flat panel TV market, Hisense’s Q1 share was 6.4%, ranked No. 4 in the world following Sony with 6.8%. In 2012 and 2013, it reduced its gap from Sony to 3.1% and 2.3% respectively, and the market forecasts that Hisense may overtake Sony this year.

Korean companies are watching how things are developing. “Chinese companies and Samsung Electronics are targeting different TV markets,” said Yoon Boo-geun, CEO of the Consumer Electronics (CE) Division of Samsung Electronics, on his return from his business trip to Africa last Sunday. “We are not very concerned about it.” He flatly dismissed the misgivings about the price dumping of Chinese makers. If Hisense yields good results in the Japanese market, it cannot but get on the nerves of Samsung Electronics, which withdrew from the Japanese market back in 2007 as it could not endure competition. It will be the same for LG Electronics, which is competing in the Japanese market in all products ranging from low-end to premium.

The key is the UHD TV. Hisense has not released any UHD TV in Japan, but according to Display Search, Hisense is a global powerhouse ranked No. 2 in the world in UHD TVs in the first quarter of this year. “LG Electronics introduced a 4K UHD TV in Japan and Japanese companies are also concentrating on it,” said an industry insider. “The TV industry is highly interested in whether Hisense’s challenge in Japan will lead to ‘low-priced UHD TVs’ and what kind of results it will produce.”

Seo Hyeong-seok | hsseo@etnews.com

중국 하이센스, 삼성이 포기한 일본 TV 시장 공략 가속

<중국 전자업체 하이센스의 일본 법인 홈페이지(hisense.co.jp). 14개의 LED TV를 20인치 대 보급형부터 50인치 대 프리미엄 제품까지 갖춰 판매하고 있다.>

중국 전자업체 하이센스가 일본 TV 시장에 지속적으로 문을 두드리고 있다. 출시 제품도 보급형 중심에서 대형 프리미엄으로 확대하는 모양새다. ‘외산의 무덤’이라 불리며 삼성전자도 포기한 일본 TV 시장에서 중국 업체의 도전이 주목된다.

20일 업계에 따르면 하이센스는 최근 일본 시장에 50인치 풀HD(1920×1080)급 LED TV를 출시해 판매에 들어갔다. 지상파는 물론 BS(방송위성)•CS(통신위성)용 튜너를 내장했으며, 하드디스크(HDD)와 USB 메모리를 이용한 녹화도 지원한다. TV에 내장된 칩세트와 소프트웨어(SW)도 모두 일본에서 조달하며 소비자 성향을 정확히 겨냥했다는 평가다. 가격은 7만엔(약 70만원) 후반으로 10만엔(약 100만원)대인 동급 일본 업체 제품보다 저렴하다.

하이센스는 일본에서 14개 TV 모델을 선보이며 사업을 넓히고 있다. 2010년 말 일본 진출 초기 20~30인치 대 보급형 제품을 내놓다가 지난해부터 50인치 대 제품으로 확대하며 일본 업체의 프리미엄 제품과 경쟁하고 있다. 요도바시카메라 등 대형 전자제품 양판점과 인터넷 쇼핑몰 중심의 유통구조로 마진을 줄여 일본 제품의 40인치 대 가격으로 50인치 대 제품을 구입할 수 있는 가격 경쟁력이 무기다.

소비자도 호의적이다. 일본 환경에 맞는 기능들을 모두 갖춘 데다 가격도 저렴해 보급형으로 손색없기 때문이다. 일본 인터넷쇼핑몰 아마존 재팬에서 24인치와 32인치 모델 모두 5점 만점에 4점 이상의 평균 점수를 얻고 있으며, 라쿠텐에서도 24인치 모델이 ‘가격’을 무기로 순항하고 있다. 포장, 지지대와 같은 액세서리 등 일본 업체보다 부족한 부분에 대한 불만도 있지만 대체적으로 TV에 대해서는 만족한다는 평가다.

하이센스의 일본 내 TV 사업은 높아지는 중국 TV의 위상을 보여준다. 시장조사업체 디스플레이서치에 따르면 평판 TV 시장에서 하이센스의 올해 1분기 점유율은 6.4%로 6.8%인 소니에 이어 세계 4위를 기록됐다. 2012년과 지난해에는 소니와의 격차를 각각 3.1%, 2.3%로 줄이며 올해 역전도 바라볼 수 있다는 것이 시장의 전망이다.

국내 업체들은 관망하고 있다. 윤부근 삼성전자 소비자가전(CE) 부문 사장은 지난주 일요일 아프리카 출장에서 귀국하며 “중국 업체들과 삼성전자의 TV 시장 타깃이 다르다”며 “크게 걱정하지 않는다”고 중국발 저가공세 우려를 일축한바 있다. 하지만 하이센스가 일본 시장에서 성과를 낸다면 2007년 일본 시장에서 업체와의 경쟁을 견디지 못해 철수한 삼성전자로서는 신경이 쓰일 수밖에 없다. 일본에서 보급형에서 프리미엄까지 전 제품을 갖추고 경쟁 중인 LG전자도 마찬가지다.

관건은 초고화질(UHD) TV다. 하이센스가 일본에는 UHD TV를 내놓지 않고 있지만, 디스플레이서치 조사 기준 올해 1분기 UHD TV 세계 2위를 차지한 글로벌 강자이기 때문이다. 업계 관계자는 “외산 경쟁사인 LG전자가 4K UHD TV를 일본에 내놓고 일본 업체들도 이를 주력으로 하고 있다”며 “하이센스의 일본 도전이 ‘저가 UHD TV’로 이어져 어떤 결과를 낼지 TV 업계의 관심이 크다”고 말했다.

서형석기자 | hsseo@etnews.com

Don't blame the Koreans, they're just doing what's best for them. Its all about economics.
 
Get your facts straight. Samsung is expanding in China because we have a huge market and educated workforce. Microsoft Nokia is out because they can't compete with our firm and Samsung. So they try to go to your market. Nobody buys a Nokia anymore. its american.
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A person can't like brands? Come on, don't be so insensitive, mein freund.

Let's get back to the subject matter.

Everyone has a brand preference, e.g. I like Miele white goods, in fashion I like the Belgian school (Bikkemberg, Demeulemeester) and the Japanese school (Yamamoto, Comme des Garçons) and of course good old Savile Row tailoring and everything bespoke without any brands on it. I like to mix very expensive stuffs with dirt cheap stuffs, sometimes even with second-hand stuffs from the flea market.
 
Don't blame the Koreans, they're just doing what's best for them. Its all about economics.

Like I said before, what companies like Samsung doing in SEA is exploitation and unsustainable. Often their factories break regulation like pollution or harsh working condition and the local government have to turn a blind eye to not offend these foreign companies.

But for poor countries in SEA, their presence is better than nothing...in the short term only, they'll probably come out worst in the long term.
 
Everyone has a brand preference, e.g. I like Miele white goods, in fashion I like the Belgian school (Bikkemberg, Demeulemeester) and the Japanese school (Yamamoto, Comme des Garçons) and of course good old Savile Row tailoring and everything bespoke without any brands on it. I like to mix very expensive stuffs with dirt cheap stuffs, sometimes even with second-hand stuffs from the flea market.

Very eclectic taste, mein deutsche freund. :-)
 
Very eclectic taste, mein deutsche freund. :-)

I like stuffs that last long, very, very long and I'm willing to pay a lot for quality. Fashion trends don't matter. I still wear stuffs that I bought 15 - 20 years ago and they still look as fashionable as then. That's the difference between style and fashion. ;)
 
I like stuffs that last long, very, very long and I'm willing to pay a lot for quality. Fashion trends don't matter. I still wear stuffs that I bought 15 - 20 years ago and they still look as fashionable as then. That's the difference between style and fashion. ;)

Agreed. I still use the same winter boots, they are over 14 years old. L.L.Bean. With my sporting attire, its either Lululemon or Northface. They last a very long time. I own a Klein mountain bike , custom made, which i paid a very good deal of money for ($3000). I've fallen many times on that bike when i was on bike trails (dirt, unpaved); still lasts. You really do get what you pay for. :-)
 
um Samsung and LG has already moved factories to vietnam. And the reason they are doin it is because Vietnam virtually is allowing them to be tax free.

Basically, Vietnam has to obey the demands of these private company.
well, for instance Samsung enjoys free of corporate tax for for the first six years, 5-percent tax rate for four years and 10 percent later on. Plus, the company receives money for employees training and other benefits.

basically foreign companies can negotiate everything with the government.

Samsung Electronics Rushes to Vietnam for More Production Sites | Be Korea-savvy

@Viet ,

You will see that South Korea will follow suit. They too will begin relocating their production sites in South East Asia.

I know for a fact that South Koreans have been conducting feasibility studies in South East Asia, following us in this.

:-)
S Korea will soon surpass Japan investments in Vietnam. they are very ambitious and don´t lack of money. their companies even want to build airports and other large scale infrastructures. VN government is evaluating the offers.
 
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Then i endorse the Vietnamese Government to take advantage of what offers present themselves.
 
Betonamu-jin also get mad about Iphone ...

I have no way to intercept that addiction ...
 
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