Economic Reporter :Demands for of Walton brand televisions, including CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) and LED (Light Emitting Diode), have been soared following the imminent Asia Cup and T20 World Cup. To meet the extra demands, the country’s electronics giant ‘Walton’ has already increased the production of its televisions side by side it cut down the prices of its both CRT and LED televisions. It may be mentioned that the upcoming Aisa Cup is scheduled to begin on February 24 in Dhaka and another mega event T20 Cricket World Cup will also held in India next month. The traders said this time the demands for televisions were also gone up across the country following the imminent Asia Cup and T20 World Cricket Cup. At present, customers prefer local brands televisions to foreign ones. This time, customers’ choices are changed; the traders said adding that the customers are showing keen interest to buy LED TV rather than CRT. Now, both the middle and the lower middle classes are buying LED televisions. In that case, the local brand Walton is playing a vital role. By manufacturing and supplying LED TVs at cheap rates, Walton has brought the prices of LED TV under the purchasing power of all classes of people. The Walton officials said, they are selling out total of 48 models of CRT and LED televisions in the country’s electronics market. For reducing the production cost of LED TVs, it has slashed the prices of its various models of LED TVs, ranging from Tk 1,500 to 5,500 in last month. Engr. Mostafa Nahid Hossain, senior assistant director (sourcing engineering dept) of Walton Group, said they are using IPS (In-Plan Switching), ADS and HADS technology based panel in their produced LED TVs, which are resulted in giving wide viewing angles nearly 170-178-degree angles and high contrast pictures to the viewers.
