Canon is the leader in market share, while Kodak shipped the most cameras. As Spiky states, it's hard to tell if this is nationwide or worldwide.

I chopped bits and pieces from this article: http://www.usatoday.com/money/indust...ras-usat_x.htm

With 2005 earnings of more than $3 billion, "Canon comes into the show on a roll," says Dave Etchells, who runs Imaging-Resource.com, a camera enthusiast website.

It has the No. 1 market share in digital camera sales, according to researchers NPD Group, InfoTrends and Current Analysis. On the best-seller charts, Canon models comprise seven of the top 10 at online retailer Amazon, six out of 10 at Imaging-Resource.com and four of the top five at Shopping.com.

Kodak, meanwhile, lost $1.4 billion in 2005 and is going through a multiyear restructuring as it transitions to sales of digital cameras and equipment and away from a reliance on film, its former cash cow.

Kodak's entry-level digital cameras are wildly popular with consumers, especially at mass-market stores such as Wal-Mart. IDC says Kodak shipped more cameras to dealers last year than any other manufacturer — 7 million, compared with 5 million by Canon. Sony was third with 4.7 million.


Canon had three of the top five best-selling cameras in 2005.
1. Canon PowerShot A520
2. Canon PowerShot Digital Elph SD400
3. Nikon Coolpix 4600
4. Canon PowerShot A510
5. Sony DSC P200
Source: The NPD Group

I was looking at a chart from a few years ago (damn dates). Sorry.

But with regards to LCD, I was referring to quality. In sales they are actually at the top of the list.

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,124836,00.asp

I still would say Sharp is a better LCD TV.

Then I guess this was correct after all:

I hope Sony wins this thing or some people are going to have aneurisms.

How about the RCA HD-DVD player that walmart is selling here. Ships 5/18/06. Also $498.

For some reason the direct link isn't working.

The URL is www.walmart.com /catalog /product.do?product_id=4790609.

Or you can search for HD-DVD in the search box

RCA's player is a rebadged Toshiba, from everything I've read.

I thought GE made RCA stuff...

Yeah, an RCA player, sure:

I think they are the leader, but for whatever reason I have always been biased against them. I think it may be because we grew up with a Sharp 19" big knob tv, so I tend to think of them as outdated.

I know that when I look at most LCD tvs, I just don't like them. I know the stores never have them displayed properly, so that is probably the major thing.

What was I talking about again?

that really does answer the topic "Will Blu-Ray make the PS3?".

Edit: for some reason I thought I was on the first page and that was the op. shoot me please