We have heard for a while now that sales in Q4 2008 were abysmal for many retailers. The final quarter of the year is typically huge for most retailers and companies as consumers buy for the holiday season. Q4 2008 was different though and thanks to the poor global economy, not much happened in the way of sales.

Vizio issued a statement today that provided numbers for its shipments over Q4 2008. Despite what most of the rest of the electronics industry reported, Vizio had a great quarter. The company says that over the quarter it was the second largest shipper of HDTVs in America.

Sales of Vizio HDTVs grew a whopping 52% over the holiday season and the company shipped 1.2 million HDTVs. Year over year growth for the brand was 15% for the entire quarter. I have tested Vizio HDTVs before and they are nice units with good prices. It also helps that the TVs are prominently displayed in Walmart stores.