Tag: panels

Expect big TVs to get cheaper

Posted on November 29, 2013 by - News

tv58A report said that while shipments of TFT LCD panels will hit 675 milllion units in 2014, overall figures show a decline from the year before.

According to Digitimes Research, LCD TV panel shipments will only grow by 0.6 percent and there will be a glut of large panels over the winter.

As well as that, the research claims that monitor and notebook panels will decline in 2014.

But Ultra HD TV panels will grow by over 400 percent in 2014, hitting shipments of 15.3 million units.

Notebooks threatened by panel oversupply

Posted on July 22, 2013 by - News

windowscomputexTouch screens could be facing an oversupply as it emerges shipments for notebooks will be lower than expected in Q3 – despite the predicted quarterly growth.

Digitimes reports that top tier vendors like Innolux and BOE, as well as other vendors in China and Taiwan, are expected to expand their production through Q3 and into early 2014, threatening oversupply in the market.

According to Digitimes’ industry sources, 4.3 million square metres of panel surface ar expected to be manufactured in 2014. The penetration rate for the screens in notebooks should rise throughout the year.

But for 2013, it’s possible the oversupply will be three times higher than the 2.3 million square metres actually needed, which could have a domino effect on pricing. The penetration rate is going to sit at a dismal 10 percent for 2013.

The report does not bode well for the Windows 8 touch screen – with little market interest already, one thing Microsoft needs like a hole in the head is pricing problems in the supply chain for Win 8 manufacturers.

4K to steady global TV market

Posted on July 18, 2013 by - News

tv58The worldwide TV market is showing signs that it will return to growth this year after a 2012 shipment shortfall.

FutureSource consulting forecasts that the TV market will grow six percent this year, and continue to grow at a compound annual growth rate of four percent through to 2017 – when it is expected annual shipments will be above 270 million units, with emerging markets accounting for 67 percent of those.

Ultra high definition 4K TV sets are beginning to emerge, and it’s predicted that worldwide shipments for these will grow from 62,000 in 2012 to 780,000 in 2013. They should reach 22 million units in 2017, according to FutureSource, bolstered by an increase in native 4K content and broader consumer appeal around 2015.

Cheaper sets from big Chinese domestic brands are pushing China to the front of the 4K rollout. But most major brands worldwide are expected to begin launching their own 4K TVs this year. North America is tipped to be a big market because of strong demand for enormous screens.

While 3D was an attempt to tackle the glut in flat panels, it didn’t really manage it by itself. 4K sets, according to FutureSource, indicate a natural progression instead, but it will have its own set of challenges.

Producing 4K panels at high yield rates could prove difficult, as well as challenges in delivering content that requires serious bandwidth. Compression improvements from the HEVC codec should help with broadcast.