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TV Supply Chain Examined in New Report

by Tom Allen

Research and Markets has published a new report (paid) analysing the worldwide LCD TV supply chain: http://tinyurl.com/psewhgq. The report says that the industry has entered maturity, with shipments slowing in recent years. Shipments rose …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Market Data| Vol 22 - Issue 22

NPD: UltraHD Remains a TV Bright Spot

by Tom Allen

Best Buy says that there is “genuine customer interest” for large TVsThe NPD Group’s Stephen Baker has told Marketwatch that US consumer appetites to trade up in TVs are being fuelled by falling prices. …

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 22

by Tom Allen

Credit: DigitimesLocal sources report that Hisense launched new ‘ULED’ (the company’s answer to AMOLED) TVs at CES Asia last week. Two of the units were curved, in 55″ and 65″ sizes, and one was …

Sharp Converts Up and Down to Raise Quality

by Tom Allen

Sharp has demonstrated a new 80″ TV offering ‘virtual’ 8k resolution. The Aquos 4k Next LC-80XU30 (what a mouthful) isn’t simply a prototype, either – it will go on sale in Japan in July, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| sharp| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 22 - Issue 22

TV Panel Price Pressure Continues

by Tom Allen

IHS DisplaySearch has shared its latest panel pricing data from the PriceWise service, covering late Q1/early Q2. Brands purchased fewer notebook panels in early Q2, due to inventory digestion and European currency issues. Demand …

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 21

by Tom Allen

LG has launched a cashback promotion for its UltraHD TVs in Germany. Until 11th July, customers purchasing 55″ or 65″ models of the UF9509, or 55″, 60″ or 65″ models of the UF8569, UF8559, …

TCL Expands Roku TV Lineup

by Tom Allen

TCL’s Roku TV lineup has grown with the addition of seven new models in the USA, in the 3800 ‘Design’ and 3850 ‘Decorator’ series. All of TCL’s Roku TVs feature the ‘Recommended by Netflix’ …

TCL TVs in Double-Digit Fall

by Tom Allen

TCL has said that its smart TV sales volume in April was 50.6% higher than a year before, at 494,000 sets. Overall LCD TV sales, however, fell 12.6%, to under 1.4 million sets. Sales …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| TCL| Vol 22 - Issue 20| Worldwide

MIC: Smart TVs Will Exceed 40% of LCD TVs in 2015

by Tom Allen

88 million smart TVs will be shipped worldwide this year, representing around 41.2% of the worldwide LCD TV market, according to Taiwan’s MIC. Smart TV penetration has exceeded 50% in Japan, thanks to consumers’ …

Roku Welcomes Sharp to TV Club

by Tom Allen

Four companies have been announced as producing Roku TVs (TVs with the Roku smart functionality built in): TCL, Hisense, Haier and Insignia. Now, Sharp has joined this small-but-growing group. Both new TVs – the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Roku| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 19

TV Panel Prices to Fall on Supply Softening

by Tom Allen

Worldwide LCD TV panel supply, which was tight throughout 2014, began to ease in Q1’15, according to IHS’ data. The resulting rising inventory is expected to cause prices to fall in Q2 and Q3. …

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 19

by Tom Allen

The 78XT920 is a new TV for the Chinese market, from Hisense. The LCD set is 78″, with UltraHD resolution, local dimming (between 240 and 288 zones) and an ‘expanded’ colour gamut’. It is …