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So When do We See a $25 32″ TV on Black Friday?

by Bob Raikes

We made a decision not to get too obsessed with the details of all the offers that were seen on Black Friday this year. There are lots of amazing deals, not least from Samsung, …

Tags:Black Friday| Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 44

Good Deals on Samsung & LG on Black Friday

by Milos Pavlovic

There were, of course, huge numbers of Black Friday offers both in the US and in Europe. We picked out just a couple from the biggest TV makers, Samsung and LG. In particular, there …

Tags:Black Friday| Large Display Monitor| Pricing| Samsung| Vol 24 - Issue 44

IHS Markit: 55″ OLED TV Panels Cheaper Than Ever

by Andrew Fenn

Unit cost for 55″ OLED TV panels has dropped 55% since their debut in early 2015, according to new data released by IHS Markit. The closing of the cost gap between OLED and LCD …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OLED TVs| Pricing| Vol 24 - Issue 41

$200 Price Drop for Essential Smartphone

by Andrew Fenn

Essential has dropped the price of its first smartphone by $200, bringing it down to $499 off-contract. The price drop has been implemented by the company to improve consumer word-of-mouth and perceived value, and …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 40

Sigmaintell Updates on TV Panels

by Bob Raikes

Sigmaintell Research of China said that August shipments of LCD TV reached 23.01 million in August, up 8.1% over July and 4.8% over a year ago. Area was 118 million m², up 8.1% from …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Market Data| Pricing| TV Production| Vol 24 - Issue 39

OLED Pricing to Blame for Rising Smartphone Costs?

by Andrew Fenn

As we patiently await the official reveal of Apple’s OLED iPhone on September 12th, there are conflicting reports coming out regarding the effect of incorporating OLED technology on the new smartphone’s higher retail price. …

Tags:Apple| Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Pricing| Vol 24 - Issue 33

Inflection Points Again…

by Bob Raikes

We have a combined issue of Large and Mobile Display Monitor as each was going to a bit thin this week. Much of Europe disappears to the beach for this month and news slows …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Vol 24 - Issue 29

LCD TV Price Drops Accelerate

by Bob Raikes

TrendForce of Taiwan has said that, as we expected, TV panel price reductions have accelerated with 65″ dropping by 5% to 7% between May and August and with 43″ and 55″ dropping 4% to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Vol 24 - Issue 30

TrendForce Says LCD Panel Production is Growing

by Andrew Fenn

The production of large-size LCD panels has risen to unexpected levels this year, according to new research by WitsView, a division of TrendForce. The study has found that panel manufacturers are operating at their …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Pricing| TV Set Market| Vol 24 - Issue 27

Get Oculus Rift & Touch for $399

by Andrew Fenn

Consumers can currently pick up an Oculus Rift & Touch for the bargain price of $399 as part of the Summer of Rift sale, according to the official Oculus blog. The Rift & Touch …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| Pricing| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 26

OLED Costs Dip Below LCD for HD

by Milos Pavlovic

IHS Markit has been quoted as saying that the production cost differences between OLEDs and LCDs for the popular 5.5″ HD configuration have reduced to the point where OLEDs (at $12.1) are now cheaper …

Tags:AMOLED| China| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Pricing| Vol 24 - Issue 25

LG Display Supply Less Affected than Expected

by Bob Raikes

We reported last week that LG Display was losing some production because of an accident. Early reports said that authorities might stop production for as long as a month, but Sigmaintell of China reported …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| LG Displays (LGD)| Pricing| Vol 24 - Issue 25