TV Set Market – Page 15

Panels Move to Be Largest Factor in Set Prices

by Tom Allen

Changing panel prices are becoming the largest swing factor to TV makers’ profitability, says David Hsieh of DisplaySearch (http://tinyurl.com/ofwz9e6). The LCD module represents between 70% and 80% of the cost of a set, and …

Recent Report Studies User Experience with Home Use of 3D TV

by Arthur Berman

Although stereoscopic 3D (S3D) television is now widely available in the home, little information has been published on some aspects of viewer use and experience. A recent article addresses this issue. The study was …

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Did Chinese TV Sales Decline in 2014?

by Tom Allen

Hisense has moved some of its TV production to Africa (photo: WSJ)Bing Zhang, research director for Greater China at DisplaySearch, has posed the question: is China’s TV industry slowing down (http://tinyurl.com/pwy6yen)? Zhang’s question was …

UltraHD Sales Rose Ahead of Super Bowl

by Vanessa Browning

US retailers said that the Super Bowl was helping them to sell UltraHD TVs before the event – despite no broadcaster transmitting in the format. Best Buy’s TV sales volumes were up 2.6% YoY …

Koenig: How Long Can Mobiles Last?

by Tom Allen

Steve Koenig is the CEA’s director of industry analysis and he presented a talk before the official start of CES. He began his time on-stage by asking which technologies are driving device sales? There …

LCD TV Shipment Forecast Revised Upward on Strong Consumer Demand for Larger Sizes, DisplaySearch Reports

by Helen Vince

After a year of weak growth for the LCD TV industry in 2013, worldwide shipment growth has accelerated every quarter in 2014, with total units rising more than 10% in Q3’14. The latest Quarterly …

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End-of-Year Sales Will be “Critical” For UltraHD

by Raverstead

The UltraHD format is driving flat-panel TV sales this year, with revenue in the USA rising 7% YoY, to $668 million, as of the 25th October. Stephen Baker of the NPD Group, which shared …

DisplaySearch: Q2 UltraHD Shipments Beat All of 2013

by Super User

More UltraHD TV sets were shipped in Q2’14 than throughout all of 2013, says NPD DisplaySearch: 2.1 million, compared to 1.6 million. Most brands introduced their 2014 UltraHD TVs at this time, pushing the …

Samsung Leads Flat-Panel TVs AGAIN

by Super User

Samsung led the flat-panel TV market for the 34th consecutive quarter in Q2’14, taking a 31.8% market share. This was a 1.2 percentage point QoQ rise, said NPD DisplaySearch. LG Electronics’ share fell 0.4 …