Worldwide – Page 11 – Display Daily

Satellite Passes Cable This Year

by Tom Allen

Global satellite TV revenues will pass cable this year, says Digital TV Research. Satellite revenues represented about 44% of the total in 2014, and are forecast to grow to 46% by 2020. Cable (analogue …

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’ …

Semiconductors Approach Two Years of Growth

by Tom Allen

Semiconductor sales continue to grow, with the global industry posting a YoY increase for the 23rd consecutive month in March 2015. Data from the Semiconductor Industry Association shows that revenues reached $83.1 billion for …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductor Market| Vol 22 - Issue 19| Worldwide

2015 Fails to Check Tablet Fall

by Tom Allen

Q1’15 was the second consecutive quarter in which the worldwide tablet market declined says IDC. Competition from alternative devices, such as phablets, drove shipments of tablets and hybrids to 47.1 million units, down 5.9% …

Notebook ASPs Will be Sub-$450 in 2016

by Tom Allen

Notebook ASPs are still falling, says Taiwan’s MIC, based on the rising share of low-cost models and low demand for touch notebooks and ultrabooks. Notebook PC ASPs are forecast to fall to $453 this …

Global Mobile Phone Shipments Reach 445 Million Units in Q1 2015

by Helen Vince

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global mobile phone shipments grew 8 percent annually to reach 445 million units in the first quarter of 2015. Apple was the star performer, as it …

Tags:Apple| Nokia| Samsung| Smartphone Market| Worldwide

LCD TVs Grow to Record High in March

by Tom Allen

LCD TV shipments reached a record monthly high in March, despite several factors curbing market growth. According to IHS, inventory adjustments caused TV brands to lower their panel orders in Q1. However, a strong …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Vol 22 - Issue 18| Worldwide

Windows Approaches 5% Market Share in Tablets

by Tom Allen

The continued fall in tablet ASPs has given Chinese suppliers – with price advantages and higher flexibility – a chance to rise in the market, says Taiwan’s MIC. The majority of branded and white-box …

Smartphones and Automotive Displays Bolster Panel Market

by Tom Allen

Taiwan’s MIC has predicted the first ever decline in the worldwide tablet market this year. However, small- and medium-size TFT-LCD panel (SMP) shipments will be upheld due to strong growth momentum of smartphones and …

E-Waste to Approach 50 Million Tonnes

by Tom Allen

According to the United Nations University, 41.8 million tonnes of electronic waste (including household appliances) was generated last year – up 2 million tonnes from 2013. Less than a sixth was recycled or made …

HP and Apple Change Computer Warranty Industry

by Tom Allen

There are two warranty trends in the global OEM computer industry that Warranty Week has examined in its most recent report. First, the migration from desktop to laptop to handheld, causing relative warranty costs …