TV Brands in India Struggle With Slow Growth and a Weak Rupee – Is Direct LED...
Two difficult trends have converged on the India LCD TV market. First, growth has slowed from 100% Y/Y in Q1’11 to 10% Y/Y in Q1’12, according to our research. More recently, the decline of the Indian...
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2013 LCD TV Panel Supply/Demand Size Mismatch
As 2012 comes to an end, the LCD TV panel market continues to be tight due to new process technologies, capacity conversions, a strong Chinese market, and average size growth. New sizes like 39”, 50”,...
View ArticleBIS Certification Mandatory to Sell FPD TVs in India
The Indian government has announced that, effective April 3rd, all PDP and LCD TVs 32 inches and larger will need a BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) certification to sell in the Indian market. Until...
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China’s Energy Saving Program Pushes LCD TV Market to Larger Sizes
Recent rumors suggest the current subsidy program for energy saving appliances, which is scheduled to end in May 2013, will be replaced by a second generation program soon after expiration, with a...
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The Backlight Behind Samsung’s Bendable LCD TV
As we reported, Samsung Electronics introduced a bendable LCD TV at CES last week. Other curved LCD TVs were introduced last year, but it was thought that bendable displays could only be achieved using...
View ArticleWearables: What Happens Next?
The flurry of wearable electronics launches at Mobile World Congress shows how rapidly the category is accelerating. We are currently tracking 79 devices that have been announced. Doubtless many more...
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Black Friday Comes Early in 2014
Black Friday following Thanksgiving is the most important consumer electronics promotion time for the North America market, as TV brands work with retailers to cut prices to compete for consumers. Each...
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As TV Makers Exit Plasma, Can They Make Up For It With LCD?
The recent announcement by Samsung SDI that it will end plasma display panel (PDP) manufacturing this year also speculated that LG Electronics will shut its PDP business due to low demand, which would...
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Is Quantum Dot the Next Step in LCD TV Evolution?
As the LCD industry matures and standardizes, industry players find it harder to differentiate. At the same time, AMOLED is competing in key markets such as smartphone and tablet PC displays, in part...
View ArticleThe Price of QD Material Is Falling, But Not Enough
The price of quantum dot (QD) material has been the main hurdle for its adoption in LCD. At the moment, there are only a limited number of QD material makers commercially available, and they are...
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