Ultra HD TVs to be offered at same price as Full HD TVs in China during May 1 holiday

Apr 29, 21:13

China-based TV vendors will reportedly hold special sales events for Ultra HD TV products during the May 1 holiday period, which include similar pricing as Full HD TV models, according...

China government may raise TV panel tariffs from 5% to 8% in July

Apr 29, 16:05

The China government may increase tariffs on TV panels sized 32-inch and above from 5% to 8% by the end of July 2013 in an effort to further promote local panel makers, according...

TV sales expected to grow as high as 12% in China during the May 1 holiday

Apr 29, 14:58

TV sales are expected to grow as high as 12% on year during the May 1 holiday period in China, according to market observers.

Digitimes Research: LED TV to account for 100% of Samsung TV products in 2013

Apr 26, 15:47

LED TVs will account for 100% of Samsung and 90% of LG's TV products in 2013. Direct-lit LED TVs have lower production costs compared to side-lit LED TVs, which is beneficial in increasing...

Taiwan market: Sony to launch 55-, 65-inch Ultra HD LCD TVs

Apr 26, 14:05

Sony on April 25 unveiled 55-inch and 65-inch Ultra HD LCD TVs for launch in the Taiwan market in early July 2013, and believes there will be an estimated 1.2 million LCD TVs sold...

Global Ultra HD TV panel shipments in 2013 to reach 3.5-4 million units, say sources

Apr 26, 12:01

As Innolux, AU Optronics (AUO) and China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) have been increasing production of Ultra HD TV panels, estimated global shipments in 2013 have been...

Spurred by Google Glass, IHS forecasts nearly 10 million smart glasses to ship from 2012 to 2016

Apr 25, 14:16

Initiated by the arrival of Google Glass and magnified by Google's efforts to promote application development for the product, the global market for smart glasses could amount to...

Smartphone, tablet owners reduce usage, but few eliminate standalone devices, says CEA

Apr 25, 14:12

Smartphone and tablet owners are spending less time using standalone consumer electronics (CE) devices according to a new research study by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD TV makers see lower-than-expected shipments in 1Q13

Apr 23, 21:04

Taiwan-based LCD TV makers' shipments reached 7.91 million in first-quarter 2013, down 24.7% sequentially and down 7% on year, according to Digitimes Research.

Innolux has handset panel order visibility until 4Q13, says company president

Apr 23, 20:51

Innolux has order visibility for handset panels until the fourth quarter of 2013, according to company president JC Wang.

Material makers continue to invest in OLED

Apr 23, 20:37

OLED TV development may increase in the future despite recent setbacks in mass producing OLED TV panel technology. Industry sources claim that more material makers are increasingly...

Panel makers expected to produce Ultra HD tablet and notebook panels in 2013

Apr 23, 20:34

Panel makers have plans to produce Ultra HD (3840 by 2160) panels for use in tablets and notebooks, according to industry sources.

Taiwan panel makers may expand production capacity on demand for larger-size smartphone panels

Apr 23, 16:18

Taiwan-based panel makers are pushing to expand their production capacity throughout 2013 to meet demand for producing larger-size smartphone panels, according to industry sources.

Innolux likely to produce 85-inch Ultra HD TV panels by end of 2013, say sources

Apr 23, 15:53

Innolux Corporation currently does not have plans to produce 85-inch Ultra HD (3840 by 2160) TV panels but is likely to do so by the end of 2013, according to industry sources.

Innolux to mass produce 42-inch Ultra HD TV panels in mid-2013

Apr 23, 15:43

Innolux Corporation has plans to mass produce 42-inch Ultra HD TV panels sometime in mid-2013, according to industry sources.

Large-size panel pricing expected to drop through late April, say observers

Apr 23, 15:03

Large-size panels including IT LCD monitor panels sized 19- to 21.5-inch are expected to drop in price through the rest of April 2013, according to market observers.

Global FPD TV shipments fall 10% in February, says Displaybank

Apr 23, 15:02

Global shipments of flat panel display (FPD) TVs amounted to 12.6 million units in February 2013, down from 14 million a year earlier, as demand in China plunged following the Lunar...

Taiwan panel makers continue seeing strong orders from China handset vendors

Apr 22, 16:11

Taiwan-based panel makers are continuing to see increased orders from China-based handset vendors for handset panels, and expect orders to remain steady until the third quarter of...

Sharp to release Ultra HD TV at the end of 2013; plans to provide IGZO panels to Samsung, say sources

Apr 22, 15:45

Sharp will reportedly release large-size Ultra HD TVs near the end of 2013 despite industry rumors stating the TV will be released sometime during the summer, according to industry...

Taiwan market: kbro plans to procure 400,000 STBs in 2013, 800,000 units in 2014

Apr 22, 15:41

kbro, an MSO (multi-system operator of cable TV) in Taiwan, plans to procure 400,000 set-top boxes (STBs) in 2013 and 800,000 units in 2014 in line with the progress of digitizing...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan large-size panel shipments down 14% in 1Q13

Apr 22, 15:36

Taiwan-based panel makers' shipments of large-size (9-inch and above) panels reached 57.86 million units in the first quarter of 2013, down 13.9% sequentially and down 8.1% on year,...

Tablets sized 8-inch to hold 11.9% market share in 2013, says TrendForce

Apr 19, 12:25

The market share of 8-inch tablets is expected to reach 11.9% in 2013, according to research firm TrendForce.

Taiwan market: Sampo sells 50,000 LCD TVs in 1Q13; 32- and 42-inch TVs to remain popular in the market

Apr 18, 14:57

Taiwan-based Sampo reached 50,000 in LCD TV shipments during the first quarter of 2013, showing flat growth compared to the first quarter in 2012.

TV supply chains expected to benefit from demand in China during 2Q13

Apr 18, 14:45

China-based TV supply chains are optimistic about their performances in the second quarter of 2013 due to expected TV sales in China during the time period, according to industry...

Foxconn to pay Microsoft for production of Android/Chrome devices

Apr 17, 22:06

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) on April 17 signed contracts with Microsoft to acquire authorization for patents used in the production of Android- and Chrome-based...

iPad mini shipments expected to drop as high as 30% in 2Q13

Apr 17, 14:51

Upstream sources in the iPad mini supply chain expect a 20-30% decline in shipments for the device during the second quarter of 2013 due to lacking demand in the market.

LG sees weak OLED TV sales so far in 2013

Apr 16, 21:04

LG Electronics has reportedly only sold 200 units of its 55-inch OLED TV since its release in February 2013, which industry sources say is due to the device's high price tag as a...

Taiwan market: TV brands to introduce large-size Ultra HD TVs in 2013

Apr 16, 15:12

Japan-, and Taiwan-based brands will be introducing new products that focus on large-sizes and high resolutions during the second quarter of 2013.

With Sprint Nextel bid, Dish vies for domination of burgeoning US market for multiscreen pay-TV services, says IHS

Apr 16, 15:05

Making a bid to dominate the booming US market for multiscreen pay-TV services – an area that is expected to more than triple its scope from 2012 to 2015 – Dish Networks...

Gaming consoles lead global connected TV usage, says DisplaySearch

Apr 16, 14:55

With growing interest in streaming content, online gaming, and apps on TVs, households are increasingly finding ways to connect their TVs to the Internet. In several developed countries,...

Taiwan TV panel makers see stable performance due to China demand

Apr 15, 16:16

Sources from the flat panel display (FPD) TV supply chain have remarked that China is one of the few markets that will continue to see growth in 2013. According to China Video Industry...

Post-Lunar New Year letdown: Drop in China demand causes plunge in global flat panel TV shipments in February and March, says IHS

Apr 15, 16:10

Global flat panel display (FPD) TV shipments fell by 10% in February 2013 and by an estimated 4% in March compared to the same months in 2012 as demand in China plunged following...

Touchscreen notebook costs may fall in 3Q13

Apr 15, 15:03

Since its launch, sales of Microsoft's Windows 8 have been bleak. Industry sources have noted that due to limited supply of touch panels and low yields, prices of touchscreen notebooks...

Tablet sales to reach US$64 billion in 2013, up 28% as tide turns to Android, says ABI Research

Apr 15, 14:50

In 2013, approximately 150 million tablets are forecast to ship globally, which is estimated to be worth US$64 billion (up 28% from 2012) in potential end-user revenues, according...

Taiwan market: Tsann Kuen to launch affordable 50-inch LED TV

Apr 12, 15:12

Tsann Kuen, a large IT and consumer electronics retail chain in Taiwan, will launch a 50-inch direct-type LED-backlit LCD TV under its own brand Fujimaru in the Taiwan market at NT$19,900...