Global shipments of 8.9-inch-and-larger LCD panels reached 22.23 million units in January, down by 16.9% sequentially and down 33.5% on year, according to research firm WitsView.
The 16:9 aspect ratio is expected to surpass 16:10 as the mainstream specification for LCD monitors in the second half of this year, according to market sources.
Taiwan-based vendor Chimei, eyeing the personal home entertanment market in Taiwan, has unveiled 24-inch LCD monitors with 16:9 aspect ratio that will be available on the market in...
LCD monitor shipments fell 7.4% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2008, with 39.6 million units shipped worldwide in the quarter, according to DisplaySearch. As forecasted, this...
Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics (LGE) have agreed to purchase LCD panels from each other, starting with LCD monitor panels (17-inch, 19-inch and 20-inch), and plan to expand...
With the China government promoting a program to increase sales of electronics in rural areas, LCD TV panel prices for smaller screen sizes, such as 26 inches and 32 inches, are estimated...
Asustek expects its gross margin for the first quarter of 2009 to climb despite an estimated 30% on-quarter drop in revenues thanks to inventory clearances, new strategies to protect...
Prices for most LCD panel segments remain unchanged in the first half of February, as most panel makers are reluctant to increase production at the current low prices. However, monitor...
AU Optronics (AUO) has estimated a 15-20% drop in its large-size LCD panel shipments in the first quarter this year, with TV panel shipments remaining flat, and IT (monitor and notebook)...
The global top-10 system integrators (SIs) shipped a total of 7.9 million LCD monitors in December, an 11.8% decrease sequentially, according to WitsView. In the wake of the continuous...
Global large-size panel shipments reached 25.15 million units in December 2008, down slightly by 2.6% sequentially, and down 23.9% on year, according to research firm WitsView.
Although LCD panel makers expect prices for monitor and notebook applications to rebound to cash cost levels in February 2009, prices may remain flat or start to drop in March and...
Samsung Electronics plans to increase LCD monitor panel prices beginning next month although it has not yet specified the extent of the hikes, the Chinese-language Apple Daily...
Monitor makers will continue to see losses until the first quarter of 2009. In addition to traditional 16:10 products, ASPs for some 16:9 monitors may also drop to around cost prices...
