International. Supply chain issues and declining shipment numbers during the third quarter of the year drove a drop in the price of panels used in LCD TVs, Display Search reported in its Global Quarterly TV Shipping Report.
The lack of stock of panels presented during the first half of the year caused a lower demand from TV manufacturers, which in turn caused a decrease in the prices of the panels that was finally reflected in the cost of LCD equipment.
This is an advantage for the end user who will be able to acquire equipment at a better price, especially in the upcoming holiday period. For example, retail prices for some LCD screens have fallen to $300 for 32-inch and $500 for 40- to 42-inch TVs.
Overall, the Display Search report indicates that the global TV market grew by 3.7% in the third quarter of 2011 compared to the same period of the previous year, reaching 62 million units, and also suffered an increase of 12% compared to the second quarter of the year.
It is also positive that in the shipments of LCD televisions there was an increase of 12.9% compared to the previous year for 51.1 million units.
Another important factor that emerges from the study is that new technologies, such as LED and 3D screens, have not yet reached large market shares. In the case of LED-backlit devices, these constitute 48% of total SHIPMENTS of LCD televisions, a figure that is below the expectations of the industry.
3D, on the other hand, increased by two percentage points to reach 11% in the third quarter of total shipments.
