With global demand for TVs remaining behind industry expectations, panel makers with fab lines to fill continue to eagerly look for ways to revitalize other large-area panel markets like monitors. Recent supply chain indications from Korean LCD manufacturers suggest a new wave of promotion for wide-viewing angle IPS (in-plane switching) and PLS (plane-to-line switching) panels for desktop monitors. As one can imagine, one way to promote these technologies is to lower the price premium over the standard TN (twisted nematic) for these arguably better technologies.
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Category Archives: LED
InfoComm 2011: Is Brightness the New Differentiator for Commercial Displays?
InfoComm, which took place this past week in Orlando, Florida, is by far one of the world’s biggest B2B events in the video industry, with more than 30,000 resellers, integrators, and commercial end-users attending to collaborate on commercial, educational, or governmental projects. InfoComm does not have the broad awareness of CES, and new products introduced at the event tend to focus on niche markets within the bigger B2B AV industry. Overall, the event is all about real business and real projects.
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Will the Surge in PDP Shipments Continue Through the End of the Year?
By Ken Park – Senior Manager, Korean FPD Market and Technology Research, DisplaySearch
According to PDP panel module shipment data in the Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report, PDP module shipments had 42% and 49% Y/Y growth in Q1’10 and Q2’10, respectively. Samsung SDI and LGE are squeezing more from their capacity, and COC is expected to ship its first 42” PDP modules from its own line from Q3’10. Of course Panasonic always leads PDP module volume, for both TVs and public displays.
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3D TV at Retail Showing Progress, Sony Demonstrating Commitment to 3D
By Paul Gagnon – Director, North American TV Research and Paul Semenza – Senior Vice President, Analyst Services, DisplaySearch
Experiences with 3D TV over the past week indicate some real progress and some room for improvement.
Last week DisplaySearch visited a Best Buy in San Diego to view a World Cup match in 3D, and to assess the overall level of 3D TV demonstration at retail in these early days of the rollout. Even though both Panasonic and Samsung have 3D TVs in the market, it was clear who was paying for premium placement. This particular Best Buy location had two Samsung 3D TV demonstrations, both with LED-backlight LCD TVs. One demo was showing the ability to up-convert 2D high-definition broadcasts to simulated 3D in real time, while the other was a dedicated theater type environment with both DirecTV and Blu-ray demos.
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LED is in Shortage Now, but Over-Supply is Coming
By David Hsieh – Vice President, Greater China Market, DisplaySearch
LED supply demand, short- and long-term, is always a hot topic in the LCD TV industry, Brands are trying to aggressively grow LED-backlit LCD TV volumes, growing so fast that the LED supply chain cannot keep up. Meanwhile, issues like binning, LED yield, white LED color mixing, and the relationships between LED makers, panel makers and TV brands are affecting the smooth supply of LEDs. The LED supply is very tight right now and panel makers have successfully increased panel price premiums for LED from Q2’10. As the DisplaySearch Monthly Large-Area LCD and PDP Pricing Report shows, LED panel prices increased while CCFL panel prices decreased.
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