Global TV Shipments Spring Back In Q4 2010

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Mar 1, 2011 2:47 PM

Shipments of TVs worldwide rebounded in the fourth entertain of 2010 from a pointy reject the formerly quarter, according to the ultimate itemize from manifestation marketplace control DisplaySearch.

In its " Quarterly Advanced Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report ," DisplaySearch reports for Q4 2010 universal TV shipments grew 15 percent to a record 77.6 million units.

The alleviation in annual expansion rate, that had depressed 9 percent year over year in Q3 2010, may be attributed to expansion in created markets, quite North America, that gifted a significant slack during the initial half of the year.

China was the usually zone to reject in Q4 2010, descending 2 percent Y/Y as a significant reject in CRT TV shipments more than cancel out expansion of LCD and plasma.

For the initial time given Q1 2010, LCD TVs had stronger Y/Y expansion than plasma TVs as prices for LED-backlit LCD TV models fell a small faster, stepping up LED share to 30 percent is to initial time. Prices for typical CCFL-backlit LCD TVs moreover fell a small more rapidly because row cost declines upstream in the supply sequence trickled down to sell prices.

Plasma TV shipments grew 20 percent year over year; although, there are signs that the expansion rate is starting to slow as LCD TV prices have turn aggressive at a few key sizes, quite 42in. Global CRT TV shipments go on to stipulate at a rate of about 30 percent Y/Y any quarter.

New DisplaySearch investigate moreover found that 3-D TVs accounted for about 9 percent of complete TV revenues worldwide in Q4 2010. LED-backlit LCD TVs moreover one after another to blossom in share, taking flight to 30 percent of complete LCD TV section shipments is to initial time, whilst 120Hz and aloft support rates accounted for just reduction than a entertain of LCD units.