Blog from November 2023

TV

LCD TV Panel Prices Falling in Q4

November 6, 2023

As we progress through the fourth quarter, LCD TV panel prices are again declining. As prices increased during Q2 and Q3, LCD fab utilization increased correspondingly to a point where supply exceeded demand. The TV supply chain has accumulated enough inventory to support the big selling season in the fourth quarter, so we are now seeing a shift in the supply/demand balance from shortage to oversupply, with November prices for all screen sizes coming down from the September peak, and our outlook is that prices will continue to decline in December.
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Financial

Panel Maker Q3’23 Earnings: BOE, CSOT, CHOT, EDO, Tianma and Visionox. Winners and Losers Among China Panel Makers

November 6, 2023

All six of the publicly traded panel makers in China released their financial reports for the third quarter of 2023 last week, and the results showed diverging fortunes. The companies focused on large-area LCD (BOE, CSOT, CHOT) benefited from rising prices, while panel makers focused on small displays including OLED (Tianma, Visionox, EverDisplay) fared worse.
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TV

2023 Black Friday Deals Set New All-Time Lows for TVs

November 27, 2023

The central promotional event of the holiday season happened this week, and retailers offered all-time low prices for TVs during Black Friday. Although LCD TV panel prices are higher today than a year ago, many of the Black Friday deals were made months ago based on panel prices in the summer which were lower. The competition from LCD is also pulling down OLED TV prices, which are also hitting all-time lows.
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