[cdg] Computer News - PC Screen Price-Fall to Slow in Fourth Quarter
- From: "Donny Duncan" <ravers_deelite@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 10:36:12 -0500
Pulled from Google News (http://google.com/news)
PC Screen Price-Fall to Slow in Fourth Quarter
Prices of computer screens are expected to fall by less than 5 percent in the
fourth quarter as the market stabilizes on hopes of a pick-up in demand during
the Christmas season, a U.S.-based research firm said on Tuesday.
In the longer term, however, DisplaySearch said oversupply remained a concern
as demand for flat-screen televisions was slower than expected and companies
were churning out more liquid crystal displays (LCDs) using advanced
technology.
The average selling price of displays for computer monitors has fallen more
than 30 percent in the past two months on fears of excess supplies as new
factory lines start up.
"The price won't fall more than 5 percent in the fourth quarter because there
is a scent of stabilization," David Hsieh, director of DisplaySearch Taiwan,
told an industry seminar.
Global shipments from top LCD makers like South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co.
Ltd., LG.Philips LCD Co. Ltd. and Taiwan's AU Optronics Corp. will grow in the
fourth quarter from the third, Hsieh said.
"Demand for panels used for laptops are growing, and that for monitors are also
recovering, so shipments will be higher in the peak season," he said, referring
to an annual buying boom before the Christmas holiday. Hsieh gave no output
estimates.
Major PC vendors such as Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. usually build up
inventories in the September-November period to meet the end-year buying spree.
Despite concerns over the TV market, Japan's Hitachi Ltd., Matsushita Electric
Industrial Co. and Toshiba Corp. said last week they would spend 110 billion
yen ($1 billion) to jointly produce large panels for LCD TVs.
Taiwan rivals such as AU and Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp. are also investing
aggressively in LCD production.
DisplaySearch expects global output of screens for LCD TVs at 11.1 million this
year, double last year's level. The firm said its forecast was lower than the
combined 13.7 million units estimated by the LCD manufacturers it surveyed.
In 2004, LCD revenues will rise 47 percent over 2003 to $48.6 billion,
DisplaySearch said. It see growth slowing to 16 percent in 2005, to $56.3
billion.
Donny Duncan
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