50-inch or more television into a battleground, China or a big size panel leader?

OFweek smart home network news According to the market adjustment agency IHS forecast, this year, 50 to 59 LCD TVs account for the proportion of global TV shipments is expected to break through 50%, to 51.7%, far more than 40 to 49 inches 35.3 %, reflecting the continuous development of television towards large-size trends.

IHS further predicts that 60-69 LCD TVs will have a chance to become the mainstream of the next generation. The market for shipments will reach 20.4% in 2020. At the same time, 40-49% of the TV market will shrink to 28.9%.

50 or more TVs is now a hotly contested place. With the increasingly fierce competition from Samsung, LG, Sony and other large manufacturers, upstream panel suppliers are also actively expanding large-size panel production capacity. According to South Korean media reports, the second quarter of the 8th and 8.6th generation panel makers in Taiwan and China have been put into operation in the second quarter, which is expected to relieve the tight supply of the current market.

A report released last month by IHS pointed out that including BOE, CSOT, and CEC-Panda are all focused on expanding their panel production capacity by 43 吋, 55 吋 and 58 ;; report and forecast 2018 At the end of the year, China will become the largest producer of TFT LCD panels, and the Chinese plant may replace South Korea's factory as a leader in large-size panels.