14 DAY TRIAL // It appears that not all segments of the market are going through the same price decline phase as the DRAM and NAND sectors, with LCDs, for instance, apparently experiencing what can be seen as the opposite.
It seems that large-size liquid crystal displays have actually gone through an episode of price rise during the month of November, 2010, or so iSupply has found.
The average price for 32-inch HD TV panels, which is also the mainstream size for promotion, went down and is expected to reach $161 by the end of the month (used to be at $164).
Likewise, 40/42-inch TVs went down by $10-$15, while LED-backlit models also fell by $15-$20.
The monitor market reached a point where suppliers are unwilling to drop prices any further, and while no exact numbers were given in their case, they should also see a price rebound.
In contrast, when it comes to notebooks and panels for any other mobile application, 10-inch displays should see a rebound of their own, especially with new tablets coming out.
Still, mainstream 14-inch and 15.6-inch widescreens might not see a very strong surge, since their suppliers agreed to provide flat prices in exchange for specific numbers of purchased quantities.
“With buyers preparing for the market introduction of new models for this year’s holiday season and the Lunar New Year in February 2011, brands and manufacturers alike are starting to buy panels again after maintaining strict inventory control for several months,” stated Sweta Dash from iSupply.
“Pricing for large-sized LCD panels—defined as those from the 10-inch to the 47-inch sizes—will climb by 0.9 percent when averaged out for the three key panel applications in monitors, notebooks and televisions,” Dash added.
It is interesting to note that the rise in prices comes after they kept falling for month between March and August, July and August itself yielding the most severe of price cuts.