14 DAY TRIAL // PCs have been selling less and less, and while the fall in demand hasn't been jarring, exactly, it has been obvious, made worse by the fact that PCs are taking other markets down with them.
In this case, we get to see how the lower demand for personal computers, desktops in particular, is affecting monitors.
Simply put, sales are falling. The LCD monitor market is expected to drop 9% in 2014.
21.5-inch displays are particularly unprofitable right now, and LCD makers hope to mitigate losses by launching more 24-inch and 27-inch ones.
Especially monitors with touch (maybe), thin bezels, better audio, basically any value-added features they can find.
27-inch monitors might end up as the only ones that will grow this year, from 6 million to 7.5 million. The 1.5 million rise rate may keep up for another year or several too, since the decrease in customer base might be mitigated by the rising number of people upgrading from a smaller monitor.