14 DAY TRIAL // While PC shipments are dropping and slowly dragging monitor sales down with them, television sets don't really have this problem, especially with Ultra High Definition technology still getting settled.
As if to corroborate this assumption, reports have arisen that speculate on how many UHD TVs will sell this year, and what issues there could be with that forecast.
According to Digitimes, TV vendors hope to finish the year 2015 with around 34 million UHD TV shipments, especially with sizes of 50 inches or above.
The Chinese seem to be getting into the spirit of things, while the USA and Europe have already proven their interest in this domain. The full increase in UHD TV sales compared to 2014 is expected to be of 120%.
However, this is a double-edged sword. The decent demand for them and normal displays has caused a price rise for TV panels in general.
Thus, by the end of the month (October 2014), we might see a rise in the prices of all TV panels. Fortunately, it won't be too massive. Only of around one or two dollars / euro per product.
Still, this may just be a prelude of more things to come. I'll keep an eye on things and report if any bigger price increase happens, which is always possible.