Ultra HD TV vendors are facing challenges due to an overall slowdown in the TV industry and are concerned whether relative supply chains can provide compatible Ultra HD content and services. However, trends show that content makers as well as panel and chip makers are all ramping up development of Ultra HD related products and services amid expected growth. This Digitimes Research report looks at the development of these trends and provides statistics and analysis for determining market prospects for the Ultra HD TV industry going into 2015.
Chart 2: TV industry initiates drive to new technology platforms
Table 1: UHD TV, HDTV and 3DTV video industry environments in the TV market
Competition to drive UHD TV sales, with market to take off in 2015
Table 2: Comparison of China UHD TV market and other regions
Chart 3: Key vendor positions in the TV ecosystem supply chain
Chart 4: Mainland china begins extending Smart TV and UHD TV sales abroad
Chart 5: UHD and FHD price gap for 50-inch LCD TV panels, 2013-2017 (US$)
Chart 6: UHD and FHD price gap for 55-inch LCD TV panels, 2013-2017 (US$)
Chart 7: UHD and FHD price gap for 65-inch LCD TV panels, 2013-2017 (US$)
Chart 8: Global UHD LCD TV panel shipments by major manufacturer, 2013-2014 (k units)
Chart 9: Global UHD LCD TV panel shipments by major maker and by size, 2014 (k units)
Chart 10: Global UHD LCD TV panel shipments, 2013-2017 (m units)
Chart 11: TV SoCs serve as bridge between video formats and the display
Transitional UHD TV SoC efforts led by panel vendors in 2013
Chart 14: Panel makers led UHD video processing solution development in 2013
Chart 18: UHD and FHD price gap for 55-inch LCD TVs, 2013-2017 (US$)
Chart 19: UHD and FHD price gap for 49- to 50-inch LCD TVs, 2013-2017 (US$)
Chart 20: UHD and OLED TV price gap for 55-inch TVs, 2013-2017 (US$)
Global UHD TV shipments by display technology: LCD and AMOLED
Chart 21: Global UHD TV shipments by display technology, 2013-2017
Chart 22: Global UHD TV shipments by display technology, 2013-2017 (m units)
Chart 23: China UHD TV shipments and market share, 2013-2017 (m units)
