Displays to match pocketbooks with thinning profiles, says DisplaySearch

by Steven Kim, posted Jan 2nd 2009 at 9:11PM

Wallets all over the world are getting thin, and DisplaySearch says that displays will match that vanishing act in an effort to hang on to product differentiation. Calling for negative sales growth in 2009, the prognosticators still see sales of ultrathin (less than 40mm thick) displays reaching 14 million units in 2012, with the profile being even more important than LED backlights in product differentiation. We'll admit that styling is a big feature, and we rank thin profiles above the "Hertz race" we see spiraling out of control, but honestly we'd rather see emphasis on image quality -- LED backlighting included. Tell us your take, and try not to spill the beans on this "thin is in" trend to LaserVue.

[Via TGDaily]

Filed under: Industry, Displays, LCD

Tags: analyst, displaysearch, lcd, lcd tv, LcdTv, thin, ultrathin

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DavidV @ Jan 2nd 2009 9:25PM

I really don't see this as all that intelligent. Most people I know with flat panel TVs still have them sitting on a stand or in an entertainment center.

They need to focus on making them cheap, making them quality, and making them look good. Everything else is just details.

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madgamer @ Jan 3rd 2009 7:42PM

I agree 100%. Once you get to just a couple inches thick, anything less seems pretty pointless to me (especially with the large bases most have if they are not hung on the wall). I'll be excited when I can wallpaper my house with micro thin OLED screens, but untill then they should really focus on something else.

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jay @ Jan 2nd 2009 10:50PM

Thin is cool, but unless the TV can sit on the wall magnetically, it doesn't matter. DavidV has it right, make the pictures better make them more affordable, hell even make them SOUND better, I'm looking at you samsung, and I'll be a happy camper. You know what would be nice is if they were LIGHTER, yea, lighter than they are now, then you'll impress me, I wanna be able to pick up a 50" screen myself.

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micks @ Jan 4th 2009 1:19PM

I also cannot understand this whole slim tv thing. My tv is a few inches thick and tbh i could live with it being much more than that. I mean a blu-ray is 12cm and all players, AV recievers etc are more than this, so whats the point? I do support OLED, but not because of the thickness, its the contrast ratio that matters to me. Also, I tend to watch tv from the front of the unit...

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Dan S @ Jan 4th 2009 10:42PM

I also agree with David. Unless it's really thin and light... so like I wouldn't have to use a expensive wall mount, I could use a picture hanger... then I'm not too worried.

And yes, cheaper, with better pictures. I personally think the hertz stuff is total garbage, it makes me motion sick, so I can't watch it.

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