Large-sized panel prices fall further in 2HJuly, according to WitsView

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July 22nd, 2008 Leave a comment Visited 37 times, 1 so far today

Taipei, July 21, 2008—The  large-sized panel prices continue to fall further in the second half of July: TV panels slipped 2-3 per cent ($10), NB panels dropped about 3 per cent ($4) and monitor panels fell 6-7 per cent ($8). Based on WitsView’s survey, downstream clients have drastically reduced their orders in the wake of the larger-than-expected price declines during the last week of June. Inventory adjustments are now their key priority. Thus, despite the persisting price drops, it will be hard to see an evident boost in demand. Moreover, the rising oil and inflation pressures and effects from the credit squeeze have further weakened the consumer confidence. Therefore, it will take some time before the overall inventory problem eases.

“The panel price plunge in July has dropped near the panel makers’ fully loaded cost. Thus, the rate of decline in August is expected to narrow,” said H.P. Chang, head of WitsView’s TFT-LCD research team. Meanwhile, following the huge price decline, it should also give brand vendors and retailers more room in the way they devise their retail price strategies. Hopefully, this will more or less stimulate the future end market demand.

Panel Price List in 2H of Jul/2008 ( Prices are all in USD )
Application Screen size Format Resolution Price
Low High Avg. Change* Last Avg. Change*
TV 42” WXGA 1366×768 470 480 475 -10 485 -2%
37” WXGA 1366×768 380 395 390 -10 400 -3%
32” WXGA 1366×768 280 295 290 -10 300 -3%
Monitor 22″W WSXGA+ 1680×1050 135 140 137 -8 145 -6%
19″ SXGA 1280×1024 120 125 122 -8 130 -6%
19”W WXGA+ 1440×900 103 110 105 -8 113 -7%
17” SXGA 1280×1024 98 105 100 -8 108 -7%
Notebook 17”W WXGA+ 1440×900 108 113 111 -4 115 -3%
15.4”W WXGA 1280×800 87 91 89 -4 93 -4%
14.1”W WXGA 1280×800 83 88 86 -4 90 -4%

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About Witsview

Founded in the year 2004, WitsView, a subsidiary brand of DRAMeXchange, is composed of a team of TFT-LCD industry experts. The research field covers the development and market trend of upstream components, mid stream panels and downstream system integrators and retailers.
For more about WitsView, please visit www.witsview.com

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Media contact:
Lilia Huang
Tel: +886-2-7702-6888 ext.680
liliahuang {at} witsview(.)com




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