2013 appliance industry star product non-4K (also known as 4K2K) TV must go, from the beginning of the U.S. Consumer Electronics Show, 4K TV by major media as the most cool 3C technology products, to the just concluded Taipei International Optoelectronics Exhibition Hon Hai has launched a 70-inch 4K-resolution TV undoubtedly become the focus of the exhibition, 4K TV will continue to lead in the market flair. And before we have introduced 4K TV trends, in this article according to Display Search our latest research report, to illustrate the overall state of the current market 4K.
Major manufacturers sizes
4K TVs currently on the market in sizes from 39 inches to 110 inches, but mainly to 50,55, and 65-inch main fight; on the large size, places 84-inch main, although several manufacturers introduced 110-inch "super-large "TV, but to do more to demonstrate the use or production of a small amount of customization, the official listing is unlikely, but is worth noting that there are several manufacturers introduced 39-inch" small "TV, but the forecast will be confined to the Chinese market inside. Although Panasonic has not yet announced any additional 4K TV program, it is expected that by the end of 2013 there will be a flagship models listed, as the Philips / TV Vision's IFA in September published a new product.
Future price changes
In 4K price, due to increased production, making the marginal cost of production 4K diminishing, so the price will gradually reduce the panel, and the market mainstream products FHD spread increasingly smaller. 4K is expected from the 1.8 to 2.75 times 2013/Q1 FHD quote, fell to 2013/Q4 of 1.25 to 1.70 times, including 55-inch gap between the high-end models biggest drop from 3.5 times to 1.3 times, suggesting that it should be; while the low models are almost the same size as the price FHD.
As for the contested style size, some panel makers even offer more competitive prices, such as 50-inch FHD 1.4 times the price spreads, 55 inch FHD 1.1 times the price spreads. The end of 2013, some Chinese brand 55-inch models will drop from 530 to 550 U.S. dollars.
Technological innovation
On a technical level, 4K proprietary chip launch, originally in order to amplify and transmit FHD content, you need to configure the four T-Con (timing controller) and an FRC / MEMC (frame rate conversion), integrated into just one a T-Con W / SR / FRC chips, and technology renovation in addition to make the design and production of more efficient, lower cost again.
Although the current price situation will continue to test a low point of view, 4K TV craze will fry for a while, but the market that audiovisual mass will eventually return to the fundamentals: Is there enough good quality content and can provide 4K TV, 3D TV is still the same as the last, program quality is not shoddy, that producers are unwilling to invest large amounts of money updating equipment, so far it has the hardware to run the software front, but the industry also estimates the market size of 4K TV penetration in 2015 year are to remain below 5%.
