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Big monitor demand grows as overall display market shrinks |
March 21, 2013
Monitor shipments will continue to sink in 2013. But when consumers do buy a monitor, they’ll turn to larger screens—31-inches or more in size.
Weak monitor demand during the last quarter of 2012 has prompted market research firm IDC to revise its shipment estimates for that period, as well as those for this year.
However, IDC, whose parent company also owns PCWorld, identified two bright spots in a market being hurt by the declining popularity of desktop PCs.
“While the monitor market continues to contract, we do expect a refresh from expiring Windows XP operating system licenses in 2014 and growing demand from developing regions like Middle East and Africa to help increase monitor shipments and soften the decline,” IDC said in its report.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
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