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IDC: Mixed Q1 for Gaming PCs and Monitors

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IDC: Mixed Q1 for Gaming PCs and Monitors

According to IDC, global shipments of gaming desktops and notebooks total 7.5 million units in Q1 2019, a -6.2% Y-o-Y decline brought about by inventory issues. In the meantime gaming monitors are up by 48.6% Y-o-Y, thanks to demand for second or external displays.

The quarter sees shipments of 3.5m gaming desktops, a drop of -10.6% Y-o-Y. The analyst attributes the decline to an oversupply of GPUs leading to more upgrades than replacements of desktops, as well as macroeconomic headwinds in large markets such as China. Meanwhile notebooks drop by -2% Y-o-Y as many gamers prefer to wait for the implementation of new GPUs in mobile systems.

The top 5 gaming PC vendors are HP, Lenovo, Dell, Asus and Acer. Together the 5 companies hold 62.9% of the Q1 2019 gaming PC market, up from 58.4% in Q1 2018.

"Despite the recent downturn in the gaming PC market, we anticipate a rebound in the second half of the year as inventory issues clear out and new products hit store shelves," IDC says. "To date, uptake of Nvidia's RTX graphics cards has been relatively slow given the dearth of content. However, that's expected to change in the coming year as many of the AAA titles will support ray tracing, enticing gamers to purchase newer systems."

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EMEA's Bright Spot in PCs: Gaming

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EMEA's Bright Spot in PCs: Gaming

The EMEA gaming PC (covering both desktops and notebooks) market is down by -4.9% Y-o-Y in Q1 2019, with shipments reaching 2 million units-- but the full-year 2019 is to see shipments of 9m units, a 6.8% increase.

Looking into the near future, by end 2023 the market is set to total 11.4m units with a 4-year CAGR of 6.1%.

"In W. Europe, the PC gaming market was constrained by high consumer inventory after a weaker 2018 holiday season, combined with the weakening of consumer confidence as a result of political uncertainties in major economies," the analyst says. "However, PC gaming will bounce back with strong growth in H2 2019, supported by the resolution of inventory issues and the anticipated price drops of key components such as panels and memory."

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IDC: Newer PC Form Factors Show "Signs of Growth"

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IDC: Newer PC Form Factors Show

According to IDC, global shipments of personal computing devices (PCDs)-- namely traditional PCs and tablets-- are to reach 392.5 million units, a -3% decline, a trend expected to continue until at least 2023.

The analyst predicts 2023 shipments will reach 367.7m units at a CAGR of -1.6%.

That said, the dollar value of the 2019 market is set to remain "roughly flat" at $237 billion despite the unit decline. This is due to a 2.6% increase in ASPs for the entire market brought about by new technologies such as thinner bezels on notebook screens, as well as ongoing demand for high-end gaming PCs. In addition, the commercial segment is set to bring an uplift for 2019 ASPs as many enterprises are replacing PCs before the early 2020 end of Windows 7 support.

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IDC: Consumer Technology Spending to Reach $1.3 Trillion

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IDC: Consumer Technology Spending to Reach $1.3 Trillion

According to IDC, consumer spending on technology is to reach $1.32 trillion in 2019-- a 3.5% increase over 2018 before growing to $1.43tr in 2022 with a CAGR of 3% over the 2018-2022 forecast period.

Traditional technologies (personal computing devices, mobile phones and mobile telecom services) account for over 96% of 2019 consumer spending. Mobile telecom services make over 50% of the amount throughout the forecast, followed by mobile phones. Spending growth on traditional technologies is "relatively" slow, with a CAGR of 2.4% over the forecast period.

In contrast, emerging technologies such as AR/VR headsets, drones, robotic systems, smart home devices and wearables, deliver strong growth with a 5-year CAGR of 20.6%. IDC predicts 5% of all consumer spending will go towards such technologies by 2022. Smart home devices and wearables account for over 80% of overall spending on the category in 2019, and smart home devices are also the fastest growing technology with a 5-year CAGR of 38%.

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IDC: EMEA PC Market "Close to Stability" in Q1 2019

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IDC: EMEA PC Market

According to IDC, the EMEA traditional PC (desktops, notebooks and workstations) market is down by -2.7% Y-o-Y in Q1 2019-- a "softer" decline bringing shipments of 17. million units.

Helping improve the situation in the market is the commercial segment, since shipment growth clocks at a healthy 6% Y-o-Y with both notebooks and desktops "doing well." The same cannot be said for consumer shipments falling by 12.6% Y-o-Y as both segments see double-digit declines. In some regions, such as W. Europe, commercial growth is strong enough (10.7% Y-o-Y) to offset consumer segment  (-8.9%) to bring about overall growth (2.8%).

"An exceptional commercial performance kept the W. PC market afloat," IDC remarks. "Despite component shortages and troublesome macroeconomic conditions in some of the major economies, Windows 10 refreshes, ongoing mobility adoption, and the fulfillment of backlogs drummed up a strong commercial appetite that vendors were ultimately able to satiate."

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