According to IDC Q1 2014 PC monitor shipments total 33.7 million units with -0.4% Y-o-Y decline. The analyst also predicts shipments should total 106 million for full year 2018.
"Despite the overall decline, the shipment totals were stronger than the forecast of 31m units," IDC says. "Geographically, Japan and MEA regions delivered the largest gains during Q1 2014 while Dell and HP both experienced solid shipment growth."
The analyst says LED backlighting adoption remains on the up with 92% Q1 2014 market share, a 16.4% Y-o-Y increase. Meanwhile 21.x-inch monitors remain the most popular over the last 6 quarters, with Q1 2014 share reaching 20.5%.
Monitors with 16:9 aspect ratio continue to dominate with 81.3% share, 6.5x higher than 16:10, the 2nd most used aspect ratio.
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