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TVs heat up as panel shipments hit record in November

Published Dec 15th, 2012 12:15AM EST
TV Shipments November 2012

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Global shipments of LCD TV panels reached an estimated 22.09 million units in November, hitting an all-time record. Market research firm WitsView found that television panel shipments grew 2.6% sequentially last month and surpassed 22 million units for the first time. The firm’s report was first picked up by Digitimes. Total panel shipments are estimated to reach 230 million units in 2012, up approximately 10% over last year. WitsView also estimated that shipments of tablet display panels fell 13% between October and November, totaling 15.39 million units last month.

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