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Record Number of OLED TVs Shipped Before the Holidays, IHS Markit Says

Global shipments of OLED TVs grew 133% year over year, reaching a new monthly record of 270,000 units in November 2017.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

With consumer television prices falling, global shipments of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) TVs grew 133% year over year, reaching a new monthly record of 270,000 units in November 2017, during the lead-up to the holiday shopping season. This growth comes as falling prices placed 55-inch 4K OLED into the budget range of a greater number of high-end holiday shoppers, according to IHS Markit.   Overall global liquid crystal display (LCD) TV shipments in November slightly declined by 1.6% mo...

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