19-inch widescreen LCD monitor had becomethe mainstream in APEJ

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According to the report, 28.1 million PC monitors were sold in APEJin the first half of 2008, an increase of 7.2 percent over the sameperiod last year but a 1.1 percent decline over the second half of2007. CRT sales in the region suffered a 31.2 percent decline,while LCD sales increased by 5.1 percent over the second half of2007.
"IDC believes the total PC monitor market [in APEJ] will remainmuted in the second half of 2008, with a mild 4.4 percent growthover the first half of 2008, and a 3.2 percent growthyear-on-year," said Yoong Siat-Siah, senior analyst, IDC AsiaPacific personal systems research.
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IDC also noted that the 19-inch widescreen LCD monitor had becomethe mainstream in APEJ as of the first half of 2008. The researchfirm attributed this conclusion to an increased acceptance ofwidescreen LCD monitors in the region, with widescreen modelsregistering a 32.1 percent growth over the second half of 2007,partially due to sales of widescreen 15-inch, 16-inch and 17-inchmodels.
According to IDC, 15-inch and 16-inch widescreen LCD models arealso starting to penetrate emerging markets such as those in ASEAN,where price is usually the main factor when making purchasedecisions. The research firm noted that, due to competitive pricepoints, smaller sized LCD monitors were being introduced asalternatives to CRTs in markets such as China and India, which aretraditional strongholds for the CRT monitor.
"Prices are expected to continue on their downward spiral in Q3 of2008, which might help buoy the otherwise soft market," said AnjaliJoseph, associate analyst, IDC Asia Pacific personal systemsresearch.
By 2012, IDC expects the 17-inch widescreen LCD monitor to be themainstream size for India, Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam,while the 19-inch widescreen LCD monitor will gain a strongfoothold in Hong Kong, Malaysia, the PRC, Singapore, Taiwan andThailand. Australia, Korea and New Zealand are expected to seestrong uptake of the 22-inch widescreen LCD monitors by 2012.