The global market for Ultra HDTVs is forecast to grow rapidly down the road with worldwide shipments expected to reach 3.9 million units next year, data showed Thursday.
Worldwide shipments of Ultra HDTVs are expected to hit 6.88 million units in 2015 and 9.87 million units in 2016, according to the data by DisplaySearch. For this year, around 930,000 Ultra HDTVs are expected to be shipped, it said.
Ultra HDTVs have four times the resolution of the Full HDTVs.
Global manufacturers are ramping up efforts to gain a bigger stake in the market for premium TVs, such as OLED TVs and Ultra HDTVs.
But lack of available content for Ultra HDTVs, along with higher prices, has been cited as a major obstacle to the growth of the premium segment.
LG Electronics, a South Korean home appliance maker, showcased an 84-inch Ultra HDTV last August for the first time in the world.
Samsung Electronics, the world’s top flat screen TV maker, and Sony Corp. of Japan followed suit. (Yonhap News)
