Worldwide Portable PC 2006-2010 Forecast by Screen Size

This IDC study looks at the worldwide and U.S. markets for notebooks by screen size and forecasts it them out to 2010. Seventeen screen-size categories are tracked, and their growth rates and shipment numbers are estimated. The aspect ratio — the ratio of width to height — of the screen sizes and their resolutions are also tracked and forecasted on an annual basis from 2005 through 2010.

"Panel makers continue to play a central role in the shift to widescreen displays. A need to fully utilize next-generation liquid crystal display (LCD) panel plants and get as much glass as they can into the hands of manufacturers and PC buyers is leading to rapid price declines of widescreen panels. This has a ripple effect on the rest of the PC supply chain, encouraging widescreen adoption. While widescreens were previously a differentiator for PC vendors, product portfolios without a majority of widescreen displays in their notebook mix are now viewed as stale." — Richard Shim, senior research analyst for IDC's Personal Computing group

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Situation Overview

Future Outlook

Forecast and Assumptions

Worldwide Forecast Dominated by Widescreen

Figure: Worldwide Portable PC Shipment Share by Aspect Ratio, 2005-2010

Table: Worldwide Portable PC Shipments by Screen Size, 2005-2010 (000)

The Bell Curve and the Fringe

Figure: Worldwide Portable PC Shipments for Key Screen Sizes Representing the Bulk of the Market, 2005-2010

U.S. Notebook Market Mimics Worldwide View

Figure: U.S. Portable PC Shipment Share by Aspect Ratio, 2005-2010

Table: U.S. Portable PC Shipments by Screen Size, 2005-2010 (000)

Figure: U.S. Portable PC Shipments for Key Screen Sizes Representing the Bulk of the Market, 2005-2010

Figure: U.S. Portable PC Shipment Growth for 15.x-in. and Larger Widescreen Displays by Screen Size, 2005-2010

Figure: U.S. Portable PC Shipment Growth for 12.x-in. to 14.x-in. Widescreen Displays by Screen Size, 2005-2010

Clearing up the Picture, Our Resolution Forecast

Figure: Worldwide Portable PC Shipment Share by Screen Resolution, 2005-2010

Table: Key Forecast Assumptions for the Worldwide and U.S. Portable PC Market, 2006-2010

Market Context

Figure: Worldwide Widescreen-Format Portable PC Shipments, 2005-2010: Comparison of October 2005 and August 2006 Forecasts

Table: Worldwide Portable PC Shipments by Screen Size, 2004-2010: Comparison of October 2005 and August 2006 Forecasts (000)

Table: U.S. Portable PC Shipments by Screen Size, 2004-2010: Comparison of October 2005 and August 2006 Forecasts (000)

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