Coronavirus may cause TV and monitor prices to climb

[Ringel05]

Economic impacts most don't think about.
Five LCD labs in Wohan, China are affected and more are expected to be impacted.

At least five LCD display factories at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak are suffering production slowdowns, which is turn is expected to have an effect on the supply and pricing of displays used in PCs and LCD TVs.
As a result, LCD panel prices are expected to rise. IHS said that preliminary estimates say that per-panel prices could rise $1 to $2, but could go as high as $3 to $5. That might not sound like much, but manufacturers typically tack on extra profit margins at each stage of production, potentially raising sale prices somewhat higher.

It's also possible this slowdown could affect the laptop market

 

[BuckToothMoron]

It could have a very significant impact. Many of the Chinese factory workers have gone back home for the Chinese New Year, and now with the Coronavirus, they are unable to travel back to the factories.

The Chinese are not exactly open and forthcoming with information, so predicting the degree of impact is difficult.

 

[Rambunctious]

Buy one today and save.....

 

[iamwhatiseem]

Just announced... Hyundai to halt production of cars at least in all factoerise in Korea.

 

[beautress]

I'm gonna say a little prayer for the genetic engineers to imperil the coronavirus to its end.

 

[whitehall]

It doesn't seem to be hurting the stock market.

 

[JOSweetHeart]

Thank you for the heads up. Two of the TVs in my house could go at any time due to how long we have had them.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

P.S. One is a 19 inch Magnavox bought in 1994 and the other one is 13 inch Sharp that was bought in 1997.

 

[Aletheia4u]

This nation never had this much illnesses before 1995. We only had children that grew very tall and over develop. And that is when they approved artificial growth hormones injected into cattle since 1981. It was having little 3 years old girls walking around with double D cups. But now we have a kidney dialysis place on every corner.


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