Sales of gaming monitors to fall for first time: reportUPDATED FORECAST: Consumers are putting off buying monitors due to rising inflation and delayed launches of new high-end graphics cards, TrendForce Corp saidBy Lisa Wang / Staff reporterShipments of gaming monitors are expected to plunge 10 percent year-on-year to 20.5 million units this year, which would mark the first decline since the products first entered the market, researcher TrendForce Corp (集邦科技) said yesterday. The researcher in March estimated that gaming monitor shipments would expand at an annual pace of 14 percent to about 26.1 million units this year. Sony Group Corp. Inzone headsets and Inzone gaming monitors displayed during an unveiling event in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Photo: BloombergConsumers are also putting off purchases of gaming monitors due to delayed launches of new high-end graphics cards, the Taipei-based researcher said. The uptake of gaming monitors with ultra-wide displays also helps stimulate demand for curved-display gaming monitors, it said.

Source: Taipei Times September 30, 2022 03:58 UTC