The worldwide PC monitor market enjoyed healthy growth in 1999, closely mirroring advances in the overall PC market. According to new research from IDC, revenues grew 24.9% (year-over-year) to surpass $33 billion in 1999. Cathode-ray tube (CRT) -based PC monitors continue to dominate the market, accounting for 96% of the 100 million PC displays shipped worldwide.
A number of trends and technological advancements emerged in 1999, including the proliferation of flat CRTs. These products, which improve the monitors` display quality, are being offered by a number of vendors, including major PC OEMs as well as monitor-specific vendors.
"Once reserved for only the high end of companies` respective product lines, flat CRTs are beginning to emerge in more mainstream models," said Bob O`Donnell, research manager of IDC`s PC displays and projectors program.
"Flat CRT technology offers one of the most obvious improvements that PC monitors have seen in some time, and we expect the marketplace to embrace them."
Another important development in the worldwide display market was the acceptance of DVI (digital visual interface) as the de facto choice of PC, graphics card, and monitor vendors for digital monitor connections.
"Industry momentum started gathering behind DVI in mid-1999, and by Fall Comdex, DVI had become the obvious choice," O`Donnell said.
Other Key Findings
The fastest-growing segment in the monitor market is 19-inch CRTs.
The market experienced a glut of 15-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) monitors during 1999.
Although LCD shipments remained low, the number of businesses that opted to install at least a few LCD monitors in highly visible areas did rise.
Interest in speaker-equipped multimedia monitors is on the rise as the result of growing use of streaming media over the Internet.
IDC believes 2000 will be another solid year for PC monitors, as LCD monitors begin to grab a larger portion (5.8%) of the overall display market.
Look for 2000 to be the year of the flat CRT, with nearly 50% of shipments using one type of flat CRT tube or another.
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