San Juan Capistrano, California – April 30, 2018. PMA Research (PMA), the worldwide market information experts on large displays, has published their latest sell-through tracking report on large-format flat panel displays and projectors being sold by leading U.S. AV/IT Distributors who serve commercial markets. PMA Research is the only analyst firm combining tracking data for these two product categories into one report to allow for total display market tracking, and easy comparisons between product segments.

For 2018Q1 combined unit volume and revenues of professional projectors and flat panel displays grew in the single-digits when compared to the previous quarter. Year-over-year, combined unit volume and revenues were both up from 1Q2017 with revenues growing 23% and unit sales up 17%.

The growth came from both flat panel and projector sales buoyed by strong March sell-through, particularly in the high-priced UHD resolution panels and the laser phosphor projector segments. These segments boosted the revenue growth over 2017 when UHD was still relatively new and laser phosphor projectors at lower price-points were just entering the marketplace in high volumes.

The average street price for +65″ UHD models was 22% higher than FHD models in 1Q2018 and represented 16% of the total volume up from 5% in the first quarter of 2017. Laser phosphor projectors grew to 40% of total revenues in 1Q2018 up from 27% in 1Q2017 driving the overall average street price for projectors up 7% year-over-year this quarter.

PMA’s Professional All Displays Distributor Tracking Report offers timely sell-through data and analysis on unit sales and true volume-weighted wholesale prices of Large-Format Flat Panel Displays and Projectors sold by leading Distributors in the United States. This report is unique in that it combines flat panel and projector sell-through data into one report, making it easy to compare and analyze these different display product segments.

About PMA Research

PMA Research (PMA) specializes in worldwide market information for the projector industry, including detailed and comprehensive coverage of High-End Projectors, Mainstream Projectors, and Pico Projectors. With a series of quarterly projector shipment and forecast reports along with monthly sales tracking, PMA publishes data-driven insights for projector manufacturers, component suppliers, accessory companies and channel partners.  Expanded coverage of the display industry includes market information on U.S. Professional Large-Format Flat Panel Displays. PMA’s Flat Panel Tracking Reports offer timely sell-through data and analysis on unit sales, revenues and true volume-weighted street prices of Professional Large-Format Flat Panel Displays sold by leading U.S. dealers, systems integrators, and distributors.

PMA Research was formerly Pacific Media Associates, which was established by Dr. William Coggshall. Dr. Coggshall was a co-founder of Dataquest (now part of Gartner) and helped start the syndicated high-tech market information business. PMA Research has offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company’s US headquarters is located at 25852 Avenida Cabrillo, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675. Phone: +1 (949) 493-4601.  www.pmaresearch.com