1. Taiwanese & Korean Vendors Take the Lead in Developing Models with New Screen Sizes
1.1 Higher Utilization of Glass Substrate to Facilitate Development of New Screen Sizes
1.2 Growing Competition between Models with Various Sizes 
1.2.1 Strategic Group 1: 39" to 43" Models
1.2.2 Strategic Group 2: 46" to 50" Models 
1.2.3 Strategic Group 3: 55" to 65" Models 
2. Large-screen TVs Continue to Help Uphold Panel Makers' Capacity Utilization 
2.1 Panel Makers in Pursuit of Higher Shipment Area 
2.2 Average Panel Size Continues to Expand
3. Larger UHD Panels are Available at Lower Prices 
3.1 Korean Vendors' Low-Cost RGBW UHD Panels to Spur Shipments 
3.1.1 Various RGBW UHD Panels: Green, G+ 
3.1.2 RGBW UHD Panels Have Cost Advantages but Inferior Picture Quality 
4. Curved TVs are Just a Marketing Gimmick 
4.1 Curved TVs Feature Ergonomic Designs 
4.2 Curved Panels Mainly Adopted by High-end LCD TVs 
5. Conclusion 
Appendix 
List of Companies

Development of LCD TVs of new screen sizes promoted by Taiwanese and Korean panel makers, touching on their deployment in different strategic groups

Factors driving the trend of large-screen LCD TVs, including profitability and capacity utilization

Major panel makers' deployment in UHD panels in 2014, touching on Taiwanese vendors' product strategies and Korean vendors' low-cost RGBW UHD panels

The emergence of curved-screen TVs to serve mainly as vendor's marketing gimmick instead of commercial products, except perhaps in the high-end market

Figure 1  LCD TV Panel Strategic Groups 
Figure 2  LCD TV Panel Shipment Volume and Surface Area, 2011 - 2014 
Figure 3  Panel Makers' Shipment Share of UHD Panels by Country, 2013 - 2014 
Figure 4  Panel Makers' UHD Product Planning, 2013 - 2014 
Figure 5  Comparison between Curved-screen and Flat-screen TVs

Table 1  Maximum Number of Panels Cut from a Mother Glass Substrate with Various Technology 
Table 2  Average Shipment Surface Area of LCD TV Panels, 2011 - 2014 
Table 3  Comparison between RGB and RGBW Panel Specifications