If you've bought an OLED TV so far this year, you're not alone. While TV sales have typically slowed, market analysts forecast XNUMX to be the year of OLED, with OLED display shipments expected to increase XNUMX% from XNUMX (via LG ). Market research firm TrendForce expects OLED TV sales to set new records this year, with "great picture quality" being a key factor for users looking to upgrade their home theater systems. Another analyst firm, Omdia, thinks that the major sporting events happening this year (such as Euro XNUMX and the delayed Tokyo Olympics) are determining factors for those with a new OLED display. As OLED displays have become significantly more affordable, there has also been an increase in the number of people buying OLEDs as secondary TVs in places like bedrooms and game rooms. Now you can always find OLED TVs under $XNUMX/$XNUMX, albeit for older models or with limited flash sales. The technology is now so consumer friendly that even the new OLED model of the Nintendo Switch will use an OLED screen. You also can't ignore all the extra time we've spent at home since the first Covid-XNUMX pandemic in XNUMX. More than ever, we spend time trapped indoors, and with TVs being our primary source of entertainment, that makes sense. that people would be burdened to make sure they were able to get the best possible experience. TrendForce forecasts that these push and pull factors will drive XNUMX million new OLED TVs into our homes this year. This huge increase compared to last year's sales (only XNUMX million OLEDs) will mean that the screens will represent XNUMX% of the global television market by the end of XNUMX. If this turns out to be accurate, XNUMX could be the first year in a decade that LCD displays account for less than XNUMX% of the total TV market, marking an essential milestone in the downward trajectory of LCD display sales that we have followed. . see from two thousand and fifteen.