Shipments for Ultra HD (3840 by 2160) TV panels sized 32-inch and above are expected to reach 3.83 million units in 2013 followed by a drastic increase in 2014 to 10 million units, according to Digitimes Research.

Digitimes Research said TV vendors including China-based TCL and Skyworth along with Japan-based Sony and Panasonic and Korea-based Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics are all looking to push Ultra HD TV sales in 2013, but only by a small amount due to high costs in producing the technology. Those costs are expected to drop throughout 2013, however, and TV panel makers are expected to bump up their production of Ultra HD TV panels throughout the time period into 2014 when Ultra HD shipments could reach as high as 10 million units, added Digitimes Research.

Meanwhile, OLED TV panel makers are still having mass production issues and are likely to face challenges from Ultra HD TV competition during both years, noted Digitimes Research.