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After graphics cards, CPUs, RAM kits, and motherboards the next PC hardware to get a price surge are the monitors. PC builders can’t seem to catch a break these days as KTC now warns monitors are next to be affected by challenging market conditions.
KTC is a major display manufacturer, (a prominent Mini-LED OEM controlling ~17% of the Mini-LED market) and it along with AOC have issued public notices saying that the rising component and raw material costs are forcing them to increase prices across their entire product line.
In an official statement titled “Explanation and Commitment Regarding Product Price Adjustments,” KTC stated that global core component costs have gone up significantly, forcing them to adjust the prices of monitors. They can no longer absorb the price surge, says KTC.
Due to the continued rise in the prices of core components globally, the production cost of monitors has increased significantly, and we can no longer absorb this pressure on our own.
KTC took the uncommon step of explicitly urging prospective buyers to purchase monitors now rather than later, so they can lock in current prices before the new MSRPs take effect. A similar warning was issued by AOC earlier this month to its distributors, stating the company is forced to raise prices across its AGON gaming series lineup.
Unlike previous display price hikes that were driven primarily by panel glass shortages, the current pressure comes from supporting component inflation. Components like driver ICs, microchips, motherboards, and power modules are harder to come by and more expensive.
Another contributor to the current situation is the fact that display panel suppliers are reallocating portions of their production capacity to high-margin automotive and commercial display contracts.
Safe to say, the entire tech industry is in shambles right now thanks to AI.
Just today, we reported that budget GPU prices are about to see a major price hike in the second half of 2026. Meanwhile, RAM is already out of control and even though China’s CXMT might provide some relief, it is still a long way off.