Volume 3

JANUARY 2005

Number 1

Insight Media News	3
Projection System Cost Model Updated	3
Insight Media to Present at CES	3
Insight Media Change of Contact in Asia	5
Microdisplay Devices	5
Brillian Announces Light Engine License Agreement	5
Epson First Half Profit Soars on Market for Displays	7
OregonLabs Designs Three-Panel LCOS SOC	8
Sony Delivers Technical Details of SXRD Technology	10
SpatiaLight Closes $10M Private Placement	11
Microdisplay Manufacturing	11
Epson to Make Panels at New Facility	11
TI Announces 5M DLP Units Shipped	12
TMDC Wins Lucrative LCOS Panel Order	13
Illumination Systems	14
Wavien to Show Dual Parabolic Reflector System at SID	14
Optics & Engines	18
Ballista Formed from ADO Execs	18
Moxtek Reveals Details of Next Generation Proflux Polarizer	18
Ricoh Describes QXGA Display Using Pixel-Shift	19
Radiant Bows Solution for Color Balancing	20
Epson Reveals Auto Keystone Correction Technique	21
Color Breakup Study Shows Effects are Visible	21
Wireless/Networking/Broadband	22
Sony Develops Low-Power UWB Chip	22
Design Wins	23
Micronas to Use MIPS32 – 24K Cores in DTVs, STBs	23
Techwell's TW9905 Video Decoder in Dell's 20-inch LCD	23
Standards	24
Bandspeed Lands Patent for 802.11n Technology	24
Maxim Unveils Transceivers for 802.11a, 802.11a/g	24
Siemens Transmits Data at 1-Gbit/s Over Wireless	25
Electronics	26
ATI Says DTV Chips Meet ATSC Guidelines	26
Conexant Expands Chip Design in India	26
Conexant Bows New Family of MPEG-4 Decoders	27
IP-TV Requirements Pushes ADI Chip Development	28
New Video Filter/Drivers Offer Full Functionality	29
National Semi Income Up, Sales Drop	30
Pericom Rolls Out Five-Channel Analog Video Switches	31
Sony, Toshiba to Launch Cell-Based DTV in 2006	32
STMicro Eyeing 150% Sales Hike in Japan by '09	32
Business Projectors	33
Mitsubishi XD480U Projector Reduces Image Distortion	33
Optoma Bows Low-Price DLP Projector	33
Plus Ultra-Light Projector Enables PC-Free Presentations	34
Sharp Ships New Projectors for Conference Rooms	34
Home Theater	35
BenQ Launches New Projector, Pushes Own-Brand	35
Mitsubishi Introduces DLP Projector to Retail	35
Sim 2 Brings New Models to the Three-Chip DLP World	36
Crossover Projectors	36
Hitachi Introduces Inexpensive Dual-Use LCD Projector	36
LED/Laser Displays	37
E&S Gives GLV Laser Projector Update	37
Nittoh Kogaku Shows 34-Inch LED Lit RPTV	38
Sony Backlit LED Shows Impressive Color Gamut	38
Viz/Sim	39
Christie Floats New SXGA+ Series for Viz/Sim	39
LED Walls	40
Daktronics Introduces The ProTour LED Video System	40
Toshiba Unveils New LED Video Screens	41
LCD-TVs	41
Proton Selling LCD-TV for Just Over $1,500	48
Yamada Denki Launches Branded TVs	48
Alternative Big-Screen Displays	43
Hitachi Makes Display Table Using Shadow as Interface	43
Japan Brings Flexible Screens a Step Nearer	44
Firms Racing to Develop Better Electronic Paper	44
OLEDs	45
Cambridge Display Technology Inc. Goes Public	45
Luxell Launches New Prototyping System	46
Merck KGaA Acquires OLED R&D from Schott AG	47
Universal and Epson Join in POLED Ink-Jet Printing	47
Electronic Signage Industry	48
Digital Signage Delivers on Campus	49
Mini-Kiosks Compete with Big Displays in Retail	50
Panasonic Displays Go to Super Bowl Host	51
Digital Cinema Industry	41
Barco Unveils Ultrabright SLM R9+ Performer Projector	41
Panasonic Now Shipping 3-Chip Dynamic-Iris DLP	42
Pro Motion Evolves into Cinema Digital Advertising	42
Ushio to Expand Digital Cinema Projector Sales	43
Americas DTV Industry	52
50% of HDTV Consumers Don’t Get the Real Thing	52
Cable’s New Service Drive Positive Outlook	53
CEA, CERC Ask FCC to Move Up Tuner Deadline	53
DirecTV is Growing But at a Cost	54
Gigabit Video Routers Empower DTV	54
Satellite TV Access Law Signed by Bush	55
US Top Phone Carriers to Offer TV Service	56
VCinema Enters Video Over Broadband Market	57
VOOM to Beef Up HD and Add 200 SD Channels	58
European DTV Industry	59
Kabel Claims Digital Growth	59
MTG launch IPTV Pay TV Service in Sweden	59
Sky Launches 'Magazine' I-TV Channel	60
UGC Scoops Canal+ Dutch Content Business	60
UK - DTV Conversion Could Cost GBP 400M	61
Japan DTV Industry	61
Mediacast Readies Broadcasting for Terrestrial DTV	61
80% of Japan Households to Watch Digital TV in '06	62
China DTV Industry	62
China Bows New English-Language TV Channel	62
China Car Maker Enters Digital TV Field	63
Channel News	63
CE Gets Black Friday Boost as Nov Sales Grow	63
Manufacturers and Retailers Woo Holiday Buyers	64
The TWICE Top 100 CE Retailers	65
Plasma to Rule Large-Screen Market in 2005?	65
Best Buy Q3 Revenue Up 10%, Company Reorganizes	66
Circuit City Q3 Sales Up as Co Focuses on Hispanics	67
Conn’s Reports Q3 Revenue Gain	67
Costco Sales Up 10%, Income Rises 21%	68
Epson America Cuts Retail RPTV Prices	68
Harvey Ends Fiscal-04 Just Ahead of Previous Year	68
NEC-Mitsubishi Bow New System Integrator Program	69
Optoma Comes to China	69
Tweeter Revenue Up but Still Net Loss in FY’04	69
Ultimate Net Loss Rises Substantially	70
Wal-Mart Bids for Ailing Japanese Chain	70
Business & Strategic	70
LCD Panel Prices Continue to Decline	70
LCD Sales Break Records in November	72
LCD Shipment Grow on Shrinking Revenue	72
Leading LCD Panel Makers Compete Over Size Too	73
PDP Prices Down Too	74
Japanese Consumer Price Close Gap with ESPs	75
Superslim CRT-TVs Enter the Fray	75
Acer Shifts Focus From IT to CE Products	76
BenQ Reports Results	76
Canon Reports Defects in LCD Manufacturing Equipment	77
CMO Grabs Top Spot in Large LCD-TV Panel Arena	78
Dell Bullish on DTV Market	78
Funai Delays Reaching Sales Target	79
Fujitsu Approved to Set Up R&D Center in Taiwan	79
InFocus, TCL Form Joint Venture	80
Korean PDP Makers Score Victory Over Fujitsu	81
LG Electronics Begins Production of 71-Inch Plasma TV	81
LG.Philips LCD Starts Building 7G Plant in Korea	82
Korea to Halt Matsushita PDP Imports	83
Matsushita Changes Name to Panasonic in US	83
Mitac Technology Gets Big LCD-TV Order From Sharp	84
Motorola, Moxell Cancel TV Partnership	84
Pioneer Bows PDP-TV Line Amidst Conflicting Reports	84
Samsung SDI to Start 80-inch PDP Production	85
Samsung Seeks to Build More 7G LCD Lines With Sony	86
Sharp Ties Up With Loewe to Make LCD-TVs	86
Sony Focuses on High-End TVs for China—Europe	86
TCL Eyes Argentina	88
TI Promotes DLP in New Ad Campaign	88
Thomson Acquires Stake in Konka	89
Westinghouse Reduces Prices on LCD-TVs	89
Market Intelligence	90
CE Leads Spending, PDPs Top Wish List	90
CEA: HDTV to Hit 50M Sets by 2007—Maybe	90
iSuppli Forecast DTV Sales	92
DTV Consumers Take Brand Over Technology	93
Quixel Reports on DTV Unit and Dollar Volumes	94
NPD Says Tech Prices Drop 18% in September	96
Flat TVs 11% of Japan TV Market in '04	96
LCD Panel Shipments Drop – Glut to Narrow	97
Retail Sales Up 14% in China as Xoceo tops M’shita	98
Video Now in Cell Phones, Signals Expected by 07	100
Bottom Line	100
Pioneer Downgrades Outlook	100
PM/MDR Editorial Matrix	101
About Projection Monthly	102
About Insight Media	103