Formerly Projection Monthly with Flat Panal Coverage


Volume 6
JULY 2008
Number 7

Microdisplays 3
Canon Goes Its Own Way with LCoS 3
TI, 3LCD Go Toe to Toe at InfoComm 4
VDC Display Systems Taps Sony for QXGA Panel 7
LED/Laser Devices and Components 8
Energy Conservation Highlighted in Taipei 8
Everlight to Make New Mini High-power LEDs 8
OSRAM's Web Site Provides LED Data 9
Projection Summit Covers Solid-State Light Sources 9
U of Glasgow Building Efficient LEDs 13
Projection Illumination 14
Market Grows Ripe For Replacement Lamps 14
OSRAM Launches LED Driver for Projection 15
Projection Summit Covers White Light Sources 16
Wavien Unleashes Long-life Illumination Design 19
Optics & Engines 20
Cinetron Readies Second-Generation 1080p Engine 20
Display Electronics 21
NEC Unveils Single Chip LSI For 8x Blu-ray R-W 21
Projection Screens 22
Custom Sizes Now Available from Elite Screens 22
Goo and Black Fabric for 3D Projection Screens 22
Projection for Digital Signage? 23
Large OLEDs 24
AMOLED-TV Production Coming in Volume 24
Are OLEDs the Future of Lighting? 25
LCD Components and Manufacturing 27
AUO Closes in on Gen 10; CMO on Hold 27
    CMO is Optimistic 27
Efun Accelerates BEF Development for LCD-TVs 28
Japan's Glass Makers Find Profit in LCDs 28
Backlights 29
CCFL Prices Bottom Out 29
Opto Taiwan Exhibitors Show LED BLUs 30
LCD Products 30
LCDs Abound at InfoComm 30
    Sharp at InfoComm 30
    Sanyo Bows 52-inch Waterproof Panel 31
    NEC Shows New Smaller Displays 32
    Sony Bows Low-Power 32-Inch 33
    Westinghouse Updates Quad HD 34
    Conclusion 35
Sony's NYC Line Show 35
Mitsubishi Sound Projector Compliment 36
PDP Products 38
PDPs Hold On at InfoComm 38
    Samsung 38
    Panasonic 39
    Hitachi 39
    LG 40
    Pioneer 40
    Shinoda Plasma (PTA Display) 41
    Conclusion 42
RPTV Products 42
Mitsubishi Shows-off LaserVue Technology 42
Home Theater 43
Performance Media Bows Screen Format Mgmt. 43
Business Projectors 44
BenQ Breaks $4,499 Price for 6K Lm DLP 44
InFocus Back with Solid New Products 45
Short-Throw Projectors Go Mainstream 46
Wide XGA Format Projectors at InfoComm 47
LED/Laser Projectors 48
E&S Bows NanoPixel Laser Projector 48
TI/Optoma Show Off New LED Projectors 50
Pico- and Pocket Projectors Showcased at Projection Summit 51
Alternative Displays 52
360-Degree Displays Draw Attention at InfoComm 52
Global Imagination's Magic Planet Display is Magical 53
3D Displays 54
3D Signage Goes Mainstream at Infocomm 54
    Magnetic Media Holdings Dominates 54
    LG's Multi-View Displays 56
    Philips 3D Beefs Up Its Line 57
    Aliscopy, Akira and Kortek Signs 57
3D@Home Consortium Holds First General Meeting 58
3D for Event Arenas at DreamHack Summer '08 59
Dassault Sponsors Virtual Reality / 3D Contest 60
ITRI Shows Auto-stereoscopic Display 61
Mitsubishi, NVIDIA and Aspen Make Home 3D-TV 61
New Stereo 3D Game Drivers Released 62
Philips Bows New 3D Displays - According to Plan 63
World's Largest 3D Display Revealed 65
2D/3D Digital Cinema 66
3D Digital Expands in Midwest 66
Live 3D Events Coming to 150 US Theaters 66
Dolby Launches 3D Playback Compatibility Program 67
Dolby Digital Cinema Supports UK Movie Premiere 68
Luxury Chain Selects Christie D-Cinema 68
Sun Micro Renders Computer-Animated Free Movie 69
3D Visualization 70
Art Imitates Life at Visualization Center 70
EU Collaboration Produces Star Trek "Holodeck" 71
Supercomputing Consortium Adds VR Display 72
Simulation 73
Christie Bows Color Matching for Vis/Sim 73
SEOS GRIFFIN Dome for Aermacchi M-346 Simulator 74
Video Walls 74
LED Signs Light Up InfoComm 74
    The World Isn't (Just) Flat 75
    Big-name Manufacturers and Sellers 76
    Lesser-known and New Companies 77
Orion Introduces Upgrade Video Wall at InfoComm 78
Samsung LCD Wall Dominates InfoComm 79
Digital Signage 83
Digital Signage at InfoComm 83
    Planar Bows Indisys Director Cube Control Software 83
    BroadSign Offers Face-Recognition Solutions 84
    C-nario Shows New Cube Software 85
    DT Research 85
    Conclusion 86
Projection Summit Digital Signage Session 86
Magink Reflective Signage to Enter NFL Hall of Fame 88
Videoconferencing at InfoComm 89
Videoconferencing Returns to InfoComm 89
    Polycom's VC2 Era Begins 89
    Sony 90
    LifeSize HD Video and Telepresence 91
Market Intelligence 92
Corning Bullish on LCD-TV Sales through 2009 92
With No "Olympic Boost", Panel Prices Decline 93
Home Video Discs Still Dominate 95
    HD Disc Sales by the Numbers 95
    Digital Distribution vs. Packaged Media 96
    Video on Demand Numbers 96
    Lost Viewership to DTV Transition 96
    Conclusion 97
Business and Strategic 97
Elpida and NEC Make Display IC Joint Venture 97
Silicon Optix Sells Off Core AV Technology 99
Sony's Back … (Almost) 100
Insight Media News 102
Live from Projection Summit 102
Projection Summit Proceedings Available 103
Insight Media Forecasts 2 Million 3D-Ready TVs by Q4-08 104
Insight Media: Boom in LED-based LCD-TVs by 2011 105
Newsletter Editorial Matrix 107
About Large Display Report 108
About Insight Media 108