Volume 3
AUGUST 2005
Number 8

 

Insight Media News 3
Insight Media and Ken Werner's Nutmeg Consultants Combine 3
InfoComm Best Buzz Awards 4
Best of Show 4
Best Front Projector 5
Best New Display Technology 5
Best Screen Technology 6
Coolest Technology 6
Best 3D Display 7
LED/Laser Devices 7
COTCO Delivers Half-Watt High-Lumen LED 7
Citizen Electronics Develops White LED 8
Opto Tech Sells 12.8% Stake to Nichia, Hitachi Cable 8
SLE Succeeds With Blue-Violet Semiconductor Laser 9
Taiwan HB-LED Makers Optimistic about 2H'05 Sales 10
LED Backlights 11
Diguang Offers $200 LED Backlight for 32-inch LCD-TVs 11
Design Wins 12
Philips Taps Trident Video Processor 12
Electronics 12
ADI Bows Chip for Video Over Twisted Pair 12
ATI Offers Low-Cost HDTV Chips 13
Conexant Shows World's First Dual-Channel Satellite Tuner 13
New Equator Video Processor Joins Pixelworks Lineup 13
Gennum Reports Modest Growth in 2Q'05 14
Genoa Gains Additional Round of Financing 15
Hisense to Start Digital TV Chip Production 15
Intersil Introduces HDTV Video Sync Separator 16
Optics and Engines 16
3M Settles With InFocus on RPTV Engines 16
South Mountain Opens Manufacturing Site 17
TMDC Ships LCOS Engines 17
Screens and Films 18
Da-Lite Introduces Front and Rear Fabric Screens 18
Business Projectors 19
Mitsubishi Unveils Major New Product Lines 19
Sony Unveils Five New 3LCD Projectors 21
Sanyo Introduces Short-Throw Projector 22
Projector Watch 22
All-in-One Projector Category Update 22
Optoma Takes Top Slot in Taiwan Projector Market 25
MD-TV Market Watch 25
Brillian and Syntax Announce Agreement to Merge 25
Japan RPTV Makers Target Domestic Sales 28
Taiwan Vendors Move into RPTV Market 29
Sanyo Pulls Plug on Tawan RPTV Market 30
MD-RPTVs 31
Byd:sign RPTV Hits $52/inch Price Point 31
Mitsubishi's 1080p DLP-TVs Shipping Amid Fanfare 31
Philips Begins Shipping Value-Priced DLP-RPTV 34
Electronic Signage 37
Install Announcements 37
Clarity Builds Digital Signage Network for Bellco CU 37
Mitsubishi Enables 12 Screens to Form Huge Display Panel 37
Sampo Displays Integrate Network Control Capability 37
China's Focus Media IPO Draws Spotlight 38
LED/Laser Displays 38
Academics Switch on Holographic TV 38
Alternative Displays 39
Fujitsu Foldable E-Paper Keeps Images Without Power 39
Sharp Developing New LCD Display Types 40
Sony, Riken Develop High-Resolution, Rollable Display Panel 41
3D Systems 42
Christie's Integrated Solutions to Power New Incubation Park 42
Simultaneous 2D and 3D: an Optical Quantum Leap 43
PDP Market Watch 44
PDP Makers Focus on Profitability 44
FPDC to Quit PDP Business 45
Erae Starts Own Brand Overseas 45
Matsushita Plans PDP Line in Taiwan 46
PDP 46
Second-Tier Introductions 46
FHP Develops High-Brightness PDP Module 46
Fujitsu General Price Reduction and New PDPs 47
Hitachi to Launch Brightest Plasma TVs 48
Pioneer HD Plasmas Available Soon 48
LCD-TV Market Watch 49
32-inch LCDs Focus of Great Attention 49
Outsourcing Portends Pricing Pressure for 32-inch+ LCDs 51
37-inch Next Battleground? 52
Tenuous Profitability Hangs Over LCD-TV Market 53
Rising LCD Demand Keep Fab Investments on Track 55
Size Shortages Should Ease, Then Worsen 58
Flat-Panel TV Makers Launching Production in Indonesia 59
China to Get First 6G LCD Plant 60
LCDs 62
37-inch LCD-TVs Break 10K Yuan Barrier in China 62
Best Buy to Sell Own Brand LCD-TVs 62
HANNspree Brings 'Fun' To LCD-TV 62
Second-Tier Introductions 63
Sharp Launches PAL Resolution LCD-TV 64
Sony Starts Shipping TVs With S-LCD Panels 64
Taiwan Rolls Out HDMI TVs 65
Tatung Rolls 30-inch LCD-TV for <$1K 65
Westinghouse Digital Adds 1080p 37-Inch LCD Monitor 65
CRT Watch 66
Sony Moves CRT Production to Slovakia 66
OLED 66
OLED Material Suppliers Ramp Up Capacity 66
Thomson Develops Low Power AM OLED 67
Toppan to Develop Large Organic EL Displays 67
Universal's Sky-Blue OLED Offer 15K Lifetime Breakthru 67
Univision to Boost OLED Output in July 69
Digital Cinema 69
Christie and Access Bow D-Cinema Funding Plan 69
Kodak and Barco Create D-Cinema Product Alliance 70
Barco Launches Small 2K D-Cinema Projector 71
US DTV Industry 72
Consumers Want Next Level of Interactive Television Services 72
Intel Invests in Movie Distribution Firm 73
Content Not Distribution Key to Digital Living Room 73
PanAmSat and JSAT to Expand Satellite Capacity in US 74
China DTV Industry 75
SARFT Delivers Free STB to Create Digital TV Market 75
European DTV Industry 75
Premiere Promotes HDTV in Germany 75
BBC Demonstrates HDTV Broadcasts Over SD Channels 76
Channel News 77
June Retail Sales Soar 77
Aeon Breaks Price Barrier in Japan 77
Best Buy Stuns Wall Street - Profits up 85% 77
Circuit City Widens Loss in First Quarter 78
CompUSA & Good Guys Megastores 79
Harvey Reports Net Loss in Q2 79
Ingram Micro Buys AVAD 80
Modern Technology Adds IDEX TVs 80
Sony Consolidates Consumer Electronics Group 80
Tweeter Combines Sales, Install Divisions 81
Wal-Mart Envies Smaller Target 81
Business & Strategic 82
AUO Advances Patent Position with IBM 82
BenQ, Sampo Join Forces for LCD Sales in Europe 84
Hitachi Establishes Patent Licensing Arm 84
Hotels Adopting HD Technology 84
Japanese CE Makers Outline R&D Plans 85
Philips, TPV Enter Flat-Screen Agreement 86
Philips Focuses on Flat TV 87
Sony Readies New HDTV Line 88
Taiwan Kolin, Syntax Jointly Tap China LCD-TV Market 89
Toshiba, Microsoft Strengthen Ties 89
Market Intelligence 90
Taiwan's DTV Output Up 111% in 1H 90
Manufacturers Discuss Predictions 91
LCD-TVs Outsell CRT-TVs in Japan 92
LCD Panel Growth Defies 1Q Seasonal Downturn 93
Thin May Be In, but Bigger Is Better 94
LCD and PDP Sticking to Price War 96
Panasonic Leads US Plasma TV Retail Shelf Share in June 96
South Korea PDP Shipments Continue Rapid Growth 97
LG Announces Trends in Television Buying Behavior 98
OLED Display Sales Rise 31% in 1Q'05 98
Bottom Line 99
Rising LCD Prices Drive Stocks Higher 99
HP Announces Major Layoffs 100
LG.Philips LCD Reports Profitable 2Q'05 101
LG.Philips LCD Requests Follow-on Public Offering 101
Lite-On Sees Falling Display Revenues 102
NEC Lowers Guidance 102
Philips Reports Strong TV Sales 103
Sanyo Trims Workforce 103
Tatung Reports Profits 103
PM/MDR Editorial Matrix 105
About Projection Monthly 106
About Insight Media 106