Volume 3
NOVEMBER 2005
Number 11

 

CEATEC Japan Overview
3
HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc Make a Splash
3
SEDs Take One Step Out of the Closet
4
Plasma Lowers Power Consumption
5
One in a Million
6
Backlight Updates
6
USDC Investment Conference
7
Keynote Highlights FPD Market Advances at USDC
7
Corning Preparing to Meet Growing FPD Glass Demand
8
CDT, Others Bullish on OLED
9
LCOS Makers Tout Their Technology
10
Video Chip Makers Duke it Out at All Market Levels
11
USDC Presents the Breadth of Players in Display Industry
13
iSuppli Gives High-Level Trend Analysis at USDC
13
Insight Media News
15
New HDTV Conference Scheduled for January 4th at CES
15
Microdisplay Watch
17
Can 1080p 3LCD Technology Survive?
17
LED Devices
19
Blue Laser Breakthrough from UCSB Team
19
LED Watch
20
Diversification Key LED Strategy
20
LCD Backlights
21
Alternative Display Materials Benefit LCD Backlights
21
Design Wins
22
Trident Powers New Digital CRT-TVs From Changhong
22
Electronics
23
Analog Devices Earnings Up, Sales Down
23
Alps Electric Makes Tiny Digital/Analog TV Tuner Chip
23
Mobile TV Advances With Freescale, DiBcom Deal
23
Genesis Shows HD AV Decoders
24
Intel Acquires Zarlink's RF Assets
25
Toshiba Announces Cell-Based A/V Reference Design
25
Mobile Video Watch
26
Cell Phone Video Services are Emerging Rapidly
26
Multimedia Phones - the Ultimate Convergence Platform
28
iPod Display Specs Revealed
31
Screens and Film
31
FogScreen Wins Plasa Award for Innovation
31
Home Theater Projectors
32
Epson Introduces New LCD Projectors
32
Hitachi Expands Front-Projection Portfolio
33
InFocus Breaks Three-Chip DLP $15K Threshold
35
Samsung Bows High-End DLP Projector
35
Sony Releases New SXRD 1080P
36
Toshiba Drops HT Line
37
Yamaha Releases New HQV Projector
37
Projector Watch
38
I Want My "Scope" TV!
38
Toy Projectors - What Will be the Impact?
40
MD-TVs
42
Hitachi Shelves LCOS RPTV For Now
42
Optoma Hints at Square-Pixel 1080p Projector Launch
43
PDP Market Watch
45
PDP Demand Rises
45
Plasma's Next Act - Curved and/or Flexible?
46
Matsushita Accelerates PDP Plant Operation
48
PDPs
48
FHP Develops 55-Inch Full-HD PDP
48
LG PDP With Built-In Hard Drive
49
Panasonic Leads PDP Brands With Price Drop
49
Panasonic Unveils Full HD 50-Inch Plasma
50
Pioneer Develops 50-Inch Full-HD Plasma TV
51
Samsung to Ship 80-inch PDP-TV
51
LCD Panel Watch
51
LCD Analysts Diverge on Near-Term Oversupply
51
Applied Films Gains in LCD Boom
56
AUO Finishes Construction of 7.5G Plant
58
LG.Philips LCD Reports Sales Increase in Q3
58
Mitsubishi to Stop PC LCD Production
58
Sharp To Increase Large-Panel Output By 10%
59
Sharp LCD Leadership Faces Market Challenges
59
Glass Substrate Makers Hit by Industry Expansion
61
Japan Outsources LCD Production to Taiwan
64
LCD-TVs
64
Second-Tier Manufacturing Update
64
CMO Intros QFHD Panel
65
Dell's New XPS Line includes Flat TVs
65
Sharp Targets Pro Monitor Markets
65
Sharp Shows of Future LCD TVs
67
CRT-TVs
68
Japan's CRT Shipments Fall 20%
68
JEITA Schedules CRT-TV Extinction for 2011
69
Samsung Revitalizes CRTs With Slim Design
69
OLEDs
71
Idemitsu Kosan Improves Lifetime of OLED Materials
71
Alternative Displays
71
Prime View Readies e-Paper Production
71
Motorola to Compete With Nano Technology
72
LED/Laser Displays
74
Sanyo Poses Projector with LED Illumination
74
Viz/Sim
75
SEOS Upgrades United Airlines Simulator with CRTs
75
VirTra Announces Sale to Army Lab, Q2 Results
76
DTV Watch
76
Digital Video Over Coax Advances
76
Channel News
79
Best Buy Reports Second Quarter Gains
79
CEA Conducts Survey on Specialty Retailers
80
Circuit City Continues Reorg -Results Surprise Analysts
80
CompUSA Further Refines Retail Strategy
81
Costco Sales Up for Year
82
Samsung Teams With Discovery to Highlight HD
82
Sony Style Keeps Growing While Co Cuts Distributors
83
Tweeter Sales Up for Quarter and Year
84
Business & Strategic
84
Barco Consolidates Georgia Operations
84
Epson Debuts New Slogan
85
CMO Eyes Own LCD-TV Brand Strategy
85
Hitachi Moves PDPs to China
85
JVC Makes TVs in Thailand
85
LG-Panasonic Duel in Taiwan
86
Quanta Display Expects Improvement in Second Half
87
Samsung Makes Smaller LCD-TVs for Europe
87
Samsung Bows US Products, Brand Strategy
88
Sharp to Launch 65-inch LCD-TV in China
89
Sharp Taiwan to Drop 32-inch LCD-TV Prices 19%
89
Sony Announces New Three-Year Business Plan
90
Sony Raises LCD-TV Sales Target
92
Suning Appliance Reports on Tough Chinese TV Market
93
Syntax-Brillian Merger to Benefit Kolin
93
Toshiba Starts New LCD Assembly Lines in Thailand
94
Bottom Line
95
JVC Anticipates Bigger Loss in First Half
95
Pioneer Downgrades Fiscal Forecast
95
Toshiba Surpasses Profit Projection
95
Newsletter Editorial Matrix
97
About Projection Monthly
98
About Insight Media
98