Volume 7

May 2009

Number 5

LED/Laser Devices and Components	3
Direct-emission Green Lasers?	3
Lite-On Unveils Blue LEDs with R & G Phosphors	4
Photonic Crystal LEDs for Projection & BLUs	5
Sumita Fiber Laser Shows Reduced Speckle	7
Electronics	7
AMIMON Chip Breaks Wireless 1080p Ground	7
Renesas 1 DRAM for Full-HD Viewing	9
LCD& PDP Components and Mfg.	9
Demand for Brightness Improvement Films Spikes	9
Is LG Pulling the Plasma Plug?	11
Sharp: Not Made in Japan	11
Backlight Units	13
Samsung Trumpets 'Green' LED Panels & TVs	13
LED/Laser Projection	15
Christie Shows LED Rear-projection System at NAB	15
Sanyo Unveils Short-throw Laser Projector	15
Green Ecosystem	17
'AUO's Revenue 95% "Green" in 2009	17
Green is the New Black	17
The Other Road to TV Energy Cuts	18
Alternative Displays	20
TVOne Edges Blends on Curved Display	20
LCD & PDP Products	20
Discontent at NAB Over Reference Monitors	20
Sony Drops FED Monitors for Good	22
NAB Vendors Show Monitor Upgrades	22
Sony Expands Pro LCD Monitor Line	23
Panasonic Shows 'Sony Beater'	24
Tamuz Reference Monitors	24
Ikegami Still Interested in FED, OLED Displays	25
Marshall Shows OLED Camera-top Display	25
Short Takes	26
JVC Intros New Pro Displays	27
LG Ships DivX 1080p Sets	28
ViewSonic Shows 22-inch FHD LCD-TV	29
Business Projectors	29
Christie's WXGA Projector Packs Lens-shift Surprise	29
InFocus: Not Quite Dead Yet …	30
Samsung Bows New Line	31
Digital Signage	32
Tred 'Smart Signs' Win ISA Product Award	32
Hybrids Add Attensity	35
Competitive Position	35
Hybrids are More Green	36
Harris Tapped for McDonalds Digital Sign Trials	36
Samsung's Narrow Bezel Matches NEC's at 7.3 mm	38
4K Production and Display	39
JVC Demos 4K Camera w/ Live Video Capability	39
4K Displays Unveiled at NAB	40
Eizo Targets Surgery With 4K Monitor	41
Special 3D Coverage	41
Six Days of 3D in Vegas	41
2D/3D Digital Cinema	42
TI Bows Next-Gen DLP Cinema Electronics	42
Laser Safety Standards for Cinema May Change	43
IDC Licenses Dolby 3D Color-correction Solution	44
3D and Alternative Content Driving Excitement	44
3D Screens: How Many is Enough?	46
3D Content: How Bright Should It Be?	47
3D as Anti-piracy Scheme?	48
Battle Brewing over 3D Glasses	49
Finding the $ for More 2D/3D Screens	50
In 3D Theaters, Position Matters	52
Sony-AMC in Major 4K Cinema Deal	53
ShoWest Report - It's Not 'The Movies' Anymore	54
Shorts from 3D films in the Pipe	55
By the Numbers	55
3D Developments	56
Show Wrap	56
Digital Cinema Installations Roll On	56
Table of Recent Digital Cinema Deployments (Worldwide)	56
Up to 500 DCI-compliant Systems in India	59
XDC to Support Cannes Film Festival	60
3D Displays & Applications	61
3D Glasses: Innovation Coming	61
AstroDesign Shows New 3D Monitor	62
JVC Pushes Xpol 3D Solution	63
KDDI Shows Free Viewpoint 3D Video	64
Mitsubishi Bows 3D-ready Series w/82-inch DLP	65
NICT Shows Impressive 3D Displays	65
NHK Shows Integral 3DTV	67
Panasonic's 3D Theater Satisfies Again	68
projectiondesign Sizes 3D, Medical Market	68
Scheme Cuts Flicker in Field-sequential Displays	70
Sony Shows X-Pol 3D Monitors	71
TRANSVIDEO Offers 3D Monitor for on-Location Playback	72
3D Gaming	72
MTBS Releases 3D Game Analyzer	72
3D Content Creation	73
3ality Launches Professional 3D Training	73
NAB Highlights 3D Upgrades in Cameras	74
3Ality Digital	74
Fraunhofer and KUK Show 3D Rig	75
Silicon Imaging Showed 3D Rigs	75
Panasonic Describes 3D Camera	76
Binocle Debuts New Rigs	76
P+S Technik GmbH	78
Related 3D Production Announcements	78
Alioscopy and Autodesk Coop on AS-3D Workflow	79
3D Encoding	79
Popims Develops New 3D Viewing Technology	79
Cineform Unveils 3D Codec-Takes Best of NAB	81
ColorCode Used on LED Wall Display	82
TDVision Taps Magnum for 3D Encoder	82
Trioviz Describes 3D-Encoding Approach	83
3D Broadcast & Distribution	84
Miranda Shows 3D Switcher	84
AMG to Become First 3D Network	84
NHK Shows Live 8K Feed and Production Work Flow	85
STATS, Vizrt Show Off 3D Tech at NAB	86
Will Our Next Olympics be in 3D?	86
Market Intelligence	88
A Preview of Coming Tech Attractions?	88
Business and Strategy	89
TMD Drops Matsushita - Targets OLED?	89
U.S. Supports Funai Patent Infringement Charge	91
Insight Media News	93
Market Opportunities for 3D Autostereoscopic Displays Webinar	93
How is the 3D@Home Consortium Helping Speed Adoption of 3D?	94
2009 LED- and Laser-based Ultraportable Projector Report	94
Newsletter Editorial Matrix	97
About Large Display Report	98