As sales of large screen LCD-TVs skyrocket, there is much debate about when and how LED-based backlight units (BLUs) will displace ones using the currently technology: cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs). 

• Is the direct-view or edge-lit approach the best technical solution?
• Which will achieve cost parity with CCFL the soonest?
• When will LED BLUs begin to replace CCFLs and how big can we expect the penetration to be?

These are some of the critical questions addressed by the report.  The objective of this 188-page report is to provide technology and manufacturing managers, product planners, engineers and researchers with the information needed to plan for large screen LCD-TV BLUs.  The information needed to make these decisions includes understanding the technology, performance requirements, cost information and supply chain issues of BLUs and their components.  For more info, or to order, go to:  http://www.insightmedia.info/reportinfo.php?2006lcd.

Rear-projection TV sets using LED illumination instead of the conventional UHP arc lamp are now on the market.

• This trend is expected to continue, but how far can it go?
• How will the price and performance of LEDs improve?
• How well can companies couple this light into projection systems?
• Can it meet the tough price reduction and thermal management challenges to stay ahead of competition from LCD-TVs and PDP-TVs?

The objective of this 224-page report is to answer these and many other questions so that supply managers, product planners, engineers and researchers can evaluate LED technology in projection displays.  The information needed to make these decisions includes performance data, cost information and availability.  Key to understanding these parameters is optical modeling of projection systems to determine how LED light can be coupled into the etendue of the projection system.  The report also contains forecasts for penetration of LED systems in a number of markets.  For more information, or to order, go to:   http://www.insightmedia.info/reportinfo.php?2006leds.

Laser-based rear-projection has been shown in prototype form with very impressive image quality.  Samsung and Mitsubishi are pushing hard to introduce models by the end of 2007.

• Is this the future of projection systems?
• Can cost-effective, high power red, green and blue lasers be mass-produced in the near term?
• What is the right architecture for these systems?
• Will pico/nano projectors be big?
• How about laser-based rear-projection TV or home theater?
• How will they be positioned vs. alternative big-screen displays?

This report answers the above questions and provides an evaluation of laser technology, price and performance, and compares these parameters to the existing and forecasted markets for projection systems.  This 159-page report supplies technologists, managers, product planners, engineers and researchers with the information needed to evaluate laser technology in proposed projection displays.  This includes performance data, colorimetry, laser power requirements, cost information and availability, forecasted from 2005-2010.  Since the projection market includes segments that range from very low end to very high end, this report evaluates lasers from a few milliwatts to 5 watts of optical output per color, as well as a number of laser-based projection system architectures.  For more information, or to order, go to:  http://www.insightmedia.info/reportinfo.php?2006laser.

While much interest is focused on alternative projection illumination sources, UHP-type lamps remain the mainstay of the projection industry.

• But how will this segment change in the future?
• What new products are being developed?
• What new markets are on the horizon?
• While the needs of the business projector market should provide for stable growth, the market will see more replacement lamp activity going forward.
• How should the industry react to this?

The report looks to answer these and other questions.   Changes are coming rapidly, so the 340-page report is geared to supply technologists, managers, product planners, engineers and researchers, in both the lamp and the projection industries, with the information needed to plan, design and manufacture the illumination stage of microdisplay-based projection displays.  The report includes information on performance, cost and availability, all forecasted from 2005-2009.   For more information, or to order, go to:  http://www.insightmedia.info/reportinfo.php?2006lamp.