Volume 4
FEBRUARY 2006
Number 2

Insight Media News 3
Insight Media Launches "Daily Outlook" 3
Insight Media Releases 2006 Projection Lamp Report 3
2006 Laser Projection Report Due in Mid February 7
A study of the use of lasers as an illumination source for projection systems 7
2006 LED Projection Report Due in Mid-February 9
A study of the use of LEDs as an illumination source for projection systems 9
Home Entertainment: Opportunity Analysis and Forecast 2005 11
2005 Brightness Enhancement and Polarization Recycling: Opportunity Analysis and Forecast 12
Best Buzz at CES 13
Mine's Bigger Than Yours 13
Panasonic's 103-inch and LG's 102-inch 1080p Plasmas 13
Mine's Faster Than Yours 13
BenQ FP93GX and FP93GX+ 13
Mine's More Colorful Than Yours 13
Sony 82-inch LCD with LED BLU 13
Sharp 4- and 5-Color LCD-TVs 14
Best New Enabling Technology 14
Luminus PhlatLight LEDs 14
Novalux Lasers for Projection Displays 15
NEC's Auto-Focus and Auto Keystone Technology 15
Best New Display Category 15
LED-Based MDTVs from Akai, Samsung, HP, JVC and Sanyo 15
SEDs from Toshiba/Canon 16
Best Kept Secret 17
Icuiti Personal Display 17
BrightSide DR37-P HDR (High Dynamic Range) Display 17
Most Innovative Display Application 17
Samsung Pro815 17
Best Portable Convergence Product 18
Commodore Navigator 18
Best Comeback 18
Full HD PDPs 18
CES 2006 Overview 19
The Year of HD, or the Year Your PC Ate the TV, or… 19
Panasonic 20
Sony 21
Samsung 22
LG.Philips LCD 23
Toshiba 24
At CES, Second-Tier Vendors Roar 24
ViewSonic 25
BenQ 25
Westinghouse 26
Vizio 26
Maxent 27
What It Means 28
Push to 1080p Well Underway at CES 28
Rapid Advances in LCD Backlighting 32
Wave of Mobile Video Products at CES 34
HDTV Business Conference Report 38
Session 1: HD Content and Delivery Platforms 38
Session 2: DRM and Blu-ray vs. HD DVD 39
Session 3: TV Price/Performance 40
Session 4: Growing the Industry 41
CES Keynote 43
Sir Howard's CES Keynote Makes Content King 43
Microdisplays 44
Intertech Updates DLP/3LCD Projector Reliability Study 44
Gemidis to Produce LCOS Imagers 46
NEXUS Report: MEMS Markets will Double by 2009 48
Optics and Engines 48
Syntax-Brillian Switches Color Management Cores 48
Illumination 50
Edmund Scientific Develops LED Light Source 50
LED/Laser Displays 51
Scram Shows LED-Based Projector 51
LED-Based MDTVs Storm CES 52
Akai Boasts Unbelievable Price 53
HP Likes LED Illumination Too 54
Samsung Commits to 56-inch 54
JVC Shows LED LCOS MDTV 55
Sanyo Compares to PDP 56
Architecture Differences 56
3MPO Shows LED Illumination Stage 57
Supply Chain 57
Laser-Based MDTVs Get Closer 58
Collinear Getting into the RPTV Mix 62
3MPO Shows Laser Illumination Stage 62
ExPlay and Kopin To Build Nanoprojector Engine 63
Screens & Films 64
Da-Lite Upsizes Seamless Tab-Tensioned Screens 64
DNP's Supernova Screen Rolls 64
Stewart Debuts Curved Screen 65
New Panoview Screens Enhance Projector Performance 66
MD-TVs 67
Epson Shows 1080p MDTV 67
Hitachi Goes with 3LCD and CRT for RPTV in 2006 67
HP Revises 2006 MDTV Line 68
JVC Shows LCOS MDTVs for 2006 70
Panasonic Shows 3LCD and DLP Sets 71
SANYO Introduces Full Line of MDTVs 71
Toshiba Bows New HDTVs Based on HD5 DLP 72
MDTV Watch 74
Can Thin MDTVs Slow the Flat-Panel Stampede? 74
Home Theater 75
Movie-Going Down-Viewing at Home Up 75
CineWide 2.35:1 Aspect Ratio in Runco's Projectors 76
Epson Bows 720p Front Projectors 76
Optoma Debuts Home Theater Projector 77
Optoma Expands In-Wall Rear Projection System 77
Projectiondesign Model Two Targets Home Theaters 79
Projectiondesign Bows Model Three 80
Sanyo Adds 12-bit Processing and Lamp React to PLV-Z4 81
Vidikron Delivers Vision Models at CES 81
Business Projectors 82
Correction 82
Optoma's EP747 Offers Enhanced Color Accuracy 83
Optoma Intros Projector for High-End Installations 83
Reflectivity/SMT to Offer DLP-Like Projector 84
3D Systems 85
Arisawa Develops 3-D TV 85
Mercury Bows Visage 3D to Its Core Platform 85
PDP 86
Small Size Spells Trouble for Taiwan PDP Makers 86
Samsung Sales UP, $$ Forecast Down 86
Matsushita Plans PDP Plant as Demand Surges 87
LG'S "Time Machines" Boost Domestic PDP-TV Sales 88
LCD Watch 88
Ink-jet Printing Delivers Cheaper TV Color Filters 88
LCD Panel Oversupply in 2006 - Myth or Reality? 89
An Extended Selling Season 90
Brand Concentration 91
Price Elasticity 92
The Trend to Larger TVs 92
Trying to Kill Kornelia 93
Which Tigers are Purring? 94
AUO and CMO 95
Consolidation is out of fashion in Taiwan 96
LCD-TV 97
CPT Wins Orders From Tier 1 Makers 97
Dell Unveils WQXGA LCD Monitor 98
Dell Cuts LCD Panel Orders 98
LG.Philips Beats Samsung in Large-size LCDs 99
LPL Ships 10 Millionth LCD-TV 99
Sharp Targets Record Sales For FY06 100
Taiwan Makers Report: Big Panels Boom; Small Ones Fizzle 101
Samsung and LG Philips Book Record 4Q LCD Profits 102
Vidikron Introduces Three New LCD Monitors 103
ViewSonic Brings LCD-TVs to Beijing 104
Connected TVs 104
TTE Demonstrates Whole Home Media Concept 104
HP's Advanced Digital Media TV Speaks Convergence 106
Digitrex Shows Networked LCD-TVs at CES 107
Pulse-Link Demos UWB Wireless Video Connectivity 107
Sony to Offer Portable TV System in Europe, Taiwan 108
Format Watch 108
HD DVD and Blu-ray Face Off at CES 108
Blu-ray's Massive Presence 109
Toshiba Clearly Leads The HD DVD Charge 110
Microsoft Plays a Key Role 110
Content Remains King 111
The Threat of Alternatives 111
What Lies Ahead 112
Business and Strategic 113
Asian Companies Want a Piece of Korean Market 113
Acer Cuts Back in Taiwan 113
Hitachi's New Leader Faces Tough Challenge 113
Hitachi High Tech Sees Profits Fall 114
Kolin Ships 300K LCD-TVs in 2005 114
LGE Bets on LCOS 114
Optoma to Source Outside Coretronic Group 115
Pioneer Trims PDP and OLED Plans 115
Samsung Beefs Up LCD Sales in NA 116
Market Intelligence 117
Study Shows Growth of AV in High-Ed 117
Channel 118
Best Buy Studies Product Placement 118
Circuit City's Comeback on New Sales Strategy 118
Gift Cards and Low Returns Boost Holiday Profits 119
Internet Boosts Holiday CE Sales 121
Harvey Violates Nasdaq Minimum 122
Optoma Launches Reseller Support Program 122
NEC Solutions Launches Virtual Stores 123
RadioShack 4Q and Fiscal Year Sales Up 5% 123
Retailers Report Strong Year-End Sales Volume 123
Stars Align in Sports, Gaming, Prices to Sell TVs 124
Wal-Mart Aims for Top Spot in CE 125
Newsletter Editorial Matrix 126
About Projection Monthly 128
About Insight Media 129