Volume 4
JULY 2006
Number 7

Insight Media News
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Projection Summit Proceedings Available
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Nikkei Microdevices' Flat Panel: 2006 Yearbook Now Available
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2006 Flat Panel Display Applications: Trends and Forecast Now Available
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2006 Flat Panel Display Materials: Trends and Forecast Now Available
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Projection Summit Conference
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Day 1, Session 1: Lamps, Lasers, LEDs
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Day 1 Session 2: Innovations in Projection Design
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Day 1 Session 3: Innovations in Screen Technology
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Day 1 Session 4: PDP vs. LCD vs. Projection
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Day 2 Session 1: New Projection Opportunities
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Day 2, Session 2: Image Processing Trends
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Day 2 Session 3: Digital Signage Opportunity
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Day 2 Session 4: Residential Installers in Channel Race
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InfoComm Best Buzz Awards
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Most Novel Display
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Best Wireless Demo
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Best Picture Quality
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Best Interactive Projection Displays
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Best LED Display
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Best New Enabling Technology
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Best Technology Reuse
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Best Autostereoscopic 3D Display
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Mine is Bigger Than Yours
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Best Large Venue Display
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Best New Screen Technology
29
Microdisplay Devices
30
Syscan Inks LCOS Imager and Mfg. Agreement
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Projection Illumination
30
The Battle Begins: UHP vs. LED vs. Laser
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Projection Lamps at InfoComm
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Bookham Adds LED Module
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SCRAM and SVA to Develop LED Module
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LED/Laser Devices
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Novalux / Unaxis Tie in Financing and License Deal
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Optics & Engines
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Moulded Optics Highlights Half Ball Lenses
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Unaxis Adds to Component Line
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Films & Screens
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Innovative Screens at InfoComm
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SCRAM Does Screen Manufacturing Deal with Fuji
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Electronics
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i-Chips Shows 1080p De-interlacer/Scaler
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Display Chip Makers Tip Hand at Projection Summit
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Electronic Standards
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Sanyo-Amimon Jointly Demo Wireless HDTV
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Plasma Components
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Asahi Glass to Boost PDP Substrate Capacity
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Matsushita Sources PDP Components from Taiwan
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Hitachi To Integrate Panel Operations
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Pioneer To Build Plasma TV Facility, Revamp Ops
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LCD Components
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GE Announces Innovative Prismatic Film for Large LCDs
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32-inch Panels Flirt with $400 Price
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CMO and LPL to Delay Expansion
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AU Optronics Announces Latest LCD-TV Technologies
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Korean LCD Makers Focus On Reducing Costs
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LCD BLUs
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Samsung Shows New BLUs
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Taiwan's #1 CCFL Maker Investing in LED R&D
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Flat Panel Watch
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2006 Panel Forecasts Up
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50-inch HD PDP Panels to Sell for sub-$1,000 by Q4
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Some Panel Makers Doubt Early Rebound
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Panel Sales from Taiwan Manufacturers Fall in May
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For LCD-World Cup Falls Short
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Taiwan's LCD-TV Makers Raise Shipments and Cut Prices
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Micro/Nano/Pocket Projectors
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Sony Develops Handheld Projector
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Home Theater
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Cinetron Shows Updated LCOS Projector
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JVC Lowers Pricing on Home Theater Projectors
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Optoma Launches Home and Wide Format Projectors
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Projectiondesign Intros New HT Models
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Business Projectors
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AMX Eases Monitoring and Control
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Barco Adds Heavyweights to Its Lineup
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BenQ Launches DLP Projector at Computex
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Canon Launches New Multimedia Projectors
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Christie Intro's Large-Venue Projectors, and More
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Digital Projection Unveils 11 New Projectors
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Hitachi Intro's New Projectors
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InFocus Makes Fleeting Appearance at InfoComm
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Mitsubishi Spotlights New Displays, Wireless Adapter
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Panasonic Bows Business Projectors
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Lightweight Panasonic LCD Projector Announced
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PerkinElmer, Delta Show Xenon-Based 1080p Projector
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Sanyo D-Cinema Projector Elusive
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Sharp Intros Projectors
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Sony Field Testing 4k Projector
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Sony Debuts New Projectors
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ViewSonic Launches PJ658 and Wireless Adapter
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MDTV
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Hitachi Launches MDTV Lines
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Sony Delivers SXRD Models With 1080p HDMI
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Sony Pushes Blu-ray Message on New SXRD Models
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Interactive Whiteboards
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InfoComm Shows Interactive White Boards
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LED Signboards
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Barco Offers New Modules
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Lighthouse and Daktronics Offer 4mm LED Displays
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Screen Technology Uses Fiber Optics for Digital Signage
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Electronic Signage
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LCD Monitors Increase for Digital Signage
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C-nario Software Delivers Digital Signage Content
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Clarity Shows Digital Signage Products
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Crestron Now Controls Video, Too
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JCPenney To Use Helius
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JVC Adds HD Monitor to Pro LCD Lineup
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Meko Ltd: LCD Public Display Shipments Double In 1Q
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NEC Claims Commercial Monitor Lead
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Panasonic Bows Several Pro Plasma Displays
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Pioneer Shows Two New Commercial HD Plasmas
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POSTV Taps BroadSign DMLS
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Samsung New Networked Displays
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Sharp Debuts World's Largest Pro Monitor
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ViewSonic Debuts Wireless Signage Displays
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Web Service Measures In-store Signage Campaigns
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Westinghouse to Target Pro AV Market with LCDs
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Digital Cinema
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DLP Cinema Technology Launches Disney/Pixar's CARS
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Fraunhofer to Validate DCI Compliance Procedures
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NEC D-Cinema Goes to Drive-in
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Visualization/Simulation
93
Equipe Targets Home for Simulators
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3D Displays
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Cyviz Shows 8Mpixel 3D Display
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Philips Reveals 3D Innovations at SID
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Arisawa, Aussie Firm Show 2-D Video In 3-D
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Newsletter Editorial Matrix
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About Projection Monthly
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About Insight Media
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