Volume 5
JULY 2007
Number 7

InfoComm& Projection Summit Trend Analysis 3
InfoComm Show Draws Record Crowds 3
200-300 Lumen Projectors are Coming 3
4K Displays-The Next Big Thing? 6
Insight Media's Take on 4K/Quad-HD Displays 8
Blended Multi-Projector Displays Push the Envelope 8
Insight Media's Take on Multi-projector Blending 12
Controversy Surrounds Lasers Near Term Viability 12
Insight Media's Take on Lasers in Displays 13
Electrodeless Lamps Likely to Expand 14
Insight Media's Take on Electrodeless Lamps 16
Is Wireless Ready for Prime Time? 16
Microsoft's Projector Networking Solution 17
Linking to Windows Vista OS 18
First Cut - NEC and Toshiba Vista Projectors 18
Netstreams Uncompressed HD Video 19
Sanyo's Dual Track 20
Amimon Wireless HD 21
Wireless HD Streaming at Projection Summit 21
addLogix / Eiki 22
Panasonic PDP Wireless Module 23
Conclusion 24
BrilliantColor Goes Mainstream 24
Improved Reliability New Trend for 3LCD Projectors 25
DLP/3LCD Square Off on Projector Performance 27
Light Rejecting Screen Trends 28
Display Summit Panel on Light-Rejecting Screens 28
dnp 29
Planar Xscreen 31
Accuon 32
New Projector Category Ultra-short Throw Projectors 33
Projection Summit Forecasts RPTV & Front Projection 36
Projection Manufacturing Trends 36
Market Data/Trends In Displays 38
Least We Not Forget-Front Projectors 38
Pico/Nano/Pocket Projectors - Is There a Market 39
Insight Media's Take on Pico- and Pocket Projectors 41
Surviving in a Commodity A/V World 41
There's Gold in Them Thar Hotel Rooms 43
Westinghouse Digital 44
NEC 44
Panasonic 44
Company Deep Dive - Sanyo 45
Sanyo Listens - Moves Aggressively in Projection Market 45
Aggressive Business Plan 45
New Strategic Products 46
Listening to End Users 47
Microdisplays 49
Aurora Develops 0.55-inch 768p and 1080p LCOS Panels 49
TI Announces 0.7-inch XGA for 3-Chip Systems 50
Screens 51
Woehburk Debuts Transparent RP Screen 51
LED/Laser Devices and Components 52
Major Taiwan LED Makers to See Sales Jump in 2Q 52
Cree Introduces Blue XLamp 52
Philips Lumileds Forecasts Bright Future for LEDs 53
Display Electronics 53
Freescale's Pitches New Remote-less Platform 53
Gennum Shows 4K x 2K Image Processing Solution 54
Matsushita Updates UniPhier w/Dual 1080p Stream 55
Pioneer Announces Smoother Movie Motion 57
Tzero Adds UWB To The Wireless Living Room 58
Standards 59
DisplayPort 1.1 Supports Hybrid Devices 59
Want to Use Fiber? It's All In the Plug 60
Stingray is New Standards Effort for "Beyond HD" 61
Market Intelligence 62
Displaybank: Large LCD Panel Profits to Improve 62
Hitachi Survey Sees Bright Flat-Panel Future 64
LCD-TV Market Share Adjusts 64
Japan's PDP-TV Price Bolstered By HD Models 65
PMA: Epson Top-selling Projector Brand 66
Taiwan 2007 Panels To Top NT$1 Trillion 66
Business and Strategic 66
Bravia Brand LCD-TVs for Wal-Mart 66
Caxton Appoints Two More InFocus Directors 68
Czech Republic Attracts Flat Panel Manufacturing 68
Fujitsu Division Booked Fictitious Sales 70
JVC Kenwood Merge-On Again-Off Again 70
Does JVC / Kenwood Merge Make Sense? 71
Kaga Reveals Plans for Taxan and Plus Projectors 72
Korean LCD Makers Join Forces 73
LG Refines its PDP Plans 74
Maxent and Olevia Cited for DTV Tuner Violations 75
Microdisplay Corp. to Shut Down 75
Plasma Partnerships 77
Samsung to Build New Plant in Russia 78
Sanyo Reports 3rd Year of Net Loss 78
Sony Banks on Full HD 1080p 79
Sony Promises a Shift from Recovery to Growth 80
Toshiba Rolls Out the Red Carpet…but Not for RPTV 81
Large Projectors at SID 2007 83
Projection at SID Technical Sessions 83
LCD Products 86
Amtran to Ship 52-inch 1080p LCD-TV in July 86
JVC Adds Four 1080p LCD-TVs 87
PDP Products 88
Panasonic's 42-inch 1080p PDP To Ship In July 88
Laser/LED Projection 89
Holoeye Demo's Real-Time Holographic Projector 89
Light Blue Optics Shows Updates 90
Novalux Lasers for Projection 90
Lasers for Flexible Lighting 91
Oerlikon Shows Lasers and Pico-Projector 92
Osram Shows LED Projection Products at SID 93
SCRAM Shows Pico-Projector at Projection Summit 93
Upstream Demos LED-Based Pico-Projector 94
Home Theater Projectors 95
Optoma Bows a 1080p Home Theater Solution 95
projectiondesign Bows First 720p With BrilliantColor 96
SIM2's HT3000E UK Sale Priced at £10K 97
Business Projectors 97
InfoComm - Business Projector Round-Up 97
Canon (LCD) 97
Casio (DLP) 98
Christie Digital (LCD) 99
Digital Projection (DLP) 99
Epson (LCD) 100
Hitachi (LCD) 100
InFocus (DLP, LCD) 101
Mitsubishi Digital (DLP, LCD) 101
NEC (DLP, LCD) 102
Panasonic (DLP) 103
projectiondesign (DLP) 104
Sanyo (LCD) 105
Sharp (DLP) 106
Sony (LCD) 107
Alternative Displays 108
New Diamond-based Field Emitter for FEDs 108
LED Video Walls 109
Barco Introduces NX-4 LED System at InfoComm 109
Lighthouse Technology Shows LED Walls 110
Toshiba Shows Impressive Images on it LED Arrays 111
viviLED Shows LED Wall with Sub-pixel Rendering 112
3D Displays 113
3D Digital Signage 113
Electronic Digital Signage 114
Digital Signage at InfoComm: The Lion Begins to Roar 114
Digital Sign Not Just Display but Back-end Support 114
LG Electronics Signage-Friendly Displays 115
Westinghouse Digital Pumps Up 115
Samsung Puts More into Pro 116
LevelVision Goes to the Mat 118
Clarity Visual Offers More Hardware 119
Sharp Shows 65" Portrait LCD 119
NEC Shows 20 Series LCDs 119
DiBoss Goes for Big 120
Conclusion 120
The Missing Piece: Signage Software 120
DTV Watch 121
Satellite TV Delivers on Broadband Via Clearwire 121
Sony Debuts Internet-to-TV Interface 122
Two Cheers for Plasma 123
Investors Watch 124
Digital TVs-If It's Not One Thing, It's Another 124
Some Basic Facts 125
Critical Elements 126
Risk Assessment Going Forward 126
Conclusion 128
Note To All Readers: 129
Insight Media News 129
Insight Media and USDC to Host 3D Biz-Ex 129
CONFERENCE OVERVIEW 130
PRELIMINARY AGENDA (for updates go to; www.3DbizEx.com) 130
WHO SHOULD ATTEND 131
LOCATION 132
REGISTRATION 132
SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS 133
Projection Summit Proceedings Available 134
Display Summit China Proceedings Available 134
Newsletter Editorial Matrix 135
About Projection Monthly 136
About Insight Media 136