Formerly Projection Monthly with Flat Panal Coverage


Volume 6
AUGUST 2008
Number 8

Microdisplays 3
MEMs-Based HD Microprojectors 3
LED/Laser Devices and Components 4
Collinear Exits Laser Business 4
LED News from Taiwan 5
Luminus Devices Issued 10 More Patents 6
OSRAM Lab Sets New Record 7
QPC Wins 2nd Laser Contract for CE Application 7
ST LED Driver Chip Does Triple Duty 8
Optics & Engines 8
Young Optics Purchases Front-Projection Ops. from Jabil 8
Display Electronics 10
Analog Devices Bows 12-bit Analog/HDMI Chip 10
A New Video Design Model? 12
Conexant Samples New Broadcast A/V Decoders 13
Projection Screens 14
T-WORKS Bows a New Screen for 3D Displays 14
Large OLEDs 15
Fraunhofer Groups Join with COMEDD 15
Japan's NEDO in OLED Research with Key CE Makers 16
New HIL Enables Low-cost OLEDs 17
New Slot-coated OLED Displays by 2010? 18
LCD PDP Components and Mfg. 20
BrightView Materials Ready to RAC & Roll-to-Roll 20
Gen 11 Fabs In-Gen 6 Out 21
LCD Fabs Face Tough Greenhouse Gas Issues 23
    There Is a Solution 23
Matsushita Targets 20% Flat Panel Market With LCDs 24
PDP Panel Modules Rise 25
Shipments of Large LCD Panels Up 6.7% in Q2 26
Backlights 27
Are Carbon Nanotubes Important for LCD Backlights? 27
Displaybank: 27% LED BLUs by 2012 29
LCD Products 31
Samsung's "Holiday in July" Product Showcase 31
SunBriteTV Bows All-Weather Outdoor Sets 32
Touch Screens 33
IMS Research: Touch Terminals to Double by 2012 33
PDP Products 34
Orion Upgrades PDP Tiling 34
Home Theater Projectors 35
Home Theater on a Tungsten-Halogen Shoestring 35
Meridian Bows 810 Reference Video System 37
Olympics in HD? 38
Outdoor Cinema for Your Backyard 40
Business Projectors 41
WUXGA Makes Its Debut at InfoComm 41
XGA, 3,000-lumen Pricing Falling Rapidly 42
    BenQ MP722: Street Price $915, Available 06-08 43
    Casio XJ-S57: Street Price $1,599; Available 07-08 43
    Casio XJ-S52: Street Price $1,399; Available 07-08 43
    InFocus LearnBig IN3102: Street Price $1,350 43
    Mitsubishi XD530U: Street Price $1,895; Available 06-08 44
    NEC NP905: Street Price $1,999; Available 07-08 44
    Taxan PS-232Xh and PV-131Xh30 44
    Sanyo PLC-XC55: Street Price $1,027; Available 07-08 45
    Sharp PG-F312X: Street Price $950, Available 06-08 45
    Sharp PG-F317X: Street Price $1,129; Available 06-08 45
Alternative Displays 45
10 Years Later Wedge Screen Sells to Microsoft 45
Carbon Nanotubes in Flexible Electronics Advances 46
FED Displays Technology Resurrection 47
Flexible Bistable Reflective LCD Fit for Mass Prod. 48
Sigma Promises Transparent/Conductive Coatings 49
'Telescopic Pixel' Displays to Rival LCD/PDP 50
3D Displays 52
iZ3D Promotes 3D Home Displays at Theaters 52
Mechdyne Offers 3D Interactive Viewing 53
Provision Sells '3D Holographic' Signs 54
2D/3D Digital Cinema 55
Sony Bows New 3D-Capable 4K Projector 55
3D Gaining Momentum in Theaters 55
    Theaters Prepare for 3D 'Journey' with New Installs 55
    Cinemark and Cineplex Entertainment to Install RealD 3D 56
    Nielsen Finds Strong 3D Appetite but Weak Awareness 56
    Filmmakers on Board 57
US Troops in Kuwait Get Summer Blockbuster 57
3D Content Creation Processing and Distribution 58
3D Eye Solutions Acquired by AFA 58
Doctors See Surgery in 2 and 3D 58
DreamWorks 3D Drops AMD for Intel Chips 59
Sensio Announces First Distribution Deal 60
SMPTE to Set Up 3D Home Entertainment Task Force 61
Visualization/Simulation 62
SEOS to Provide Panorama Display for C-27j Simulator 62
NASA's Hyperwall Hits 250M Pixels 63
Digital Signage 64
Sharp Finally Ships its 108-inch Behemoth 64
Times Square as Digital Singage Trend Setter 66
TRED Breaks New Display-technology Ground 69
DTV Watch 72
Forward into the Past 72
Sound, TV's Neglected Stepchild 73
TV Antennas Making a Comeback 75
Wireless 76
Amimon Moves Wireless to the Next Level: 'A TV Standard' 76
Market Intelligence 78
32-inch LCD: A Study in Classic Economics 78
Japanese Market Share Survey: LCD-TVs 79
Shapiro: CE Spending "Backbone of Economic Activity" 80
Tall Growth for Short-Throw Projectors 83
Business and Strategic 84
Matsushita Orders Share Buy-Back 84
Syntax-Brillian (BRLC) No More 84
Tough Time for China OEM Brands 84
ViewSonic Offers High-end Color Match Products 85
Do Earnings Match Expectations? 85
Insight Media News 87
3D Biz-Ex Releases Preliminary Agenda 87
Projection Summit Proceedings Available 88
Newsletter Editorial Matrix 89
About Large Display Report 90
About Insight Media 90