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Large Display Industry Snapshot March 2010

This week, we published our March issue of Large Display Report (LDR). That includes some exciting and significant progress in display imaging and illumination technologies, new components and component improvements, including LED/Laser, LCD/PDP, key components, plus all things 3D and more.

The Report documents the display industry news and activities for monitor-sized and larger displays, components and finished products. LDR goes beyond the headlines digging deep into news events -- offering “the why” behind the news with new technologies and companies you don't normally hear about in mainstream media. And, we seek to uncover new information that you won't find anywhere else. Here are some of the items of note for this month, listed by category:

Imagers and Scanners
- This China based group is working on "World's Smallest Pixel Micro-mirror Array"
Backlight Units
- CCFL Edge Lighting for LCD TVs
- More Progress in LEDs Too…
Electronics
- "Connecting Everything" gets closer…
Projection Components
- New Wire Grid Polarizer Made from "Nanoimprint Lithography"
Display Components and Mfg.
- Mainland China's LCD Fab Lust
LCD / PDP Products
- Reference Monitor Makeover Too Much for the Money?
- Sony vs. Vizio
Alternative Displays
- 112-inch Flex Display 1-inch Thin (Need we say more?)
Digital Signage
- "Lightest" LED Module Shown at ISE
- DSE Boasts "Expert" Courses
LED Laser Displays
- Laser Phosphor Displays Debut
- More LED Video Wall Cubes (Modular)
- This LED-based Projector Finds Way into Planetarium
Multi-megapixel Displays
- Low Cost Approach to Multi-megapixels Thanks to This US Vendor
- 4K2K Projector Family Growing
3D Industry
- 3D Image Processing Service Biz from this Hollywood Staple
- 3D Support from Consortiums, Org's and Standards Bodies, Plus a Report from Japan (2 stories)
- The Good Bad and Ugly of Post-CES 3D (two stories)

Autostereoscopic 3D
- AS-3D Content--An Ecosystem Approach, Plus New Display from Same Company (2 stories)
- 64-View AS-3D at CeBIT
- Is AS-3D Resolution Too Low?
2D / 3D Digital Cinema
- Another Avatar Effect: Big Bucks to Boost D-Cinema Budgets (4 stories)
- Cinema Install Updates (by Region), Plus the 3D Film Scorecard (2 stories)
- D-Cinema Projector Makers on a Roll
- Avatar Accolades Begin…
- TI Gains Oscar Nod?
3D Conference Summaries
- Stereoscopic Displays and Applications Conference (next best thing to being there)
- 3D Hits the Hollywood Post Alliance Technical Retreat (Don't miss this…)
3D Displays and Applications
- New Stuff "Floating Vision" Focuses Image in "Viewing Space," Plus Plasma Emission and a 360-degree Display and more (four stories)
- Update: Low Cost 3D Projectors Target Education
- This PDP Maker Turns to X-Pol 3D LCD
- 3D Theater-in-a-Box
3D-TV
- 3D Flat Panels Launch (three stories--seven companies)
- More News from Sony
3D Content Creation
- Single Lens 3D Camera
- Avatar's Ripple Effect Keeps Going… (two stories)
- New Single and Dual Lens 3D Cameras (two stories)
2D to 3D Conversion / 3D Glasses
- Industry Guru Speaks, plus New Algorithm from Taiwan (two stories)
- Why Italy is So Mad…
3D Broadcast and Distribution
- Japan / Korea update (three stories)
- 3D Web Service Coming
- "Sports" TV Goes 3D (two stories)
- Popular 3D Films in Blu-ray Disc Coming Soon? -- Maybe…
- Next Gen Movie Delivery Platform
3D Gaming
- This GPU Chipmaker's 3D Plans
- Stereo 3D with Head Tracking Boosts Gaming
- Top Game Vendor Uses 3D on PC
Standards
- EU Broadcast Union Gets Serious on Specs
- HDMI 3D Goes Public
Green Ecosystem
- Projection Lamps Get New Life
- Has "Go Green" Been Replaced by "3D"?
- This Taiwan Company Targets 30% Carbon Footprint Drop
Market Intelligence
- Marketing Trends for Pro AV in 2010
- New Media Delivery Targets Old Guard
Insight Media News
- 3DTV Forecast Report Released http://www.insightmedia.info/reports/20103dtvdetails.php
- Projection Summit (June 7-8) Update www.projectionsummit.com
- 5th China International 3D World Forum & Exhibition Opportunity (April 9-11)
  http://www.insightmedia.info/conferences/c3dworld.php

There's much more detail this month than can be summarized here. Suffice it to say, our goal is to help you find new technologies, partners and market opportunities -- and to avoid potential problems in your business development activities.

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