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Insight Media's e-Newsletter contains news about the microdisplay industry as well as information on Insight Media's products and services. More comprehensive coverage of the industry can be found in our monthly newsletters, the Microdisplay Report, Projection Monthly and MD-TV Retailer. |
Recent Industry News |
In a meeting with Insight Media analysts and representatives in Shenzhen recently, Diguang (DG) Electronics (Shenzhen, China) President Henry Song provided some startling news. He announced that in August, DG will begin sampling a 32-inch LED backlight unit (BLU) for LCD television applications for $200 - a price that is only slightly higher than the $170 typically charged for an equivalent BLU based on the traditional cold-cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) technology. This is a potentially important breakthrough as LED backlights have so far been much more expensive than CCFL versions. [Full article with links] July Projection Monthly Summary The July issue of Projection Monthly is now in the hands of our readers, and like the June issue, our normal projection component and large-area display coverage is augmented with extensive industry show coverage. This month we include the events of the two-day Projection Summit produced by Insight Media and McLaughlin Consulting Group and the Infocomm conference and exhibition that ran from June 4-10. That, together with some late SID reports added almost fifty pages to the July issue. [Full article with links] July MD-TV Retailer and Microdisplay Report Summary The July editions of Microdisplay Report and MD-TV Retailer have just shipped. Microdisplay Report captures the top news stories in the projection segment, plus it covers personal display systems that use microdisplays to create virtual displays (think head-mounted displays or electronic viewfinders). MD-TV Retailer focuses on the retail environment for microdisplay-based RPTVs. [Full article with links] Insight Media and Nutmeg Consultants, both of Norwalk, Connecticut, are combining their programs and personnel, executives from both organizations announced today. The consolidation is effective immediately; the organization will operate under the name Insight Media, and will continue to use its existing offices at 3 Morgan Avenue, Norwalk, Connecticut. [Full article with links] Projection Systems for Business and Home Markets Strong through 2009, Industry Analysts Agree Top Market Research Firms for Projection and Display Technologies Convene at InfoComm's 4th Annual Projection Summit Insight Media is proud to announce the winners of the Best Buzz awards for InfoComm 2005. The Best Buzz awards are selected by polling Insight Media staff, analysts, press and conference attendees about what was new and exciting to them. They reflect what people were talking about most at the show/exhibition, and what we were asked most about. The awards do not necessarily represent excellence in technical performance, but are a reflection of the "buzz" or noise the products created. The Best Buzz awards honor the "must-see" products or technologies at the show. Top honors for "Best Buzz" at InfoComm 2005 go to: [Full article with links] Insight Media is proud to announce the winners of the Best Buzz awards for the SID 2005 Symposium and Exhibition. The Best Buzz awards are selected by polling Insight Media staff, analysts, press and conference attendees about what was new and exciting to them. They reflect what people were talking about most at the show/exhibition and what we were asked most about. The awards do not necessarily represent excellence in technical performance, but are a reflection of the "buzz" or noise the products created. The Best Buzz awards honors the "must-see" products or technologies at the show. Top honors for "Best Buzz" at SID 2005 go to: [Full article with links] From Europe, Japan and Taiwan, joint ventures are being formed with the Chinese-offering access to low cost labor, strategic manufacturing zones, relief from high import tarrifs and access to the world's most populous market. Here's a rundown of some of the more recent joint ventures with major Chinese companies and some production plans going forward. [Full article with links] LCD Glut Depress Prices, Profits and Capex The LCD industry is operating at a loss as oversupply has led to price declines, erasing profits and delaying spending on new equipment. Recovery will not be in the cards any time soon. For example, according to DisplaySearch (Austin, TX) (www.displaysearch.com), first-tier 17-inch LCD monitor makers in Taiwan will need to wait until the second half of this year, at the earliest, before losses will end, even though prices are now stabilizing due to shortages in this size. Due to the decreasing costs for producing panels, margins for LCD monitor panels will rise to 10% to 15% in the next two years, DisplaySearch explained. [Full article with links] Despite fierce competition and shrinking prices, China's TV market is growing at a healthy clip in both domestic and export sales. For example, overall Chinese sales of color TVs in 2004 rose 11% annually to 72.7M units, accounting for 55% of the world's total, according to Asia Pulse. In that same year, China exported 27.7M additional color TVs, 21.8% more than in 2003. [Full article with links] US DTV Transition Discussions regarding the DTV transition were numerous at the 2005 NAB Conference, including a session that gathered together broadcasters and CE manufacturers. Advertising commercials should sell better due to HD, according to James Goodmon of WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) [Full article with links] |
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Insight Media Announces "MD-TV Retailer" Insight Media, the leader in microdisplay-based market research, announces the availability of a new monthly newsletter- MD-TV Retailer. This newsletter will cover the latest trends, strategies, and pricing of MD-TV in the distribution channel of the U.S. The premier issue has 51 pages, with 20 pages of charts and graphs of retail pricing, 18 pages on manufacturer and channel news, and profile on Best Buy- the largest retailer of consumer electronics. [To Place an Order] Proceedings for PS05 have been sent to attendees. If you missed the conference, you can order a CD that include all of the technical and market presentations that identify the key issues that will impact the projection industry. [To Place an Order] |
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