Abstract
A study of the use of lasers as an illumination source for projection systems used for Electronic cinema and other large venue applications.
Quick Facts
- Date of Release: November 2007
- Publisher: Insight Media
- Authors: Matthew Brennesholtz
- Number of Pages: 33
The Need:
Cinema and large venue projectors represent an attractive market to companies interested in lasers as light sources for projection displays. The relatively high prices of projectors sold into these markets can tolerate the high laser prices and a few laser-based projectors are sold even at current prices. It is necessary to understand the current state of these markets plus their future directions in order to plan a laser strategy.
Report Objective:
The objective of this report is to apply the price, performance and system level knowledge about RGB lasers developed in the Laser Projection Report to the special needs of the large venue and digital cinema market segment. The analysis synthesizes key component and system-level price and performance information with a business and competitive market evaluation to develop an understanding of the special value propositions offered by laser-based projection systems relative to incumbent lamp-based solutions. The analysis is used to create a total large venue and digital cinema forecast along with penetration of laser-based systems into the total available market from 2007-2012.
Highlights:
- Descriptions of the key markets within the digital cinema and large venue industries
- Identification of the key requirements for projectors for large venue and digital cinema applications
- BOM cost estimates for both laser and lamp-based projectors to serve these industries
- Forecasts of the total projector unit sales to these industries
- Forecasts for projector sales revenues to the digital cinema and large venue industries
- Identification of the key players in these markets
Table of Contents
1 Description of the Current Market
- 1.1. Description of the Market: Large Venue
- 1.2. Description of the Market: D-Cinema
- 1.3. Key Market Trends
- 1.4. Shortcomings of Current Displays
2 Projector Requirements
- 2.1. Key Technical Requirements
- 2.1.1. Large Venue Projector Requirements
- 2.1.2. D-Cinema Projector Requirements
- 2.2. Advantages of Laser Illumination
3 System BOM Evaluation
- 3.1. 15,000 Lumen Cinema Projector
- 3.2. 5000 Lumen Large Venue Projector
4 Forecasts
- 4.1. Industry Forecasts
- 4.2. Laser Penetration Forecast
5 SWOT Analysis of Lasers vs. Lamps
- 5.1. Strengths
- 5.2. Weaknesses
- 5.3. Opportunities
- 5.4. Threats
6 Major Players
- 6.1. Current players
- 6.2. Other Likely Players
- 6.3. Digital Cinema Projectors
Table of Figures
- Figure 1: Sanyo PLC-XF41 Projector
- Figure 2: Christie CP2000 d-Cinema Projector
- Figure 3: Projection Lens for a Sanyo LN5-WO4
- Figure 4: U.S. Forecasts for D-Cinema Projector Installations
- Figure 5: World-wide cinema screens
- Figure 6: Revenue and Unit Forecasts for Large Venue Projectors
- Figure 7: ASP Forecast for Large Venue Projectors
- Figure 8: Penetration of Lasers into the Large Venue and Digital Cinema Market
List of Tables
- Table 1: Key Requirements for Large Venue Projectors
- Table 2: Key Requirements of the DCI Specification for the Projected Image
- Table 3: DLP D-Cinema Projector with Xenon Illumination.
- Table 4: DLP d-cinema projector with current laser illumination.
- Table 5: DLP d-cinema projector with Novalux laser illumination.
- Table 6: DLP d-cinema projector with Novalux laser illumination and Infitec 3D
- Table 7: GEMS/GxL d-cinema projector with Novalux laser illumination.
- Table 8: 5000 Lumen Large Venue DLP Projector with a CPL lamp
- Table 9: 5000 Lumen Large Venue DLP Projector with Novalux Lasers
