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Projector Market Study: Wei Wei Yin
Projector Market Study: Wei Wei Yin
The MP515ST projector, with a new generation, short-throw projection lens developed by
Qisda, resolves the setup issues in conference rooms, classrooms, and in home entertainment
applications. In addition, High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) and 10W speakers
provide the best audio /video experience in this category. The SP920p projector, with new
generation dual lamp optical engine developed by Qisda and two high –efficiency 280w
mercury lamps, achieves brightness up to 6000 lumens.
Business:
Qisda’s ODM business captured 13% global market share and maintained a top 3
position in 2009.
Negative Factor:
Shorter product lifecycles, more competitors, and an abundance of different models have
disrupted market prices.
Strategy:
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1080p Projectors
Definition: The 1080p projectors category includes the latest
projectors with true HD 1080p resolution. See below for a list of
1080p projector reviews and information pages.
Brand:
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Digital Projectors
Definition: The digital projectors category includes the latest in home
theater projectors, portable projectors, and digital cinema. See below
for a list of digital projector reviews and information pages.
Brand:
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Mini Projectors
Definition: The mini projectors category includes the latest projector
technology used in ultra-portable projectors, mobile presentations,
and smart phone device integration. See below for a list of mini
projector reviews and information pages..
DLP projectors can process more colors than LCD projectors which
results in vibrant color, brightness, and sharper picture.
The pros I can see from my recent reviews of Dell projectors are high
contrast, excellent brightness, and honest price-point. The cons are
issues with color balance, operating noise, and start-up speed.
Only DLP
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Epson Projectors
Epson projectors use LCD technology and manufacture the LCD panels for its
competition including Mitsubishi, Sanyo, Panasonic, and several others. Epson uniquely
offers all-in-one projector systems such as their MovieMate line, as well as complete
Epson home theater systems including: the Epson projector, the projector screen,
speakers, and a DVD player - check out the Epson Ensemble HDs.
Epson has long been a dominant player the market for projectors, both home
theater projectors and business projectors. Epson, as a manufacturer, provides
the LCD panels that are used in almost every other brand of LCD projectors.
On the business side, Epson makes the most powerful under 4 pound portable
projectors, in addition Epson offers some of the most advanced and best
projectors for business and schools. Epson's complete home theater solutions,
the Ensemble HD series, received our top award - Outstanding Product of 2008,
and may well revolutionize the industry!
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Epson Projectors
Hitachi is one of the top selling brands for office projectors and
classroom projectors on the market. Hitachi does not dabble in home
theater projectors.
Only 3LCD
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InFocus Projectors
InFocus is the most recognizable projector brand in the United States. A decade
ago, Infocus was so notorious that their brand became a generic name for
projectors, as Kleenex is to tissues.
In 2009, InFocus was acquired and is now only manufacturing home theater
projectors, office projectors, and classroom projectors.
InFocus projectors are highly regarded within the industry. Their business class
LCD display panels are designed for conference rooms and are compatible with
PCs and other video modes. Infocus 1080p projectors feature high-definition
image quality and a 3 year warranty .Infocus education projectors produces
clear picture quality within brightly-lit rooms along with easy connectivity to
DVD, computer, and or document camera.
David Woolf (Vice President Global Marketing) David Woolf has more than 15 years experience
creating, developing, managing, and marketing digital projectors, plasma displays, LCD monitors
and oscilloscopes to professional, public, and consumer markets for InFocus, NEC, and Tektronix.
Woolf began his career as a technology consultant for Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) and has
since held a variety of senior-level positions in product line management, marketing, and service.
Woolf joined InFocus in 2007 and currently serves as Vice President of Marketing; he is responsible
for product management, product planning, product marketing, public relations, channel marketing,
and marketing communications. He holds a BA from the University of Washington and an MBA
from the University of Oregon. Woolf lives in the Portland area with his wife and three young
children.
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JVC Projectors
JVC manufactures top-rated home theater projectors that are first in
its class. JVC also produces digital cinema projectors, office
projectors, and classroom projectors.
JVC projectors stand above the rest because of the black-levels levels
they produce, which is unmatched by other projectors within similar
price range and specifications, including those loaded with LCoS
projector technology.
3LCD, DLP
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NEC Projectors
NEC projectors offer twenty large screen displays in crystal clear images with
wonderful consistency. NEC projectors are known in the market for sharp
picture with many industry awards.
NEC has a portable projector series price from $680 to $999 that are loaded with
features like: short throw lens that eliminates tradition shadows and projector
light in the presenter's eyes, extended projector lamp life, virtual remote from a
computer, closed-captioning, built-in speaker system, and a wide input panel.
The NEC portable projector series range from $740 to $900 that includes
features like: HDMI input connectivity, USB PC compatibility, audio-outs, ECO
mode for extended lamp life, and dual computer inputs for multiple presenters.
NEC offers commercial grade projectors that range from $1,900 to $5,500,
which are design for very bright output in large venues and larger sized screens.
3LCD, DLP
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Optoma Projectors
Optoma is a successful Taiwanese manufacturer of business projectors, classroon projectors, and quality home
theater projectors. Optoma projectors are loaded with DLP technology and boost specifications such as: brilliant
color, bright images, rapid on-off feature, password protection, and a vast range of connectivity options.
Remote access is an advanced technology that can be found in Optoma projectors, including: message broadcast
over a network, remote management and control, and built-in security management. Optoma home theater
1080p projectors include 1080p high-definition picture, bright images, and specifications to enhance video for
movies, sports, and gaming. Optoma projectors can support 300 inch display screens and are loaded with TI
DLP chipset and their trademark BrillianColor technology. HDMI x2 components for projector compatibility
with Xbox, PS3, satellite, cable, and Blu-ray DVD. Optoma is one of the world's largest manufacturers of DLP
projectors. Not only are they one of the best selling brands in the world, but their manufacturing arm has
manufactured projectors for other well known brands, including HP/Compaq and Dell. The Optoma lineup
includes about 10 different portable projectors, plus their home theater projector lineup. Optoma is perhaps the
most dominant manufacturer of home theater projectors, with an extensive line of top performers. We have
reviewed a number of them, and every one has amazingly received our Hot Product Award. In addition, their
HD7100, selling for under $3000, is by far, the least expensive home theater projector using the most advanced
DLP chip, the Darkchip3. In addition, they have launched one of the very first 1080p resolution home theater
projectors, the HD81, an enhanced version of the HD7100 with external processor, and for portable or basic
home entertainment, their MovieTime DV10 is the best selling all-in-one home theater projector with built in
speakers and DVD player, and comes with a subwoofer too, for less than $1000.Optoma's business projector
lineup features more than a half dozen models, including some of the smallest and lightest weight hi
performance models. Whether you need a lightweight powerful projector for the road, or one ideal for installing
in your conference room, training room or small auditorium. For your piece of mind, Optoma also offers a very
good warranty, and prides itself on excellent customer service and tech support. DLP
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Panasonic Projectors
Panasonic produces a wide range of projectors, ranging from portable
projectors to commercial-grade projectors. Panasonic has been the dominating
force in the industry of home theater projector systems, classroom projectors,
and offices projectors for small to large presentation rooms. Panasonic offers
the best-selling 720p projectors and 1080p projectors in the United States.
Sanyo offers the largest selection of industry leading video projectors. They
produce portable projectors with wireless controls to commercial grade 4-lamp
projectors for concert halls. These industrial projectors display bright, vivid
widescreen picture in HD 1080p. Their latest models include Durable Inorganic
Optical System, AMF filtration, and extended projector lamp life technology.
Sanyo home theater projectors include whisper quiet fans, lens-shift technology
that adapts to ambient light conditions, self-monitoring to optimize brightness
to extend projector lamp life, and new models 14-bit gamma correction to
create deeper black levels and Full HD 1080p projector resolution.
Sharp classroom projectors are now 3D-Ready, which is very exciting for
the education world, as test scores seem to increase when classroom lessons
are presented in 3D. 3D projectors will also benefit medical, architectural,
gaming, and engineering presentations. Museums and tradeshows can also
use more captivating techniques with 3D projection.
3M projectors are great for personal use. You can surf the web, store
movies and photos, and share your experience with a group by
projecting a larger quality picture.
DLP
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Aiptek Projectors
Aiptek features pico projectors that project up to 65 inches and small
enough to fit in your pocket. Aiptek projectors have built-in memory
from 1GB to 4GB with 32GB SD card expandability. Project from
many sources, including: laptops, iphone and other smart phones,
digital camera, etc.
LCoS
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ASK Proxima Projectors
ASK Proxima projectors cover a range of uses from fixed installation
auditorium systems to portable projector technology. ASK Proxima
produce office projectors that will meet your presentation needs.
Their meeting room projectors weigh around 6 lbs and average about
2500 lumens with SVGA or VGA resolution. ASK Proxima has a
nice line of pico projectors that weigh around 2lbs with upwards of
2500 max lumen brightness.
The product brands, ASK & Proxima, were sold to Acto (Chinese
manufacturer) by InFocus
DLP, 3LCD
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Avio Projectors
Avio projectors claim to be the ultimate classroom projector featuring
a built-in document camera that allows you to project directly from a
text-book, a short throw lens that can be placed directly on a teacher's
desk, and a USB memory interface to make presentations without
carrying a laptop.
Their mini office projectors, such as the TraveLight3, offer award winning and innovative
technology for a vast array of applications. Used by traveling executives, educators, trainers,
etc., this 3 lb projector can be setup anywhere in minutes with remote control technology to
make presentations more effective.
Boxlight LCD projectors for fixed installation in conference rooms, produce up to 7500
lumens for maximum capacity auditoriums and presentations in larger venues.
BOXLIGHT has been developing, manufacturing, selling and servicing projectors for
schools, government agencies, house of worship, and every customer in between since 1985.
Over 25 years ago, BOXLIGHT sold the 3rd LCD panel ever made. Today we manufacture
LCD and DLP projectors - projectors is what we do. Out corporate headquarters are located in
Belfair, Washington and house our sales, marketing, technical support and service staff.
Additional offices and manufacturing are located in Hsinchu, Taiwan, WuXi, China, and
Mexico City, Mexico - meeting TAA compliancy and GSA standards. We also assemble in the
United States.
DLP, 3LCD
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Boxlight Projectors
Casio features the Green Slim Projector that produces up to 3000
lumens, lamp free advantages, superior color, 2x Optical Zoom, and a
3 year warranty. Casio projectors offer a super slim series called the
XJ-Series that weigh in around 4 lbs, are 1.7 inches thick, and are
very bright - up to 3500 lumens. They can be used with or without a
laptop with USB connectivity.
DLP only
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Christie Projectors
Christie projectors are visual solutions for business, entertainment, and interactive visual environments. Christie
produces office projectors for business presentations; digital projectors for houses of worship and digital signage;
multimedia projectors for advanced visualization and simulations; and advanced 1080p projectors for digital
cinema and high-end home theater projector systems.
Christie classroom projectors offer solutions for digitally projected multi-media presentations that enhance the
student learning experience. Grade schools and Universities have incorporated multimedia projectors in their
curriculum with proven results from higher test scores and data retention.
Christie produces LCD projectors and DLP projectors for museums, cinema theaters, and Big Industry Firms.
US based company. Christie is celebrating its 80th anniversary as a leader in visual solutions for world-class
organizations, offering diverse applications for business, entertainment, and industry. With expertise in film
projection since 1929 and professional projection systems since 1979, Christie has established a global reputation
as the world’s single source manufacturer of a variety of display technologies and solutions for cinema, large
audience environments, control rooms, business presentations, training facilities, 3D and virtual reality,
simulation, education, media and government. Christie has installed over 75,000 projection solutions worldwide.
Christie’s broad range of technologies include DLP Cinema™ projectors, LCD and DLP™ projectors, networking
solutions, 35mm film projectors, rear screen projection modules and DLP™ projection cubes, wall display
controllers, and cutting edge projection technologies for 3D, virtual reality and simulation. Whatever the
application, Christie’s visual solutions are purpose-built to meet unique projection requirements, and are backed
by industry-leading service and support ensuring complete customer satisfaction.
Cinetron projectors are over 30 lbs. Mediocre black levels yet very
good picture brightness.
LCoS
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Delta Projectors
Delta produces high performance DLP projectors for a vast array of
solutions from professional to home entertainment. The Delta
business model is to meet the needs of their customers for a range of
applications including home theater projectors, and auditoriums with
ultra-bright 8,000 ANSI lumen specifications.
Delta digital projectors also meet the requirements for portable use
with their line of pico projectors, office projectors, and classroom
projectors. Their projectors range from 2 lbs to 33 lbs with new
models introduced several times a year.
DLP
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Digital Projection Projectors
Digital Projection is an elite brand of home theater projectors that produce captivating
picture and powerful precision displays. Digital Projection systems are found in
Hollywood studios, Regal Home Theaters, film festivals, and around the world for
multimedia applications in business, education, and home entertainment.
Digital Projection produces portable projectors like the ultra-compact iVision series, as
well as home cinema 1080p projectors that feature astonishing color depth and high-
contrast imaging to deliver home entertainment, the way Hollywood intended.
US based company formed in 1987 from Rank organization and became a wholly owned
subsidiary of the IMAX Corporation in Sep 1999. Won two Emmy ® awards for
Outstanding Achievement in Engineering Development
Dream Vision also has a DLP projector called the Dreamweaver 3 with stylish design,
Carl Zeiss Optics, and extremely quite operating noise so that it can be installed
anywhere in the living room. Dream Vision take pride in the aesthetics design of home
theater projectors.
A 20 years experience in the Home Cinema video technology. Located in Paris and
managed by Jean Claude YOUNES, this French company was born in 1982, being
the First Company to import video projectors into the French Market. Jean-Claude
YOUNES started in 1986 to import and distribute the Vidikron brand, developing
an innovating marketing policy based on the slogan « Le Cinéma à la Maison »
(The Home Cinema). He established a strong retailers network in France, choosing
them amongst the High End Hi-fi independent retail stores and Customs Installers.
.Dukane also offers a nice office projector line with short throw
technology for small conference rooms, Whiteboard / Blackboard
modes, and plenty of lumen brightness for operation in well lit
rooms.
DLP only