Micro Device Display Consortium Announces 10 New Members and Launches New Web Site to Advance Microdisplay Projection TV Market
The Micro Device Display Consortium (MDDPC), a membership-based
industry group made up of leading companies aimed at expanding the
microdisplay television market, today announced 10 new members,
including Colorlink, Inc., Fourth Dimension Displays Limited, and
Fujinon Corporation. MDDPC also announced that it has launched a new
web site (http://www.md-display.com) to help retailers and consumers
better understand the advantages of microdisplay projection
televisions. The web site contains the latest news and product
information on microdisplay projection products to help consumers make
more informed decisions about the increasing number of HDTVs available
on the market today.
"Confusion about all the different HDTV technologies still
permeates the market, especially when it comes to microdisplay
technology," said Shintaro Nakagaki, MDDPC Representative Director and
associate director of Victor Company of Japan, Limited (JVC). "Even
though microdisplay projection TVs still produce one of the best
television pictures for the money, the varying terminology for this TV
category makes it difficult for the consumer to recognize those
benefits as belonging to the MDDP category. Our new web site was
designed to help clear up some of the confusion and provide consumers
and retailers with the tools and knowledge to make more informed
purchasing decisions."
The site includes detailed descriptions and visual illustrations
of how various microdisplay technologies such as DLP, LCOS and HTPS
work in projection television systems. It also highlights their
advantages (low cost, high quality large screen images, high
brightness and wide viewing angle, low power and energy consumption,
long product life, and cooler operating temperature), and how they
contribute to a reduction in CO2 emissions from total energy for
manufacturing, and produce less waste from disposal of set, parts and
materials.
The MDDP Consortium, whose mission is to broadly promote the
advantages and superiority of Micro Device Display technology to
consumers, retailers, experts, and the mass media, has grown its
member base from six member companies to sixteen since being founded
in 2006.
The MDDP Consortium's founding members include Arisawa Mfg. Co.,
Ltd., Seiko Epson Corporation, Texas Instruments Incorporated, Victor
Company of Japan, Limited (JVC), and Royal Philips Electronics. Other
member companies include Luminus Devices, 3M Company, SAMSUNG
ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., SCRAM Technologies, Inc, Gemidis NV, Sekinos
Co., Ltd., Wavien, Inc., and Young Optics, Inc.
About Micro Device Display (MDDP)
Micro Device Display (MDDP) use micro Display devices such as
high-temperature polysilicon (HTPS) LCD, digital light processing
(DLP) and liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) devices to deliver a
picture with superior brightness, fine resolution and wide viewing
angle, outperforming conventional CRT projection televisions by a wide
margin. The sets first began to appear in markets in significant
numbers around 2004. MDDP are significantly lighter than CRT
projection televisions and offer superior design. The sets offer high
cost performance based on their high image quality and large screens.
MDDP have gained a particularly strong following in North America.
According to Techno Systems Research Co., Ltd., an estimated 4.1
million sets have been sold to date worldwide, while global demand for
MDDP is forecasted at 3.5 million units in fiscal 2006. For more
information, visit www.md-display.com.