Laser projectors will become the focus of competition in the future projection market

According to relevant data, the global projector market reached 8 million units in 2012, and the growth rate of mainstream models has slowed down. However, with the growth of micro-projection applications and the improvement of the efficiency of new light sources, bulbless projection is regarded as the next wave of markets. The trend of development is that the trend of replacing traditional light bulbs with solid-state light sources such as LEDs and lasers is concealed. Projector manufacturer Zhongguang Optoelectronics stated that the proportion of LED projector applications will reach 15% in 2012 and will mass produce laser light sources. The number of projectors reached 5% in 2012. It is also true that the major brands in the projector market have chosen to open up a new blue ocean in the face of fierce market competition and intensified price wars, which is the 'bulbless' projection field. Because the new light source not only improves the performance of the product, but also increases the service life, making a contribution to more energy saving and environmental protection. In the long run, with its unique advantages, the new light source technology is expected to replace traditional bulbs as a new generation of projector light sources. In addition, the advent of new light source products has completely solved the problem of the user’s holding cost of using the projector. At the same time, the new light source products make the projection operation easier, just turn off and leave, no need to wait for the shutdown to dissipate heat. In the projector market in 2011, under the brand of Acer, ViewSonic, Vivitek, Optoma and other brands to force LED projectors, the projection industry collectively entered a new era. Due to the breakthrough of the bottleneck of the brightness of the LED light source and the introduction of high-definition microchips, the LED projector market that was not so optimistic in the past few years has changed and is gradually recognized by more people. By this year, various brand manufacturers have also continued to update new products, and have launched their own new LED products. Such as Vivitek QUMI Q5, ViewSonic 'Little Invincible' PLED-W200, ACTO PL411 and so on. According to LG insiders, LG will also launch new LED products in August this year. The appearance of the new product is more fashionable, and the volume is smaller than that of Vivitek QUMI Q2. It is the same size as a large-size smartphone and has a brightness of up to 600 lumens. It can be described as the brightest product in the micro projector. But what is the performance? I believe the mystery will be. Announced, it is bound to set off a new round of revolution! In this year, in addition to the LED light source projection market, hybrid light sources have also become another point of force. For example, Optoma, ViewSonic, and Acer have all launched new lampless projectors with a maximum brightness of 2000 lumens, which further enhances the practicality of lampless. Through the introduction of solid-state light sources, up to 20,000 to 30,000 hours of use can be achieved, which will save users the cost and labor time of replacing the bulb. In addition, Acer also took the lead in holding a new hybrid light source launch conference in Beijing. It launched a total of K750 and K520 LED laser hybrid light source projectors. The 20,000-hour ultra-long lamp life created an era of 'no lamp replacement' and reduced subsequent use. Cost allows the market to truly appreciate the technological charm of hybrid light source projectors, promote the popularization of projectors with new hybrid light sources, and instigate changes in the projector industry. Just as Taiwanese manufacturers continue to make efforts in the new light source projector market, as a strong Japanese projector brand, none of them has much interest in the new light source field, and their attitude is still in a wait-and-see period. However, as laser light sources have made great progress in brightness and cost control in recent years, the market mass production schedule has been advanced to 2013 and it is expected to start to be introduced into the market, which is expected to become an emerging force in projector light sources. As a Japanese brand, Panasonic finally couldn't help it. In the fourth quarter of 2012, it launched two new hybrid light source projectors, which has reached a leap forward. According to reports, the two new hybrid light source projectors both use DLP display technology, and their brightness can reach up to 3000 ANSI lumens. Through the introduction of solid-state light sources, up to 20,000 to 30,000 hours of use can be achieved, which will save users the cost and labor time of replacing the bulb. The analysis believes that, looking at the manufacturer's dynamics in 2012, it can be seen that the new projection light source has become another new blue ocean in the projection market. In order to cope with technological competition and brand competition, 'Taiwanese brands' are expected to seize the field of new light sources one after another this year, hoping to maintain their dominant position in the new light source projection market and establish themselves in the fiercely competitive projection market. With their efforts, they will quickly promote the popularization of new light sources for projectors and instigate changes in the projector industry, which will also become the biggest attraction in the projection market in the future.