The advantages of hybrid light sources are obvious, the pace of market development will accelerate

At present, the new light source projection market is mainly divided into three types of models: LED, laser + LED (hybrid light source), and pure laser. Everyone is no stranger to LED light sources, and there are many types of related products in the market. Since the launch of LED projectors, with its portability, energy saving, and ease of use, it has also changed the fate of the projector's short lifespan of the light source, so that individual users no longer worry about the expensive consumables of the projector bulb. But after its listing, it also left a bad impression on people-low lumens and poor practicability, which once hindered the development of LED projectors. In 2011, after the 500-lumen LED projector went on the market, the fatal flaw of the LED projector was changed and the LED projector entered the ranks of practical products. Not only that, its resolution has also reached the 720P level, which is enough to meet the needs of ordinary users for viewing movies, and it became a market hotspot that year and the manufacturer's main product. In the last year, many manufacturers continued to refine their product lines and launched their new high-brightness LED projector products, providing users with more choices. The LED light source also seems to usher in its peak period, but due to the brightness factor and other factors, it may be difficult for LED to enter the business education and home projector market in the next few years. Compared with the LED light source, the laser light source has an easier breakthrough in brightness. It has reached 2000 lumens, which is four times the brightness of the LED light source, and it is not much different from the two thousand and eighteen pairs of traditional mercury bulb projectors. Therefore, the development scenario of laser is more clear, and it has become a strong competitor. In 2012, the domestic brand Hisense launched the first ultra-short throw home projector with pure laser light source. In the same year, the DLP camp projector manufacturers also began to launch pure laser technology projectors, including BenQ and ACTO. At the CES show in early 2013, LG also launched a pure laser light source home projector product. However, although the brightness of the laser light source can be improved, there are always defects in color. Especially the laser projectors that have appeared on the market have technical disadvantages in the blue light source. The color cast is more serious and cannot achieve high-quality color reproduction. This is undoubtedly fatal to the home theater market where colors are very demanding. This also leads to not many projection manufacturers involving pure laser light sources. In addition, the laser display industry environment has not been activated, and the upstream chip output is relatively low and has not reached the scale production capacity, so the overall cost is relatively high, and the target customers are still limited to the industry. So this is why most manufacturers do not involve pure laser light source technology. It is also true that hybrid light source projector products that integrate LED and laser light sources have appeared. The perfect combination of the two has solved the fatal problem of insufficient brightness of the projector. Therefore, as soon as the hybrid light source appeared, it has been widely favored by projector manufacturers, and they have joined the team of mixed light sources. According to PMA, due to the gradual maturity of laser + LED hybrid light source technology in recent years, from the initial Casio manufacturer that used this technology to several other hybrid light source projectors in 2012, the hybrid light source projector was adopted last year. It is expected to grow by as much as 50%, and it will continue to grow in the next few years. It is predicted that between 2013 and 2015, hybrid light source projectors are expected to grow to more than 40%. It is precisely to see the strong growth of hybrid light sources in the future. Since last year, in addition to Casio's continued efforts in the hybrid light source projector market, Acer, Optoma, ViewSonic, and Panasonic projection manufacturers have all launched their own new hybrid light source projectors, which has promoted Market development of hybrid light source projectors. As hybrid light sources have made great progress in brightness and cost control in recent years, the timetable for mass production in the market has been advanced to 2013 and is expected to begin to be introduced into the market, which will become an emerging force in projector light sources. It is precisely to see the market prospects that at the end of January 2013, the Japanese brand Mitsubishi in the DLP camp also joined the new light source army and launched three hybrid light source projector products in one fell swoop. At the same time, Optoma has refined its product line again and launched a new product of full HD hybrid light source home projector. Editor's note: Mixed light source projectors have appeared as early as 2010. After several years of development, all aspects have gradually matured, especially since the launch of a variety of mixed light source projectors last year, both in terms of brightness and color. , Let people experience its impressive performance, enough to compete with traditional light source projectors. In addition, the hybrid light source projector can be turned off immediately, and the service life can be as low as 20,000 hours, allowing users to save a lot of post-maintenance costs, and the advantages are self-evident. With the help of many manufacturers, 2013 will also be the year of mixed light sources, which is expected to become the new darling of the projection market in the next two to three years.