According to the latest report from LEDinside, a division of the market research firm TrendForce, 2018 Global LED Digital Display and Micro LED Display Market Outlook, thanks to the development of LED fine pitch display in recent years, demand in display market has increased again. Indoor fine pitch display (≤P2.5) will continuously grow after experiencing rapid development in the past few years, and the market scale in 2017 was USD 1.141 billion with CAGR of 2017-2021 expected to reach 12%.

InfoComm is the largest and the most exciting event in North America focused on the pro-AV industry, with 1,000 exhibitors, thousands of products, and 44,000 attendees from 110 countries. InfoComm 2018 was held at Las Vegas Convention Center from June 6-8, 2018. LEDinside found out that the development of display products has moved toward consumer entertainment and theatre applications, seeking for high resolution and high value-added market; that is, display technology was pushed to another advanced level.

SONY’s professional and exquisite video and audio project, truly meets the need of the theater market. SONY showcased LED cinema in the exhibition, and also stressed the determination to promote the LED display into the cinema. In addition, SONY Crystal LED TVs with color management solutions delivered high color saturation.

Samsung officially launched a 34-inch LED screen (Cinema Screen) in 2017, adopted by the Korean Lotte World Tower Cinema. The product has also been installed in China's Wanda Theatre, and has attracted the attention of the global film industry. At the same time, Samsung's The Wall emphasized high-dynamic contrast with an all-black backplane to reduce reflections. Also, The Wall emphasized wavelength uniformity and added shock-resistant design to enhance product reliability. It is expected to The Wall start selling in the second half of 2018.

Macroblock has completed the 2nd generation mini LED cabinet, which progressed significantly as compared to the 1st generation cabinet showcased at ISE 2018. Macroblock’s micro-LED Product Manager, Kerry Huang mentions, “Our mini LED solution features the smallest pixel pitch(P0.75) in the whole industry. Furthermore, the yield rate in the second-generation cabinet has greatly improved because of a lower dead pixel rate and a better image uniformity. We are confident that mini LED can enter mass production in the first quarter in 2019.”

BARCO has dominated the projector market many years, and RGB laser projection has also been installed in the IMAX cinema to provide even more beautiful display effects. BARCO titled the X-Series LED fine pitch display as Do something epic and developed P1.5 and P1.2 in response to market demand.

Author Joanne / LEDinside