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We’re achieving more lumens per watt, meaning higher brightness with the same power consumption or similar brightness with reduced power, directly contributing to sustainable goals”
ow has the projection industry evolved over the last decade?
Joel St-Denis One of the most notable evolutions in the past decade has been the shift from lamp-based projectors to laser phosphor and RGB pure laser illumination. This transition has reduced the need for maintenance and bulb changes, which is particularly beneficial when faced with the challenge of hard-to-reach installations. This recent introduction of RGB laser technology has also elevated performance, colour accuracy and contrast for the best possible experience. When it comes to colour reproduction, premium RGB laser 3DLP projectors can reach the Rec. 2020 colour space, while hybrid solutions can achieve DCI-P3 colour. For customers who want the best of the best in projection, this is where you need to look. Progressing away from the regularly used Rec. 709, these innovative colour spaces offer a colour gamut closest to what our eyes can see, with increased volume and vibrancy. At ISE 2025, Christie introduced the Sapphire 4K40-RGBH 40,000-lumen projector, which combines RGB pure laser and laser phosphor into one system, providing rear projection capabilities and DCI-P3 colour reproduction. This sets a new standard in 3D projection with Infitec colour comb 3D. Ian Scott Over the last ten years, JVC projectors have seen tremendous growth in the aviation industry, and it’s expected that this expansion will continue. With growth comes the need for new technologies that address regulatory requirements as well as overall cost of ownership. JVC’s simulation projectors are most widely used in the civil and military aerospace industries, in flight simulators. In addition, thanks to high resolution and unmatched native contrast performance, JVC’s projectors have also been popular in planetarium applications for years. As the industry evolves, so do our D-ILA projectors through our continuous research and development to refine and advance the technology. And as the technology advances, so does the
Hartmut Kulessa Projection technology has seen a major evolution in terms of performance, form factor and ease of use. Brightness levels have significantly increased while designs remain compact – our upcoming 40,000-lumen projector, for instance, fits in the same chassis as our current 30,000-lumen model. This evolution not only improves portability but also boosts brightness efficiency: we’re achieving more lumens per watt, meaning higher brightness with the same power consumption or similar brightness with reduced power, directly contributing to sustainability goals. In parallel, manufacturers have introduced powerful software tools that simplify set-up and calibration, making installation faster and more intuitive, even in complex environments.
demand for higher resolution and the quest for eye-limiting visual fidelity. To meet that requirement, JVC introduced native 4K D-ILA devices for military simulation and planetarium applications back in 2010 – this was more than a decade before native 4K DLP devices were introduced. This model, truly a reliable workhorse, has provided constant performance since then and is still being shipped to this day. JVC then introduced the first 8K e-shift projectors in 2013. Fast-forward to 2025, and JVC has started delivering the world’s first 8K native projectors on a large and notable US Air Force programme, which contains the most advanced visual display systems ever fielded in a simulator. Yann Verhellen In the last decade, the projection industry has significantly evolved, both in terms of technology and the applications this enables. The largest technological shift was the move from lamps to laser diodes as the dominant light source in professional projectors. This has given birth to projectors that need no more light source replacements, are brighter, have a wider colour gamut and consume less power. Evolutions in optics, electronics, thermal engineering and materials science have catered for ever smaller, lighter and brighter machines that can be fitted into a growing number of different applications. On the application side, we’ve seen novel and creative uses of projection, such as large-scale outdoor mappings and immersive spaces. Projection has shown resilience through constant technological evolution and versatility of its use cases.
an you offer a recent projection story that stood out to you, and explain why? Yann Verhellen Our partners across the globe have realised so many fantastic projection set-ups that it’s almost unfair to pick one. But the most top-of-mind case for me is a monumental projection mapping on the Empire State Building in New York by Fuse Technical Group and VT Pro Design for WhatsApp and the Mercedes Formula 1 team, using 41 of
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