<title>Commercial portable projection sytems: technology and market trends</title>

Abstract

The development of compact high resolution display sources, high output light sources, and the continued miniaturization of electronics has facilitated development of portable, self contained full color electronic projection systems. These systems typically can display high resolution PC based graphics as well a video information with high image quality and luminance. The commercial market place is continuing to drive display resolution and luminance up while demanding decreased projector size, weight and costs. This paper, focusing on portable electronic projection systems, describes the systems and display technologies currently available, provides an overview of system architecture and components, discusses the current commercial electronic projection marketplace and trends, and briefly highlights some potential military uses for these new systems.