JVC 2006 Annual Report Download - page 17

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Audio
In fiscal 2006, the audio market changed dramatically with digital audio players gaining
ground worldwide while retail prices, mainly those for home theater systems overseas,
plummeted and markets for MD compact component systems and other existing prod-
uct categories in which the Company excels continued to contract. Consequently,
JVC’s audio operations had a tough time generating sales and profits.
In fiscal 2007, our top priority will be to rebuild operations. To accomplish this, we will
focus on introducing a steady stream of high-value-added products that live up to the
JVC name and clearly demonstrate our ability to innovate—products like our audio sys-
tems featuring wood cone speakers. In the home theater market, we will strive to boost
sales, concentrating on products equipped with our proprietary front surround sound
systems, while bringing to market uncompromising home theater systems that marry
audio products, which leverage JVC’s high-quality sound technologies, with such large-
screen, high-definition displays as HD-ILA hybrid projection TVs to recreate the power of
the movie theater experience.
In the digital audio player market, which is projected to continue to grow in the future,
JVC will leverage its “K2” high-quality sound technology to create cutting-edge audio
systems with networking capabilities.
In addition, JVC will strive to increase profitability in fiscal 2006 by offering products
with exceptional added value and improving operational efficiency through the consoli-
dation of production sites.
DVD Compact Component System
This groundbreaking DVD compact component
system takes the superb sound achieved
through wood cone speakers to the next level.
JVC Technology
Wood Cone Speakers
Drawing on sound technology expertise gained over the
years, JVC employed proprietary production technologies to
create the world’s first* speakers with wood diaphragms.
These speakers harness the outstanding acoustical qualities
of wood, which trump conventional materials used in speak-
er diaphragms, to achieve natural sound reproduction that
is true to its source, be it a musical instrument, a vocalist, or
Mother Nature. Our wood cone speakers exemplify our pas-
sion for stellar sound reproduction.
*As of March 25, 2003, for speakers manufactured using mass-production
technologies
Conventional LCD Drivers High-Speed LCD Drivers
Motion is blurred with
ghosting effects
Motion comes through crystal clear
High-Speed LCD Driver
Unlike conventional drivers that produce images at the speed of 60 frames
per second, our high-speed driver uses a high-precision interpolation algo-
rithm to produce images at 120 frames per second, dramatically reducing
the blurring and ghosting that is common in conventional LCD TVs. With
this technological innovation, such fast-moving images as newscast tick-
ers, action scenes, and sports games come through crystal clear.
Reflective LCD Device “D-ILA”
JVC’s proprietary reflective LCD device is a microdisplay device for projec-
tors that strikes a balance between high luminosity and high definition.
Characteristics
• High aperture ratio delivers amazingly smooth
images
• Production of natural images with depth
—High contrast and high-speed response
• Outstanding reliability and longer operating life