Trillion-Yuan Track: The Optimal High-Definition Display Solution in the Era of National Esports

According to the 2021 China Game Industry Report released by the Game Publishing Committee of China Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association, the revenue of China's domestic esports market reached 140.181 billion yuan in 2021, a year-on-year increase of 2.65%, with a user base hitting 489 million. The era of "national esports" has arrived. To fully meet the surging demand of the booming esports market, NATIONSTAR has forged in-depth strategic cooperation with leading global enterprises including AOC and TCL, jointly seizing opportunities in the high-end esports monitor market.

Mini LED Backlight

Immersive Ultra-High-Definition Esports Visual Experience

Boasting outstanding advantages such as ultra-high contrast ratio, ultra-wide color gamut, ultra-slim profile, precise local dimming and high reliability, Mini LED backlight technology combined with HDR effects has become the mainstream application solution for premium esports monitors at present. Multiple brands including Samsung, TCL and Thor have successively launched Mini LED esports monitors to compete in this booming sector. Seizing market opportunities, NATIONSTAR has actively deployed the Mini LED backlight market. The core backlight components of the world's first 27-inch and 34-inch high-end curved esports monitors equipped with Mini LED backlight are developed and manufactured by NATIONSTAR.

Meanwhile, NATIONSTAR’s Mini LED backlight products for high-end esports monitors have achieved large-scale mass production and stable shipments. A variety of new Mini LED backlight monitors will be launched gradually, covering screen sizes from 27 inches to 34 inches.

NATIONSTAR Technical Advantages of Mini LED Backlight Modules

· Special Optical Design: Maximized viewing angle (≥165°) with excellent visual performance, enabling uniform image display even with wide spacing.

· Precise Multi-Zone Local Dimming: Adopting highly sophisticated optical layout and supporting local dynamic dimming technology, it delivers an ultra-high dynamic contrast ratio and peak brightness, creating a viewing experience where bright scenes shine brighter and dark scenes appear deeper black.

· Compact Packaging Size: Compatible with a wide range of backlight products featuring OD0-OD6 and a pitch of 3-14, supporting the design of high-curvature screens.

· Mature and Reliable Craftsmanship: Features superior consistency, high reliability, long service life and easy maintenance, with a high level of mature mass production capability.

Curved Backlight

Immersive Esports Gaming Experience

With exceptional surround sound and immersive visual effects, curved monitors have become an indispensable segmented product in the esports monitor market. Ergonomically designed, curved monitors deliver more realistic and immersive gaming visuals for esports players. Meanwhile, they impose higher technical requirements on monitor backlight solutions.

NATIONSTAR Technical Advantages of Curved Backlight

· Diversified Curvature Options: Supports various curvatures including R1800, R1500, R1000 and R800.

· Slimmer Body Profile: Adopts narrow-cup LED packaging paired with 1.5T-2T light guide plates to achieve an ultra-thin and lightweight design.

· Premium Color Gamut: Achieves NTSC color gamut coverage of over 85%, 90% and 100%, as well as DCI-P3 color gamut coverage of over 90% and 100%.

· Rich Size Compatibility: Customizable packaging options based on different energy efficiency and brightness requirements, perfectly matching mainstream esports monitor sizes such as 23.6-inch, 27-inch, 32-inch and 34-inch.

At present, NATIONSTAR’s backlight strips with curvatures of R1800, R1500 and R1000 have been shipped in large quantities.

Esports will make its debut as an official competitive event at the Hangzhou Asian Games in September 2022, which is set to trigger a nationwide upsurge for esports. As a pioneer in Mini LED technology, NATIONSTAR will ride the rapid development momentum of the esports industry, vigorously implement an innovation-driven development strategy, and further expand the application of backlight technology in the ultra-high-definition display field, empowering the explosive growth of cutting-edge industries such as esports.