DLP HDTVs, projectors to be featured on 'Designing Spaces' TV show

[pixelthis]

They need to be.
DLP got caught in the "lcd tsunami", nobody thought that flat screens would get so cheap so fast.
They are the "wall panels" that engineers have promised for decades.
Everybody said "so when are we gonna be free from crt".
Its right around the corner!
Well, now its here.
Marketers need to focus on the ht enthusiast, the fan who wont care that a microprojection is a bit "deep".
DLP(and sxrd, l-cos, etc) are getting thinner, and they are really the only alternative for those who cant fit a front projector into their life and cant afford 3 grand for a 50in lcd.
TI needs to get rid of the color wheel, get LED lightboxes affordable, and emphasize
that this a unique product for those who want a BIG picture.
When the current crop of sets were in development NOBODY thought that you'd be able to get a 32in widescreen HD set at office depot for five hundred bucks.
As little as two years ago they were saying that 1080p was a decade in the future.
Now its here.
But the only real future for any other type device is high end front projection, business or military. Front projectors that are portable are also a promising market.
But when most guys old lady wont let him have anything but a flat panel , are tired of bulky sets cluttering up "their" living room, well, thats a powerfull force to fight against

[GMichael]

Front projectors that are portable are also a promising market.
But when most guys old lady wont let him have anything but a flat panel , are tired of bulky sets cluttering up "their" living room, well, thats a powerfull force to fight against

Clutter? Mine hangs from the celing. No one even notices that it's there till I point it out. Most people's first question after seeing my screen is, "is that an LCD or a plazma?" Followed closely with, "where'd you get one so big?"

[pixelthis]

Clutter? Mine hangs from the celing. No one even notices that it's there till I point it out. Most people's first question after seeing my screen is, "is that an LCD or a plazma?" Followed closely with, "where'd you get one so big?"

Thanks for proving my point, that it takes a radical solution to accomidate these TV sets.
A lot of people think that I hate DLP because I predict its demise.
not true. I DONT CARE FOR THE COMPLEXITY, I know the capabilities of Joe sixpack,
and not to be condescending, but these sets take some care for the casual viewer.
Change the bulb every few years, when you turn it on dont turn it off for 15 minutes,
etc.
And the high temps from the light source will shorten the lifespan of everything in the set.
I had the virtues of simplicity hammered into me when training in electronics,
the K.I.S.S law, (keep it simple stupid) and still turn away from gadgets, cluttered
gear, etc.
And theres just too many ways to display video without using the rube goldberg
methods employed by DLP.
A LCD is flat, hangs on the wall, runs cool , lasts twenty years, and most love the picture.
Why complicate things?
I think DLP will fade like the carburetor, the 8 track tape, DAT, FOR THE SAME REASON THEY FADED, mainly no market niche, or outclassed in the tech dept
Quality types looking for a microdisplay will go for SXRD or some other l-cos dirivative,
cheapskates will choose 3 lcd.
And most will choose flat screens, because their friends do, because the "boss"
likes em better, and really, they are the better choice for most.
So really, where is the market for DLP?
Sure a bunch of tiny mirrors on a silicon chip are cool, but thats no reason to do something, no wonder this started with the US govt.
These are the same guys who, when faced with the delima of pens that wouldnt write in zero gravity, came up with "space pens" , cost millions to develop , but they wrote
in zero g just fine.
the Russians, more strapped for cash, went another route.
they used a five cent #2 pencil