Large-screen television technology developed rapidly in the late 1990s and 2000s. Prior to the development of thin-screen technologies, rear-projection television was standard for larger displays, and
A 140 cm (56 in) DLP rear-projection TV
Digital light processing
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Digital light processing is a set of chipsets based on optical micro-electro-mechanical technology that uses a digital micromirror device. It was originally developed in 1987 by Larry Hornbeck of Texa
Large-screen television technology
…used at stadiums and concerts. Various thin-screen technologies are being developed, but only liquid crystal display (LCD), plasma display (PDP) and Digital Light Processing (DLP) have been publicly released. Recent technologies like organic light-emitting diode (OLED) as well as not-yet-released technologies like…
The Christie Mirage 5000, a 2001 DLP projector
The rainbow effect found in 1DLP projectors only utilizing a mechanical spinning wheel
The InFocus IN34, a DLP projector
A DLP Cinema chip, manufactured by Texas Instruments