[opendtv] When the TV Picture Runs to Triple Digits
- From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 01:16:07 -0500
Basics
When the TV Picture Runs to Triple Digits
By ERIC A. TAUB
The New York Times
March 2, 2006
When it comes to watching television, it seems bigger is always better.
So why settle for a pipsqueak 50-inch plasma television or one of
those modestly sized 65-inch rear projection TV's when you can get
something truly gigantic?
A growing number of consumers are taking a look at front projection
video systems, units that transmit an image onto a screen much like a
slide projector. Front projectors can create images 110 inches and
greater in size. Couple this with a surround-sound system and, unless
you like commercials and chattering seatmates, you may never want to
go to the movie theater again.
Front video projectors have long been used in offices to show
PowerPoint presentations, and are found in the screening rooms of the
rich and famous. But with prices now starting at less than $1,000,
they are becoming affordable for more people.
The market for this home entertainment technology, though still
modest, is growing fast. Just 18,000 front video projectors were sold
for home use in 2001, but sales jumped to 306,000 in 2005, and are
expected to grow to 452,000 this year, according to Quixel Research,
a video research firm in Portland, Ore. That remains a tiny fraction
of the 34 million televisions sold each year in the United States.
Front projectors range in price from $900 to $250,000. Major
manufacturers include Epson, InFocus, Panasonic, Runco, Sharp, SIM2
and Sony.
The projectors can be mounted on the ceiling or placed on a table and
stored in a closet when not in use. But because they require a dark
room to produce the best picture, their appeal has been limited.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/02/technology/circuits/02basics.html?ex=1298955600&en=61b940da6691fa97&ei=5090
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