Is there any part of the display market that doesn't feel the long arm of LCD technology? In the direct-view arena, CRT and plasma are
both getting the squeeze, and now the front projector market is dominated by 3LCD gear. Research firm Pacific Media Associates reports that more than 75-percent of the "pro AV" projector market (schools, universities, corporations and high-end homes) went to 3LCD in 2007. Those figures are a real
stick in the eye to the DLP crowd, but give 3LCD credit where it's due. Front projectors with 3LCD offer reasonable pricing, good picture quality and useful features (the linked article singles out lens shift) -- other than the bulb swaps that accompany every projector, what's not to like?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Big John @ Mar 1st 2008 5:08PM
I work AV at a Big Ten university and yeah, all our new equipment has been 3LCD-branded stuff over the last year or so. This sounds about right.
Ken @ Mar 2nd 2008 12:13AM
Interesting that pretty much all the LCD/LCOS RPTV manufactures threw in the towel. I see the rainbows on DLP's and generally do not like the picture. A 3 chip DLP? Well, thats another story ;)
GhostDoggy @ Mar 2nd 2008 8:01AM
This is Engadget HD. So, unless they are talking specifically about projectors with native resolutions of say 1280x720 and 1920x1080, and maybe any native panel that can hold either of these resolutions in complete 16 by 9 aspect then I doubt anyone should really care about all of those data projectors. I certainly don't care about them.
BTW, I still use CRT front projection. Maybe in a couple of years I'll consider a 1920x1080 LCoS provided the means to control native contrast ratio becomes available. The dynamic contrast presents a problem as I can sense when light is being modulated either at the lamp or via an iris.