rear projection
History of TV
12:00PM Nick Broughall | If you owned a TV with a screen bigger than 40 inches before the year 2000, chances are it was a rear projection model. And chances are it took up most of your loungeroom. More »
When Rear Projection Made It BIG
12:00PM Nick Broughall | If you owned a TV with a screen bigger than 40 inches before the year 2000, chances are it was a rear projection model. And chances are it took up most of your loungeroom. More » 
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The 100-inch Rear Projection Television Upgrade
8:10AM Mark Wilson | Owning a honking rear projection TV is an ever-increasing WASP social stigma, that is, unless it’s so freaking huge that neighbours admire it with the same jealous-of-waste gleam in their eye as your original Hummer. One modder takes us step by step through how he removed the screen of his “big screen” TV and swapped it with a 100-inch replacement. The end result is successful, even if his craftsmanship is a bit wobbly around the edges. But the catch? It looks like it now runs at lights-off brightness levels. You know, like a cheap projector or something… [BonMul via HackaDay] More »
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Mitsubishi 65-inch LaserVue Rear Projection 1080p TV Priced (Expensively)
3:00AM Jack Loftus | Last we left Mitsubishi’s LaserVue 1080p rear-projection monster, we had size and shape, but price was a mystery. The mystery was solved today, as BitStream discovered the massive HDTV will set you back US$7,000 when it ships later this month. There’s still no pricing info for the 73-inch LaserVue, which was also revealed in June. The 7k figure is comparable to what manufacturers are asking for similarly sized HDTVs in the space, but this one has frickin’ laser beams. And unlike military lasers, these create a feast for your eyes, instead of your stomach. [BitStream via CrunchGear] More »
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NLighten IT7202 72-inch Touchscreen HDTVs Put Google Earth At Your Fingertips
4:20AM John Mahoney | Rear-projection may be deader than dead as far as the biggies are concerned, but the folks at nLighten are intent to squeeze a bit more life out of these 72-inch 1080p DLP sets by sticking an infrared camera inside next to the light source that detects cursor points from an IR-tipped pen, allowing for a simple (no multitouch) touchscreen interface. It can act as a standard Windows mouse allowing for 1080p touchscreen Google Earth, or any other app. More »
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Rear Projection TVs Only Selling When Super Sized
1:40AM Mark Wilson | With the ever-falling prices of flat panel LCD and plasma displays, it was only a matter of time before the rear projection television died a tragic death. Since 2007, their sales in the market under 60 inches have dropped by 32%, meaning that 84% of the rear projections sold today are now 60 inches or over. From what we understand, that includes newer DLP technology as well. Another interesting metric: Just 2 of the 40 HDTVs reviewed by CNet this year have been rear projections. But if you’ve got the space and don’t mind the style, their quality per dollar quotient is still undeniably good. [Crave][image] More »
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