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INSTRUMENTS
All of PLUS' new projectors exclusively use DLP™ technology from Texas
Instruments. Here we have assembled a brief synopsis and reference white
papers which go into greater detail how DLP™ technology works and
why it is the better projection technology.
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DLP vs. LCD
DLP™ technology is superior to LCD projection in numerous ways. Digital
Light Processing™ technology ensures that every pixel on your projected
image gets exactly the same amount of light, there is no fading around
the edges of the screen, and colors look sharp. Also, DLP™ consists
of one single chip, instead of three bulky LCD panels, resulting in smaller
projectors without any loss of image quality. Reduced pixelation is another
benefit of DLP™. LCDs were always known for their visible pixel
structure, often referred to as the screendoor effect because it appears
as though the picture is being viewed through a screendoor. Inherently,
DLP™
will always give you the better visual image, and retain its image quality
over time for an overall lower cost of ownership.
• PLUS Japan
release of independent study showing how DLP™ outlasts LCD. (PDF
Format, 454KB)
• Texas
Instruments video showing study's results of DLP™ over LCD. (.WMV Format,
12MB)
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"DLP technology delivers images in a broad range of projection and
display applications including business projectors, home entertainment projectors,
large screen tabletop TVs, video walls and projection systems used in commercial
entertainment. Its digital nature and thermal characteristics means that
its image does not degrade over time, and it does not suffer from the "burn
in" that afflicts other technologies and impairs image quality."
- Gary Kayye, Kayye Consulting, Knews: Projection/Display Industry
Newsletter
- Brighter: DLP™ projectors are
among the brightest available because DLP™ technology brings more
light from lamp to screen, resulting in more effective presentations—even
when ambient light is difficult to control.
- Sharper: DLP™ projection’s unique
reflective technology comes closest to producing the exact mirror image
of an incoming video or graphic signal, resulting in projection that’s
seamless at any resolution.
- Versatile: DLP™ technology allows
projectors to be small and light, often weighing as little as 2 lbs
- making them versatile enough for use in conference rooms, living rooms
and classrooms.
- More Reliable: Display systems using
DLP™ technology are able to recreate their incoming source material
with each projection, ensuring a full-impact projection experience that
will not fade over time.
- Consistent Picture Quality: A data
projector based on DLP™ technology
delivers knockout picture quality again and again because, being all-digital,
it recreates its image source every time you use it. Unlike competing
analog technologies such as LCD, the semiconductor that makes DLP™ projection
possible is virtually immune to heat, humidity, vibration and other
factors. In a world that puts more emphasis on visual experience every
day, that means DLP™ is a display technology to last us, farther
than the eye can see.
DLP™
technology relies on the Digital Micromirror Device (DMD), a thumbnail-sized
semiconductor. The DMD device acts as a light switch consisting of up to
1.3 million microscopic mirrors, each of which is able to tilt back and
forth (on or off) at up to 5,000 times per second.
Incoming video or graphic signals are turned into a digital code of binary
data (0s and 1s) that tilts the DMD mirrors accordingly. When the DMD panel
is coordinated with a lamp, color wheel and projection lens, these tilting
mirrors combine to reflect a seamless digital image onto a presentation
wall, movie screen, or television screen.
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white paper is a detailed or authoritative report on a subject.
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The
Digital Display Technology of the Future
Abstract: When we compare DLP™ to today's display technologies,
it's easy to see why DLP™ has a promising future. Because the
technology is digital, DLP™ is able to reproduce life-like color
images with precision accuracy. Seamless picture reproduction, high
brightness, inherent reliability, the ability to show PC graphics
and TV video, and other DLP™ advantages are discussed below.
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State of the Art in Projection Display: An Introduction to the Digital
Light Processing Technology
Abstract: This paper presents an overview of Digital Light Processing
(DLP™). It describes the advantages of DLP™ and the fundamental
benefits of a digital display system along with system reliability.
The way DLP™ works and the advantages of a digital projection
system are pieces of information essential to understanding our increasingly
digital world.
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Why
is the Texas Instruments Digital Micromirror Device™ so reliable?
Abstract: For many people, it is difficult to believe that the Digital
Micromirror Device (DMD) is sufficiently reliable for use in today's
demanding commercial products. This paper looks at how the DMD 'breaks
the rules', and how it attains a level of reliability that enables
TI to project that it will have a lifetime in a typical commercial
application of greater than twenty-five years.
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Digital
Light Processing™ for High-Brightness, High-Resolution Applications
Abstract: This paper describes the design, operation, performance,
and advantages of DLP™-based projection systems for high-brightness,
high-resolution applications. It also presents the current status
of high-brightness products that will soon be on the market.
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Video
Processing for DLP™ Display Systems
Abstract: Texas Instruments' Digital Light Processing™ (DLP™)
technology provides all-digital projection displays that offer superior
picture quality in terms of resolution, brightness, contrast, and
color fidelity. This paper provides an overview of the digital video
processing solutions that have been developed by Texas Instruments
for the all-digital display. The video processing solutions include:
progressive scan conversion, digital video resampling, picture enhancements,
color processing, and gamma processing.
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