DIGITAL LIGHT PROCESSING (DLP) :

DLP™ (single chip) - Digital Light Processing

The single-chip DLP™ is the most portable of all our players. Currently you can find single-chip DLP™ projectors that weigh less than 2 pounds. Digital Light Processing is the product of the great minds at Texas Instruments. DLP™ uses a single Digital Mirror Device (DMD) chip that has thousands of tiny mirrors, each representing a single pixel. These mirrors tilt back and forth and deflect light as indicated by the source to create the image. One limitation so far has been brightness. Currently the brightest single-chip DLP™ on the market is just 2500 lumens compared to the 5,000+ lumens of LCD and three-chip DLP™ projectors. Becuase of their deep, rich blacks and high contrast ratios. DLP™ projectors have been a popular choice among home theater enthusiasts.

DLP™ (three-chip) - Digital Light Processing

The three-chip DLP™ has the best looking images of all the players. The three-chip system is much like the single-chip DLP™ only better. The image quality of the three-chip DLP™ is unsurpassed. Unfortunately it is also the most expensive. Today's three-chip™ DLP projectors cost anywhere from $15,000-$30,000 or higher. Unlike CRTs and single-chip DLP™ projectors, three-chip DLP™ can have very high lumen output levels.