Whatever happened to the promise of LED projection?

Never mind size limitation or price or any other shortcomings associated with 1st gen products, but did CEDIA have anything on display or are LED projectors the fp equivalent of the electric car?

Victor

Here's one thread with some info on it: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=724863.

Short version is 2007 most likely.

One of the DLP vendors had LED based RP DLP sets at CEDIA. If it takes off there, then there's no reason why it won't work for FP displays down the line.

I’m waiting for the LG LED DLP projector with 100 ANSI lumen (aving.REMOVEnet/usa/news/default.REMOVEasp?mode=read&c_num=26957&c_code=03&sp_code=0&btb_num=101): the BumbleBee seems to be a real 23 lumens, not 150!

Finally, a review!

http://www.projectorreviews.com/mitsubishi/PK20/index.php

Victor

Projectors made of led were a failed experiment- too heavy to lift and ceiling mount :D

LEDs are still improving in efficiency. I think they'll eventually get good enough for a projector. But yes, they will still probably take up more space than other technologies.

...did CEDIA have anything on display or are LED projectors the fp equivalent of the electric car?

I think you meant flying car my friend :(

LED light sources are still improving. Check this from Lamina Ceramics:

The Lamina AtlasTM Series is available in 3050K Warm White, 4700K Daylight White and RGB. The AtlasTM 3050K Warm White delivers 160+ lumens from a single point. An enhanced red and orange color spectrum and a CRI of 80 make this product ideal for incandescent and halogen replacements. The AtlasTM RGB, through three independently controlled input/output channels (red, green and blue), produces any of 16,000,000 beautifully saturated and blended colors (including white with variable color temperature) from a single point source.