I've been wondering about this since I got my first ever dlp projector.
We all know that DLP is the future. I'm betting that the Star Wars II movie shot entirely in digital is just the very tip of the ice berg.
Everyone else who aren't in the "know" (I sure wasn't until I started getting involved in this forum) are checking out direct-view TV's and Rear proj. TV's at the local Circuit City or Good Guys or what have you because they think that consumers are only limited to such options when it comes to HT. In other words, if they don't see it on the shelves (i.e. front projectors), they must not exist.
You've gotta admit, we are all in our own little world in here. And until front projection systems come down in price and technology develops, we will continue to do so.
I'm no psychic but I think there will come a time when front projectors will go mainstream soon and people will start realizing, "Hey...I never thought of getting a DLP projector! Maybe I better look into this!"
I can already tell because my friends, to whom I demo my theater to, never thought that having your own real-life theater in your own living room was even [financially] possible. I mean you only see those in the homes of the rich and famous, right?!
Pretty soon, the demand skyrockets and C.C. and G.G will be stocking them because everyone's going to want one. (Remember when Playstation 2 first came out? Lines everywhere!)
Now before that all happens, I want to know...is it a good idea to invest now with Texas Instruments while front projection is still in the "hush-hush" mode?! I mean, in theory, it sounds like money-in-the-bag, isn't it?
Let me know.
We all know that DLP is the future. I'm betting that the Star Wars II movie shot entirely in digital is just the very tip of the ice berg.
Everyone else who aren't in the "know" (I sure wasn't until I started getting involved in this forum) are checking out direct-view TV's and Rear proj. TV's at the local Circuit City or Good Guys or what have you because they think that consumers are only limited to such options when it comes to HT. In other words, if they don't see it on the shelves (i.e. front projectors), they must not exist.
You've gotta admit, we are all in our own little world in here. And until front projection systems come down in price and technology develops, we will continue to do so.
I'm no psychic but I think there will come a time when front projectors will go mainstream soon and people will start realizing, "Hey...I never thought of getting a DLP projector! Maybe I better look into this!"
I can already tell because my friends, to whom I demo my theater to, never thought that having your own real-life theater in your own living room was even [financially] possible. I mean you only see those in the homes of the rich and famous, right?!
Pretty soon, the demand skyrockets and C.C. and G.G will be stocking them because everyone's going to want one. (Remember when Playstation 2 first came out? Lines everywhere!)
Now before that all happens, I want to know...is it a good idea to invest now with Texas Instruments while front projection is still in the "hush-hush" mode?! I mean, in theory, it sounds like money-in-the-bag, isn't it?
Let me know.