LCoS Rear-Projection TVs Test the Market - Again

摘要

After many false starts at large and small companies over 10 years of development, rear-projection TVs (RPTVs) based on liquid-crystal-on-silicon (LCoS) light engines are ready to test the market in a big way. Interest in LCD RPTVs is very high in Japan, and in Taiwan LCoS excitement is rampant. Recent demonstration products have looked better than ever and may just be ready for prime time. Previous attempts were plagued by problems that did not show up in the lab, but did give manufacturers headaches months after the products left the production line. Annoying defects like color shifting and image sticking now appear to be resolved. As the big consumer-electronics makers know very well, only when consumers buy tens of thousands of products and do not return them to the store will the product design and technology be cer-tifiably ready for the market.