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And in his chart of pros and cons of various TV technologies, he fails to note the so-so contrast ratio of LCD flat-panel and LCD projection sets,
I noticed that too. The reason I mentioned this article, was to hear what you thought. I trust you.
It does seem that LCoS's fate hangs in Intels ability to produce a high quantity of good chips. If anyone can do it, Intel should.
I've still never even seen a LCoS set. Of the "new" technologies though, I've been most impressed with DLP. No they're making DLP sets that are thin enough to hang on a wall like plasma.