While some manufacturers will undoubtedly pull out of the RPTV market as the focus moves to flat panels, I don't see RPTV dying out anytime soon. It is still the cheapest way to get a nice big HDTV screen, and the costs of DLP and LCD chips are dropping just as fast as LCD and Plasma flat panels. New technologies like SXRD and LED backlighting continue to improve contrast and black levels.
Sure, a high quality flat panel will always beat a projection set, but for much more money, especially when you get above 60".
I've had a 50" Samsung for three years now, and am still enyoing great HD images on it. I never have to worry about ghosting or burn-in, and it plays content from my Dish network DVR, a computer hooked up through VGA, and my Xbox360. One day I'll swap it out with a panel, but I'm in no rush.
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While some manufacturers will undoubtedly pull out of the RPTV market as the focus moves to flat panels, I don't see RPTV dying out anytime soon. It is still the cheapest way to get a nice big HDTV screen, and the costs of DLP and LCD chips are dropping just as fast as LCD and Plasma flat panels. New technologies like SXRD and LED backlighting continue to improve contrast and black levels.
Sure, a high quality flat panel will always beat a projection set, but for much more money, especially when you get above 60".
I've had a 50" Samsung for three years now, and am still enyoing great HD images on it. I never have to worry about ghosting or burn-in, and it plays content from my Dish network DVR, a computer hooked up through VGA, and my Xbox360. One day I'll swap it out with a panel, but I'm in no rush.
@Bill: I agree with you on RP as a technology, but that will move more towards DLP and LCoS and away from CRT-based setups.