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DLP technology is one of the fastest growing segments of the television market, and as of 2004 DLP TVs had captured a full 10% of the market for new televisions. DLP televisions use the same technology that has long been used to power projectors and similar devices. The technology that makes DLP televisions possible was invented at Texas Instruments back in 1987, and Texas Instruments remains the primary manufacturer of this technology to this day.

What makes DLP television technology so unique is that it uses a small digital micromirror device, or DMD, to tilt over 1.3 million tiny mirrors, each smaller than the width of a human hair. Each of these tiny mirrors

is tilted either toward or away from the source of the light, thus producing the light and dark pixels that make up the display. DLP televisions are rear projection TVs, but they are not as large, as heavy or as bulky as the traditional rear projection televisions of years past.

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Blu-ray and HD DVD (High Definition DVD) are two conflicting storage technologies for digital media like high definition movies, games and other audio visual material. There are a few other technologies emerging but it seems that these two rivals are the big players in the battle for home consumers hearts and minds. So what are they, which one is better and who is likely to win the latest technology format war.

Blu-ray was created by the Blu ray Disc Association, an association of major consumer electronics producers, like Sony and Panasonic, as a high capacity storage device to replace the standard DVD format. HD DVD was developed by the DVD forum, an alternative association of high tech electronics producers,

including Toshiba and NEC, as their replacement of standard DVD.

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When you hear the name Sony, images of high-tech and high-quality consumer electronics come to mind. It is one of the strongest brand names in the global electronics industry. After all, hasn t the company been a part of the evolution and growth of the electronic appliances and gadgets that we use daily? Who was it that gave us the Walkman, the Discman, the Trinitron and the Wega? The majority of the company s products enjoy immense popularity and the Sony plasma screen is no exception.

For a long time, Sony dominated many sectors of the electronics market; but with the advent of better and lower-cost technology, other companies have come up with comparable offerings and cut significantly into

Sony s market share. There were even rumors that Sony would withdraw from the plasma television market altogether, but these murmurings were proven to be false. In fact, the company has been making several Sony plasma screen introductions, some of which are the S Series Sony plasma televisions. These models come in various sizes, from 19 inches to 40 inches.

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