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news.cnet.com - 8/25/2008

Report: Rear-projection's 60-inch niche

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Rear-projection is only popular in really big screen sizes. (Credit: CNET) A press release describing a new report (PDF) says that rear-projection HDTVs , including DLP-based microdisplays , now serve only a niche market of people who want 60-inch or larger televisions. The report by Quixel research shows that in the second quarter of this year, the 60-inch and larger screen sizes accounted ...

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