October 3, 2006 The first thought that crossed our mind when we saw JVC’s HD HD-ILA Hybrid rear projection television prototype was that if screens get much bigger, we’ll need bigger houses ...

Rear projection TVs are thicker. The JVC, for example, is 18.5 inches thick but unless space is tight, thickness may not matter – from the front, all the viewer sees is a flat screen TV.

Mitsubishi is set to show off a 52 inch model of the laser rear projection TV on Friday at Huntington Beach, CA. This Rear Projection technology uses the same principal as DLP to reflect light. But ...