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DLP is cheaper than plasma?

around here it's the opposite.

anyhow,
difference.

plasma uses flourencent pixes that allow electric pulses to emit their light (controlled by software)

dlp uses over a million micro-mirrors - i believe around the size of a fibrer optic core?
a very expensive lamp will shine it's light though a colour wheel to a DMD chip that will then turn it's mirrors on and off...producing the image.

i've watched a 50'' RCA Scenium DLP HDTV for the past 4 years now and i still don't see a plasma that i would switch it for.
only downside is the lamp will burn out...but that is like 20 000 hours of tv....only costs 300cnd to replace.

new technology dlp will have 3 DMD chips