Both DLP and D-ILA are now capable of 1920 x 1080 resolutions.

ENGADGET: D-ILA and DLP: what are they? HD

One of our recent posts generated a question on what JVC's D-ILA technology is and how it works.

ENGADGET: D-ILA and DLP: what are they? HD

Comprised of three chips, D-ILA projects an image on to a silicon-based crystal display by creating the image on the chips.

ENGADGET: D-ILA and DLP: what are they? HD

D-ILA chipsD-ILA on the other hand, is a very different technology than DLP and is actually a variant of LCoS or Liquid Crystal on Silicon.

ENGADGET: D-ILA and DLP: what are they? HD

Basically the D-ILA display panel inside the device is half the resolution (in this one, 4, 096 x 2, 400) but projects two images alternated at 120Hz, one shifted slightly diagonally.

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The three D-ILA devices in each HDTV are combined with a new mirror and lens that has allowed JVC to reduce the projection distance needed and slim down the sets considerably.

ENGADGET: JVC's new 1080p projectors, front & rear HD