LCD projection televisions, such as this Television of the Future"could replace the CrT-based television if certain performance criteria are obtained. One criteria being addressed is the need for a very bright, optically efficient point source for projecting an image through a small LCD. If new lighting technologies are developed, such as an illumination source that can provide a brighter image with better colors than current CrT technology, then the consumer television market will certainly change. Photo courtesy of Thomson Multimedia e 2000 by CRC Press LLC© 2000 by CRC Press LLC LCD projection televisions, such as this “Television of the Future” could replace the CRT-based television if certain performance criteria are obtained. One criteria being addressed is the need for a very bright, optically efficient point source for projecting an image through a small LCD. If new lighting technologies are developed, such as an illumination source that can provide a brighter image with better colors than current CRT technology, then the consumer television market will certainly change. (Photo courtesy of Thomson Multimedia.) 8574/ch078/frame Page 1766 Wednesday, May 6, 1998 11:08 AM