In 1926, TV Was Mechanical (spectrum.ieee.org)
from VITecNet@programming.dev to technology@lemmy.world on 18 Sep 2024 22:40
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Arkouda@lemmy.ca on 18 Sep 2024 22:41 collapse

It still is.

mangaskahn@lemmy.world on 19 Sep 2024 00:01 collapse

Yep, DLP still uses a mechanical color wheel. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_light_processing?wp…

TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.world on 19 Sep 2024 01:05 next collapse

Much to the chagrin of those of us who can see and are bothered by the colour flicker.

ramble81@lemm.ee on 19 Sep 2024 02:56 collapse

Had a color wheel in a DLP TV explode on me. Fairly easy to replace but it was a pain to clean out all the glass.