This panel is backlit by a halogen lamp, the image on the panel is transmitted through a magnifying lens and projected onto a screen. Three basic configurations are used in these sets.Projection televisions have been around for quite some time now. As great strides in TV technology have been made with reflective projectors using micro-electromechanical systems and liquid crystal on silicon. Projection televisions have four main components: a projector, screen, control panel, and a sound system. A lens in front of this small, extremely bright CRT TV magnifies the image and projects it onto the screen. The image forming elements used in transmissive projectors are CRTs and LCDs. Projection TVs may not be the next big thing to hit the shelves, but we can be sure they will continue to be a viable, low priced option when shopping for your new TV.. Reflective projectors use a small reflective chip to form the image. When light shines on this chip, it is reflected off of it, through a projection lens and onto the screen. CRT or cathode ray tube set's size maxes out around 40", and at that size they are extremely heavy and bulky. Projection TV technology can create very large screen TVs which are not only manageable but affordable. A relatively new application of projection TV technology is, "virtual reality", in which the viewer feels surrounded by, or as though he/she is a part of, the image being viewed. There are two main types of projectors used for these TVs: a transmissive projector, where light shines through the image forming element (CRT tube, LCD panel), and a reflective projector in which light is bounced off of the image forming element. Top of the line projection TVs use primarily reflective projectors because the advances in reflective projector technology of late have been more progressive than those pertaining to transmissive projector technology. The LCD panel used in projection TVs is very similar to that of a full sized LCD only smaller and brighter. For people in the market for a large screen TV, either for a home theatre system or a classroom/boardroom presentation