The operative phrase at this year's CEDIA show was 1080P, as in 1920 x 1080 native resolution displays. Everyone was showing 1080P product in front and rear projection, including Texas Instruments with their prototype 1080P single and triple chip DLP front projection systems. Sony made a big splash with an SXRD based front projector that displays full 1920 x 1080 resolution for right at $10,000, which seems to have created quite a stir. While not a "DLP Killer" by a long shot, it will be interesting to see how their $10,000 offering affects pricing on 1080P DLP once it ships (looks like mid-2006).

Another product that seems to be attracting quite a bit of interest are the new black front projection screens from Sony and DNP. The latter was represented at the show by Screen Innovations (DNP's only authorized US distributor), who had a small display set up in the RCA dome. The cool thing about the new black screens is that they are just about impervious to ambient light and will work in (literally) just about any lighting situation. The question is, are they really suitable for home theater? More on those later...