Popular projector technology.

DLP (Digital Light Processing) utilizes a special chip with inlaid microscopic mirrors to create image. The mirrors have the ability to move. A beam of light may is reflected off the mirrors. Depending on the position of each mirror the light may shine through the lens or it may be reflected off lens.

DLP is commonly used in home theater applications such as large screen projection TVs and projectors. The price points of large screen DLP projection TVs are lower than comparable prices of LCD and plasma flat screens.