Roderick Stewart wrote:

I'm just basing my opinion on what I've seen. Rear-projection displays
must either have a large box to the rear, or be a floor-standing device
with a 45deg mirror and the projector accommodated in the base. I can't
think of any other practical arrangement that would enable the overall
assembly to be described as anything other than "large", or "bulky",
and I haven't seen any.


I;m referring to LCD or DLP rear projection.

The mirror is nowhere near 45 degrees. A typical 50 inch
set is 35 inches high, 55 inches wide, 15 inches deep,
and weighs 83 pounds. There are some now that are only 13 inches
deep.

They are of course "large", as 50 inches simply makes a large
screen, and 60 or 65 inches is biggere still. But they are
not what you would call "bulky" and most certainly
don't sit on the floor.

There are now arrangements that get the thickness down to about 8
inches,
but they are still very expensive.

Doug McDonald