If you've always wanted a large screen in your living room but never had the space or the budget for a gigantic flat screen (or curved) TV, a laser projector has always been a potential alternative.

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On early projection TVs, the lamps were housed in frontal bays that protruded several feet from under the screens. Newer models have been redesigned, eliminating the frontal bays and placing the lamps ...