Beams of electrons in a vacuum strike phosphors on a glass surface. The difference is how the electrons get there. Each pixel, or point of light on the screen, is provided with its own electron source, a tiny metal bump on a flat panel close behind the screen. Giant Semiconductor company Texas Instruments has spent big bucks developing a flat screen display that uses tiny metallic mirrors on a surface, which change shape in response to electric charges. This technology us expected to be used primarily for projection system.
Reflective displays are easier to see the more light there is.
The market that the Flat TV is used for is wide and expansive. It can be used in the home and in the office. Home users can use it to watch regular television and also can be connected to vcr's, game systems and dvd players. The office user can use it to enhance presentations with its wide screen format. One company making products using the LCD format is Kopin Corp .