Η τεχνολογία '''Digital Light Processing (DLP)''' χρησιμοποιείται στην βιντεοπροβολή και αναπτύχθηκε από τον Dr. Larry Hornbeck<ref>[{{Cite web |url=http://www.aip.org/industry/prize/hornbeck.html |title=American Institute of Physics Biography : Larry Hornbeck (1943-).] |accessdate=2013-05-06 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516151343/http://www.aip.org/industry/prize/hornbeck.html |archivedate=2013-05-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> της [[Texas Instruments]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.texasbusiness.com/plano-cinema-firm-to-open-theater-with-digital-projection-self-serve-snacks-cms-2820 |title=Texas Business. |accessdate=2013-05-07 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126210938/http://www.texasbusiness.com/plano-cinema-firm-to-open-theater-with-digital-projection-self-serve-snacks-cms-2820 |archivedate=2012-01-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref>, το 1987.
Η τεχνολογία DLP, μαζί με την [[LCD]] και την [[LCoS]], εφαρμόζονται σε συστήματα εμπρόσθιας και οπίσθιας προβολής (front & rear projection).
