SXRD

It means "Silicon X-tal Reflective Display." It is an improved version of LCOS developed by Sony. This new technology  is a liquid crystal display device for use in projectors, which achieves a panel contrast of over 3000:1 with high resolution of Full HDTV(1920Hx1080V)jusing a silicon backplane. Sony has discontinued the production of all of its rear-projection televisions, including those which utilized SXRD display chips, in favor of flat-panel sets utilizing LCD and OLED displays.

The features and capabilities of the"SXRD"technology may be used in front projectors and rear projection TVs of home theater dimensions. Both use a Silicon X-tal Reflective Display (SXRD) imaging device that enables them to achieve nearly four times the pixel count of current HD displays. Complementing the projectors' outstanding pixel resolution is a high contrast ratio, allowing the new models to achieve high-quality images with rich and precise color tonal reproduction.

SXRD has been developed from LCD (liquid crystal display) technology, and features pixels that are much smaller and more densely packed than in a conventional panel. In a projection TV, the image is displayed on a small panel and projected onto a larger glass screen using a system of lenses, which means that HDTV resolution requires a large number of pixels in a small panel.

SXRD ™ - Screen Reflector Crystal Silicon, Sony's version of LCOS.