IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND PROJECTION TV SET HAVING THE SAME

摘要

An image forming apparatus and a projection TV set having the same are provided. The image forming apparatus includes an illumination system and a projection system which enlarges and projects a color image from the illumination system onto a screen. The illumination system includes a light source; a color separator which separates light from the light source into separate colors; an integrator which shapes the light from the color separator; a display device which processes the incident light in response to an input signal and which forms a color image; a condensing element which directs the light from the light source to the display device and which transmits the light from the display device; and at least one light-path converter which bends the light from the light source upwards. The projection system is disposed at a different height in a vertical direction than the illumination system.