the disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for projecting video onto a screen . a video unit may comprise a color wheel , a light source configured to project light through the color wheel during a spoke time , and a digital micromirror device configured to reflect the projected light onto a screen . the method may comprise the acts of shining a generally white light through a region on a color wheel to create a colored light , the region comprising two color filters , reflecting the colored light off of a micromirror disposed on a digital micromirror device , and projecting the reflected colored light onto a screen .