greenwood_60
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First) The VAST (VAST!) majority of ALL HD TV's on the market right now are NOT 1080(p or i). Unless you are talking about getting one of Sony's new SXRD. Almost every HD TV out now is either 720 x 1280 or 768 x 1366. Your TV's are 1080 compatible. This means you TV will take a 1080 signal, and convert it to its native resolution. At the distance most of us sit from our TV's, 720 is perfect. Your eye can only differentiate pixels of a certain perceived size. Once you go past that point, either by smaller pixels or by sitting further from the screen, all that extra resolution is worthless.
Second) Rear projection LCD TV's look great in showrooms and any other brightly lit room. Flat panel LCD tv's also look great in bright light. They both look HORRIBLE in a dark room. A DLP TV may not look as good in bright light, but will look much better than any LCD TV in the dark.
Now I'm not talking about LCoS or SXRD. In theory, reflective LCD technology kicks the crap out of DLP and LCD. Sony's new line of SXRD XBR's proves that. There is a reason they were over $10,000 when they hit the market. Until the 3-DLP chip sets are affordable/available, the Sony SXRD's are the best, PERIOD. That is hard to admit. I'm not sure who I hate more, Sony or Microsoft.
I will have to keep an eye on what TI is doing with the diagnal pixel grids and their new vairiations of their color wheel.
Last time I checked, the SXRD's were sub $5k. I'm sure you can find a current price yourself.
I went with a DLP front projector, DarkChip technology, and a screen made for low light situations(greyish tint and a narrower viewing angle).
Second) Rear projection LCD TV's look great in showrooms and any other brightly lit room. Flat panel LCD tv's also look great in bright light. They both look HORRIBLE in a dark room. A DLP TV may not look as good in bright light, but will look much better than any LCD TV in the dark.
Now I'm not talking about LCoS or SXRD. In theory, reflective LCD technology kicks the crap out of DLP and LCD. Sony's new line of SXRD XBR's proves that. There is a reason they were over $10,000 when they hit the market. Until the 3-DLP chip sets are affordable/available, the Sony SXRD's are the best, PERIOD. That is hard to admit. I'm not sure who I hate more, Sony or Microsoft.
I will have to keep an eye on what TI is doing with the diagnal pixel grids and their new vairiations of their color wheel.
Last time I checked, the SXRD's were sub $5k. I'm sure you can find a current price yourself.
I went with a DLP front projector, DarkChip technology, and a screen made for low light situations(greyish tint and a narrower viewing angle).
