Author Topic: Large Flat Panel TV Purchase (Read 5225 times)

likwidtek · « **Reply #15 on:** May 10, 2009, 08:13:15 pm »

Yeah, DLP. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3749849&SRCCODE=WEBGPROD&cm_mmc_o=VRqCjC7BBTkwCjCECjCE

That's a 60 inch for the price you were thinking of.

Still best picture quality around for HD IMO.

None of these were an issue for me, so I chose DLP. I love my TV.

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DLP Disadvantages
Biggest disadvantage is called the Rainbow effect. Everyone does not see the Rainbow effect; therefore this may not impact you. For the people that do see it, it is usually seen when people look away from the screen then look back quickly. It appears as a colored streak across the screen. We suggest you view a few DLP televisions in a store to determine if this will be a problem for you or not. The manufactures are also working diligently to eliminate this issue and it has improved, hopefully this will not be an issue much longer.

Although slimmer then older projection televisions. The depth (6-18 inches) of most DLP televisions is more then a Plasma or LCD. Therefore if you are planning on hanging it on the wall this will most likely prove prohibitive.

Because the DLP television is a rear projection TV, the viewing angle is not as great as Plasma or LCD technologies. With rear projection you will find that if you are too far off to one side or the other the color will not appear consistent. This may not matter to you unless you have a wide room and need to be able to see the television from areas off to the side. We suggest a viewing angle of 40% or less for a DLP.

Lithium · « **Reply #16 on:** May 11, 2009, 12:22:13 am »

Yeah DLP is good technology. Me and my dad built a move theater in the basement a few years ago and we've been using an old school Optima 480p DLP projector to make roughly a 110" diagonal on the wall. Even though it's a crappy 480p, the color and contrast is really good!

I don't know much about DLP TVs, I thought maybe they were bigger, but it seems not. My only gripe with projection TVs is the lens and shit can get dirty over time, not sure if that is an issue, the throw distance must be very small, and obviously huge lens aren't involved like the old projections.