I am having a problem on which one I want to get. I here the pros and cons about both. But I just vannot figure out which one is better DLP or LCD. Any ideas??
Lets start by focusing on the main negatives of both technologies: [bold]DLP[/bold] suffers from what is referred to as the "Rainbow Effect." The Rainbow Effect is the seperation of the primary colors during normal viewing. It is caused by the spinning color-wheel. The Color-Wheel doesn't allow for the colors to be mixed simultaneously like LCD and 3-chip LCos does. The Rainbow Effect has been rectified for the most part. The two technologies that overcome the human threshhold to see the individual primary colors are: The faster spinning color wheel and the 6-Segment color-wheel (sometimes in combination). [bold]3-Chip DLP[/bold] doesn't suffer from the Rainbow-effect and is almost the same as 3-chip LCos. The main diffence is that 3-chip DLP has no Liquid Crystal layer. This type of DLP is restricted to digital movie theaters and state of the art consumer DLP front projectors at present (its very expensive)! Texas Instraments: http://dlp.com/ ------ [bold]LCD[/bold] (A.K.A. 3LCD by Sony or 3-chip LCD) suffers from the "Screen-Door" effect. I believe that the Screen-Door effect is worse and more serious than the Rainbow-effect. The screen door effect manifests itself as a soft image when viewed from a normal viewing angle. It is caused by LCDs low fill-rate. The fill-rate estimates how much the screen is actually picture or how much space is between each pixel. The low fill-rate is inherent to the LCD technology. Some of the best projection LCD screens only have a fill-rate of 40%. For comparison, entry level DLP sets have fill-rates in the 90'es and LCos sets have fill-rates in the mid 90'es. ------ [bold]LCos[/bold] (or 1-chip LCos) can suffer from the "Rainbow-effect" like DLP since it uses a color wheel. But the main thing stopping LCos is a lack of industry support. Traditional or 1-Chip LCos as a technology is dead. [bold]3-Chip LCos[/bold] doesn't suffer from any of the above. Most 3-chip LCos sets are capable of producing a 1080i image that is sharp and naturally colorfull. 3-Chip Lcos is alive and thriving. 3-Chip LCos desingns include the D-ila/HD-ila technology by JVC and SXRD technology by Sony. ----- DLP vs LCD: Sound and Vision Mag: http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/article.asp?section_id=7&article_id=837&page_number=2 Plasma TV buying guide: http://www.plasmatvbuyingguide.com/lcdtv.html ----- All display technology by Sound and Vision Mag: http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/article.asp?section_id=10&article_id=854&page_number=4 ----- Ced
So what do you think about the 56" Samsung HL-R5667W? Or the Sony Grand WEGA 55" Widescreen Model: KDF-E55A20? I went ahead and got the Samsung but in the back of my mind i'm still debating. Also is it worth getting a HD Dvd player? I already have a HDMI cable hooked up from the Directv HD receiver to the tv. If I was to get a HD DVD player, would I need componets instead HDMI? I know I'm asking too many question. Thanks!
I think that the Samsung DLPs are better than the Sony 3LCD tvs. Upconverting dvd players and the new HD players require an HDMI-HDCP port. Component video is limited to 480p output on copy-protected matirial (which accounts for everything you buy and/or rent). So I would suggest using the HDMI port for your full time digtial source (HD satallight) and hooking up a good progressive scan DVD player using good component video cables. Questions are why AD is here! Ced
If your not hooking it up using a digital connection then you might as well save some money and get a DVD player with-out upconversion because component video is limited to 480p on copyrighted matirial. If you are willing to hook-up your full-time source with component video instead of HDMI then you should keep the DVD upconverter using it with the HDMI-HDCP port. Ced
I'm looking at getting a 50-52". How would you compare the JVC HD-ILA against the 1080p Samsung? The JVC is about a 1000 cheaper.
Well the biggest diffrence is resolution. Its hard to compare 720p to 1080p regardless of technology. I will say this though, technologies that truly display over 2 million pixels (like Sony's LCoS based SXRD tech) will look better than technologies that use "wobulation" (like TI's 1080p DLP tech). Ced
