DLP screen for 360?

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I'm thinking about getting a new TV, which will be used with my 360 as well as Cable TV and DVD player.

I've not seen many people mention DLP rear projection screens when thinking of getting an HD set. There's the Samsung SP50L7HX 50" DLP set which can be had for £1600, and has a native resolution of 1280x720 which would mean no unnecessary scaling of the 360 signal.

Are the DLP TV's any good when compared to similar priced LCD's and Plasmas, or should I be thinking of getting one of those?

ta. :)
 
I don't see the point spending that much money on a DLP screen when a lcd or plasma can be had from the same money will cost less to run and is space saving.
 
Bonjour said:
Are the DLP TV's any good when compared to similar priced LCD's and Plasmas, or should I be thinking of getting one of those?

ta. :)
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DLP sets are very good.

I dont know what firestar means about them costing more to run.
I've had one 18 months and its..............fine.
 
When the blub goes you will have to change it £250 upwards, with an LCD or plasma they will last 15 years with no parts that need to be changed, provided it don't break.
 
Also, when I viewed the SP50 in store, the viewing angles were absolutely atrocious in my opinion. Just one step either side of dead centre and you'd notice the picture fade a little. I personally went for a plasma, bright colours, the best viewing angles and the picture quality is top notch. All, ofcourse, in my opinion :p

check out www.avforums.com for more info on all the next gen TV's.
 
LOL DLP TVs can be awesomely good.
Plasma can and does suffer screen burn, several sets at work have gone this way already.
Plasma does sem to have the best picture in terms of colour though, having said that it is also a pretty fragile set to transport. Lay it flat at your peril.

LCD suffers too much dot crawl at present for my liking and isn't as good at the other technologies at fast moving pictures.

DLPTV - cheaper, no dot crawl, no screen burn. Can suffer Rainbow Effect especially on earlier chips and colour wheel hum can be heard on some sets.
It is marginally larger in terms of floor space than a Plasma, not by much though especially if comparing to a floor standing set.
Bulbs can need replacing and can be expensive but will get cheaper as the sets get more popular. I expect ultra bright LEDs to replace bulbs in the near future.

In January last year when I quit smoking I started spending a lot of time looking into the various technologies as my reward for 12 months cig free was to be a large screen TV. To top it off I got a £1500 payout for some photos that I took (most unexpected) in December so decided to take the TV plunge.

I opted for the Sagem 50 inch DLP RPTV on the Texas Instruments G4 chip. Had the TV 2 months now. Love it. Love it with my 360. Love it with my Xbox. Love it with my DVD player (upscaling Samsung HD950).
Viewing angles seem fine to me although I rarely stand off to the side of the TV in order to look down on it and across at it. Judge the TV on how it is going ot be viewed.
If you have a weird living room and often watch the TV at 45 degrees from 2 feet above it then make sure you pick a TV that looks good like that. I don't so I want one that looks good sitting on a sofa 10-15 feet away square on at a normal viewing height.

I think theres a lot of snobbery over the technologies at the moment, I also think Plasma has the best overall picture but at quite a price. I could get 2 of my DLP RPTV for the price of a really decent plasma. I know which is better value.

Check out DLP.com for a nice explanation of how it all works, it'll explain why it doesn't have any refresh rate issues unlike LCD for example.
 
Firestar_3x said:
I don't see the point spending that much money on a DLP screen when a lcd or plasma can be had from the same money will cost less to run and is space saving.
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Please find me a decent 50 inch plasma for £1400 that can manage the same picture quality and resolution of my Sagem set.
 
ive got a HD rear projection 50" sony 3LCD screen and i chose it over DLP purly due to the colour rainbow things you get, i watched a DLP in store for 5 mins and couldnt watch anymore as the flashing colours gave me a headache (makes me sound very weak!)

the sony also gave a superior picture and better colours then then plasmas and DLP projection TVs - although the LCD screens were slightly better for the one i liked it was £4000+ (the sony was £1400 with a free stand)

i also chose it over a plasma/LCD although the idea of placing it on the wall seems like a great idea its just the way my living room is it would have to be either too high over the fireplace or placed on a wall which wouldnt be ideal for a TV

i know these things are all down to personal opinion and from what ive heard plasma owners will suggest plasma, LCD owners LCD etc... as im a HD 3LCD rear projection owner i would suggest it as im very happy with my purchase (and its capable of 720 and 1080) (although if you have £4000 for it an LCD would give slightly better picture)

and as always all above comments are my opinion only
 
schnipps said:
I have a Toshiba 46" DLP and have had it for over a year, never seen a rainbow yet. All this fuss over rainbows is madness.
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It's not madness, its just only a small percentage of people that are susceptible to it.
 
bilston said:
It's not madness, its just only a small percentage of people that are susceptible to it.
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Plus the older sets seem more likely to give people rainbow effect.
I loove at the sony bravia 3lcd, they were cheapre thna the Sagem but the coilours didn't look so good. However it is very important to note that hardly any of the sets in a major high street electrical chain store are going to be set up properly or well.
This makes judging picture in store especially difficult.
 
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