how do dlp tv's compare to lcd?

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Was looking at this screen on another site

Sony KD55A20S11XTNS Rear Projection HD Ready Digital Television, 55 Inch


Price is pretty good as well (around £1400) how do these types of screens compare to plasmas or lcd's? Obviously you get a ton more screen for a pretty low price. Would be used mainly for hd movies , ps3 and xbox 360.
 
I know how they work, just wanted to get a few first hand comments from people that have one or have had one in the past. :)
 
Interesting read, one thing i still don't know though, do the screens of these tv's have a glass panel? A neighbour of mine has a rear projection tv and the screen seems to be made of what feels like a plasticy flexible sheet. :confused:
 
Not sure mate, I went and saw 1 instore the other day and the screen itself looked just like my sammy apart from it being wide :rolleyes: Best thing to do is go to your local highstreet store and have a look for yourself.I had to shop around a bit to find a certain store that had them on display ;)

Btw I've made up my mind and will also be buying this set soon :)
 
Sniper123 said:
Not sure mate, I went and saw 1 instore the other day and the screen itself looked just like my sammy apart from it being wide :rolleyes: Best thing to do is go to your local highstreet store and have a look for yourself.I had to shop around a bit to find a certain store that had them on display ;)

Btw I've made up my mind and will also be buying this set soon :)
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Got this reply from a owner with one

It's a dark, almost black, plastic type sheet, very stiff but can be flexed.. No glass in front, which would give bad reflections anyway.
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That sorta puts me off for some reason. Think i'll still have a look at one eventually anyway to see how it performs.
 
Very worth spending some time checking out anytype of DLP tv / projector to see if your can see the "rainbow effect"

I can and it compleatly rules out its use as a technology that i could watch.
 
When I bought my Samsung 52" DLP approx 18 months ago I was please with the price<>performance that I got, times have moved on and I think I'd now go for an 42" LCD. Don't underestimate just how big a 55" TV is going to be, unless you live in a mansion that's going to take up a lot or realestate!

The PQ is still very good but they are hefty bits of kit, I now hanker after being able to hang something on the wall

HEADRAT
 
Is this Sony like all the other Sony rear pros ?

Silky screen that gives a weird effect BUT biggest issue is bulb replacement - 8000 hours and 2-300 a bulb. A friend has a previous gen one and bulb has gone after 2 years. Suddenly the price saving is getting wiped out if you need 2/3 bulbs in potential 5 years of ownership.

He wouldnt have one again as a) bulb b) viewing angles c) lots of little bugs, useless vga port, bad geometry, bad contrast conformity etc. After 2 years of ownership he says he knows why they are cheap.

Obv not my opinion as have barely seen the thing but it is from a user with 2 years of ownership on the 720p version.
 
Not 8000 hours as a earlier poster said, 2000 at the minimum, 4000 at the most.

Compare that to CRT front projectors where the lifespan of the tubes was around 10,000, and offered a far superior picture to boot, if setup right.
 
The sony your looking at is not dlp, it is sxrd. SXRD is sony's version of LCOS, using three individual chips for the red, green and blue pixels. SXRD doesn't have dlp's rainbow effect, and doesn't have lcds chickenwire effect.
 
OneWingedAngel said:
The sony your looking at is not dlp, it is sxrd. SXRD is sony's version of LCOS, using three individual chips for the red, green and blue pixels. SXRD doesn't have dlp's rainbow effect, and doesn't have lcds chickenwire effect.
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Well seems to be a good screen for the price, really considering one later this year. :)
 
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