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In Reply to: LCOS, DLP, or LCD recommendation posted by vuman on June 01, 2004 at 09:30:28:
This a Joe Murphy question; and/or see extensive discussion at www.avsforum.com.But my two cents are:
1) Rear projection LCD TVs suffer from dismal blacks. The best you'll get is gray . . .
2) LCOS was launched and crash landed in 2003. If they fixed the bugs, more power to them. But it remains to be seen if LCOS offers anything that is competitive with other technologies.
3) The Samsung DLP is (probably) the best of the rear projection technologies--by far IMO. You do have to sometimes live with a shimmering effect, but many are not distracted by this.Texas Instruments continues to improve the DLP technology, resulting in a better picture. There should be a new generation (is it third?) coming out later this year--if you can wait.
regards, townsend
Follow Ups:
Before anyone buys the single-chip Samsung DLP, they absolutely must go to a store and watch the screen for as long as they can.My wife and myself both got eye/headaches after 10 minutes, and several of my relatives and friends reported the same thing. This is a somewhat frequent, known side effect of single-chip DLP on SOME people, but you don't want to find out AFTER you get it home...
Must be a genetic thang. ;-) Seriously though, I'm glad you broght it up because I'm really leaning toward a new Samsung (next generation later this year). I'll be sure to bring my lawn chair and park myself in front of the screen for a good while before I make a final buying decision.
I have owned a 61" Samsung DLP (gen 2) for about 3 months now. WOW! I am still in awe, and so is anyone who comes over to watch a movie, or some HD cable. The only time I have noticed some eye strain is after gaming on it, or using the PC mode for extended periods of time. I did camp out in the store when replacing my 60" standard rear projection, and it was the hands down winner against every other set I saw. There were many other reasons as well, besides the superior picture quality, that I settled on this display. It pedends on your needs, but as the center peice for my multi-media wired home, it was the only set that worked on ALL counts.Good Luck
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