Video Asylum

Posted by oscar (A) on November 27, 2005 at 07:36:50

In Reply to: DLP? Plasma? posted by JWilt on November 19, 2005 at 23:12:49:

A Friend and I went browsing for displays and he could see rainbows on every DLP display (including his much-loved Runco Projectors). The only Front projector he saw which didn't have him spinning in rainbows was a huge $20K FP which we thought might be a 3-chip DLP setup. He's a perfectionist so he's SOL concerning single chip DLPs. You need to spend some time viewing DLP displays before you buy and try to figure out if you can see rainbows; if you can, I'm not sure you'd be able to learn to "tune-them out" (kinda like snap/crackle/pop and surface noise I've yet to learn to tune out with vinyl).

At the time I was looking, I almost went with a 73" CRT RPTV; I wound up instead with 110" HD2 DLP FP because the visual impact was that much greater (and I had the room to do it). First row is 12 ft back which some might find too close. Room has to be completely dark for best viewing and I probably really needed a brighter FP but I had to start somewhere.

I'm also eyeing a 73" 1080p display (funds-permitting) to "back-up" the primary display. I have a drop down screen because "viewing wall" has 2 doors 5-6 feet apart with an archaic, convergence-challenged 48" RPTV for 'CNN-viewing".