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Re: Budget Plasma EDTV vs higher-end DLP HDTV?

Find yourself a copy of the latest Consumer Reports where they did some serious testing of the various flat screen TV's. THey really liked the Sony plasma EDTV better than a lot of plasma HDTVs they tested and at around $2600 was a bargain. They said the only real catch with the EDTV they liked was that if you sat closer than 8 ft you might see a bit of graininess a true HDTV wouldnt have, but at 8 ft or beyond the picture was very similar. They were also fascinated by the $1500 Sony conventional CRT as having a really fine picture--better than the DLP units by far, assuming you can handle the 2 ft depth.

The DLP units cant really be hung on the wall but require a table. Once you do that the depth of the CRT units matters less.
Apparently DLP units lose their bulbs every year or two. Plasma life remains something of a question mark too. The CRT units seem most reliable of the three.


I'm often critical of Consumer Reports Electronics testing, but I think this time they really did excellent work sorting through all this.

I should admit that I have the SONY CRT-based 46-in unit (Since may 2004) and am very pleased with it, but I was surprised to find that CR rated that picture as good or better than the other types in a head to head comparison.

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