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Man-Fai Wong · 05-03-2008, 12:15 AM

Paul,

Near as I can tell, the older model you're looking at doesn't use LED tech for the light engine, but the newer one does. If nothing else, that saves you the need to budget for a bulb replacement or two, which can easily offset the price diff you're talking about. Also, that older one uses a color wheel that can yield the "rainbow" issue that some folks notice while the newer one does not.

If you really want to compare w/ last year's model (w/ the LED light engine), you should actually compare the 61A750 w/ the T6187SAX, not the T6176S. And that one seems to cost about the same as the new one that replaces it unless you find some special clearance deal.

_Man_

05-03-2008, 12:15 AM	#2 of 3
Man-Fai Wong Member Location: New York City Join Date: Aug 2001 Local Time: 04:30 AM Local Date: 10-08-2008 Posts: 2,480	Re: Samsung DLPs T6176S or 61A750 opinions? Paul, Near as I can tell, the older model you're looking at doesn't use LED tech for the light engine, but the newer one does. If nothing else, that saves you the need to budget for a bulb replacement or two, which can easily offset the price diff you're talking about. Also, that older one uses a color wheel that can yield the "rainbow" issue that some folks notice while the newer one does not. If you really want to compare w/ last year's model (w/ the LED light engine), you should actually compare the 61A750 w/ the T6187SAX, not the T6176S. And that one seems to cost about the same as the new one that replaces it unless you find some special clearance deal. _Man_ Just another amateur learning to paint w/ "the light of the world".