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Re: Requesting advice on Projector and Screen
When a salesman says something I know to be untrue, like that, I generally run in the opposite direction. There is nothing in inherent in DLP technology to make it any brighter than other technologies, when comparing their respective projected images.
DLP and LCD are both excellent technologies as applied to front projection, but there are some strengths and weaknesses inherent in both. DLP is said to have better inherent contrast than LCD, while LCD is said to have better color saturation. DLP, however, sometimes manifests as phenomenon known as, "rainbow effect", which bothers some more than others and is more or less apparent from one unit to another. LCD, on the other hand, can have what they call, "vertical banding". The rainbow effect inherent in DLP, though is, as I said, more of a phenomenon, which some people see more than others and either learn to live with or not; whereas, the vertical banding in some LCD projectors is an actual flaw and should be remedied by exchanging the machine, if it makes itself manifest.
If you can, I recommend you do some field tests of your own, instead of blindly purchasing something on the recommendation of a salesman, who is obviously misinformed.
I personally went with an LCD projector (Panasonic AE900) based on what I "saw." To my eyes the color saturation and realism, apparent (to me) in LCD won out over DLP, while I noticed very little difference, if any, in contrast. Flesh tones also seemed better on LCD, although that is something that can be easily tweaked.
Good machines to check out and compare:
Panasonic AX100 (LCD) - Newest
Panasonic AE900 (LCD) - Last year's
Sanyo Z5 (LCD) - Newest
Sanyo Z4 (LCD) - Last year's
Optoma HD73 (DLP) - Newest
Optoma HD72 (DLP) - Last year's
Infocus IN76 (DLP)
These are all competing machines in the same basic price range (although DLP does tend to be slightly more expensive) and same native resolution (720p)
"BE the miracle!"
Last edited by Shane Harg : 02-11-2007 at 11:29 PM.
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