Scrumhalf

What kind of TV would best suit this room?

I am planning to move into a condo in a month. I want to upgrade from my 57" Toshiba CRT rear projection TV bought circa 2001 to something new. The condo living room is very bright and has the layout shown below:

Given how bright and full of windows the living room is and the fact that space is at a premium, I was considering an LCD flat panel that I can hang on the wall. However, upon reading the excellent TV sizing threads and articles in this forum, I am thinking of getting a 60+-inch screen given the viewing distance of > 9 feet.

Is a DLP going to be a problem given that the room is very bright? I am worried that above 50", LCD would be cost-prohibitive assuming it is available at all (I have not researched models yet). The idea of hanging it on the wall is *very* appealing but I don't want to settle on a smaller size screen just for this.

Any advice would be welcome!

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ChrisClearman

Re: What kind of TV would best suit this room?

You will probably want over 60", so Flat LCD and Plasma are pretty much out if you have a budget of any kind.

You should look at DLP (Mitsu, Tosh, Samsung) and LCoS (Sony and JVC). Both are very similar. The Sony LCoS will be a bit more expensive. Go see which ones you like the best.

Scrumhalf

Re: What kind of TV would best suit this room?

Chris, thanks for the response! Are there any pluses or minuses of DLP vs. LCoS for bright rooms in particular?

ChrisClearman

Re: What kind of TV would best suit this room?

No, regarding bright rooms they are about the same. Both have flat matte screens. They can pick up glare, but not like the glass screens of plasmas. Just need to decide which you prefer.