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Large screen TVs are highly recomended if you watch lot of DVDs.But small screen TVs do tend to look better when you watch normal TV programes. Have a look at RPTVs, see if you like the picture.If you want to stay with direct view going widescreen is a good idea.

one advantage i saw in rear projection is that if you play a DVD connected in component in total darkness, its a movie screen.Nothing can beat it! Especially if you have a 55+" widescreen.But when you watch normal channels RPTVs tend to look bad, plasma doesn't.Thats one thing that is making me...

Are you sugesting i go for ED plasma than projection?

DLPs don't have screen door effect.right? Are plasma displays a better option than projection?I want to consider plasma displays too because if one could afford LCD or LCOS projection why not go for plasma?

Which one has got better picture quality? Some website advertised their LCD projection to have a "film projection like quality". That makes me wonder, what is the resolution of the film display in theaters?Is is just light passed through a film or any other technologies involved?

While looking through some RPTVs i came across LCD and DLP projection.Wonder why they are so expensive.What exactly are those?What is the advantage over CRT based? Are cheap plasmas worth considering?

John S, which model of philips you got? How do i know if a TV upconverts signals to higher resolution?I notice lot of difference in the picture of different models but nothing specifically written about the conversion except terms like pixel plus, DRC etc. I would like to know if Philips...

Flicker means a picture that is not very stable.I notice flicker and interlacing on normal TVs ever since i started watching lot of progressive stuff. 8 feet is too close for SD i think. I have a smaller room that only gives 7' viewing distance.But i will have to go smaller if i have to...

I checked the line doubling on a Philips and its got flicker but the 100hz option is flicker free.

What i mean is that interlacing would be visible on a very large screen.Isn't it?Even on a 27" TV you can spot the difference between interlaced and progressive.

Since i am planning to buy an HD capable TV, i would like to know a few things. 1.Are there already HDTV channels?Is is available only in US?What i need to get these channels with HD resolution? 2.Are there HDTV resolution DVDs and players?I saw one playing in a local showroom but it...

I saw some RPTVs with options of progressive scan in NTSC mode and a philips with 100Hz scan option.It seems to take away the lines and flicker.

Planning to buy new Widescreen HDTV RPTV. I am deciding between 46" and 55" for my 14' viewing distance.I need a good picture.Though orginal DVDs look excellent on RPTVs, normal TV and cable looks bad, even low bit rate DVDs.Is it due to the size that they don't look as good as on normal TV...

I have decided to go for RPTV.I know there are many different types of RPTVs.But i want one which gives smooth picture even while watching SD(i dont want scan lines visible).So how do i know if the TV upconverts the normal 480i signals to HD or progressive? And what is line doubling?

I am planning to go for a widescreen set.I am also currently planning to buy a new progressive DVD player.What to look for if i want a zoom option without much loss in picture quality.In my current DVD player there is a zoom option as well as a pan and scan option.The pan and scan doesn't work...

A tube doesn't have pixels?Then why is computer resolution measured in pixels even on CRT monitors? Looking at the pixel plus it looked like viewing a DVD on computer.Progressive and smooth but there was some pixelation.No pixelation in RPTVs but some of the RPTVs i could make out the...

It is quite true that RPTVs are better than conventional direct view sets.But how do they compare with the latest HDTV direct view sets like pixel plus. Do you think an RPTV is better in that case aswell? The guy in the showroom told me if you want size go for RPTV if you want picture...

how about the pixel plus??

I am currently looking at Philips 36" widescreen pixel plus vs 46" widescreen CRT projections of philips and toshiba. I want an affordable set.So plasmas and LCDs are not an option. Which ever is better rated, size + picture vs size + picture. Its quite confusing because CRT look much...

Is it better to buy a projection widescreen or 36" CRT widescreen TV? I have noticed that picture of CRT is better when viewing close.So which ones better. How is philips pixel plus is it a HDTV?

how does this happen, the lens becomes rigid? I have near sightedness.It started at the age of 15 and stabilised at 18.I had a minor eye injury after which my vision started to degrade.But i can see clearly with corrective lenses.But some people tell me it is due to watching too much TV.

Myopia also develops during adolosence.How?

You mean lens right? Lot of discussion about eyes.So i would like to ask, do you guys think myopia(shortsight) can be the result of watching TV screens for too long or too close? Recently i read that a large number of kids in Japan wear glasses as a result of watching too much TV.

Yes, that was exactly what i wanted to know. Ofcourse lightings do have an effect.But this i think we have to choose according to our comfort. A major problem for the eyes i heard is radiation.I heard that direct view CRTs can be harmful for the eyes because they send off radiation...

Not thinking about HDTV now.But i would surely like a set which converts the normal signals(esp DVD) to higher resolution for a detailed and film like picture. I know Sony's DRC(is it an HDTV?) does this.Does any other set have a similar feature?Please tell me models if someone knows...

Do such sets have progressive scan?Remember progressive scan(480p) is not HD.And do all HD sets convert normal 480i or 480p signals to HD?What are sets marked "HDTV monitor" "HDTV capable" etc?

Aren't all new sets HD capable?

Do all projection TVs have progressive scan and high resolution? I want a film like picture.When i watch DVDs on my computer they are very film like.But on my 27" TV they look too sharp and i can make out the scan lines more than i could on TV channels. Infact i am more comfortable...

Maybe true.But what about radiation?Aren't CRTs high on radiation?

Just a little curious.There is an age old saying, if you watch TV too much you'll have to wear glasses. Is is true only for CRT direct views.What about projection,LCDs and Plasmas.Are they eye friendly?