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I am planning to replace my actual 27 Sony Trinitron tv for a larger one.

I have 2 questions ?

In your opinion is a rear projector 42 in TV as good as my regular Trinitron (not XBR) only bigger, I know I can get one used from 2004 real real cheap !

What is the actual best technology for the newere TVs ??

Plasma
ACL
DLP
or something else

I ask the question here because I trust people's opinion here.

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Plasma is nice, but, they have high energy requirements, are succeptable to "burn in", can lose their gas after a few years, can be bigger than 50"

LCD, doesn't suffer from burn in, great picture, shadow detail isn't quite as good as plasma, sizes top out around 42", cheaper than plasma, can do a 1080P signal (the best), IMO the standard other tv's should be judged by.

RPTV, although big, heavey, boxy, have great pictures, best value for the money, can do 1080P, are succeptable to burn in, but all around your cheapest way to get the biggest best picture.

IF you don't need a huge monster screen, I would look at a 42" LCD 1080P, great picture, decent value.

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I would agree with what Matt said although unless
you are going to sit close to the TV, you will not see
much difference between a 1080 vs 720, and the 720's
are less expensive.

We are looking to get a new TV also, but more in the
55-60 inch range. I have another motive (since I got the
D200) of running HD slide shows from my computer
into the HDMI input of the TV. For this reason, I am looking
at 1080. Our 12 yr old Toshiba CRT really does no justice to the
photos. I think I have narrowed it down to either a 55 or 60
inch Sony SXRD. I have seen the picture in person and it is
very bright and nice contrast - very close to the plasmas without
the issues and much less expensive for the size.

My brother recently bought a 40 inch Sony LCD and the
picture blew me away when we were watching the football
game a few weeks ago. It was 720 and cost around $1700
I think.

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Hello Yves

Here in Hong Kong, for this year, one basically is hard pressed to find CRT TVs or projection TVs for sale. Plasmas are getting into minority like CRT TVs were a few years ago. Anything below 42" has to be LCDs at the moment, although all of a sudden, this year, you can get 60" LCDs for what I paid for a 37" one three years ago. HD (1080p) LCDs with HDMi input is becoming standard.

I agree with Matt that such a unit at 42" is quite a good deal for now. You might even like running your photo slide shows there!

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I have a Toshiba DLP (46HM84) - 46" - I love DLP, and there are several reasons why I like DLP sets (mainly Toshiba) over other technology right now:

1. No burn in
2. Lighter weight unit
3. Colors and crispness
4. true 720p resolution (at least on my set)

be careful - some DLPs use "wobulation" which means they aren't the true resolution of HD - but most DLPs are ok in that area -

Toshiba's units get my highest recommendation - go to a reputable TV dealer (not best buy) and check one out.

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Oh - and another good reason for DLP over the others: Price / Size ratio= unbeatable.

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Yves P. said:
I am planning to replace my actual 27 Sony Trinitron tv for a
larger one.

I have 2 questions ?

In your opinion is a rear projector 42 in TV as good as my regular
Trinitron (not XBR) only bigger, I know I can get one used from
2004 real real cheap !

What is the actual best technology for the newere TVs ??

Plasma
ACL
DLP
or something else

I ask the question here because I trust people's opinion here.

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I have a 37" LCD TV (Samsung) and also a 32" Sony Trinitron. My brother have a 42" plasma. Its hard to say which is best, LCD or plasma. Maybe the LCD is little bit sharper, very revealing of the quality of the signal, the plasma a bit more "filmlike", more forgiving. What ever you choose, make sure you get HD-resolution and a DVI or HDMI-port. You can show your photos with excellent quality from a computer with these ports - far better than from a DVD (and much better than via the Trinitron TV). The quality is almost as good as a real slide show.

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I'm reading every answer and replies very carefully.

thx everyone.
Yves P. said:
I am planning to replace my actual 27 Sony Trinitron tv for a
larger one.

I have 2 questions ?

In your opinion is a rear projector 42 in TV as good as my regular
Trinitron (not XBR) only bigger, I know I can get one used from
2004 real real cheap !

What is the actual best technology for the newere TVs ??

Plasma
ACL
DLP
or something else

I ask the question here because I trust people's opinion here.

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Although the pictures that I have seen with the
DLP technology are very good, I have found that the
angle of view is much more limited than either plasma
or LCD. With the DLP, I felt that you almost had to be
at eye level and within 20 degrees left/right to get a
good (bright) picture. This was a major factor for us as the TV
will be in a room with a lot of viewing angles.

The Sony SXRD technology seems better to me in this regard.

Also, the plasmas have a very high gloss screen which is
definitely a factor if you will put the TV in a room with
many windows / lights etc (like ours). Highly reflective
unless you can dim lights, draw curtain etc. The others have
a matte screen which is almost non-reflective.

These might be some thing to consider depending on your
situation.

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If you are thinking of DLP...do a search on "DLP Rainbow"...it affects a lot of people, myself included...no time to discuss right now, but check it out and make sure you WATCH the tv you want to buy for a while before you make the decision. I'm a LCD guy...flat, rear projection, and front projector.
 
fudgebrown said:
I have a Toshiba DLP (46HM84) - 46" - I love DLP, and there are
several reasons why I like DLP sets (mainly Toshiba) over other
technology right now:

1. No burn in
2. Lighter weight unit
3. Colors and crispness
4. true 720p resolution (at least on my set)

be careful - some DLPs use "wobulation" which means they aren't the
true resolution of HD - but most DLPs are ok in that area -

Toshiba's units get my highest recommendation - go to a reputable
TV dealer (not best buy) and check one out.
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I was drawn to DLPs, too, until I actually walked into the TV department to look at one - I started seeing "rainbows" everywhere I looked! Turns I'm out particularly susceptible to the DLP "rainbow" effect (actualy, you see an RGB patch out of the corner of your eye as the imager spins to create the image). Some people never see them, but I always see them (i.e., can't not see them). YMMV.

I wound up getting a rear-screen projector (LCD) that looks great to me and was less expensive than the LCD or plamsa alternatives.

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Yves,

I would check out a website called avscience.com. Everything you wanted to know about TV is there. It has been my experience with the newer tvs that they are really fantastic for showing hdtv and sdtv, but mediocre with analog programming.
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I bought a Sony KDS-50A2000 about two months ago. It was a result of intense study and comparison.

My first screening criteria was that I wanted 1080p high def TV (large screen TV is something I don't want to buy every year so I thought that with HD strongly coming I wanted the best resolution standards - 1080p).

Then read reviews and went to stores to look at the finalists. The above Sony won due to its superb picture. I settled on the 50" due to my viewing distance. Have since seen reviews in European magazines of the TV and it gets raves for its picture, does not rate on the very top for the sound, but I have mine hooked up to my HI-FI system with sub-woofer and it is great.

Most reviews you will find on the system are for the 55" model but the 50" is just smaller. And the preferable size anyhow depends on your viewing distance.

CNET is where I got started in my search, they are very informative and you can find explanations of the different technologies and their pros and cons. They seem to be knowing what they do in their tests.

http://reviews.cnet.com/Sony_KDS_55A2000/4505-6484_7-31901231.html

Good luck with your decision!
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Matt_Anderson said:
Plasma is nice, but, they have high energy requirements, are
succeptable to "burn in", can lose their gas after a few years, can
be bigger than 50"
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The notion that plasma TVs "can lose their gas" and have to be "re-charged" periodically is an urban myth.

As the owner of a 42" Panasonic plasma, a 50" Fujitsu plasma, a Samsung LCD I can say that the LCD looks great with bright images, but is clearly inferior to plasma when viewing dark scenes. It also doesn't look as good when viewed from an angle.

Photos look spectacular when viewed full-screen in hi-def on a plasma, and I have to admit it feels good to have friends or relatives sitting around the family room oohing and aahing over your vacation photos. The problem is getting them to display full screen. The Panasonic, for example, has an SD slot and a built-in image-viewing mode. However, the images must be re-sized to display full-screen (a pain in the butt).

By far the best source of information about video and audio equipment is the AVS forum.
http://www.avsforum.com
Check out the forum on plasma and flat panel displays.
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50" LCD model. I bought it after comparing it with Sony's and Samsung's models. It's very sharp with good contrast, no light fall off and soft corner. Some distortion but good enough. I don't have its MTF curves though ....

At 100% crop pixel level, it's sharper than Sony and Samsung. BTW, the noise reduction in any of the models is making the image soft and losing detail, so remember to disable it ... 8-)

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I should have stated, Plasma displays, over time can lose brightness as the gases inside approach their half life. I also failed to mention that Plasma displays also are succeptable to "buzzing" when diplaying very bright - white area's, which comes from the additional power drain on the supply.

Don't get me wrong, Plasma's have some of the best looking displays out there.
 
Bonjour Yves,

When DLP was first introduced I bought a Mitsubishi "62 TV rear projection paid 7K cable ready etc..., The picture is smooth no lines to see no matter which resolution you use, its the most life like I have ever seen, if I had a choice DLP is the way to go for me, but it sounds like you have a great deal and I'm sure you'll be very happy with it, in my experience nothing beats DLP for picture clarity and smoothness, I take my home theater very seriously. There's a new technology coming out that you're probably aware of it would be twice the resolution of today's DVD of course that means buying a new DVD player today's DVD is about 420 lines of res approx the new format will be about 1080 which is what I whatch on channels that supports HDTV its just awsome, matter fact theres a battle going on between Sony's Blu-Ray technology and HD-DVD just like the old days remember the Beta vs VHS? the concensus is that HD-DVD will win this showdown and DVD's and new players should be out before the hollydays
Salut Yves bonne chance. Hope I was in the realm of your question.
Regards
Roger
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Hi Lou,

I have a Mitsubishi "62 DLP and have not experienced what you described I can see extremely well on all angles. It may be a TV brand thing.
Regards
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