[QUOTE="TimothyB"] [QUOTE="MondoCool"]If you mean DLP, not a projector like on the wall, I would go DLP cheaper, longer life time only draw back is if you have uber eyes, you may see the color wheel on the DLP tv's they have high contrast, good color but I don't know how their ms response times work for plasmas and DLPS. brainscientist
There are all types of rear projections. Theres LCos, which is a 3chip design so you don't have issues with rainbow like DLP. JVC makes LCos and Sony has a LCos based sets that they refer to as SXRD. Then you got all the DLPs. They have their rainbows, more moving parts, sometimes pincushion distortion problems (just have to research to avoid sets with that), but only 10% of people see rainbows. You got newer stuff like LED DLPs, which get rid of the bulb and color wheel, but despite that, some can still see rainbows now and then. Older types like LCD Rear Projection are older cheaper models for 720p that don't have as great of blacks.
Sony SXRD I think are supposed to have 2ms response. And most new tvs are good too from what I saw while I had the Toshiba DLP 65inch 65hm167. Some have game modes which just disable hardware enhancing settings to prevent lag.
Now that one Toshiba I menitoned, say compared to a Sony SXRD. The new Toshiba is a great price for 65inch at $2200 retail, a lot less than the Sony. But if you see the rainbow it's going to partially ruin it for you. And this particular DLP has a lot of SSE. Stands for Silk Screen Effect, it's where the screen seems to sparkle when bright solid colors are shown, and noticable as something pans the screen and you notice this texture that doesn't move. While the sony still has it, it's much less, then you also have no rainbow.
It's tough, no tv is perfect.
What's your budget?
I could spend anywhere from $1500 to $3500.
How far will your eyes be from the HDTV?
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