Forget about LED for projectors. LASER is where it's at.

Well Chris perhaps you can clear this up for me then. My TV only has a 15,000 to 1 (as I recall) contrast ratio. But when shopping for my TV I went by the recommendation of a good friend of mine who told me that anything over 10,000 to 1 was incomprehensible by the human eye. As he put it, a human being can't tell the difference between a 10,000 to 1 contrast ratio and a 1,000,000 to 1 contrast ratio... is he correct?

I will give plasma's the fact that their blacks are blacker then they are on my Sharp AQUOS (as well as most LCD/LED screens I've experenced). So if that is of major importance, then perhaps a Plasma is the better choice.

I sure hope there are some realistic options for that when I do my projector shopping. I'm tempted to save up for that 75" LaserVue TV in the meantime.

Laser is many years out yet. LED is here now, but still infant. But I agree, laser will be the she-it.

Mica, that's not true. You can tell a difference. But one thing to remember when looking at CR ratings is whether or not the testing was done with the display calibrated to D65 or not. That makes a huge difference. Also, don't let the numbers attained with the DI (if equipped) enabled. That's not a representation of native CR capabilities of the display.

ANSI C/R is much more difficult to test for, so you don't see those ratings very often and when you do, they can't be trusted.

I'm not really sure how much I'll spend on my next display, especially with it being my first projector, but I will still want your input, Mike. I appreciate your knowledge in this area. I paid $4k for my TV and swore I would never pay that much for a display again, considering how fast the technology moves, but I'm sure it will start out at around that much to get something I wouldn't regret, projector and screen included.

I was doing some random searching and came across this. I have my doubts about the image quality if your eyes have to "even out the noise," but I like the fact that you can use the projected image as a touchscreen.

Don't listen to the non-believers. SED is not dead...

Comatose?

Its not comatose, its just pining for the fjords...

I wasn't familiar with that phrase. I really need to watch my Monty Python megaset sometime.