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DLP Products Announces New DarkChip 4

I'm wondering how far along these technologies will be when I upgrade to a projector in 4-5 years.

Hi CV (and Theo),

I'm sure DLP and Texas Instruments will strive to remain very competitive. After all, DLP is a brilliant American invention, and for years it was the clearly superior front and rear-projection technology in terms of brilliant contrast levels, excellent blacks, visual clarity and "punch."

Now all of America (and Canada) are falling over themselves going for flat-panel LCD and plasma displays, understandably because of the "cool" appearance and lack of bulk (in rear-projection). LCD has come a long way in eliminating many of the earlier legitimate complaints--grayish black levels, blurring or ghosting with fast lateral action, visible screen-door effects--and DLP is likewise developing LED light sources to get rid of the spinning color wheel/rainbow effects that may bother some viewers.

I think we'll continue to see innovation from DLP/Texas Instruments engineers in the years to come. Whether they'll effectively compete with LCD flat panel and projection or plasma remains to be seen.

Regards,

Alan, thanks for weighing in.

Yeah, if I was going to get another TV, it would be hard not to go for something slimmer and wall-mountable. I mean, I still plan on wall-mounting my current SXRD, but it would be nice not to have it sticking out so much. Screen size is going to be the reason I'd upgrade again, though, which means front projection. I say 4-5 years, but I wonder if I'll be able to last that long.

I'm a fan of doing things for weird reasons, and one of the big reasons I'd like to move to front projection is so I could make my current 60" my bedroom TV. I tell people at work that that's what it's going to be, and they glare at me.

Speaking of my SXRD, I turned it on today to suddenly find yellow discolorations all over it. I just can't catch a break.

Did you drink a lot last night and mistake your TV for a urinal?

I think the God of Electronics did. That dude really needs to get it together.

How appropriate that this is my 666th post.

You didn't buy it from Randy, did you?

Ha ha, not Randy, but maybe it was another knight of the 2.35:1 table.

CV, what SXRD did you get? XBR1, XBR2, A2020? I've heard of the green blob issues and purple cloud with them, but not the yellow stain.

Any chance you had a pic of a fire hydrant on it and the dog thought it was real?