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Re: Going TV shopping, recommendations?
michael_d #313982 07/10/10 03:31 PM
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Forget about LED for projectors. LASER is where it's at.


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Re: Going TV shopping, recommendations?
Nick B #313992 07/10/10 04:16 PM
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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.


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Re: Going TV shopping, recommendations?
ClubNeon #313994 07/10/10 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted By: ClubNeon
Forget about LED for projectors. LASER is where it's at.


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.

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CV #314003 07/10/10 05:31 PM
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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.


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michael_d #314004 07/10/10 05:36 PM
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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.

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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.

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ClubNeon #314044 07/11/10 01:32 AM
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Originally Posted By: ClubNeon
Forget about LED for projectors. LASER is where it's at.

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


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Re: Going TV shopping, recommendations?
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Comatose?

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CV #314048 07/11/10 01:44 AM
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Its not comatose, its just pining for the fjords...


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

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