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- 12/19/05 2:54 PM
DLP
by Behindthescenes - 12/28/05 2:45 PM In reply to: not exactly... by WhitecougarReally? When I go to a electronics store like best buy or circuit city and when I check those DLP tv's, every time i veiw them from an angle I always get the screen door effect. Is that what they call it lol? So far I havent' seen a DLP that doesn't have the screen door effect.
Screen Door Effect? What is it? (n/t)
by rwlade - 12/29/05 3:03 AM In reply to: DLP by Behindthescenes-Dr. Bob Lade
I'm not familiar....
by rohanchristie - 12/29/05 10:48 AM In reply to: Screen Door Effect? What is it? (n/t) by rwladeWhat exactly is the screen door effect? Obviously it hasn't bothered me since I have no idea what it is. I went to best buy and had them send the same signal to three tv's to help my decision. The DLP was the best at 50". And at $300 less than the LCD and CRT models it was a no-brainer. I also read somewhere about a "rainbow effect" with dlp, haven't noticed it in the last month I've been using my TV.
Rainbow effect
by Whitecougar - 12/29/05 3:08 PM In reply to: I'm not familiar.... by rohanchristieThe rainbow effect was only a problem for a small percentage of people. This hs been virtually eliminated in the newer units due to the colour wheels turning faster and being changed from a six segment wheel to a seven segment wheel.
screen door effect
by Whitecougar - 12/29/05 3:03 PM In reply to: Screen Door Effect? What is it? (n/t) by rwladeScreen door effect is the term used to refer to the dark space between pixels on LCD displays. In some situations, it may give the impression of looking through a screen door at the image.
Screen Door Effect
by rwlade - 12/30/05 4:25 AM In reply to: screen door effect by WhitecougarHmmm, we have 4 LCD monitors in our office here and I've never seen the effect. Must be something unique to TV?
-Dr. Bob
Unique to tv
by Whitecougar - 12/30/05 5:27 AM In reply to: Screen Door Effect by rwladeIts most noticeable in the large projection lcd, 50" and above. I is most noticeable if your watching from a distance of less than twice the width of the screen. What you see is the space between the pixels.
dlp screen door effect ??
by Whitecougar - 12/29/05 3:31 PM In reply to: DLP by BehindthescenesWhat your seeing is not the screen door effect, Dlp is not prone to this effect. It is more likely low level video noise , or for lack of a better word pixelation, caused by the weak video signal and interfearance that most retail outlets have. Also watching a tv at such a severe angle is probably not the norm.
DLP
by Behindthescenes - 12/29/05 11:35 PM In reply to: dlp screen door effect ?? by WhitecougarOh ok. Everytime I go to retail store I also see that screen door effect. That's why I never liked the DLP's. I don't mean watching it in an angle that much. But more or less if you had friends come over to watch a game or something and not everyone can sit directly toward the tv. So some may have to watch it in a slight angle. And at the retails stores when I look at the DLP's from a slight angle I get the screen door effect like you see in some laptops.
Don't judge at the store.
by ufmo - 12/30/05 7:43 AM In reply to: DLP by BehindthescenesI wouldn't make a decision based on the stores set up. They have every TV hooked into one box which will make the picture look like crap on all TVs. I suggest looking at two Televisions the Toshiba 56MX195 or any 195 series and the SONY KDS-R50XBR1 which is a LCD rear projection TV and one of the best. The Toshiba 195 series are true 1080p and the only one on the market. People in the stores will tell you the Sony is too but its not trust me. Its only up convert. They tried to sell me on that one lol. The best thing you can do in the store is ask them to hook up a HD dvd player directly to the TVs and make your comparison that way. I have been researching these TVs for about 6 months so if you have any questions or suggestions please let me know because i still can't decide.
Thanks
Morgan
Toshiba
by ufmo - 12/30/05 7:47 AM In reply to: DLP by BehindthescenesOh yeah and the newer Toshiba DLPs have the largest viewing angle of all DLPs and rear projection LCDs at 130 degrees.
dlp trouble
by nvarsalona - 1/21/06 7:32 AM In reply to: Took ma while but DLP rules by rohanchristieI had a gateway DLP 56 inch rptv. The color wheel went ou after the warenty period and the cost of the wheel is 1,300 Dollars plus shipping. So I would think twice about DLP. By the way my tv was only 2 years old
I gave up on Gateway a while ago
by rohanchristie - 1/21/06 10:56 AM In reply to: dlp trouble by nvarsalonaSorry to hear about your trouble. When I purchased my DLP from Bestbuy the sales rep was very honest with me in telling me that the bulb was probably gonna go out within a couple of years. So I got the 4 year service plan. I figure if I was going to spend that much money on a tv I might as well throw in the extra $300 to protect it. "Peace of mind my friend" that's what I paid for. Based on my research I haven't heard anywhere else about problems with the color wheel. Could be because you purchased your tv when the technology was really new and thus not as reliable. I figure in 4 years the bulbs will probably even be cheaper thus increasing the reliability of my tv even further.
problems after warranty
by Whitecougar - 1/24/06 7:07 PM In reply to: dlp trouble by nvarsalonaWhen I purchased my samsung 50" dlp it was only after alot of research and due to the fact they have been making dlp tv for the longest time it was reasonable to conclude that they have manufactured a quality product. With that said I also purchased a 4 year warranty to insure that my decision was sound. Its common that most manufactured goods outlast the warranty period set by the manufacturer, hence the 4 year warranty as opposed to the 2 year manufacturer warranty.
Looking to buy my third Pioneer plasma.
by Iceman35 - 12/20/05 4:59 PM In reply to: What TV technologies are you considering? by Marc Bennett
I have a 2 year old 50" Elite and a 61" Elite for 4 months. The best 61" anything on the market.
Need one for the bedroom to replace a Sony LCD. Am waiting for the 930HD to arrive at my local TV store.
The 930HD is 43" with a great HD picture and a very good SD picture.
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