Oh, one other thing: RPTVs are hard to view in daylight, however, with many RPTVs you can rearrange the screen so that you can eliminate all glare, which is wonderful.
> Here's some more: > > CRT: > > Pro: > Best color reproduction of all formats. > > Con: > Geometry issues. Large CRTs are suceptible to the Earth's magnetic > field. > > DLP: > > Pro: > Absolutely no risk of burn in. > User replaceable bulbs. > Uses least energy of all formats. > > Con: > "Rainbow" effect that can bother some people. > > Plasma: > > Pro: > Thinnest TVs available. > > Con: > Extreme risk of burn in. > Poor blacks. > > LCD: > > Pro: > Absolutely no risk of burn in. > > Con: > Expensive. > No true blacks. > > Projection: > > Pro: > Oldest technology next to CRT, so it's been refined quite a bit. > > Make sure you get a TV with HDMI input(s) (don't worry about DVI). > > Most people have their TVs's contrast and brightness set way too high, > which dramatically increases their chances of burn in. > > Samsung has also invented thin CRTs, so you could wait for those to > start showing up. Not sure how big they'll get up to though. > > There's also a display technology called OLED that is supposed to be > coming out soon that's going to be significantly cheaper and better > than what's out there now. > > I wouldn't even bother with Plasma at all. Be very careful with DLP - > if you see the "rainbow" effect, don't buy it - it'll drive you nuts. > > >Tubes clean the clock against Plasma's, LCDs or DLPs. But you only > get up > >to 34" (widescreen) for tubes vs 50", 60" and 70" inchers for the > other > >technologies. He's my brief run-down of the technologies: > > > >Tubes Pros: > > Excellent brightness, contrast, longitevity > > Semi-stabilized prices > >Tubes Cons: > > Heavy > > Bulky > > Small screens > > > >Plasma Pros: > > They're cool looking on your wall > > ??? > >Plasma Cons: > > Expensive > > The picture detoriates over time > > > >LCD Pros: > > They're cool looking on you kitchen counter > >LCD Cons: > > Expensive as hell > > Small screen sizes > > > >Standard Projection Pros: > > Relatively cheap > > Big screens > >Standard Projection Cons: > > Have to worry about burn-in (I already have some on my 2 year old > >50") > > Picture/light guns get out of alignment, so you have to manage your > >convergence > > big screen means crappy signals look even crappier > > > >Microdisplays (LCD Projections/DLPs/ILAs) Pros: > > Good brightness and contrast > > Big screens > > Prices are falling > > won't burn-in > > no convergence woes > >Microdisplays Cons: > > Still suffers from being projection based, wide angle viewing is > not > >always good > > Expensive > > > >All in all, I would only buy a DLP or tube nowadays. > > > >Does it bother anyone else that America is so enamored with their > >electronics that the average working family is willing to drop $2,000 > to > >$5,000 on a frickin TV? I think I'll head to Best Buy at lunch and > let them > >brainwash that silly notion out of my head... > > > >Tyler > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Harkins, Patrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 10:20 AM > >To: CF-Community > >Subject: RE: CRT Widescreen > > > >Newbie, but simple question: Which tv technology has the clearest picture? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Silver Sponsor - New Atlanta http://www.newatlanta.com Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:139128 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
