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 Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:139074 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
