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Home Theater Rear-Projection HDTVs
Categories in section: Home Theater Rear-Projection HDTVs
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Saturday, 01 September 2007
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Written by
Bryan Dailey
Introduction
If
you are in the market for a rear-projection TV, chances are you have
heard the terms DLP, LCD, SXRD and maybe HD-ILA. DLP’s commercials brag
about “millions of tiny mirrors” that produce an HD picture with a
spinning color wheel. Although the color wheels in single-chip DLP sets
are getting faster and have more segments than they did just a few
years ago, I believe the more moving parts that a TV has, the greater
the chance for errors, such as the “screen door” and “rainbow” effects,
as well as long-term maintenance problems. LCD direct-view TVs are
currently the hottest thing on the market, but rear-projection LCD TVs
never gained popularity and had a soft picture and weak black levels.
Sony’s current rear-projection technology is called
SXRD and is a three-chip micro-display technology that uses liquid
crystals instead of individual mirrors. JVC has their own “flavor” of
this liquid crystal on silicone technology, ...
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Tuesday, 01 May 2007
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Written by
Mike Levy
Introduction
I
have always thought of a “home theater” as stereotypically consisting
of a front projector like Sony’s Qualia 004 or even their new and
affordable “pearl” projector and a large filmscreen. How else would you
get an image big enough for a real theater experience? Sony’s new
KDS-R70XBR2 with its 70-inch screen is a set that has changed the way I
feel about the impact you can get from a relatively affordable rear
projection HDTV. The ease of installation starts the romance. Being
able to watch a big, bright HDTV with daylight peeking into the room
only adds to the love affair. Then there is the price difference, which
almost makes you want to get down on one knee and propose.
Description
It took two people and some care
to place this monster HDTV, weighing in at 161 pounds and sized at
74.25 inches wide by 45.5 inches high and 24 inches deep, on ...
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Wednesday, 01 November 2006
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Written by
Andrew Robinson
Introduction
So,
you want a big screen experience in your home, but a 50-inch plasma
won’t quite cut it and you don’t have the Benjamins for something
bigger. To make matters worse, your room isn’t quite suited for front
projection, or you can’t justify to your significant other why heavy
blackout drapes or gray walls is a good idea. What is one to do? Get
yourself a rear-projection DLP, that’s what you do. Rear projection DLP
HDTVs offer most, if not all, of the features of their plasma and
projection brethren with fewer drawbacks and lower prices. Rear
projection DLPs come in a wide range of sizes, from 40 inches on up
and, thanks to the wizards over at Texas Instruments, they’re shallower
than ever, with an average depth around 15 inches, making them easier
to place in and about the home. To top it off, rear-projection DLP TVs
are way cheaper than their ...
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Wednesday, 01 February 2006
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Written by
Jeremy R. Kipnis
Introduction
It
seems like new televisions are coming out all the time now. The most
interesting of these are the new 1920 x 1080p sets. Increasing the
pixel count by 225 percent versus a 1280 x 720p set improves the
portrayal of fine details and textures, creating a spellbinding
quality. While these sets can theoretically accept a 1080p source,
there are currently very few (if any) to choose from on the market.
Generally, the highest resolution any HD format (HD-DVD, HD cable or
satellite, D-VHS, Xbox 360 etc.) goes is 1080i, but the extra pixels
are far from wasted. The most recent rear-projection offerings have
provided outstanding picture quality with extraordinary resolution,
high light output, and very accurate yet deeply saturated color
fidelity, along with extended black level reproduction at a somewhat
pricy point: the Qualia 006 in particular, followed by certain DLP
designs.
The sudden proliferation of the 1920 x 1080 native
resolution projector in today’s ...
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Monday, 01 August 2005
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Written by
Jeremy R. Kipnis
Introduction
Have
you ever imagined a television that made you really feel that the image
is a window on your world of programming, achieving the sort of drop
dead gorgeous quality that no one can look away from (unless the person
just doesn’t care about TV or picture quality)? As someone who already
owns two Sony QUALIA 004 front projectors, I naturally had high hopes
and expectations when I decided to take the plunge and buy a QUALIA 006
rear projector for another room in my lab/home. The first of these
expectations included an exceptionally sharp picture (even by
comparison to 35mm film projected at the same size), as befits Sony’s
new SXRD 1920 x 1080p three-chip reflective LCos technology. Another
was outlandish light output (I measured 90 foot-lamberts with the bulb
in the low mode and a contrast ratio of over 3000:1!). Finally,
fantastic styling (like a Cartier Watch), as well as a ...
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