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Originally Posted by DomBuyer
Ben, thanks for the tip. Is rear-projection LCD inferior in any way?
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From what I remember. The DLP's can have more color variations on the spool, but after looking at both side by side (with regular TV, HDTV, DVD's, and video games... all of which I made the sales guy put on for me) I honestly couldn't see any difference. Supposedly the place you notice is in the blacks, some might look boxy between different shades of black. I think with the high end LCD I was looking at this wasn't a visible difference though.
I had a few reasons to go with LCD over DLP. First, the DLP's have over a million moving/working parts inside. The LCD's had 3 pieces (a hard drive, the projector, and the screen.) This concerned me in regards to repair should it need it. Also since the LCD's have so few internal parts, they are actually quite lite. Where the DLP's are pretty heavy. Another thing is the life span. From what I remember, I think DLP's are estimated to live up to 15 years and LCD's can live up to 25. Lastly, you can easily hook up your PC to the LCD for a nice 60' monitor!
Honestly I belive the DLP's are supposed to have the "best" picture, but it didn't seem as practical of a buy compared to the LCD for me. Also, once your looking at the high end stuff, the differences can only be seen on paper imo... they all look great! It's a matter of preference IMO.
Hope that helps!