http://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/ Engadget HD Comments for HDTV Buying Guide: Choosing the right kind http://www.engadgethd.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadgethd.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/http://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/Nov 13th 2005 7:22PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/http://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/Nov 18th 2005 4:12PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/http://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/
And what is so special about the XBR models? I noticed they offer XBR Trinitron and FD Trinitron models, FD being slightly cheaper.]]>Nov 29th 2005 8:13PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/http://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/Sep 28th 2005 11:26AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/http://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/Sep 28th 2005 11:47AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/http://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/Sep 28th 2005 12:03PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/http://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/
Contrast ratios can be a slippery slope. If you start looking at only that, it can be hard to make a decision. Unfortunately there are different ways to rate the contrast on a set. Some LCD manufactures take the backlight into account and others do not. Some plasma makers do it with the protective screen on and others off. Yes, SED does claim to have a 100,000:1 contrast ratio and according to Engadget, it is breathtaking. Nevertheless, be careful when looking at them. The rule of contrast ratios is "higher is better." Just be careful with them.

You are right; DLPs do have a better black levels then most other types of TVs. I went back and changed that.

Oh, Nick, do the SXRD. Sounds like you are going for 1080p and many DLPs rely on "wobulation" to get the better resolution. Kind of like cheating. I will write a post on wobulation in a few days as it seems to be coming up more and more these days.

Thanks and keep 'em coming.]]>Sep 28th 2005 12:41PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/http://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/Sep 29th 2005 2:48PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/http://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/
Thanks for the reply. It is really tough to understand what the picture / viewing difference between all of the technologies out there is. Contrast ratio muddles things especially when you have Samsung talking about the 10,000:1 on their new DLPs. Add mentions of SED and OLED in there, coming down the pipe, and what is someone looking to buy a nice TV supposed to do?
The reason why I am going 1080p which I think will also drive a lot of other folks is the imminent release of the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3. MS and Sony both claim they will be able to do 1080p (we'll see of course) on those consoles. A bunch of want our gaming experience to be in "ultimate hid-def". If we can watch TV and movies that look good to even better.

Are you going to be at the SF Engadget meetup tonight?]]>Sep 28th 2005 2:33PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/http://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/
I have my 360 preordered, and aswell I'm waiting for a 1080p native set as I have been holding out on a HD set for years. Looking at Toshiba's new 1080p native DLP line with Symbio connectivity to drop. I saw it in person a couple weeks ago at a deal show and it blew me away.]]>Sep 28th 2005 3:12PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/http://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/
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Might want to discuss HDCP (and inputs generally) in a future article. Does the latest HDMI spec allow for 1080p input?

No mention of DLP rainbows or LCD refresh rate (which has improved on better models).

Pretty nice work though.]]>Sep 28th 2005 5:25PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/http://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/
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Perhaps it is not the best time for you to upgrade. If you are looking for a superior picture in a bigger size, well you just cannot find that in a projection set. It might be better for you to wait until plasma, LCD, or even SEDs increase in size and decrease in price. But with that being said, the jump from 27-inches to 42-inches is HUGE.
]]>Sep 28th 2005 9:18PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/http://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/Sorry for the confusion - I saw the superior picture in the CRT. I agree that there is no way the DLP could produce a superior picture. So what does a nitpick like me do?]]>Sep 29th 2005 9:23AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/http://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/not a good tv. The problem is the wide tube and the high voltage frequence makes black and blue backgrounds have vertical lines on the sides. this is because of using one picture tube and making it wider trying to use 4:3 electronics. the thing cant be fixed phillips dont care. they just quit making it. I here thay are pulling out of the 16:9 tube market, only plasma and LCD. Do you know if this is a problem with all tube 16:9 sets and not just phillips?]]>Oct 29th 2005 10:40AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/http://www.engadgethd.com/2005/09/28/hdtv-buying-guide-choosing-the-right-kind/Oct 29th 2005 12:05PM