Best Projection TVs

Ok hear is the deal… About 8 months ago I bought a 50″ samsung lcd 720p. The 1080p was still a little pricy so I bought 720. About a month ago I found a 55″ Sony KDS55″A2020 SXRD (rear projection) for sale on craigslist for 500.00…so I jumped right on it cause this tv had great reviews when it came out and it was also a 1080p…which is what I really wanted…when i brought it home, I plugged in my xbox360 into the Sony and the picture was great…then I plugged it into the samsung again..LCD and the picture is so much more brighter….so now I dont know what the game was supposed to look like…lol.

Anyways..for anyone who has both a DLP, SXRD…and then a plasma or lcd 1080P….

My question is…will there be a BIG difference if I sold my SONY 1080p rear projection and bought a 1080p plasma or LCD?

I want to make sure there wont be a big change…befor I go out and buy a blueray.

Thanks in advance.

We will be buying a big screen tv (probably around 52″) soon and don’t know what is the best. We have heard that the plasma tvs don’t last as long and the ones we have looked at are higher in price. We are looking for something that is not huge in size like some of the rear projection models but want a big screen with good picture without an outrageous price. Any tips?

I just got a 360 and now want to buy a good tv for it. I don’t want to spend big on a plasma or lcd.. my parents have a regular HD ready big screen rear projection tv that they are willing to give me.

Is HD that much better on plasma or LCD vs a regular HD rear projector?

I’m searching for an HD TV to purchase in the lower thousand range. Nothing crazy but want to get my money’s worth. Samsung 46″ and 50″ are what I’m looking and definitely do not want plasma. Is 780p really that bad or is it where technology is at right now and the 1080p and i are ahead of their time?!?

I have been looking at this TV for awhile. I am compelled to purchase the Toshiba 42HP86 because it is on sale for $1299.99. But I have also been looking at the Sony Grand Wega 46″ LCD Projection for $1248.99. I am just looking for a cheap TV for my XBOX 360 and DVDs. I dont really care about surround sound I just want a decent TV. Are these bad purchases or not?
I have been looking at this TV for awhile. I am compelled to purchase the Toshiba 42HP86 HD Plasma because it is on sale for $1299.99. But I have also been looking at the Sony Grand Wega 46″ LCD Projection for $1248.99. I am just looking for a cheap TV for my XBOX 360 and DVDs. I dont really care about surround sound I just want a decent TV. Are these bad purchases or not?

P.S. – They both have HDMI inputs.
P.S. – They both have HDMI inputs.

I am beginning to look at my family’s 65″(something like that) Rear projection tv is beginning to die. What is my best option. I can get it fixed for i think i was told about $400 a projector and it would need 3 so $1200 or just going and out and buying the new stuff? This is probably a 10 y/o TV I’m talking about. If i go out and get a new one what is the best one. Picture, Life Span, No deterioration of the picture from a different angle. What is the best TV out there for me to get. I would probably have to buy an entertainment system too…because the TV now is the entertainment system/shelves. What is my best option?

I’m looking to get a tv and cant decide which type to get. I have a huge living room/kitchen that I will want to view the tv from. I’ve been leaning toward a 56″ Samsung slimfit DLP 1080p projection tv. No matter what I get i won’t be hanging it on the wall. I know of a website where I can get the above mentioned tv for $1570 delivered to my house. What do you guys think?

i have a 360 and im planning on buying a hdtv, i was wondering which one would be best for it ?

While choosing between a LCD TV and a Plasma TV, we are comparing between the two competing technologies. Both of them have similar features like super colour filled pictures and bright crystal-clear images. And, both come in similar packages i.e. 3.5 inch depth flat screen casing. Above all the price and size are the two considerations which is rapidly becoming a non-issue. As you can find now the LCD TVs are now being made in the larger sizes with competing prices of plasma TV.

Despite so many similarities, you will find differences between the two technologies, as they deliver the image to the viewer. In the case of a plasma technology, it consists hundreds of thousands of pixel cells which allow electric pulses i.e. stemming from electrodes), which excites rare naturally gases like xenon and neon-causing it to glow and produce light. This light illuminates the proper balance of green, red, or blue phosphors which is useful in displaying the proper colour sequence from the light .This is how the plasma TV works.

All the flat-panel LCD screens are placed in the heart of a projector. The LCD displays comes with the same technological background. Here the matrix of thin-film transistors (TFT) supplies voltage to the liquid-crystal-filled cells which are sandwiched between two sheets of glass. When it is hit with an electrical charge, the crystals untwist to an exact degree to filter white light generated by a lamp behind the screen. which is meant for the flat panel TVs or for projecting through a small LCD chip.

As far as LCD TVs are concerned, it uses the florescent backlighting to produce images. So, LCD TVs require considerably less power to operate than its plasma counterpart.

The extra pixels and the production process of LCD TVs cost more money to produce. So, you would find the LCD TV to be expensive as compared to the Plasma TVs.