I’m pretty happy with my old Toshiba 50″ rear projection (CRT) TV, and have been for several years (is it 5? 7? More? Not sure.)
I’ve continually said that the new DLP, Plasma and LCD HDTVs are nicer, but until I can get a larger display that is “significantly” better than what I have, I won’t bother to buy anything new. The latest 60″ – 65″ DLP’s from Samsung, Mitsubishi, Toshiba etc. are close, but I still see some artifacts there that put me off.
Yesterday I saw the new Sony 60″ Grand WEGA SXRD Rear Projection HDTV in Best Buy, and I think I’ve seen my next TV. It was sitting next to a 61″ Mitsubishi DLP and the difference was big. Colors and artifacts were noticeably better on the Sony. Details that I couldn’t make out on the DLP were clear on the Sony. At 1920 x 1080 native resolution (almost twice the others), you would expect that it would look better, but it wasn’t just the resolution. With DLP I sometimes feel like I’m looking through a film at the picture. With the Sony, I felt like I was looking through a clean window.
OK, so now I know which TV I want, but it will have to come down in price a little first. $5000 is a lot of money for a TV! Unless one of you want to buy me a nice Christmas present?…