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Originally posted by Bill Verburg
just wish there were more HD signals
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That is the biggest problem & the long-awaited transition period - from NTSC to some variant of HD - 1080i or 720p - is progressing slowly. The majority of programming will continue to be non-HD for more years to come. And then there is all of those pesky DVDs which are only 480p . . .
I sell in the industry - home theater projectors - to retailers & custom installers. We are positioned at the mid-top end. We have/had plasmas too but these have reached commodity status. And plasmas really aren't very good imho.
In the next while, LCD & DLP TVs (as opposed to the boxy rear pros of the last decade) seem the best bet as Bill is experiencing. 3 chip DLP versions will hit next year with a new cheap chip from TI. I think Samsung will be first. Intel's LCOS technology is one to watch as they get bigger & better. Ditto panel LCD.
But a projector is still bigger & better but with higher cost & room issues etc. I just use on old 800 x 600 DLP on an 80" screen. I feed it from a computer DVD drive using the superior scaling capabilities of a good video card - GeForce. For DVD watching, it is great - good detail & depth. Audio is spdif to a receiver.
fwiw
Ian