DLP TV... question

[Atherton213]

ok not sure where on the forums to put this... but i figured displays works...

http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/...evisions&subtype=dlptv&model_cd=HLT5075SX/XAA

50 inch samsung dlp... on black friday curcuit city has it for $800... which so far is the only thing that has caught my eye

i know the tv is only 720p... thats not an issue for me since i dont have anything that will do 1080p... and to me 720p still looks pretty good...

anyone have any comments on this tv... samsung as a whole? or dlp's as a whole?

oh and i know with a dlp you have to replace the bulb when it goes out...

i need a bigger tv and LCD/Plasma 50+ is out of the budget.... just moved into a new place and the 32 inch lcd i have looks lost in my living room haha

 

[nailzer]

I have a friend that had serious problems with a Samsung 50" DLP. He said he had to have a service person out 5 times and they didn't resolve the problem, so they gave him credit towards a now TV. He picked up a 52" LCD TV.This was his experience with DLP though.
Read around on the cost and frequency of changing the light bulb in the Samsung.

 

[Scyles]

DLP is sort of a compromise between LCD and plasma, in terms of picture quality. It has viewing angle problems like (most) LCD(s), but it has better contrast than LCD. Plasma is better in every regard I can think of.

 

[Atherton213]

viewing angle isnt a problem since my apartment isnt huge and we are always viewing from head on

 

[SH1]

Rainbow effect, silk screen effect, geometry issues, are among things to consider. Also with a 720P model (and some 1080 models actually) it used to be that such a TV would cut a 1080i input to 540 by 1280 (a cheap way to de-interlace). You'd need to investigate to see if that is still the case or if that matters so much with a 720P unit...

That list of potential negatives aside, I've had a DLP for years. At the time of my first purchase, I thought it was better than plasma, because DLP hides the pixel structure. (Plasma's have gotten quite a bit better since then though.)

Anyway, DLP offers huge performance for the price. It's worth considering for sure...

 

[jacuzz1]

I own a mits DLP and best picture you will ever see if you like natural, one click brilliant and it looks like a plasma but i prefer natural

DLP is the best for sports and gaming and there is no rainbow effect thats an old wifes tale that originates from the first dlp sets.

The only draw back that i can see is the are thicker and you need to drop almost 300 on a new lamp if you run the TV alot once a year. This is the first Tv that an extended warranty is worth it since it pays for lamps for 5 years.

By then i will have replaced the set

Just my .02

 

[SH1]

I'm afraid Rainbow Effect is quite real. Some people see it, some don't. I didn't at first, but now I do. But rarely...

It is less apparent in the new sets. And in any case, to me, it's no big deal...

(I'm talking about the lamp based sets. In the latest LED driven models, it might be gone. However, one person said he still saw them somehow...)

 

[Ripskin]

DLP's are great TV's, and Samsung has some good ones. A friend of mine has their older 50" 720p set and it has a slight rainbow problem. I have a Mitsu 52" and no one has yet spotted the rainbow on it. In heavy whites you get a snowlike "glisten" but its not a huge issue. I sold my wifes parents their 50" 1080p version last January and they have never noticed rainbowing or any issues. They leave their TV on a lot which leads into the next paragraph...

Lamp technology has come ahead a little, I used to work at CC and we ran DLP's on regular working hours from 9:30 am till about 10 minutes after closing and they all lasted over a year before getting sold off for the space. A lot of the new sets have changed up the housing to enhance the brightness without using as much bulb power.

For the price you get a great set. But its on sale for a reason....remember that, a lot of the heavy sales on Black Friday are not top notch items.... you can sometimes find something decent but sometimes waiting and getting the better product is more worth it.

You "could" but the CC advantage plan which does cover "A" lamp but do your homework on the TV before you plop the cash down on something you might not get its worth out of.

Good luck