Rear projection good for gaming?

[marwan]

are rear projection TVs any good for gaming? also whats the difference between rear projection TV and rea projection LCD? at a local shop i saw Sony rear projection LCD TVs(16:9 format), they came in 42", 50" and a massive 60"!!!! all of them are HDTV rear and had a wide viwing angle(more than normal from what i can tell).

currently I'm using a Sony XBR series 36" widescreen TV and it's beautifull, but i just wish it came in larger size.

here are 2 pics i scanned from the rear projection LCD cataloge...





what do you guys think? shouold i go for it? i'm considering the 50". Also do the bulbs burn in projection/LCD projection? how often do i change them? and what is this i hear about calibirating the screen?

[dyomides]

From what I read in a Sound & Vision mag, LCD and DLP don't get burn in. Each type has it's own strength and weaknesses but to a gamer I figure that would be a huge plus. There was other things like LCD can't produce true blacks and what not. Its best to get all the pros and cons for each type and decide which one suits you best.

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[toxic]

I haven't done it myself, but I have read that playing older 3D games on these systems is like gouging your eyes out.


The truth is: CRT's are still the best for picture quality. So, there is a trade off you have to accept if you want a bigger screen.

[marwan]

From what I read in a Sound & Vision mag, LCD and DLP don't get burn in. Each type has it's own strength and weaknesses but to a gamer I figure that would be a huge plus. There was other things like LCD can't produce true blacks and what not. Its best to get all the pros and cons for each type and decide which one suits you best.

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what is DLP? same as projection?

I haven't done it myself, but I have read that playing older 3D games on these systems is like gouging your eyes out.


The truth is: CRT's are still the best for picture quality. So, there is a trade off you have to accept if you want a bigger screen.

true, unfortunately i think the max size CRT come in is 36".

[kingoffighters]

There are several types of Rear Projection HDTV (LCD, DLP and LCOS). CRT is too big. LCD is pretty good, Sony's Wega IV is a nice LCD RPTV that I considered purchasing. I was a big fan of Samsung (and now many vendors are producing DLP RPTV) DLP tvs, color is amazing but I see rainbows

So I ended up with JVC's D-iLA (their own version of LCOS RPTV). It is very nice, a 3 chip design so color is very nice, amazing brightness (no problem viewing in a sun-lit room) and the pixels are closer together than LCD (no screen door effects). It does have some draw back compared to other technology (no true black like CRT), but it seems fine to me. No lag in any gaming and it looks absolutely breathless in 480p and on!

[dyomides]

DLP = Digital Light Processing

See the link below and click on the demo button for a quick demonstration of this technology.

http://www.dlp.com/Default.asp?bhcp=1

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[Kev]

Do any manufacturers sell TVs that have RGB outs? I know that in Europe and Japan you can get TVs with RGB inputs, but is there any model sold in America that has them? Also, if there is a TV that has them, are they like the Japanese RGB method, or the European?

[Eirikur]

I've got a 47" Panasonic Cinescape Rear Projection HDTV and it's... okay for games. On just regular composite cables, everything looks like ass, especially 3D games. You'll want at least S-Video (you should get that no matter what TV, actually), but games will look best with component cables.

The TV doesn't really do colors very well, especially blacks and darker colors. They all come up as washed out and grainy. I've got digital cable on the TV, which is pretty much the bare minimum for a rear projection HDTV for TV, which may be why they look like such. However, on the Sony Wega TV we've got, even basic cable and composite cables kick the RP TV's ass =/

DVDs, however, look pretty good; much better then games or TV, which doesn't make much sense to me but it just happens to work out that way. The wide screen makes a HUGE difference in movies and is totally engrossing.

Also, if you get one, make sure to know how to calibrate your colors properly or get a tuner. It's best to do it once a year, because if you don't your colors will kind of "bleed" into each other, espcially red and other warm colors.

I say go for the LCD TV. It's smaller, better colors and better quality.

[SamuraiMoogle]

From what I read in a Sound & Vision mag, LCD and DLP don't get burn in. Each type has it's own strength and weaknesses but to a gamer I figure that would be a huge plus. There was other things like LCD can't produce true blacks and what not. Its best to get all the pros and cons for each type and decide which one suits you best.

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Is it really true that DLP tv's dont get burn in?? I got one and I'm always afraid I'll get burn in if I play too long.

[Rumpy]

Burn in isn't nearly as big an issue as it used to be. You'd have to leave a game paused and on screen for days to do any real damage. And even then, you may just see a "ghost" and it goes away after a bit. You're more likely to see the burn in of say the History Channel mark if you watched that channel all the time (as an example).

Under normal use, burn in is nothing to worry about.

When I went to get Incredible at BB, I swung through the TV department. I needed a towel to clean up all the drool when I left. 50" of HD plasma screen is a site to behold.