Originally posted by jeffkrol O/T but since we ended up here.. What do you think about the current Mitsu DLP's.....Our first "large" TV was a Toshiba 57" (or 59??)(CRT) projection TV which is STILL perfectly functional after a decade of hard use (I will admit to it probably having some "color" decay but still could be tweaked to a modest level of perfection I believe) and bought as a "refurb" no less BTW) but at the time Mitsubishi (which seems much weaker as a brand now) was always in the running...
Mitsu stopped selling in Canada 20 + years back so i can't speak to their quality now. DLP is no longer available here for that matter (at least not in set form, projectors are another story and Mitsu has come back up here with those) JVC has a DLA front projection system that is actually pretty sweet (the set based ones were as well back in the day) it was their proprietary tech but similar to DLP in concept with a broader range of colour if i remember correctly
I got out of CE about 6 years ago right now actually. I still pay some attention but not at the detail level I used to (cameras aside and even then I only pay moderate attention related to my needs)
Realistically flat panels have killed all tv except front projection and with the advent of 80-103 " panels even there they have taken a big share. the Sharp Quatron 80" LED probably cost less than the 57" Toshiba did when it was new (at least if you bought when 57" was the big one)
a 65" Panasonic VT series is $3500 at the most ecxpensive retailer here so likely available for 3000 or less. Having seen it I can say it will put the best of DLP and CRT projection to shame - and has the same colour palette as CRT since it's a similar phosphor based tech
Sharp 80" Quatron (adds a 4th colour to the LED) 240 hz is 5000 so still up there but less than the Sony XBR top model and the 70" is 2900 same set.
Sorry I can't be wildly more helpful but like i said i pay less attention now 6 years out than i did then. For me image wise I think a top flight plasma is still tough to beat if it isn't a bright room (reflections of the glass) and then i work my way down 240hz led, 240hz lcd, 120hz led/lcd etc (LCD and LED both suffer some motion artifacts as did some early dlp. the higher hz models deal with that.
EDIT - If it is a front projector a friend of mine really likes the SIM2 sets and Stewart screens - the stuff he has set up at his shop always looks bloody good but his shop is very high end so not cheap
http://www.sim2usa.com/home/us
Last edited by eddie1960; 02-16-2012 at 11:45 AM.