Nick. Thanks for the question and comment. I went back and added the resolutions for the flat panels. But the resolutions of the different flat panels do not make much of a difference for most people. If you present a 1080p television with 480p from the DVD player, it will produce a 480p picture. It will do what you give it. Sure, some people do care about the resolution but they also plan to use it for more then just a TV, like a computer monitor. Some small (under 20-inches) LCD is ED just like their larger plasma cousins. However, at some size most people cannot tell the difference. Just as the review stated, the resolution only determines how it is display not what is display. Therefore, you can still watch that HD program on an ED set, but not at the full resolution. For some it is good enough.
Contrast ratios can be a slippery slope. If you start looking at only that, it can be hard to make a decision. Unfortunately there are different ways to rate the contrast on a set. Some LCD manufactures take the backlight into account and others do not. Some plasma makers do it with the protective screen on and others off. Yes, SED does claim to have a 100,000:1 contrast ratio and according to Engadget, it is breathtaking. Nevertheless, be careful when looking at them. The rule of contrast ratios is "higher is better." Just be careful with them.
You are right; DLPs do have a better black levels then most other types of TVs. I went back and changed that.
Oh, Nick, do the SXRD. Sounds like you are going for 1080p and many DLPs rely on "wobulation" to get the better resolution. Kind of like cheating. I will write a post on wobulation in a few days as it seems to be coming up more and more these days.
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Nick. Thanks for the question and comment. I went back and added the resolutions for the flat panels. But the resolutions of the different flat panels do not make much of a difference for most people. If you present a 1080p television with 480p from the DVD player, it will produce a 480p picture. It will do what you give it. Sure, some people do care about the resolution but they also plan to use it for more then just a TV, like a computer monitor. Some small (under 20-inches) LCD is ED just like their larger plasma cousins. However, at some size most people cannot tell the difference. Just as the review stated, the resolution only determines how it is display not what is display. Therefore, you can still watch that HD program on an ED set, but not at the full resolution. For some it is good enough.
Contrast ratios can be a slippery slope. If you start looking at only that, it can be hard to make a decision. Unfortunately there are different ways to rate the contrast on a set. Some LCD manufactures take the backlight into account and others do not. Some plasma makers do it with the protective screen on and others off. Yes, SED does claim to have a 100,000:1 contrast ratio and according to Engadget, it is breathtaking. Nevertheless, be careful when looking at them. The rule of contrast ratios is "higher is better." Just be careful with them.
You are right; DLPs do have a better black levels then most other types of TVs. I went back and changed that.
Oh, Nick, do the SXRD. Sounds like you are going for 1080p and many DLPs rely on "wobulation" to get the better resolution. Kind of like cheating. I will write a post on wobulation in a few days as it seems to be coming up more and more these days.
Thanks and keep 'em coming.