I can 2nd that...it is TRUE! I own a 52" Mitsubishi DLP. In the store I could not see the rainbow effect for some reason. Then, I got it home and I was seeing it quite a bit...much more than I expected. Pretty much any dark scene with a bright contrast and some sort of action to cause eye movement would trigger it. It really made me second guess my decision to go with DLP. But, I decided to hold onto it to see if I could either get use to it or "train" myself to not see it by not making rapid eye movements in dark scenes.
I've had it for about 6 months now and I rarily see the rainbow effect anymore. I'm not sure if it's something I conciously did, or something my eyes just adjusted to, but it's not a problem any longer!! It's now very rare that I see the rainbow effect. It's true...somehow your eyes get use to it over time.
The ONLY LCD I would consider over my DLP is the new 1080P sony...the 720P sony's have too much of a screen door effect...and the refresh rate on the panels concerns me. But, I'd rather have a 1080P DLP than the new Sony....so DLP still wins in my book for performance and for price.
I'm one of those people that can see the rainbow effect, and after owning my DLP set for 6 months and somehow getting nearly immune to it I am 100% satisfied with my decision to buy DLP.
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I can 2nd that...it is TRUE! I own a 52" Mitsubishi DLP. In the store I could not see the rainbow effect for some reason. Then, I got it home and I was seeing it quite a bit...much more than I expected. Pretty much any dark scene with a bright contrast and some sort of action to cause eye movement would trigger it. It really made me second guess my decision to go with DLP. But, I decided to hold onto it to see if I could either get use to it or "train" myself to not see it by not making rapid eye movements in dark scenes.
I've had it for about 6 months now and I rarily see the rainbow effect anymore. I'm not sure if it's something I conciously did, or something my eyes just adjusted to, but it's not a problem any longer!! It's now very rare that I see the rainbow effect. It's true...somehow your eyes get use to it over time.
The ONLY LCD I would consider over my DLP is the new 1080P sony...the 720P sony's have too much of a screen door effect...and the refresh rate on the panels concerns me. But, I'd rather have a 1080P DLP than the new Sony....so DLP still wins in my book for performance and for price.
I'm one of those people that can see the rainbow effect, and after owning my DLP set for 6 months and somehow getting nearly immune to it I am 100% satisfied with my decision to buy DLP.