Very good point. And one that I wasn't thinking about when I posted but one that did affect my purchase as well. I have a very large window in my living room. In fact it almost takes up the entire wall. No matter how i situate the TV at certain times of day the light is hitting the TV almost directly. Making the LCDs brighter less reflective screen ideal for that room.

It was also the same reason that DLP projectors were out of the question unless I was also going to buy a heavy curtain to cover the window. Of course the problem with a curtian it the living room oddly has no overhead lighting of its own. Not a problem at all during the day because even with the blinds closed the southern exposure means there is pleanty of light. But in the evening as we lose the sun it gets extremely dark. And a curtain would mean the room would be even darker still.

Wasn't too sure what OLED's were until a few hours ago when there was a programme on about them. Apparently one of the things to look out for in 2008. I couldn't believe how thin it was. Some advantages were that it doesn't heat up as much, saves power, and better quality from narrow angles.

Edit: Here's an image.

Yea, the thinness is awesome. They can actually make them so thin that they can bend. Which means eventually they will have screens you can roll-up when you're done. Think projector screens that don't need a seperate projector.

That's unbelievable.

I can't see how that would be too helpful, apart from saving abit of space.

a bit off topic, but bending screens reminded me of

http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/01/09/ces_2008_dell_s_curve_monitor_is_something_to_drool_over/

Dells 3 foot wide curved monitor

imagine having them surrounding you, and you have a swivel chair. can we say full 360 degree real world environments or what!?

I don't think you actually can do 3 of those right now though. The problem being the resolution. There would have to be an update in how the screen resolution was displayed to be able to support 3 of them. The up shot is of course you get at least some peripheral view from that screen.

quote Guugley

I can't see how that would be too helpful, apart from saving abit of space.

quote axforts2212

a bit off topic, but bending screens reminded me of

http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/01/09/ces_2008_dell_s_curve_monitor_is_something_to_drool_over/

Dells 3 foot wide curved monitor

imagine having them surrounding you, and you have a swivel chair. can we say full 360 degree real world environments or what!?

quote Koloth

They can actually make them so thin that they can bend. Which means eventually they will have screens you can roll-up when you're done.

It really depends on the requirements of both the room the TV will be placed in and the way it is going to be used.

If you are going for a DLP projector you need a fairly dark room to put it in. However if you are going to go for rear projection DLP you have to keep in mind that the cabinet will be deeper than Plasma or LCD and that you can't wall mount it. meaning you will have fewwer options when it comes to placement.

For Plasma you don't need a particularly dark room but you are going to want to situate the screen to minimize reflection. A problem that neither DLP or LCD have.

quote Koloth

How cool would it be to just roll up your big screen HDTV and take it on vaction or over to your broke buddies house for a weekend of gaming and movies?

Just to throw in something else,

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According to Andrew Nelkin, display group VP, Panasonic would focus on 3LCD rear-projection TVs powered by its new LIFI backlighting system. The company has used DLP and 3LCD rear projections in the past.

"The LIFI lamp system works best with LCD so we are going to flip this all over to 3LCD. We are going in the [LIFI] direction," Nelkin told TWICE.

LIFI promises to deliver an enduring light source for LCD microdisplays “that may never need replacement,” Nelkin claimed.


Andrew Nelkin
Unlike UHP lamp technology typically used in microdisplay rear-projection systems, the LIFI lamp does not use filaments. Instead the new system sends plasma radio frequencies through the lamp itself to emit a glow. There is nothing to wear out, Nelkin said.

The technology shares many of the benefits of new LED systems used by Samsung and others in DLP rear-projection systems, but at “an extremely competitive cost.” Nelkin said the color advantages of LED and LIFI are equal, and the “length of the [LIFI] product is far superior." Whereas a traditional lamp-based set would take 60 seconds to power up and display a picture, a LIFI-based set would take 10 seconds, Panasonic said.

I was wondering if any has DLP at their movie theaters? My movie theater just recently switch to digital projectors and so before every movie we get a DLP advertisement.

I haven't been to my theatre in a while but I'm fairly certain that they're still using film rolls.

I think my family will be getting a new HDTV this summer, but my parents seem to be dead set on an LCD (nothing wrong with that) but they also want a 40+" and a good deal as well. I keep telling them that they wouldn't be bad off with a DLP in this case (or plasma, for that matter) but it seems they really want a Bravia. I've got to say I'm looking forward to it but I'll probably end up paying for some of it in the end.