I have had some extended viewing at a friends outrageous home theatre with a front project Runco DLP and 120" screen. My opinion is that the brightness, sharpness and natural detail are unsurpassed, but the vividness of the color is not quite as good as the CRT based projectors. I think this will hold true for RPTV. Also, I believe that you have to replace the DLP chip after about 2000 hours of use ... it is finite. Choice ... my opinion, for very large displays, say 60" and over, DLP is the way to go ( if you can tolerate the $$$)... smaller, the best HDTV CRT's that are properly calibrated could have it beat on good signal sources. Better value. I think ultimately that DLP will be the way to go and CRTs will become obsolete.
DLP Rear Projection HDTV ???
I had the opportunity yesterday to view the new Mitsubishi HDTV rear projection unit with the built-in DLP chip. The picture quality was AMAZING. Unfortunately, so was the price - $15,000.00. I have been planning (until yesterday) to purchase either the Mit. WS-73907 or the Pioneer Elite PRO-710 this month. However, both of these fine units looked like garbage next to the new DLP Mitsubishi. The sharpness and detail of this new unit puts it in a class by itself (the only negitive thing, besides the price, is that black is not as dark as it should be - it has hints of grey in it). Does anyone know if and when the chip will find its way to other models and manufacturers? When that happens, the prices should become more "realistic" for many of us. Any info you may have on the subject would be welcomed. Thanks! Ken