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 | | Posted: 23/01/08 |
| 'SO CLOSE, BUT NO CIGAR!' | | Strengths:
This is a set with a really clear, well-lit screen. Colour and light distribution to the edges of the screen is by far the best I have evr seen on a rear projection model. | | Weaknesses:
No HDMI connection. Thiss can be as HD-Ready as it likes but without the industry standard connections, that abiklity is almost worthless. There is a DVI slot but this is said to be for PC input alone. Also although there is an output socket for a subwoofer the connection seems to be propietary. Sagem don't seem to sell a subwoofer that fits though. | | Overall:
This TV frustrates me so much. It has a really good clear picture and ecent sound but the failure to incorporate HDMI makes this a missed opportunity to create a world-beater. |
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| | Posted: 23/12/04 |
| 'A 50" DLP rear projection TV with superb picture quality' | | Strengths:
Depth not much more than a plasma, picture qulity and image size far beter than a plasma. The other things that usualy distract from a rear projection TV don't apply as the contrast and brightness are fantastic with a excellent view angle. | | Weaknesses:
No built in digital tuner. | | Overall:
This has to tbe the furture. I have long been diapointed with plasma displays, they are too expensive and image qulity is appauling on the ones I have seen.
I have been following DLP technology from a while back but mainly in projectors which were prohibitively expensive. The other day I was trying to kill some time and wondered into our local Comet. They had this TV set up in a mini lounge setting and it is the first time I had seen the DLP technology in action on a rear projection TV. The picture was unbelievable and the price of £2000 was I thought incredible for a 50” screen. The thickness of the TV is not much more than a plasma screen, yet the brightness, contrast and viewing angle were superb for a rear projection screen and in my opinion, blew away any plasma that I have seen thus far. They also had this hooked up to the HDTV broadcast (I believe from Euro 1080) and this was breathtaking. I did not get to se a standard TV picture, but I guess this would be a rubbish and unwatchable as TV picture on a plasma, but I could be wrong.
It would be nice to see some back to back reviews of this and other rear projection TV's with this technology. Based on the pictures I saw from this thing, this could be the way of the future. It seems as though all the downsides of rear projection (size, brightness and viewing angle) have been eliminated and there are just positives (once there is a version with a digital tuner).
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