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"Scientific study on LCD, DLP and Plasma. Results enclosed!"
by Fredric J. Venning III (see profile) - December 21, 2005
A recent study was performed by a non-biased very well known scientific lab.
The study was performed by using each manufactures suggested specifications. In other words, each technology was driven with a bright white source equal to what each manufactures stated their technology was capable of handling. Bright white runs a viewing device very hard as white is the hardest video source to reproduce for any viewing device.
With that in mind, each technology was driven 24 hours a day for exactly 4 weeks. That being 672 hours for each technology. Running each format at its maximum intensity level.
Keep in mind this type of study is putting extreme stress or wear on each technology. This study simulates many years of wear on each viewing panel and their electronics.
The results were then measured and compared to each unit’s specification at the beginning of the study. The results were to show the degradation of each technology.
This may surprise many of you. Especially with all of the misconceptions derived from uneducated very opinionated manufactures and miss-lead sales people.
The study showed the following degradation.
DLP... result; minus 22% picture degradation from original picture specifications out of the factory sealed box.
LCD... result; minus 11% picture degradation from original picture specifications out of the factory sealed box.
PLASMA... result; minus 5% picture
degradation from original picture specifications out of the factory sealed box.
Although LCD Rear Projection was not part of the study. I can’t help thinking that the results would be very simular to DLP. As both technologies use bulbs to back light the viewing screen.
Please remember this study was performed on a scientific level. This was not one person’s opinion who just sunk a few thousand dollars on a new television and has to prove to the world that he or she has made the right choice.
With this study in mind, purchasing a High Definition flat screen below 32 inch. PLASMA is out of the equation. It is not cost effective to make PLASMA below that size. As well, if your 25 years old and you want to get the biggest baddest screen size available to treat your friends and family to big sporting events. The price of a rear projection LCD or DLP is hard to beat. However, if you are after the best picture quality with the fastest refresh rate on the market. Then buy a PLASMA. Most will find the PLASMA technology much closer to the CRT or Tube television they have watched all of their life. The LCD Panel has come a long way from it’s introduction of a still picture viewing device. However it still looks like your watching a TV program from a Laptop computer. It is a little shrilly and seems to cause a brain throb after watching for a few hours. If you are still unsure and need to read more. Then find some more un-biased information on all of the conflicting information available. Search the web for the following………. “conflicting information about plasma” or “conflicting information about LCD” or “conflicting information about DLP”
PLEASE, for your own sake. DO NOT take the advice of a sales person of a large Electronics box mover. They have their own agenda and It is certainly not for your best interest. It all depends on the pile of boxes they have in their warehouse.
GOOD LUCK!
by Fredric J. Venning III (see profile) - December 21, 2005
A recent study was performed by a non-biased very well known scientific lab.
The study was performed by using each manufactures suggested specifications. In other words, each technology was driven with a bright white source equal to what each manufactures stated their technology was capable of handling. Bright white runs a viewing device very hard as white is the hardest video source to reproduce for any viewing device.
With that in mind, each technology was driven 24 hours a day for exactly 4 weeks. That being 672 hours for each technology. Running each format at its maximum intensity level.
Keep in mind this type of study is putting extreme stress or wear on each technology. This study simulates many years of wear on each viewing panel and their electronics.
The results were then measured and compared to each unit’s specification at the beginning of the study. The results were to show the degradation of each technology.
This may surprise many of you. Especially with all of the misconceptions derived from uneducated very opinionated manufactures and miss-lead sales people.
The study showed the following degradation.
DLP... result; minus 22% picture degradation from original picture specifications out of the factory sealed box.
LCD... result; minus 11% picture degradation from original picture specifications out of the factory sealed box.
PLASMA... result; minus 5% picture
degradation from original picture specifications out of the factory sealed box.
Although LCD Rear Projection was not part of the study. I can’t help thinking that the results would be very simular to DLP. As both technologies use bulbs to back light the viewing screen.
Please remember this study was performed on a scientific level. This was not one person’s opinion who just sunk a few thousand dollars on a new television and has to prove to the world that he or she has made the right choice.
With this study in mind, purchasing a High Definition flat screen below 32 inch. PLASMA is out of the equation. It is not cost effective to make PLASMA below that size. As well, if your 25 years old and you want to get the biggest baddest screen size available to treat your friends and family to big sporting events. The price of a rear projection LCD or DLP is hard to beat. However, if you are after the best picture quality with the fastest refresh rate on the market. Then buy a PLASMA. Most will find the PLASMA technology much closer to the CRT or Tube television they have watched all of their life. The LCD Panel has come a long way from it’s introduction of a still picture viewing device. However it still looks like your watching a TV program from a Laptop computer. It is a little shrilly and seems to cause a brain throb after watching for a few hours. If you are still unsure and need to read more. Then find some more un-biased information on all of the conflicting information available. Search the web for the following………. “conflicting information about plasma” or “conflicting information about LCD” or “conflicting information about DLP”
PLEASE, for your own sake. DO NOT take the advice of a sales person of a large Electronics box mover. They have their own agenda and It is certainly not for your best interest. It all depends on the pile of boxes they have in their warehouse.
GOOD LUCK!
). 30" Philips CRT HDTV. It fits perfectly in my entertainment center (I could only fit maybe a 32" in there, tops), and the picture quality is amazing. Normal TV isn't badly distorted, and DVDs, video games, and HD channels all come out beautifully. My wife thought HDTV was a waste of money until we sat down and watched the new Star Wars flick on the TV. She loves it now too. 
