be careful talking to most guys from best buy or circuit city. Most of them really do not understand what they are talking about when telling you this information. most are just telling you what they have read off a card or even sites like this but do not understand what they are talking about.
I guess the easiest way to put it is that a DLP tv will have richer and more natural looking colors than an LCD tv. The LCD's will have brighter and more vibrant colors than the DLP depending on what setting you have it on (almost all stores run displays on the brightest setting, such as the sony lcd's vivid setting) so thats why they look birghter.
This is where it comes down to what you prefer. I have found that older people tend to like the LCD sets better for the brightness factor usually because their eyes aren't what they used to be and the brighter picture is better for them.
Most younger people go with the DLP because the colors are more natural and rich looking.
As far as the screen door effect goes your going to see that with and fixed pixel tv such as a plasma, dlp, or lcd. The fact that the LCD's picture fades over time really isn't going to effect you that much. There have been many advances to improve this technology and not too much actual proof out there that there is pixel loss.
Hope this helps some
OK Folks,
I have read all reviews and reports I can find and the majority claim that DLP RPTVs are superior to LCD RPTVs. In addition, I have spoken with salesman at both Circuit City and Best Buy and they all push the DLPs REALLY hard. It seems that everyone is saying that the DLPs have better resolution, better "black levels", etc. while the LCDs all suffer from the dreaded "screen door effect".
Just one thing, when I stand there in the stores (I have been to many) and look at sets in the $2500 range such as Samsung's new HLR series DLPs (46")along with newer LCDs (Sony KDF-42WE655 or Panasonic PT-44LCX65 for example), the LCDs just look better. The LCDs look much brighter than the DLPs and I really can't see this "screen door effect" unless my nose is about one inch from the screen. The DLP sets just look too dark to me. The sales guys all tell me that the DLPs look dark because of their "superior black level". Whatever. They look too dark.
Does anyone else feel this way or am I just nuts?
One more thing, the sales guys like to bring up the fact that a LCD TV's picture will fade over time (regardless of how old the lamp is). Is this something I really need to be concerned about? Does the screen noticeably fade in two years or twenty?
Thanks!

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