Recently I had the opportunity to view side by side two identical models of the Samsung 50 inch DLP rear projection TVs, save for the case they was in. One was the hl-r5087w pedestal model and the other was the hl-r5067w table top model. The inner workings of the sets are identical. The salesman said that no adjustments had been made; the settings were as they came out of the box.
To me the picture looked better on the pedestal model, perhaps because the pedestal model looks like something out of Star Wars. My wife thought the table top picture looked better. Why is it that two people can look at identical pictures and think one or the other looks better?
This thread is for anyone who wishes to comment on the psychology of TV perception.

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