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Rear Projection TV Is Cheaper Alternative
By Nikos L Maxwell
If you’ve dreamt of your own home movie theater, then
you face a few different decisions. Some people like
to have the home theater projector and the screen just
like at the movies. Yet this isn’t feasible for everyone.
First, you need a windowless pitch black room to get
quality contrast and brightness. You also have to replace
those pesky projector lamp bulbs every 2,000 hours and
they cost $300 to $400 a pop!
The cost of a projector alone could be between $1,000
and $4,000 or even higher, so you’re looking at a big
expense. By contrast, you may choose a rear projection
television, which projects the image from behind the
TV, rather than in front, and encases the whole system
in one convenient box. You get the same high quality
image and for less than $2,000!
Samsung Digital Light Processing HDTVs
Samsung is one of the most renowned brands for rear
projection television sets these days. Their 2008 line
of Samsung Digital Light Processing HDTVs are noted
for their excellent picture performance, wide range
of features, connectivity options and reasonable price.
At 17.8 inches deep, these TVs are slim for rear projection
televisions ranging between 50 and 72 inches tall.
The Series 6 DLP HDTV comes with a handsome casing
with hidden speakers, but also lets you connect USB
cables and a number of AV cables to its extended connectivity
suite. You’ll get a 2500:1 contrast ratio with the Series
6, but the 7 and 8 Series boast an impressive 10,000:1.
Cinema Pure Color Engine
Samsung 7’s new Cinema Pure Color Engine is powered
by a 2.4 LED light source (rather than the traditional
projector lamp bulb), so instead of lasting 2,000 hours,
you’re good for 60,000 hours of watching. The brightness
is 40% better compared to previous models and the Samsung
brand in general holds its own against competitors like
Mitsubishi and Panasonic.
Toshiba rear projection HDTVs aren’t as popular as
Samsung or Mitsubishi, but they have long been a feature-packed,
cheaper alternative. The HM167 presents 50 to 65 inches
of screen space and worthwhile picture performance.
The most popular model of rear projection TV is the
65-inch 65HM167 1080p DLP HDTV, though.
The resolution is where Toshiba excels. The drawback
is that the Toshibas are the "fat" television
sets compared to the ultra-slim designs of their competitors.
Also, a class action lawsuit was filed this year when
Toshiba’s "8,000 hour" projector lamp bulbs
burned out after just 300 hours (2 months of use), causing
owners to purchase $300 to $400 bulbs almost immediately.
In some cases, you just may get what you pay for!
Inexpensive Alternative To Big Screen HDTV
This year Sony announced it will no longer make rear
projection TVs and will instead focus on LCD and plasma
screens. However, the rear projection televisions still
represent an inexpensive alternative to big-screen,
high-quality high-definition televisions. Over the years,
these sets have gotten slimmer and the LED light technology
has eliminated the need to frequently replace the expensive
lamp bulbs.
New models have eliminated the dreaded "rainbow
effect" one might see while looking from side to
side, thanks to new "wobulation techniques."
Compared to flat screens and plasma TVs, the size is
still a drawback and some RPTVs must be viewed from
eye-level directly in front of the screen to get the
best viewing.
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More Projector Facts....
What was the first type of projector?
The very first type of projector
was known as the "magic lantern" and was used to project
images onto a wall. The very first mention of this magic
lantern was by Giovanni Battista della Porta in 1558.
In 1671 there were references found dating back to the
mid sixteenth century of people using an oil lamp that
had a lens. Images were painted on glass plates and
would be projected onto an area where the images could
be seen.
As technology began to improve,
optics began to refine the pictures and their images.
A huge boost to projectors came when photography was
invented. The slides of these pictures were far more
readily available than the hand painted images found
on glass pictures. In fact a series of these pictures
would be put together to form a sort of story, like
as in a motion picture.
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