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Thread: Samsung 56" DLP 1080p (HL-S5687W) or Sony 55" LCD 1080p (KDS-55A2000) |
    
New member Username: Gm4x4
Post Number: 1
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 - 09:38 pm: |
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I thought I would get some opinions from those who are not tyring to make a buck off of me. I am trying to decide on either of the 2 HDTV's that I have listed above. I have heard from so many salesman in the last week and none of their statements seem to match. Thoughts on which is better - DLP or LCD ? |
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New member Username: Cbcooldad
Post Number: 2
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Thursday, November 16, 2006 - 03:42 pm: |
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Ron,
I am no expert by any means but while I was in the market for a big screen, I was more impressed with the DLPs. However, now I have the "Red Cloud", that could run into some bucks$$, maybe I should have went with a LCD. The LCDs didn't come as large as I thought I needed.
Also, I do not know how true it is but I hear from a Sears salesman that sometimes the liquid changed in an LCD if the picture gets bad but I have a hard time buying that!
http://www.dlptvreview.com/dlptv/dlptelevision.htmlhttp://www.dlptvreview.com/dlptv/dlptelevision.html |
Bronze Member Username: Potentialjvcowner
Post Number: 11
Registered: Sep-06
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| Posted on Friday, November 17, 2006 - 11:04 am: |
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Change the liquid in an LCD? Wow, that's incredible. If you go to their auto department for a new battery, do they tell you that you need to change the plutonium in your fuel injectors?
:-)
There is liquid in an LCD display, of course, but the display is sealed and can never be opened once it leaves the factory. The liquid [crystal] does determine many of the characteristics of the display, and different displays use different formulations (you can trade off things like viewing angle and response time). But once it's manufactured, that's it, and anyone who talks about "changing the liquid" is trying to blow smoke up your ***. Very occasionally, the "seal" on an LCD display will fail (usually it ruptures due to pressure if the display is allowed to become really, really hot and the liquid expands too much ... sometimes this is seen in auto applications (closed cars in the summer can reach 180 degrees inside). Even when this happens, there is no practical way to fix it, the display just has to be trashed & replaced.
[I'm a degreed EE and have been an LCD display product manager, this is a field that I know something about.] |
Bronze Member Username: Turbo15479
Post Number: 47
Registered: Mar-06
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| Posted on Friday, November 17, 2006 - 12:45 pm: |
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Barry, I want to upgrade to a DLP from a big screen hdtv with crts. I am waiting a while for the Samsung with the LED instead of a lamp to come down in price. Bob |
Silver Member Username: Fyi
Dallas,
Texas
Post Number: 931
Registered: May-05
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| Posted on Saturday, November 18, 2006 - 10:50 am: |
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No...Barry...not "changing the liquid". The intended meaning was "the liquid changed" or altered in the LCD. A yellowing occurs over time with exposure to heat and light. (ie: the lamp)
There is evidence of this under extreme conditions!
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0%2C1697%2C1049289%2C00.asp
Worms...can of... |
New member Username: Labjr
Post Number: 10
Registered: Jun-05
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| Posted on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 11:34 am: |
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I think the salesman was maybe talking about changing the liquid in CRT projection TV tubes. They use some glycol mixture which cools the CRT tubes. It can get cloudy over time and affect the picture. This actually can be changed. |
New member Username: Mrage
Post Number: 10
Registered: Jan-07
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| Posted on Saturday, January 20, 2007 - 04:29 pm: |
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sony 100% samsung is junk |
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