I've been after an Elite Kuro for quite some time now but my cabnet could easily fit a DLP and considering their price range, I'm wondering how their quality compares to high end plasma.

Anyone?

It's all going to come down to a matter of opinion. A plasma like a Pioneer is going to run circles around the DLPs out there IMO. I have a Pioneer 6020 and a Sony SXRD and the SXRD have typically been rated better than DLPs and the Pioneer is better in about every way. However, a 60" Pioneer is also going to cost double or more the price of a 60" DLP.

You should first set a budget. I'm very picky and my expectations are much higher than they were years ago. Sometimes it's good to go into things with a child-like mentality. The DLP may not look good to my eyes but it may look great to you. And if DLP looked nice to you, then obviously you'd save a bit of money in the process.

The best advice that I can give you is go look at the DLPs first and see if you like the picture. If you have the cast to spare then take a look at the high end plasmas. Nothing is going to beat the Pioneer when it comes to contrast and there is a different look to the picture of a plasma than there is to a DLP.

Good luck!

thanks chief!

For what DLPs go for right now, you could get two of them for the price of one 50 inch vanilla Kuro, and end up with more screen real estate. So what you need to ask yourself is- does the plasma look $XXXX better?

The new Sammy DLPs are supposed to be on-par with the A3000 that I own. Though IMO the quality of the image on the SXRD is more pleasing, these LED DLPs perform solidly. They don't have the wow factor of a Kuro, but there are still things that DLP does well. You don't get phosphor lag or burn-in on a DLP, they handle motion very well, and you can view 4:3 stuff in 4:3 as much as you like. On the down side, SSE. You get used to it but I still notice it on my SXRD.

IMO, if you don't mind spending the cash, get the Kuro. Or if you don't mind taking a gamble on something new, maybe look at Mitsubishi's LaserVue RPTVs, they're DLP and supposed to be pretty close to high-end plasmas.

... Or if you don't mind taking a gamble on something new, maybe look at Mitsubishi's LaserVue RPTVs, they're DLP and supposed to be pretty close to high-end plasmas.

Laservue better be REALLY special for $7k. :eek:

Laservue better be REALLY special for $7k. :eek:

Ya I haven't seen one in person but that is pretty damn rich. You do get 65 inches for that price, or 5 inches over the 60 inch Kuro Elite which isn't much cheaper... but it really had better be on-par for that price IMO.

I have a kds-60a2000 sxrd sony and recently purchased a pro-151fd pdp.

The sxrd rear projection is arguably as good as today's best dlps and after watching the elite, the sony just doesn't look good. The black levels are not even in the same ballpark, which would be my biggest complaint.

All that said, unless you have the elite panel in another room, or a close friend has one, you probably wouldn't be too dissappointed.

If going for a dlp, look at the LED based sammy

^^I'm pretty sure the SXRDs are LCD based not DLP. That said Mits has a pretty good line.

^^I'm pretty sure the SXRDs are LCD based not DLP. That said Mits has a pretty good line.


The are a cross between LCD and DLP. Liquid crystal on silicon. regardless, the rear projection SXRD displays from sony are comparable to today's best DLP's. I had been shopping for a big'er screen and was looking at the diamond mitsus. beyond a slightly better black level to my sony, they produce very equivalent pictures. Compared to the high end kuro pdp, they really don't compare to well

Laservue better be REALLY special for $7k. :eek:No kidding.

Ya I haven't seen one in person but that is pretty damn rich. You do get 65 inches for that price, or 5 inches over the 60 inch Kuro Elite which isn't much cheaper... but it really had better be on-par for that price IMO.The 60" elite can be had for MUCH less than 7K.

The Laservue thread seems to be as if they are underwhelming. The official thread has dropped to the second page of the RPTV forum. There are speckles, the black level isn't near the Kuros, and the colors (seem to be) are unable to be adjusted to REC709.

Edit: Back on the first page, but the most recent post is a disappointing :(:( review.

I don't think people realize how inexpensive DLP has become these days. The neighbor across the street just picked up a Mits 65735 for $1200 today. A 61" Sammy lamp based DLP is going for under a grand right now. Don't look down your nose at DLP, in the right room they perfom very well and offer tremendous bang for the buck. I just last week bought a 72" Sammy DLP for right at 2K, and it beats the pants off my 2 year old 58" Panny Plasma on the wall in the bedroom in most regards.

When I can get a 72" Pioneer Eliter or even a 72" Panny Plasma for 2k I will be glad to move the big Sammy DLP to a spare bedroom. My viewing distance is right at 14 feet so 72" is almost too small as it is.

...When I can get a 72" Pioneer Eliter or even a 72" Panny Plasma for 2k I will be glad to move the big Sammy DLP to a spare bedroom. My viewing distance is right at 14 feet so 72" is almost too small as it is.

I would almost say you'll never see a deal like that, however it was just 4 years ago when I paid in the uppper $3k for a Mits 62" DLP and now they are going for nothing. You never know.

I don't think people realize how inexpensive DLP has become these days. The neighbor across the street just picked up a Mits 65735 for $1200 today. A 61" Sammy lamp based DLP is going for under a grand right now. Don't look down your nose at DLP, in the right room they perfom very well and offer tremendous bang for the buck. I just last week bought a 72" Sammy DLP for right at 2K, and it beats the pants off my 2 year old 58" Panny Plasma on the wall in the bedroom in most regards.

When I can get a 72" Pioneer Eliter or even a 72" Panny Plasma for 2k I will be glad to move the big Sammy DLP to a spare bedroom. My viewing distance is right at 14 feet so 72" is almost too small as it is.

You'll never get a Pioneer Plasma at any size for 2k. That company's greed have no bounds, so much so that they're on the brink of driving themselves out of business.

You'll never get a Pioneer Plasma at any size for 2k. That company's greed have no bounds, so much so that they're on the brink of driving themselves out of business.

Don't know why I am even gonna bother responding to this, because you always dig up every old post regarding Pioneer displays, to rile everyone up, and then disappear for another month.

5010, 1150, 5080, are well under the 2k mark.

You'll never get a Pioneer Plasma at any size for 2k. That company's greed have no bounds, so much so that they're on the brink of driving themselves out of business.Pioneer is not greedy - they have the best picture quality available today and the fact that they are losing money on their plasma TVs is proof that they're not being greedy - quite the contrary actually.

And Pioneer is not driving themselves out of business. You continually post non-factual information on these forums whether it be about Plasma or SED.

Pioneer is not greedy - they have the best picture quality available today and the fact that they are losing money on their plasma TVs is proof that they're not being greedy - quite the contrary actually.

And Pioneer is not driving themselves out of business. You continually post non-factual information on these forums whether it be about Plasma or SED.

Most of the greedy companies today are in a need of a bail out from the American people.

Pioneer' plasmas are great. Their manufacturing cost, limited production capacity and marketing success as determined by market share as whole is a failed business strategy.

I really liked my Samsung DLP. Thought it looked beautiful, but it wouldn't have been as nice as a high end Plasma. I was more interested in screen size since my budget was very small. I was happy with it though!