I don't think you're understanding my perspective/point/criticism.
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Originally Posted by arnyk /forum/post/20634266
Never seen it done.
I'd posit that the reason we don't generally see it done is because an informed consumer buying DLP wouldn't be looking to hang it in the first place.
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Originally Posted by arnyk /forum/post/20634266
The screen is a dark grey when turned off. No mirror effect.
I was/am referring to when the display is on, not off. Because they're not "direct view," the best performance with these displays is achieved when one's eyeline is at the same height as the middle of the screen. The ability to achieve that would be problematized by hanging the set, ostensibly at a height higher than one's head.
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I was just saying that I can't see someone hanging a DLP on a wall or from a ceiling. I've never seen it done. I wouldn't think of doing it.
Precisely. So my question/criticism therefore is: Why--as the first element of a response to someone inquiring about comparative virtues/demerits of DLP versus plasma--say "The big disadvantage of DLP is the thickness of the sets. They don't look very cool when hung on the wall" when no one in their right mind who understands the virtues of DLP (RPTV) should be looking to hang it in the first place?
And it seems to me the thickness is minimal is any room big enough to accommodate a 73" + display. I think the 73738 is 18" deep and I have it about another 18" away from the wall so I can get back there for connections/wiring and I literally don't notice the thickness anymore when I'm looking at the whole room.
But then again, 73" is looking small to me these days and that 82" is calling my name . . .