DLP or LCD for gaming?

I have both....where is my option


Seriously I have zero issues on either my 1080p LCD or DLP.

Your gonna get the best PQ, least motion blur, and least lag out of a CRT or CRT-RP. If you don't wanna go that route you're next best bet is Plasma, forget what people tell you about burn-in, if you buy a good name-brand plasma it shouldn't be a problem. If you don't do plasma then I'd probably go with Sony's SXRD line of rear-projection TVs if you can afford one and don't mind buying a new bulb every couple of years or so. If you don't do that then I'd go LCD because they have better viewing angles and less input lag than a DLP and you don't have to buy bulbs.

If you do buy a CRT buy a Sony, otherwise it's really not worth it as far as I'm concerned. CRT-RP is hard to find so that's probably out of the option. If you buy a Plasma get a Pioneer and if you can't afford that, buy a Panasonic maybe a Samsung. As for 56" LCDs in your price range: Vizio, I have a 37" Vizio LCD and I don't care what people say about budget LCDs this thing produces a freakin gorgeous picture, they're upper tier models look even better and I think you can get a 50" (dunno about 56") LCD in they're upper tier models for $2000.

You pay a lot more for LCD the bigger you go, be prepared to spend $2500-$3000 for a quality 52"

When you can spend 1000$ less and get a 65" DLP.... And even though you don't have to worry about burn in on plasmas IR is still a problem.

IR = Image Retention

IR is on plasmas, and it basically looks the same as burn in initially, but if you run a tv channel, or something like that, for a few hours it will go away. Also another thing to think about for plasma is that the gases are very expensive to replace if you need to, when a bulb for DLP is only a few hundred dollars.

SXRD LCoS

I play on a 61" 1080i CRT RPTV. I love it. I recently tried my PS3 on one of my LCD panels (have one in the bedroom and one in the office), and it was terrible. The lag (compared to what I was used to on my CRT set) was very noticeable. I have had this 61" for almost 5 years, and when I replace it, I really don't want to go to LCD or plasma. I am sure if I played on the LCD from day one, I wouldn't notice it, but I have been spoiled by the PQ on my old school RPTV

I have heard good things of the SXRDs, and the A3000 just came out. That may be a tv you'd be interested in for rear projection.

Just picked up the 55" SXRD last week for $1,312 at Fry's

Honestly they all have pro's and con's. The IR I was getting on the Plasma irked me plus the banding (not a Plasma issue just the one I had didn't have good enough processing) on movies that isn't their on the SXRD.

Seriously, why do people comment if they don't know what they are talking about? There is no such thing as "replaceable gases" for a plasma.

I've got some but it is highly flameable and leaves the screen with a blue tint

Well right now our Sony 40" BRAVIA XBR2 1080p is competing with Sony 34" XBR970 1080i
with almost the same picture only there is a little interlacing effects on still images on the
XBR970. I'd go with LCD but the CRT falls just a inch lower.

My bad, i had a mental lapse and remembered something was replaceable on another type of set, and thought of plasma instead of LCD. Foolish mistake, i apologize.

I got a 50" sony SXRD XB1 (no green blob yet,bought it last Feb) and it looks great with the PS3. Only problem I have is my room really needs a 60" cause I have trouble playing games from the couch 14-15 feet away. I got one of them game style chairs and sit about 6-7 feet away and its perfect

What bkchurch said.

In order of overall quality:

1 crt
2 plasma
3 rp
4 lcd

Well if your on a budget an advantage of DLP is that for the same price you can get a 120Hz refresh rate and a faster response time, so in that sense an LCD is not very good.

LCD isn't bad per se, their are just better options. LCDs main advantage is it's price in the 40" and below market. Like I said I game on a 37" Vizio LCD and haven't had any problems with lag, motion blur, or any of the typical LCD ailments... at least not with Bioschock and a few Live Arcade games something really fast paced and super dependent on timing like Guitar Hero may have issues but I haven't noticed it yet.

I stand by what I said at the top of my post though. CRT or CRT-RP, Plasma, Sony SXRD or other LCoS (liquid crystal on silicon) RPTVs, LCD, and DLP. If you're gaming I just can't recommend DLP because of the input lag and if you're a hardcore gamer or if you play any fast paced games you will notice. Also I hate DLP viewing angles, it's worth dealing with RP shortcomings like viewing angles and expensive bulb replacements for an SXRD because they look so damn good but it's just not worth it for what you get with a DLP.

This is definitely something to take into consideration^. GH2 measures the lag on my DLP at about 18ms, which doesn't bother me at all, but if you would notice it you should avoid DLP.

Wow, 18ms doesn't bother you? That's quite a few frames if I'm not mistaken, hats off to you good sir.

I think it may just be my slow strum finger though, because my brother plays it with no lag adjusment and does just fine. I just investigated a bit and played GT HD and i couldn't notice it, but thats in 1080p...

Edit: Tried it out on Dirt, which is 720p, and couldn't notice anything on the racing games. This really could be just me though. I'd suggest checking out friend's TV's with your system hooked up if you can.

I have a hitachi 65 in crt projection, which i thought was great until i bought the vizio 50" plasma for my wife, the ps3 and 360 are hooked up to both and the plasma looks alot better. I would go plasma, the image retention does not last for hours it lasts for about 10-15 min, and is hardly noticeable, and goes away. I have played madden on my vizio for 3 hours straight w/out any burn in.

That's barely more than 1 frame of lag with a 60fps game, and less than 1 frame for a 30fps game.

O my mistake, nm that's actually not bad at all then especially for a DLP.