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I am looking at contrast ratio specs on the six or seven brands available with the new HD2 DLP panels (Yamaha 1000, Marantz S2, Sharp10000, ...). Can anyone tell me why these machines have spec-sheet contrast ratios that range from 900:1 through 2600:1? That seems to be a wide range for the same panel technology. I feel bulb wattage is an absolute while CR is a ratio (right??? CR should be same), so why the big difference?
Why I ask: I went to a local home theater store last night and looked at a Sharp 9000 and a Sony 11Ht, as well as four RPTVs (Elete, Sony). I want a front projector rather than a crt-based RPTV, but those crt-based RPTVs seemed so bright and did NOT appear washed-out on night scenes.
Both projectors I saw (the Sony ...11Ht LCD more so than the Sharp 9000 DLP) appeared washed out on night sceans (Spiderman was the common DVD), while the RPTVs seemed to have black blacks and bright whites.
So ... do you think the newer HD2 DLPs with very high CR and reasonable lumens will be a big improvement over the HD1 / Sharp 9000 generation? Also, the Sony ...12HT spec says CR of 1000:1 - so will this be a noticable improvement over 11ht?
Thanks all.
Fran
Why I ask: I went to a local home theater store last night and looked at a Sharp 9000 and a Sony 11Ht, as well as four RPTVs (Elete, Sony). I want a front projector rather than a crt-based RPTV, but those crt-based RPTVs seemed so bright and did NOT appear washed-out on night scenes.
Both projectors I saw (the Sony ...11Ht LCD more so than the Sharp 9000 DLP) appeared washed out on night sceans (Spiderman was the common DVD), while the RPTVs seemed to have black blacks and bright whites.
So ... do you think the newer HD2 DLPs with very high CR and reasonable lumens will be a big improvement over the HD1 / Sharp 9000 generation? Also, the Sony ...12HT spec says CR of 1000:1 - so will this be a noticable improvement over 11ht?
Thanks all.
Fran