I know this sounds impossible, but my girlfriend and I just saw a sony vph-1271 which had just had the tubes replaced and when flicking our eyes around the screen we noticed the same type of rainbow effect experienced in DLP projectors. Not to the same degree, but they were definately there everytime we looked for them. Just like DLP's it happened more in the high contrast scenes. We have been seriously tossing up between a crt or a dlp projector, but with DLP's having reasonably good blacks and far less maintainence, I can't justify spending so much money on a good CRT projector which obviously should display a better picture, but from what we just saw tonight, I would stick with DLP anyday! I do understand a top of the line CRT can't be beaten on performance for home theatre, but dollar for dollar, a DLP under $5000 (eventhough all projectors have their drawbacks) is far better overall when all things are considered. (long term cost, brightness, portablility, reduced screened door and scan lines).I would love to hear from anyone who has witnessed anything similar to this.
Thanks Steve and Naomi.
Thanks Steve and Naomi.