I read 3 magazines yesterday - Sound&Vision, Perfect Vision, and Widescreen Review.
Sound&Vision had the review of the Samsung HLM507 DLP TV, as has been posted here.
One of the magazines had a review of Daewoo's LCD RPTV (50"?) -- resolution is 1280 x 720, I believe, same as DLP, and less than the Sony LCD.
One of the magazines had a notice/article about the upcoming Optoma DLP TV. The Optoma has RGB input, DVI (no HDCP, per a later post here), other types of inputs, and user gamma control -- making it a probable contender for the most feature-laden, user-tweakable DLP RPTV. The retail price for the 50" is $4995, which means it will likely cost you $1000 more for the same screen size as the Sammy DLP and Sony LCD, if you can get the same discount, and no announced roll-out date in the article, as I recall. I have never seen Optoma around here (i.e., in D/FW, Texas area -- maybe this is their first RPTV, as opposed to front projectors), nor did their Web site respond to my months-old request for a list of where/when it would be sold in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. If it's mostly to high-end shops, a B&M discount is going to be tough to get, especially if it's a notable improvement over Samsung or Panasonic DLP.
There also was an article about the SIM2 DLP RPTV. $9995 or so for the 50", I believe. [name added, per later post]
I think either the Optoma or the $9995 has a six-segment color wheel (i.e., 2 blue, 2 red, 2 green), which should reduce rainbowing.
* * WHEN I SAY "READ," I mean I browsed through them at Borders Books -- so I might have some incorrect information. * *
FYI -- Ultimate Electronics is/was having a Holiday Sale, and listed the Samsung 50" DLP at something like $3400-$3500, I believe, on the placard by the TV.
Sound&Vision had the review of the Samsung HLM507 DLP TV, as has been posted here.
One of the magazines had a review of Daewoo's LCD RPTV (50"?) -- resolution is 1280 x 720, I believe, same as DLP, and less than the Sony LCD.
One of the magazines had a notice/article about the upcoming Optoma DLP TV. The Optoma has RGB input, DVI (no HDCP, per a later post here), other types of inputs, and user gamma control -- making it a probable contender for the most feature-laden, user-tweakable DLP RPTV. The retail price for the 50" is $4995, which means it will likely cost you $1000 more for the same screen size as the Sammy DLP and Sony LCD, if you can get the same discount, and no announced roll-out date in the article, as I recall. I have never seen Optoma around here (i.e., in D/FW, Texas area -- maybe this is their first RPTV, as opposed to front projectors), nor did their Web site respond to my months-old request for a list of where/when it would be sold in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. If it's mostly to high-end shops, a B&M discount is going to be tough to get, especially if it's a notable improvement over Samsung or Panasonic DLP.
There also was an article about the SIM2 DLP RPTV. $9995 or so for the 50", I believe. [name added, per later post]
I think either the Optoma or the $9995 has a six-segment color wheel (i.e., 2 blue, 2 red, 2 green), which should reduce rainbowing.
* * WHEN I SAY "READ," I mean I browsed through them at Borders Books -- so I might have some incorrect information. * *
FYI -- Ultimate Electronics is/was having a Holiday Sale, and listed the Samsung 50" DLP at something like $3400-$3500, I believe, on the placard by the TV.
