The Best Current 60" to 62" Rear Projection HDTV

I'm looking at a few 60" range rear projection TVs right now and am
hoping to receive some input and opinions as to what some of you guys
think the best RPTV out there is right now.

I have considered Plasma and LCD Flat Panel Display TVs, but the good
60" ones are way out of my price range. Therefore, I've decided on
the RPTV types, such as the DLPs, RP LCD, SXRD/LCoS and etc.

The one that has impressed me the most so far is Sony's KDS-R60XBR2.
I have looked at it at a local Sony Store and I think it has the best
picture quality out of all the other 60" or slightly bigger RPTVs,
such as Samsung HL-S6188W, JVC HD61FN97, Toshiba 62MX196 and a few
others. But then, I'm not sure whether these models I saw were
properly tweaked and calibrated on the showroom floor, so that's
another story.

I have started to look into each model's features, benefits, pros &
cons, but in the meantime, I thought I'd ask in here what some of you
guys think the best 60" to 62" RPTV out there right now is. I'd
appreciate it if you could list the reasons and the inherent
advantages one particular model has over the others that led you to
believe that it's currently the best 60" to 62" RPTV out there.

Oh, and one more thing. I know that LED based DLP TV just came out
from Samsung and was wondering what you guys think of it. And if I
didn't need to get a new TV right away, are there any particularly
interesting or advanced new TV that might be coming out in the next
few months or so for which you might recommend that I hold off on my
purchase? Thanks for your time and courtesy.

For a size larger than 42" , DLP is the way to go, otherwise you will
be spending a fortune for plasma or LCD.
I just purchased the Mitsubishi 57" DLP (WD-57731) and I love it. They
also make a 65" version (WD-65731). I was looking at the Samsungs also.
I think I would have been happy with those also as they had a great
picture. Sony also makes a good RPTV. I believe its the Grand Wega
model KDF 55" and the 60". My inlaws have the 42" version and the
picture is fantastic also plus I think its priced reasonably.
cnet.com has a pretty good comparison of all HDTV's. You can compare
all TV's and their prices and features:
http://reviews.cnet.com/Televisions/...tag=cnetfd.dir

Personally, I would not buy a DLP TV simply because of the problems
associated with the color wheel - the rainbow effect (although not everybody
notices that), and more importantly the mechanical failures. The LED-based
sets promise to solve these issues but the first generation of such TV's
(which are already available on the market) has its problems; it looks like
the LED-based light engine is not mature yet.

In my mind, that narrows it down to the Sony 3LCD sets (the SXRD models),
and HD-ILA models from JVC (my personal favorites) which also employ a
3-chip design so no color wheel.

"ZVR" wrote

In my mind, that narrows it down to the Sony 3LCD sets (the SXRD models),
and HD-ILA models from JVC (my personal favorites) which also employ a
3-chip design so no color wheel.

After a year, I am very pleased with my JVC and do not hesitate to recommend
it.

On 5 Nov 2006 05:53:25 -0800, "Mikepier"
wrote:


For a size larger than 42" , DLP is the way to go, otherwise you will
be spending a fortune for plasma or LCD.

Incorrect. You are possibly identifying the other possibility when
you refer to:

Sony also makes a good RPTV. I believe its the Grand Wega
model KDF 55" and the 60".

The Sony LCOS sets and the ones from JVC are good competition for DLP.

Dave Clary/Corpus Christi, Tx
Home: http://davidclary.com

On Sun, 5 Nov 2006 12:54:37 -0500, "Dave Gower"
wrote:


"ZVR" wrote

In my mind, that narrows it down to the Sony 3LCD sets (the SXRD models),
and HD-ILA models from JVC (my personal favorites) which also employ a
3-chip design so no color wheel.

After a year, I am very pleased with my JVC and do not hesitate to recommend
it.

I'm picking up the hd-56FN97 tomorrow. The Navy Exchange ordered one
for me at a price of $2299 but Best Buy has them this week at $1999.
The Navy will price match that!!!

Dave Clary/Corpus Christi, Tx
Home: http://davidclary.com

Sony SXRD hand down!!
"Dave Gower" wrote in message
...

"ZVR" wrote

In my mind, that narrows it down to the Sony 3LCD sets (the SXRD models),
and HD-ILA models from JVC (my personal favorites) which also employ a
3-chip design so no color wheel.

After a year, I am very pleased with my JVC and do not hesitate to
recommend it.

Personally, I have two Toshiba DLP tv's, a 46" and a 56".
The 46" is terrific, no problems what-so-ever and I've had it for about 2
1/2 years and is used daily for mostly tv viewing in both regular and HDTV.
The model # is 46HM84, but obviously no longer made.

My newest is the Toshiba 56HM195 and I used is strictly for movies. I've had
this tv for about 6 months and no problems what-so-ever. Fantastic picture.
I have it hooked up to a regular dvd player by HDMI and a new BLU-RAY HD dvd
player using the HDMI cable also. The regular dvd player is a very good
picture, but the new BLU-RAY player is outstanding. Don't know if this model
is still available or not.

I bought both of the Toshibas thru Onecall.com ( www.onecall.com ) great
prices ( beats all others ) no tax, unless you live in Washington state.

Also...a friend of mine just recently got a Samsung HL-R 6768W 67" DLP, he
has it hooked up to an older dvd player just with the S-VHS cable and it
also has a fantastic picture. I think that model is discountinued though.

For my $$$$$, I'd go with Toshiba.

The 61" JVC HD-ILA is excellent. Your choice as to which model you choose.
The PRO series will display 1080, and are around 500 bucks higher, the less
expensive model will display 720.

Your choice.

Sony is a four letter word.

ZVR wrote:
Personally, I would not buy a DLP TV simply because of the problems
associated with the color wheel - the rainbow effect (although not everybody
notices that), and more importantly the mechanical failures

There are only 3 things major components of the DLP that can fail: the
bulb, cooling fan, and color wheel. As far as the rainbow effect of
the color wheel, Mitsubishi uses a 6 segment color wheel which reduces
the rainbow effect. Even so, the older DLP's, I couldn't really notice
the rainbow effect.
To each his own. I was just giving my opinion.