What's The Right TV Set For Gaming?

Posted by simoniker on Monday July 19, 2004 @08:49AM from the a-big-one dept.

Thanks to GameSpy for its article discussing the choice of TV sets that are best for playing videogames. The piece points out: "It is also important to keep in mind that bigger isn't always better, and that some types of displays aren't so game friendly", before analyzing the options, including Direct View CRT screens ("Affordable; good resolution... [but] Very large sets; limited progressive scan options"), DLP ("Immune to burn-in; reasonably affordable... [but] Doesn't work as well as CRT in bright conditions"), Plasma screens ("Wall-mountable; bright picture... [but] Phosphor burn-in; expensive") and Front Projection ("Big display; portability... [but] No speakers; depends a dark environment.")

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Re:Front Projection by Babbster · 2004-07-19 09:53 · Score: 3, Interesting

Anyone spending over $2,000 on a 40" TV is looking for something besides screen size (like, say, wall-mounting). A 40" rear-projection HDTV can be had for barely over $1,000 and you don't have to sit in the dark to enjoy it. That, of course, is the fundamental problem with front projection: Most people don't want to set up a dedicated viewing room isolated from virtually all light. Instead, the vast majority of people watch their television in the living room where there's usually at least one window. There are also some people who actually like light. I'm not one of them, but I hear they're out there.