If you truly meant front projector, then there are two points about the CRT technologies:
1. The units are still very expensive
2. You have to factor in the components required to get sound into the equation
I looked at projectors, RPTVs, LCDs and DLPs late last year. After careful examination of the costs, picture quality (personal view), flexibility (number/type of inputs), portability and size,
I ended up with a DLP. (HLN617W from Samsung). I think the rainbow effect is mostly FUD. Yes, some people see them, but not as many as the reporting would seem. No-one I have shown the unit to has seen them.
Quicky eval summary:
CRT RPTV - heavy, expensive tube replacement, bad side angle viewing, lowest price
Projector - relatively expensive, required separate sound gear, generally requires more distance than I have (about 12 feet), some units are noisy (fans), some units have short bulb lives (p.s. I really wanted a projector - I'm a movie buff)
LCD - I can see the screen door effect up to around 8 feet from the screen, some reported burn in issues due to high temp from lamp and gels in the LCD, price was comparable to DLP, good weight and depth.
DLP - weight and depth is good for a unit of this size, brighter than LCD (my perception), no chance of burn in, reasonable lamp life (3000 hours - user replaceable), some issues with internal reflections
Pet peeve: Why do none of the remotes have back-lit panels? If you are watching the TV, aren't you typically in a darkened environment? Why are we expected to turn on a light to read the remote buttons? It's nuts!
My simple suggestion: Make one button on the remote a glow-in-the-dark button which (ta-da) turns the back light on for the other buttons.
I think the whole PDA vs. phone argument is missing the point. Just like there was the old 'battle for the desktop', there will now be a new 'battle for the pocket' or purse or whatever. The point is that the human-wearable technologies are converging to a new standard configuration. This includes telephony, traditional PDA functions (calendar, task lists, address books, etc.), music and gaming in a portable, wearable, wireless package.
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1. The units are still very expensive
2. You have to factor in the components required to get sound into the equation
I looked at projectors, RPTVs, LCDs and DLPs late last year. After careful examination of the costs, picture quality (personal view), flexibility (number/type of inputs), portability and size, I ended up with a DLP. (HLN617W from Samsung). I think the rainbow effect is mostly FUD. Yes, some people see them, but not as many as the reporting would seem. No-one I have shown the unit to has seen them.
Quicky eval summary:
CRT RPTV - heavy, expensive tube replacement, bad side angle viewing, lowest price
Projector - relatively expensive, required separate sound gear, generally requires more distance than I have (about 12 feet), some units are noisy (fans), some units have short bulb lives (p.s. I really wanted a projector - I'm a movie buff)
LCD - I can see the screen door effect up to around 8 feet from the screen, some reported burn in issues due to high temp from lamp and gels in the LCD, price was comparable to DLP, good weight and depth.
DLP - weight and depth is good for a unit of this size, brighter than LCD (my perception), no chance of burn in, reasonable lamp life (3000 hours - user replaceable), some issues with internal reflections
Pet peeve: Why do none of the remotes have back-lit panels? If you are watching the TV, aren't you typically in a darkened environment? Why are we expected to turn on a light to read the remote buttons? It's nuts!
My simple suggestion: Make one button on the remote a glow-in-the-dark button which (ta-da) turns the back light on for the other buttons.
I think the whole PDA vs. phone argument is missing the point. Just like there was the old 'battle for the desktop', there will now be a new 'battle for the pocket' or purse or whatever. The point is that the human-wearable technologies are converging to a new standard configuration. This includes telephony, traditional PDA functions (calendar, task lists, address books, etc.), music and gaming in a portable, wearable, wireless package.