Rear-projection TVs used to be the only way to get the "big-screen" experience at home. With the advent, and diminishing price of, large flat-screen LCDs and plasmas, the RPTV has become something of an endangered species. In fact, only one company, Mitsubishi, still makes RPTVs.
Many people still enjoy their RPTV, and I've received several letters recently asking if it was time for them to upgrade.
Are RPTVs a viable alternative to flat panels? When should you upgrade your old RPTV? Let's break it down.
Like my LED LCD vs plasma vs LCD article, I'm going to do this as objectively as possible, keeping my subjective thoughts at the end.
Also like that article, I'm going to start with a big disclaimer (cut and pasted, actually): Any article of this type is, by necessity, going to contain a lot of generalizations. In most of the categories below, there are likely one or two exceptions to each rule. It's great to find an outlier, but that's just what it is, an outlier. The "average" product featuring these technologies is going to perform as listed.
With this article, though, it's a bit easier, as the current RPTV category has only one brand, and all the models are based around ... [Read more]
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