HD Monitor
Dear Gary: I look forward to the monthly articles in Widescreen Review by Terry Paullin. I have a question, I am looking at getting a monitor 44 to 50 inches and am leaning toward the DLP format. I don’t have room for a front projector and the LCD to me, doesn’t have as vibrant a picture. It is my understanding that DLP cannot show 1980 x 1020 resolution. Is this true? Is it an issue? Thanks for the articles and your opinion on the way things should be done.
Jeffrey Sharp
Contributing Editor Terry Paullin Comments:
First of all, thanks for the kind words. Regarding the HD monitor, I think the numbers you were looking for were 1920 x 1080, as representing “true” high-definition. There is nothing inherent in the DMD (DLP) technology that would prohibit it from displaying ANY resolution—it’s simply a question of how high and how wide does a manufacturer want to stack individual “pixels.” Very, very few displays made today actually have a horizontal resolution of 1920 lines. Only high-end 9-inch CRTs have a chance and a handful of exotic (expensive) fixed pixel devices. All the monitors you are looking at will down-convert incoming HD to their native rate (pixel matrix). This will be true of DLP, LCD, LCOS and Plasma technologies. I'm very big on DLP monitors, even rear projectors of the size you are looking at. Don’t be afraid of them for HD. I have also installed several 50-inch and 60-inch Sony LCD rear-projectors and have been happy with the results, although you are correct in noticing that the DLPs are more color accurate. Be sure and get whatever you choose calibrated by a competent technician. Good Luck and thanks for reading WSR.
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