Donald Koeleman wrote: I had written: > > And with rear projection LCDs, even the size > > differences between LCD and plasma go away. > > Well from 9 centimeters to let's say 40 cm is a lot. > Try hanging the latter on your wall. I don't think the RP LCDs are all that deep, but yes, they are deeper than plasmas. But svelte compared with RP CRTs. But I it's quite possible that the brightness issue in very dark scenes with LCDs is why people like plasmas. > Here you list some of the other key reasons people > seem to like plasma's over lcd's. Contrast, rich > colors, higher light output. I guess with these > settings you would need a darkened room to enjoy it? Actually, I don't think the richness of color or the contrast would be any worse with LCDs. From what I've seen in stores (not immediately side by side though), and from what I've seen at home now, the color and contrast of the LCD are both truly excellent. Much better than CRTs. Much more like viewing a nice color slide, for example, or a really excellent movie. I watched a PBS Nature program last night, NTSC even, and it was really outstanding. Gorgeous scenes and excellent color. I even froze the image a few times, just to enjoy it more. The only problem is the dark scenes. No, I don't turn down the lights any more than before, nor does that seem to help much. The dark scenes, mostly with NTSC sources, tend to almost disappear, below a certain light level. In one show last night, there were indoor scenes with windows and daylight outdoors. It almost seemed like the scene outside the windows was exposed better than the indoor scene, if you know what I mean. I would have preferred a more washed out exterior and more brightly lit interior, in that case. Fortunately though, this seems less true with DVD sources. I watched the movie October Sky to see if it was the case, and it seems to be. October Sky is full of dark coal mine scenes, which are rendered very well. So the problem seems to be mostly with NTSC. I hope, anyway. Maybe my future ATSC STB will be even better in this regard. Bert ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.