The 2008 HDTV Technology Face-Off
July 10th, 2008 by Mike K
Home Theater Magazine (a great read by the way) recently conducted a battle-royale between the leading HDTV technologies of 2008. Two LCDs, two plasmas, two DLPs, and one LCOS representing seven top tier brands faced off for the showdown.
The article is very well written and quite in-depth, but the results are a little bit surprising. By now 1080p is widely considered a must have for picture quality, but the only TV in their test group that was 720p (included for pricing reasons) happened to come out on top! The now discontinued Pioneer PDP-5080HD showed once and for all that resolution isn’t everything and in fact it’s definitely not the most important thing in choosing a new HDTV.
We’re at the point now where the vast majority of HDTVs are 1080p as the costs associated with the technology have steadily decreased. But this article serves as a great reminder that just because the TV you’re looking at has all the little buzz words attached, that doesn’t mean it’s going to produce the highest quality picture.
July 10th, 2008 at 10:44 am
Thanks for the post and pointing out a great article. Now I don’t feel so bad for “settling” for a 720p plasma last year!