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Old 09-04-2009, 1:43 PM   #13
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Re: DLP vs LCD

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Originally Posted by kbfern View Post
David I don't agree that you have to spend £5k to eliminate it.I spent £495 on my Planar 7010 projector and very rarely see rainbow.
As I have already said, some people are more prone to it than others, so the figure will vary. For me, having installed and viewed many projectors, I've found that I can see RBE on virtually all DLP projectors below £5k, so are out of my shortlist of possibles.

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I have seen a Optoma HD70 and HD65 which also only gave of mild RBE and these are cheap <£600 pj's.
Having installed a HD65, I have to admit the RBE was too much for me to live with.

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You either see rainbows or you don't and some that do see them frequently and can cause nausea.Some only see occasional flashes as I did initially but after watching a few movies my eyes/brain have become accustomed to RBE and now see maybe a couple of flashes during a 2 hr movie.
Agreed, but for some, it's annoying to the point of even seeing it twice in a movie is offputting.

How much RBE is noticable is not only down to low PJ spec, but also how far from the screen the PJ is. A PJ which is situated further away from a screen is normally not as bright, making for a lower contrast ratio when compared to a PJ that is closer to the screen. The PJ coser to the screen shows RBE more.
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