1080p Projectors: LCD or DLP?

Blazing picture, vivid color and dazzling crystal of 1080p Projectors!

"Which one do I choose?"

There are many advantages and disadvantages to both LCD and DLP projectors. LCD, or Liquid Crystal Display, creates light by using a bulb in the back of the set. The light from this bulb hits back of the red, blue, and green crystals creating the color and picture on the screen. Because LCD projectors use a bulb and create their own light source, they are excellent for areas in which the amount of light cannot be well controlled. Also, these sets are generally smaller, which allows them to take up little space and makes them easy to mount. However, because LCD projectors use a bulb, their lifespan is limited to life of the bulb. A common problem with the LCD is that over time the green begins to fade out of the picture. When the green crystals corrupt, it causes the set to produce mainly blue and red picture. Because there is no way to fix only one hue of color, when this happens the whole set must be replaced. 

DLP or Digital Light Processing devices use a color wheel and a series of mirrors to reflect the light and the different colors to create pictures. DLP sets tend to maintain their picture quality over a longer period of time then the LCD or other types of projectors. Another advantage to these sets is that the bulb can be replaced. Unlike LCD sets, the picture quality of a DLP set will not fade over time. Because DLP projectors have a more stable control, they can be made larger than the LCD sets. One problem that is common with DLP projector is called the rainbow effect. Some people are able to see a colored streak across the screen when they move their eyes rapidly across the viewing area. Also DLP sets tend to have a viewing angle around 40 percent while LCD sets offer a viewing angle of about 60 percent.