The HD Guru reveals the flaws in the latest HDTVs

Every year when we get our hands on all the new HDTVs we just can't see how they could get any better -- at least until next year's sets are released. With every generation the problems from the previous are resolved, but we somehow find new issues that were previously unnoticed. Last year they uncovered the bob versus weave when de-interlacing 1080i, and still many TVs throw away half the lines. This year the HD Guru discovers that there is a significant loss in resolution when there is motion -- you know like when the camera pans or a player runs down the field. What he discovered is very interesting, but not surprising; Plasmas fared the best with a loss of 18.52%, microdisplays were next at 27.78% and the LCDs were last at 44.45%. Unfortunately we'll have to wait to see how each individual model fared, but until then, it appears that Plasmas are still the king when it comes to picture quality.

[sn1per Posted Sep 26th 2007 2:25PM]

What about LCoS? I've got an SXRD set, but these tests always seem to overlook this type of TV.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 26th 2007 3:32PM]

LCoS would get lumped in the micro-displays.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 26th 2007 3:48PM]

What good is this test when he doesn't reveal which TV models pass and which fail?

[JDM Posted Sep 27th 2007 12:27AM]

It would be silly to lump in LCoS with DLP, if they did that, then I'm disappointed and would call this a flawed test. LCoS is basically an LCD variant, which would still suffer the LCD lag issue.

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 27th 2007 5:35PM]

What about CRT HDTVs? I bought my Samsung Slimfit specifically because this website recommended it. It has a better picture quality than anything else that has come since, LCD, plasma, or otherwise...does it not? (This is not me bragging, it's a real question.)

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 28th 2007 12:31AM]

The issue with the Samsung slimfits are poor black levels, and a lot of green in the blacks. They also have issues with discoloration spots on occasion.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 19th 2007 4:42PM]

The problem with crt hdtv displays are size and weight.

While crt still arguably produces the best picture, they are far too small to be useful.

Proper viewing distance from a 36" crt would be about 5-6 feet away. Who sits that close to a tv?

And that 36" tv weighs at least 200 pounds...