You say CRT technology is 110 years old as if there haven't been innovations since then, and there have been lots, just as computers have advanced significantly since the advent of the transistor. The thing is I'm not talking about direct-view "CRTs" because those are junk. If you want to compare an LCD or DLP to a CRT based TV, then you need to compare it to a 3 tubed set. Again, these are well within the range of LCDs and DLPs. Hell, if you look around a bit you could probably find an entry level CRT projector for FREE. CRTs are "all that", but the problem is they aren't profitable, which is why they are going extinct. If you want the absolute best picture money can buy, you want a CRT front projector. Just look at the screenshots I posted... LCD or DLP can't touch that color and contrast. Yes, CRT is a pain in the *** to setup, but you know that saying "no pain, no gain"?
LCDs have two huge flaws - the backlight and the fixed resolution, and they will never get to the point of CRT. That's been the goal of TV manufacturers for the past 10 years you know, right? They tried LCD, and it can't get near CRT black level or color reproduction. Why do you think professional photographers and TV production managers use CRT monitors and not LCD? Then they tried DLP, which is much better due to not having a backlight or fixed resolution. DLP is film-like, much like CRTs because it does not have a fixed panel. Now they're trying LCoS, laser, LEDs, etc, just to get to the point where we were 10 years ago. Yes, I'm biased against LCDs because of their flaws. You're biased against DLPs because of the rainbow effect, which most people rarely notice anyways. However, everyone can notice poor black levels and poor colors.
LCDs have two huge flaws - the backlight and the fixed resolution, and they will never get to the point of CRT. That's been the goal of TV manufacturers for the past 10 years you know, right? They tried LCD, and it can't get near CRT black level or color reproduction. Why do you think professional photographers and TV production managers use CRT monitors and not LCD? Then they tried DLP, which is much better due to not having a backlight or fixed resolution. DLP is film-like, much like CRTs because it does not have a fixed panel. Now they're trying LCoS, laser, LEDs, etc, just to get to the point where we were 10 years ago. Yes, I'm biased against LCDs because of their flaws. You're biased against DLPs because of the rainbow effect, which most people rarely notice anyways. However, everyone can notice poor black levels and poor colors.