Reply #34: Unless you're planning on hanging it on the wall

[Occulus]

go with a DLP set.

Pros:

comparable prices to LCD, LCOS, and plasma
immune to screen burn (long periods of stationary images can burn the image into the screen when using LCOS, LCD, or plasma)
lightweight (my 50" Samsung DLP set weighs an incredibly light 65 pounds)
higher contrast ratio (mine has a 10,000:1 contrast ratio, which is described as "admirable" or "ideal" by every article I've read on the subject)
no "screen door" effect vs LCD
immune to "pixel death"
many DLP sets support up to 1080p resolution, not just 720p or 1080i

cons:

lamps *can* burn out and aren't rated for as long a period of time vs. LCD, LCOS, or plasma (although newer DLP sets use white LED lamps, dramatically increasing the lamp lifetime)
deeper cabinet than LCOS, LCD, or plasma (cannot be hung up on a wall)
turn themselves off in high-heat situations to preserve the lamp (mine goes black at ambient temps of 83 deg. F or above)
has moving parts (spinning color wheel)

I use my Samsung almost exclusively for DVDs, HD movies (and GOD it looks incredible), gaming, and as my primary PC monitor. I just LOVE having my desktop running at 1920x1080, and the real estate on the screen is a huge plus for graphics applications such as the GIMP and Blender. MAny, if not most, PC games can run at this resolution, making for a truly theatrical gaming experience.

A local theater near me uses DLP projectors on all its digital screens, and after seeing one film there I truly, honestly do feel more as if I'm in a theater when I'm at home (when watching my DLP set), just by comparing the visual quality to that of the theater. The DLP set I bought was quite honestly the best picture in the store, including all the LCD, LCOS, and plasma screens. The picture is ridiculously bright- so much so, I can easily read a paper page of text by the light of the Google page at more than eight feet away. :P

I won't have to buy another TV for at least ten years- 50" is plenty for me (these now go above 70").