Hi all , i have never owned a projection tv b4 just a reg tube style ect. i did some work for a friend and for payment he gave me his older Sony KP-46S17 46" rear projection tv.
form 1997
it does work fine and now that i have seen the big picture of things , i am looking to buy a new tv in 4 months. i have a few questions .,
i am looking at buying either a reg rear projection tv or a dlp

i am straped a bit as far as cash goes at most i will i will be able to spend is $1700 or so canadian
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#1 while the picture on this sony is descent if i go with anotehr reg prohection tv will it be alot clearer ?

#2 is there a huge differance between dlp and regular projection ?
#3 better to buy a no name dlp or a good brand name rear projection ?
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i know dlp is a bit more scostlly and i am not sure if its for me or not , i watch occasinal tv but mostlly movies.


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Back to the sony here for a few . when i turn this tv on , the screen flashes i looked in the back to see what it was doing and the red bulb is on solid and the green and blue flash in sequence for about 1 min , after that all is fine.

anyoen know if this maybe a simple fix , being the tv is 7 yrs old not sure i want to spend any cash on it , only to sell it in 4 moths.
i called a shop he thoguht the 2 tubs were weak and he said he could refill them or somehting , cost $80 bux
any ideas ?

thank you all fort any / all comments hope to hear back from you all soon..



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