LCD rentals are widely available in today’s market. If you are shopping for a good deal, you need to first decide whether or not you want to review LCD purchases or LCD rentals. That means understanding the pros and cons of LCDs because there are other technologies on the market you could choose.
An LCD is a liquid crystal display. There are many advantages to LCD rentals. First of all, LCD rentals can shine very brightly in almost any setting. LCD rentals are also inexpensive – and actually so are purchases. Did you know you can buy a high definition LCD projector for less than $2,000. LCD rentals are only a fraction of that cost, making it a tremendously viable option either way.
LCD rentals also boast good color saturation for true to life imaging. If you go with the home theater versions, your LCD rentals typically come with lots of bells and whistles. You may be surprised to learn that LCD rentals can deliver full motion picture quality with more than 30 frames per second and outstanding color quality.
If you are trying to save on energy, you can choose LCD rentals that feature long lasting lamps that are less than 1000 lumens. Of course, you are sacrificing brightness, so you need to make sure the lower lumen models will be sufficient for your application.
There are some drawbacks with LCD technology, which is the least expensive of any of the technologies on the market. Unfortunately, dead pixels are fairly common with this technology and contrast ratios are lower than DLP projectors.
LCD rentals also suffer quality losses when compared to DLP powered projectors in terms of shadow details and absolute black levels. Some consumers have even reported panel convergence problems. DLP projects also beat out LCD rentals when it comes to color uniformity across the image.
Finally, LCD rentals can actually lose image quality over time. That’s a concern whether you are renting or buying. But if you choose an LCD rental you may want to have the rental company demonstrate the quality before you depend on it for your big event.
