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I am thinking of getting a Mitsubishi 73" DLP HDTV model WD73742 to replace my LG 50" 720p plasma that is on it's way out, getting old and having issues.I like the price,picture and size. I'm just curious what other owners and people that know more about DLP HDTV than I do think ? Not being able to hang it on a wall makes no difference I have plenty of room for it.
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Our new Mitsubishi WD-82742's picture wasn't nearly as good as our seven-year-old Hitachi 65S500 RPTV. After my initial calibration, the Mitsubishi had excellent resolution and color, and very good black levels. (Testing was conducted using my reference Blu-ray movies and DirecTV HD.) The Mitsubishi's picture was extremely noisy, apparently caused by high luminance noise levels. The picture had a grainy look that made it unwatchable. Close-ups of faces and lighter backgrounds, such as skies, were distractingly riddled with grain.
I purchased this TV from a Mitsubishi authorized dealer via mailorder since there were no brick and mortar stores within hundreds of miles from my home. Thus not having seen one of these units in person before, I carefully described the disappointing picture to my dealer over the telephone. I hoped the TV was defective. He said no, the 73", 82", and 92" models on his sales floor all have the same grainy picture. He was not surprised that our CRT-based set has a much clearer picture.
After six days of using the Mitsubishi, it was a pleasure to watch the Hitachi once again. The Hitachi (at its native 1080i) is almost like looking through a crystal-clear window whereas the Mitsubishi (at 1080p) is equivalent to a dirty window. What a letdown.
We did like the bigger picture, though, of the 82" Mitsubishi. So we moved up our theater seats closer to the 65" Hitachi to provide a similar picture perspective. We now have a "bigger" picture along with one that is clear and far more enjoyable.
I hope Mitsubishi can significantly improve future models. I also would like the fan noise to be much quieter (we could hear it on quiet movie passages even about 17 feet away, well behind the seating area).
The dealer received back the Mitsubishi on Friday (October 19).
I liked those Samsung DLP's, way better than Mitsu DLP's for picture quality, but unfortunately now Mitsu seems to be the only maker of DLP's. Someone already mentioned the most "film-like" quality of Mitsu DLP, which is true but I believe due to actually lack of resolution and detail rather than due to film-like resolution.
Edits: 10/07/12
Capacitor trouble after about a year, or just after any warranty protection.
I don't mean one or two either, I mean 75% or more. Practically every electrolytic on most boards. Most of these not only had quality issues but were being utilized right at their voltage limits. I would never purchase a Mitts piece of electronics again.
Check out AVS concerning this. Three years after I chucked it, (a 65" DLP) I received the paperwork for a class action suit.
If my eyes are worn out from low quality LCD and fluourescent lights at work, I can only watch my plasma in the HT. But we did get one of those Mitsubishis due to the price, for the living room, and it seems a reasonable value. It looks somewhat bad for standard definition (must not have line doubling, etc.), but SD seems to be going away. I see the rainbows when I move my eyes.
It's noise is too much, so I put something on the back panel which resonates to damp the sound. It's a 60". My Plasma is 65" and is a little better at higher cost.
The Mitsu looks much better on HD than SD.
Having owned my Mitsubishi 73" 73738 for a year and couple of months now, I had a few reservations at first as well,I hope I can address a few for and clear some things up. To start with the biggest what many refer to as the "rainbow effect" I noticed it for exactly two weeks and it simply went away and haven't seen it since! next the off axis veiwing is fine as I have wing seats that look fantastic, as for the bulb life its rated at 5000 hrs with some owners posting 7000+ and Mitsubishi has them on there site for $ 99.00 ( new bulb new set!) Now lets get to what I love, the most film like image of all current techs with zero motion blur, its size and its a great set to calibrate, no worries about image retention. My only suggestion is if you can swing the 82" or 92" do it, bigger is better!
I would love to get a large image that a projector can do, however, I have never seen a projector setup that has the same color fidelity, saturation and contrast as my plasma. Until they can meet those requirements, I will stick to plasma.
You need a stacked PJ system: you'll need to run two identical projectors calibrated and synchronized to output to the same screen.
Whenever I see DLP sets, I tend to see rainbows. Not 100% of the time, but often enough to be distracting. For those who don't see them, DLP can be great.
Jack
Chances are that there's a spinning color wheel. Some people are distracted by the noise during quiet scenes in a movie. Also, about 10% of the population experiences headaches from the alternating color patterns (it can't show all of the colors at one time) produced by this technology. If you're not affected, it is possible that someone else (spouse, kids, etc) may have this reaction when viewing the display. Another problem is off-axis viewing. Remember big-box CRT projection displays? Move to the left/right or up/down and the picture dims: same with color wheel DLP. Then there's the lamp issue. Most of the bulbs are rated for around 3,000 hours (average replacement interval). If you don't watch a lot of TV/movies/gaming, it could last for a long time. If you do, there's the bulb replacement cost ($280 - $350, but that was many years ago). And because the bulb dims, it's recommended that a calibration is done every so often, either by you or a professional, to keep the picture quality up to snuff.
While I prefer plasma displays, the largest consumer models are currently 65" and you can find these online starting at $1.6k.
If you need 70" or more real estate, take a look at the Sharp LED LCD models. They can be found online in the $2k range, with the 80" models starting at $3.7k.
As with any display, a calibration, whether done by an enthusiast or a professional, is necessary to get the best performance.
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