Mitsubishi with DLP technology a solid combination so far
Written: Nov 12 '05 (Updated May 10 '06)
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Pros: Good viewing angles, glare not an issue, sharp, crisp picture, weight and dimensions are accommodating.
Cons: None significant...setup menus re: components/settings a bit difficult initially...a nit.
The Bottom Line: I rate picture quality a 5 with HDTV, lesser for analog, digital is quite good as well. I'd buy the set again based on my experience with it thus far.
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| oman9's Full Review: Mitsubishi WD-62628 62 in. HDTV DLP TV |
I've owned this TV for a month or so now and so far it's performed like a champ!
This set is a 1080p DLP with a nice, glare resistant picture and the blacks look nice and dark and the colors rich. Picture quality is quite sharp and quality holds up edge to edge. My old fashioned Mitsubishi rear projection TV was useless in the day time. This new Mitsu set, placed in the same spot in my family room, is quite visible in the daytime; no issues with glare! The predecessor model apparently came with some sort of glare screen that actually made it worse regarding glare issues. I saw one in the store next to this model and the difference was obvious. The salesman noted that this set was superior in this area and a significant advancement from that prior model year. I have to say glare used to be a problem in my family room. Thankfully those days are over.
This set is light weighing in at 133 pounds. I have an HDMI cable box that I got a few weeks after getting this set. I was able to lift the set on one side and slide it, along with the stand, quite easily to gain access to the back of the set to swap out the component cables for HDMI. I recently had to do the same to replace the component cables as my HDMI cable box, a Motorola, has known problems with the HDMI functionality causing the box to regularly reboot. That's a different story, point is the weight of this set is quite manageable for one person to move it around. My old Mitsu in it's wooden cabinet was probably 2 to 3 times heavier at least.
This set measures 40.3 inches high by 58.3 inches wide. The depth measures in at a very convenient 20.2 inches. The set fits quite nicely in a modern homes buildout for an entertainment system. Pixel resolution is 1920 X 1080. DLP sets all use a color wheel. The speed of the color wheel is important as a common complaint regarding DLP sets is the "rainbow effect". The Rainbow effect is when people see streaks of color on the set, especially as they move their eyes across the set. Not all people see this effect while looking at the same set. It depends on the person. However as the speed of these color wheels have increased in the past year or so this effect, as I understand it, has been mitigated significantly if not eliminated in total. I can report I have not seen this effect on this set at all. This color wheel moves at 10,800 RPM and is a 6 segment wheel. I guess at that speed the effect doesn't occur.
The lamp power (DLP sets have a lamp which drives the picture) is 120W. The lamp must be replaced periodically and I understand it to be around $400 to replace. There was a setting as I worked through the setup menus which allowed me to select a "Lamp Replacement Warning". That is convenient as my guess is that prior to burning out, towards the end of the lamp's life I should receive a lamp replacement warning.
There are multiple viewing formats for the user to choose from. This is a 16:9 aspect ratio, the new standard in television sets to accommodate a better theater type experience. You may choose to "stretch" 4 X 3 programs to the 16:9 screen or you can choose to put black vertical bars on the right and left of the screen and show the old school 4 X 3 in an unstretched form. I've really gotten accustom to viewing 4 X 3 programming in 16:9. The distortion is not problematic for me. There are actually a few different "stretch" modes...one which keeps objects/items in the center of the screen more "pure" and unstretched and those items in the edges are distorted a bit more to get it across the screen ("Stretch Plus" option). The other option is more of an even stretch across the picture. I prefer the "stretch plus" format and it works just fine for me. You can choose from 6 different 4 X 3 modes and 2 16:9 modes. The set automatically switches to 480i for non HDTV viewing and to 1080i for HDTV. The user need not make any manual adjustments as it switches between formats.
The built in speakers are quite adequate for those choosing not to connect this set to a receiver and home theater system. In fact that is currently how I am using this set until I get my home theater built out. These speakers are 2 way speakers with 2 1.5" round speakers as well as 2 5.5" by 2.2" speakers. Power output is 10W X 2.
It has many features and functionality, including 2 HDMI (Hi-definition Multimedia Interface) inputs, 3 component inputs, Picture in Picture functionality allowing you to lay out two equal side by side pictures across this 62" screen, multi-media format memory card readers(for Compact Flash, SD cards, etc. so you can display your digital photos), and more!
This set has been a welcome addition to our family room and I look forward to years of enjoyment from it.
UPDATE May 06 Still enjoying the set, would purchase again. One item to note is that the HD picture is quite good however the normal digital cable picture (non HD channels) is average at best. I'm fine with it, but a potential buyer should view both HD and non HD channels and understand that there is a significant difference. I also have a Sony CRT HD capable TV with an HD cable box. There is also a signficant difference between HD and non HD there too. I'm just suggesting a better buyer for this set is one who plans on using an HD box with it...it's best (it's great!) for that...
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Amount Paid (US$): 4,100
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oman9
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