Mitsubishi - 65" WD-65737 - your opinion? - Blu-ray Forum

Blaze98 · 07-19-2009, 04:16 PM

We have a almost 5 year old Mitsubishi 65" projection tv (tallboy) that we are thinking about replacing. its a good tv but is lacking in options and has not HDMI only Dvi and component. WE have been looking ant dont really want to go smaller. and everything that we see is 50-52 inch and $2200.

I have children and not crazy about the plasma/lcd tv cause of the amount of stuff watched on the tv dont want burn ins and such. anyways, we have been looking online and best buy has they Mitsubishi - 65" WD-65737 for $1600 free shipping. 120hz refresh rate and 3 hdmi and 3 component cable. this is the newer version of what we have now. and it weighs like 70 lbs. My other 65" weighs 337lbs its a full projection tv with the cabinet on the bottom(and that was alot of fun to carry down a flight of stairs when we moved). Does anyone have any imput on this tv? im not wanting to spend the amount of money that the plasma/LCD costs. and we are very happy with the size and dont really want to go smaller. if we get this i will be looking into a Projector for a Theater room for when we get another house with room for a basment.... any help/advice/complaints about this tv would be help alot, i think reguardless it will be well above the washed out Picture Quality mine has now.

Thanks,
-Blaze

Propellarhead9 · 07-19-2009, 04:58 PM

I have never owned the model before but I have been looking into them quite a bit and it seems for like every bad experience someone has with them like 100 people don't. Quality wise in my opion the picture looks pretty good to me and I'm pretty picky when it comes to picture quality, I get annoyed easily by image defects. the 73" is too much more either on a lot of electronics websites.

Blaze98 · 07-19-2009, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Propellarhead9

I have never owned the model before but I have been looking into them quite a bit and it seems for like every bad experience someone has with them like 100 people don't. Quality wise in my opion the picture looks pretty good to me and I'm pretty picky when it comes to picture quality, I get annoyed easily by image defects. the 73" is too much more either on a lot of electronics websites.

I agree with one person hatin it and 100 other love it. the 73" has to many issue i have heard, im leanin twards the 65". although our best buy has a 60" for 1200.... but im really wanting the 65"

Propellarhead9 · 07-19-2009, 05:24 PM

I think Tigerdirect.com has the 65 for i wanna say around 1500 or so for the 120hz model and the one that's not 120z is like 1200. I think that is the prices I saw from there.

Bama29 · 07-19-2009, 06:34 PM

You might check U. S. Appliance. They are currently asking $1399 for the 65737.

http://www.us-appliance.com/wd65736.html

FOOTE · 08-22-2009, 01:06 PM

I have the 60 incher and it's great.

victorvondoom88 · 08-22-2009, 02:01 PM

I say if you like the TV why replace it?
I would spend the cash on a upgraded receiver that has DTS-HD MA and Dolby TrueHD with transcoding so all your video is output via HDMI and use a HDMI to DVI cable to feed the TV and use the TV like a monitor as in no audio picture only.

The only downside is you have to have your audio system on while watching anything. To me though that is no downside at all.

It may seem complicated at first but my fiance and 8 year old can run my set up with no problem.

Fenix88 · 08-22-2009, 02:01 PM

I have a mits 65905 and love the tv and its going on 10 years. yes its big and heavy and was a pain to get downstairs but still has a good picture. I run everything(video wise) to my denon 3808ci component then out of it to my iscan HD+. Then from my iscan to my tv using component. Have you tried an hdmi to dvi cable? If your tv is calibrated it should still have a good picture. I plan on going to projector next when tv goes bad. I like the JVC DLA HD750BU.

Sixx · 08-22-2009, 02:15 PM

I have the 65 inch diamond series and its awesome. I have ben hard pressed to see a better picture unless you are spending thousands more. The diamond series was given the choice award from Home Theater magazine about six months ago.

singhcr · 10-26-2009, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by victorvondoom88

I say if you like the TV why replace it?
I would spend the cash on a upgraded receiver that has DTS-HD MA and Dolby TrueHD with transcoding so all your video is output via HDMI and use a HDMI to DVI cable to feed the TV and use the TV like a monitor as in no audio picture only.

The only downside is you have to have your audio system on while watching anything. To me though that is no downside at all.

It may seem complicated at first but my fiance and 8 year old can run my set up with no problem.

I have a 65" Toshiba 1080i CRT HDTV with a DVI input. I use a Pansonic BD55 BD player and decode the audio internally and pass it to my older 5.1 receiver via the analog outputs and connect the video output to the TV with a HDMI->DVI converter.

The picture on this thing is astounding, far better than any plasma or LCD that I've ever seen.

CRT is still the best display technology, IMHO, if you can live with the large cabinet size. To those who complain about that and want a 1" thick LED TV or something, I always say:

Are you more concerned about what the image on the TV looks like, or what the TV itself looks like?

Grand Bob · 10-26-2009, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blaze98

best buy has they Mitsubishi - 65" WD-65737 for $1600 free shipping. 120hz refresh rate and 3 hdmi and 3 component cable.

Sounds like a logical choice - it would be worth with it just for the HDMI upgrade. I had a similar TV to what you have now (the 2001 Platinum Plus 65" Mitsubishi), and the choices available now are far superior. I know what you mean about not wanting to go to a smaller screen. I have seen the 73" Mits models for under $2000 (my brother has one), and he has not had any problems with it.

johnnyknoxsvill · 10-27-2009, 04:58 AM

I own the WD-73737 and have had no problems at all with it. The picture is fantastic again with no problems, I've had this for almost 6 mo now. I would say get it if your still on the fence.

Grand Bob · 10-27-2009, 06:44 PM

I was just at Costco and they have the 73" Mitsubishi for $1800. A great deal - and with a screen that big, movies will look like movies and sports will be fantastic.

mikem471 · 10-27-2009, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnnyknoxsvill

I own the WD-73737 and have had no problems at all with it. The picture is fantastic again with no problems, I've had this for almost 6 mo now. I would say get it if your still on the fence.

Same here, except I've had it for a little over a year. No problems at all, and I definitely have put some hours on the set.

john_1958 · 10-27-2009, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blaze98

We have a almost 5 year old Mitsubishi 65" projection tv (tallboy) that we are thinking about replacing. its a good tv but is lacking in options and has not HDMI only Dvi and component. WE have been looking ant dont really want to go smaller. and everything that we see is 50-52 inch and $2200.

I have children and not crazy about the plasma/lcd tv cause of the amount of stuff watched on the tv dont want burn ins and such. anyways, we have been looking online and best buy has they Mitsubishi - 65" WD-65737 for $1600 free shipping. 120hz refresh rate and 3 hdmi and 3 component cable. this is the newer version of what we have now. and it weighs like 70 lbs. My other 65" weighs 337lbs its a full projection tv with the cabinet on the bottom(and that was alot of fun to carry down a flight of stairs when we moved). Does anyone have any imput on this tv? im not wanting to spend the amount of money that the plasma/LCD costs. and we are very happy with the size and dont really want to go smaller. if we get this i will be looking into a Projector for a Theater room for when we get another house with room for a basment.... any help/advice/complaints about this tv would be help alot, i think reguardless it will be well above the washed out Picture Quality mine has now.

Thanks,
-Blaze

so if it has dvi then get a adapter or dvi-hdmi cables http://<br /> http://www.extremepc...s/hdmi-dvi.jpg thats what i would have done

john_1958 · 10-27-2009, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grand Bob

I was just at Costco and they have the 73" Mitsubishi for $1800. A great deal - and with a screen that big, movies will look like movies and sports will be fantastic.

wish they would sell them in canada

NewBluClu · 11-02-2009, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by john_1958

wish they would sell them in canada

cross the border to NY and take the Mits with the Uhaul one way

unless you guys have 220v

Gary_410 · 11-12-2009, 11:25 AM

You will love it.Take it from me my friend.

Newmason · 11-13-2009, 02:31 PM

I own the 60737 the 5 inch little borhter of the 65737 and love my 60".... Just wish I would have gotten the 65 now that I have gotten use to the 60!

rushmore9 · 11-15-2009, 01:42 AM

my last set crapped out on me, which was maybe 4 years old or less (wd-62525)... had problems with the power supply and optical engine, and after one too many attempts to fix the problem and being a general nuisance, I got a letter in the mail asking me to call a direct phone number.

The person on the other end offered to take my broken tv off of my hands and replace it with a bigger, brand new set from the factory for $350. After the repair bills, it obviously ended up costing more than that, but maybe only 250 more and they would ship it to me at no cost, wouldn't add tax and would of course get rid of the old set.

So it's supposed to be a two week process, and I've already sent them my cashier's check. I'll let you know how it goes and what my impressions are when I get it fired up!

07-19-2009, 04:16 PM	#1
Blaze98 Active Member Member since:Apr 2009 Location:Bentonville, Arkansas Home Theater Gallery:63 4K collection:143 Blu-ray collection:376 Trading Score:70	Mitsubishi - 65" WD-65737 - your opinion? We have a almost 5 year old Mitsubishi 65" projection tv (tallboy) that we are thinking about replacing. its a good tv but is lacking in options and has not HDMI only Dvi and component. WE have been looking ant dont really want to go smaller. and everything that we see is 50-52 inch and $2200. I have children and not crazy about the plasma/lcd tv cause of the amount of stuff watched on the tv dont want burn ins and such. anyways, we have been looking online and best buy has they Mitsubishi - 65" WD-65737 for $1600 free shipping. 120hz refresh rate and 3 hdmi and 3 component cable. this is the newer version of what we have now. and it weighs like 70 lbs. My other 65" weighs 337lbs its a full projection tv with the cabinet on the bottom(and that was alot of fun to carry down a flight of stairs when we moved). Does anyone have any imput on this tv? im not wanting to spend the amount of money that the plasma/LCD costs. and we are very happy with the size and dont really want to go smaller. if we get this i will be looking into a Projector for a Theater room for when we get another house with room for a basment.... any help/advice/complaints about this tv would be help alot, i think reguardless it will be well above the washed out Picture Quality mine has now. Thanks, -Blaze

08-22-2009, 02:01 PM	#7
victorvondoom88 Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Jan 2007 Location:middle of nowere, IL. Home Theater Gallery:26 4K collection:39 Blu-ray collection:656	I say if you like the TV why replace it? I would spend the cash on a upgraded receiver that has DTS-HD MA and Dolby TrueHD with transcoding so all your video is output via HDMI and use a HDMI to DVI cable to feed the TV and use the TV like a monitor as in no audio picture only. The only downside is you have to have your audio system on while watching anything. To me though that is no downside at all. It may seem complicated at first but my fiance and 8 year old can run my set up with no problem. Last edited by victorvondoom88; 08-22-2009 at 02:07 PM.

08-22-2009, 02:01 PM	#8
Fenix88 Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:IL Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:146 Blu-ray collection:513	I have a mits 65905 and love the tv and its going on 10 years. yes its big and heavy and was a pain to get downstairs but still has a good picture. I run everything(video wise) to my denon 3808ci component then out of it to my iscan HD+. Then from my iscan to my tv using component. Have you tried an hdmi to dvi cable? If your tv is calibrated it should still have a good picture. I plan on going to projector next when tv goes bad. I like the JVC DLA HD750BU. Last edited by Fenix88; 08-22-2009 at 02:04 PM.

11-15-2009, 01:42 AM	#20
rushmore9 Member Member since:Sep 2007	mine's a replacement... my last set crapped out on me, which was maybe 4 years old or less (wd-62525)... had problems with the power supply and optical engine, and after one too many attempts to fix the problem and being a general nuisance, I got a letter in the mail asking me to call a direct phone number. The person on the other end offered to take my broken tv off of my hands and replace it with a bigger, brand new set from the factory for $350. After the repair bills, it obviously ended up costing more than that, but maybe only 250 more and they would ship it to me at no cost, wouldn't add tax and would of course get rid of the old set. So it's supposed to be a two week process, and I've already sent them my cashier's check. I'll let you know how it goes and what my impressions are when I get it fired up!

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07-19-2009, 04:58 PM	#2
Propellarhead9 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Clarksville, Indiana 4K collection:498 Blu-ray collection:1721 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	I have never owned the model before but I have been looking into them quite a bit and it seems for like every bad experience someone has with them like 100 people don't. Quality wise in my opion the picture looks pretty good to me and I'm pretty picky when it comes to picture quality, I get annoyed easily by image defects. the 73" is too much more either on a lot of electronics websites.

07-19-2009, 05:24 PM	#4
Propellarhead9 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Clarksville, Indiana 4K collection:498 Blu-ray collection:1721 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:9	I think Tigerdirect.com has the 65 for i wanna say around 1500 or so for the 120hz model and the one that's not 120z is like 1200. I think that is the prices I saw from there.

07-19-2009, 06:34 PM	#5
Bama29 Junior Member Member since:Apr 2009	You might check U. S. Appliance. They are currently asking $1399 for the 65737. http://www.us-appliance.com/wd65736.html

08-22-2009, 01:06 PM	#6
FOOTE Member Member since:Jun 2009 Location:Death Star Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray collection:504 DVD collection:6	I have the 60 incher and it's great.

08-22-2009, 02:15 PM	#9
Sixx Special Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Midwest Home Theater Gallery:36 Blu-ray collection:109 Blu-ray reviews:5	I have the 65 inch diamond series and its awesome. I have ben hard pressed to see a better picture unless you are spending thousands more. The diamond series was given the choice award from Home Theater magazine about six months ago.

10-27-2009, 04:58 AM	#12
johnnyknoxsvill Special Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:AZ Trading Score:73	I own the WD-73737 and have had no problems at all with it. The picture is fantastic again with no problems, I've had this for almost 6 mo now. I would say get it if your still on the fence.

10-27-2009, 06:44 PM	#13
Grand Bob Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Seattle Area Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray reviews:1	I was just at Costco and they have the 73" Mitsubishi for $1800. A great deal - and with a screen that big, movies will look like movies and sports will be fantastic.

11-12-2009, 11:25 AM	#18
Gary_410 Active Member Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Baltimore Blu-ray collection:46	You will love it.Take it from me my friend.

11-13-2009, 02:31 PM	#19
Newmason Active Member Member since:May 2009 Location:Member of the "ECPP" Blu-ray collection:21	I own the 60737 the 5 inch little borhter of the 65737 and love my 60".... Just wish I would have gotten the 65 now that I have gotten use to the 60!

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