Mitsubishi 73" DLP HDTV thoughts

[mdtulp]

I have a mitsubishi wd-65734 65 inch dlp and love it. I have been screwing around with the settings, I usually watch it in a lighted room and am wondering if some of you guys might give me a hint on what settings you are using.
Currently I use natural, for base picture setting
Darkfield off
contrast 24-28
brightness 22-24
color 28-32
tint even
Perfect color and tint I left on factory settings,
any help would be appreciated

[john_1958]

Originally Posted by obiwopkenobi62

Hi alll,
I'm new to the forums. I recently upgraded to the Mitsubishi 73" 1080p DLP HDTV. My wife and I love this baby. It was actually her idea to get it. I have to keep her. Does anyone else have this model? If so How do you like it?

wish i did but they don't sell them in canada

[smd5158]

I have a Samsung 61" DLP and freakin love the thing. My thoughts on the Mitsubishi 73" is that I really want one, but saving for a house at the moment. My next upgrade will be the $30,000 home theatre room I have planned.

[john_1958]

Originally Posted by smd5158

I have a Samsung 61" DLP and freakin love the thing. My thoughts on the Mitsubishi 73" is that I really want one, but saving for a house at the moment. My next upgrade will be the $30,000 home theatre room I have planned.

yeah 2160p hdtv or holographic hdtv gets pricey

[sean10mm]

I have a 65" version, DLP has got to be the bang-for-the-buck winner. If I had a bigger budget I'd probably buy a Pioneer Kuro plasma today, but the "best" is really a moving target right now.

Here is the thing, I've heard or read complaints about every kind of HDTV there is. Each technolog (DLP, LCD, even Plasma) has visual quirks that drive some people nuts. The key to being happy with your choice is to judge with your own eyes what is good.

[Alaskankaijudude]

I have the 65833 and love it. Sent the last payment in too so loving it even more. Cant wait to hook up the new Yamaha RX-V863 and have every component running through HDMI.

[Horhay]

Originally Posted by Alaskankaijudude

I have the 65833 and love it. Sent the last payment in too so loving it even more. Cant wait to hook up the new Yamaha RX-V863 and have every component running through HDMI.

I have the same set and I love it! I got it for 1600 bucks because my brother worked at CC.

[obiwopkenobi62]

Yeah I have found reviews about every HDTV out there. You can find good and bad stuff about everyone of them. I agree that what it boils down to is if you are happy with the picture quality. I just watched Ice Age BD on mine and it was literally a better picture than when I saw it in the theater.

[Memnoch71]

Originally Posted by LeoneFan

These sets have mediocre PQ. They still use wobulation to cheat their way to 1080P with half the number of horizontal pixels compared to true 1920x1080 LCoS based RPTVs from Sony and JVC. If you like quantity over quality then the 73" is your TV.

I think maybe you're talking about the Toshiba DLP's. I have heard of that being the case with them.

I actually went into Several different Home Theatre Stores comparing the different 1080p RPTV choices, so I got to see this one sitting beside Sony's, JVC's, Samsung's and even Toshiba's(what a joke). After seeing what each of these looked like with Planet Earth Playing on them, all having been calibrated, I have to say the Samsung and Mitsubishi are a Virtual tie for the best PQ, followed by JVC & then Sony. The Toshiba was so far behind I had to ask if it was a 720p screen or if perhaps there was something wrong with the display model.

[ShockWave]

I have the WD 73835. Had it calibrated professionally. I don't know what settings he changed on the service menu but here are the settings I can see.



PRE POST
Picture Mode Brilliant Natural
Picture Temperature High Low
Contrast (Picture) 63 55
Brightness (Picture) 31 37
Color (Saturation) 31 31
Hue (Tint, Phase) 31 29
Sharpness (Detail) 27 27
Red Cutoff (Bias, Offset) 1024 904
Green Cutoff (Bias, Offset) 1024 1024
Blue Cutoff (Bias, Offset) 1024 1021

All the other settings are off (deep field, etc)

[JDBlu]

Originally Posted by mdtulp

I have a mitsubishi wd-65734 65 inch dlp and love it. I have been screwing around with the settings, I usually watch it in a lighted room and am wondering if some of you guys might give me a hint on what settings you are using.
Currently I use natural, for base picture setting
Darkfield off
contrast 24-28
brightness 22-24
color 28-32
tint even
Perfect color and tint I left on factory settings,
any help would be appreciated

I got the Mitsubishi 60" DLP model last month and love it. But I had to tweak the settings a lot in the beginning to get the picture to my liking.
My settings are similar to yours, but I have the Brightness a lot higher. My screen is extremely dark if I have it below 35.

[HiDef-Crazy]

The 73" Mits is my dream TV but the wife said my 65" CRT had to die first before I got a new one. I do have the 57" Mits DLP in my Movie/Game room and the picture is excellent.

[ShockWave]

Originally Posted by HiDef-Crazy

The 73" Mits is my dream TV but the wife said my 65" CRT had to die first before I got a new one. I do have the 57" Mits DLP in my Movie/Game room and the picture is excellent.

Want to buy mine?

[Barnum]

I was once a big fan of Mitsubishi DLP but have now scene the light. I have the 52525 and have to admit it is the biggest piece of crap i have ever bought. These and the 62 inch of the same vintage are garbage. I hope that they fixed the problems with constant failures after about a year or two. I hope you bought the exended warranty since my repairs have been more than I paid for the TV and its only barely 4 years old. Yes I bought the extended warranty thank God. I hear that there is a class action lawsuit being filed about these two models.

[obiwopkenobi62]

Originally Posted by ShockWave

I have the WD 73835. Had it calibrated professionally. I don't know what settings he changed on the service menu but here are the settings I can see.



PRE POST
Picture Mode Brilliant Natural
Picture Temperature High Low
Contrast (Picture) 63 55
Brightness (Picture) 31 37
Color (Saturation) 31 31
Hue (Tint, Phase) 31 29
Sharpness (Detail) 27 27
Red Cutoff (Bias, Offset) 1024 904
Green Cutoff (Bias, Offset) 1024 1024
Blue Cutoff (Bias, Offset) 1024 1021

All the other settings are off (deep field, etc)

I'm curious, how much of a difference for the better was your picture after the calibration? I may want to try your settings. I haven't had mine professionally calibrated but I have played around with it enough to make it better than the factory settings.
Let me know how much improved it is.
Thanks.

[Blown 4.3]

i love my mitsu. only issue, wish i has the 73". i think at upgrade time i will seriously look into a projector at about 90-100". i HATE the black bars.

[DrasticPlastic]

Currently running the WD73733 and love it, it was easily the best bang for the buck tv I could find at the moment.

[ShockWave]

Obi,

Yes the ISF calibration is well worth the money. Not only do they calibrate your TV but also your components (blu ray, PS3 etc.)

All the colors are very natural almost like a plasma feel. Like for instance on Iron Man. When he comes out of the cave from being held. The rocks around the entrance have much more detail on them and have a natural color. Everything doesn't look blue so to speak.

The gray level and black levels are set correctly. Giving your Tv the best possible picture.

[obiwopkenobi62]

Originally Posted by ShockWave

Obi,

Yes the ISF calibration is well worth the money. Not only do they calibrate your TV but also your components (blu ray, PS3 etc.)

All the colors are very natural almost like a plasma feel. Like for instance on Iron Man. When he comes out of the cave from being held. The rocks around the entrance have much more detail on them and have a natural color. Everything doesn't look blue so to speak.

The gray level and black levels are set correctly. Giving your Tv the best possible picture.

Sounds fantastic. I may do this down the road.
Thanks agin for the info.

[ShockWave]

Love the Han in carbonite BTW.