Question for Mits DLP owners

[Copywriter]

Hey,

I'm upgrading a 3-year-old 42" Vizio (meh) and thinking of buying the Mits 65738 3D TV, but I have a few questions.

1. I play games mostly, so how are these for gaming? Laggy? Smooth? Hitting up Mag, Socom 4 and KZ3.

2. I know the bulbs burn out, so can I just buy a replacement bulb with my TV to have on hand or do they go "stale" in storage? I like being proactive when possible.

3. I'll be sitting about 7-8 feet from the TV. Think this is a good size?

4. Anyone have an settings or link for getting the Mits 65738 setup perfectly?


My main reason for thinking Mits is budget and while I want 3D I don't want to spend a lot on 3D now since there are probably tons of improvements and price drops coming over the next 1-2 years. But I can't wait since I want a size upgrade now.

[Copywriter]

Starting reading owners thread on AVS forums and hit Best Buy and answered 3 of the 4 questions.

1. Game lag isn't really there, so that's good.

2. Can have bulb sitting here if desired.

3. The 73" would be amazing from 7-8 feet out, but I'm going 65" and that's still solid.

4. No clue still.

In short, I'm going with the 738 series around Super Bowl time. Hope there are nice sales.

[Icedburden]

I've used Jasemans post here: Calibration settings for his 82738 and I've seen quite an upgrade for my 73738. I know it's a bigger tv but I really like what it's done for my TV.

[Rob71]

I've set my sights on the 82" model. I'll be about 10 or so feet away.

[Copywriter]

I'm hoping to see a killer deal on the 73" 738 by end of Jan or start of Feb. If not, I'll go to the 65". Can't wait.

[mj3k]

I think you'll be fine with the mits. Had the 73"(projector and DLP(not 3-D) and sat about 7-8 ft away and had a great picture. I heard great reviews about their new 3-D DLP/or Laser, but you have to buy the Mit's adapter I believe for the 3-D viewing for the glasses and the bulb thing(is why I got rid of mine) you can buy them and let them sit in the closet as back up..That's what I did, but never had to use it, because I ended up selling it before anything happened.

[Blown 4.3]

my daily, i sit 8' from it. lights out for a movie = great ! but i don't watch movies on it. i have the 119" for that.

[Copywriter]

Originally Posted by mj3k

I think you'll be fine with the mits. Had the 73"(projector and DLP(not 3-D) and sat about 7-8 ft away and had a great picture. I heard great reviews about their new 3-D DLP/or Laser, but you have to buy the Mit's adapter I believe for the 3-D viewing for the glasses and the bulb thing(is why I got rid of mine) you can buy them and let them sit in the closet as back up..That's what I did, but never had to use it, because I ended up selling it before anything happened.

With the 738/838 models you don't need an adapter for 3D. The firmware was updated.

As to the lamps going out, doesn't bother me much. With solid use, they should last at least 12-18 months and they are $99 and take a sec to swap. I'm ok with that. And yeah, I definitely want 1 in the closet just in case.

[XRA]

Hello, 65738 owner here. Had it for about 3 weeks now and love it! Don't do much gaming on it, however my step-son did put Black Ops on and the 3D was CRAZY. It's actually our daily TV, as well as movie TV. Avatar looks awesome!

Oh yeah, we sit about 8-10 feet away.

[Copywriter]

Originally Posted by XRA

Hello, 65738 owner here. Had it for about 3 weeks now and love it! Don't do much gaming on it, however my step-son did put Black Ops on and the 3D was CRAZY. It's actually our daily TV, as well as movie TV. Avatar looks awesome!

Oh yeah, we sit about 8-10 feet away.

Awesome! Can't wait to watch movies on it. Hurry up February!

[nezff]

I'm enjoying mine.

[Copywriter]

Saw the 65-738 for $1099 on Amazon the other day! Unfortunately, I'm was not ready to buy. IT's back at $1300 now.

Hope to see that nice price in a couple weeks.

[nezff]

$1300 for a 65 inch tv is still a great deal.
I paid about $2200 for the 73

[Copywriter]

Originally Posted by nezff

$1300 for a 65 inch tv is still a great deal.
I paid about $2200 for the 73

It's a good deal sure, but since it's dropped to $1100 a couple times, it's better for me to wait it out. Have seen the 73" for about $1500.

[nezff]

make sure you buy it from a authorized dealer. lol

[BluePriest]

Originally Posted by Copywriter

With the 738/838 models you don't need an adapter for 3D. The firmware was updated.

Wait WHAT? What exactly does that mean? I have a wd 65738, I havent bought the 3d starter set yet. Does that mean I dont need to anymore? What would I need to do to get 3d from it now? I bought it 3 days before the free promotion started so I couldnt get a free 3d starter kit.

[Copywriter]

Originally Posted by BluePriest

Wait WHAT? What exactly does that mean? I have a wd 65738, I havent bought the 3d starter set yet. Does that mean I dont need to anymore? What would I need to do to get 3d from it now? I bought it 3 days before the free promotion started so I couldnt get a free 3d starter kit.

Look at that link. Mits updated the 738/838 through a firmware update.

You don't need an adapter for 3D on those models. Just do the update.

All you'll need are glasses. You can either get DLP link glasses or the IR ones. For the IR glasses, you need the emitter for em.

[BluePriest]

I was researching it. Mitsubishis website wasnt very clear imo, but I may just be boneheaded on this. I just know almost nothing of 3d technology lol.

If you dont mind me sorta hijacking this thread... still ontopic a bit anyways...
I have a sony bd 570 3d player. I am using a 1.3 hdmi cable connected directly to my tv. If I got the DLP link glasses (will any work, or do I need ones specific for the mitsubishi?), would I just be able to put them on, put on a 3d blu ray, and watch a movie in 3d?

[Copywriter]

Originally Posted by BluePriest

I was researching it. Mitsubishis website wasnt very clear imo, but I may just be boneheaded on this. I just know almost nothing of 3d technology lol.

If you dont mind me sorta hijacking this thread... still ontopic a bit anyways...
I have a sony bd 570 3d player. I am using a 1.3 hdmi cable connected directly to my tv. If I got the DLP link glasses (will any work, or do I need ones specific for the mitsubishi?), would I just be able to put them on, put on a 3d blu ray, and watch a movie in 3d?

I'm just learning myself. Spending lots of time on AV forums.

From what I hear you need "1.4" HMDI, which is really just a high-speed cable. The "standard" versions don't have the output needed for 3D.

Any DLP-link glasses work. You need 3DTV, Glasses, 3D player (like PS3) and 3D content. If you don't have a true 3DTV, you need a converter, but the 738/838 with firmware update are true 3DTVs.

[supersix4]

Originally Posted by Copywriter

My main reason for thinking Mits is budget and while I want 3D I don't want to spend a lot on 3D now since there are probably tons of improvements and price drops coming over the next 1-2 years. But I can't wait since I want a size upgrade now.

1. I don't like it nearly as much as LCD/Plasma for gaming maybe its the screen size, but things far away lets say on mw2 look worse on these tvs then LCD/Plasma or maybe its just my eyes, or stock settings but I'd pick LCD/Plasma for gaming.

2. Not sure about bulb storage, but each company's bulb life is different I know we've have a RP Sony that I think is from like 2004 or 2005 and that sucker is still running even with my brother leaving it on for nights and days, hitting it when he fails at games, playing maybe 4-10 hours of games a day. Our mits is to new to have bulb issues.

3. Yes I sit 6-7 from a 55 so 7-8 for that size should give you a great experience.

4. No but I'd be curious to see the tv calibrated and see if that would change my opinion on gaming, I'm not sure if its because its stretched so much that it ruins object detail thats far away or what but I can tell you I didn't see much difference from an 82'' made last year from that sony we have from 2004 or 05 in terms of pure gaming quality.