Mitsubishi WD-65731 : 65"
1080p DLP® HDTV

The WD-65731 combines the TurboLight150™ lamp system and the latest 1080p DLP® chip to produce a big, bright and bold picture with unsurpassed detail. At its heart is an exclusive 1080p light engine, the first to offer Mitsubishi’s 6-Primary Color System. This proprietary Mitsubishi digital light engine provides the perfect picture, whether watching broadcast, cable or satellite TV, as well as DVD or video games.


1080P DLP® Display

Mitsubishi Exclusive 6-Color Light Engine

TurboLight150™

Plush1080p™

Tru1080p™ Processing

4D Video Noise Reduction

PerfectColor™

Video Modes: Brilliant / Bright / Natural





http://www.mitsubishi-tv.com/j/i/18326/WD65731.html?cid=383

terrible post right now i know, but i just picked it up an have to head to my nite shift, ill post some pics in the morning!!

Nice! When you are done playing, I would like to see some pics of it in action. Somehow, I don't think that will be for a long time though.

It's compatible with the PS3!

this nite is gona last foooorevvvverrr.....sigh lol.

didn't even have time to dig the manual out to read here at work =(

I hope this set is TS certified!

VGA-XGA, 1280 x 720 Analog Yes
VGA-SXGA, 1920 x 1080 Analog No
VGA-SXGA, 1280 x 720, 1920 x 1080 Digital Yes

HDMI™ with DVI Stereo Audio 2
480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i Yes
1080p Yes

so do i have to buy an elite to get 1080p on this bad boy? shit...

well, the box is wider then a piano hehe. now i need to find the right base. any tips? its going in corner

i also screw my self a bit, due to it going in the corner i no longer have room for my giant polk florr speakers because they are so deep. crapola....

actually my dad got a similar mitsubishi model (its 65 inches too)
the picture quality sounds to be better on yours
i do highly suggest u try xbmc on 720 p (sure no true hi def videos but the up-scaling is real good and the dashboar looks kickass)
it looks ridicoulously cool

finally got done setting it all up, havnt tweaked the video or anything yet, but its better then i imagined, HD channels and the 360 are just jaw dropping.

pretty much my final set up

Mitsubishi Diamond 65 inch 1080p dlp
onkyo 7.1
TW HD DVR
Zenith Upscaling Dvd Player (the special one hehe)
All Polk Speakers
XBox 360 premium
Nintendo Wii
And a xbox with xbmc (not pictured yet)

Ill add some more pics as soon as i get time, back to the games!!

damn i want a tv that big.

i wish id waited a couple month more and got a bigger set, my humble 32" hides its head in shame.

Mad Props! Wana say what you paid?

haha, im having a very hard time playing games on it. its so much bigger then pictures make it out to be

swap you for a 32" Toshiba, i certainly wont have a hard time playing on a 65.

Nice setup! I know I love my 61" Sammy, I also looked at that same TV but got a killer deal on the Samsung. Congrats, now get the HD-DVD drive and prepare for some eyeball-poppage!!!

i cant decide between the hd dvd and a PS3 with blue ray =( my 360 doesnt have the hdmi so i have no way of getting 1080p into it, it ups everything to 1080 p though. not sure what to do here.

Maaaaaan that's nice. I love how thin the outer frame is on that. It almost looks as if its just the actual screen itself

I'd go with the PS3 for your HD movies. It might be different in the US but over here (England) the shops are stocking a wider range of Blue Ray than HD DVD, almost forcing the format upon people with the range of discs available. If you can afford the PS3 now, I say get it if you really want HD now As I say it might be a different story in Texas. Personally, I'm waiting it out 'til the format has been chosen.

thanks for the reply, i just cant figure out what to do hehe. my premium does fine as far as my gaming needs go, so i think i am just throwing money out trading my working premium in for an elite and an hd dvd drive, as nice as it would be. getting a ps3 kinda only makes sense. i get a next gen video format and a (somewhat) next gen game player. (i really like xboxs games though) to be honest i dont want to support either one (BRD or HD-DVD), but man i want crystal clear movies! =)

i head that 1080 p isnt really that much better then 1080i, but if it can handle it why not? right?

Well yeah ofcourse! If you have the money. Don't take it from me only though, get some more advice from others as the HD DVD drive might still be a good option. Take a look at the discs available and see which ones you would like to watch and how much it will cost etc...

you think it's hard getting acclimated to that, try getting used to a screen almost four times that size

It was a good 6 months before I could play Tony Hawk games without getting nauseous off the first jump.

As for the scaler issue. What kind of scaler chip does your TV have in there? What's the contrast ratio like? how about the lumen output? viewing angle?

Seeing as you went with a 1080p DLP model you'd probably be best served to get yourself an elite and connect via HDMI.

i looked in the manual and on the website and cant find answeres to any of those questions. any tips? as far as i can tell from reviews and what not, the hdmi 1080p isnt that much better the the hd over component. dont get me wrong, i WANT it to go over hdmi to get 1080p, just cost vs quality issue right now. think i might just wait until this 360 decides to die. (still running from launch day haha)


EDIT: does this help? http://www.hometheatermag.com/rearprojecti...ace/index2.html

that article does answer some of my questions... it's pretty bright for an RPTV but eesh that's a pretty low contrast ratio.

you should be able to tell me what the viewing angle is just looking at the thing... does the picture get dim when viewing it from extreme angles? Roughly how wide an angle across the normal access can you go before the picture starts to lose it's brightness?

Honestly I'm disappointed you don't know these specs off the top of your head. You should have done so much research and cross comparisons with other TVs that they'd be ingrained in your skull, or at very least you knew where to find them quickly and easily.

It also tells me that you either didn't read my Display buying guide... or you did but didn't follow it

I usually avoid RPTVs as I find they only work well in dark rooms at eye level, looking at them head on. Anyway, as long as you're happy with it who the f*ck cares what I think

As for using HDMI instead of component it's a matter of native resolutions and not having to use the (in all likelihood crap-tastic) scaler built into the TV.

being that it's a native 1080p TV you might actually get a better picture if you go 1080i over component. usually a 1080i signal are clean and standardized enough that a translation from 1080i to 1080p can be done without artifacting. at 720p your TV is doing all of the scaling.. at 1080i your xbox is doing the scaling and your tv is doing de-interlacing, at 1080p over HDMI your xbox is doing all the scaling there is no interlacing involved and your TV doesn't have to perform any image manipulation (meaning the cleanest signal possible).

the contrast ratio seems fine to me, its one of the better looking tvs i have seen. the tv is placed in a corner and even sitting against the wall (me) i cant see any change in the viewing angle. i would say it pretty wide as any where i go in the room (20ft x 20ft) doesnt change the picture. plus other comparable tv's were about 3000$, i got this for 1799$. it looke 1000x bettter then the toshibas and really no diffrent the the samsungs. another plus is i dont notice the SSE like on the samsungs. a few other websites i have been to gave the tv a 8-9.4 out of 10. im not sure im buying their contrast ratio numbers, i think the tv has one of those adjustable light apretaures. good? bad ? i dunno, but the specs are impossible to find, i had to go based of reviews, price and time frame hehe

thanks! ham

controlled aperture can make a significant difference if it's done right, if you don't notice the change that's a very good thing.

it also explains the somewhat low rated contrast ratio as they'd go for higher brightness overall and just cut it down for darker scenes.

I find movies like Sin City to be a good test of these systems, as well as the rainbow effect of DLP systems.

It sounds like it's got a fantastic viewing angle too which is rare in an RPTV, though your room is big enough that I think you made the right choice in technology. The only only alternative for a room that size (that's not a dedicated theater room) would be a massive Plasma and that would have run you much more then you paid.