HDTV and Home Theater Podcast #251 - Mitsubishi 73" DLP In-Store Impression

[The HT Guys]

Today we go through an article published in Sound and Vision Magazine entitled M-Card: Possible Its a guide that will help you obtain and use the new Multi Stream Cable Card.

Braden has been contemplating a new screen for his home theater, and the 73" DLP from Mitsubishi would fit quite nicely. So just like any good audio video enthusiasts would do on the weekend, he packed up the kids and spent some quality time at Best Buy and Magnolia to check it out.

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[BuddAdams]

A year ago I paid $2600 for a Sony A603000 I think the model is, it's 60" anyway and it's great. But 73" for $2400 is jaw dropping!
On calibration: I really just gave up as probably most will.
1. No ISF guy anywhere near central Virginia, I mean NOBODY.
2. I did it all with the accessible controls, and it looks pretty good, but
3. The problem is the Satellite feeds, DirecTV and Dish, are all over the place, and from what I read even the HD DVD and Blu-Rays (have neither) are certainly not all calibrated to one standard, so I've come to think that even if I spent the $300 for calibration, I'd still see the same variety of color and quality most of the time, because the set will be fixed but the programs will not.
On Size: in 1995 we got a 51" Pioneer and the neighbors flipped;(I didn't have the guts to get the 60"). The sales guy said not to worry, we've absolutely never had one returned because it was too big. On the contrary, they've always got a bigger one.
On price: Ours was list $4400, our demo $3300 and I had to rent a truck and deliver it my self. But Pioneer IS great: The sound was out, (it was demo'd with a receiver) but a Pioneer factory rep came out for two full days, fixed the sound and calibrated it; no charge. It held for a decade with minor convergence tweaks until the Sony.
On Flat Panels: I've got a steel & class table the TV sits on that's filled with a Receiver, HTPC, Satellite, DVD, etc. Flat or RPTV it would be in the same place because of all the HT stuff.
So I say get the best biggest you can, bigger is more enveloping, at 1080i a 60" size is just right for 20-20 eyes at just 7' viewing.

[Richard]

and from what I read even the HD DVD and Blu-Rays (have neither) are certainly not all calibrated to one standard

Hmm... not one single problem in my ISF calibrated system. Just awesome HD!