Customer Reviews

Mitsubishi 60" 3-D Ready 1080p 120Hz DLP Rear-Projection TV - Black (WD60837)

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This TV looks absolutely amazing, I would highly recommend anyone looking for a large TV (in the range of 60"+) to get a DLP TV. Try finding a plasma or LCD of this size that's comparably priced--they don't exist. TV is very easy to setup, has excellent picture quality, great sound (suitable until you can setup a surround sound install for it) and a great price. The only downside is that DLP televisions are thicker generally than Plasma and LCD so they aren't usually wall mounted, but for a savings of 1000+ USD, who cares?

One thing I will say is, if you go to a brightly lit showroom and compare LCD to Plasma to DLP, you will probably think that DLP isn't as good, because under that bright and harsh a light, the brighter a TV appears, the better you assume the picture quality, but then when you bring it home those super bright colors just appear washed out and harsh. Also, when dealing with LCD and Plasma, after 20,000 or so hours they will be significantly dimmer and at around 40,000 hours they will probably be unwatchable and you'll have to buy an entirely new TV. With DLP, after a few years you just need to pop in a new lamp at the cost of around 100 bucks, and you've basically got a brand new TV.

Bottom line, if you want a very large TV that supports 1080P and 120HZ (important for watching fast action scenes filmed at 24 FPS) and don't mind having to buy a stand instead of a wall mount kit, then DLP is the way to go and this TV is among the best value in the DLP realm.

Also, I must say buying with Amazon has proved to be a great experience. The first TV I received had a small crack in the bottom of the screen that occured during the shipping process. I called Amazon and they immediately shipped me a replacement. The carrier that came unpacked the new TV, packed up the old damaged TV, installed the new TV, and took ALL the packaging for both TV's--Completely hassle-free!

This TV is very impressive. I'm watching Sunday Night Football and the picture is phenomenal. 1080p from my gaming systems is great. Needless to say, I really like the TV. I spent about a month comparing TVs and this was exactly what I was looking for.

PRO:
Price - Price per inch is the best of any HDTV!
Great picture - Not the best but definitely not the worst. The picture is gorgeous how it sits, although the LED TVs do look better.
120Hz - The 120Hz processing is the cutoff for noticeable difference in screen rates. 240Hz is not worth the extra money.
Video processing - Looks smooth, not overdone. This can be turned off (which is a benefit for hardcore gamers).
Altitude - Not a problem (vs Plasmas)
Image Burning - Not a problem
Six Color Colorwheel - Expands the color gamut & eliminates rainbowing.
3D Ready - 3D is a great way to immerse yourself into your media. I haven't seen it in action, but I've read that the setup is easy and the effect works well.

CON:
Contrast/Darks - Not the best, but not bad. The room that my TV is in has lights on most of the time, so a huge contrast ratio isn't really needed. It still looks great when the room is completely dark, just not as good as an LED/Plasma would.
Viewing Angle - Probably the worst part about the TV. The left to right angle is ok, about 45* off center before it becomes noticeably darker. The up/down is worse, you'll definitely want your head near the middle of the TV.
Bulb Life - This is kind of a pro and con: When an LCD/Plasma dies out, you're buying a new TV. With the DLP you can just replace the bulb. From what I've read it's around 5000 hours before changing out the bulb, and the bulbs cost approx $140.
Depth - It's not a TV that you can hang on your wall. This TV is a little over a foot deep. Not a problem for me, may be for you.
Turn-On time - TV takes about 10-15 seconds to turn on, and about 30 to get to full brightness.

NEUTRAL:
Speckle - I haven't heard anybody else mention this, but there is a bit of speckle during whites. If you don't know what this means, I wouldn't worry about it.
Sound - Works fine by itself, but if you're going to invest in a big TV you might as well invest in a stereo system as well.
Weight - Weighs about 70lbs, very easy to manage with two people.


I'll conclude by saying I'd recommend this TV. You just can't beat the picture quality and screen size for the price. If you have extra money to lay down, take a look at the LED TVs.

We've been waffling over an HDTV for quite some time now, and have had a blu-ray player for nearly a year with no way to truly appreciate what it can do. I had to shop for a long time and take a lot of things into consideration before I finally made a purchase. I had never seen a DLP in person, and with the time being right to buy, I bought one based on reviews here, elsewhere and on our viewing and budget needs. I'm not an electronics professional, and I don't sit around watching TV very much. I did go into the local store to see what they were offering in person and have watched a couple of blu-ray movies, some regular broadcast TV and some cable on it.

I love the picture on this TV. I didn't have to adjust a single thing for it to look right to me as far as color or contrast. It was perfect out of the box for me. This is a subjective thing, so you should at least try to see one in person as compared to LCD or plasma. It is not as bright, however, we didn't want or need something as bright as LCD/plasma. My husband mostly watches in the dark, and when I watch I have low lighting on because I am light-sensitive. An LCD/plasma supposedly has better image quality, but there is not much difference from what I can tell. You will probably want a separate sound system for a full theatre experience, but just out of the box, sound is acceptable as far as I'm concerned.

It is too deep to mount on the wall, but this was not an issue for us. My husband was able to put this on the TV shelf we already had by himself, hook up the cables and we were watching in less than 30 minutes. There are side ports for easier access, and it is very light weight even at 70 pounds. A short visit from the cable guy got us hooked up and going on hi-def cable, and he even helped us fix everything to get more local stations and make it work even better (YAY DISH NETWORK!). Scanning took a while, but you won't have to do that every single time.

The screen is more of a semi-matte finish, not a gloss. For me this is a plus--very little glare when we watch with the lights on, and fingerprints and dust aren't as noticeable. It is HUGE. Go look at a 60 inch in person--you hear 60 inches but the size doesn't register until you SEE it! I can sit at a 30 degree angle from the side of the room and watch this TV with no picture loss. Your mileage may vary. I'm more of a Sony girl than Mitsubishi, but this TV beats Sony in every category that was important to us.

Ultimately this TV was ideal for us because it's not as bright, size versus cost, a replaceable bulb instead of an irreplaceable screen, a gorgeous picture and it plays beautifully. I highly recommend considering this DLP HDTV if it fits your needs. WE LOVE IT.

I spend a LOT of time researching stuff before buying and this purchase was no different. I didn't need a TV to hang on the wall but kept looking at various LCD's including the LEDs from Samsung. Finally I decided to take a chance and save at least $1000 by buying this TV over a smaller 55 inch LCD. I am very happy I did. I think anyone who doesn't intend to hang the TV on the wall but instead set it on a stand should look no further. There is virtually no reason to spend $1000 to $2000 more dollars. It has a really nice picture that impressed me very much with HD looking just as good as any TV I have ever seen. I have no idea how it sounds since I hooked it to my AV receiver but the picture is a 10. I am a financial advisor who loves to find good values on nice things and I think I found it with this TV. If you want to look like you paid $1000s more but instead have $1000 more in your pocket then look no further.

This is my 2nd DLP t.v. - the first was a Samsung 46" that I used for 3 years. When I bought the Samsung, I wanted to go with a larger screen, but prices were quite a bit higher at that time.
Now I have finally realized my true home "theater" with the addition of the Mitsubishi 60" DLP. I compared it side by side with a 60"plasma, and it won hands down. The brightness of the picture has to be seen to be believed. Also, I find that the colors are more vivid than LCD - when a LCD has a high color saturation, the facial tones are orange. If you set this DLP for natural face tones. you still have brilliant reds, greens etc. It seems very natural, but still vivid.
As far as those who dislike the "bulb" factor, keep in mind that every 2 or 3 years a new bulb will restore this t.v. to new performance - and no screen burn in. If the plasma goes out, or the back light in an LCD, you can throw it away.

I was an early adopter of a DLP HDTV and wanted to chime in here. After five years with a Samsung 720P DLP 42-inch set, I wouldn't even consider an LCD. LCD's certainly have their place--they made HDTV available to a wide swath of the public at a reasonable price. But, unfortunately, because LCDs have a slim profile, they have almost entirely displaced the DLPs, which, to my eye, handle motion much better and generally better evoke the experience of a projected movie in a theatre.

Fortunately, the fact that DLPs are 3D capable may save them from extinction. That and the fact that manufacturers are pairing them with an LED light source that now makes a flat DLP TV possible. Also, many folks will discover that the flat TV is sort of a moot issue, since most will place a stand of a certain width beneath the TV anyway to hold speakers, the sound system amplifier, and DVD player. Everytime I watch my DLP TV, I feel sorry for the folks stuck with LCD. I hope they'll upgrade someday to a DLP. What a difference!

Three years ago I bought a Sharp Aquos, I didn't consider DLP technology because I considered it "old" technology.. I was wrong, this display looks great. With 20 years of designing hardware for computer displays I know what defects to look for in image quality and this is top notch stuff. Its too bad that LCD technology has eclipsed DLP technology, it has great color and great blacks (unlike LCD's) and runs on less power than my 46" (its much greener technology in many ways also).

I was very apprehensive on this purchase before I plugged it in as I purchased it unseen but its a great display and I recommend it.

Also the menu system is great, the TV guide is a great feature my kids figured out righ off. It also auto detects new devices as they are plugged in an lets you assign what they are by icons (DVD / game console.. etc) rather than "input 1 / input 2 / in... " like other TV's.

So... before you fork out 1500 dollars more for a 50" or 55" LCD consider this TV first.


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Easy to setup and a great picture, I would say this set is as good as alot that cost 1000's more.

My viewing distance of about 15' was a strain with my 37" LCD. This TV fixed the problem! AND the 60C9 cost half of what I paid for my 37" a few years ago. The only problem that I've had is that it's hard for me to turn it off and go to bed.

Look at LCD or plasma in the 60"+ size range and the prices sky rocket, thats an area that DLP shines. As long as you understand its quirks of DLP you can walk a way with a steal.

Setup was straight forward, practically had it working the second I plug in the power cord. It detected all of my connected sources, including my digital out connection to the receiver and switched to that output automatically.

I have sat on the floor, stood in front of it and walked around the tv and the dimming/darkening of the screen is only noticeable at the extremes, that being sitting directly in front of the tv or literally to the side of it.

My only complaint is that we didn't go bigger. We had decided on a 42"-47" LCD until we saw one of these in the store and then knew what we had to get. So we had already upsized but I am sure the 73" would of been even better.

One note, the main difference between the C9 and 737 series is some extra video settings in the Picture menu. You can find them under the advanced setup screen on the C9s as well, so save some money and stick with the C9."