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Mitsubishi WD-62526 62-Inch LCD Projection HDTV

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I've had this set for about two months now to replace an old Mitsubishi rear-projection TV that finally gave way after about 15 years of use. This would be my first experience with an HDTV or any of the latest generation television sets, so keep that in mind when reading my review.

The good:

- Crisp + bright HD picture

- Setting up the remote was incredibly easy. It can control upto 5 devices. It is labeled as TV, CABLE/DBS/DTV, VCR, DVD, AUDIO.

- There are component connections in the front of the TV, making it convenient to plug in game systems, camcorders, etc.

The bad:

- For those that are quick with the fingers, you'll be disappointed -- when pressing buttons too quickly on the remote, theres a delay in response. (e.g. you click three times quickly, it processes the first request, pauses for a second, then proceeds to the next command.)

- On occasion, when switching to an HD channel, you'll come across a blank screen. To remedy, simply flip to another channel and back, and the HD channel should appear.

- Volume Control: If you press volume up or down once, it'll only bring up the menu. You must press 2+ times for the volume level to actually change. Also, HD channels are generally louder than SD channels.

- SD channels don't look that great (from what I hear, this is the case with all HDTV sets).

- The layout of the remote control is rather poor. The location of the ENTER button is fairly far away from the #'s. There also lacks the chapter navigation buttons (skip chapter forward/backward).

The ugly:

- "Prefer Digital" - I don't have a digital cable package, but was pleasantly surprised when my local stations had digital signals. However, these digital channels are programmed as "subchannels." If for instance you have a channel 2 (analog), the digital channel would be on 2-1. Thats great and all, but makes channel surfing a bit more difficult. There is an option to prefer digital channels when there are both digital and analog signals on the same channel. Great right? The analog channels disappeared, as did one digital channel. Removing the "prefer digital" option, you get all the analog channels back, but all the digital channels disappear (Rescanning didn't work). One workaround is to reset the TV settings, and re-scan all the channels. I have yet to contact Mitsubishi about this issue, but after doing a google search, I've found that there are many others experiencing the same problem.

**Edit: I found the HD channel! For some reason, the channel *moved*. The HD channel was originally 11-1, and as a result of the "prefer digital," it has moved to 5-1. Now I have TWO 5-1 channels. My first channel 5-1 is CBS (as it should be), but my second 5-1 channel is now NBC HD. In order to turn to that channel, I must go from CBS and scan up, or 6 and scan down, cannot just input 5-1. A bit of a hassle, but at least I have my HD channel now!

Some of these complaints seem silly don't they? You'd expect a TV costing so much money wouldn't have these kinks in 'em.

I purchased this TV with the stand. I have it on carpet, and it is HEAVY (as you would expect for a 62" TV). I'd recommend purchasing those "furniture movers" to place under the legs of the stand to move it easier.