Mitsubishi WD-73640 73-Inch 1080p Projection TV

by Mitsubishi

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17.9 x 65 x 43.6 inches ; 90.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 117 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B004ZL2OOU
• Item model number: WD-73640
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,379 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

73" 3D DLP Home Cinema TV

Product Description

73" 3D DLP Home Cinema TV

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Magnificent.... I LOVE my Mitsubishi WD-73640!!!, October 4, 2011

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T. Richardson "Proud Navy Mom" (Arlington, TN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mitsubishi WD-73640 73-Inch 1080p Projection TV (Electronics)

I can't say enough good things about this TV, I just LOVE it!! I didn't buy mine through Amazon, however, I am a dedicated customer and they get 98% of my business so I do feel compelled to share what I know, especially since as of right now, there is only 1 review for this magnificent item. I bought my Mitsubishi WD-73640 with the Pinnacle stand, the Logitech Keyboard with Google Revue and a Panasonic Blu-Ray player (with checkerboard output & 2-D up conversion ;}). It took me a little less than 30 minutes to assemble the stand. It's a great stand, heavy and sturdy, but enough of that!! My Mitsubishi is the BEST TV I've purchased to date and I've purchased several over the years. It gives a crisp clean, clear picture that is second to none. This truly is comparable to having a movie theater inside my living room!!! The 3-D is even BETTER than at the movies!! The speakers are awesome, not sure if I'll even need too add surround sound yet. It was 3-D ready directly out of the box, I didn't have to add any emitter or adapter. All you need is 3-D glasses and when you use active shutter DLP Link glasses, you don't need to buy anything else. My TV, Logitech Revue Google TV & my Panasonic Blu-Ray player (BDT-110) were ALL hooked up in less than 10 minutes. The Logitech keyboard and the Google revue are just priceless, I couldn't imagine not having them now that I do. This TV gets my highest recommendations (so does my Logitech Revue Google TV and Panasonic Blu-Ray player which I bought on Amazon)!

UPDATE October 6, 2011:
I just wanted to add that the colors that I see on my TV everyday are absolutely beautiful and very vivid! The action scenes are all extremely smooth and clear with absolutely NO pixelation or blurring occurring ever! We watch movie after movie after movie lol. Not many words to describe the 3-D experience.... YEP, it's THAT good!! No more theater, we're making full use of our home cinema and loving it!!

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The definition of awesome, January 3, 2012

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Greg Hopkins (Chicago Il) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mitsubishi WD-73640 73-Inch 1080p Projection TV (Electronics)

So I was going back and forth on purchasing this TV. The price and size were in the yay column, the rumors of white dots, unreliability, and poor picture were all in the nay column.

So I went to my local electronics store to check one out for myself (good luck finding a store that carries them, they all try to push the super expensive slim models.)

Anyway, I went to the store, and while the store was clearly running an SD signal through the display, I was still impressed with the picture. I compared it directly to a 70' in Sharp Aquos display that I was also considering.

So, I pulled the trigger and purchased the Mitsubishi 73640.

Now, when it was delivered the box was damaged (I was thinking the worst - NOTE: Did not purchase on Amazon, so dont fault them for damaged box delivery,) but I got the item unboxed and inspected for damage and all was well.

I got the machine hooked up to a blu ray player, turned it on (it worked!,) and let me tell you, all I could say was WOW!

In my few days with the television, here is a list of what I have found:

Pros:

1. Display is beautiful, and gigantic. It is literally no different than being in a theater. In a natural setting, and after doing a little tweaking with avsforum's calibration disc, the picture looks photo realistic (not bright, gaudy, artificial, or pixelated as you see on many LCD tv's.)

2. Size. You cant hang this on a wall (I wouldnt anyway.) That being said, it really is not large, and it weights practically nothing compared to other models.

3. Sound is great. Very loud and clear. Decent bass. It wont replace a surround system, but it compares very nicely to my soundbar setup on another tv.

4. Price. One word. Unbeatable.

5. Viewing angles. I was expecting the worse here. However, for my purposes, the viewing angles are fine. You have to be sitting underneath the set, or way off to the side for display degradation to be present.

6. Gaming. I have been playing some battlefield 3 on the television, and there is NO INPUT LAG. This is always somewhat of an issue on LCD sets, but on this Mitsubishi it is not an issue AT ALL. My game has become markedly better since the upgrade.

7. Light and glare. I expected to have problems with daytime viewing in a lit room. I was wrong. The tv looks better at night in total darkness (what tv doesn't?,) but there really is no difference in the daytime between this and any other tv technology.

Cons:

1. I am prepared to replace the bulb for $100 or less every few years.

2. I find that it is a dust magnet for some reason. Every morning light dust accumulates in the same geometric area on the screen and around the bezel, in a very uniform pattern. Unusual, but not a big issue.

I really have put this television through the paces over the last few days, and coming from a 50" inch Panasonic Viera (Plasma,) I can say there is no competition between the two. The Mitsubishi wins hands down.

None of the things I was worried about from reading and researching have been an issue at all. Either Mitsubishi has come a long way in its current generation of TV sets, or other TV manufacturers are running a smear campaign against better technology.

This is the best TV I have purchased in my life, and I don't regret it at all. If I had purchased anything else, I would have been ripped off, that's how good this machine is.

If you are thinking about buying this, check one out, and do make the purchase, there is no comparably sized TV on the market that is going to compete with this at anywhere close to the price.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME!!!!, November 15, 2011

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Jthom8299 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mitsubishi WD-73640 73-Inch 1080p Projection TV (Electronics)

This TV is awesome. I was a little nervous at first but once I received the TV I was sooo happy I purchased it. It was EASY set up right out of the box and only took about 5 mins. The remote leaves a lot to be desired but I can solve that with a universal remote. I can not say enough how happy I am with this TV.