Customer Reviews

Mitsubishi WD-73833 73" Diamond Series 1080p rear-projection DLP HDTV

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This TV is just fantastic. Ordered it Monday from Electronics Expo and it showed up the following Saturday (Tuesday was a holiday). Only note (definitely not a complaint) is that if you take the free shipping option from Electronics Expo, you will need to move the TV into your house yourself, they just get it off the tailgate for you -- it's not like the white glove shipping that Amazon provides). This isn't too big of an issue as the TV is actually pretty light and my son/I easily handled moving it around.

Back to the TV... I've watched 1080i HD input from my Dish VIP-722 DVR (the Redskins/Seahawks game last night) which was like wow... and that's after having a 720p HD for the past year (so 1080i is a dramatic improvement over 720p). I also watched the Matrix HD-DVD (via my XBox 360) which was even sharper (1080p) and the output was fantastic. Nice dark blacks, wonderful color coverage. Good picture in dark, lighted, and daytime light. Even turns back on very quickly after being accidentally turned off (many DLPs have to wait a bit on the lamp following being turned off).

On top of all that, the thing just looks so sleek -- especially ontop of the Mitsubishi MB-73PB Matching Base for WD-73734/WD-73733.

I can't speak to the built-in tuner, nor the built-in speakers as I use an HDMI switching surround sound AV receiver (which, really, is the only way to enjoy HD, if you ask me).

In summary, great looking tv with superb picture. Definitely recommended.

Update: 12/18/2009 - two years later -- I'm still very happy with the unit. Picture is still bright and beautiful. Still going on the original bulb and our TV gets *lots* of use.

I have had this TV since nov 2007. Great TV. Replace another HDTV 65" Mits that was older model crt projection. It also was a very good TV, but this one is awesome. PS3 and XBOX 360 are awesome, except the 73833 cannot do 1080P thru component. Good color range, good to average SD as expected. The best DLP Ive seen for SD, but not on the level of a good BRavia LCD flat panel. Have hooked up to HDMI directv. Very versatile TV with inputs, but no VGA. Hooked up the firewire to record OTA HDTV thru their scheduler and have the Directv DVR HD. The USB in front works ok to marginal for photos, kind of slow. Better to network your satellite reciever for this. Kind of slow changing inputs. I should get a better home theatre receiver. Having a 73 inch screen with near Bravia type picture is priceless.

This is my third Mitsubishi and the picture blow me away. I purchased their first HD compatible projection model but never saw HD because you needed a $1,500 upgrade to actually get HD and I could not get OTA HD signal which was the only way to get it back then. Then I got a 62825 Diamond Line with built in DVR. DVR didn't work well and I hated the TV Guide interface. Mitsubishi replaced my 62825 with the 73833 as an extended warranty replacement and I am unexpectedly blown away by the picture quality! HD signal via Direct TV is amazing as is blu-ray picture via Sony PS3! I think Mitsu is using a brighter bulb because this is the first rear projection set that has a great picture in a bright room! Mitsu reduced the size of the frame around the screen considerably.

I bought this television from another site and after receiving the TV, it has done nothing but EXCEED my expectations. This is one of the largest TVs out there, if not "the" largest and it's picture is simply amazing. I have owned this tv for almost a year now and I haven't experienced a single issue with it. Watching Blu-Ray on this tv is truly a treat and both my PS3 and Xbox 360 look amazing. Even my Nintendo Wii looks great on this tv. The add ons of this tv are very user friendly and switching from inputs could not be easier with the input selection screen used with this tv.

really like this tv. very easy to set up. aweesome picture. very versatile when hooking up aux. devices and switching to them. best buy i have made in a long time.

We have had this superb TV for over a month now and it exceeds all our expectations. If you have the room and the money, this is a winner. We watched daily for the best price (it changes nearly every day) and got it for $2,750. We would have paid more so we are very happy. HD on this machine is awesome.

Great TV. Was a bit worried when i placed this order, but i must say it was worth every dollar. Love the clear picture quality and good sound.
Was also very happy with whole shipping procedure. It arrived on schedule, was brought inside and set up where i wanted it and packaging was removed. Once they made sure it worked, all i had to do was sign the paper, sit back and enjoy!

The WD-73833 73inch? Now the green timer light blinks like crazy wont come back on. I push the resest button like the manual said no luck. I have pull the plug 3 times like support told me to do but tv will not reset. Can anyone help? Thanks GB

Beware that the TV will work beautifully initially but will degrade rather quickly over time. Customer support is also not very knowledgeable.

I have an older version of this TV WD-73727 for over 2 years now and I have to hit the reset button more and more now in order to get the HD tuner to operate. Sometimes the TV would lock up unless the reset button is pressed. Sometimes the TV would not get certain channels unless the reset button is pressed. Sometimes the TV would not get any HD channels at all unless the reset button is pressed. Right now I need to do this about twice a week.

After a while this gets pretty annoying waiting for the TV to reboot. I called customer support to ask for a firmware upgrade as I suspect that it might be a firmware bug since after the reset button is pressed everything works fine. Ended up with an argument with customer support person who claims to know the TV and says that I cannot receive HD signals over the antenna which is clearly false. I never got any firmware from them.

Buy this TV at your own risk. Beautiful when it works. Annoying otherwise.