Mitsubishi WD-92840 92-Inch 1080p 3D Projection TV

by Mitsubishi

Product Features

• 3DTV, ISFccc
• Stream TV Internet Media
• 16 Speaker Immersive Sound Technology
• Clear Contrast Screen
• Bluetooth A2DP audio streaming

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Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Mitsubishi WD-92840 92-Inch 1080p Projection TV 73-inch Diamond 3D DLP Home Cinema TVIt means the big screen should be great fun, and the Mitsubishi WD92840 92-inch DLP does not disappoint. A panel contrast and color reproduction to produce incredible pictures with stunning color and clarity. DLP technology creates an image more of your favorite movies and 3D games, while a 16-channel integrated audio bar offers unprecedented audio TV. streaming options by this monster around, with Vudu entertainment applications.

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151 of 152 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great TV! December 21, 2011

By CaptainTaco

Amazon Verified Purchase

Well what is there to say... I am glad there are so many reviews out there that make such a big deal about certain "flaws" this TV purportedly has; not because this swayed me from buying the TV, but instead because it made them seem so insignificant once the TV arrived...

Let us start with the obvious, this TV is absolutely massive. People displayed on the TV are literally life sized and in some cases larger. That being said, I have this TV in a fairly large room, however, it is a rather odd shaped room and the seating positions have to be altered accordingly, so for all intents and purposes I will call this room 12x13 (These are the dimensions of the room if you were to outline around where the couch has to be, all the way around to where the TV has to be). This places viewer's heads about 9 feet from the screen when seated. What I can tell you is this is absolutely fine when viewing HD content, be it off a cable box, computer, or Blu-ray, there are many that have commented "you need to sit at least X feet away from the TV", some claiming 12 feet or 14 feet; while I cannot speak for these people, I can assure you at 9 feet HD content looks great.

THX has a formula to calculate the best viewing distance for a given TV (assuming you are viewing HD content) the formula is screen size divided by 0.84. So for this TV, 92/0.84 = 109.52 inches, or about 9.13 feet. That being said, standard definition content is not so appealing at this distance... Technically you would have to be about 20 feet away for standard definition content to look good... but who watches standard definition on a 92 inch TV?

The next big gripe about this TV was the reflectivity of the screen, the reviews I had read had me quite worried about this. For this I have good news and bad news, the good news is it is not nearly as reflective as some made it sound, the bad news is that it is still fairly reflective... The easiest way to put it is this, if you are coming from a matte display such as an older Mitsubishi DLP or certain LCD/LED's this display is going to seem extremely reflective (which is why I assume so many people complained, they likely were used to these completely anti-glare displays). However, I came from an older plasma TV (a Pioneer Elite) and the display on this Mitsubishi is no more reflective than the display on my old Plasma. To give you a good comparison that you can view in case you can't find this TV in a store, the display is about 30% LESS reflective than a standard glossy laptop screen (which is what I was expecting based on reviews). In other words, standard room darkening blinds will be more than enough to prevent significant glare while the TV is on. I have also viewed the TV with the lights on in the room without any interference as well. While the light will reflective off the TV a bit, it is something you will get used to to the point where you will no longer notice it (I was already used to it from my old plasma) and it certainly won't block you from viewing the content on the screen.

The colors on this TV are great, though they may need some adjusting when you get the TV. I personally have a low cost monitor calibrator that I used on the TV, it basically tells you what to adjust and you just make the changes in the menu. The only problem with the one I had is it was based on a 3 color display (RGB), this TV has 6 colors, so if you can find one that can handle the 6 colors it may make things easier. For most people the stock settings are probably fine and no calibration is needed, some people are just a bit pickier.

Brightness and Contrast... While the television may not be as bright as some of the newer LED/LCD TV's on the market you have to keep a couple things in mind... The first, it is 92 inches, if you had a 92 inch LCD TV, I can bet it would be significantly dimmer than its 55 inch brethren from a simple standpoint of power... It takes a lot of power to light up a screen that big, companies have to meet EnergyStar standards and that is not always easy... The second, the point of a DLP tv is to replicate a movie theater experience, when is the last time you went to the movies and got blinded by the overly bright screen? Regardless, the brightness is more than adequate, though if you are looking for brightness it does benefit from turning off the "energy saving" option in the menu; just keep in mind if you do this the bulb will burn out quicker and you will be using more wattage to power the TV (I am not entirely sure of the numbers). The Contrast on the TV is very good, though I have seen several Matrix Backlit LED televisions that have deeper blacks, but that is part of the Matrix Backlit LED technology, being able to dynamically turn off/darken individual sections of the tv to gain deeper blacks. The WD-92840 certainly has better blacks than most LCD/LED TV's on the market and is fairly on par with most high quality Plasmas.

The last thing I will mention is the viewing angles. Common to all DLP TV's this one is no exception, if you stand up while watching the TV you are going to notice a significant change in brightness, the same applies to walking to the sides. The change is more noticeable when standing up and sitting down than when moving from side to side, though it is apparent regardless. Similarly when sitting in front of the TV you may notice the middle of the screen is brighter than the sides, this is common to all Projection based displays, if you can't stand that, a DLP TV is not for you. That being said, it is not the worst thing in the world, if you are standing your eyes adjust to the brightness, the only time you notice is in the act of actually standing up from a sitting position, or the reverse.

One other comment, if you are going to get a stand you really want to look for one within the 12-14 inch height range. For me, while sitting on the couch, a stand that is 12 inches high raises the TV exactly enough to have the middle of the screen at eye level.

80 of 80 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Excetional color! Amazing TV in the right room. December 31, 2011

By G. Gray

I am not new to Big DLPs. I have owend or currently own the following DLPs: a 56" Sammy, a 65" HP, a 72" Sammy, an 82" Mitsubishi and now the new 92" WD92840. All are still in service either at my house or a close relative's home. Each time I bought a newer larger set, the the newer TV was a step forward in a number of ways. Th WD-92840 is a giant leap forward in almost every way not just its jumbo dimensions. I am not a DLP or any other TV technology fan boy. I also own Plasma and LED/LCD displays. I am a fan of value and DLP means bang for the buck. The WD-92840 at $3999 was the ultimate in big bang for the buck.

Leaving aside the sheer size and heft of this TV It is the new clear screen that separated this TV from previous rear projection DLPs. There are tradeoffs to having the clear screen and this set will not be right for every room. First the very good:

Excellent sharpness
Very good blacks
Bright Display -This set has amazing brightness considerting it is using the same wattage lamp Mits was using on 60" DLPs only last year. It is in fact much brighter than my 82" set which also has a 180 watt lamp. That the 92" is so much brighter then my 2009 82" is very surpising considering the lamp is illuminating 30 percent more screen.

Color can be adjusted to near perfect, older Mits sets were not noted for accurate color. The color accuracy of this set is very. very good, and can be calibrated to near perfect. I have not used the internal color controls as yet. I am using an external video processor (DVDO DUO) and Chromapure software to do an auto-calibration. The Video Processor and the ChromaPure software together give the capability to atuo-calibrate.This kind of capability is similar to Audyssey on an AVR receiver. It is only recently avialable and is something a kin to magic for someone who has only done it manually. The results are amazing and achieve professional ISF/THX calibrator levels results. I am getting near reference calibrations without any hand tweaking on the set itself. The end results are simply stunning.

The lamp is in the burn in stage and has some 120 hours on it during this period most people would not bother to calibrate a set this new as the lamp changes brightness and color significantly in the first couple hundred hours. This is true of just about all lamp based projection systems. Because I have the capability to auto-calibrate I don't mind redoing it several times until the lamp becomes stable. After the lamp burn in is fully complete I will recalibrate every few hundred hours to keep the calibration perfect.

The set is producing 45 ft lamberts claibrated an astonishing number for a set this size and cost. Standard for a front projector is 16 ft lamberts. When the calibration is done, the grayscale, gamma, and color are near perfect. My latest gamma, and color charts showed almost no error and what error is there was way below the threshold of visual detection. Although I have not used the internal controls to do a calibration yet, I am confident similar results can be obtained using them alone. My 2009 82" Mits was much more of a challenge to get color right and required a lot of hand tweaking even with the Video Processor and the internal controls. Even with all the hand tweaking the earlier set was underaturated somewhat and no amount of fiddling could get it perfect. The 92840 has very nicely saturated primaries.

So big, bright, accurate color, those are the main ingredients for a superior dispaly. This set has all those. I use a high end surround sound system so I did not evaluate the internal sound bar system. My room is 19' x 23'. I don't belive the internal sound system can fill that room well enough to meet my expectaions. Although ,in a smaller room using a good subwoofer for which there is jack, the internal sound would likely suffice.

The down side for this TV is the flip side of what makes it great, that is the clear screen. The clear screen is highly reflective like on many laptops today, so you don't want light shining directly into the screen. Even though the screen can get very bright, it still is at its best in a light controlled room for critical viewing. For ordinary viewing I recommend a dimmed room to keep the reflections at bay.

Ideally, Mitsubishi should have used a high quality anti-glare treatment on the screen. From an image quality perspective keep in mind this screen is big and watching poorly mastered standard definition content will look bad.Because of its size and clairty his set hides no defects in the source. Generally today people watch mostly HD material. Don't buy this set to watch lousy camera phone SD video. High quality SD DVDs will look fine, HD broadcasts and Blu-Ray are what this set is all about. Football is mind blowing and fast motion is no problem, the hockey puck is easily followed and never disappears like on so many LCDs.

I have no interest in the minimal suite of apps Mitsubish provides and have yet to plug in an ethernet cable. I will though as Mitsubish does automatic firmware ugprades.

I bought my WD-92840 from Circuit City, so no sales tax, shipping was free and the set arrived with little drama. Two men came and they dollied the set into my living room and set it down in front of my TV stand. This is one heavy beast, unpacking is straightformard and a couple of neighbors lifted the set up on the stand for me. If you don't have the exta help get "white glove" delivery.

Be reasonable this is not a display for a room full of windows. For that you need a superbright matte screen LED/LCD. Set this guy up in a room with subdued room lighting with your lighting placed off axis. Ideally use a stand under 14". I have a 15" stand and while 15" is okay, it does not put your eyes when seated at the center of the screen which is the sweet spot where color is most accurate ad brightness is highest.

If Mitsubishi had used a high grade, camera quality, anti-reflective coating on the screen.. this review would be a 5 star rating. This is by far the best, DLP I have ever purchased. If you don't need the extra size the WD-82840 would be an even better choice as it would be even brighter. In my case with a 14 ft viewing distance the 92" is still short of ISF and THX suggested screen size for the viewing distance.

This beast is a solution for people who want a true cinematic presentaion but for whom front projection is not an option. 100" plasmas are available to also fill this need but they are tens of thousands of dollars and require substantial amounts of extra power and cooling in the room. This is a 4 thousand dollar TV on the street and for the money is simply brilliant. It is unique and fills a need that average people can afford to own and operate.

70 of 75 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars IT IS BIG! October 20, 2011

By David F.

Amazon Verified Purchase

I had the 73 inch wd73835 for one and a half years and was very satisfied with the picture quality and the 3D was very good as well. I upgraded to the wd92840 and am happy with the quality of most HiDef programming but the standard definition programs are not nearly as nice. It seems that the screen size magnifies any video noise and picture imperfections. The 3D quality is not as good as the 73 inch either and the screen is so much more reflective then the 73 inch as well. I love the TV size and I just close the blinds if needed. I am happy with the purchase and would do it again but I would recommend people go see the TV at a local store before buying so you understand the TVs limitations.