Mitsubishi Diamond Series WD-65835 65-Inch 1080p DLP HDTV (Glossy Black)

I just purchased this TV to replace a 56" first generation, HD-ready rear projection TV from Toshiba. It took some convincing to get my better half to agree to replace a working TV - especially since it was already a 1080i set - but now that we have the new set she's as blown away by the picture as I am.

Right out of the box, the picture is stunning. After it's properly set up, it's darned near reference quality.
The set has ample controls that allow you to calibrate the set well beyond the standard controls available on most sets. (I use Digital Video Essentials on Blu-ray to make adjustments... Highly recommended.) The set has inky blacks; vibrant, natural colors; and a razor sharp picture. It makes me want to re-watch all of my Blu-ray disks. Be aware though that when it comes to SDTV, bigger is definitely not better. That's not a knock against this set as SD looks lousy on all big screens. If you're just getting into big screen TVs, make sure you have...Read more

I just got a WD65837 to replace an old 50" Samsung DLP who's color wheel started screaming to be put out of it's misery. I was originally going to get a WD60737 (after I had decided on another DLP set), until I learned it did not have the PerfectTint feature (which allows finite adjustment of each of the 6 colors the set uses). So for a minimal increase in price I went with the larger, more feature rich 837 line.

Something I find note worthy is the ultra thin bezel on the Mitsubishi DLP sets. I had looked at all technologies when I did my comparison shopping, and had I gone with anything else (Plasma, LCD, LED/LCD), I would have been limited to a 58" or 60" set given the horizontal space I had to work with. Thanks to the bezel size I was able to go up 5 more inches in size.

Having had a DLP prior to this I was familiar with what to expect from the picture quality. On average I find that DLP is on par with Plasma, and on some less expensive plasmas the DLP is...Read more

The display is nice overall - it has overscan of around 5-10% which for videophiles that are tech savvy and want to use 1080p content - blue ray, etc, pc, xbox, then consider the tradeoffs. For those that don't know what overscan is... Overscan is when the projector throws the image over the edges of the display to make a sharp edge (non-wavy) around the display. In 1080p mode, this means you are not seeing the entire image. 1080p is more like 1000p. This is fine for movies and tv and such, but if you play games, have a HTPC, xbox, etc. then a projection tv with automatic overscan that cannot be adjusted is NOT for you. Wii 480p is fine of course, and I set the HTPC to 1700ishx1000ish. This gives a 1/2 inch block around the edge and you see the entire image. Of course, xbox isn't so capable, and you may have problems playing favorite games - ie: stat bars chopped off / offscreen.. etc.? Colors are crisp, good controls overall to edit how you like it. TV has NO split feature,...Read more