Mitsubishi WD-82837 82-Inch 1080p 120Hz Home Theater DLP HDTV

I'm an early adopter, so pretty much as soon as I saw this monster at the new price point (Mits' first 82" rear projection debuted at $21,000!!!) I knew I was going to have it. I'm about two weeks into ownership, upgraded to BluRay at the same time, and couldn't be happier.

I've read some reviews that complain about the "new improved" control protocol, and it is different from older models, but is still very instinctive and easy to figure out. Now that I have, it IS an improvement.

The mystery to me is how Mitsubishi can maintain such magnificent detail and color intensity on such a massive picture. I upgraded from an early model JVC 61" 720-line, and the picture is not only much richer and more detailed, it's nearly twice as large!

Love it, love it, love it! And by the way, Blu Ray ROCKS and this 82" is the perfect TV to show it off. We "debuted" with "Master and Commander" and even my non-tech-geek wife was blown away...Read more

It's huge.

I had purchased a 56" Panny plasma last year. It has an awesome picture and is a fabulous TV. However, with the sound system I have going down there (classic KEF Reference all the way around plus the legendary Alon isobaric sub, driven by the top Marantz HDMI receiver) I found the picture from the plasma was still a little SMALL for the sound!

This I hadn't anticipated.

56" was the hugest screen I'd ever bought. Well, I blew the plasma out the door when the new Mitsu rear-projection DLP units with 3-D came out, and I'm glad I did.

It was between this and a projector. My brother built a front projector system in his basement, and honestly it's disappointing. You have to have the room totally dark, and even then the picture isn't very bright.

This DLP set, by contrast, is far brighter, and you can watch it during the day or with the lights on. It is HUGE, which really complements the sound system. It's really...Read more

I've had the WD-82837 for over a month and the picture is very good. It displays dark scenes with great clarity. Blue ray discs will blow you away. The best TV I have ever seen. The sound is good enough for most viewing but you should have a sound system to really enjoy movies and many of the programs offered on TV. Can't beat the price for a large screen. We sit about 13' from the screen and could sit a little closer. I found the height you set the TV is critical. The picture degrades if your eye level is not near the vertical center of the screen. The horizontal viewing is reasonable, so viewing off center is good. The adjusting of the standard features, contrast, color, sharpness etc. went well but the two advanced screens ADV1 and ADV2 are a complete mystery to me. I would realy like to get some info on this. Like many features that are there to "help" you, Net Command is a pain. My cable box has one HDMI output and one component output. Often when I switch from using my...Read more