I wish Mitsubishi was still making DLP sets

[JimKiler]

And 90% of people don't hang their TV on the wall. The "thin" argument is so stupid....marketing plain and simple.

I think the rainbow thing was something more common in older sets. I've never seen it with ours (I think we bought it in 2010). I have seen the screen door effect a few times but that could be attributed to source material.

When we built our house 3 years ago the electrician was almost trying to talk us out of a electrical outlet high up on the wall. But we had him do it and our bedroom plasma uses it nicely.

Cut to last fall and say electrician for our basement is suggesting us to do a high up outlet where our TV will go. That is where the SXRD will go but i am planning to wall mount whatever goes there after the SXRD gets replaced.

 

[twinrider1]

Afraid to even post in this thread, for fear of jinxing my Mitsu 65". Remote very occasionally locks up, but love the picture.

 

[BarkingGhostar]

And 90% of people don't hang their TV on the wall. The "thin" argument is so stupid....marketing plain and simple.

I think the rainbow thing was something more common in older sets. I've never seen it with ours (I think we bought it in 2010). I have seen the screen door effect a few times but that could be attributed to source material.

I bet 99% of purchases are based on marketing and hype. In fact, I would go as far as to say most people buy on bling to keep up with the Johnsons and are sitting back so far from their viewing products to void most of any benefit they paid into.

So while the 'thin' thing might be a nice marketing joke that highlights how gullible buyers are, there is a lot more of the 'gull' in believing they are truly benefiting by their physical viewing habits. Now add in adulteration of source material and the end result is blissfully ignorant.

 

[Kaido]

Both valid reasons, and not surprising. Size is the only area they win out on when it comes to picture, and I am a big DLP fan though.


Just for front projection. Once you go FP, you never go back.

Yeah, it's amazing how small a FP can make your 60"+ RPTV look :biggrin:

That's one of the things I really like about my Mitsu DLP...has that great projector-like filmic quality to it. I have the 1080p Mitsubishi in the living room & a 720p Viewsonic PLED-W500 in the basement. I'm really super happy with the setup...the DLP for daytime watching & the basement projector for movie nights or special evening shows like The Walking Dead. And the best part is, the combination of a 65" RPTV & 100" FP was under $1300! Two huge, great-looking TV/movie setups for less than the cost of one quality, large LCD screen.

 

[Jumpem]

I do as well. My 4K LCD is going back, and I am bringing the DLP back up from the basement.

Hopefully, in the future a 4K set with an IPS panel will look better.

 

[Excelsior]

Yeah, it's amazing how small a FP can make your 60"+ RPTV look :biggrin:

That's one of the things I really like about my Mitsu DLP...has that great projector-like filmic quality to it. I have the 1080p Mitsubishi in the living room & a 720p Viewsonic PLED-W500 in the basement. I'm really super happy with the setup...the DLP for daytime watching & the basement projector for movie nights or special evening shows like The Walking Dead. And the best part is, the combination of a 65" RPTV & 100" FP was under $1300! Two huge, great-looking TV/movie setups for less than the cost of one quality, large LCD screen.

No doubt!

The key here for sure is that LCD is overrated. For now and the near future I'll see them more as appliances. While Im living in a developing nation in a small place at the moment, my 32" Samsung LED TV fits the bill. But you better believe when I'm back in the 1st world and looking for a place to buy or rent, a main focus will be which wall is best for the image.

 

[darkswordsman17]

I do as well. My 4K LCD is going back, and I am bringing the DLP back up from the basement.

Hopefully, in the future a 4K set with an IPS panel will look better.

Just hold off until OLED picks up. Prices are already tumbling and they're making improvements to the panels that should help longevity, and they're already killing LCD in color (other than some truly excellent LCD models, and even then I'd still take OLED for the black levels) and motion handling. Give it a year or two and they'll get even better and more affordable, plus there will be enough 4K content to justify it. Might even start getting TVs that allow devices to control the frame updates which will smooth things out further (for 24/48/etc fps movie content as well as if you game).

No doubt!

The key here for sure is that LCD is overrated. For now and the near future I'll see them more as appliances. While Im living in a developing nation in a small place at the moment, my 32" Samsung LED TV fits the bill. But you better believe when I'm back in the 1st world and looking for a place to buy or rent, a main focus will be which wall is best for the image.

I really hope that OLED can live up to its potential, we might see it start to be an alternative to front projection too (imagine having an OLED that you can roll up out of the way when you want, and it could be large enough to cover your wall; maybe have it on rails kinda like garage doors, so at night it could slide to the ceiling and offer a subtle star field ambient lighting).

 

[Naeeldar]

This reminds me of my recent home search. I was looking at floor plans, and I kept coming across one alarming trend: there's no where in the living room for a proper entertainment setup (it's rare to have basements around here). Very few designs had enough uninterrupted wall space, and when they did, the rest of the layout didn't always support a modest amount of seating (say one couch and one chair). If they supported that, you would be lucky if they had room for speakers!

I think out of about 15 or so houses, I found two that would work, and the worst part is... they're larger than I need. :\ In the other homes, it seems they want you to either use a ridiculously small TV or mount the TV above the fireplace and use a soundbar like a hipster.

If you mount the tv you don't have to use a sound bar. I have my 65 panny plasma above my fire place and I have wires running in the wall for the center speaker and side speakers.

Frankly it's perfect as the main couch faces the tv directly and reclines. Couldn't be happier with my setup.

 

[Aikouka]

If you mount the tv you don't have to use a sound bar. I have my 65 panny plasma above my fire place and I have wires running in the wall for the center speaker and side speakers.

Frankly it's perfect as the main couch faces the tv directly and reclines. Couldn't be happier with my setup.

Where do you put your center channel speaker? I really doubt that mine would fit on an average-sized mantle.

 

[BurnItDwn]

They still make DLPs, just not rear projection.

http://www.mitsubishi-presentations.com/home-entertainment-projector/

I have a HC3800 that I got several years ago from Costco. I love it.

 

[Mr.IncrediblyBored]

Mits got out of the projector business over a year ago. If you find one new for sale it must be leftover stock.

I'm still using my HC4000.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Mits got out of the projector business over a year ago. If you find one new for sale it must be leftover stock.

I'm still using my HC4000.

Awww I really like their projectors ... This is sad news to hear.