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Just pulled the trigger on a 65"

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I know your limit is $500 but this really is worth the extra $100.
 
Similarly, OP could go with used speakers. Amazing how little resale value speakers have after 20 years. And, its not like new ones will sound amazingly (or even noticeably) better...even if you go to higher end brands.

The "newest" speaker in my system was made in '95 I think.
 
IceBergSLiM said:
how do you adjust the inputs if its wall mounted? Take it down every time?
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I have no idea. It was mostly meant as a joke. I've never actually heard of someone wall mounting a rptv, but it's an interesting idea nonetheless.

Do you want to do the whole surround setup right away, or are you willing to buy it in pieces? You'll get much better quality stuff if you were to spend the $500 on a receiver and two speakers and then add a sub, center, and surrounds down the road.
 
kalrith said:
I have no idea. It was mostly meant as a joke. I've never actually heard of someone wall mounting a rptv, but it's an interesting idea nonetheless.

Do you want to do the whole surround setup right away, or are you willing to buy it in pieces? You'll get much better quality stuff if you were to spend the $500 on a receiver and two speakers and then add a sub, center, and surrounds down the road.
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Thing is i'm not very pick here. I've never had any HDTV (using a 32" CRT that flickers between black n white and color especially when the volume is above 25% of max) Never had surround sound so even the cheapest no name set up would be 100% improvement in my mind. I don't know that I could justify spending that much since i'm not some kind of sound guru. I probably won't even know how to take advantage of such a system. I have a the Klipsch 2.1 set up for my computer that I bought like 4 years ago. Its probably the best speaker set I've ever owned to give you perspective on where I'm coming from.
 
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Similarly, OP could go with used speakers. Amazing how little resale value speakers have after 20 years. And, its not like new ones will sound amazingly (or even noticeably) better...even if you go to higher end brands.

The "newest" speaker in my system was made in '95 I think.
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The used thing, I get nervous with speakers. Were they abused? How do I know what condition they are in without running them through a battery of tests.....I dunno...too much risk for what I'm going for right now.
 
This thread has some good info related to a budget surround system. What will your sources be? What is your room size? Are there any limitations to the size or number of speakers?
 
Semi-necro, I wanted to know if OP had received the TV yet and what kind of shipping experience he had with Dell.

I just ordered a TV late last week from them and it's not due until early July, which I have no problem with, I'm just interested in hearing about what to expect from the delivery. I've read Dell's TVs typically ship via CEVA which I've seen mixed experiences with.

OP or anyone else care to chime in? Also if anyone could kind of give me a SOP for having a TV delivered, I'd appreciate it as well. Rather not ah heck this up 😀
 
darkewaffle said:
Semi-necro, I wanted to know if OP had received the TV yet and what kind of shipping experience he had with Dell.

I just ordered a TV late last week from them and it's not due until early July, which I have no problem with, I'm just interested in hearing about what to expect from the delivery. I've read Dell's TVs typically ship via CEVA which I've seen mixed experiences with.

OP or anyone else care to chime in? Also if anyone could kind of give me a SOP for having a TV delivered, I'd appreciate it as well. Rather not ah heck this up 😀
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My 65" Mitsubishi arrives tomorrow morning. I ordered it last Friday afternoon with free shipping. It's being delivered by Pilot Air and Freight. They robo-called early in the week to tell me to expect a phone call to arrange delivery, and someone called to arrange the time (2 hour window) for tomorrow.

As to your second question, it depends on the level of service. I'm 99% sure that tomorrow they will be delivering it just inside the door. But that's free shipping...
 
I've heard of some people slipping the delivery drivers $20-30 each to bring it in, set it on the TV stand, and let you plug in a source and turn it on. Of course, YMMV.
 
CMC79 said:
My 65" Mitsubishi arrives tomorrow morning. I ordered it last Friday afternoon with free shipping. It's being delivered by Pilot Air and Freight. They robo-called early in the week to tell me to expect a phone call to arrange delivery, and someone called to arrange the time (2 hour window) for tomorrow.

As to your second question, it depends on the level of service. I'm 99% sure that tomorrow they will be delivering it just inside the door. But that's free shipping...
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I haven't gotten my tv yet but this is at my request. Same events happened as you they robo called like 4 days after order. Then a follow up call they wanted to deliver a week from when I ordered but I don't have any where to put it yet so I told them to hang onto it for a couple weeks and call me back on the 28th which is this monday.

God I am itching to get this thing fired up!
 
I'll say it's one of the best electronics purchases I've made--you'll enjoy it I'm sure.

The delivery guys did help me unbox it to do a quick inspection. The screen looked good and I sent them on their way. Later I found a small panel on the bottom had popped out, but it was easily pushed back into place. I will say this--the build quality of this model isn't nearly as sturdy as the 2004 50" RCA DLP I replaced--indeed, it's lighter despite being vastly larger. The menu system is okay, but the remote is an embarrassment. It's the worst remote control I have ever seen. Thankfully I have a Harmony, but I'll have to keep the stinker of a remote to assist if I ever want to do anything in the service menu.

But oh the picture--more like having a window than a TV. Bright, good color, even quality, and sharp. No geometry issues that I can notice, and I'm relatively picky. I've used a variety of sources and all have looked good to stunning, apart from a minor issue with an old HDMI cable that couldn't handle the bandwidth. A new cable solved that issue easily. I would have been pleased with this purchase even if I'd spent much more.

If you haven't done so, check out the 2009 Mitsubishi DLP Owner's Thread on avsforum.com. The FAQ has a lot of info worth knowing when setting up the TV.
 
UDPATE1: Have had this set up for about 5 days now. The cable box doesn't work have comcast coming out sunday so I haven't got much experience with the HDTV or movies yet.

However playing xbox the picture is SOOOOOOO big, bright and vivid. I can't believe I have been missing this the whole time. Its like playing the game for the first time again getting used to the joy stick moving around the giant screen is like being a rookie again.

I may need to think about a different location for the TV to allow more distance between seating and the screen....we'll see though.
 
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