System was very easy to setup. Size was perfect for space
I had. Use for DVD and Sat broadcast. Will use HDTV
capability once receiver prices come down.

Wish switch for input was descrete IR code not just toggle.
Makes imposible to program remote to create macro setups for
VCR versus Sat and DVD by switch between S-Video and Ant A
inputs.

This is great product for those looking for a HDTV ready
projection unit and don't have the space or budget for
bigger beasts. I've combined mine with a Kenwood HTB-502,
Sony DVD, JVC VCR, and Dish Sat system. Total investment
without cables/wires (I got almost as much in cables/wires
as I have in the Kenwood) is less than $4,500. I'm no
audiophile but I like it! I will probably look hard at new
HDTV Sat receiver from Dish when it comes out in second
quarter 2K.

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Had 32 Mitshubishi previously.

The picture quality seemed poor. Standing a normal viewing position, you could see the scan lines.

I went into a dealer looking for the Toshiba TW40X81 and he showed me this set in a side by side comparision with the Toshiba. Both units where hooked up using to Toshiba SD5109 DVD players using the progressive scan component video connection and playing the same movie. Off the bat, the picture on the Toshiba seemed much brighter - too much brighter. Black on the Toshiba was no longer black but grey and shadows in the DVD movie came out way too light.
This is especially true at the end when the credits rolled. The dealer claimed that this is how Toshiba ships their TV's and that no matter what he's tried doing, he can't the brightness to come out quite right. I said, "yea, right".

On the Mits, it was perfect. Shadows in the movie didn't come accross as being too dark or too bright. But the picture quality was not as crisp as on the Toshiba. For all its brightness, the Toshiba had a much better, cleaner looking picture. The Mits seemed a little fuzzy with the scan lines clearly visible.

Although I liked it, I can't justify the $2,999.99 price as compared to the Toshiba for $2,199.99. But to be honest, it I had the extra cash, I would have taken the Mits.

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Toshiba TW40X81

Awesome picture. Incredibly bright, crisp, decent controls over picture quality.

It would be nice to have more than 3 modes: 4:3, expand, & zoom. however, these do the trick, and you get used to Expand after a few days.

I absolutely love it. This was a huge upgrade from my 1989 29" Sharp! Am blown away by picture clarity on a DVD. For broadcast, it really reveals the flaws in the signal - not the fault of the set. The viewing angle is surprisingly good, but being at eye level is very important. I also got the Mits matching stand, which raises the unit 18", and is perfect.

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Sony, Loevre (German, and the leader in digital TV - but not projection)

Tabletop design, 4 video/S-video inputs (one input shared with “DVD” component input), 2 component video inputs (one for HDTV). Both component video inputs support progressive scan. Audio/Video memory settings for each input.

Factory default settings

The image quality is better than any TV I have owned. The factory default settings were horrible; contrast too high and the red tube almost blooming. After allowing the TV to warm up, I was able to correct some of the settings via Video Essentials DVD. I think the TV could still look better but would require access to the service mode.

I’m still using a first generation Pioneer (DVL-700) DVD/Laser disc player. When set to wide-screen mode, the Pioneer sends the proper aspect ratio information, so that the TV will display it properly, without the need to stretch or zoom the image. The DVD/LD player doesn’t have component video outputs so I’m unable to see if any aspect ratio problems apply here.

As mentioned above, the display quality is very good. Images from DVD, Laserdisc, and DSS (DBS) satellite are outstanding. However, poor quality reception from an outside antenna is very noticeable. The higher resolution; progressive scanning, seems to amplify these poorly received TV signals causing them to appear much worse than my old Toshiba 35” direct view TV does. Thankfully DirecTV is now providing most of the local TV stations.

I hope to upgrade to a combination HDTV/DBS receiver when they become more readily available and the prices come down. Until then I plan to enjoy re-watching my collection of DVDs and Laserdiscs.

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Many years ago; Pioneer front projection (with a mirror that folds out from front of TV), NEC 52” rear projection, and Novabeam (Kloss Video Corp.) 72” front projector. Replaced a Toshiba 35”

Compact size- made it easy to install in a smaller environment

As noted below in other reviews. Mine is the newer WT-46807 year 2001 model. See below for review.

Please note that this set is the newer 2001 WT-46807.

I waited over 2 months for the newer model hoping that it would solve some of the problems mentioned in reviews here. It was installed in a nice but small room in a new townhouse that I just moved to. The set was delivered about 5 days ago.

After hooking it up to an S-video hose from my AV receiver, it seemed to have an overly saturated picture. Convergence was way off.

I went through convergence and basic adjustments using an Avia disk. The picture was improved for a short while. I settled back to watch the Olympics on my newest pride and joy. But, not for looong!!!

By the next day, the convergence was completely out of whack, and the picture had horizontal lines of varying colors (depending on background?)from bottom to top. I could not get set to accept several efforts to converge it. Very fuzzy wiggly picture.

I changed the basic inter-connections and added componet video connections for DVD.

The problems persist, and are present on cable, satellite and DVD. The picture is really horrible.

Sound Advice sent a tech out today who took a look at the picture. He removed the lower front panel, stuck his hand in the innards of the set, and said he felt it was a lot warmer inside then it should be. They are getting me a new replacement!

My other componets are:
Speakers = B&W 805s in front, B&w HTM2 center, B&W CWM-650 rears.
Receiver = Sony STR-DA777ES
DVD = Toshiba SD5109
Satellite Receiver = Mits Dolby Digital (waiting for their HDTV- Sat receiver!)

I will post a followup and another "review" when I get the replacement. At this point, I am not very happy with the set and will give it a low review for both value and overall. I hope I can come back with a five/five review and a happy face.

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Sony XBR53.

Easy Remote (wife and 5 year old son have already figured it out), Easiest Convergence around, price

Not as many formats as other, newer models. Usually converge (64 point) about once a week. Don't know if this is comparable to other models, but only takes 1-3 minutes.

I purchased my set after reading SGTHT article on 46" Mit and then the article on the 55" Mit in HT. Tough to decide in store since pictures are all so screwed up, so I went with what testers were saying.

I can't be happier with picture, especially with good (subjective) cable feeds and Toshiba 5109 DVD progessive outputs. (E-town stores have good price) Seems like SCIFI channels movies have more bandwidth or something because they look better than other cable programming. They have also begun showing more letterbox movies in last couple of months on SCIFI, AMC and TMC. Zoom format works well.

Compared to other RPTVs I've seen in homes, this unit is much better, but I've adjusted picture and do routine convergence. Keeps image sharp. I'm sure other models with 9" guns look great (better), but I don't see it when compared to 55" models I've seen in other homes.

Numbers are fading on remote already, but big deal.

Wife agreed to purchase when I discovering (tape measure in hand) that we can put this TV in an Ethan Allen American Impressions video cabinet. Had to remove lower catchs on doors and cover outline left with wood marker, but got it to fit. Added a 3/4" 3 foot long cleat to the back side for the back feet which hung 1/2 way off the back. Otherwise great fit.

I waited a while to give rating, and was disappointed and worried when I started seeing power supply and image problems. So far I've experienced none of these problems and I've been looking very hard for them.

Probably deserves a rating of 4 due to 7" guns but at this price, it's tough to beat. Picture quality is a subjective thing , but after playing outside and then coming in and having the whole family sit down and enjoy a Disney flick or something makes me happy. And that's worth 5 stars.

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1st RPTV owned, but have viewed friends RCA and Sony.

Widescreen, Onscreen display, inputs and outputs. The very fact of a 46" WSHD. Vivid coloration.Required no tweaking.

Case construction.Requires base of some sort.

Like many, I shopped long and hard for this expensive purchase.

Contenders were the Toshiba 40" WSHD and the Hitachi 43"
4:3 HD. Fortunately the Best Buy Sales Rep. blew it and
I ran out of checks at Circuit City. As it turned out Now
had a killer deal on the unit and was offering some holiday discount incentives. The rest, including rumaging through anywhere I could find the funds, is history.

I have a Denon Pro Audio 5:1 receiver, Pioneer DVD, Hitachi
VHS, and a Paradigm Titan based home theatre setup.

I allowed the set to burn in at night and some days while away at work. The best DVD to date has been Hollowman. Time Warner digital has come in just great as well as the line doubled standard TV broadcast. Saving Private Ryan was awesome.

It is not premature to invest this amount of money. It is a home theatre must. It is an extremely impressive product to watch and have in the home. It is art and is great as displaying art. The colors are not artificial and to me seem nearly exact. Simply put, this is the way to get the most information from analog or didgital sources today while awaiting the not very distant future.

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Hitachi 31"

Picture is unreal

Requires more fine tuning than I am used to

I waited to get my HD tuner set up to review (46807). I got the Time Warner HD add-on for my digital cable (an absolute steal at $4 a month) and after 2 visits from a technician, the HD TV started working last night. I must say, I wasn't expecting to be as impressed as I am. Watching HD HBO last night (The Whole Nine Yards for you Amanda Peet fans) was amazing. I have never seen anything like it. I cannot recommend this highly enough. I bought an openbox model in Jan 2001 and now that I have a decoder, I am convinced that I got a huge deal. The HD pic is as good as it gets.

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Mitsu 60" non HDTV

Great picture. Easy to use. Small enough for my living room.

Factory setup might not be the best. This is my 3 unit in less than 2 months!

OK. First off, I really like this set and I'm crossing my fingers that my problems are in the past. I'm currently using my 3rd set in less than 2 months!
First set lasted < 3 weeks and the power supply popped leaving me with no pix. Sound Trak replaced the unit with a new one. That one last < 2 weeks when the red gun developed a HV leak. The set would come up for about 3 secs with a red only raster then shut down. Again Sound Trak replaced it with a new set. I've been watching this one for a week. No problems yet!
Both Mitsu customer service and Sound Trak customer service have been great. The manager a Sound Trak personally apologize for the inconvience and made sure I was ok with trying the 3rd set instead of just refunding my money.
Mitsu has called and wants to follow up on the problem to my satisfaction whatever that may mean.
I was really dissapointed when the sets failed. I just didn't expect that from someone like Mitsu.
On the positive(if there is one) Sound Trak has been outstanding in their response. Frankly, I didn't expect that either. The store manager and the salesman get a huge KUDOS from me on trying to make sure I was happy.
I just really hope this is thee end of my problems.

Price, Size and Picture Quality

Number of Viewing Formats

I've read all the reviews. From what I've experienced so far, I agree with the positive reviews and disagree with most of the negative reviews. BOTTOM LINE - This is a great TV for the price!

For now, I have standard cable as my main source and, yes, the picture could be better, much better! But it's not the TV's fault. Drop in almost any new release DVD into decent DVD Player and you'll be blown away!

With the right source, this TV rocks.