Mitsubishi WT-46805 Rear Projection
Mitsubishi WT-46805 Rear Projection
[Jul 11, 2001]
arturo fuente
Casual Listener
Strength:
video is awesome. Channel 4 broadcasts in HDTV over the air. Looks great. Remote is easy to operate
Weakness:
complicated on screen menus for adjustments but to techies this will be a plus. Had it delivered and set up a month ago and been loving it ever since. Cannot seem to get a recordable signal from input one. Called Magnolia and they said they would get back to me after they consult with Mits rep. |
[Dec 23, 1999]
JPD
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Picture quality, features, absolute perfect size
Weakness:
IRIS feature After checking out many RPTVs and being somewhat disappointed, Mitsubishi came out with this model Similar Products Used: None really |
[Nov 16, 1999]
Mike S
Casual Listener
Strength:
Incredible picture. Perfect size tv for small to medium sized room. Picture. Too many to list.
Weakness:
The IRIS seems to do a poor job of adjusting the screen in low light conditions. It usually makes it too dark. But, turning it off solves that. Need to borrow my friends VE DVD to tweak it. Got an excellent deal on a floor model that had only been on the floor for a couple of weeks in a high-end store. Delivered the same day! Serious bonus! I've only had the tv for about 1 week, but let me tell you, it is an excellent tv. First, I threw in the Matrix. Very good. Then, yesterday, I got Saving Private Ryan on DVD in the mail. The new Mits made the event 10X better than what it would have been like on my old tv. The tv is bigger than what I expected. W 42", H 37", D 28". Definitely need a stand to put it on as it isn't very tall though. I'm getting a Salamander Designs Synergy Twin 20. Same width and jacks it up 20". Plenty of space on top of the Mits for a large center channel. Depth is about 15". Didn't get the HDTV receiver from Mitsubishi. I think it was an extra $1,000. Not worth it too me yet. Maybe in a few years. But, I did see it displayed in the store. Seriously dope! Similar Products Used: N/A. Had a 27" Magnabox that was about 8 years old. See ya! |
[Sep 29, 2001]
Mingte Cheng
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Good picture, easy to setup, a lot of input, scan line auto upgrade.
Weakness:
Need to pay extra 300.00 for stand. System information Similar Products Used: Non |
[Sep 26, 2001]
Wayne Farnes
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Awesome Picture, Perfect Size, Wide Screen, HDTV, Super Color
Weakness:
A little too strong Red gun, but if you watch Formula 1 racing, the Ferrari's really look Great!, No Vertical sizing. I bought my WT-465805 over a year ago on 8/14/2000. The HDTV field was a lot thinner then. Similar Products Used: None |
[Sep 17, 2001]
Chris Bourgeois
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
This review is for the 46809 set. Remote easy to use, even for the wife. Convergence is easy although I'm having a hard time seeing the blue or red lines.(my eyes must be going out) Picture quality on DVD is good(non progessive scan)makes a small room come alive if you have a good audio system. All of my connections are only S-Video connected, can't wait to upgrade cables. Awaiting the arrival of Dishnetworks model 6000 HD reciever.
Weakness:
I'm having a hard time making some channels come in without a bleeding of colors. I purchased Video Essentials, hopefully that will help. If not I will call out someone who is ISF certified. Although I have only had the set for about 2 weeks I think it is a above average set which is a good fit for those who have small rooms or individuals who don't want to fork over 3k + for a 36" tube tv. Hopefully with the upgrades of monster cables, component cables and a progressive scan dvd the set will loose some of the bleeding of colors(mostly flesh and red) on some channels. Similar Products Used: First big screen purchase. |
[Aug 13, 2001]
Patrick Wilson
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Many inputs, decent manual, excellent remote, excellent picture when fed a good signal.
Weakness:
Channel changing could be faster. First off, I have to say that this review is for the new 2001 model. Same tv, just new front plastic mold for a more slick look and possibly some hardware changes, but still a 46in widescreen. My first impression of the picture quality was actually quite dissapointing. The installer had gone through the color convergence setup and everything but when I played a dvd, the picture was fuzzy and and not very crisp. I adjusted the picture controls and was able to make the picture look less grainy and fussy, but now it was smooth and lacking detail. I tried everything but I was still left with the insulting fact that cable looked better than the dvd player's signal. I then remembered a little option in our sony dvd player that has a setting for tv screen size. The dvd player had been hooked up to a 4:3 direct view set before we got the dvd player. I set the dvd player to fit the widescreen display and low and behold, the picture got much more detail, loss most of the grainyness, and was respectably crisp. The picture color, contrast, geometry, and when fed a proper signal and calibrated properly, the detail is much better than any RPTV of the same size I have ever seen. The tv's internal line doubler is not great so get a progressive scan dvd player (although my non-progressive player looks great, but it could look better). I saw an hdtv signal being fed to this tv at the store (we don't have an hdtv receiver at home, darn) and the picture was very very crisp and full of detail. The internal speakers on this tv, like almost every tv, are absolute garbage, but then again we've already invested about $2k on audio equipment so the internal speakers are off. The remote and on screen display are very handy and setup is quite nice. The remote is comfortable to handle and is backlighted. Highly recommended. Similar Products Used: Major brand RPTV's |
[Jun 27, 2001]
Jeff
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
16:9 screen, looks great,unreal picture, HDTV ready, got the stand for free that it comes with
Weakness:
stand is highly recomended-cost 299 from mits if you have to buy it ha! I have the WT-46807 model. This TV is incredible! DVD pictues look great when using the component video connection. Playstation 2 games look great on it too. I just purchased the Klipsch Reference system with a Paradigm PDR 12 sub. My whole system rocks! Similar Products Used: RCA 46" 8 years old- no comparison |
[Feb 13, 2001]
Anthony Konrad
Audiophile
Strength:
Picture is excellent! DVDs look great. Tons of imputs. Etc,etc,etc. It gets better everyday
Weakness:
TV is a little too wide, sticks out too much from the wall, but other than that...Nothing This hdtv ready TV just gets better every day! Mitsubishi had done an excellent job fixing up some of the problems on the earlier models (By the way this is the 2001 WT46807 im reviewing) There are plenty of imputs, the picture on this set is unbelieveable right out of the box. I have yet to get it calibrated and I can't really imagine how much better the I can get this thing. I've shopped for about six or seven months now and I am really picky about audio and video equiptment so I really took the time and money and decided on this set. I have not ventured into HDTV yet so Im just talkin DVDs and DSS. HDTV must really rock on this TV 5 Stars all the way!! Similar Products Used: Toshiba, panasonic. |
[Feb 05, 2001]
Chris Voss
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Fantastic picture (with digital sources). Good size. Lots of inputs.
Weakness:
Fullscreen picture of 4:3 NTSC source is marginal. I've had this TV for about 3 months and everyday I like it a little more. I finally got my Mits SR-HD5 sat revceiver last week (after months on backorder). Real HDTV is unbelievable on this set. I thought the DVD via progressive scan was good (which it is). But the true HD programs are just spectacular. Once you start watching HDTV, it makes it hard to watch regular NTSC programs. I end up watching the HD demo loops on the local PBS channel rather than programs. Similar Products Used: First HD TV. |