Cannot run catptions without getting "burn in" and Mitsubishi & warranty companies won't pay to fix this!

We thought this tv was great...until about 6 months into it when little boxes showed up on the bottom of the screen. Repairmen accused us of "burn in", but we were very careful with the tv as it was expensive. Come to find out the image was "burned in" by captions! Sounds like discrimination to me because Mitsubishi, Ultimate Electronics & the warranty service ALL refused to fix it!!!! (Ultimate Electronics was also very rude!) I DO NOT RECOMMEND BUYING FROM ULTIMATE OR BUYING THIS TV!

Beautiful picture when caliborated correctly and paired with an awesome DVD player w/awesome component cables. HDTV upgradable. 64 point convergence.

Looks crappy if you feed in some dirty cable signal.

Best HDTV in its price range, hands down. When I first got this television, I wasn't pleased with the picture. Over the past 17 months, the picture just gets better every time I watch it. This televison doesn't give the best initial impression but give it time. Mine looked better when I got into the service menu and cut my SVM to 1 and adjusted the geometry, but be careful. I've had it for almost 2 years now, and there isnt' any 46inch CRT television I'd want to upgrade to.

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Sony, RCA

- Great Picture - Upgradeable to HDTV and firewire - Plenty (?) of inputs

- Watching 4:3! You really must watch it stretched/zoomed/or distorted in some other way. I gave up and watch everything in the standard (stretched left and right) way now. - The upgrade, Promise Module, is $1000 and Mits says that is a limited time offer and availability is limited - Not being able to pick an input directly. Do yourself a favor and get a really good remote capable of macros

Mits discontinued this TV, but a lot of my comments go for many of the other Mits TVs. I bought this TV (new) because I wanted a bigger TV, I needed a table top style TV (couldn't afford a 60" plasma yet), I wanted a widescreen and I bought into the idea of future upgradeablitiy. I paid $1800+$300 for the 5 year warranty. I love this TV, the picture is sharp even with regular cable/ant. DVDs are pure fun now, the PS2 is unbelievable and regular TV is tolerable. The reason I say TV is tolerable is because Mits says don't watch 4:3 formatted programs in the native format because of the bars on the side can cause burn in and void the warranty. Frankly after 8 months, it doesn't bother me to much, but I'd REALLY prefer to have the option to watch 4:3 in a 4:3 aspect ratio. The promise module is now here, but I'm dreading the $1000 price tag to upgrade my TV. The promise module provided a HDTV over the air and cable tuner, and firewire connectivity. I think it's to early to know whether firewire will succeed and HDTV just isn't here yet. However, I'll probably be buying the upgrade and hope everything works out in the future. Not being able to pick an input directly was really annouying until I got the Sony RM-AV3000 remote. I use a trick to pick the correct input every time: Send a SQV (favorites) command to the TV, then send Input Next however many times are necessary (for my DVD it's 4).

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Sony 36" and other smaller TVs

480P, Price, good line doubler

None really, weaknesses are in source material.

TV has more strengths than weaknesses, however I do get tired of watching a "stretched" or "zoomed" 4:3 picture, nothing is right.I am tired of not being able to set each input independantly. I am tired of having to scroll thru all the inputs to get to the one you want. I am tired of the black bars on a DVD (2:35-1), yes I know you can "zoom"it out but. . . That said all this TV needs is the right format that I have been waiting for the last 20 years. Looks like it will be awhile longer, so much so that I sold this wonderful TV and bought a 50 inch Mits. Silver series 4:3 and never looked back, you see I don't expect so much out of this one so no more tweaking, 90% of the time a more than good 4:3 picture. Yes I miss the widescreen for 480P DVDs, maybe in a couple years I will take another look. I think this TV is too far ahead of its time for now.

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RCA 36MM100 HDready (an adventure of it's own) SONY 36 XBR 400 (great TV) Hitachi 50" 4:3 HDready (not much)

Colors, Sharpness, Depth of focus (background images are still crisp, you can actually see that one image is 8', 10’ or 15' behind another).

Netcommand! It's more trouble than it's worth.

Mitsubishi makes the best displays I have ever seen! No other TV comes close! I'm not just talking rear projection either. I've yet to see the DLP front projector, Plasma or tube TV that looks better. There are a few flagship displays from other manufacturers that are as good as mitsubishi's entry level sets but, that’s all. Progressive scan DVDs look almost High Definition. High definition images look Amazing, breathtaking on the upper end Platinum plus and Diamond series sets. My advice to anyone is to buy highest level Mitsubishi set you can afford.

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Sony plasma, tubes and RPTV, Marantz plasma and RPTV, Hitachi, Samsung, RCA, Toshiba.

Picture and build quality. Convergeance system, setup menu, number of inputs(most notably 3 component video in!)Optional Stand which adds casters and shelves that fit Onkyo receivers. $1,999 with stand

It is a deep set 26" change at deepest point.

Being my first projection Tv I was apprehensive about the decision to buy the Mitsubishi 46809. This apprehension, in retrospect, was not justified. This set is a very solid performer. My main objective was something that would enhance my widescreen dvd viewing enjoyment. This rptv has certainly gone above and beyond my expectations. I have tested pretty much all major manufacturers projection tv's with 1.85:1 2.35:1 and other widescreen aspect ratio films. In my opinion no one else comes close to Mitsubishi in accomadating different aspect ratios. Some manufacturers sets actually letterboxed 1.78 :1 material!! Wow, some screwed up on the math big time. As for picture quality, I am extremely pleased by the performace of my Toshiba 5700 DVD in tandem with the 46809. For "TV" I use "digital" cable via S-video. Again, I am very pleased with the performance. Technically the 64 point manually adjustable convergeance is great. Some sets...ahem - sony... have a pathetic one touch focus system that I found to be lacking. Other sets had 9 point focus, and Hitachi has 256, yet it is also a "automatic" system. For toys the Full side by side pip is very nice(the 3 pip,and 9 pip I don't use). Couple the side by side pip with wireless headphones on the pip audio out and you'll never have to talk to the significant other again! Goodbye movie theater, hello wall of dvds!

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(WS models)=sams 47, pana 47, hitachi 43

clarity, film-like image, lots of i/o.

grey cabinet (damn you Mitsubishi!), depth.

I purchased this set in November to replace my Sony Wega. I have been nothing but pleased by the performance, but I do feel some tweaking is required in order to max out the performance. Short of ISF calibration, here are the enhancements I have made via the service menu- disable (or turn down) VSM for DVD viewing, turn subcontrast WAY down, turn down sharpness and contrast controls on user menu. Visit hometheaterforum.com for more instructions--these adjustments make viewing in low light environments much more pleasing. Plus, it will extend the life of your set and reduce eye fatigue. Performance on 480p DVD is killer, and I was surprised at how good regular cable looked. I am sure Hi-def will look great as well.

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Sony Wega

Excellent picture qualit. Reasonable cost

None

This is my first widescreen television and it has brought a whole new dimension to my video experience. Once the set was adjusted using the AVIA calibration disc the picture was excellent. The color decoder has some red push, but this is typical for home sets and not much of a problem in normal viewing. The quality using a Panasonic progressive scan DVD player is superb and well worth the investment. There is no high definition signal in my area currently so I can''t comment on that aspect yet, but I imagine it will be excellent. The set has anice remote control, a very complete complement of inputs and outputs and has been flawless in its operation in the 6 months I''ve been using it. It seems to be a solid value and I recommend it highly.

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Hitachi and Sony direct view sets

Picture, Size, Features, build qaulity, matching base unit. Overall, I''d recomend this set. If you could use a bit smaller unit, I would most certainly go for the 43" Hitachi Ultravision. I used one for 3 months and it was fantasic. I returned it for the Mits for the extra 3" screen which does make for a large screen experience. All in all, you can''t go wrong with the Mits or Hitachi. Each has its plus/minus. My set was manufactured November 2001 for the 2002 model year. Oh, Sears charged me $2089.00 including the stand. Not bad considering.

Compaired to the Hitachi Ultravision, the Mits picture is NOT nearly as bright. This does make a major difference. Also a problem with too much on the red. I called Mits and they don''t want to admitt to this minor issue. Also, all adds that I read talked about how their set are manufactured in the good old USA, Calf. Well my set was made in Mexico. (What''s that about!

This is a very nice HD wide screen with many features. Fine picture, although tends to show too much RED in skin tones. Lots of in/out jacks to hook up just about anything. Size of set is great with matching base to store a few extras. The remote is a perfect size and works all my toys.

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Hitachi 43" HD Wide Screen (Used for 3 months)

Picture quality, IRIS feature, number of inputs.

None that I could find after using it for about 3 months now.

This is my first widescreen HD compatible set and I love. I considered other brands but after careful personal review, plus speaking with others, the Mitsu was my choice.

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