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Editor's HDTV Pick

HP 47 inch MediaSmart 1080p LCD HDTV "Out of the box" digital media platform. Enjoy videos, pictures and music from home network + digital media delivered over your broadband Internet connection + 3 x HDMI

The HC1500 is a native 720p (can handle up to 1080p) projector which provides high definition for the home at an affordable price. This DLP technology projector produces a bright 1600 ANSI for a home theater projector and has an excellent 2500:1 contrast ratio for delivering image quality.

The DLP chip for the Mitsubishi HC1500 is a Texas Instrument DDP3020 DLP chip with BrilliantColor processing technology. BrilliantColor technology utilizes a color-processing algorithm and system level enhancements to enable higher brightness while providing truer and more vibrant colors. The technology enables a greater brightness increase in mid-tone images in HD projection. A seven segment color wheel goes with the single DLP chip and as with any such projector design you should have a test viewing of the projector to see if you are susceptible to seeing any rainbow effects.
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The Mitsubishi 734 series 1080p DLP HDTVs have a mostly common specification with the 733 models. However, Mitsubishi have added to technologies which improve contrast ratio – a primary contributing factor to picture quality.

DarkDetailer – because a DLP rear projection system is used, Mitsubishi have been able to include a dynamic aperture system to control projection lamp brightness and improve the contrast ratio over four times, providing a wider array of colors and shades for more detail (greater depth) particularly in dark scenes.
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The Mitsubishi Diamond 733 series (73 inch WD-73733 65 inch WD-65733 and 57 inch WD-57733 1080p) DLP HDTVs all offer Full HDTV resolution on a large screen. They have some of the latest HDTV features to future proof them such as x.v.Color support, three 3.1 HDMI connections and the ability to control multiple AV devices from one remote with Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) being implemented.

Mitsubishi DLP 6-color Light Engine

The 733 series DLP rear projection HDTVs have a single DMD chip and color wheel configuration. The Digital Micro Device (DMD) chips have over 2 million microscopic tilting mirrors on each chip for controlling the light to each of the over 2 million pixels required for 1080p high definition. Drawing on Texas Instruments BrilliantColor technology, Mitsubishi have implemented a color wheel which includes yellow, cyan and magenta as well as the conventional mix of red, green and blue. With the wider color palette to work with, the 733 models are able to produce whiter whites and a wider range of colors for more vibrant and life-like images. Brightness levels are some 50% higher than for traditional three-color projection units. (read more..)

Mitsubishi HC3000U is a 720p resolution home theater projector that is easy on the budget and offers excellent performance. It’s probably why it has proved a very popular purchase having held the number one selling projector status with Amazon. The HC3000U has 16:9 and 16:10 aspect support for XGA resolution so could also double as a less bright business projector.

The HC3000U is a DLP projector based around Texas Instruments DarkChip2 technology which was designed to improve black levels and contrast ratio beyond previous versions. TI made changes to their chips to absorb internal reflections for boosting of black levels. The improvements seem to deliver with the contrast ratio quoted as and impressive 4000:1 which will accentuate deeper and darker on-screen tones.
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Mitsubishi’s series 831 Diamond DLP HDTVs are attractive looking rear projection TVs with a wide range of features. Of note is the effort Mitsubishi have made to simplify set up and operation. All of the 831 series are Digital Cable Ready with a CableCARD slot and TV Guide On Screen. If you like to “set and forget” then you will like the fact that Mitsubishi provides individual customization for each video input source including color temperature, contrast and brightness. So, you don’t have to readjust every time you switch video sources. It’s also possible to save customizations for the three Day or Night modes. The 831 series come with two remotes – one fully illuminated which will control up to five devices attached to the Diamond TV and one simple remote.

Recommendations are something everyone looks for when making a purchase so it’s worth considering that Mitsubishi won this year’s Gold Award in Pacific Media Associates - North American Dealers Awards. Each year Pacific Media Associates conduct a survey of North American Dealers to rate large screen display manufacturers. The survey requires each dealer to rate each manufacturer on a broad range of relevant factors including products, marketing support, after-sale support, on-time delivery and end-user support. Some 25 different factors are rated and combined for an overall composite rating for each manufacturer.
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One distinct impression gained from reviewing the Mitsubishi Diamond 833 series (57 inch WD-57833, 65 inch WD-65833 and 73 inch WD-73833) DLP HDTVs is that they offer a fairly future proof purchase with features such as x.v.Color support, 3D support and the latest 3.1 HDMI connections with Consumer Electronics Control (CEC) implemented. From a less technical, but practical, point of view one should consider that all three 833 series models share Mitsubishi’s super Thin Frame which is at least 25 percent less deep than previous models and can make positioning a larger screen HDTV easier.

Everyone looks for a recommendation when making a purchase so it’s worth considering that Mitsubishi won this year’s Gold Award in Pacific Media Associates - North American Dealers Awards. Each year Pacific Media Associates conduct a survey of North American Dealers to rate large screen display manufacturers. The survey requires each dealer to rate each manufacturer on a broad range of relevant factors including products, marketing support, after-sale support, on-time delivery and end-user support. Some 25 different factors are rated and combined for an overall composite rating for each manufacturer.
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Each year Pacific Media Associates conduct a survey of North American Dealers to rate large screen display manufacturers. The survey requires each dealer to rate each manufacturer on a broad range of relevant factors including products, marketing support, after-sale support, on-time delivery and end-user support. Some 25 different factors are rated and combined for an overall composite rating for each manufacturer.

For 1997 the six award recipients were;

Gold Award: Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Inc.
Silver Award: Epson America, Inc.
Bronze Award: Optoma
Honorable Mention: Hitachi America, Ltd. / NEC Display Solutions / Eiki International, Inc.

Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America have introduced nine 1080p DLP HDTVs emphasising their shallow depth, compact form factor, 6-Color Light Engine, Thin Frame and that they have all been designed, engineered and built in North America.

Mitsubishi have grouped the nine models into a number of series including the:

• 733 series with the 65 inch WD-65733 and 65 inch WD-65733 offering 6-Color Light Engine™; x.v.Color™, PerfectColor™; Easy Connect™; three rear HDMI™ 1.3 inputs; and a front HD component input.
• 734 series consisting of the 57 inch WD-57734, 65 inch WD-65734 and the 73 inch WD-73734. All three models have the 733 features combined with Dark Detailer for deep blacks, DeepField Imager for contrast adjustment, SharpEdge for sharp, straight object outline, a front HDMI input and NetCommand for simple, on-screen home theater control and set-up
• diamond models including the 57 inch WD-57833, 65 inch WD-65833 and the 73 inch WD-73833 have a rich Black Pearl high -gloss finish with a Soft Blue light.
• The 833 series shares all features of the 734 Series with further capabilities added including Smooth120Hz for improvied motion images, the TV Guide On Screen 9.0; Game FX - 3D game capability, IEEE1394 and RS232C input.

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Mitsubishi has introduced eight new 1080p LCD flat panel HDTVs promoting their thin frame and ultra-compact form factor. The new models all have the latest version 1.3 HDMI interfaces. All have been designed, engineered and built in North America.

Mitshbishi recently ranked well in Pacific Media’s 11th annual Associate Dealer Survey. It was highly ranked for good price/performance, product quality/reliability and after sale support.

There are four different series to the new 1080p LCD release. The base 133 Series includes a 40 inch LT-40133, 46 inch LT-46133 and 52 inch LT-52133 with all offering a high contrast picture with x.v.Color, PerfectColor, Easy Connect, and three rear HDMI 1.3 Inputs. (read more..)

Epson, Optoma and Mitsubishi were ranked as the top three (3) projector manufacturers by Pacific Media’s 11th annual Associate Dealer Survey. The survey, covering 144 dealers, asked dealers to rank their suppliers on 25 aspects of support, products and after sale support. Some aspects were weighted higher (more important) in determining an overall composite scores for manufacturers.

Although the Pacific Media survey is of dealers, some of them supply directly to the public making some of the publicly released findings of direct interest to end consumers:

• Good Price/Performance – Optoma, Mitsubishi
• On-Time Delivery – Sanyo, Hitachi
• Product Quality/Reliability – Mitsubishi, Eiki
• Products – Optoma, Mitsubishi
• After Sale Support – Epson, Mitsubishi

A couple of interesting market predictions made dealers in the survey are:

• market share of 1080p resolution front projectors will grow to 41% in 2007
• front projectors with wireless connections for Media Center PC installations will reach a 63% attach rate in 2007