Mitsubishi WD 52525 Projection TV 52 widescreen HDTV
The 525 Series MicroDisplay Integrated Digital Cable Ready HDTVs feature advanced technologies and are breathtaking to look at - even before they’re turned on.The AMVP2 Motion Processor accomplishes the remarkable by converting low-resolution analog and digital broadcasts into near-HDTV realism. Other manufacturers’ TV tint controls limit color adjustment to a red-green tradeoff. Mitsubishi’s ingenious PerfectColor system lets you individually adjust six primary colors with unmatched accuracy.Drift in convergence, geometry and focus are eliminated. The extraordinary Mitsubishi 1280 X 720 Pixel DLP Light Engine effortlessly produces images that set new, higher standards for brightness, resolution and clarity. Ideal for video gamers and PC users.
5 Stars Great TV
I also spent months & months looking at LCD projections & DLP’s & LCos TV’s. I compared this to LCD projections side by side on the showroom floor & this clearly had a better picture.
I’ve had this TV for about 5 months now & i’m not dissapointed one bit. The picture is perfect watching regular TV, playing DVD’s or playing XBOX. In fact, it’s awesome playing XBOX on it. I played on a projection LCD once…when zooming in with a sniper rifle on Halo on a large map, your resolution suffers. On the DLP, resolution is awesome when zooming in, on even the largest Halo & Halo 2 maps.
The blacks are black..and the brights are bright! The colors are awesome…the picture is way better than my friend’s more expensive Plasma.
Me or any of the people who viewed my TV haven’t experienced any rainbow effect.
The reason I got this, rather than the similar priced Samsung DLP was that this one had a HDTV tuner, it could handle 4 types of memory sticks, and it has a bunch more type of connections in the back…3 Firewire inputs, HDMI, CableCard, DTV, PC. Plus Mitsubishi has a lot more years of projection TV making experience than other brands.
My only complaint is the ‘Power’ button on the remote…it’s too sensitive & big & close to the other buttons. I keep hitting it on accident…then I got to wait for it to power off…then power back on(20-30 seconds)
Hint for all large tabletop TV’s…don’t buy the expensive & usually useless TV stands that come with the TV(unless you really want a matching stand)..or the real expensive 3rd party stands at the store. For a TV this wide, TV stands can get expensive! Find yourself a cheap strong good looking coffee table that matches your room…make sure it has drawers or a lower level, to store your DVD player & other stuff if you want. Then get a cheap throw blanket that matches your couch or curtains & put it on top of the coffee table. Then place TV on top of the throw. This allows you to move & turn the TV real easily. This is helpful when you want to turn it around to face the kitchen table or just to connect wires in the back. When you buy the matching stand…you cannot move the sucker easily. This arrangement also looks great..it blends your entertainment center into your room decor a lot better.
5 Stars Best DLP or LCD available
I spent many a month and many visits to all the stores comparing side by side all DLP and LCD sets. When I saw the 52525 properly set up it blew them all away. Now that I have it I am very sure I made the right decision. I have a Mitusubishi Diamond CRT and this one is right there with it. The Blacks are as black as you will get on a digital. Has all the connectivity options and will be a winner for several years to come. Purchase the best now and it will be a lot longer before it looks like old technology..
5 Stars Sports and watching movies at home - why did I ever wait so long to get an HD?
I have had the Mitsu WD-52525 for about a year. I looked at SONY LCDs, Samsung DLP, Toshiba and Panasonic DLP, and also JVC LCoS. Ending spending about $2500 on the Mitsu on sale at Best Buy.
All I can say is “what took me so long to get an HD”? Watching football on this baby is, in a word…A-W-E-S-O-M-E. I love live football but it’s about an 8 hour investment to fight traffic and make it to the stadium. With this TV, it’s even harder to justify the effort.
Also got Netflix and rewired my A/V room for surround sound about the same time. Now each Friday is “family movie night” in our basement, microwave popcorn and all. My kids love it. My advice is make sure you spend at least half as much on the sound as you do on the TV….it’s definitely worth it and crucial for the “theatre” experience.
Now for the technophiles / AV junkies:
- When I looked at other sets, this set was by far the sharpest, with the brigthest colors; JVC LCoS picture actually was even a little better, but I was concerned about where LCoS was going vs. more accepted DLP. The unit does borrow a trick from Samsung - putting a black bezel around the picture really makes the picture stand out well. I also like the speakers below (vs. beside) the screen, as it makes the set less wide at a lot sleeker (besides, need room for the L/R front speakers!).
- To be fair, I think LCos is coming along nicely, and I was looking at older generation SONY LCD. Most of the sets were very nice, but I would give the Mitsu picture a 9 vs. 7 or 8 for others (and 9.5 for the JVC).
- I have had no problems whatsoever w/ the “rainbow” effect that DLP is supposed to have. Also, reflection from the regular (vs. anti-glare) screen is not a big deal unless you put the unit in a brigth room, in which case old CRT TV’s had that problem also.
- Recently upgraded components to use the HDMI input - very nice.
- Despite my cable company trying to get me to spend $10/month extra to use their tuner/cable box (vs. $2 for the CableCard), I am perfectly happy w/ the CableCard. After a few early glitches (due I think to the cable company), it has been flawless.
- On Mitsu customer support: I have contacted them twice. Once early on for a software upgrade, and once for help w/ HDMI device setup. I called at odd hours both times had virtually little or no wait to get someone on the phone. Both times, the first tech understood and resolved the problem very quickly. They did a superb job.
- In the end, you will spend a little more on a Mitsu than even some other big-name brands, but it’s worth every penny. My only regret is, I should have gone ahead and gotten the 62″ one :-).
Why did I ever wait so long to get one? (Oh yeah, about a year after you get something, the price drops and you feel like a schmuck - I believe there are some used or leftover 52525 for about $1500-1900).
Enjoy.
July 2008 Update -
Well, after only 3.5 years, my Mitsu’s power supply died. Covered by Best Buy PSP service plan, but after 6-8 weeks of the repair man trying to get the right part, Best Buy decided to simply give me a new TV - the new 60″ WD60735. I’m excited about that but hope this TV lasts a little longer.
5 Stars The BEST TV by far!
This TV has been great for 2 years now. The picture is better than most plasma’s and it causes the WOW effect when people watch movies or sporting events at the house. The WD-52525 will also stand the test of the “tech time” as you can simply pull out the filter to clean one a year. It allows for a easy replacement of the lamp cartridge (simply drop it in), to ensure an AMAZING picture for many years to come. THE BEST TV!
3 Stars Great Picture, but other problems
Well I had this TV for about a week. Each morning I had to either unplug the TV or use the system reset button on the front panel to power it up. This was identified as a common software glitch and Mitsubishi was working on it.
The picture quality is bright and vivid on well lit scenes, but had a green hue to most pictures if it was dark, especialy foggy scenes. This was VERY apparent on “King Arthur”. I tried for about an hour to adust properly but all attempts failed.
The sound on this TV is fairly poor when compared to competitors. This is not a big issue if watching movies (that’s what a Home theatre sound system is for), however while watching broadcast, decent sound from the TV would be nice.
A quick search on the internet reveals several others having these same issues along with others I hadn’t seen… yet. Aparently there are several software updates that fix a few of the problems, but this just appears to be far too “buggy” for a released, several thousand $$$ TV.
Another note true to all DLP projection TV’s is the rainbow effect. This is something I never saw in the store. I used a THX Video set up DVD to adjust picture properties and had a serious rainbow problem on ANY black screen with white lines. It was so bad I had to end my set up. From there on, I noticed this issue with any very dark scene with a white light or lines. This eventually became a nausiating effect strong enough to turn me off of the DLP and to the LCD projection.
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