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The picture quality is absolutely awesome. I have an older, 2002, 1080i Toshiba 65″ projection in the house which has provided some excellent viewing over the years. I was somewhat reluctant to buy a 720p because I was concerned about detecting the difference in 1080 and 720. Let me just say that it is now almost painful to try to watch the 65″ TV as compared to the Panasonic upstairs. I have a Blue-ray player hooked up to each and the difference in picture quality is noticeable, which I attribute to the differences in technology (projection v. plasma).

I was also concerned with glare on the plasma since the room it is in has two windows. The TV is in the corner with a window about 3 feet to the left of the TV and another window on the opposite wall pointing right at the TV. We don’t watch a lot of TV during the day, but when I have watched something I have been really surprised that I cannot really catch a glare from either window at all.

This model doesn’t have a lot of extra’s to it. Only two HDMI ports, it has VIERA and not VIERA CAST so there is no internet connectivity, the SD card slot reads VERY slowly (which suggested that trying to connect to some of the various internet capabilities that other models and brands offer would probably be equally as slow). If you have a Blue-ray hooked up to it that has some internet connectivity options or a computer that can actually surf the net, which I have both, then all you really need is the TV to look at.

Only bad thing is the remote has taken some getting used to, but that is mostly because I am still used to the previous TVs remote I think.

Hope this helps.

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Very nice and fits well on the TV. My husband wasn’t pleased we had to spend another $149 after purchasing $800 TV but is happy he doesn’t chase our 2 year old when he gets close to the TV.

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Ultimately, we did buy it sight-unseen…directly from Amazon. (I would be cautious about buying it from any of the shadier internet appliance dealers, though – even among Amazon’s own ‘marketplace’ sellers.) The set arrived very quickly, but we did have a problem: thin vertical lines running across 90% of the screen. I called the special number for Laservue owners and spoke directly with a real, live human being in California right away. They immediately arranged to have my set replaced with a brand-new set and have the faulty set shipped back to CA so they could examine it in person. For the incredibly low price for which we purchased this TV from Amazon (under $4K), I didn’t mind a bit. Even in the few days it took for the new set to arrive, my husband and I watched the defective set with something approaching awe. The sharpness, the black levels, the otherworldly quality of the color when set on ‘Brilliant’ mode…it’s indescribable. I’m so incredibly glad we didn’t settle for a plasma with their distractingly reflective screens or an LED-LCD. The Mitsubishi Laservue leaves them all in the dust.

The new set arrived and “glorious” is a decent word to describe the picture quality. And if you’re watching something in HD? It’s like you can reach right through the screen and touch what you’re seeing. I had to laugh when I found my husband utterly absorbed in a cooking show (something he NEVER watches), and when I called his name, all he could manage was to whisper “It all looks so delicious!”, never once taking his eyes off the screen. I know what he means, though – you feel like you can actually smell and taste the food that is seen on this set.

The set itself is really slim and the case is beautifully sleek. I understand you can hang the Laservue on the wall, but since I’ve never been one to want to hang my TV on the wall itself, that didn’t matter one way or another.

I can understand how some people are frustrated, having thought that this technology would be more widely available from other manufacturers by now and therefore more cost-competitive. I can even understand how some people hear the words “rear projection” and scoff at the notion of a television that is a rear projection selling for over $5,000.00. But I can tell you from firsthand experience that this television is worth every dime of its current price, and the angry reviews are written by people who don’t own one and probably have never even seen one. Take them with more than a grain of salt.

Could we have afforded this television at its current market price? Sadly, no. I do hope that Mitsubishi will expand production so that brick-and-mortar stores that want to sell them can have them on hand, and that they consider expanding the Laservue line to screen sizes both larger and smaller. If they did so, I can’t help but think they would have a runaway success on their hands, especially if they could come down in price even a bit. I also hope that other maufacturers jump into this technology with both feet and give Mitsubishi a run for their money.

But make no mistake – this television is so good, it makes every known superlative adjective seem banal. Mitsubishi rightly provides a level of customer service for this incredibly expensive TV that one would expect, and after having dealt with them, I can vouch for their commitment to complete satisfaction for the customers who are willing to take the plunge and buy a Laservue. But at that price, they’d darn well BETTER, right?

Still, if you want the kind of television that makes people’s jaws drop open when they come over and makes everyone in your family grin like a mindless fool every time they watch it, consider the Mitsubishi Laservue. You *won’t* regret it.

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This is an amazing TV, super vivid colors, deep blacks and smooth motion. The only con is that is not a flat panel and cannot be wall mounted. If wall mounting is not a big deal, and you can afford the high price, then this is by far the best big-screen out there(over 55″), beating the Pio Elite Pro 111FD 60″ model for color accuracy.

If size is not a big deal, the Pio Elite 50″ pro111FD is probably better because its gettable for under 2k. The Sony XBR4,6 are the best LCD’s at any size.

Mitsubishi hits a home run…..now please lower the price, so most can afford.

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I ended up returning this projector and ordering Epson Powerlite 76C LCD instead. Couldn’t be happier. 76C has all the same features + 1024by768 resolution and optical zoom. Definitely worth additional $250!

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I must make some comments about a very positive experience with Mitsubishi as a company and the customer service that I have received. My first LaserVue did have a defect. The picture would occasionally shift in tone, as if the color temperature had been changed from cool to warm. I contacted my dealer, who in turn contacted Mitsubishi. I received telephone call from both a Mitsubishi customer service representative as well as an engineer from company headquarters in California. My set was replaced within a week and I received follow-up calls ensure that all was ok.

Many people are put off by the price of this television. I purchased the LaserVue and the stand at a very high-end Home theater store in Houston, where far costlier televisions were on display. One evening, near closing time, I was the only customer in the store. Most of the high-end televisions have promotional Blu-Ray DVDs playing to demonstrate the strengths of their products. My salesman allowed me to play these DVDs on the Laservue. It was really no contest. After this exercise, the LaserVue really seemed like a bargain, especially when considering that there should be no degradation of the image in the life of this television.