Mitsubishi WS-65905 65 in. TV
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HDTV ain't here and cable companies are fighting it.
Pros
Magnificent Video
Cons
Unsupported by all cable companies.
Recommended it?
No
The Bottom Line:
If you have cable, don't believe the hype, you probably won't get used to the stretched modes.
Dear Prospective Buyer,
This TV was delivered to me about 2 months ago. It is 16x9 ratio and because of the way the tube is built you can only view standard mode for 15% of your viewing time . I tried to get used to all the stretched people modes but none of them could avoid the fact that everybody coming over cable was wide and smeared. I have cable because I also have high speed internet. I checked around my area and neither cox nor qwest have any plans of supporting HDTV wide screen format for standard TV AT ANY TIME in the near future. And currently there is not available a wireless, sattelite, high speed internet solution for both upload and download. DirectTV does simulcast in both HDTV and standard so the DirectTV/Mistubishi approach is absolutely awesome. But if you are like me, and require high speed internet then you have to subscribe to cable anyway and therefore you'll either have to get used to everything being stretched and smeared or you'll switch to a standard 4x3 ratio sony 61 inch like I did. You see "envelope" bars on the top and bottom but you'll see those even with the 16x9 wide screens. Apparently there are a lot of various 'wide screen' formats and most don't use the full 16x9 real estate. Some DVD's do take advantage of it like "Saving Private Ryan" but they are rare.
The picture was fabulous. But watching standard cable sucked.
Check with your local cable company before you purchase this TV
--2003 Update--
Well, if you're reading this you're probably VERY disappointed right now. It appears that EVERY TV over 35" these days is the 16x9 ratio. The nifty Sony 61" that I have is a rarety. On the one hand, this is a good thing that TV manufacturers are embracing the 16x9 ratio... an uncommon aspect 2 years ago. The bad thing is that most CABLE COMPANIES STILL DON'T TRANSMIT in HDTV quality. So everyone buying these 16x9 ratio TV's are getting screwed if they have cable. But on the other hand that's a lot of good lobbying power that increases every day. I recently called qwest to "discuss" the situation and they would not even take my complaint over the phone. I had to write them a letter. No, NOT EMAIL, a literal letter! I've heard that Cox is now supporting some limited HDTV format but not fully and not every channel. This is like a vast conspiracy but noone seems to be reporting it.
You can now buy this same TV for around $3000 now that prices have come down over the last 2 years. But it still has the same flaws as before. Good Luck! My criticism is more with the cable companies than the manufacturer.
This TV was delivered to me about 2 months ago. It is 16x9 ratio and because of the way the tube is built you can only view standard mode for 15% of your viewing time . I tried to get used to all the stretched people modes but none of them could avoid the fact that everybody coming over cable was wide and smeared. I have cable because I also have high speed internet. I checked around my area and neither cox nor qwest have any plans of supporting HDTV wide screen format for standard TV AT ANY TIME in the near future. And currently there is not available a wireless, sattelite, high speed internet solution for both upload and download. DirectTV does simulcast in both HDTV and standard so the DirectTV/Mistubishi approach is absolutely awesome. But if you are like me, and require high speed internet then you have to subscribe to cable anyway and therefore you'll either have to get used to everything being stretched and smeared or you'll switch to a standard 4x3 ratio sony 61 inch like I did. You see "envelope" bars on the top and bottom but you'll see those even with the 16x9 wide screens. Apparently there are a lot of various 'wide screen' formats and most don't use the full 16x9 real estate. Some DVD's do take advantage of it like "Saving Private Ryan" but they are rare.
The picture was fabulous. But watching standard cable sucked.
Check with your local cable company before you purchase this TV
--2003 Update--
Well, if you're reading this you're probably VERY disappointed right now. It appears that EVERY TV over 35" these days is the 16x9 ratio. The nifty Sony 61" that I have is a rarety. On the one hand, this is a good thing that TV manufacturers are embracing the 16x9 ratio... an uncommon aspect 2 years ago. The bad thing is that most CABLE COMPANIES STILL DON'T TRANSMIT in HDTV quality. So everyone buying these 16x9 ratio TV's are getting screwed if they have cable. But on the other hand that's a lot of good lobbying power that increases every day. I recently called qwest to "discuss" the situation and they would not even take my complaint over the phone. I had to write them a letter. No, NOT EMAIL, a literal letter! I've heard that Cox is now supporting some limited HDTV format but not fully and not every channel. This is like a vast conspiracy but noone seems to be reporting it.
You can now buy this same TV for around $3000 now that prices have come down over the last 2 years. But it still has the same flaws as before. Good Luck! My criticism is more with the cable companies than the manufacturer.
