Mits WD65833 vs WD65735 (1 Viewer)

[MickO]

All - I'm in a quandry. I'm replacing my Tosh WT65G80 with something new, and I can pick up the 65833 or the 65735 at about a $550 difference; which one would ultimately be the better deal? The *735 I can't find a whole lot of reviews on, while the *833 seems a bit more common (and older?). Since the *833 is part of the Diamond line of Mitses, I'm assuming it's "better" - TV Guide, one more HDMI in back, another HDMI in the front, RS232 (what, they have vt100 consoles now?! ), a few more buzzwords (such as [High|True|Perfect|Plush|Deep][Color|Light|Edge|onionsoup]). However, all those extra words that the *833 have, will they ultimately make me happier? I have no plans to purchase a BluRay (PS3) anytime soon, and my cable service is 1080i with 480p DVD. I'm by no means a "must-have-the-best-available-stuff", as my old Yammie speakers and Sony receiver can attest to, but I do like a good picture (which, for as old as the Tosh is, it has a pretty decent SD picture - I'm going to clean it up, tune it, and probably sell it).

Any input would be deeply appreciated, and please - if this issue has been discussed before (I did a forum search and came up dry), please close this thread and point me in the right direction.

Thank you in advance!

 

[chuckg]

Howdy!

I've got a Mitsu Y657 (CC's version) which is part way between a *733 and a *833. There's some differences, with the *833 having "more stuff" including the onionsoup that you mention. While I like onion soup a great deal, I'm not sure it's worth $550.

If you really need more inputs, that may be a deciding factor. If you really need to adjust the "tint" of each color as well as the brightness of that color, then that may be a deciding factor. Edge enhancement, to me, is weird. But if you like it, get it.

The *833 is also a 120 Hz set, which is likely the biggest improvement.

I don't know much about the *735.....but you can go to the Mitsu website and compare the two sets side-by-side and see if you think the features are worth the half-a-thousand bucks.

 

[MickO]

I appreciate the feedback - I think we've settled on the *735. We also managed to score a Mitsu stand for $99, which kind of sealed the deal. At the $550 difference, I can live without the extra two HDMI plugs.

 

[chuckg]

Sounds lovely! I made pretty much the same determination.

I went to the Mitsu site, just to read up on the *735. There is an infrared emitter to control LCD shutter type 3D glasses for specially made 3D films.

WAY COOL!!! I'm jealous....

 

[MickO]

Just wanted to finalize this post. We did settle on the *735, and I LURVE it. Of course, compared to ol' yeller it's a universe in difference, but I'm very happy with the picture quality - sharpness, color saturation, black intensity... I have yet to try the 3d glasses thing, but I'd sure like to. The next thing to try on it is (obivously) World of Warcraft. Thanks for your feedback!

 

[torrents586]

Hey MickO. I just bought the WD65735 myself. First big screen and I couldn't be happier! Only problem is it looks out of place sitting on my coffee table. I saw your above post about getting the stand for $99 and I assume you got that deal as a combo with the TV but I figured I'd ask. If it wasn't a combo deal please let me know where you found it. I tried to PM you about it but I'm new here and I guess I don't have that privilege yet so hopefully you see this. My email is [email protected]. Thanks!