Mitsubishi 82842 DLP Diamond Series

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From my experience in showrooms I think the 82 inch is more satisfying than the 92 inch for most people.

Can you comment on how 3D looks, and a little about off axis viewing horizontally and vertically?

Thanks

You might find that your 3D will be optimized by having your lamp in the high setting...calibration may help this as well.

Regarding horiz. and vert., you'll find that when you move off the middle point, both horizontally and vertically, you'll get a certain degree of light drop off.


Nice, big TV!

You should use one of the calibration discs mentioned in these threads. But for 3D you may want to calibrate it in one of the Advance modes and save that for just 3D. You will want to most likely change the gamma to a lower number (makes it brighter) and possibly up the Color (intensity) control for 3D to compensate for the glasses. Good 2D settings are not really good for 3D due to the darkening effect of the glasses.

On the Center Channel...try this. You may be amazed at how good it actually works. Put a shelf behind the TV whereby the top of the Center speaker is flush/even with the top of the TV. Then angle the speaker so it dreflects at your desired angle, directly off the ceiling into the center viewing position. The angle of reflection will govern your arrival time. Tweak it so the center arrival closely match the side speakers or arrive just a tad earlier...for an unbelievable center dialogue image. I know this works because I tried this years ago. And have done it ever since. I found that having a center channel speaker flush with the FR/FL created too forward and strident a center image to my taste. By recessing and angling the center channel....the total image field became more natural to me. Just make sure you are not aiming the center speaker directly into the rear of the HDTV itself. I know some people who saw my setup...and actually aimed their center channels almost vertical to the ceiling for very satisfying effects. Experiment and have fun with it.

Darble I have one and I like it, but I think it should be a two hundred dollar item. I paid $269 and that is a stretch in my opinion. More of a last thing to do, type item.

There is much more bang for the buck in getting the stand height down in the 14" range then in a Darblet. If you are watching a lot of movies in the dark the Darblet might be worth the price. I just don't see it do that much on HD TV content.. Beyond Blu-Ray where it can really do something It helps most on the very best over the air TV, HD Cable not so much. Best possible thing after a low stand is a Radiance Mini 3D for automated 125 point color calibration.

Do you happen to have any recommendations for calibration yet?

Thank you

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Hey Taichi

Just curious what you meant by your comment on the 82" being more satisfying than the 92" for most people? Thanks.

Are there any differences between the 82842 and 82840 other than the clear screen on the latter? What are people's views about the trade-off between less glare and lower contrast in the two different screens?

Did Mits take out the dark detailer (dynamic iris) after the 838 series? If so, do the 840 and 842 models have lower contrast ratios?