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Summary: I posted my review of the 52" model (52628), which has the same features and specs. I had to post a message here because I am very confused by CNet's review.
They gave the Sony 1080p model KDS-R60XBR1 a score of 8.8 in their three-way roundup, despite the fact that it had two "poor" and one "average" rating in its performance statistics.
The Mitsubishi had two "average" ratings and all the rest "good", so how is it that the Sony is given a higher Editor's score?
Even the Samsung HL-R6768W had better performance ratings than the Sony, and it was also given a lower score.
Considering how few Mitsubishi reviews there are on CNet, and many more Sony reviews they have, I now wonder at CNet's impartiality.
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I've been logging on the internet longer than CNET and ZDNET have been in existance. I've used their reviews many times and have found them invaluable. I did not check their review of this TV before buying, and thank goodness I didn't! I shopped several high end AV stores that have exclusive francises to manufacturers highest end products. This TV is not available at Best Buy or Circuit City. Comparing this TV side by side with the very best available I was only able to find one TV that compared in picture quality, the newest Sony SXRD. Not being fond of Sony's customer service and not being able to detect any difference in quality, and not being inclined to pay more for the Sony name, I bought this Mitsubishi.
I am ASTONISHED CNET or ZDNET has not fixed this "professional reviewer" 's glaring mistatement regarding this TV being 1080P. ANYONE doing a quick search can figure out the level of incompetence required to complain about this set not accepting 1080P. It does. -
I too have a 52628 and posted a review over there. All I can say is, I suppose beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Possibly Kevin Miller reviewed a defective set? Other than those possibilities, I'm at a loss to explain how different my experience has been.
Some specific oddities in the review:
Edge enhancement should be turned off with quality input sources. OK - I think the Directtv superfan HD feeds of NFL games are about as high a quality as you can find over the air. Edge enhancment on - every blade of grass, every pore of skin, every drop of sweat, every rain drop is crystal clear. Turn it off, the picture flattens out, smooths out, and loses much of the fine detail.
2. Deep field imager is a dubious feature. Judge for yourself. With that feature you have the option of "demo mode" that plays 1/2 of the screen "on" the other "off" so you can make your own side by side comparison. I challenge you to find a picture that isn't brighter and easier to watch, especially in the dark parts, e.g. shadows of Texas Stadium, etc. with the Deep field ON.
3. Red push/green is brown. I'm an amature, but I used Digital Video essentials and found that turning red down a couple of notches from factory preset and green up 1 notch, and the D.V.E. "color glasses" we're very happy. The review made it sound as if the colors were horribly off and couldn't be fixed. I disagree.
Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but, I would urge CNET to have a second reviewer take a second look, perhaps at the 52 or 73 inch models and see if there are any differences of opinion.
Then again, I guess the 95% of reviewers of all the products in the line who highly rated these TV's could be wrong.
