Mitsubishi Diamond Series WD-62825 user reviews (62" rear projection TV)

3.0 stars

"Great Picture ....so so DVR" on November 19, 2004

Pros: The black surround makes the incredible DLP powered HD picture really stand out. You can get the same great picture on a grey cabinet with the lower priced 62725 or 62525. Cabinet design is elegant and only a side view reveals that the image source is a

Cons: The built in 120MB DVR is clumsey and barely usable in it's present form. Mits promises a free TV Guide programming grid by early 2005 which will integrate recording to the DVR but it is not clear whether other limitations will be addressed by the softwa

4.0 stars

"Picture quality and thats all that matters" on May 24, 2005 by natureboy92135

Pros: PICTURE QUALITY. Also lots of bells and whistles

Cons: None of those bells and whistles work right. DVR. TV Guide. Net Command. Cable Card problems.

Summary: Nothing works right on this set. The TV Guide software update that would have made the DVR functional will not be out until 2006, Net Command is garbage at controlling other components, I work at a retailer for tv's and we got a bunch of them back because Cable Card was too dificult to set up or incompatible with current software. Even te diamond shield screen produces some glare. Etc, Etc,.... I really don't care. The picture is phenominal and it has enough component and HDMI inputs to accomodate 4 HD sources above and beyond the cable card slot which I don't use. This thing looks great with its matching stand although the stand is really limited in space. But what about all that stuff at the beginning? It is all fixable because this tv allows you to update the software with a flash card. When Mitsubishi gets its software right with the cable card and the dvr and tv guide I will go download it and life will be complete. Until then I pay $5 a month for an HD DVR from Time Warner and use their Guide feature. You don't like the glare from the Diamond Shield? Then take it off (it literally takes 30 seconds) and you've got the same matte finish screen as Sony, Samsung, jvc, lg, etc. If you want a big screen with a great picture you can't buy anything else close to this set.

2.0 stars

"Great picture.. but that is it. Poor repair history." on October 31, 2010 by martinmoon

Pros: Good picture.. That is about it.

Cons: Again the DVR never worked, the card reader for pictures was slow to display and sometimes format the image weird. It has had 2 major repairs in last 5 years that if I wasn't under warranty would have been a total loss.

Summary: Good picture, but all the other features either do not work or work poorly. Extremely poor repair history, based on this experience, I cannot trust my $ with Mitsubishi TV again.

1.5 stars

"Expensive repairs" on December 16, 2009 by jmense

Pros: Great picture for about 2 years

Cons: Significant problems with this TV's electronic components

Summary: DON'T BUY: Looks great in the store but after a short 2 years, we began to have all sorts of problems to include: degraded picture quality (loss of "crispness"), wavy lines in picture, and what others have referred to as the "blinking green light of death". Had a technician come out to explain that the capacitors (multiple) on the set were blistering and he had to send the boards back to Mitsubishi for repair...estimated total cost, to include lamp replacement would be in excess of $1000. He went on to explain that the problem could resurface after a short (year or two) period of time. He recommended I go buy another televesion (and stay away from Mitsubishi).