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Entered CNET Catalog: 11/06/2003
SKU: ws55513
Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Electronics America Inc.
Manufacturer description
Complementing the transition from analog to digital TV broadcasting, Mitsubishi offers three new HDTVs in its most affordable integrated widescreen series. Mitsubishi's integrated HDTVs include more than just built-in HDTV receivers. They also provide greater connectivity and are much easier to use than HD-Upgradeable TVs with set-top receivers. All Gold Series integrated HDTVs have FireWire (IEEE 1394) interface digital home networking interfaces so they can connect with the emerging category of FireWire - equipped audio/video devices, such as D-VHS VCRs, digital cable boxes, and digital satellite receivers.Product summary
The good: Integrated HDTV tuner; independent input memory; decent postcalibration performance; memory-card slots for digital-photo display.
The bad: Poor grayscale tracking; scan-velocity modulation isn't user-removable; optimal video performance requires professional calibration.
The bottom line: The affordable and versatile WS-55513 HDTV has a solid feature package anchored by a built-in high-def tuner.
CNET editors' review
- Editors' Choice: No
- Reviewed on: 11/13/2003
The dark-gray 513 won't win any beauty contests, but to be fair, it looks no worse than most of the other boxy behemoths in the CRT-based RPTV category. The front-panel A/V inputs are on the right-hand side, just below the screen.
The remote is the same universal clicker that has come with Mitsubishi's midline TVs for the past several years. We liked the buttons' logical arrangement and ample spacing, although small-handed users might have to stretch. Every key is backlit, and the control can command up to four other products. Mitsubishi's graphical onscreen menu system makes using the set's many functions a cinch, and we appreciated having the option to disable unused inputs.
The 513 is an integrated HDTV; it has built-in HDTV receivers for the ATSC (broadcast and off-air signals) and QAM (unscrambled digital cable) standards. If you have a suitable antenna or an unscrambled cable signal and HD broadcasts in your area, those onboard tuners will let you receive high-definition programming without any additional hardware.
One of the 513's most unique features is the NetCommand A/V control system. Its series of IR blasters lets you command your other A/V gear through an interface on the TV, so you can stash everything but the set out of sight. NetCommand worked well, but it can't replace a good universal remote.
The 513's connectivity options are quite comprehensive. The set sports three A/V inputs with S-Video (one on the front panel) and two component-video ins. One RGBHV hookup accepts HDTV sources. You also get three FireWire ports, one HDCP-equipped DVI jack, one A/V output, and two RF inputs.
Split-screen two-tuner PIP heads the list of convenience features. Also onboard are the now obligatory selectable color temperatures and aspect ratios. The front-panel Memory Stick, CompactFlash, SmartMedia, and SD/MMC slots give you the more exotic option of inserting a flash-memory card to display your digital camera's JPEG images or play MP3 and WMA music files. A 10-watt amplifier drives the set's two speakers, and a two-channel virtual-surround mode accommodates those who haven't yet hooked up a surround system.
The 513's internal video processing includes the all-important 2:3 pull-down, which helps produce flicker-free film-based material. A best-of-breed 3D-YC comb filter is onboard for composite-video sources such as VHS, laserdisc, and cable TV. And the Perfect Color feature lets you change the color decoder and tame the overabundance of red, called red push, that the set exhibits when you first turn it on. Finally, the User menu's 64-point convergence system maintains image sharpness.
Like most current RPTVs, the 513 delivers mediocre out-of-the-box performance. At the High color temperature, the grayscale was quite blue, measuring 13,600K at the bottom and 10,200K at the top. If your 513 won't be professionally calibrated, we recommend you use the Low color temperature, which comes closer to the 6,500K NTSC standard.
When we calibrated the TV, we chose the High setting because, unlike Low and Middle, it allows separate grayscale calibrations for NTSC and HDTV. After calibration, the set measured 6,300K at the bottom of the grayscale and 6,700K near the top. Unfortunately, the 513's gamma is bad, so the grayscale goes quite blue near black. And the overall tracking is not very good compared with that of most other sets on the market.
The color decoder exhibited severe red push, but we significantly improved the situation by decreasing the red level with the Perfect Color feature. You're supposed to be able to disengage scan-velocity modulation (SVM), that nasty edge-enhancement circuit, but turning it off in the User menu has no effect. A professional calibrator can shut off SVM entirely in the Service menu, but we'd like Mitsubishi to give this option to consumers.
After calibration, we watched some scenes from the DVD versions of Monsters, Inc. and The Professional. Color saturation and detail were much improved. Chapter 12 of The Professional came out pretty well, with natural skin tones. After we'd performed a separate calibration of the 513's HDTV input, high-def sources from the built-in HDTV receiver looked excellent.
User opinions
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3/10
TV worked good for 3yrs two months
Pros: Big TV, when working was a very nice tv, many functions
Cons: 3yr warranty- look at forums- has bad problem- Green blinking light which cost $650 dollars to fix and over two months at shop.
User Rating: 
10/10
" Wonderful ! "
Pros: Amazing HD...a very versatile TV, setup nicely and looks sharp. Was a great buy.
Cons: Reds were too strong [needed adjusting]
User Rating: 
9/10
Awesome TV
Pros: This is a great tv. The HD picture is just amazing as well as the dvd..gonna try the xbox this weekend.
Cons: only the weight...had to carry this bad boy up to the 3rd floor
User Rating: 
8/10
Get your $$ worth
Pros: Great price, huge screen, beautiful 1080i, and sue me.. I LIKE the universal remote!
Cons: Not great for video games.. when the screen changes to different picture the transition sort of 'fuzzes' in and it takes long enough where it's noticable after you've owned it a few weeks.
User Rating: 8/10
A Steal
Pros: What a deal - bought it at Sears for $1699. Get the Monster composite cables and your all set. High Definition comes in so clear it looks like you can walk into the picture tube. Call Mitsubishi if you have any questions setting it up, they were pretty
Cons: Bought it last week - no cons yet.
User Rating: 8/10
I love this TV!
Pros: Great picture, HDTV channels on my digital cable look like you are right there. Price is very reasonable and menus are easy to use.
Cons: None
User Rating: 
7/10
My own home theater!
Pros: Nice picture, DVD's play great on it. The HD TV from my cable box is excellent! X box games are great on it too.
Cons: Remote kinda sucks, and you have to remember what components are on which input.
User Rating: 8/10
Great picture at an affordable price
Pros: You can get it with a built in HD tuner to receive HD channels with regular antena. Features ability to connect other equipment with just one wire from one equipment to the another to avoid all these wires in back of TV, as technology comes available.
Cons: Have not been able to watch separate screens with satelite dish.
User Rating: 7/10
720P - THE REAL ANSWER
Pros: Internal tuner handles 720p just fine and upconverts to 1080i. However, if you have a 720p source on the component inputs (not the tuner) that is incapable of sending a 1080i signal (a small selection of Xbox games due to processing power constraints)
Cons:
User Rating: 
4/10
Of course it does 720p!!
Pros: It does 1080i natively (so 720p *is* converted but that's no big deal). Show me a rear projection TV that displays 720p natively...
Cons: I don't know. I don't even have this TV, I just needed to correct the idiot below who thinks it won't do 720p.
User Rating: 10/10
Affordable Quality!
Pros: Great picture, better quality than most other TVs at this price range, plus the deal! 55 inches for 1700$! Who cares about the remote!?
Cons: None...
User Rating: 7/10
Good TV for the buck
Pros: VERY nice picture. Good audio features. Digital quality makes it on par with a set $2-3K more in price. But whatever you do, don't buy ANYTHING at Best Buy!
Cons: Some darkness when viewed on far angles.
User Rating: 9/10
I'm as happy as a school girl!
Pros: The picture is amazing, especially in High Def. Love this TV...I would recommend it to anyone entering the world of Big Screen HDTV!
Cons: The remote wouldn't have fit on board the Titanic! It's huge but it operates all my Home theater equipment.
User Rating: 9/10
Great picture with many features
Pros: very good picture that can be tweaked to your satisfaction, can drive all your home entertainment products through the TV using either the supplied IR blasters (for older equipment) or Firewire (for State-of-the-Art). I mention the bulky remote but it is
Cons: Bulky remote
User Rating: 8/10
Excellent HDTV picture quality!!!
Pros: It's a Mitsubishi so it's built like a tank. I just upgraded from my 1988 Mitsubishi 46" Projection TV which is still going strong with decent picture quality! The WS-55513 is loaded with features and connections!!
Cons: Could use a more dynamic sounding speaker system. My old Mitsubishi 46" blows this one away.
User Rating: 3/10
NO 720P DON't BUY
Pros: great size and great picture dvd's looked outstanding
Cons: NO 720p support only 180i and with fox, espn and abc all using that format you cant get all the channels you may have thought go with the sony kp-51ws510 awesome picture and it shows 720p saves you some cash to buy the new samsung 720p/1080i dvd player to
User Rating: 9/10
An awsome television...
Pros: Crisp, clean images with super detail. Made for HDTV. This TV also has a screen (DIAMOND tm) that is second to none.
Cons: bulky remote
