Thinking of buying Samsung DLP HDTV (HL-P5063W)
02-08-2005, 09:47 PM
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Thinking of buying Samsung DLP HDTV (HL-P5063W)
What do you experts think? Best buy has them now for $2599 or for $2399 open item (if one is found).
02-08-2005, 10:03 PM
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I was thinking of getting the HLP5085W model but I could not see a difference in picture quality in the store. Unless if best buy was not running what it should in oder for it to show a difference.
02-08-2005, 10:12 PM
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Plus that is $100 in reward dollars, so total with tax will be $2415 (taking 100 off due to reward dollars). Plus whatever no interest financing they do.
Buying from mpsuperstore.com it will be $1969.95 + ground ship of $199.95 = total $2169.90 no financing available (not that I need it). So I am wondering...
Buying from mpsuperstore.com it will be $1969.95 + ground ship of $199.95 = total $2169.90 no financing available (not that I need it). So I am wondering...
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02-08-2005, 10:16 PM
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I just got my Mitsubishi DLP delivered from Best Buy on Sunday. I would highly recomend you look at the WD-52525http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....6&type=product
It was $2699 plus free delivery before the Super Bowl plus 36 months no intrest. And we have the 5% rewards program. So I had to pull the trigger.
http://www.cnet.com/Top_10_home_thea...102337-10.html
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http://reviews.cnet.com/Mitsubishi_W...1078318-2.html
The Samsung would likely have been my second choice though...
02-08-2005, 10:22 PM
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gav: No.. I own a Sony.
BUT... I would buy a Samsung. They are top of the line when it comes to DLP... PLUS... their pretty.
Mitsubishi is compareable technology wise but their simply FUGLY. I would never buy one just cuz their so damn ugly.
BUT... I would buy a Samsung. They are top of the line when it comes to DLP... PLUS... their pretty.
Mitsubishi is compareable technology wise but their simply FUGLY. I would never buy one just cuz their so damn ugly.
02-08-2005, 10:26 PM
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Originally Posted by gavriil
Why did you go with the Mitsu ?
The pictures and features seemed to have been the best for the money and I had spent several months lurking on the Home Theater forums and
saw that most everyone was impressed and satisfied with the unit after their purchase.
Having worked in and sold consumer electronics including big screens I realize that you can't go solely by what they have on display at the stores because they can easily do dirty tricks like adjusting the color/contrast/brightness of lower margin and out of stock units. So having seen the unit and having done research I settled on the new line Mitsubishi DLP's. My First choice was the WD-52725, but the Best Buy deal was too good to pass up.
02-08-2005, 10:26 PM
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Hmm...looks like the Mitsu uses the HD2+ DLP chip which is used by the 74 and 85 models from Samsung which are way more expensive. Maybe this is the better TV on paper, since it even provides 2 extra inches of viewable pleaseure, but does it look any better, or even the same as the 63 line from Samsung? I will have to check it out in the store next.
02-08-2005, 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by soopa
Mitsubishi is compareable technology wise but their simply FUGLY. I would never buy one just cuz their so damn ugly.
02-08-2005, 10:37 PM
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Originally Posted by soopa
gav: No.. I own a Sony.
BUT... I would buy a Samsung. They are top of the line when it comes to DLP... PLUS... their pretty.
Mitsubishi is compareable technology wise but their simply FUGLY. I would never buy one just cuz their so damn ugly.
BUT... I would buy a Samsung. They are top of the line when it comes to DLP... PLUS... their pretty.
Mitsubishi is compareable technology wise but their simply FUGLY. I would never buy one just cuz their so damn ugly.
Sorry Soop but I looooove the Mits DLP. Its has a great pic and I think it looks pretty good
Please, Please look past what its sitting on. Its a work in progress......
02-08-2005, 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by gavriil
Hehehe... I love what you did for the center speaker Cant you put it on top of the TV ?
Cant you put it on top of the TV ?
Nah, way too thin up top. Looking to get a metal worker friend to build a stand for the tv, component holder and stand for the center speaker.oh the chair was mine as little boy, now its used for something else
02-08-2005, 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by gdubb
Nah, way too thin up top. Looking to get a metal worker friend to build a stand for the tv, component holder and stand for the center speaker.
02-08-2005, 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by soopa
you can get shelves with supports that let you put your center on top of the tv... i have one.
yeah Mits has one for the TV but still wanting to do something a little bit diff.
02-08-2005, 10:48 PM
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i wanna get it... but i cant afford it...
i m still watching my 27" Sony that weighs like 400 lbs
i m still watching my 27" Sony that weighs like 400 lbs
Now I like that, gonna check that this weekend.
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Originally Posted by soopa
THIS is a thing of beauty
ALso Soopa, this thing looks great mostly due to the stand which is another $300+ and in my opinion not convenient. I mean where am I gonna put all the rest of the gear?
02-08-2005, 10:51 PM
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I see it here
https://www.sanus.com/cgi-bin/web_st...=7302157_20622
but where do the legs connect? And do they just sit on top of something or do they grab on the TV somehow?
https://www.sanus.com/cgi-bin/web_st...=7302157_20622
but where do the legs connect? And do they just sit on top of something or do they grab on the TV somehow?
02-08-2005, 10:53 PM
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Originally Posted by gavriil
I mean where am I gonna put all the rest of the gear?
I wouldn't like having all my shit on the floor under the tv...
02-08-2005, 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by soopa
I have all my gear in a stand-alone unit anyway... so wouldn't be an issue for me.
I wouldn't like having all my shit on the floor under the tv...
I wouldn't like having all my shit on the floor under the tv...
Show me a pic, will ya...
02-08-2005, 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by gavriil
I see it here
https://www.sanus.com/cgi-bin/web_st...=7302157_20622
but where do the legs connect? And do they just sit on top of something or do they grab on the TV somehow?
https://www.sanus.com/cgi-bin/web_st...=7302157_20622
but where do the legs connect? And do they just sit on top of something or do they grab on the TV somehow?
They adjust at any angle... their on like a ball joint...
so theyll rest on damn near any tv (the back of my tv is very sloped)
works surprisingly well for something so simple and cheap
02-08-2005, 11:01 PM
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i have the HLP5063 and got it from onecall for like $3200 in aug 04.
now the HLP5063 is $2298.26 shipped and no tax outside of WA
and the HLP5085 is $2798.26 shipped and no tax outside of WA
now the HLP5063 is $2298.26 shipped and no tax outside of WA
and the HLP5085 is $2798.26 shipped and no tax outside of WA
02-08-2005, 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by riceboy
i have the HLP5063 and got it from onecall for like $3200 in aug 04.
now the HLP5063 is $2298.26 shipped and no tax outside of WA
and the HLP5085 is $2798.26 shipped and no tax outside of WA
now the HLP5063 is $2298.26 shipped and no tax outside of WA
and the HLP5085 is $2798.26 shipped and no tax outside of WA
Right. But is the 85 any better? Plus the Mitsu unit described by Silver has the same chip as the 85 from Samsung (although maybe not the same light engine). Plust it's bigger by two inches and a lot cheaper.
02-08-2005, 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by riceboy
the 63 produces a more film like picture where the 85 is more of a pixel picture
I thought the 85 was the film type pic
02-08-2005, 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by riceboy
the 63 has the HD3 chip while the 85 has the HD2+ chip
The Mitsu has the HD2+ chip.