Thursday, August 19, 2010

1080p Mitsubishi TV . . . Keep or return???

Ok, so I wasn't necessarily in the market for a new tv, but I am a gadget geek and always want the latest and greatest. I was at Circuit City today and saw the Mitsubishi WD-Y65 65" 1080P DLP tv for $2200. I have paid close attention to tv prices and to me that was dirt cheap. So I bought it. I am supposed to pick it up tomorrow and I am wondering if I spent my money wisely. I have a Mitsubishi 55" rear projection 1080i tv now. It works perfectly fine. I was considering putting that in my front room. Anyway, do you think it is worth $2200 to go from 1080i to 1080p? I have hd service through my cable company, a dvd player and an xbox 360 which I learned can't go to 1080p on the new tv because it doesn't accept 1080p through component or vga. Whew. . . Long question !!! So anyway, I can just get my money back on the tv before I pick it up if it isn't worth it. . . . What do you think ????

1080p Mitsubishi TV . . . Keep or return???
there is not a whole lot of things out for the 1080p. Unless you want to watch movies on blu-ray then keep it. If me, I can't justify just buying an equipment just because it was a good buy. Nothing is for sure on what format high def is going on dvds. It is a gamble on purchasing blu-ray or hd-dvd. Wait until one format is the consumers choice, by that time prices should go down. The price is good for the dlp but eventually you will have to purchase new lamps. If you watch a lot of tv then the sooner you will have to replace it. Prices should continue going down on plasma and lcd. By the time more 1080p programmings, hd formats, and compatible components comes out that tv can be purchased for $1500 or less. You never know but if you check back next month the price might be $1999 for the superbowl sale.
Reply:keep it, Mitsubishi Makes good tv sets. Report It

Reply:Return it.
Reply:Actually, the Xbox 360 DOES do 1080p. I recently bought the HD-DVD player for the xbox 360 also. I bought the VGA cables and n ow the Xbox 360 ios 1080p, the HD DVDs are 1080p and it upscales regular DVDs with the VGA cables! Personally, I agree with you, $2200 for that TV was a steal, I would keep it. Keep in mind, there is already 1080p programming out there, and more to come. For TV/Satellite however, you won't find 1080p programming to take advantage of with your TV. I could be wrong but I am almost sure there is no 1080p programming yet due to not knowing how to compress the signal efficiently enough. I know when I had Voo0m satellite, there was talk of a new Mpeg4 compression that was supposed to be the savior, but I don't know where that is at now. Bottom line, that TV will be much better for your future equipment and not such a huge advantage immediately- but a great buy nonetheless.
Reply:They will probably charge you a restocking fee but yes they should let you return it.


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