Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #49602 in Consumer Electronics
• Color: black
• Brand: Mitsubishi
• Model: WD-65838
• Dimensions: 39.50" h x 58.20" w x 16.00" l, 74.20 pounds
• Native resolution: 1920 x 1080
• Display size: 65

Features

• 65-inch DLP HDTV with intensely vivid 2D and fully immersive 3D viewing; StreamTV Internet Media access
• Utilizes the same core DLP technology that powers the vast majority of 3D Cinemas
• Smooth120 technology for more fluid, natural motion; 16 speakers produce 32 watts of power; Bluetooth audio streaming
• Inputs: 4 HDMI, 2 component, 2 composite, 2 USB, 1 Ethernet, 1 optical digital audio output, 1 subwoofer output
• Measures 58.2 x 39.5 x 16 inches with stand; Energy Star 4.0 qualified

Product Description

65" Diamond 3D DLP Home Cinema TV

Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

45 of 46 people found the following review helpful.
Can't beat the performance for the price!!!
By E. Bullock
I researched many TVs before buying this one. I focused on Plasma, LED, and LCD sets. I had settled on a 65inch plasma and went to the store to purchase one. The salesman asked me if I had looked at DLP? I didn't even know they still made DLP sets to be honest. I was very impressed with the picture quality of the Mits DLP TVs. Then.......he showed me a football game in 3D on this set.....it was AWESOME! If you are a sports fan - do yourself a favor and go to a store and watch demo's on these TVs - it is like you are at the event. During all viewing, the black levels and white levels are very good and the color is sharp and infinately adjustable. You would have to spend 2X-3X as much on a top end plasma or LED to rival the picture quality and 3D capability of the Mits 65838.

I ended up choosing the 838 model rather than the 738 due to the additional sound capability of the 838. As I was shopping for the flat panel TVs I noticed the sound was never very good. The room we have the TV in is pretty big and I need good sound. When I bought the TV, Mits was throwing in a free Polk subwoofer with purchase. The sub can be hooked directly to the 838. That subwoofer + the 16 built in speakers produces phenominal sound. I also have a full AV receiver/surround system hooked up, but I did not want to mess with having to power everything up every time I wanted to watch TV - now I don't have to!

The brightness and viewing angles are good on this set. I have the TV on a 19inch stand. No noticable dimming when standing/sitting if you are more than 6 feet away. I would estimate that viewing angles are good to 150-160 degrees without any real noticable dimming.

Lastly, I find the menu system easy to use. The TV was easy to set up and navigate with.

The only downsides I have found to this set:
1. 3D capabilities - it is still early and you will have to buy the Mits 3D adapter set to view a lot of the content. They have been promising a firmware update to the 738 and 838 series to take car of this, but nothing yet.
2. There is a noticable delay when switching between HD channels. Folks in the forums have commented on this, regardless of service type (Comcast, DirectTV, etc).
3. The factory default settings for color/brightness/contrast are not great. I found I had to spend some time in the advanced menu getting it dialed in to get the proper contrast/brightness/color. It is not hard to do and the menu is easy to understand, it just takes some time.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful.
The best I have seen!!!
By William C. Nesta
I bought this 65" TV after many hours of shopping at various stores and comparing. This Mit has the best picture of all the sets that were shown to me. I debated about getting the 738 but bought the 838 which was only $200 more. You get a really great sound system with the 838. Just put a sub woofer on and enjoy. I had an old Mit projection TV for about 12 years and started to have problems with cold solder joints, causing various problems, so deceided to upgrade to the newer model. My old 65" was really big and heavy (335lbs). This unit has the same size screen and weighs about 75 lbs. I have it in my theater room and it is just like going to the movies only the picture is much better. I am currently waiting for a good buy on the 3D kit. I was shown one working in one of the store demos and it was very impressive. They are a little pricy right now, but will go down as demand increases. The lamps in these unit usually last about 4 years and are very easy to replace. They cost about $100 right now. All in all I am very hapy with my Mit and plan to enjoy. I recommend this TV to anybody looking for a large screen TV.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful.
Really Nice TV I am very Happy :)
By Roy Cleeland
I have had the set for 2 weeks and really like it. The picture once tweaked is great, the sound once configured is excellent, really no need for me to even use my old surround sound system.

The 3D is fantastic I have a Panny BDT350 that does Checkerboard out so no need for a converter. I purchased the Xpand glasses and they also work great with the set.
This set is a great value, and does everything advertised. The built in VuDu works well, and all VuDu apps. are great.

All in all Mits has really delivered a Great TV at a fair price. I am really pleased. The things that are truly important, the Picture the Sound and the 3D, really work well. I cannot wait for more 3D content to be available. My only knock on the set is the remote...and the interface, once you get use to it....it is fine. I use the Netcommand feature, (I had the IR cables from my old Mits 55859) and that works well, I just cannot seem to get it to turn on my AVR, it will adjust the volume but not turn on or off automatically. Like I said I really do not have a need to use it as the sound produced by the set is excellent.