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• Re: Newbie questions and Mitsu WS 55807 Dave Duvall 20:19:00 04/24/01 (0)
  In Reply to: Newbie questions and Mitsu WS 55807 posted by Hiram_T on April 18, 2001 at 20:32:40:

  Hmmmm....I've owned a WS-65807 for a while now and with just a little bit of work on the consumer available controls with the AVIA disc, you can dial in one heck of a picture.

  Now, I should temper that just a bit, because the red push out of the box is around +25%. Yeringto over on www.hometheaterspot.com builds a real nice red push attenuator that will bring it back down to somewhere between 0 and +5%. This attaches to the end of the red cable of your component cable set and then into the back of the red component input on the Mitsubishi widescreen. As you can see, you can only crank the red push down on the component input, so there's no effect on cable TV, etc. (unless you get an ISCAN Pro, but that's another story and $800).

  I've been real happy with mine and recommend it, even though Mitsubishi has blocked out access to the color decoder. A lot of the service menus are accesible, but you won't catch me recommending messing around in there without the right knowledge (and manual). Wouldn't be prudent (and MAY void your warranty)! Though many on Spot.com will tell you the things they've been able to tweak.

  I've had one warranty repair to correct a small geometry problem, evident on 2.25:1 DVD's, but that's behind me now. It's hard to beat the picture for the bucks.

  See Ya. Dave
  
  

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• Re: Newbie questions and Mitsu WS 55807 kotches 08:36:45 04/19/01 (2)
  In Reply to: Newbie questions and Mitsu WS 55807 posted by Hiram_T on April 18, 2001 at 20:32:40:

  Hiram,

  The WS-55807 is not without its flaws. First off, the red gun is about 3dB higher than it should be -- this is called "red push". You can buy the parts to correct this flaw. You're blocked out of the service menu completely, so you aren't able to do all of the adjustments you might need to do calibrations.

  That being said, when you get the red push attenuator in, and use AVIA and Video Essentials to tune the picture, it's capable of a superb picture.

  There's another discussion forum that has the best information on the Mitsubishi sets around, called the Home Theater Spot. A link to that site is below. They have both a Mitsubishi discussion forum, and a tweaks forum to get the most out of the sets.

  
  

  • Home Theater Spot's website.

  
  

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  • Re: Newbie questions and Mitsu WS 55807 SpursFan 01:21:17 04/22/01 (1)
    In Reply to: Re: Newbie questions and Mitsu WS 55807 posted by kotches on April 19, 2001 at 08:36:45:

    I agree with kotches. This TV can be good or bad. If you are looking to simply have the TV removed from the box, plugged in and then watch...you are likely in for a disappointment. Out-of-the-box performance from my 55807 was pretty bad. The tweaks that you will read about at The Spot are a must in order to get the most out of the Mits. If you are not inclined to make those changes, I would advise that you look at another brand. Sad but true.
    
    

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    • Re: Newbie questions and Mitsu WS 55807 Hiram_T 19:08:47 04/22/01 (0)
      In Reply to: Re: Newbie questions and Mitsu WS 55807 posted by SpursFan on April 22, 2001 at 01:21:17:

      Thanks for the info. I've been poking around the SPot and I'm sure it will be useful. First, I think I'l wait 'til the new models come out. Not so much because I think they will make major improvements but because summer's coming and there is too much outside work to be done. I'll save the new TV 'til next fall when I can expect to devote more time to it. In the mean time, I have time to decide whether I want to even get into something that may be a nuisance. It is difficult for me to decide if the critics here are too critical or not. Reminds of the old BMW and the enthusiasts always wanting more?

      Thnks for your info...
      BTW..I found Titantv.com... they list everthing that's on.

      Regards
      Hiram
      
      

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