Mitsubishi WD52628 52 Inch DLP Rear Projection HD Ready TV
Great Picture. A Top Tier 1080p TV
First, off, I have spent a long time researching as well as have returned several TVs for various reasons, and I finally settled on the Mitsubishi 52\\". <br /> <br />I chose this TV for several reasons. First, the 52 inch screen is large enough for what was looking to get out of a big screen TV, but it's compact enough to fit a 50 inch tv stand (49.6 inches width). We had an entertainment unit that has a base of 50 inches and were contstrained by the size. If size wasn't an issue I would have had a tough time choosing b/w the Sony 50 inch SXRD and the Toshiba 56 inch tv, but both those two would not have fit. Secondly the 628 model (compared to the 627) has more evenly distributed light so you won't get the darkening of picture as you move out from the middle of the screen. And lastly, compare this picture to any of the other brands, and it is either equal or surpases any of the other 1080p TVs. I was surprised to see the Samsung 50 inch got some very good reviews, but if you put that TV and the Mitsubishi next to each other it's not even a close comparison. Sports captions (i.e. the score or names that show up on the screen) are considerably more crisp on the mitsu. I like brighter pictures as well, and this just seemed to pop out compared to the other brands. <br /> <br />Overall, if you are in the market for a 1080p TV, this is by far a great choice. If size is not an issue, I loved the Toshiba 1080p as well. If price isn't an issue the Sony SXRD is great, but I did notice that when a very fast image crosses the screen, it did have a tendancy to freeze up a little. Not sure if that was just the signal or the TV, but I did not notice that with the Toshiba or the Mitsu with the same signal going to the TV.