Plasma HDTV Reviews

Mitsubishi LT-52133 52-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV

Mitsubishi’s LT-52133 is a 52-inch 1080p flat panel HDTV that incorporates the latest technologies for more accurate color reproduction and a picture that is more life-like than before. This 52-inch HDTV would be ideal as part of a home theater system in a medium-to-large-sized room.

With Deep Color technology, shaded images show less banding and greater contrast. View larger. View back panel.

The LT-52133 is just six inches thick and has a beautiful, minimalist look. View larger.

Lots Of Pixels In a Thin Box
This 52-inch HDTV is just six inches thick but packs in a lot of technology for outstanding performance. Quality speakers are hidden away to maintain a beautiful, minimalist look that takes up less space in your room. The display is 1080p, which means it has the full 1920 x 1080 high definition resolution with progressive scan that is the highest quality HDTV standard today. With large televisions this is important, as having a dense array of over two million pixels prevents the eye from seeing pixelation, especially at close distances.

The television is able to display any video signal that is connected to it. When a 1080p signal is the input, it is passed through with no down conversion, and the 1080p signal is maintained from beginning to end, giving the best picture quality. When a lower resolution is detected, whether it is 720p HD or a DVD, the signal is automatically scaled to display at 1080p, with minimal side effects and a very detailed picture.

Vibrant Colors You’ve Never Seen Before
The LT-52133 incorporates a slew of new technologies that give this television the most realistic color reproduction available on the market today. The new x.v.Color standard is supported, which dramatically increases the color space available, with 80% more color than standard HDTV. The television also supports Deep Color, a new standard that incorporates 10-bit color depth versus the previous 8-bit color depth. With Deep Color, shaded images show less banding and greater contrast.

Mitsubishi’s Full Spectrum Color is an exclusive system that uses a wide range of phosphors in the LCD’s backlight for brighter and more vivid reds and yellows, and more shades of green, cyan, and blue. Along with Mitsubishi’s Color 4D Noise Reduction and PerfectColor, you get a wider color palette and the ability to fine tune the set to your exact preferences. The end result is a picture that is brighter, smoother, and more realistic than ever, with colors that have never been seen on a television set before.

Connections Galore
You don’t need to worry about running out of connections with the LT-52133. It has a total of three HDMI 1.3 inputs with Simplay HD certification, so you can connect your Blu-Ray player and HD DVD player, and still have an input left over. It also has three component video inputs (two rear, one side), a side USB connection so you can display up to five megapixel photographs on the television, and two rear A/V inputs with S-Video, as well as a Dolby Digital/PCM output and an analog stereo output.

The LT-52133 is backed by a limited 1-year warranty.

What’s in the Box
LT-52133 52-inch LCD HDTV, remote control, two AA batteries, owner’s guide, quick reference guide, quick connect guide, product registration card, cable tie, and cable clamp.

Customer Review: Best Bang for the Buck!!!
This is a great tv for the price. This review is based on out-of-the-box setup.
PROS: HD channels and Xbox360 looks awesome. Supports 1080p,1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i at 60hz. 52′ size!
I believe this tv has a refresh rate of 8ms, can’t confirm, but played Forza2 on xbox and did not notice any problem at all. Picture was sharp, colorful, and smooth. Has 3 hdmi connections and numerous components, composites, and s-video connections.

CONS: Non-HD channels were terrible looking though, have my DVR connected via hdmi. But this is to be expected. The sticker placement(for Power and Standby indicators)on my set was placed rather “crooked”, but I think it may vary with each set. I have one dead pixel, which I didn’t even realize until up close. The HDMI connectors are NOT intended for use through a receiver, it has to be a direct source. Also, component connections up to 1080i only.

Overall: I’m happy with this set despite the few setbacks. Save yourself some money before buying those 120hz sets, there aren’t any significant improvement to pay an extra $500 for vs the older 60hz sets.
Customer Review: Large and slow are a bad combination.
I bought this TV and returned it a week later, because it blurred so badly with motion that sports were unwatchable. I ended up buying a smaller Sony XBR4, and I have none of the issues (plus the picture is far, far better).

This has nothing to do with 60 vs 120Hz. That is more important for DVDs and Blu-Ray signals that are 24fps (which doesn’t divide evenly into 60 but does for 120). The LT52133 has an 8ms response time, which is extremely slow. A decent LCD should be 5 or lower.

If you want an LCD, choose speed and quality over size. If you want size and quality but want to spend less, buy a plasma. Don’t buy a big, cheap, slow LCD!

I gave it 2 stars because I like the interface and remote.

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