Comments on: Mitsubishi’s LT-46149: The World’s First Flat TV With Built-In Surround Sound-HD GURU® Exclusive First Review http://hdguru.com/266/266/ HDTV news, revews and information Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:41:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: JohnG http://hdguru.com/266/266/comment-page-1/#comment-37455 JohnG Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:26:22 +0000 http://hdguru.com/266/266/#comment-37455 I purchased a Mitsubishi LCD-46149 last year and have been happy with the performance. I also have a cable card plugged into the TV and it is free (Comcast does not charge for the first card). A few issues I have encountered: 1. When the cable company performs their "digital conversion" tests, the message that flashes across the TV screen does NOT clear up on its own. It requires a manual power reset of the TV -- not sure why. 2. I frequently lose the TV Guide. This is very frustrating as I have performed a myriad of resets and card removals to get it back. The TV Guide screen just displays the Setup Progress screen and says the search for TV stations with TV guide data is still in progress. I know the TV Guide feature works - I just don't know how to get it back. When I re-acquire the cable card and perform the setup on the TV Guide, it gets stuck on the setup progress screen searching for channels. Anybody else had this problem? I sure could use some help! -JG I purchased a Mitsubishi LCD-46149 last year and have been happy with the performance. I also have a cable card plugged into the TV and it is free (Comcast does not charge for the first card).

A few issues I have encountered:
1. When the cable company performs their “digital conversion” tests, the message that flashes across the TV screen does NOT clear up on its own. It requires a manual power reset of the TV — not sure why.
2. I frequently lose the TV Guide. This is very frustrating as I have performed a myriad of resets and card removals to get it back. The TV Guide screen just displays the Setup Progress screen and says the search for TV stations with TV guide data is still in progress.

I know the TV Guide feature works – I just don’t know how to get it back. When I re-acquire the cable card and perform the setup on the TV Guide, it gets stuck on the setup progress screen searching for channels. Anybody else had this problem? I sure could use some help!

-JG

]]> By: Nigel Wood http://hdguru.com/266/266/comment-page-1/#comment-28287 Nigel Wood Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:09:22 +0000 http://hdguru.com/266/266/#comment-28287 You should have mentioned in your conclusion that the Cable card can save the owner a substation amount in cable costs as well as no need to clutter your house with another cable box. For me it is $1.50 verses $14 per months for a box saving $150 per year, 10years it paid for the TV. I told comcast it is in a tivo box as it is $6.50 if in a separate TV and not a tivo attached to an existing tv with box. Makes absolutely no $en$e to me as they are servicing the same card as a node on their network either way. $$$ Is probably why they insist on installing the card so they can see where it is. I see no reason I could have not installed the card (looks like a PCMCIA card from the old laptop days slips right in to the tv) and called in the Cable Card, Host and Data numbers myself. For that mater I should be able to buy my own Cable card period Remember AT&T pre 90s. After all they called in the numbers wrong on their fist visit causing me to have a second visit and a third maybe they were hoping I would break down and just get a box as that is much more reliable according to them Really. It seams like they don’t want folks heading in this direction because they want $150 extra a year per device. One final comment here is the Tivo boxes as well as the new cable boxes all have cable cards in them funny how they seam to work well. Looks like the back end is setup correctly when there is money to be made or a potential lawsuit form Tivo. Mitsubishi tells me that the cable card slot will be compatible new two-way cards that are installed in the new cable boxes and coming down the pipeline next year. I was told that they are been tested in the Chicago area and these cards will should give you access to on demand, pay for view and the cable companies interactive menu system. Personally I really like the TV guide menu built into the TV and find it more condensed, able to view more information at once on a single screen and more in depth information on programming. The TV Guide would work great with an antenna based TV signal. Sorry for that rant on the cable card but I think it is a huge feature and we should all be getting the providers out of the business of renting us equipment at great expense to us, anyone still own a AT&T rental phone? I bought this TV a month ago and the only negative is the black levels but the colors look very realistic and not over saturated like many other TVs. The picture is very smooth. The size with the very small bezel is a huge advantage if trying to fit into an existing cabinet. Worth at least $300 if you have to modify a cabinet. I have a Boston Acoustics system 5.1 on my primary TV, which sounds unbelievable $1200. On this TV I attached a Yamaha YST FSW100 powered sub ($80 from best buy on clearance retail $199 web$140) that the TV automatically found and setup this nearly sounds as good as my other setup and better then any other TV I have heard period. What more can I say that you did not I am thrilled with this TV tons of inputs I paid $1799 from Bestbuy on Saturday after black Friday a sale price not in their flyer or on line but in their computer system. The only question I am asking myself is should I have got the 52” model for $500 more? Or got them both when they where both $700 of MSRP. Must remember this is technology and the price is heading in only one direction long term. You should have mentioned in your conclusion that the Cable card can save the owner a substation amount in cable costs as well as no need to clutter your house with another cable box. For me it is $1.50 verses $14 per months for a box saving $150 per year, 10years it paid for the TV. I told comcast it is in a tivo box as it is $6.50 if in a separate TV and not a tivo attached to an existing tv with box. Makes absolutely no $en$e to me as they are servicing the same card as a node on their network either way. $$$ Is probably why they insist on installing the card so they can see where it is. I see no reason I could have not installed the card (looks like a PCMCIA card from the old laptop days slips right in to the tv) and called in the Cable Card, Host and Data numbers myself. For that mater I should be able to buy my own Cable card period Remember AT&T pre 90s. After all they called in the numbers wrong on their fist visit causing me to have a second visit and a third maybe they were hoping I would break down and just get a box as that is much more reliable according to them Really. It seams like they don’t want folks heading in this direction because they want $150 extra a year per device. One final comment here is the Tivo boxes as well as the new cable boxes all have cable cards in them funny how they seam to work well. Looks like the back end is setup correctly when there is money to be made or a potential lawsuit form Tivo. Mitsubishi tells me that the cable card slot will be compatible new two-way cards that are installed in the new cable boxes and coming down the pipeline next year. I was told that they are been tested in the Chicago area and these cards will should give you access to on demand, pay for view and the cable companies interactive menu system. Personally I really like the TV guide menu built into the TV and find it more condensed, able to view more information at once on a single screen and more in depth information on programming. The TV Guide would work great with an antenna based TV signal. Sorry for that rant on the cable card but I think it is a huge feature and we should all be getting the providers out of the business of renting us equipment at great expense to us, anyone still own a AT&T rental phone? I bought this TV a month ago and the only negative is the black levels but the colors look very realistic and not over saturated like many other TVs. The picture is very smooth. The size with the very small bezel is a huge advantage if trying to fit into an existing cabinet. Worth at least $300 if you have to modify a cabinet. I have a Boston Acoustics system 5.1 on my primary TV, which sounds unbelievable $1200. On this TV I attached a Yamaha YST FSW100 powered sub ($80 from best buy on clearance retail $199 web$140) that the TV automatically found and setup this nearly sounds as good as my other setup and better then any other TV I have heard period. What more can I say that you did not I am thrilled with this TV tons of inputs I paid $1799 from Bestbuy on Saturday after black Friday a sale price not in their flyer or on line but in their computer system. The only question I am asking myself is should I have got the 52” model for $500 more? Or got them both when they where both $700 of MSRP. Must remember this is technology and the price is heading in only one direction long term.

]]> By: Cary http://hdguru.com/266/266/comment-page-1/#comment-25431 Cary Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:40:17 +0000 http://hdguru.com/266/266/#comment-25431 I'm trying to decide between the Mitsubishi LT-46149 and Sony KDL-46z4100. The Mitsubishi has x.v., but fails the 3:2 pulldown. The Sony doesn't have x.v. but passes the 3:2. The Mitsubishi obviously has better audio. The Mitsubishi is approx. $1k more. The bottom line is which has the best picture, particularly for sports, blu-ray and HD? Thanks. I’m trying to decide between the Mitsubishi LT-46149 and Sony KDL-46z4100. The Mitsubishi has x.v., but fails the 3:2 pulldown. The Sony doesn’t have x.v. but passes the 3:2. The Mitsubishi obviously has better audio. The Mitsubishi is approx. $1k more. The bottom line is which has the best picture, particularly for sports, blu-ray and HD?
Thanks.

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