Loading ...Ok guys, a LOT more feedback pouring in on the Mitsubishi WD-57/65831 and I have to say you might as well just forget that post from a few days back where people were having problems, this thread has turned into nothing but praise for the set. Everything from picture quality, to flexibility of card-read, to input-management to color reproduction… you name it, this set has it.
Anyway, ‘Smeeg‘ had put together his “Optimal Settings” for this TV to create the ultimate picture. I wouldn’t normally post these unless they are from calibrators, but Smeeg knows his stuff and a few pages later a couple people tried out Smeeg’s settings and were blown away by the difference. So here they are for everyone (And reference for me when I get mind 
Color Temp: High
Sharpness: 0 with VNR off, 6-9 with VNR on low
Tint: 27
Color: 27
Brightness: 34
Contrast: 42
Picture Mode: Natural
Video Noise Reduction: off (most of the time, or Low if absolutely necessary)
SharpEdge: off
DeepField: offPerfect Color
Magenta: 33
Red: 35
Yellow: 38
Green: 56
Cyan: 38
Blue: 44Perfect Tint
Magenta: 51
Red: 31
Yellow: 24 for accurate yellow, 17 for any kind of green/yellow color correction
Green: 11
Cyan: 44
Blue: 24
Also for a touch of eye-candy, ‘chuckhas‘ posted a picture of his new WD-57831 and I think this gives a very good indication of how bright this TV is without setting it in Brilliant even because of that 180watt bulb:
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December 24th, 2006 at 2:07 pm
Thanks for all of the helpful information for the settings. We would never have figured them out on our own. We actually almost took the television back until we found this information, it made a huge difference. Thanks again.
December 24th, 2006 at 2:23 pm
Thank you for posting Jonathan, I’m glad they helped! Happy Holidays.
January 2nd, 2007 at 6:20 pm
This is great information. Do you happen to know if it would be the same for the 57/732?
January 2nd, 2007 at 10:03 pm
Dan I’m not sure about the 731, but the 732 *should* work the same as it has a lot of the features of the 831.
February 6th, 2007 at 6:20 am
Great results, thanks! Did you do any tweaking of these settings for the Brilliant and Bright picture modes?
March 27th, 2007 at 9:28 am
My Tv continues to turn itself off (likely overheating). It is only 4 months old and an error message pops up saying TV will shut down in a few seconds. Please check the air flow. Nobody seems to be able to fix the problem and I have an industrial fan blowing on it to watch TV.
March 27th, 2007 at 9:31 am
Todd,
If the TV is 4 months old, call Mitsubishi warranty services and get someone out there right away to look into it. If after 1 or 2 visits they cannot fix it, return the set or get a replacement.
If the place you bought it from won’t take it back, then just keep having Mitsu come out and repair it within the year warranty period until they either fix it, or they offer to replace the set for you. Just don’t let it go out of warranty then try and get the issue fixed, then you get caught between a rock and a hard place.
March 27th, 2007 at 5:15 pm
I have the same problem as Todd. I have a six month old 65″ 57831 that shuts itself down complaining about air flow. I’ve had a technician from BestBuy who thought it was a software/firmware update for the TV, not an airflow problem. He’s trying to get an update from MIts, but it’s been a couple of weeks. Btw, I doubt very much that airflow has anything to do with it. if anybody hears of a solution, however, I’d love to hear it. I have a DSP TV with a great picture that I can barely use.
March 27th, 2007 at 5:21 pm
John,
If the TV is under the 1 year warranty I would deal with Mits, not BestBuy and see if you have better luck.
May 1st, 2007 at 7:48 pm
Ok the “Air Flow” issue just started happening to me, blogging about it here:
http://www.breakitdownblog.com/2007/05/01/mitsubishi-wd-65831-air-flow-problem/
August 23rd, 2007 at 8:51 pm
Just experienced the air flow problem. Luckily my TV is still under warranty (barely). Anyway, the repair shop says it’s nothing I can do. It’s the TV talking to itself. They’re coming to get it tomorrow. I was told Mitsubishi is aware of the problem and has sent their repairman what he needs to know to fix it. We’ll see.
August 23rd, 2007 at 9:26 pm
Keep us posted Sandy, hopefully he’s able to do an in-home repair.
August 24th, 2007 at 7:18 am
Sandy, in case they haven’t taken your set away yet, take a look at the recent comments at Riyad’s blog. The link is just above your comment above. Instructions for the fix from Mits do not require taking the set to a shop but that assumes your problem is the same as what so many of us are seeing. Best of luck. Let us know how it goes.
August 30th, 2007 at 8:15 am
In regards to the TV will shut down in a few seconds. Please check the air flow. Problem, It is the connection on the thermal censor, I have fixed this problem in the past, Depending on where you live, my company is an autherised service center, our website is sharpervideo.com
August 30th, 2007 at 8:18 am
If you have any repair questions, you can ask, i will be glad to help
August 30th, 2007 at 8:20 am
I can also help walk you throu the airflow fix, if your out of warinty, if your still in warinty, it could void it, if you take the back of your set off.
August 30th, 2007 at 8:22 am
Fred,
Thanks for posting. I am sure more people will run across this problem and will find your help very valuable.
August 30th, 2007 at 9:53 am
Our TV started shutting down, I called American TV. The Tech called me to set the appointment. I asked him about the problem, he was very familiar with it. Said there was a problem with the routing of the wiring near the bulb. Causing the temp signal wire to overheat. He is coming over this afternoon to install the fix.
How do you get to perfect tint?
August 30th, 2007 at 9:59 am
Denis,
Hope the fix goes smoothly and he’s doing it in-house.
If you want details on how the fix is done, the official Air-Flow-Problem post/thread is here:
http://www.breakitdownblog.com/2007/05/01/mitsubishi-wd-65831-air-flow-problem/
November 26th, 2008 at 12:06 am
hi all,
I just got a Mitsubishi 65′ model WD-65733 from craigslist…
the picture on the TV is great and i did a lot of research to mak esur ei really wanted this TV… the lamp in my TV seems to be in good shape ( 2,160 hrs) so the brightness is still in great shape.
once I installed into my house and hooked all cables and stuff, 2 issues really bother me:
1. i don’t see to get the settings right for optimal picture… I was wondering if any enthusiast would share the optimal setting he did on his WD 65733 TV?
2. I can notice a slide bending in the geometry of my screen… i go that far to look into the service menu at Manual Keygen Geometry setting and i got some instructions on how I may be able to adjust it.. the top lines are bent outwards and out of the screen… I don’t seem to be able to bring them to the desired position… any suggestions?
thank you and I would greatly appreciate any suggestions…
BTW, should I even consider the settings presented above (for the 65′ 57831 model above)…while that may be an interesting exercise, I doubt it will produce good results for my TV… I don;t even have some of the controls on mine.
my email is mariusmarcu@global.t-bird.edu in case anybody is interested.