Strengths: I have 4800 hours on my original bulb and everything is fine. Press "Menu" then "2470" to see hours at lower left of screen. I have cleaned the bulb housing a couple times with compressed air.

Weaknesses: TV is a bit dim in a bright room, but I knew that before buying it.

Summary: I've had this TV three years and have had no trouble at all with my bulb life. I did have the TV serviced on warranty for a faulty overheat condition. This was a blinking yellow light, replaced free of charge.

Strengths: Great television for picture quality, etc.

Weaknesses: I've read other reviews stating 1st lamp went out in 90 days - mine lasted 11 months.....

Summary: Not only is the lamp life unacceptable but trying to get a replacement is nearly laughable. Mitsubishi's authorized reps consisted of two businesses in my locality (I don't live a rural area). One is no longer in business, the other didn't have it in stock and had no idea when they would. Of course, my lamp went on a Sunday. Today is New Year's Eve so even Mitsubishi's parts department is closed so their 'customer service' rep couldn't even verify they had one in stock. Ordered lamp on line - you have to follow up with faxed purchase date receipt and a copy of the printed out order before they will ship it. Their shipping policy is 2 day (if they have it in stock). The next shipping day will be Jan 2nd and if in stock I'll get it Jan 4th. So 6 days from time it died and no TV and no other options to get a lamp. This is my first Mitsubishi product and since it is a television, an expensive television, I really believe lamps should shipped via overnight. The rep said he would pass on my suggestions regarding improvement in their customer service.Tried the numerous on line vendors figuring if I could get one I'd just have one on hand when the next burns out - out of stock, out of stock......Not sure I'd recommend this unit - what good is a television if its lamp life is so short ($250 if not on warranty)? I understand the DLP is relatively new technology but its certainly been around long enough to have decent support by now.

Strengths: 1. Excellent DLP picture quality -- comparable to Plasma.2. Great price for a 65" TV.

Weaknesses: 1. Only a fixed audio output. No option to switch to variable output.2. Risky item to have shipped without it being damaged.

Summary: If you're reading this review, you have probably been going through the excruciating process of comparing Plasma, LCD and DLP. I personally found the variety of opinions to be confusing and exhausting. Ultimately, I found my two top considerations to be "best picture" and "best price". I looked at many televisions before choosing the WD-65731. I wouldn't say that the picture on this TV is better than a plasma, but it's pretty darn close. The question you have to ask yourself is whether the negligible difference is worth paying two-and-a-half times more money to get a 65" plasma. I'm very happy that I picked this Mitsubishi DLP. The picture is tremendous. Sometimes I feel as if the picture is too clear, because I get distracted when I watch the news and see all the blemishes and make-up on the reporter's face -- stuff I would never see on other televisions. As far as DLP televisions are concerned, this has the best picture out of all the models I looked at. And for a 65", the price was unbeatable. The first TV to be delivered to me ended up being shattered inside. I was fortunate to have bought the TV from a large, reputable merchant who gave me no hassles at all. They sent out another television and picked up the broken one at the same time. Since this is a product review and not a merchant review, I won't go into more detail on this particular aspect, but let me just say -- This is a very large and fragile item, so make sure you buy from someone with a good reputation for customer service and backing up their products. Lastly, the only negative issue I'm struggling with is that I can't run this through my Bose theatre system the same way as I did my previous television. You should always turn the TV speakers off when using a theatre system, but when you do so with this TV, you can no longer use your TV remote or Cable remote for controlling the volume. This is because when you mute the TV speakers, the audio output that is being fed to your sound system remains fixed. Some other televisions allow you to switch to a variable audio output within the setup screen. This TV has no such option. So now I'm stuck using my Bose remote to control the volume and I dislike having to use several remote controls. I have a Bose that uses only an RF signal, so I'm unable to program my other remotes to run it. That would be my only downside to this TV. Overall, I rate this television with 5 stars due to the high quality picture and excellent price. It's a great value for the money.

Strengths: Sharp image, excellent color

Weaknesses: Channel change is very slow

Summary: Just bought the TV last week and I love it. The QAM tuner picks up many unscrambled HD channels (I don't have digital cable). The HD picture is simply amazing, much clearer and sharper than the DVD. The SD image is good, too. I watched a NBA game last Sunday and it was like I was sitting in the stadium. I can even hear all kinds of sound coming from the field, as well as the audience. Also watched a hockey game and it was the first time that I can see clearly the small hockey moving around the field from a TV screen. It took a me a while to get the HDMI to work. I didn't know to turn on the HDMI in my DVD player, initially. The TV's manual should tell the user to do so. I found this by searching the internet. Some complained noisy fan or color wheel. Yes, I can hear it when the TV is mute and the room is quiet. But it's very small and doesn't bother me. It's very sluggish to change a channel. It takes a good 2 seconds to change, no mater a HD channel or a regular channel. And I don't have a set box or a cableCard. The cable is directly connected to the TV.

Strengths: Excellent picture; easy to program

Weaknesses: Burned a lamp in ninety days from purchase

Summary: Everything everybody else says about this TV is true. Excellent picture; easy to program; etc. My big disappointment was the lamp life. Burned a lamp in just over ninety (90) days from TV purchase. Yeah, sure, it's on a good twelve (12) hours a day, seven days a week. No excessive turning on and off; good ventilation; etc, all the things they prescribe. Let's see how long the second lamp lasts.

Strengths: Price, size, connections, HD, DLP

Weaknesses: slow warm up

Summary: This is the TV, price, quality, on and on, hands down the best. Easy remote that controls everything, including my Bose system. The price and quality as compared to Plasma, is indistigushable. I purchase a plasma and the picture is terrible on dark movies. Thius one is brilliant and there is never any glare. Watched 007 swimming in the ocean, and felt I was in the ocean with him. Would have rather purchaed the 73" model, but for $1k more didnt understand the increase, happy with this model. I like the most is two CATV jacks, the remote is simple. I luv it!!

Strengths: Great Color with HD channels and most DVDs'.

Weaknesses: Sound and display of non HD Channel, could be better.

Summary: The quality of receiving the HD Channel is great, I love the colors. When hooked up to cable TV with high definitions box and subscription the picture on the screen looks like it is coming into your living room. Watching your favorite sporting event(s) in high definition on this TV is a real eye opener. If you enjoy playing games on your XBox or Playstation you are going to enjoy what you see and it is really awesome. Mitsubishi a great quality product , this TV is amazingly light for it size and its technology is far advance compared it competitors. I definitely recommend that you try this product for yourself, go ahead and take one home today you will love it.

Strengths: Picture Quality, Remote, Functionality, Inputs

Weaknesses: The blacks are almost too black when sitting in a dark room and the movie is mostly black and grey.

Summary: This TV is amazing the picture quality is second to none. When hooked up to cable tv with high defintion box and subscription the picture on the screen looks like it is coming into your living room. Watching a football game on this tv in HD is something to see. You will not be disapointed with this unit at all. Playing video games on an xbox 360 or any other type of gaming system there is no lag and the picture quality is awesome. Buy the set get it home and let the viewing begin. All I can say is you wont be disapointed.

Strengths: picture,screen size

Weaknesses: sound could be better

Summary: this tv is great. the picture has amazing color and deep black, but you will need some hd programing to see what this tv can do. i have a hddigital cable box and i use a hdmi cablt to connect to it. I sit about 12 feet from it and it is perfect.