HDTeleVision Review

LCD has come a long way since just a few years ago, taking over the flat panel market up to about 50″ in screen size. While Mitsubishi is far better known for rear projection DLP since the demise of CRT, market forces can’t be ignored and consumers remain spellbound by the flat panel concept in their homes. Let’s see what Mitsubishi has to offer and how their LCD products compare.

Since last year Mitsubishi has offered 40″, 46″ and 52″ models and the LT46148 is part of their current line of 1920×1080 displays.

Common Features

• Black cabinet finish with swivel stand
• Auto-sensing inputs
• Back panel – 4 HDMI 1.3 with Deep Color, X.V. Color and Simplay HDMI certified, 2 component video (input 1 supports optional composite video and 2 is component only), 1 composite video or s-video (input 3)
• Side Panel AUX Input – component video or composite video and USB Photo Port (JPEG files)
• Accepts 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p and 1080p24 frame
• serial RS232 port
• All video inputs support analog left/right audio
• HDMI L/R analog audio inputs (assignable)
• RCA digital audio output (internal tuner and video inputs)
• Antenna 1 main and Antenna 2 aux for NTSC, DTV, analog cable, QAM cable 64 and 256 (Clear QAM)
• Fairly good size remote that was comfortable in the hand, easy to use and includes an orange backlighting button providing great clarity to read the buttons in the dark
• SD aspect ratios – standard (16:9), expand, zoom, stretch plus, narrow (4:3)
• HD aspect ratios – full native (1:1 pixel mapping), standard (16:9 with marginal over scan), wide expand, zoom
• PC aspect ratios – Centered 1:1 pixel mapped centered output 4:3 and 16:9, zoom (fills out screen), reduce for 1080p only
• Plush 1080p internal scaler
• Smooth 120 Hz LCD Video Processing
• Backlight Adjust
• WCG-CCF back lighting, Wide Color Gamut – Cold Cathode Fluorescent for accurate color
• 10-bit digital video processing
• CEC HDMI control

Not-So-Common Features

• Perfect Color
• NetCommand IR control
• IR NetCommand output or IR input
• TV Guide on screen guide (DTV or digital cable only)
• GalleryPlayer Images

Missing Features

• 4:3 squeeze aspect ratio for proper geometry with stretched 4:3 HDTV 16:9 broadcasts