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Nov 22, 2006 PB     We bought this set back in Feb 06 so have had it long enough to judge some of it...

Jun 27, 2006 Jody     Ultra Sharp pictue, great color, and cool video center (seperate control box tha...

Feb 25, 2006 acn     I first saw this set back in November 2005 while I was travelling in California....

Feb 21, 2006 quikdraw     I've had my eye on this one for awhile, but it was just too expensive. Got a gre...

Feb 12, 2006 Niku34     The best picture I have ever seen on TV so far. The picture quality is just like...

My Experience: I first saw this set back in November 2005 while I was travelling in California. They had just put the set out on display the day before. It was next to a 42" Sharp and a couple of others. The picture clarity, color and contrast was very impressive, compared to the other sets. Alas, at $4999 I couldn't swallow the price and there were no stores in my area that had this set available. I had a very specific space to fit a 37" flat panel TV, so I went with a Dell W3706MC. I had a lot of problems with it and after three Dell's in two months time, they finally agreed to refund my money. Lesson learned... buy local and spend a few bucks more.

So, the sets in stock for $3499 (Feb 2006). Still a bit much for a 37" LCD, in my opinion. I went for a comparision session at the local store and, to me it looked as good as (or in some cases) better than the plasmas. I even preferred this set to the Pioneer Elite plasmas the were set up next to this set.

Compared to the Dell, the set weighs-in like a tank; it is quite heavy. I was surprised just how big the shipping box is. Upon upacking, I was a also suprised to see this *huge* external box (the size of a big DVD player) that all of the inputs get routed to. There are two cables - a DVI cable and a serial cable that go between the "Media Center" box and the TV, so the TV could be located quite some distance from the 'box', maybe where the rest of the home theater components are across the room, perhaps. This makes sense in some installations, but for me it was a tight squeeze to fix the extra appendage in the allotted space. I wonder if this is the direction that Mitsubishi is going or if the is a 'Time to Market' interim solution?

There are *so many* options and adjustments that it took a while to get everything dialed-in. The picture quality is really nice, expecially comapred to the Dell. Even during the day, I have the backlight and all other settings at their mid-scale position.

The TV does take longer than I would have expected to 'wake-up' when powered on - maybe 10 seconds.

My wife agrees that there' just no comparison to the Dell TV. So, I tried to save some money buying mail order and getting a lesser (and truly inferior) product; the addage that 'you get what you pay for' holds true, yet again.

The viewing angle is quite wide compared to the 37" Dell set. The TV is inset in a cabinet and looks great from anywhere in the room. With the Dell, I had to pull the set out (on a sliding shelf) of the cabinet and angle it towards where I was sitting. Not so with the Mitsubishi.

So far, I like the LT-3780. I would expect the prices to come down a bit more over time. Considering this is the first pass on a 1080p set, I think Mistubishi has done an admirable job. I recommend this set, with little reservation.

Problems: A couple of the programmable menus to rename the inputs don't seem to work right. Not a big deal, so I have to call Mitsubishi for assistance.

I don't care much for the remote. Although programmable to control multiple devices it it still a compromise. I will spring for a universal remote to control all the goodies, here.