HC5000BL Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality Posted on October 15, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. Mitsubishi HC5000BL Projector Review - Mitsubishi HC5000BL Projector Review - Overview2. Mitsubishi HC5000BL Projector Review 23. HC5000BL Physical Tour - Mitsubishi HC5000BL Physical Tour4. HC5000BL Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality - HC5000BL Home Theater Projector Review - Image Quality - Sharpness Comparision5. HC5000BL Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-2 - comparision6. HC5000BL Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-37. HC5000BL Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-4 - Mitsubishi HC5000BL home theater projector - Handling of Flesh tones - HC5000BL Black Levels, Contrast and Shadow Detail8. HC5000BL Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-59. HC5000BL Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-6 - HC5000BL Color Handling10. Mitsubishi HC-5000BL Projector Review – General Performance - Mitsubishi HC5000BL Projector Menus 11. Mitsubishi HC-5000BL Projector Review – General Performance-2 - The Mitsubishi HC5000BL Remote Control - Mitsubishi HC5000 Lens Throw and Lens Shift12. Mitsubishi HC-5000BL Projector Review – General Performance-3 - Screen Door Effect and Rainbow Effect - Mitsubishi HC5000BL Light Leakage - Audible Noise Levels - Mitsubishi HC5000BL Projector Brightness13. Mitsubishi HC-5000BL Projector Review – General Performance-4 - HC5000BL Lamp Life and Replacement - Projector Screen Recommendations14. Mitsubishi HC-5000BL Projector Review – General Performance-5 - Mitsubishi HC5000BL Calibration - Mitsubishi HC5000BL Image noise - HC5000BL and HDTV in my theater 15. HC5000 Projector Review – Warranty16. Mitsubishi HC5000 Projector Reviews: Summary, Pros, Cons17. Mitsubishi HC5000 Projector Reviews: Summary, Pros, Cons-218. Mitsubishi HC5000 Projector Reviews: Summary, Pros, Cons-3 - HC5000BL Pros19. Mitsubishi HC5000 Projector Reviews: Summary, Pros, Cons-4 - HC5000BL Cons - HC5000BL - Typical Performance - Review continues below this advertisement. - Mitsubishi HC5000 Projector - The Bottom Line 20. Mitsubishi HC5000BL Projector Specifications HC5000BL Home Theater Projector Review - Image QualitySince the Mitsubishi HC5000BL is the first 1080p resolution home theater projector to come in for review, I think it’s only appropriate to start off this section talking about sharpness. During the course of this review, I got to spend significant time comparing the HC5000BL (link to specs) with my 720p resolution BenQ PE8720 (switching back and forth between the two in my viewing room), and observing the HC5000BL side by side with the 720p resolution Samsung SP-H710AE home theater projector and the Sanyo PLV-Z5, in our testing room. Either way, the Mitsubishi produced a sharper image then the 720p projectors. Even the BenQ, known for its sharpness, simply cannot resolve fine details as well as this Mitsubishi projector. Having the extra resolution produced a visibly sharper image, even on standard DVDs with their inherent resolution below either the 720p projectors or the HC5000BL. On images from HD-DVDs and HDTV, the sharpness difference is even more noticeable. Sharpness ComparisionHC5000BL warnerbrosLargeSamsungSP-H710ae WarnerCloseLargePreviousNext Of course if you sit far enough back from your screen, your eyes will not be able to see the difference, but I would say that only a very small percentage of those buying projectors will actually sit far enough back to not be able to see the difference. One note of interest. The HC5000BL as received had the Sharpness control set for +2. That left us with some visible edge sharpening. I finally settled on what I thought was best, in the -2 to -4 range. You’ll have to figure out what you like best, it’s a bit subjective. 1. 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