HD4000 Projector Review: Summary, Pros, Cons 2 Posted on October 15, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. Mitsubishi HD4000 Widescreen Projector Review - Mitsubishi HD4000 Widescreen Projector Review - Overview2. Mitsubishi HD4000 Widescreen Projector – Physical Tour - Mitsubishi HD4000 Widescreen Projector - Physical Tour3. Mitsubishi HD4000 Widescreen Projector Review – Image Quality - Mitsubishi HD4000 Widescreen Projector Review - Image Quality - Projector Brightness - Color Accuracy4. Mitsubishi HD4000 Widescreen Projector Review – Image Quality 3 - Sharpness - Compression Technology - Basic Video Performance5. Mitsubishi HD4000 Widescreen Projector Review – Image Quality 4 - The HD4000 projector - In Your Home - Brightness vs. HT projectors6. Mitsubishi HD4000 Widescreen Projector Review – Image Quality 3 - Widescreen projectors - Black Levels and Shadow Detail7. Mitsubishi HD4000 Widescreen Projector Review – Image Quality 5 - Rainbow Effect8. HD4000 Projector Review – General Performance - Menus - User Memory Settings - HD4000 Remote Control9. HD4000 Projector Review – General Performance 2 - Lens Throw and Lens Shift - Light Leakage - Audible Noise Levels - Lamp Life and Replacement - Projector Screen Recommendations (Home Theater Only)10. HD4000 Portable Projector Review – Warranty11. HD4000 Projector Review: Summary, Pros, Cons - The Mitsubishi HD4000 rates our Hot Product award for...12. HD4000 Projector Review: Summary, Pros, Cons 2 - Pros - Cons - Typical Capabilities13. HD4000 Projector Review: Summary, Pros, Cons 3 - Summary14. Mitsubishi HD4000U Projector Specifications Pros Excellent color handling and accuracy (especially for a DLP projector) Bright enough for most small and medium sized rooms with moderate to bright lighting Suitable for home theater/entertainment use in rooms that cannot be fully darkened, particularly suitable for sports, TV/HDTV Provides widescreen solution for widescreen laptops and for applications where widescreen is superior – messages/announcements, church hymnals, spreadsheets, some scientific Very good for photographic image display Exceptional warranty Excellent black levels and shadow details Very good compression technology Affordable per lumen (for a wide screen projector) Good input selection including HDMI, analog computer/component video, and separate component video Remote control is backlit 12 volt screen trigger for controlling properly equipped motorized screens 3 savable user memory presets Cons Slight posterization in brightest areas on video, noticeable primarily when there is slow panning of the image Price per lumen, relative to 4:3 aspect ratio projectors Noisy in full power mode for home theater environments For business – lacks remote mousing 2X speed color wheel means higher percentage of viewers of video may be sensitive to the rainbow effect Actual lumens in brightest mode about 30% below claim of 2000 (typical is about 20% below claim) Typical Capabilities Documentation Menus Remote Lamp life Audible noise (for a portable projector) 1. Mitsubishi HD4000 Widescreen Projector Review - Mitsubishi HD4000 Widescreen Projector Review - Overview2. Mitsubishi HD4000 Widescreen Projector – Physical Tour - Mitsubishi HD4000 Widescreen Projector - Physical Tour3. Mitsubishi HD4000 Widescreen Projector Review – Image Quality - Mitsubishi HD4000 Widescreen Projector Review - Image Quality - Projector Brightness - Color Accuracy4. Mitsubishi HD4000 Widescreen Projector Review – Image Quality 3 - Sharpness - Compression Technology - Basic Video Performance5. Mitsubishi HD4000 Widescreen Projector Review – Image Quality 4 - The HD4000 projector - In Your Home - Brightness vs. HT projectors6. Mitsubishi HD4000 Widescreen Projector Review – Image Quality 3 - Widescreen projectors - Black Levels and Shadow Detail7. Mitsubishi HD4000 Widescreen Projector Review – Image Quality 5 - Rainbow Effect8. HD4000 Projector Review – General Performance - Menus - User Memory Settings - HD4000 Remote Control9. HD4000 Projector Review – General Performance 2 - Lens Throw and Lens Shift - Light Leakage - Audible Noise Levels - Lamp Life and Replacement - Projector Screen Recommendations (Home Theater Only)10. HD4000 Portable Projector Review – Warranty11. HD4000 Projector Review: Summary, Pros, Cons - The Mitsubishi HD4000 rates our Hot Product award for...12. HD4000 Projector Review: Summary, Pros, Cons 2 - Pros - Cons - Typical Capabilities13. HD4000 Projector Review: Summary, Pros, Cons 3 - Summary14. Mitsubishi HD4000U Projector Specifications HD4000 Projector Review: Summary, Pros, Cons HD4000 Projector Review: Summary, Pros, Cons 3