Mitsubishi HC1600 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality – 2 Posted on October 1, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. Mitsubishi HC1600 720p, DLP, Home Theater Projector Review - Mitsubishi HC1600 Projector Highlights - Mitsubishi HC1600 720p, DLP, Home Theater Projector Review: Overview2. Mitsubishi HC1600 Projector: Physical Tour3. Mitsubishi HC1600 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality-1 - HC1600 Home Theater Projector: Out of the Box Picture Quality - Mitsubishi HC1600: Skin Tone Handling - Mitsubishi HC1600 Projector: Black Level and Shadow Detail - HC1600 Shadow Detail Performance4. Mitsubishi HC1600 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality – 25. Mitsubishi HC1600 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality – 3 - Mitsubishi HC1600 Projector: Sharpness6. Mitsubishi HC1600 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality – 47. Mitsubishi HC1600 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality – 5 - HC1600 Performance: HDTV and Sports - Mitsubishi HC1600 Projector: Overall Image Quality - Overall Picture Quality: Bottom Line8. Mitsubishi HC1600 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance-1 - HC1600 Projector - Light Leakage - HC1600 Audible Noise Levels - HC1600 Projector Screen Recommendations - HC1600 Projector Measurements and Calibration - HC1600 Image Noise 9. Mitsubishi HC1600 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance-2 - HC1600 Menus - HC1600 User Memory Settings - HC1600 Projector: Remote Control - HC1600 Lens Throw and Lens Shift - HC1600 SDE and Rainbow Effect, Pixel Visibility - HC1600 Projector Brightness 10. Mitsubishi HC1600 Home Theater Projector: Warranty11. Mitsubishi HC1600 Home Theater Projector: Summary, Pros and Cons-1 - Mitsubishi HC1600 Competitive Aspects: - Mitsubishi HC1600 vs. Panasonic PT-AX200U - Mitsubishi HC1600 vs. Epson Home Cinema 720 - Mitsubishi HC1600 vs. Optoma HD71 - Mitsubishi HC1600 vs. Sanyo PLV-Z512. Mitsubishi HC1600 Home Theater Projector: Summary, Pros and Cons-2 - Mitsubishi HC1600 Projector: Pros - Mitsubishi HC1600 Projector: Cons - Mitsubishi HC1600 Projector: Typical Capabilities - Mitsubishi HC1600 Home Theater Projector: Summary - Mitsubishi HC1600 Projector: Bottom Line13. Mitsubishi HC1600 Projector Specifications You can see the various differences in shadow details, but you can also see the differences in black levels. Below we have four “thumbnails” of this cropped HD scene from Space Cowboys. Click on each for an overexposed version. Look to the satellite on the left for dark shadow details. By row, starting top left: Mitsubishi HC1600, Optoma HD65 Panasonic PT-AX200U, Optoma HD71 Mitsubishi HC1600Optoma HD65Panasonic PT-AX200UOptoma HD71PreviousNext In the night scene below from Lord of the Rings, look for shadow detail below the mountains in the back right. Top left: Mitsubishi HC1600, Top right: Panasonic PT-AX200U 2nd Row left: Epson Home Cinema 720 Mitsubishi HC1600 Panasonic PT-AX200UEpson Home Cinema 720PreviousNext 1. Mitsubishi HC1600 720p, DLP, Home Theater Projector Review - Mitsubishi HC1600 Projector Highlights - Mitsubishi HC1600 720p, DLP, Home Theater Projector Review: Overview2. Mitsubishi HC1600 Projector: Physical Tour3. Mitsubishi HC1600 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality-1 - HC1600 Home Theater Projector: Out of the Box Picture Quality - Mitsubishi HC1600: Skin Tone Handling - Mitsubishi HC1600 Projector: Black Level and Shadow Detail - HC1600 Shadow Detail Performance4. Mitsubishi HC1600 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality – 25. Mitsubishi HC1600 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality – 3 - Mitsubishi HC1600 Projector: Sharpness6. Mitsubishi HC1600 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality – 47. Mitsubishi HC1600 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality – 5 - HC1600 Performance: HDTV and Sports - Mitsubishi HC1600 Projector: Overall Image Quality - Overall Picture Quality: Bottom Line8. Mitsubishi HC1600 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance-1 - HC1600 Projector - Light Leakage - HC1600 Audible Noise Levels - HC1600 Projector Screen Recommendations - HC1600 Projector Measurements and Calibration - HC1600 Image Noise 9. Mitsubishi HC1600 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance-2 - HC1600 Menus - HC1600 User Memory Settings - HC1600 Projector: Remote Control - HC1600 Lens Throw and Lens Shift - HC1600 SDE and Rainbow Effect, Pixel Visibility - HC1600 Projector Brightness 10. Mitsubishi HC1600 Home Theater Projector: Warranty11. Mitsubishi HC1600 Home Theater Projector: Summary, Pros and Cons-1 - Mitsubishi HC1600 Competitive Aspects: - Mitsubishi HC1600 vs. Panasonic PT-AX200U - Mitsubishi HC1600 vs. Epson Home Cinema 720 - Mitsubishi HC1600 vs. Optoma HD71 - Mitsubishi HC1600 vs. Sanyo PLV-Z512. Mitsubishi HC1600 Home Theater Projector: Summary, Pros and Cons-2 - Mitsubishi HC1600 Projector: Pros - Mitsubishi HC1600 Projector: Cons - Mitsubishi HC1600 Projector: Typical Capabilities - Mitsubishi HC1600 Home Theater Projector: Summary - Mitsubishi HC1600 Projector: Bottom Line13. Mitsubishi HC1600 Projector Specifications Mitsubishi HC1600 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality-1 Mitsubishi HC1600 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality – 3