Mitsubishi HC3800 – Overall Color & Picture Quality Posted on September 1, 2009 By Art Feierman 1. Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector Review - Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector Review - Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector Overview2. Mitsubishi HC3800 Special Features - HC3800 Lamp Life - Zoom Lens3. Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector – Physical Tour - Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector - Appearance - HC3800 Control Panel - Input/Output - HC3800 Menus4. Mitsubishi HC3800 Remote Control5. Mitsubishi HC3800 Lens Throw - Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens6. Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector – Image Quality - Mitsubishi HC3800 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector - Flesh Tones7. Mitsubishi HC3800 Black Levels & Shadow Detail8. Mitsubishi HC3800 Black Levels & Shadow Detail9. Mitsubishi HC3800 Black Levels & Shadow Detail 210. Mitsubishi HC3800 Black Levels & Shadow Detail 311. Mitsubishi HC3800 Black Levels & Shadow Detail 412. Shadow Detail Performance13. Shadow Detail Performance 214. Shadow Detail Performance 315. Mitsubishi HC3800 – Overall Color & Picture Quality16. Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports - Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector: Bottom Line on HDTV Sports17. Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector – Performance - Mitsubishi HC3800 Brightness - Lumen Output for various Gamma modes at 100 IRE, color temp on Medium: - Lumen Output at various Color Temps at 100 IRE, Gamma on Auto - Pre-calibration18. Mitsubishi HC3800 Sharpness19. Mitsubishi HC3800 Sharpness 220. Mitsubishi HC3800: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise21. Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector Calibration and Settings - Mitsubishi HC3800 Color Temperature - Lumen Output at various Color Temps at 100 IRE, Gamma on Auto: - Mitsubishi HC3800 Basic Settings22. Mitsubishi HC3800 Post Calibration Grayscale - Engineering Sample - Production HC3800 Projector - RGB Settings - Brightest Modes23. Mitsubishi HC3800 – Projector Screens - Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector Screen Recommendations24. Mitsubishi HC3800 – Competitors - HC3800 vs. Epson Home Cinema 8100 and Home Cinema 8500UB - Mitsubishi HC3800 vs. Mitsubishi HC5500, HC6800 - Mitsubishi HC3800 vs. Sanyo PLV-Z70025. Mitsubishi HC3800 vs. BenQ W6000 - Mitsubishi HC3800 vs. Sharp XV-Z15000 - HC3800 vs. Optoma HD2026. Mitsubishi HC3800 vs. BenQ W1000 - Mitsubishi HC3800 vs. Panasonic PT-AE300027. Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector – Warranty28. Mitsubishi HC3800 – Review Summary - Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector - The Bottom Line29. Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector – The Bottom Line 2 - The Very Bottom Line on the HC3800 projector30. Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector: Pros - Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector: Cons - Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector: Typical Capabilities31. Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector Specifications I can’t wait to see what a full production version of the HC3800 can do. While I am extremely pleased with overall color handling, and skin tones, finalized color tables likely will allow for some further improvement. (I can’t imagine there will be great improvement. I should note that he gamma for the HC3800 needs a bit of improvement. Mike’s measurements ended up averaging a too high 2.37 gamma. In part, the average is due to a narrow spike in the near whites – at 90 IRE, where gamma spikes to 2.9!!! Factoring that spike out, the gamma averages 2.3, but that’s still higher than the ideal 2.2 gamma. Mike didn’t measure all the gamma modes, but that one is probably closest, so I’ll be looking for an even better gamma. Also there is some control over the gamma itself. Neither Mike nor I really worked with it for this review. HC3800BenQ W6000PreviousNext All considered, though, even with the current gamma, the color handling and look and feel of the projected image of the Mitsubishi HC3800 is really very good. This is another of those “a pleasure to watch” projectors (many are of the DLP variety, but not all). I’m not sure that you can find a better performing projector, when it comes to color, in the under $2000 range, and I definitely can’t think of one under $1500! 1. Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector Review - Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector Review - Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector Overview2. Mitsubishi HC3800 Special Features - HC3800 Lamp Life - Zoom Lens3. Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector – Physical Tour - Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector - Appearance - HC3800 Control Panel - Input/Output - HC3800 Menus4. Mitsubishi HC3800 Remote Control5. Mitsubishi HC3800 Lens Throw - Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens6. Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector – Image Quality - Mitsubishi HC3800 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector - Flesh Tones7. Mitsubishi HC3800 Black Levels & Shadow Detail8. Mitsubishi HC3800 Black Levels & Shadow Detail9. Mitsubishi HC3800 Black Levels & Shadow Detail 210. Mitsubishi HC3800 Black Levels & Shadow Detail 311. Mitsubishi HC3800 Black Levels & Shadow Detail 412. Shadow Detail Performance13. Shadow Detail Performance 214. Shadow Detail Performance 315. Mitsubishi HC3800 – Overall Color & Picture Quality16. Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports - Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector: Bottom Line on HDTV Sports17. Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector – Performance - Mitsubishi HC3800 Brightness - Lumen Output for various Gamma modes at 100 IRE, color temp on Medium: - Lumen Output at various Color Temps at 100 IRE, Gamma on Auto - Pre-calibration18. Mitsubishi HC3800 Sharpness19. Mitsubishi HC3800 Sharpness 220. Mitsubishi HC3800: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise21. Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector Calibration and Settings - Mitsubishi HC3800 Color Temperature - Lumen Output at various Color Temps at 100 IRE, Gamma on Auto: - Mitsubishi HC3800 Basic Settings22. Mitsubishi HC3800 Post Calibration Grayscale - Engineering Sample - Production HC3800 Projector - RGB Settings - Brightest Modes23. Mitsubishi HC3800 – Projector Screens - Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector Screen Recommendations24. Mitsubishi HC3800 – Competitors - HC3800 vs. Epson Home Cinema 8100 and Home Cinema 8500UB - Mitsubishi HC3800 vs. Mitsubishi HC5500, HC6800 - Mitsubishi HC3800 vs. Sanyo PLV-Z70025. Mitsubishi HC3800 vs. BenQ W6000 - Mitsubishi HC3800 vs. Sharp XV-Z15000 - HC3800 vs. Optoma HD2026. Mitsubishi HC3800 vs. BenQ W1000 - Mitsubishi HC3800 vs. Panasonic PT-AE300027. Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector – Warranty28. Mitsubishi HC3800 – Review Summary - Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector - The Bottom Line29. Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector – The Bottom Line 2 - The Very Bottom Line on the HC3800 projector30. Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector: Pros - Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector: Cons - Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector: Typical Capabilities31. Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector Specifications Shadow Detail Performance 3 Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports