Mitsubishi HC3800 Post Calibration Grayscale Posted on October 11, 2013 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 Calibrated color temps, 20 – 100 IRE: The first set was from our calibration of the engineering sample. The one below it, from the full production HC3800. In other words, the second set is pretty much what you can expect. You will notice it is a tighter set of numbers than the original sample, and that’s why I’m showing both Engineering Sample 20 IRE 6547K 30 IRE 6456K (dark gray) 40 IRE 6573K 50 IRE 6553K (medium gray) 60 IRE 6566K 70 IRE 6508K 80 IRE 6537K (light gray) 90 IRE 6734K 100 IRE 6565K (white) Production HC3800 Projector 20 IRE 6393K 30 IRE 6402K 40 IRE 6506K 50 IRE 6527K 60 IRE 6490K 70 IRE 6546K 80 IRE 6513K 90 IRE 6454K 100 IRE 6604K Overall, the first set was very good, and the full production projector has even a better, rather excellent set of numbers. Good color! Note, the original sample had a spike in color temp at 90 ire, which matched with the spike in gamma (see below). While minor, that’s just the type of thing, one would hope that would get improved going from a sample unit to a production projector. With the full production projector, however the spike is effectively gone. RGB Settings Contrast R -3 G 0 B -11 Brightness R 3 G 0 B 0 Brightest ModesYou can’t start with High Brightness as a default for a custom color temp. Sports mode at the moment (sample unit) is very green – over the top. For a brightest mode, the best we could come up with on this unit was combining the High Brightness color temp with the Cinema gamma (or possibly video) gamma. That gave us our 1083 lumens, which still isn’t much more than our best mode at 965 lumens. 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 Mitsubishi HC3800 Projector Calibration and Settings Mitsubishi HC3800 – Projector Screens