Mitsubishi HC5500 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality-1 Posted on August 9, 2008 By Art Feierman 1. Mitsubishi HC5500 1080p 3LCD Home Theater Projector Review: - Overview - Mitsubishi HC5500 Highlights2. Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Physical Tour3. Mitsubishi HC5500 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality-1 - Mitsubishi HC5500 Home Theater Projector: Out of the Box Picture Quality - Skin Tone Handling4. Mitsubishi HC5500 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality-2 - Black Level and Shadow Detail - Black Level Performance5. Mitsubishi HC5500 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality-3 - Shadow Detail Performance6. Mitsubishi HC5500 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality-4 - Shadow Detail Performance 2 - comparision7. Mitsubishi HC5500 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality 5 - Shadow Detail Performance 3 - comparision8. Shadow Detail Performance 49. Mitsubishi HC5500 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality-6 - Mitsubishi HC5500 projector - comparision10. Mitsubishi HC5500 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality-7 - Mitsubishi HC5500 projector 211. Mitsubishi HC5500 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality-812. Mitsubishi HC5500 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality-9 - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Image Sharpness 2 - comparision - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports13. Mitsubishi HC5500 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality-10 - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Overall Image Quality14. Mitsubishi HC5500 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance-1 - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Menus - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: User Memory Settings - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Remote Control15. Mitsubishi HC5500 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance-2 - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Lens Throw and Lens Shift - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: SDE and Rainbow Effect, Pixel Visibility - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Brightness 16. Mitsubishi HC5500 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance-3 - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Audible Noise Levels - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Screen Recommendations17. Mitsubishi HC5500 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance-4 - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Measurements and Calibration - calibration, settings - movie watching - Contrast - Brightness - HC5500 Image Noise 18. Mitsubishi HC5500 Home Theater Projector: Warranty19. Mitsubishi HC5500 Home Theater Projector: Summary, Competition, Pros and Cons-1 - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Typical Capabilities - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Competitive Aspects20. Mitsubishi HC5500 Home Theater Projector: Summary, Competition, Pros and Cons-2 - Mitsubishi HC5500 vs. Sanyo PLV-Z2000 - Mitsubishi HC5500 vs. Panasonic PT-AE2000U - Mitsubishi HC5500 vs. Epson Home Cinema 1080UB - Mitsubishi HC5500 vs Viewsonic Pro810021. Mitsubishi HC5500 Home Theater Projector: Summary, Competition, Pros and Cons-3 - Mitsubishi HC5500 vs. Optoma HD80 - Mitsubishi HC5500 vs. BenQ W500022. Mitsubishi HC5500 Home Theater Projector: Summary - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Bottom Line23. Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector Specifications When it comes to image quality, the HC5500 (link to specs) is a solid performer. Not the best, but trade-offs considered, highly competitive. Keep in mind that this is Mitsubishi’s “entry level” 1080p projector, with another higher end model due shortly. Mitsubishi HC5500 Home Theater Projector: Out of the Box Picture QualityPretty good, but not exceptional, the HC5500 will definitely benefit from a good user calibration. Buy a disc like the AVIA, or the DVE-HD calibration disc, and invest an hour or so of your time, it will be worth the effort, or get it professionally calibrated for a few hundred dollars. Skin Tone Handling Once calibrated, skin tones are very good. I must note, as usual, that the combination of my digital SLR (Olympus E-510), and other aspects cause the images I take to come out oversaturated. I suggest you dial down your monitor’s color saturation until the images are no longer oversaturated, to get the best idea of how the HC5500 really looks on the screen. To start, the usual images of Gandalf, and Arwen, from Lord of the Rings, the Return of the King. These are both from standard DVD (SD-DVD). 1. Mitsubishi HC5500 1080p 3LCD Home Theater Projector Review: - Overview - Mitsubishi HC5500 Highlights2. Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Physical Tour3. Mitsubishi HC5500 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality-1 - Mitsubishi HC5500 Home Theater Projector: Out of the Box Picture Quality - Skin Tone Handling4. Mitsubishi HC5500 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality-2 - Black Level and Shadow Detail - Black Level Performance5. Mitsubishi HC5500 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality-3 - Shadow Detail Performance6. Mitsubishi HC5500 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality-4 - Shadow Detail Performance 2 - comparision7. Mitsubishi HC5500 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality 5 - Shadow Detail Performance 3 - comparision8. Shadow Detail Performance 49. Mitsubishi HC5500 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality-6 - Mitsubishi HC5500 projector - comparision10. Mitsubishi HC5500 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality-7 - Mitsubishi HC5500 projector 211. Mitsubishi HC5500 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality-812. Mitsubishi HC5500 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality-9 - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Image Sharpness 2 - comparision - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports13. Mitsubishi HC5500 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality-10 - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Overall Image Quality14. Mitsubishi HC5500 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance-1 - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Menus - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: User Memory Settings - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Remote Control15. Mitsubishi HC5500 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance-2 - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Lens Throw and Lens Shift - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: SDE and Rainbow Effect, Pixel Visibility - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Brightness 16. Mitsubishi HC5500 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance-3 - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Audible Noise Levels - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Screen Recommendations17. Mitsubishi HC5500 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance-4 - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Measurements and Calibration - calibration, settings - movie watching - Contrast - Brightness - HC5500 Image Noise 18. Mitsubishi HC5500 Home Theater Projector: Warranty19. Mitsubishi HC5500 Home Theater Projector: Summary, Competition, Pros and Cons-1 - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Typical Capabilities - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Competitive Aspects20. Mitsubishi HC5500 Home Theater Projector: Summary, Competition, Pros and Cons-2 - Mitsubishi HC5500 vs. Sanyo PLV-Z2000 - Mitsubishi HC5500 vs. Panasonic PT-AE2000U - Mitsubishi HC5500 vs. Epson Home Cinema 1080UB - Mitsubishi HC5500 vs Viewsonic Pro810021. Mitsubishi HC5500 Home Theater Projector: Summary, Competition, Pros and Cons-3 - Mitsubishi HC5500 vs. Optoma HD80 - Mitsubishi HC5500 vs. BenQ W500022. Mitsubishi HC5500 Home Theater Projector: Summary - Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Bottom Line23. Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector Specifications Mitsubishi HC5500 Projector: Physical Tour Mitsubishi HC5500 1080p Home Projector Review: Image Quality-2