Mitsubishi HC6000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality 5 Posted on September 26, 2007 By Art Feierman 1. Mitsubishi HC6000 Home Theater Projector Review - Mitsubishi HC6000 Projector Highlights: - Mitsubishi HC6000 Home Theater Projector Review: Overview2. Mitsubishi HC6000 Home Theater Projector: Physical Tour - Mitsubishi HC6000 Home Theater Projector: Physical Tour3. Mitsubishi HC6000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality - Mitsubishi HC6000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review - Image Quality - Mitsubishi HC6000 Home Theater Projector: Skin Tones4. Mitsubishi HC6000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality 2 - Mitsubishi HC6000 Black Levels and Shadow Detail5. Mitsubishi HC6000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality 3 - Black Levels and Shadow Detail Comparison - Black Levels and Shadow Detail Comparison6. Mitsubishi HC6000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality 47. Mitsubishi HC6000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality 5 - Mitsubishi HC6000 home theater projector: Sharpness8. Mitsubishi HC6000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality 6 - Thumbnail Comparison - Shadow etail Comparison9. Mitsubishi HC6000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality 7 - Mitsubishi HC6000 Overall Picture Quality10. Mitsubishi HC6000 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance - Mitsubishi HC6000 Menus - HC6000 User Memory Settings11. Mitsubishi HC6000 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance 2 - HC6000 Projector - Remote Control - HC6000 Lens Throw and Lens Shift - Mitsubishi HC6000 SDE and Rainbow Effect, Pixel Visibility 12. Mitsubishi HC6000 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance 3 - Mitsubishi HC6000 Projector Brightness - HC6000 Projector - Light Leakage - Mitsubishi HC6000 Audible Noise Levels13. Mitsubishi HC6000 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance 4 - HC6000 Projector Screen Recommendations - HC6000 Projector Measurements and Calibration - Measurements numbers - The adjustments made to accomplish - HC6000 Image Noise 14. The Mitsubishi HC6000 Projector Review – Warranty - The Mitsubishi HC6000 Projector Review - Warranty15. Home Theater Projector Review: Mitsubishi HC6000 DLP Projector: Summary - Home Theater Projector Review: Mitsubishi HC6000 DLP Projector: Summary16. Mitsubishi HC6000 projector, Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Mitsubishi HC6000 projector, Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Mitsubishi HC6000 Projector: Pros - Mitsubishi HC6000 Projector: Cons - Mitsubishi HC6000 Projector: Typical Capabilities - Mitsubishi HC6000 Summary17. Mitsubishi HC6000 Projector Specifications Mitsubishi HC6000 home theater projector: SharpnessThe HC6000 projector, like its predecessor, produces an extremely sharp image. Whether the reasons are optics, LCD pixel structure, image processing, or voodoo, Overall, I’d say the HC6000 is the sharpest of the LCD projectors. Perhaps only the Sharp DLP projector, the XV-Z20000 may be the tiniest bit sharper. The difference would definitely not be visible at any reasonable viewing distance. Generally, when one looks at fine details, the HC6000 reveals them better than the competition. Perhaps more importantly the picture feels sharper. Owning a JVC RS1, which I consider about average in sharpness for a 1080p projector, when I switched over to the HC6000, I immediately felt I was looking at a sharper image. The difference is not great, a very slight difference, relative to comparing a typical 1080p projector with the best of the 720p resolution projectors, but sharper, none-the-less. A couple of points. First, I like to sit close – about 11.5 feet from eyeball to screen, from a 128″ diagonal, second, my vision (with glasses), is 20/15 so my vision is better than most people. Of course, the further back you sit (and the worse your vision), the less noticable a small difference will be. The Mitsubishi HC6000The JVC RS1The Optoma HD81-LVPreviousNext The three images here, will give you highly cropped enlargements of the frame in the image. You’ll be looking at the DTS logo from their sample disk (Blu-ray). You can easily see differences between the three projectors. On the left, the Mitsubishi HC6000, middle is the JVC RS1, and on the right, the Optoma HD81-LV. Click to enlarge. So close. This image is from Aeon Flux, on Blu-Ray, note the sharpness in her eyes, and in the lose strands of her hair: Lastly, a cropped view of a computer monitor from Space Cowboys on Blu-Ray. Again, a similar image is found in most reviews, so you can compare. Readability of the type on the computer screen is the key, and the HC6000 does exceptionally well. The thumbnail to the right is the Sharp XV-Z20000, as mentioned is virtually identical but here shows a slight edge. Don’t forget, all these projectors have a sharpness control. I am generally very careful to minimize artifacts caused by over sharpening, but I do not really fine tune each one. Click Image to EnlargeView of a computer monitor from Space Cowboys on Blu-Ray from the HC6000 View of a computer monitor from Space Cowboys on Blu-Ray from the Sharp XV-Z20000PreviousNext Bottom line: Excellent! The Mitsubishi HC6000 just reeks of sharpness, clarity… It’s not technical definitions and semantics, it just feels – sharp. 1. Mitsubishi HC6000 Home Theater Projector Review - Mitsubishi HC6000 Projector Highlights: - Mitsubishi HC6000 Home Theater Projector Review: Overview2. Mitsubishi HC6000 Home Theater Projector: Physical Tour - Mitsubishi HC6000 Home Theater Projector: Physical Tour3. Mitsubishi HC6000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality - Mitsubishi HC6000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review - Image Quality - Mitsubishi HC6000 Home Theater Projector: Skin Tones4. Mitsubishi HC6000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality 2 - Mitsubishi HC6000 Black Levels and Shadow Detail5. Mitsubishi HC6000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality 3 - Black Levels and Shadow Detail Comparison - Black Levels and Shadow Detail Comparison6. Mitsubishi HC6000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality 47. Mitsubishi HC6000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality 5 - Mitsubishi HC6000 home theater projector: Sharpness8. Mitsubishi HC6000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality 6 - Thumbnail Comparison - Shadow etail Comparison9. Mitsubishi HC6000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality 7 - Mitsubishi HC6000 Overall Picture Quality10. Mitsubishi HC6000 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance - Mitsubishi HC6000 Menus - HC6000 User Memory Settings11. Mitsubishi HC6000 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance 2 - HC6000 Projector - Remote Control - HC6000 Lens Throw and Lens Shift - Mitsubishi HC6000 SDE and Rainbow Effect, Pixel Visibility 12. Mitsubishi HC6000 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance 3 - Mitsubishi HC6000 Projector Brightness - HC6000 Projector - Light Leakage - Mitsubishi HC6000 Audible Noise Levels13. Mitsubishi HC6000 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance 4 - HC6000 Projector Screen Recommendations - HC6000 Projector Measurements and Calibration - Measurements numbers - The adjustments made to accomplish - HC6000 Image Noise 14. The Mitsubishi HC6000 Projector Review – Warranty - The Mitsubishi HC6000 Projector Review - Warranty15. Home Theater Projector Review: Mitsubishi HC6000 DLP Projector: Summary - Home Theater Projector Review: Mitsubishi HC6000 DLP Projector: Summary16. Mitsubishi HC6000 projector, Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Mitsubishi HC6000 projector, Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Mitsubishi HC6000 Projector: Pros - Mitsubishi HC6000 Projector: Cons - Mitsubishi HC6000 Projector: Typical Capabilities - Mitsubishi HC6000 Summary17. Mitsubishi HC6000 Projector Specifications Mitsubishi HC6000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality 4 Mitsubishi HC6000: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality 6