Mitsubishi HC6500 Home Theater Projector Review: General Performance-3

Mitsubishi HC6500 Projector: Light Leakage

Click to Enlarge.  So close. Nothing to concern yourself with here. There is a small amount of light leakage through the lens (no doubt varying depending on how much lens shift you use), and iris settings, as well. Even with white walls, you are unlikely to spot the leakage unless the screen image is essentially black, and probably wouldn't notice it anyway, unless looking for it.

The uniformity of the background was very good for a 3LCD projector. We sometimes find problems with early units (mostly pre-production, which this one wasn't). Here is a very long time exposure of the Mitsubishi on a black "scene". Stare hard, and you can see some slight color shifting, but not an issue at all during normal viewing:

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Mitsubishi HC6500 Projector: Audible Noise Levels

The HC6500 joins their other 1080p projectors in claiming to be the quietest projectors on the market. I have to agree. Mitsubishi claims a record setting 17db in low power mode. Figure 3-6 more db at full power, and you still have a projector, at full power, that is quieter than half the projectors out their in low power.

In low power, the Mitsubishi is about as close to dead silent as exists today. Certainly their 17db claim is the lowest I have seen yet.

Mitsubishi HC6500 Projector: Screen Recommendations

If you really are going to be watching a lot of content, when you don't want the room really dark, you may want to consider a high gain screen, say 1.8 gain or a bit higher, although they provide a narrower viewing cone, and if sitting off to the side, even slightly, you are likely to see a modest brightness difference between the left and right side of the screen. While the HC6500 on my Firehawk, in best mode, darkest room, had no problem filling my screen with lumens, for my sports viewing, I reduced the size of the projected image from 128" diagonal to roughly 110" diagonal to satisfy my need for brightness and pop, while watching sports.

Mitsubishi HC6500 Projector: Measurements and Calibration