Mitsubishi HC6800 – Physical Tour-3 Posted on May 28, 2010 By Art Feierman 1. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector Review - HC6800 Projector Highlights2. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector Overview3. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector – Special Features - Frame Interpolation - Color Management System (CMS) - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector: Dynamic Iris4. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Physical Tour - Mitsubishi HC6800 Appearance - Control Panel5. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Physical Tour-2 - Input/Output - Menus - Remote Control6. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Physical Tour-3 - Lens Throw - Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens7. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector – Image Quality - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector: Out of the Box Picture Quality - Flesh Tones8. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector – Image Quality-2 - Mitsubishi HC6800 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Black Levels Comparison9. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector – Image Quality-3 - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Performance Comparison - Satellite Comparison10. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector – Image Quality-4 - Shadow Detail and Dark Blacks Comparison - Thumbnail Comparison - Bottom line Mitsubishi HC6800 Blacks and Shadow detail11. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector – Image Quality-5 - Overall Color & Picture Quality - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports12. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Performance - Mitsubishi HC6800 Brightness - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector - Uncalibrated - The Effect of zoom lens positioning on brightness - The Effect of low lamp (eco) mode on brightness13. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Performance-2 - Sharpness - Sharpness Comparison - Playstation Video Comparison14. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Performance-3 - Computer Monitor Comparison - Mitsubishi HC6800: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Mitsubishi HC6800 Image Noise - Mitsubishi HC6800 Audible Noise15. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector Calibration and Settings - Mitsubishi HC6800 Color Temperature - Color Temp over IRE Range (Best color temp) - Lumen Output at various Color Temps at 100 IRE - Mitsubishi HC6800 Basic Settings - Settings for measurements (default values are in parenthesis)16. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector Calibration and Settings-2 - Mitsubishi HC6800 Post Calibration Grayscale - Color Temp over IRE Range (Post calibration) - Gamma settings - Dynamic Iris - Mitsubishi HC6800 RGB Settings - Medium Ref. Color Temp, User 1 Gamma 17. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Projector Screens - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector Screen Recommendations18. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Competitors - HC6800 vs. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB, Pro Cinema 9100 - Mitsubishi HC6800 vs. BenQ W6000 - Mitsubishi HC6800 vs. Panasonic PT-AE4000 - Mitsubishi HC6800 vs. Sony VPL-HW15 - HC6800 vs. JVC DLA-RS15 - HC6800 vs. LG CF181D19. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector – Warranty20. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Review Summary - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector - The Bottom Line - HC6800 Brightness - Mitsubishi HC6800 Color Performance21. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Review Summary-2 - Sharpness - Black Level Performance and Shadow Detail - The very bottom line22. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector: Pros - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector: Cons - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector: Typical Capabilities23. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector Specifications Lens Throwhe 1.6:1 throw range of the lens allows the projector, (measured from the front of the lens), to be as close as 10 feet, 2 inches to a 100″ 16:9 diagonal screen, or as far back as 16 feet, five inches. You can use these numbers to calculate the distances for other sized screens. While a 1.6:1 zoom range is less than many other 3LCD projectors, many of which have 2:1 zooms, the HC6800‘s range should be enough to work well in the vast majority of people’s rooms. Lens ShiftThe HC6800 has both vertical and horizontal lens shift. Both functions are motorized and controlled from the remote. For a 100″ screen, the HC6800 can be mounted as high as approximately 12.3 inches above the top of the screen surface. From there, or it can be placed all the way down to 12.3 inches below the bottom, and anywhere in between. Although some projectors, on the same sized screen, may be able to go as much as extra foot above or below, the HC6800’s range is just fine for most. The only time where another foot or so of lens shift would be nice, is if you are ceiling mounting, and happen to have a rather high ceiling – say over 10 feet, and you don’t want the projector to hang down too far from the ceiling. Some others would let you get the projector one foot closer to that higher ceiling. Anamorphic LensVery clever, these folks at Mitsubishi. Not only is there support using a 2.35:1 screen with an anamorphic lens, but this Mitsubishi can be used without a motorized sled, to watch 4:3 and 16:9 content. They accomplished this feat with a second anamorphic mode specifically for that purpose. This is a different approach than Panasonic’s PT-AE4000, which needs no anamorphic lens at all (less cost). Still, for Cinemascope (2.35:1) movie watching, the Mitsubishi uses all of it’s pixels while the Panasonic approach does not, so you have a a smaller pixel structure, and should have a crisper image with the Mitsubishi. That’s doubly true, since the Mitsubishi produces a sharper image than the Panasonic to begin with. OK, time to consider the HC6800‘s picture quality. 1. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector Review - HC6800 Projector Highlights2. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector Overview3. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector – Special Features - Frame Interpolation - Color Management System (CMS) - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector: Dynamic Iris4. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Physical Tour - Mitsubishi HC6800 Appearance - Control Panel5. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Physical Tour-2 - Input/Output - Menus - Remote Control6. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Physical Tour-3 - Lens Throw - Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens7. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector – Image Quality - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector: Out of the Box Picture Quality - Flesh Tones8. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector – Image Quality-2 - Mitsubishi HC6800 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Black Levels Comparison9. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector – Image Quality-3 - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Performance Comparison - Satellite Comparison10. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector – Image Quality-4 - Shadow Detail and Dark Blacks Comparison - Thumbnail Comparison - Bottom line Mitsubishi HC6800 Blacks and Shadow detail11. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector – Image Quality-5 - Overall Color & Picture Quality - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports12. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Performance - Mitsubishi HC6800 Brightness - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector - Uncalibrated - The Effect of zoom lens positioning on brightness - The Effect of low lamp (eco) mode on brightness13. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Performance-2 - Sharpness - Sharpness Comparison - Playstation Video Comparison14. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Performance-3 - Computer Monitor Comparison - Mitsubishi HC6800: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Mitsubishi HC6800 Image Noise - Mitsubishi HC6800 Audible Noise15. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector Calibration and Settings - Mitsubishi HC6800 Color Temperature - Color Temp over IRE Range (Best color temp) - Lumen Output at various Color Temps at 100 IRE - Mitsubishi HC6800 Basic Settings - Settings for measurements (default values are in parenthesis)16. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector Calibration and Settings-2 - Mitsubishi HC6800 Post Calibration Grayscale - Color Temp over IRE Range (Post calibration) - Gamma settings - Dynamic Iris - Mitsubishi HC6800 RGB Settings - Medium Ref. Color Temp, User 1 Gamma 17. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Projector Screens - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector Screen Recommendations18. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Competitors - HC6800 vs. Epson Home Cinema 8500UB, Pro Cinema 9100 - Mitsubishi HC6800 vs. BenQ W6000 - Mitsubishi HC6800 vs. Panasonic PT-AE4000 - Mitsubishi HC6800 vs. Sony VPL-HW15 - HC6800 vs. JVC DLA-RS15 - HC6800 vs. LG CF181D19. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector – Warranty20. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Review Summary - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector - The Bottom Line - HC6800 Brightness - Mitsubishi HC6800 Color Performance21. Mitsubishi HC6800 – Review Summary-2 - Sharpness - Black Level Performance and Shadow Detail - The very bottom line22. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector: Pros - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector: Cons - Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector: Typical Capabilities23. Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector Specifications Mitsubishi HC6800 – Physical Tour-2 Mitsubishi HC6800 Projector – Image Quality