Mitsubishi HC7800D Sharpness Posted on January 29, 2012 By Art Feierman 1. Mitsubishi HC7800D Home Theater Projector Review - Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector Overview2. Mitsubishi HC7800DW Special Features - Adding 3D to the HC7900DW - 3D Gaming with the Mitsubishi HC7900DW: Lag Times! - HC7900 and the Rainbow Effect - HC7900DW Lamp Life - 1.5:1 Zoom Lens3. Mitsubishi HC7800DW Special Features 2 - HC7900DW Projector - 3D Performance - Mitsubishi HC7900 Projector: 2D to 3D conversion - HC7900DW Creative Frame Interpolation - CFI - smooth motion4. Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector Highlights - Specs for Mitsubishi HC7800D - Mitsubishi HC7800D Special Features - 1.5:1 Zoom Lens 5. HC7800D Projector – 3D Performance - Mitsubishi HC7800 Projector: 2D to 3D conversion - HC7800D Creative Frame Interpolation - CFI - smooth motion6. Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector – Physical Tour - Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector - Appearance - HC7800D Control Panel - HC7800D Projector - Input/Output7. HC7800D Menus - Mitsubishi HC7800D Remote Control - Mitsubishi HC7800D Lens Throw - Mitsubishi HC7800 Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens - Wide Screen8. Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector – Image Quality - Mitsubishi HC7800D Out of the Box Picture Quality - Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector - Flesh Tones9. Mitsubishi HC7800D Black Levels & Shadow Detail10. Shadow Detail Performance11. Shadow Detail Performance 2 - Black Level and Shadow Detail Performance: HC7800D Projector - Bottom Line - Mitsubishi HC7800D - Overall Color & Picture Quality12. Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports - Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector: Bottom Line on HDTV and Sports13. Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector – Performance - Mitsubishi HC7800D Brightness - Lumen Output and Color Temp for various Picture modes at 100 IRE: - Post Calibration: User "best" mode (placed in User AV Memory 1) = 668 lumens - HC7800D Brightest Mode: - Effect of zoom on lumen output (A/V Memory mode): - Mitsubishi HC7800D Pre-Calibration Color temp, Cinema Mode:14. HC7800D Color Temp over IRE Range – Post calibration: User Mode15. Mitsubishi HC7800D Sharpness - Mitsubishi HC7800D: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise16. Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector Calibration and Settings - Mitsubishi HC7800D Basic Settings - Mitsubishi HC7800D Post Calibration Grayscale: User Mode17. HC7800D User Mode AV1, Post Calibration - HC7800D RGB Settings18. Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector Screen Recommendations19. Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector – Warranty20. Mitsubishi HC7800D – Competitors - Mitsubishi HC7800D - Competitors - Mitsubishi HC7800D vs. Epson Pro Cinema 9700UB and Home 8700UB - Mitsubishi HC7800D vs. Sony VPL-VW90ES - HC7800D vs. Sharp XV-Z17000 - Mitsubishi HC7800D vs. Optoma HD8200 - Mitsubishi HC7800D vs. Runco LS5 - Mitsubishi HC7800D vs. PT-AE700021. Mitsubishi HC7800D – Review Summary - Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector - The Bottom Line - HC7800D Color and Overall Picture Quality22. Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector: Pros - Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector: Cons23. HC7800 Projector – Brightness for 2D viewing - HC7800 Projector - 3D Brightness: - The Very Bottom Line on the HC7800D projector: - Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector: Pros and Cons24. Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector Specifications Sharpness is excellent. Single chip DLP projectors always have an advantage, and Mitsubishi manages to put some quality glass on this projector (13 elements in 4 clusters). The HC7800D simply looks sharper than most of the projectors to cruise through here in the last 6 months. That includes pretty much all the LCoS projectors and 3LCD projectors. The image sharpness certainly also looks as good as any DLP in the price range, including the pricier Optoma HD8300. Mitsubishi HC7800D: Bottom Line SharpnessBottom line: There’s nothing like a good single chip DLP projector for sharpness. With no panel convergence issues to deal with, a good optical path design, and a good lens, should yield a sharp clear image that lets you appreciate all that good full HD resolution content. Click to enlarge. SO close The Mitsubishi HC7800D places a sharper than most of the competition image, up on the screen. You’ll really appreciate it more with digital content than film, since film based content starts out a little soft. Sharpness is definitely one of the real strengths of the Mitsubishi HC7800 projector. While there may not be a “night and day” difference, between this DLP projector and the bulk of the competition, you can appreciate the modest sharpness advantage compared to of the LCoS and 3LCD projectors, and the HC7800D holds its own just fine with other DLP projectors around or below its price. Click Image to EnlargeLight LeakageNothing to be concerned about. A touch of light leaks though the venting, but not enough to create any issue. Image NoiseIn 2D, the projector looks pretty clean in terms of basic mosquito noise, for a DLP. Such noise seems more evident on DLP’s but this one is pretty good. I didn’t encounter any problems with panning on 24fps content, which has showed up once in a while on some other (including very expensive) projectors, where you get jerky pan, when the speed of the panning doesn’t match up well to something in the processing. 3D noise, as mentioned on the first page, starts with ghosting or crosstalk. DLP projectors are supposed to be clean, when it comes to these 3D artifacts, and, not surprisingly, it is. In fact, as far as artifacts go, the HC7800D is probably about as clean as I’ve seen in 3D. Audible NoiseLike most DLP home theater projectors (and a few others), the HC7800 projector is a bit noisy when running the lamp at full power. Not too bad, though. I believe Mitsubishi claims 31 db at full power, and that seems about right. The 25db claim for eco-mode also seems about right. The quietest projectors get down to about 16 db in eco-mode (call that silent for all practical purposes). But most home projectors are in the 18-26 db range in eco-mode, and run from about 23 to 33 db at full power. Bottom line, if you are particularly noise adverse, you won’t like the HC7800D at full power, but then, you also won’t like about 75% of the remaining home theater projectors either. Not bad, not great, the HC7800D’s audible noise levels are nothing to get excited about – but probably won’t be a real issue for you. 1. Mitsubishi HC7800D Home Theater Projector Review - Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector Overview2. Mitsubishi HC7800DW Special Features - Adding 3D to the HC7900DW - 3D Gaming with the Mitsubishi HC7900DW: Lag Times! - HC7900 and the Rainbow Effect - HC7900DW Lamp Life - 1.5:1 Zoom Lens3. Mitsubishi HC7800DW Special Features 2 - HC7900DW Projector - 3D Performance - Mitsubishi HC7900 Projector: 2D to 3D conversion - HC7900DW Creative Frame Interpolation - CFI - smooth motion4. Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector Highlights - Specs for Mitsubishi HC7800D - Mitsubishi HC7800D Special Features - 1.5:1 Zoom Lens 5. HC7800D Projector – 3D Performance - Mitsubishi HC7800 Projector: 2D to 3D conversion - HC7800D Creative Frame Interpolation - CFI - smooth motion6. Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector – Physical Tour - Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector - Appearance - HC7800D Control Panel - HC7800D Projector - Input/Output7. HC7800D Menus - Mitsubishi HC7800D Remote Control - Mitsubishi HC7800D Lens Throw - Mitsubishi HC7800 Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens - Wide Screen8. Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector – Image Quality - Mitsubishi HC7800D Out of the Box Picture Quality - Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector - Flesh Tones9. Mitsubishi HC7800D Black Levels & Shadow Detail10. Shadow Detail Performance11. Shadow Detail Performance 2 - Black Level and Shadow Detail Performance: HC7800D Projector - Bottom Line - Mitsubishi HC7800D - Overall Color & Picture Quality12. Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports - Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector: Bottom Line on HDTV and Sports13. Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector – Performance - Mitsubishi HC7800D Brightness - Lumen Output and Color Temp for various Picture modes at 100 IRE: - Post Calibration: User "best" mode (placed in User AV Memory 1) = 668 lumens - HC7800D Brightest Mode: - Effect of zoom on lumen output (A/V Memory mode): - Mitsubishi HC7800D Pre-Calibration Color temp, Cinema Mode:14. HC7800D Color Temp over IRE Range – Post calibration: User Mode15. Mitsubishi HC7800D Sharpness - Mitsubishi HC7800D: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise16. Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector Calibration and Settings - Mitsubishi HC7800D Basic Settings - Mitsubishi HC7800D Post Calibration Grayscale: User Mode17. HC7800D User Mode AV1, Post Calibration - HC7800D RGB Settings18. Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector Screen Recommendations19. Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector – Warranty20. Mitsubishi HC7800D – Competitors - Mitsubishi HC7800D - Competitors - Mitsubishi HC7800D vs. Epson Pro Cinema 9700UB and Home 8700UB - Mitsubishi HC7800D vs. Sony VPL-VW90ES - HC7800D vs. Sharp XV-Z17000 - Mitsubishi HC7800D vs. Optoma HD8200 - Mitsubishi HC7800D vs. Runco LS5 - Mitsubishi HC7800D vs. PT-AE700021. Mitsubishi HC7800D – Review Summary - Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector - The Bottom Line - HC7800D Color and Overall Picture Quality22. Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector: Pros - Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector: Cons23. HC7800 Projector – Brightness for 2D viewing - HC7800 Projector - 3D Brightness: - The Very Bottom Line on the HC7800D projector: - Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector: Pros and Cons24. Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector Specifications HC7800D Color Temp over IRE Range – Post calibration: User Mode Mitsubishi HC7800D Projector Calibration and Settings