Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector – Performance Posted on July 16, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. Mitsubishi HC7900DW Home Theater Projector Review - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector Highlights - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector Overview2. Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector – Physical Tour - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector - Appearance - HC7900DW Control Panel - HC7900DW Projector - Input/Output3. Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector – Physical Tour 2 - HC7900DW Menus - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Remote - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Lens Throw - Mitsubishi HC7900 Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens - Wide Screen4. Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector – Image Quality - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Out of the Box Picture Quality - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector - Flesh Tones5. Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector – Image Quality 2 - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Black Levels Comparison - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Comparison - Black Level and Shadow Detail Performance: HC7900 Projector - Bottom Line6. Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector – Image Quality 3 - Mitsubishi HC7900DW - Overall Color & Picture Quality7. Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector – Image Quality 4 - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports, including 3D - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector: Bottom Line on HDTV Sports, and also 3D HDTV content8. Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector – Performance - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Brightness - Post Calibration: User "best" mode (placed in User AV Memory 1) = 701 lumens - HC7900DW Brightest Mode (that you would never want to watch) - HC7900DW Brightest "Watchable" mode Game (or Cinema), Brilliant Color on, Contrast at +10: 1112 lumens9. Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector – Performance 2 - HC7900 in Eco-mode vs. Full power: - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Pre-Calibration Color temp, Cinema Mode10. Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector – Performance 3 - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Sharpness - Mitsubishi HC7900DW: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise11. Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector Calibration and Settings - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Color Temperature - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Basic Settings12. Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector Calibration and Settings 2 - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Post Calibration Grayscale: User Mode - HC7900DW RGB Settings13. Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector – Advanced Calibration Information - Color Management Settings (CMS) - Notes - Calibration Charts (Before and After)14. Mitsubishi HC7900D – Projector Screen Guidance - Acer H9500BD Projector Screen Recommendations15. Mitsubishi HC7900DW – Competitors - Mitsubishi HC7900DW vs. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 UB and Home Cinema 5020 UB - Mitsubishi HC7900DW vs. Sony VPL-HW50ES16. Mitsubishi HC7900DW – Competitors 2 - HC7900DW vs. Sharp XV-Z30000 - Mitsubishi HC7900DW vs. Viewsonic Pro 9000 - Mitsubishi HC7900DW vs. PT-AE800017. Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector – Warranty - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector - Warranty18. Mitsubishi HC7900DW – Review Summary - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector - The Bottom Line19. Mitsubishi HC7900DW – Review Summary 2 - HC7900DW Color and Overall Picture Quality - HC7900 DW Projector - Brightness for 2D viewing - HC7900 Projector - 3D Brightness20. Mitsubishi HC7900DW – Review Summary 3 - The Very Bottom Line on the HC7900DW projector21. Mitsubishi HC7900DW – Review Summary 4 - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector: Pros and Cons - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector: Pros - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector: Cons22. Mitsubishi HC7900DW – Full Specifications This section covers the HC7900DW‘s brightness (including many measurements on color temperature), sharpness, and image noise. Also covered on this page, are other physical attributes including light leakage and audible noise for the HC7900DW projector. Mitsubishi HC7900DW Brightness Lumen Output and Color Temp for various Picture modes at 100 IRE Cinema 713 @ 6855 Video 713 @ 6650 3D 962 @ 7431 Game 962 @ 7424 A/V Memories 713 @ 6550 I’ll start off by pointing out that the Mitsubishi HC7900DW is very typical in terms of “best mode” brightness when compared to other projectors in its price range. On the other hand, it doesn’t do as well when you need the brightest image, and still expect respectable color. There’s more information, and all the settings Mike came up with, on the Calibration page. In addition Mike provides some calibration notes and opinions. Let’s focus on the actual measurements, and how they might work for you. Those numbers are all “right out of the box”, without any adjustments. Post Calibration: User "best" mode (placed in User AV Memory 1) = 701 lumensThat’s healthy, for a calibrated projector. The HC7900DW calibrated, is fractionally brighter than the competing Panasonic and Epson LCD projectors, and also measured almost 5% brighter than last year’s HC7800D. Click Image to EnlargeHC7900DW Brightest Mode (that you would never want to watch)1315 at full wide angle, 1236 at mid-point on the zoom. Note, I didn’t even bother to give you a larger image to click on. Would you want to watch skin tones like those in this image above from Victoria Secret, or give up about 20% of brightness to have picture quality approaching the image above it? (More comparison images below!) Click Image to EnlargeHC7900DW Brightest "Watchable" mode Game (or Cinema), Brilliant Color on, Contrast at +10: 1112 lumensHere you go. Brighter than “best” calibrated, but still drastically better than “brightest”: Sorry folks – the High Bright color temp mode of the HC7900 offers no way to improve its color which is extremely green, and has almost no red. I mean it’s looking a lot like the green caste in The Matrix (if you recall). Click Image to Enlarge Effect of zoom on lumen output (Game mode) Zoom out 1024 Mid zoom 962 Zoom in 883 Sorry folks – the High Bright color temp mode of the HC7900 offers no way to improve its color which is extremely green, and has almost no red. I mean it’s looking a lot like the green caste in The Matrix (if you recall). But, this projector is still capable of over 1000 lumens – in fact 1112 lumens with pretty decent “brightest mode” color. And that’s at the usual “mid-point” on the zoom lens. If you can place at the closest, that jumps about 6% to approximately 1181 lumens. 1. Mitsubishi HC7900DW Home Theater Projector Review - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector Highlights - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector Overview2. Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector – Physical Tour - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector - Appearance - HC7900DW Control Panel - HC7900DW Projector - Input/Output3. Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector – Physical Tour 2 - HC7900DW Menus - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Remote - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Lens Throw - Mitsubishi HC7900 Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens - Wide Screen4. Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector – Image Quality - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Out of the Box Picture Quality - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector - Flesh Tones5. Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector – Image Quality 2 - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Black Levels Comparison - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Comparison - Black Level and Shadow Detail Performance: HC7900 Projector - Bottom Line6. Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector – Image Quality 3 - Mitsubishi HC7900DW - Overall Color & Picture Quality7. Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector – Image Quality 4 - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports, including 3D - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector: Bottom Line on HDTV Sports, and also 3D HDTV content8. Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector – Performance - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Brightness - Post Calibration: User "best" mode (placed in User AV Memory 1) = 701 lumens - HC7900DW Brightest Mode (that you would never want to watch) - HC7900DW Brightest "Watchable" mode Game (or Cinema), Brilliant Color on, Contrast at +10: 1112 lumens9. Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector – Performance 2 - HC7900 in Eco-mode vs. Full power: - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Pre-Calibration Color temp, Cinema Mode10. Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector – Performance 3 - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Sharpness - Mitsubishi HC7900DW: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise11. Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector Calibration and Settings - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Color Temperature - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Basic Settings12. Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector Calibration and Settings 2 - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Post Calibration Grayscale: User Mode - HC7900DW RGB Settings13. Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector – Advanced Calibration Information - Color Management Settings (CMS) - Notes - Calibration Charts (Before and After)14. Mitsubishi HC7900D – Projector Screen Guidance - Acer H9500BD Projector Screen Recommendations15. Mitsubishi HC7900DW – Competitors - Mitsubishi HC7900DW vs. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 UB and Home Cinema 5020 UB - Mitsubishi HC7900DW vs. Sony VPL-HW50ES16. Mitsubishi HC7900DW – Competitors 2 - HC7900DW vs. Sharp XV-Z30000 - Mitsubishi HC7900DW vs. Viewsonic Pro 9000 - Mitsubishi HC7900DW vs. PT-AE800017. Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector – Warranty - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector - Warranty18. Mitsubishi HC7900DW – Review Summary - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector - The Bottom Line19. Mitsubishi HC7900DW – Review Summary 2 - HC7900DW Color and Overall Picture Quality - HC7900 DW Projector - Brightness for 2D viewing - HC7900 Projector - 3D Brightness20. Mitsubishi HC7900DW – Review Summary 3 - The Very Bottom Line on the HC7900DW projector21. Mitsubishi HC7900DW – Review Summary 4 - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector: Pros and Cons - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector: Pros - Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector: Cons22. Mitsubishi HC7900DW – Full Specifications Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector – Image Quality 4 Mitsubishi HC7900DW Projector – Performance 2