Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Image Quality 3 Posted on July 15, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. Mitsubishi HC8000D Home Theater Projector Review - Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector Highlights - Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector Overview2. Mitsubishi HC8000D Special Features - Adding 3D to the HC8000D - 3D Gaming with the Mitsubishi HC8000D: Lag Times! - HC8000 6X Color Wheel vs. Rainbow Effect - HC8000D Lamp Life3. Mitsubishi HC8000D Special Features Part 2 - 1.5:1 Zoom Lens - HC8000D Projector - 3D Performance4. Mitsubishi HC8000D Special Features Part 3 - Mitsubishi HC8000 Projector: 2D to 3D conversion - HC8000D Creative Frame Interpolation - CFI - smooth motion5. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Physical Tour - Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector - Appearance - HC8000D Control Panel - HC8000D Projector - Input/Output6. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Physical Tour Part 2 - HC8000D Menus - Mitsubishi HC8000D Remote Control - Mitsubishi HC8000D Lens Throw - Mitsubishi HC8000 Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens - Wide Screen7. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Image Quality - Mitsubishi HC8000D Out of the Box Picture Quality - Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector - Flesh Tones - Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector - Flesh Tones8. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Image Quality 2 - Mitsubishi HC8000D Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Black Levels Comparison - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Comparison - Black Level and Shadow Detail Performance: HC8000 Projector - Bottom Line9. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Image Quality 3 - Mitsubishi HC8000D - Overall Color & Picture Quality10. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Image Quality 4 - Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports - Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector: Bottom Line on HDTV Sports, and also 3D HDTV content11. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Performance - Mitsubishi HC8000D Brightness - HC7900DW - Post Calibration: User "best" mode (placed in User AV Memory 1) = 465 lumens12. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Performance 2 - HC8000 D in Eco-mode vs. Full power - Mitsubishi HC8000D Pre-Calibration Color temp, Cinema Mode - Post calibration: AV Memory 1 Mode HC8000D Color Temp over IRE Range - Mitsubishi HC8000D13. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Performance 3 - Mitsubishi HC8000D Sharpness - Sharpness Comparison Images - Mitsubishi HC8000D: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise14. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector Calibration and Settings - Color Temp over IRE Range, Best Mode - Lumen Output and Color Temp for various Picture modes at 100 IRE - Mitsubishi HC8000D Basic Settings15. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector Calibration and Settings 2 - Mitsubishi HC8000D Post Calibration Grayscale: User Mode - HC8000D RGB Settings - Calibration settings16. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector Advanced Calibration Information - Color Management Settings - CMS Calibration Notes - Calibration Charts (Before and After)17. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector Screen Recommendations18. Mitsubishi HC8000D – Competitors - Mitsubishi HC8000D vs. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 UB and Home Cinema 5020 UB - Mitsubishi HC8000D vs. Sony VPL-HW50ES - HC8000D vs. Sharp XV-Z3000019. Mitsubishi HC8000D – Competitors 2 - Mitsubishi HC8000D vs. Optoma HD8200, HD8300 - Mitsubishi HC8000D vs. Viewsonic Pro 9000 - Mitsubishi HC8000D vs. PT-AE800020. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Warranty21. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Review Summary - Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector - The Bottom Line22. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Review Summary 2 - HC8000D Color and Overall Picture Quality23. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Review Summary 3 - HC8000 DW Projector - Brightness for 2D viewing - HC8000 Projector - 3D Brightness - The Very Bottom Line on the HC8000D projector24. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Review Summary 4 - BenQ W1070 Projector: Pros and Cons - Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector: Pros - Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector: Cons25. Mitsubishi HC8000D Full Specifications Mitsubishi HC8000D - Overall Color & Picture Quality The bottom line: Overall picture quality has to be considered excellent in the HC8000D projector’s calibrated best mode. And remember, that’s with Brilliant Color off. We’ll save discussing Brilliant Color for our section below on HDTV and Sports. I’m getting ahead of our discussion found on the next page, but I just wanted to add, that the HC7900 also happens to be a projector with a very sharp image. 1. Mitsubishi HC8000D Home Theater Projector Review - Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector Highlights - Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector Overview2. Mitsubishi HC8000D Special Features - Adding 3D to the HC8000D - 3D Gaming with the Mitsubishi HC8000D: Lag Times! - HC8000 6X Color Wheel vs. Rainbow Effect - HC8000D Lamp Life3. Mitsubishi HC8000D Special Features Part 2 - 1.5:1 Zoom Lens - HC8000D Projector - 3D Performance4. Mitsubishi HC8000D Special Features Part 3 - Mitsubishi HC8000 Projector: 2D to 3D conversion - HC8000D Creative Frame Interpolation - CFI - smooth motion5. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Physical Tour - Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector - Appearance - HC8000D Control Panel - HC8000D Projector - Input/Output6. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Physical Tour Part 2 - HC8000D Menus - Mitsubishi HC8000D Remote Control - Mitsubishi HC8000D Lens Throw - Mitsubishi HC8000 Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens - Wide Screen7. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Image Quality - Mitsubishi HC8000D Out of the Box Picture Quality - Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector - Flesh Tones - Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector - Flesh Tones8. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Image Quality 2 - Mitsubishi HC8000D Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Black Levels Comparison - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Comparison - Black Level and Shadow Detail Performance: HC8000 Projector - Bottom Line9. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Image Quality 3 - Mitsubishi HC8000D - Overall Color & Picture Quality10. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Image Quality 4 - Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports - Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector: Bottom Line on HDTV Sports, and also 3D HDTV content11. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Performance - Mitsubishi HC8000D Brightness - HC7900DW - Post Calibration: User "best" mode (placed in User AV Memory 1) = 465 lumens12. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Performance 2 - HC8000 D in Eco-mode vs. Full power - Mitsubishi HC8000D Pre-Calibration Color temp, Cinema Mode - Post calibration: AV Memory 1 Mode HC8000D Color Temp over IRE Range - Mitsubishi HC8000D13. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Performance 3 - Mitsubishi HC8000D Sharpness - Sharpness Comparison Images - Mitsubishi HC8000D: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise14. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector Calibration and Settings - Color Temp over IRE Range, Best Mode - Lumen Output and Color Temp for various Picture modes at 100 IRE - Mitsubishi HC8000D Basic Settings15. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector Calibration and Settings 2 - Mitsubishi HC8000D Post Calibration Grayscale: User Mode - HC8000D RGB Settings - Calibration settings16. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector Advanced Calibration Information - Color Management Settings - CMS Calibration Notes - Calibration Charts (Before and After)17. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector Screen Recommendations18. Mitsubishi HC8000D – Competitors - Mitsubishi HC8000D vs. Epson Pro Cinema 6020 UB and Home Cinema 5020 UB - Mitsubishi HC8000D vs. Sony VPL-HW50ES - HC8000D vs. Sharp XV-Z3000019. Mitsubishi HC8000D – Competitors 2 - Mitsubishi HC8000D vs. Optoma HD8200, HD8300 - Mitsubishi HC8000D vs. Viewsonic Pro 9000 - Mitsubishi HC8000D vs. PT-AE800020. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Warranty21. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Review Summary - Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector - The Bottom Line22. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Review Summary 2 - HC8000D Color and Overall Picture Quality23. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Review Summary 3 - HC8000 DW Projector - Brightness for 2D viewing - HC8000 Projector - 3D Brightness - The Very Bottom Line on the HC8000D projector24. Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Review Summary 4 - BenQ W1070 Projector: Pros and Cons - Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector: Pros - Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector: Cons25. Mitsubishi HC8000D Full Specifications Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Image Quality 2 Mitsubishi HC8000D Projector – Image Quality 4