Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Image Quality-5 Posted on July 21, 2011 By Art Feierman 1. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector Review - Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector Overview2. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector Review-2 - Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector Highlights - Specs for Mitsubishi HC9000D - Mitsubishi HC9000D Special Features3. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector Review-3 - CFI - Smooth Motion 4. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Physical Tour - Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector - Appearance - Mitsubishi HC9000D Control Panel - Input/Output5. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Physical Tour-2 - Mitsubishi HC9000D Menus6. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Physical Tour-3 - Mitsubishi HC9000D Remote Control7. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Physical Tour-4 - Mitsubishi HC9000D Lens Throw - HC9000 Lens Shift - HC9000D Anamorphic Lens8. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Image Quality - HC9000D "Out of the Box" Picture Quality - HC9000D Projector - Flesh Tones9. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Image Quality-2 - HC9000D Black Levels & Shadow Detail 10. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Image Quality-311. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Image Quality-4 - Shadow Detail Performance - Mitsubishi HC9000D - Overall Color & Picture Quality12. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Image Quality-5 - The bottom line, on overall picture quality: - Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports - Bottom line for HDTV on the Mitsubishi HC9000D Home Theater Projector13. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Performance - Mitsubishi HC9000D Brightness14. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Performance-2 - Mitsubishi HC9000D Sharpness15. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Performance-3 - Mitsubishi HC9000D: Bottom Line Sharpness - HC9000 Light Leakage - HC9000D Image Noise - Mitsubishi HC9000D Audible Noise16. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector Calibration and Settings - Mitsubishi HC9000D Color Temperature - Mitsubishi HC9000D Basic Settings - Mitsubishi HC9000D Post Calibration Grayscale: User 3 (based on Cinema) - RGB Settings17. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Competitors - HC9000D vs. Sony VPL-VW90ES - Mitsubishi HC9000D vs. Sharp XV-Z17000 - Mitsubishi HC9000D vs. JVC DLA-RS60 and DLA-RS50 - Mitsubishi HC9000D vs. Runco LS-5 18. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector Warranty19. Mitsubishi HC9000D Home Cinema Projector – Review Summary - Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector - The Bottom Line20. Mitsubishi HC9000D Home Cinema Projector – Review Summary-2 - The Very Bottom Line on the HC9000D projector: - Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector: Pros - Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector: Cons21. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector Specifications The bottom line, on overall picture quality:Pre-calibration, very good. Post calibration, great. Other than the tendency to oversaturated colors, which reducing the color saturation tends to address, there’s really nothing to complain about. I’ve got over 50 hours now logged, watching the HC9000D in 2D, and I’ve enjoyed all of it. Oh my old JVC can do better blacks still, but at the moment, my JVC is underpowered if I want to watch a movie filling my full 124″ diagonal 2.35:1 screen, whereas the HC9000D handles it no problem, in terms of brightness! Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports Other than having twice as many lumens (2000 thousand instead of the 1005 maximum we measured), I’m perfectly happy with sports on the HC9000D. Colors are dynamic, the CFI works nicely and smooths motion. Shadow detail and black levels really aren’t an issue for sports as sports is rarely dark, but the abilities of the HC9000D come into play for other HDTV content, be it concert videos (I’m a huge fan), or travel and education type material from the likes of Discovery HD, History HD, SyFiHD, Nat Geo HD, and so on. Below a mix of NFL images, music videos, and shots from Peter Lik’s (photographer) show on the Weather Channel. Bottom line for HDTV on the Mitsubishi HC9000D Home Theater Projector Beautiful. honestly, in my theater – with its dark surfaces, and lighting control, I can have a goodly amount of light in the back of my room, and still was able to take all these images with some ambient light, and filling about a 98″ diagonal 16:9 screen. For all these images but the one immediately below, (shot at a different time, at night), I had 7 recessed LED lights on in the middle and back of the room, and the back shutters just partially open (no sunlight coming in)! Even this image below was taken with some ambient light on in the room This works for me. Mind you, if I was trying to use this projector in a room with off white walls and ceilings, I’d be running out of lumens much faster, but in the theater type situation the HC9000D is normally heading into, sports and HDTV should be just fine, even with some company. 1. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector Review - Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector Overview2. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector Review-2 - Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector Highlights - Specs for Mitsubishi HC9000D - Mitsubishi HC9000D Special Features3. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector Review-3 - CFI - Smooth Motion 4. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Physical Tour - Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector - Appearance - Mitsubishi HC9000D Control Panel - Input/Output5. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Physical Tour-2 - Mitsubishi HC9000D Menus6. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Physical Tour-3 - Mitsubishi HC9000D Remote Control7. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Physical Tour-4 - Mitsubishi HC9000D Lens Throw - HC9000 Lens Shift - HC9000D Anamorphic Lens8. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Image Quality - HC9000D "Out of the Box" Picture Quality - HC9000D Projector - Flesh Tones9. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Image Quality-2 - HC9000D Black Levels & Shadow Detail 10. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Image Quality-311. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Image Quality-4 - Shadow Detail Performance - Mitsubishi HC9000D - Overall Color & Picture Quality12. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Image Quality-5 - The bottom line, on overall picture quality: - Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports - Bottom line for HDTV on the Mitsubishi HC9000D Home Theater Projector13. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Performance - Mitsubishi HC9000D Brightness14. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Performance-2 - Mitsubishi HC9000D Sharpness15. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Performance-3 - Mitsubishi HC9000D: Bottom Line Sharpness - HC9000 Light Leakage - HC9000D Image Noise - Mitsubishi HC9000D Audible Noise16. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector Calibration and Settings - Mitsubishi HC9000D Color Temperature - Mitsubishi HC9000D Basic Settings - Mitsubishi HC9000D Post Calibration Grayscale: User 3 (based on Cinema) - RGB Settings17. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Competitors - HC9000D vs. Sony VPL-VW90ES - Mitsubishi HC9000D vs. Sharp XV-Z17000 - Mitsubishi HC9000D vs. JVC DLA-RS60 and DLA-RS50 - Mitsubishi HC9000D vs. Runco LS-5 18. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector Warranty19. Mitsubishi HC9000D Home Cinema Projector – Review Summary - Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector - The Bottom Line20. Mitsubishi HC9000D Home Cinema Projector – Review Summary-2 - The Very Bottom Line on the HC9000D projector: - Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector: Pros - Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector: Cons21. Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector Specifications Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Image Quality-4 Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Performance