Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Image Quality Posted on July 20, 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 All of the Mitsubishi HC9000D screen image photos below are from either Blu-ray or HDTV. In truth, virtually all projectors, including this HC9000D, will look a lot better projecting on to your screen, than in these pictures. That said, much can be revealed by viewing them. These Mitsubishi HC9000D projector images come to you through a Canon D60 dSLR camera, software, browsers, and even your monitor, all with their own color inaccuracies. There are color shifts, saturation differences, etc. Take them all, “with a grain of salt”. In all cases, there are slight shifts in color from what I see on the screen, and what ends up on my monitor, or yours. For this series, I found that the HC9000D images end up with a slight yellow orange caste. The real, projected image definitely looks more natural. The images of the Mitsubishi HC9000D are provided to support the commentary, but keep in mind the major limitations when trying to compare images from the 9000D with other home theater projectors, when it comes to color accuracy. HC9000D "Out of the Box" Picture QualityClick to enlarge. SO close Pretty impressive right out of the box, the Cinema mode pretty closely tracks the target 6500K in our quick measurements, averaging just a tad high (cool) by about 100K. Translated, out-of-the-box grayscale balance is about as good as most projectors end up AFTER calibration! OK, in fairness, a good calibration would be a bit tighter still, but the HC9000D, let’s say, is one of the projectors in this price range that least needs a calibration for movie watching. (Oh, don’t worry, it will further improve if you invest the effort or money to have it calibrated). I never got back to “out of the box” after Mike calibrated it, but on the first few hours of watching I was rather satisfied with the picture quality. Reasonably accurate colors, combined with impressive black levels. Really one of the better efforts, right in the box. There are others though, just as good, out of the box. Figure any projector that’s got a THX mode, will likely be comparable. That includes the higher end JVCs (that’s the more expensive ones), the Epson UB, and a couple of others, of the ones we’ve reviewed. Check out our recommended settings for items like Brightness, Color, etc. on the Calibration page of this review. Click Image to EnlargeHC9000D Projector - Flesh Tones Beautiful. Not the best ever, but as good as any of the other projectors to roll through here of late, including the Sony and the JVC. Again, note, that the actual image on the screen has a lower yellow/orange component than these images, and perhaps more noticeable, the images came out a bit oversaturated. Other than our inability to capture and deliver accurate reproductions on your monitor, let me say that the only real tendency to be concerned with is the slight over all oversaturation due to the color gamut. That’s all nice and technical, but the truth is, almost everything I watched looked great, but, the underlying oversaturation, I assume, of primary colors, did have me readjusting the color saturation slighty from some content to other content. 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 – Physical Tour-4 Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Image Quality-2