Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Performance-3 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 Mitsubishi HC9000D: Bottom Line SharpnessI’ve usually complimented Mitsubishi for their projectors’ sharpness. The HC9000D is no exception. No three chip (be it LCoS, LCD, or DLP) will converge flawlessly (giving single chip DLP’s an advantage), but beyond all that, there are still degrees of sharpness and clarity. Nothing with 3 panels, of late, has looked as good as JVC’s $12K RS60, but, that aside, the Mitsubishi looks very crisp and clear. It’s still not going to appear quite as sharp and crisp as a comparably well done, single chip DLP like the competing Runco LS5 we reviewed not long ago. I left the sharpness control at default 0. It takes a lot of movement to get a little sharpness out of it. Those looking for a crisper image will find Detail Enhancement, to probably the control they’re looking for. Low really does crisp up the image, with seemingly greater sharpness. Medium is a slight increase but High, looked over the top. Using the control also makes the image noise more visible. The more detail enhancement, the less natural the image. Try low, though, you might like it. HC9000 Light LeakageNone to speak of. One note, like most other LCoS projectors the panels used are not pure 1080p. In the case of this Mitsubishi HC9000D, the panels are 1920 by 1280 – instead of 1920×1080. You can dimly see that extra vertical putting out “black” but enough to show up faintly on a dark scene, if your screen frame isn’t masking it. Normally, though, it is, so, not an issue. HC9000D Image NoiseSilicon Optix Reon VX processing assures a very clean set of image processing abilities. Since we use the Silicon Optix test disc, there were no surprises, the HC9000D does very nicely. Engaging Detail Enhancement makes the background image noise more visible. Mitsubishi HC9000D Audible NoiseMedium quiet, but low pitched, the HC9000D should be fine for all but the really noise adverse. Low power definitely brings the noise down to quiet levels. 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 – Performance-2 Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector Calibration and Settings