Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Performance 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 In this section, we consider the brightness, sharpness, and image noise of the Mitsubishi HC9000D home theater projector. We’ll discuss brightness in conjunction with 3D usage, as well. Also considered here, are the physical attributes of light leakage and audible noise. Mitsubishi HC9000D Brightness Lumen Output and Color Temp for various Picture modes at 100 IRE: Dynamic 865 @ 7866 Cinema 687 @ 6452 Video 750 @ 7429 3D 813 @ 9263 User 1, 2 or 3 700 @ 6607 Mitsubishi claims the HC9000D projector is a 1000 lumen projector. As it turns out, they are right. Mike’s highest measurement was 1005 lumens. Here’s the whole story: First are the lumen measurements for each of the preset and user modes. Also included was the measured color temp for white, for each one. The Mitsubishi HC9000D projector brightness numbers below were recorded by Mike before and after calibration. Effect of zoom on lumen output (Dynamic mode): Zoom out 940 Mid zoom 865 Zoom in 735 Cinema wss the best looking image before Mike calibrated. These measureents were all taken with the zoom set to mid-point. Measuring Dynamic mode at full wide angle and telephoto shows us almost a 9% increase in brightness with the projector at its closest position (wide angle, zoom out). Switching from mid-point to furthest (telephoto, zoom in), causes a 15% drop. Those shelf mounting will normally be at or near the telephoto end of the range, unless you have an awfully big screen relative to room size. Low Lamp Eco-Mode Brightness The HC9000D measured a 24% drop in brightness when switching to the lower lamp mode. Below: sample color temperature snapshot, pre-calibration – actually rather good. Color Temp over IRE Range, Best Mode (Cinema): 30 IRE 6686 50 IRE 6757 80 IRE 6591 100 IRE 6452 “Best mode” calibration of the HC9000D yielded an impressive 701 lumens beating the Sony and JVC projectors. As Mike mentions below, you can only save one custom grayscale color temp. That prevented him from tweaking Dynamic, exchanging minimal brightness loss for improved picture quality. For a brightest mode: Use Dynamic, but change the color temp to High Brightness. That doesn’t seem to cost much in lumens, but definitely looks better. Of course “best” mode, isn’t that much less bright. 3D mode has a completely different color gamma setup. Mike measured the 815 lumens using the default setting for their brightness/shutter glasses setting. I would expect using the highest setting will increase brightness to about the same as Dynamic. Here’s how the final color temp looked in “best” (now in User 2):Color Temp over IRE Range (Post calibration): 20 IRE 6687 30 IRE 6532 40 IRE 6564 50 IRE 6672 60 IRE 6690 70 IRE 6552 80 IRE 6493 90 IRE 6412 100 IRE 6368 Average gamma= 2.16 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-5 Mitsubishi HC9000D Projector – Performance-2