1080p DLP Home Theater Projector, 1300 ANSI, 6 seg. Color Wheel, 4000:1 contrast ratio, 7.9 lbs., HDMI input (v 1.3),
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- Home Theater DLP Projector 1080p- High Quality Glass Lens
- 1300 ANSI Lumens
- 4000:1 Contrast Ratio
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By Mike Scher (Barcelona, Spain)
I received my Mitsubishi HC3800 projector approximately one month ago. I hung it from the ceiling as soon as possible and have been blown away by the results ever since. I have to admit that I upgraded from an tube TV, so I am easily impressed. I was originally going to get a plasma tv, but after some research it became obvious that for my intended use (watching movies in a dark room), a projector was the way to go. I looked at all of the reviews and settled on this projector. I know I could have gotten blacker blacks and other advantages, but not at this price. I also got the projector during the bulb rebate offer which brings the price even lower. So, pound for pound, I considered this projector to be the best bang for the buck.
I have not been disappointed and neither has anyone who has seen it. I also have not seen ANY of the problems which some of the other commenter's have mentioned. The only small complaint that I have is that the projector is mounted directly above our heads and there is a noticeable noise (which I assume is fan noise) when there is little or no sound from whatever we are watching.
I got the projector from Electonics Expo via Amazon and the service was as it should be - brand new unopened item delivered on time with no problems/hidden charges.
I pride myself in being a cheap-skate and am proud of the fact that I saved a fortune on cables and the mounting bracket by shopping very carefully.
By Feeling English (Urbandale, IA)
I'll preface by stating I've only watched one movie on it so far. But what I've seen I'm duly impressed!
The body has a very simple glossy black look to it. The remote is easy to use, and the menu system has a low learning curve on figuring out.
The projector is small -- I guess -- by 1080P standards, but does have some weight to it.
Booting up takes about 15 secs (guessing) before you get a picture image. The noise level varies alot with this projector depending on the signal that's being fed to it. Since this is a DLP, it uses a color wheel.
In a quiet room the color wheel can make a metallic spinning sound that can be heard when fed a video signal of 60 fps -- default for DVD and lower type of signals. It's nothing noticeable when playing a movie, but you will notice it before the movie starts.
However that also depends on where you sit. Depending on the location to where you sit in relation to the projector, you may not hear it at all. I've also heard from AVS Forum people that the color wheel sound
goes down after about a 100 hrs of use as the projector goes through it's early use phase.
On the other hand, if your Blu-ray player can convert your signal to 24P, or if the blu-ray movie is formatted to play as such, you won't hear a thing! Let me repeat that. You won't hear A THING! That's because the color wheel slows down to accommodate the 24 fps signal. (Though some people may be more susceptible to rainbow effects with the slower spin.)
Also the projector is VERY QUIET (in low lamp mode) for fan noise. I had an Infocus 4805 before, and it was much more noticeable with fan noise. DLP's have a reputation of being louder than the comparable LCD projector. But I would wager this isn't outputting more than 25 decibels of fan noise, and in my sound-insulated room with NO audio playing, I barely registered the projector was running.
I should note I have only 7 1/2 ft ceilings, and this is ceiling mounted. I had to use just a 3 + keystone effect to adjust the trapezoid shape of tilting my projector up. (You can find a really nice aluminum ceiling mount for cheap on a certain other famous selling website.)
Out of the box image quality is excellent! I haven't done any major tweaking of the image, and I register it's fairly close to D65 color in low lamp moade, Cinema gamma, and Medium temp.
I will note that sometimes I get a "no image" message as the Blu-ray player boots up the disc, or if a it's a lag from previews to main menu on the disc. I hear this is fairly commone thing, and I don't know if that's due to the projector losing it's signal, or the fact I have a 15 ft HDMI run to my player.
I have yet to see this happen while playing a movie. All in all, if you're wanting to finally get 1080P sweetness at a reasonable price, get this projector!
Note - I do favor DLP technology over LCD when it comes to projectors, but if this projector had been crap, I would've said so.)
After only 3 hrs of use, I got a faulty image that required me to restart it. Contacting Mits Support, they tell me it's a "board issue" and the projector needs to be replaced."
On a VERY positive spot, before I even got my DOA Case # from Mits, after talking with Amazon support, they have ALREADY sent out a new projector for me! What a surprise! I might get it tomorrow. Just hoping this 2nd projector isn't a lemon like the first one.
Kudos to Amazon for giving me such good customer service!
I really do think this is the best 1080P projector for the sub [...] category, it's just a shame I've read about many users getting lemon projectors the first time out. (Not necessarily from Amazon, just in general.)
By Richard M. Bye
this is my first projector. I was a little worried as I was coming from pioneer kuro plasma. this looks like a giant plasma on the wall. black levels obviously not on the pios level but definitely adequate. this projector puts out a great picture my only caveat would be placement flexibility.
By Buddy Davis (Standford, CA)
I purchased this to replace an Infocus X1 when the bulb burnt out. I was looking at the Mitsubishi HC3800 and the Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 8100. It was a hard decision to make. I decided to go with the DLP over the LCD since I had such great luck with the Infocus DLP. I was afraid if it would be bright enough since I have a 150 year old home that was not designed for electricity let alone a home theater. I am very pleased with the brightness of the projector. I can see the screen even in the day time. Attached it to an Apple TV, iMac, and an over the air HDTV converter. All work extremely well with the Mistsubishi HC3800. It's currently sitting on a table top but will ceiling mount it when the mount arrives. I would buy it again. It's only short fall is that it has only one HDMI port, I wish it had more. But I guess it will go through the home theater system anyway, so not a big deal.
By Hank
After calibration, I was not satisfied with the color presentation of this projector. Neither was I happy with the particular projector I received from Amazon. It had obviously been opened and repacked as evidenced by the two layers of tape on the cardboard carton and the poorly applied plastic protective covering on the projector. It appears to have been one that was a return and sent out again as NEW. It came from Amazaon and not a third party. The serial number was 14xx when other suppliers were shipping projectors with 12xxx serial numbers. This model projector had problems from the start and continues to do so with unexplained shutdowns and is very sensitive to what kind of hdmi signal it receives causing synching problems.
Even though it was a defective unit, Amazon did NOT refund the return shipping which cost me $34.00.
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