Review: Mitsubishi HC6800 LCD Projector
Following our review of the budget priced HC3800 (we were suitably impressed with its performance for the price), today we look at the mid-range 3LCD HC6800 from Mitsubishi.
Phil Hinton gives the HC6800 the full on review treatment…
It’s not that it’s a bad projector overall, it is just out of its depth at this level of the market and the engineering and image quality hasn’t kept up with its competition. Two years ago at this price we would have been happy with the black levels and would maybe have accepted the colour issues in context. However, with so many great new units now coming to market where image accuracy and improved black levels are the selling points, the HC6800 is found lacking. Had it been aimed at the £1k market place I am sure I would have been more enthusiastic with the performance levels, but sadly here at an RRP of £2.5k (and online pricing around £1.9k) it’s just out of its depth.
The HC6800 will appeal to gamers looking for the big screen image with the over saturated colour palette – but the lack of black level, dynamic range and inaccurate colours will probably rule it out for those looking for home cinema accuracy.
Read the full review at AVForums.com/Reviews
