New Mitsubishi Home Theater Projectors – HC6800 and HC3800
I recently came across Mitsubishi Electric’s new home theater offerings. The two new 1080p home theater projectors they have released into the market for the holidays; the Mitsubishi HC3800 based on DLP technology and the Mitsubishi HC6800 based on LCD technology should give the competition a run for the money. Depending on whether you are in the LCD or DLP camp, there is a Mitsubishi home theater projector for you.
The prices of 1080p projectors have been rapidly coming down with the introduction of the under $1000 projectors Optoma HD20 and Vivitek H1080FD. These two projectors while good are quite bare bones. The Mitsubishi HC3800, at a street price $1495, is priced higher than these models but also offers more features. I have read a couple of reviews where the HD20, H1080FD and HC3800 have been all compared with the Epson Home Cinema 1800. The Epson HC1800, while better than the Optoma and Vivitek, is comparable in price and performance to the HC3800. Specifications for the HC3800 are 1300 Lumens and a contrast ratio of 1:4000
The Mitsubishi HC6800 has a street price of about $2100 and has ultra short throw shift lens which allows for easy installation in small rooms. Even though Mitsubishi has a no online sales policy for this projector, it is being offered for sale on the internet. Specifications for the HC6800 are 1500 Lumens and a contrast ratio of 1:30,000. The HC6800 has an estimated lamp life of up to 4000 hours in low mode and is backed with a 2 year parts and labor warranty.
To summarize, the Mitsubishi HC3800 and HC6800 are two reasonably priced projectors for DLP and LCD technologies with a reasonable set of features. The choice of which one to buy will be dictated by your technology preferences and budget.
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Short Throw Projectors – New by InFocus on November 19, 2009 at 10:13 am
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Epson 8100UB and 8500UB Home Cinema Projectors on November 21, 2009 at 12:43 pm
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Optoma® HD8600 Home Theater Projector on November 25, 2009 at 8:24 am
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The Panasonic PT AE4000U Home Theater Projector on December 16, 2009 at 5:19 pm
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