New HQV-powered Mitsubishi beamers

Philip Wong | Sep 02, 2008

Mitsubishi Electric has just unleashed three new full-HD home theater projectors in IFA, Berlin. The HC7000, HC6500 and HC5500 are all based on Epson's 3LCD engine and are equipped with a slew of advanced features. These include dual 1080p24-ready HDMI 1.3 inputs, a long 5,000-hour lamp life, a motorized lens shift/zoom/focus and an enthusiast-grade HQV Reon-VX video processor.

The differentiating factors, however, are mainly the beamers' dynamic contrast and optical zoom. Leading the pack is the HC7000 offering an ultra-high 70,000:1 rating, followed by the HC6500 and HC5500 with more down-to-earth 15,000:1 and 14,000:1 performances, respectively. Zoom-wise, the higher-end models have 1.6x telephoto lenses to project theatrical-sized 100-inch images from a 3.1m throw distance, while the HC5500 is fitted with a 1.2x equivalent.

We have not received any Asia pricing and availability from its distributors at press time.

Photo credit: Mitsubishi Electric

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