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By Kevin Miller, CNET.com
Apr 21, 2008

Mitsubishi's HC6000 replaces last year's model, the HC5000, as the company's entry-level 1080p home theater projector. The main improvement is higher contrast ratio due mainly to improved black-level performance. It also delivers on its 1080p resolution promise for the most part, with video-processing courtesy of Silicon Optix and a high-quality lens for such an inexpensive projector. The feature package is impressive, too, with features usually found only on more expensive projectors. Our biggest complaint is with the inaccuracy of the primary and secondary colors, but we guess you can't have everything. The Mitsubishi's direct competitor in this price range is the Sony VPL-VW60, and we give a slight nod to the Mitsubishi in terms of overall performance. The HC6000 is also really good value considering that you can get it for less than S$4,999 (US$3,345.38).

Design

The external appearance of the Mitsubishi HC6000 is fairly basic, with the lens situated at the outer right edge when mounted on the ceiling, or the outer left edge when configured for a floor mount. The projector is finished all in black, which means it will blend in and disappear on dark ceilings. All the connections are located on the rear of the chassis. The lens is set in a squarish base that gives it a slightly retro look.

The remote control is an intelligently designed unit and all the keys are backlit as soon as one is pressed, making it easier to use in a darkened room. Other than the Menu key, left, right, up, and down rocker keys, and the enter button, there are direct access keys for the Iris, Aspect Ratio, Contrast, Brightness, Color Temperature selections, all the inputs, and the lens functions. The internal menu system is identical to last year's 5000 and simple and intuitive to navigate and use.

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