 "AMAZING RESOLUTION" | 2008-05-28 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1C6W6KE13FC56 |
Mitsubishi HD1000U High Definition 720p DLP Home Theater Projector
Yes, you can pay $3,000 and more for a DVD HD projector for your home movie theater. But, why? This moderately priced projector has great bright throw (see it in sun-filled room) and satisfying definition with settings for different screen aspect ratios. Easy to set up and connect to program source, DVD or TV or tape. Handsome package, too. Compact and neat. Enjoy. |
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| "The 2007-2008 Value King" | 2008-05-10 |
| - Reviewed By nightfly |
This was my third projector and what a difference! If you've only seen 4:3 (not widescreen) business projectors and think it can't compare to an expensive flat-panel HDTV, think again! I have the image of an 8-foot plasma in my living room! It does not do miracles - if you feed it a crappy (standard definition) signal, you can crappy results (although better than it looks on my super-high res. computer screen) but when you feed this baby HD (which I do from my computer and HD-DVD player - yeah I chose wrong in the format war) it's the most immersive, cinematic experience I've ever had in the home. Sounds crazy, but maybe more cinematic than in the movie theater, because my blacks are better and it's crisper!
Speaking of black levels (not wanting 'black' to really be 'medium gray' as happens often with business projectors) I rate this as mid-range in home theater projectors. There are lots of better projectors for black levels, if that's really your obsession, but few at this price and as far as I know, none that also offer this much brightness! In the day I don't have total light control and the image is still VERY watchable, because it's a bright unit. Contrast is the main thing to suffer - colors are a bit washed out, but it's not like it's hard to see what's going on. Shadow detail is where the DarkChip 2 really shines. I never have to wonder what I'm missing in the shadows any more.
As for the resolution, there's a lot of marketing these days about 'Full HD' as though to imply that 720p is Half HD or something. There are 2 High Definition specs, 1080i and 720p for broadcast television. Blu-Ray is 1080p (but at a slower frame rate) and a third spec. I feel the jump from standard def up to 720p is greater than the jump from 720p to 1080p. 720p is the sweet spot for value. I will eventually have a 1080p projector so I can go even bigger (12-feet?) and not see pixels and have the best possible resolution, but 720p is definitely HD and looks like it and does a great job with 1080i also. I have spend many many hours with a 1080p 52" television and I have a 30" computer monitor that's double the resolution of 1080p. There is a difference, but it's totally diminishing returns for those looking for the value sweet spot. That spot is 720p at this point in time, and the Mits is the best lower-end 720p on the market at the present time.
If you can get away with the installation (which means you have ceilings between 7'6" and 10" high) and you don't want to spend a ton of money, this is the projector for you. Just be sure to feed it a HD source as much as possible and you'll be pleased. |
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 "Get the new one!" | 2008-04-27 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2FCD8XYLLYW2H |
I am the lead installer for a company that installs RealHomeTheaters, so hopefully my experience can be of some help.
This is last years model. The newest version is the HC1500. The new model has a few up-grades vs. this one.
1. Brighter ( 100 more lumens)
2. More Contrast ( 2500:1 vs. 2000:1)
3. Price Drop (until everyone decides to blow these out)
Hope this helps get your RealHomeTheaters off the ground!
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| "Great first projector" | 2008-03-11 |
| - Reviewed By jotacpoo |
I've been using this projector for over 6 months now and have had no problems with it. I have it mounted to the ceiling using a VANTAGE POINT CGUPM12-S Universal Front Projector Mount mount and it works very well.
We have over 250 hours in low lamp mode. High definition sources through HDMI look especially great ( XBox or High Definition DVD player ) when compared to regular definition DVD.
The one con is that it is 720p max but I wasn't ready to pay several times more for 1080.
The one bit of advice - get a real screen. Your wall just won't do no matter how badly you want it to.
Were I to create my home theater room again, I would definitely buy this projector! |
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| "Please Read" | 2008-02-25 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2W6NAT17ZCAV1 |
I have studied this projector for a little over a year and it is my understanding that this is a great projector. I only wish that Electronica Direct would've sent me the one I ordered. When I ordered this, they sent me an older version. A projector that's still nice but isn't as good and when I looked it up it was cheaper than this one. So, HEY ELECTRONICA DIRECT!! YOU OWE ME SOME MONEY BACK!!!
;) Enjoy your day. |
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| "Mitsubishi HD1000 High definition 72p DLP Home Theater Projector" | 2008-02-10 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2LMZYLF5AUJGZ |
| It was an incredible product, movies show up superbly, and after using my Xbox 360 and placing that on HD, the games showed up amazing, and playing Guitar Hero 3 and rock band, neither needed to be calibrated and the picture quality again, incredible, I would recommend this projector to anyone. You can not beat the price. |
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 "VERY IMPRESSIVE PICTURE QUALITY." | 2008-01-03 |
| - Reviewed By gypsteve |
I am not a tech buff but recognize great visual details when I see one. From a purely layman's point of view - this projector is really amazing for its price. I saw a regular copy of "Pirate of the Caribbean" (it was not even HD) and the quality was freaking amazing... I love it. Very Impressive. I def recommend this projector. (Just so you know that I am a very fastidious person so if the picture was not good I would not have recommended it.) Not sure how much better a high end projector can show. This one is amazing for $899.
I have heard that the quality depreciate if you use a 50 ft DHMI to DVI because I have a 20 ft throw distance and with ups and downs...50ft is fine. According to all reviews the quality was suppose to be bad. Mine is great.
However, I discover that buying a projector is not like buying a TV. It is def not just a plug and play. You have to take the size of the Screen into consideration, get cables that can meet from your computer/DVD to the projector and set it all up. To the technologically brain dead as me, it was kind of hard.
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| "AMAZING! I love this projector. Google it and see for yourself." | 2007-12-21 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2P4OGQKMLNZS1 |
After deciding to take the HD plunge my friend recommended getting a HD pj instead of an HDTV. You get a much bigger picture, that's portable/adjustable, and at a much smaller price.
This was one of the first projectors that came up when I did a projector search on Amazon. After reading the reviews I was really interested so I looked for more information/reviews about it outside of Amazon. I couldn't find anything negative about it.
Amazon also had the best price. I got a refurbished one from their warehouse and it's perfect, like new! It was here in like 2 or 3 days with the free super saver shipping.
Anyway, I have hooked everything up to it (my xbox, vcr, dvd player) but after hooking up my PS3, that's about all I use now. Blue-ray movies and games in HD is just amazing! Even on low-lamp mode with some ambient light, it is plenty bright, almost completely silent, and doesn't make the room any warmer (I have mine ceiling mounted). The remote and menus are super easy to navigate through/use. I thought it would be complicated, but it's as easy to use as my tv. The next thing to buy will be a screen, but it looks really good on my white wall for now!
The only drawback on projectors is that you have to control the lighting in the room to get the best picture (in the daytime with sunlight pouring into the room the picture will get washed out). So I have to close the curtains, but at night you can have a light on somewhere in the room and it's still good (as long as it's not pointing at the screen).
You won't be disappointed with this.
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| "Big Screen Lover" | 2007-10-17 |
| - Reviewed By gberreman |
| My 1st projector { OPTOMA ) broke down after 3 years, so I upgraded to this 720p unit. I also bought an inexpensive up scaling dvd player ( DENON ). With the HDMI connection I can watch my old DVDs in simulated High Definition. This Mitsubishi is a fine product for the price - Recommended |
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| "Great HD Projector" | 2007-08-23 |
| - Reviewed By User: AMH6NEQAY04ZJ |
Great 720 projector, lots of kinds of inputs, good picture even in a moderately-lit room (on drywall or a bedsheet, haven't tried with a screen). I only have two complaints. One problem is that it doesn't have a very wide zoom range, so you have to move the projector to change the size of the screen more than a few feet. The other problem is that, if you're not ceiling mounting it, you have to set it upside-down on top of something tall, because it automatically projects upwards. The power button is located right where it rests when upside-down, so it turns itself on and off when you don't want it to, unless you set it up so that it doesn't rest on the power button. It can also be hard to adjust the tilt when it's set up like this. If you get it ceiling mounted, you can probably avoid all these problems, or if you're okay with it being on the floor, since it has adjustable legs, but then you have to worry more about walking in front of the projection. Overall, it's a really good projector, and I'm glad I bought it. Just a few minor fixable annoyances.
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