Colors are vibrant and accurate (we actually brought color saturation down a few pegs as it was slightly over-driven). Every detail in every shadow is reproduced cleanly. Even fresh out of the box, with no adjustments made, the HC4000 produces a bright, clear, three-dimensional image that practically jumps off the screen. The HC4000 is an impressive projector, and in terms of sheer picture quality it punches above its price class. The darker you can get your room, the better, but don't run yourself ragged trying to plug up every light leak. Black level is not as deep as other 1080p projectors that use auto-iris systems, and indeed full on/off contrast is not one of the HC4000's selling points. The projector looks its best in a fully darkened room, but a touch of ambient light will not hurt things much. Thanks to the HC4000's 1.5:1 zoom, I can place the projector in front of the fan and still get a 100" diagonal image. The zoom lens gives you some flexibility in throw distance, so it's a great option for folks with complicated ceilings for example, I have a ceiling fan in my theater, 'conveniently' placed in the ideal spot for a projector (I still have to thank the builders for that one). A low table mount between the seats would also be simple to set up. This makes it a perfect choice for a ceiling mount, as it will not require the use of a drop tube in most circumstances. For a 100" diagonal image, this means the bottom edge of the image will appear 16" above the centerline of the lens. But it lacks any form of lens shift and has a steep upward throw angle offset of 33%. It has a bright cinema mode-bright enough to use it on a 120" diagonal screen in a room with decent light control. The HC4000 is a 1080p DLP projector with a great picture, but not a lot of bells and whistles. (Editor's note: this review has been edited on to include further comment on the lens throw angle and installation options as well as a word on fan noise.) Applications/Best Uses Even better, the price now includes a full two-year Advance/Exchange replacement warranty, and a one-year warranty on the lamp. And as of today, the official street price has been reduced to $1,299, making it more affordable than ever. With a new DarkChip 3 DLP chip, single-frame (ANSI) contrast is even better than before-and that's saying a lot, because the HC3800 was already excellent in this regard. The HC3800 and HC4000 are mostly the same, but the one clear area of improvement is contrast. This year's model is the HC4000, and it definitely continues the legacy of its predecessor. Fitting right in between sub-$1000 and over-$2000 1080p home theater projectors, the HC3800 was an inexpensive way to get a beautiful, film-like picture into your home without spending a ton of money. Last year, the Mitsubishi HC3800 was a sleeper hit - a little $15p projector that filled a previously empty niche.
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