Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Mitsubishi's HC4900 Projector Brings Cool Features for Under $3,000

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Although a projector is not exactly the first thing that comes to one's mind upon hearing the name "Mitsubishi", the company has also released quite a few devices of this type, targeting both professional and home users. And the device you're about to see as follows,
namely the HC4900 model, is clearly targeting the second category, as it provides upper-mid-range features at a price tag to match.

Thus, the projector is based on 0.74 3-LCD (with Micro Lens) imaging technology and a lamp guaranteed to work for up to 5000 hours, which delivers 1000 lumens-bright images at an 1920 x 1080 resolution and a 7500:1 contrast ratio (with IRIS operation). Furthermore, the available diagonal image size can vary between 50-300 inches (1.27 – 7.62 meters), which means that users can even set-up their own not-so-private cinema.

The projector also sports a lens throw ratio of 1.41 – 2.26, and also provides power focus and zoom functions. Moreover, it supports NTSC, PAL, SECAM video systems, as well as all HD resolutions up to 1080p: 480i/p(525i/p), 576i/p(625i/p), 720p(750p 50/60Hz), 1080i(1125i 50/60Hz), 1080p(1125p 50/60Hz).

The HC4900 also provides quite a good level of versatility as far as the connectivity options are concerned, since it sports a Mini D-Sub 15pin interface, as well as DVI-D (with HDCP), HDMI, RCA and S-VIDEO.

The HC4900 operates at an ultra-quiet 19dBA noise level (low mode), which means that the irritating fan noise will not be such a problem. The sleek cabinet is available in black or white and features power zoom and focus, plus lens shift, and a convenient side lamp access design to provide users with flexible options for installation.

As mentioned earlier, the HC4900 is not even that expensive, as it retails for around 2,999 US dollars, making this projector a relatively OK solution for anyone's home theater setup.

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