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hi there David Katz Meyer from CNET and this is Mitsubishi's HC 7900 DW DLP projector it's one of the least expensive 3d projectors and miss abhi she's lineup we compare this projector to a couple the other 3d compatible units out there and while it was a little bit more expensive it really didn't deliver that much more of an impact in picture quality we'll get to that in a little bit but let's start off with this projectors look the overall look is a little bit bulbous to my eye it is a little bit larger and heavier than some of the other entry-level projectors out there Mitsubishi doesn't do much with a styling aside from a couple chrome accents and this all-white coloring set of features are minimal on this projector the highlight is a lens shift you can flip up the little lid here and find a dial that adjusts the lens up and down without messing with the geometry that is a nice extra and a projector at this level although there are a couple of others that share it on the top side toward the back there's a standard array of controls and of course this projector also includes a remote not a big fan of the remote it actually doesn't even say Mitsubishi on it and it looks like a very generic model with a haphazard button arrangement a couple cryptic labels but all told you probably won't have to use it much on a projector on the back there's an ample array of inputs including two HDMI one component video and also a PC input that can also accept component video so does have a couple more inputs than some of the other basic projectors on the market Mitsubishi also includes a couple more adjustments than some entry-level projectors there's a full array of video processing adjustments that allow you to tweak the smoothing or so proper effect from zero to nil and actually has quite a few levels of gradation that I really appreciated there's also plenty of controls for color and gamma including a multi-point gamma control and a full color management system so all told you can tweak this projector six ways from Sunday the picture quality Mitsubishi is pretty good as long as you keep the lights off in a dark room it competed well with other projectors in its price range and it delivered pretty good black levels and very accurate color the problem is light output when we turned up the lights it really couldn't get nearly as bright as some of those other projectors and as a result the picture lacked a lot of impact in those really high brightness picture modes picture look quite a bit more washed out and of course the Mississippi sheet as a result is not nearly as versatile as some of the other projectors we tested that's not to say that any projector looks great with the lights up but if you need to watch with a little bit of ambient light I choose a different projector than this Mitsubishi unlike some of its 3d competitors Mitsubishi doesn't include the 3d option in the box you'll need to buy a step mitr as well as separate 3d glasses it's me she also doesn't sell 3d glasses itself although these expand glasses that came with our review sample are available online for around 40 bucks and that's a look at Mitsubishi HC 7900 DW DLP 3d projector I'm David Katz my resina