It has been known for a while that Mitsubishi had some new projectors in development, one of which was the HC5000. However, we were expecting them to hide any significant details about them until CEDIA in September, but it looks like that they debuted them a little bit early yesterday in Japan. In what will be one of the hottest projectors of the year, the HC5000 has had nearly all of its specifications published, confirming that it will be 1000 ANSI lumens bright, have a 10,000:1 contrast ratio, and have three 1080p LCD chips. The most anticipated part of the projector is the price, which has been confirmed to be approximately $3899 USD, making it the only 1080p projector below $4k. Also announced were the specifications for the HC1100 and HC3100 DLP projectors. The HC1100 and HC3100 will have a native 720p DLP chip and a brightness of 1000 ANSI lumens. The differences between the two range from contrast ratios and the type of 720p DLP chip used as well as the cost, with the HC3100 costing approximately $1599 and the HC1100 costing approximately $2099. If Mitsubishi can keep up with the demand, you should be able to find these available at the end of September hopefully.

[via engadget]

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