Optoma HD20 High Definition 1080p DLP Home Theater Projector (Grey) | 
| Brand: Optoma
Category: CE
List Price: $999.99
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Rating:  58 reviews
Sales Rank: 722
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Media: Electronics
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Number Of Items: 1
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Operating System: N/A
Native Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.4
Dimensions (in): 19.4 x 13.1 x 7.3
nv:Condition: New
Projection Technology: DLP
Projector Type: Business Projector
Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Native Resolution: 1080p (1920 x 1080)
Brightness: 1700 ANSI Lumens
Contrast Ratio: 4000:1
No. of Colors: 16.7 million
Native Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Widescreen
Display Technology: DLP (0.65" DMD)
Data Signals: XGA
Data Signals: SVGA
Data Signals: SXGA
Data Signals: UXGA
Data Signals: SXGA+
Data Signals: HD
Data Signals: VGA
Data Signals: WXGA
Video Signals: HDTV (720p, 1080i/p)
Inputs: Composite
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Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: HD20
Model: HD20
UPC: 796435811037
EAN: 0796435811037
ASIN: B002G0CWSU
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | True High Def 1080p Resolution | | • | 1700 Lumens Brightness | | • | 4000:1 Contrast Ratio | | • | Up to 300-Inch Screen size | | • | HDI Component, Composite, Video, and VGA Connections |
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Product Description
When it comes to presentations and projecting your ideas to a crowd of people, trust Optoma to deliver the image. Connect a computer or a TV tuner or another Video device and view images as large as 300 inches (measured diagonally) in up to 16:9 widescreen and 1080p. the HD20 from Optoma makes projected imaging brighter and more versatile than ever. The Optoma HD20 brings a new level of flexibility to your high-definition home theater/multi-media experience. With true 1080p resolution, the HD20 delivers excellent color saturation and subtle details for superior image quality. With its sleek design and weight of 6.4 lbs, the Optoma HD20 is perfect for sharing big-screen movies, sporting events and concerts or for taking your video gaming to the next level by connecting the HD20 to your favorite game console. Resolution Native 1080p (1920 x 1080) Lamp Life and Type Estimated at 4000/3000 Hours (STD/Bright) Throw Ratio 1.5 to 1.8 - 1 (Distance/Width) Projection Distance 4.92' to 32.8' (1.5 to 10m) Image Size (Diagonal) 37.6 to 301.1 (0.95 to 7.64m) Aspect Ratio 16 - 9 Native, 4 - 3 and LBX Compatible Displayable Colors 1.07 Billion Backlit Remote Control / Complete On-Screen Menu Adjustments in 21 Languages Computer Display Compatibility HD, UXGA, WXGA, SXGA+, SXGA, XGA, SVGA, VGA Resized, VESA, PC and Macintosh Compatible Video Compatibility NTSC, PAL, SECAM, SDTV (480i), EDTV (480p), HDTV (720p, 1080i/p) Projection Lens F= 2.55-2.87, f= 22.4-26.8mm, 1.2x Manual Zoom and Focus Horizontal Scan Rate 15.3 to 91.1 KHz Vertical Refresh Rate 24 to 85 Hz I/O Connectors Two HDMI, VGA-In, Component Video, Composite Video and +12V Trigger Security Kensington Lock Port, Security Bar and Keypad Lock Projection Methods Front, Rear, Ceiling Mount, Table Top Weight 6.4 lbs (2.9kg) Unit Dimensions (W x H x D) 12.76 x 3.82 x 9.21 (324 x 97 x 234 mm) Noise Level (STD/Bright) 32dB/34dB Keystone Correction +- 5
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 1080p Goodness for the budget-minded! October 21, 2009
Christopher Pike (Omaha, NE)
88 out of 89 found this review helpful
I first wrote this review on another site, and now that I've had more time with this projector I have added and changed a few things and am reposting the review on Amazon. I think more people will look to Amazon when purchasing this projector, especially since the other site is not stocking it anymore. Hopefully this review helps those of you who are on the edge about purchasing this projector.
Pros: Good looking, gloss-white finish. Low-noise fan on normal-bulb mode. 4000 hours lamp life on econo is greater then most projectors! Good enough to use in bright mode to use with lights turned on in the room. In the dark, it looks simply amazing!
1080p content looks very good. Blu-rays played from a PS3 (or other blu-ray player) look awesome. I watched Kung-Fu Panda and was "wowed" by what you can notice on a much larger screen. I just watched Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen on it last night and I was amazed at the details and I noticed things I didn't even notice when I saw it in IMAX. This might have been because in IMAX you have such an insanely huge screen that you miss some things you might not have noticed before since you have to actually turn your head to look at the entire screen. Still, blu-ray content is amazing to see with this projector. I find it very hard to believe you can buy this for under $1000.
Video games look awesome. It works well with PS3 and 360 consoles. You get a huge advantage over other players when you can see them off in the distance before they could actually see you on a normal HDTV. This of course all depends on the size of the screen you use. I'm using a 92" diagonal white screen by EliteScreens. Not the greatest of screens but will get me by for a year or two until I get the funds for a good, fixed screen.
When using my PS3 with my tv I set the RGB color-spectrum to limited range in the display options on the PS3. On the tv, with the setting on full it would be far too dark and black out way too much shadow detail. On this projector you can turn on full-range and make use of the entire spectrum and it will give you better blacks and whites this way. If you put this projector on the bright pre-set setting (not high lamp mode) then you can blind yourself by the whites this thing is capable of in the dark. Bright setting should really only be used when you have a lot of ambient light to fight with. Otherwise the Cinema, Reference, or your own custom settings with the help of a calibration disc is probably best.
There are lot's of options for adjusting brightness, contrast, sharpness, etc. Everything you find on current HDTV's seems to be a setting you can change here. I personally find cinema mode is about perfect for use in dark environments where you can shut off all the light and enjoy a movie. Sharpness is used differently on this projector then it is on many HDTV's. With my tv I took the sharpness down to zero, because all it was doing was adding pixels to make the picture appear sharper and it would actually take away from the realism of the picture. On this projector the default value is 7 and if you lower it you are actually softening the picture and going negative with the sharpness effect. I found the sweet spot to be 10. At the value of 10 I get extremely sharp, crisp looking text in all my games and the picture looks better at that setting then at the default of 7. Anything below 7 would turn too soft and look blurred... like looking through a water covered windshield.
The Optoma features automatic shut-off which you can adjust. By default I believe it is turned off. I set mine for 15 minutes. This feature will automatically turn off the projector after no signal is detected for "xx" amount of minutes. Very useful if you are not the only one using the projector and have fears of friends/family leaving it turned on.
Cons: I have been used to using a Samsung 46" LN46A650 model tv, and then going to this, there is a very noticeable difference in black level. You will not get the deep blacks with this projector that you can on a good HDTV, but thankfully it doesn't ruin the experience. Black level detail is there, which is good, it just does not produce an inky-black. It's more of a very dark shade of gray. I messed around with the Digital Video Essentials blu-ray for the contrast/brightness adjustments for a while. I was not able to get the entire line-chart to display. Either the whites would get too washed out and too bright, or the darks would get too dark and force the white sections to get dark. The projector seemed about correct with out-of-the-box settings on cinema.
I did not mess around with deeper menu's such as the gamma, and film modes, or try changing the colors yet. I'm not experienced at self-calibrating, so don't take my word for it, but I could not get the contrast portion much better then it already is out-of-the-box.
Auto-focus would have been a nice option. It's not a big deal if you get this projector mounted and won't have to keep moving it. You can just find the right spot and leave it there, and it should be fine. On that note, if you are planning to leave this on a coffee table it will probably work alright. At first, I tried to shelf-mount this projector to save having to buy a ceiling mount. I had it about 5 feet above ground-level and I could not get a picture I was happy with. I had to angle it way down by rotating the back legs so they were fully extended and then adding a couple slim-cd cases to raise the back even further. I adjusted keystone all the way and it was still off and looked like a trapezoid. Unless you plan on using this within 3 feet of the floor, I would expect to be ceiling mounting this baby! There's your warning to anyone wondering about this.
None of my cons knock a star off my rating on this wonderful product though. You can't really say too many negative things about a 1080p projector for <$1000!!
I am very glad I bought this! At first I was worried that 92" might be too big for me, sitting back about 9.5 ft away, but having used it a while now, it is perfect. The projector will utilize up to a 300" screen, so I cannot wait till I move into my first house and have a nice area to set up for a 150" screen! I think that would be idea.
*** Update 3/5/10 ***
I've now owned this for about 5 months, and I have yet to run into any problems with it. I have over 300 hours of use on the bulb now. Once the bulb has had proper time to break in (200+) you will notice a better black level than when it was brand new. I still don't have any gripes with the performance of this projector. Everything has been fantastic. You really get all of your moneys worth with this sub-$1000 HD projector. I haven't been to a movie in the theater at all this year, and I was the guy who usually went almost every Friday. I can stay home and get the same experience now.
Great product for the price September 13, 2009
Jewelrai (PA, USA)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Ordered this from Amazon.com. Connected it to my PS3 Slim. The picture quality is crisp and perfect. This projector is very light which allows multiple options for mounting, ceiling/wall etc. Hardly creates any noise, would recommend it to others in a heartbeat. All in all, great product for the price.
Great HD projector for the price September 17, 2009
Oliver Chang
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Not an expert review, but from an experienced user:
I have been using this projector for about a week now, and so far so good. I did quite a bit of research on HD projectors and found that this was the best one for the price. Does not fully match up to the more expensive HD projectors, but quite comparable. Colors are deep and good. Images are vibrant and do not wash out as much as I had expected (even in a reasonably lit room).
Fan is somewhat loud (but not terribly noticeable if you have a sound system working), and can get very warm if you sit diagonal to the front right of it (good for keeping you warm during the winter).
Great purchase overall.
The Projector I Have Been Waiting For December 31, 2009
Blue~Laser
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is my first projector purchase as I had been waiting for the 1080's to be affordable. I have installed a few Optoma's in the past and have always liked their quality. Well, the HD20 does not disappoint.
I purchased this projector along with a 120" Elite Screens Power Gain Sliver Frame to be used in my living room as the main display on my quad core gaming/media rig. I was a bit worried about lighting in the room since there is a sliding glass door and window directly facing the screen with sun shining in from the east (with very poor blinds, but hey, it's an apartment). On a perfectly sunny day with the blinds shut and up until about 2pm (when the sun is completely cleared my windows), there is, of course, a significant loss of brightness/color on the screen, but, it is very watchable and enjoyable as far as I'm concerned. Then, as the day moves on, it gets better and better. The actual lights in the room seem to have a minimal effect compared to sunlight, but I am not a video enthusiast so I'm pretty easily satisfied. I'm sure better blinds would greatly improve the situation and I'm headed that direction. By dusk, this thing is amazing. The color rivals my previous display, an asus 1080 p 25" LCD. Movies, PC games, and even browsing the web are incredible. We even put up a recipe on the wall from the net to cook the other night as we can easily see it from the kitchen. This thing has turned my living room into a virtual world!
On the tech side of things, it was a bit touchy to setup as others have described. The zoom is minimal only allowing about 2 feet of play. You can easily use the distance calculator on Optoma's web site to get an idea of projector placement and measurements. I would also recommend the thx viewing calculator on the net to get an idea for the best viewing distance per screen size. It worked well for me. There is only a manual zoom/focus, but if calculated accurately, works fine. There are very few adjustments on the projector to compensate for any installation details, but for 1000 dollars I am not complaining. One very important thing to note is a lack of a lens shift feature. If you are planning on mounting this right side up (as in, not upside down) it has to be installed at the table top level and cannot be mounted high on the wall (such as on a shelf) unless it is flipped upside down. The user controls are very easy to use. I change it daily between bright mode and economy mode to save on lamp life during the evening when the sunlight decreases. I would definitely recommend using the HDMI input as well. I experimented with the others and there is a definite quality gain via hdmi. PC gaming on this thing in 1080p is my childhood fantasies come true :) (Crysis, Left for Dead 2, Burnout Paradise, Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare, and GTA IV to name a few).
All in all, there could be a few more features; it could be brighter, etc. But you can also spend another 1000 on top of this to get those features. I don't miss them and I'm sure others won't either for the price. I will post a warning to those considering its purchase though, you may have a fight in the house if more than one person wants to play a game or watch a movie!
This IS the projector I have been waiting for and I am very satisfied with my purchase.
****UPDATE****
I have put 1000 hours on this projector since purchase in November. It still performs incredible, I haven't had to adjust brightness or contrast since purchase. I do switch between bright and normal lamp modes for day and night viewing. It is powered on and off multiple times a day.
Simply WOW!!! December 19, 2009
Christopher E. Carroll (Dallas TX)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I have just put 100 hours on this projector. This thing is amazing. Picture quality is excellent- My Family and I find ourselves watching this more than any of our lcd tv's. I strongly considered some of the more expensive projectors. I even went to a HD EXPO that had tons of displays for projectors with all their sales reps trying to sell me their product- I just kept going back to the $[...] optoma. After looking at many higher priced units i came home and order this baby off of Amazon. I beleive I made the right decision. I also bought a 120 inch elite screen from Amazon and it too looks amazing. This projector is very easy to use as well. My 4 year old son knows how to turn on and off. If you want a very very good projector buy this one. I have a buddy who spent 5K on his projector 5 years ago and this projector out performs his in every aspect---
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