HD Projector Review

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Optoma HD20 High Definition 1080p DLP Home Theater Projector (Grey)

I’ve been an LCD flat panel fan since they first came out, but I wanted something for a media room in my house that the previous owners finished out and was just wasting away. What better than a 92-inch screen? Found it with the Optoma HD20. Awesome picture for the price of a 50 inch 720p plasma, and this is 1080p! I am very pleased.

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Optoma HD66 3D Projector, Great for Wii, PlayStation, and Xbox

Needed a projector for both data presentations and video applications. This does both well. Very bright image. Not the greatest for use as a home theater projector because of dark levels, but acceptable, especially in a room with a lot ambient light. Compact and convenient for travel. Build quality is typically Chinese, but performance is good. Wish it had a little better zoom range for the projection lens – you need to set up the projector in a spot that matches the screen location, rather than having the flexibility to put the projector in a more convenient spot. This is the norm for the low cost projectors. The 3D referred to is not suitable for the current 3D technology as it applies to home theater.

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Optoma HD65 720p DLP Home Theater Projector

Excellent when it works…bottom line stay away from optima..or maybe you get what u pay for but…I know of other people that had bad luck w/ optima…

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Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 705 HD 720p 3LCD Home Theater Projector

I’ve only fired this up once and we’re still putting it through it’s paces. I will update. Notes so far:

* Nice and bright

* Easy to set up with a laptop

* Shows photos off a USB stick with ease

One gripe so far: The description clearly states it comes with a “Computer adapter” and “Component adapter” but the only cable it arrives with is a 3″ (male) VGA to (female) 3-RCA connector. The back of the projector requires 3 MALE RCA connector. Thus the cable they send you, while technically a “component adapter” CANNOT be used to hook a computer up to the projector without buying a male-to-male RCA cable connector. There is NO other adapter so the “Computer Adapter” advertised at the time of this order and writeup does not exist.

In short: Out of the box you cannot connect it to anything without more cables, the computer adapter listed in the description is just plain false.

Now, I have a house full of cables so this is just annoying on principle, but it’s worth others knowing.

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Full HD Widescreen Projector

So, I bought a Walkman a year ago, figuring that Sony would of course make accessories (clock radios, etc) for their own products. Wow! Imagine my surprise when I found out they only make iPOD accessories. Even though I love how the walkman works, WHY would you ever buy one, if you can’t get accessories! What an incredibility STUPID company. I wrote an email to them an got no response. So, I will never again buy another Sony product.

Stay away from Sony products, they’ll leave you in the cold!