Reviews for Optoma HD80
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- Overall 7

- Features 6

- Ease of use 8

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Audioholics
13 September 2007
- Pros: One year lamp warranty, Decent after-calibration performance, Plethora of inputs, Ergonomic backlit remote
- Cons: Outrageous 36% vertical offset, High default color temp (even at Warm setting), Poor green color response, Poor initial RGB levels (grayscale uniformity), Prominent fa...
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Test Bench: Optoma HD80 1080p DLP Front Projector
soundandvisionmag.com
17 October 2007
- Excerpt: HD80's Cinema picture and Warm color-temperature presets selected, its grayscale tracked within approximately ±650 degrees kelvin of the 6,500-K standard from 20 to 1...
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Optoma HD80 1080p DLP Front Projector
soundandvisionmag.com
24 October 2007
- Summary: Despite its lack of installation features, as the first 1080p DLP front projector to dip below $3,000, Optoma's HD80 has set the bar high. Its exceptionally good color...
- Pros: Excellent all-around performance, Powerful picture contrast via manual iris, Great value
- Cons: Short on installation features, Fan noise is a bit high, Soft standard-def upconversion
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- Overall 7

Optoma HD80
digitaltrends.com
11 February 2008
- Summary: We’re a bit disappointed in this projector - not from the standpoint of its high visual performance, but due to a lackluster performance “out of the box” that requires...
- Pros: Bright and vibrant image; plenty of inputs; fantastic remote control, • Bright and vibrant image, • Multiple inputs, • Stellar remote
- Cons: Image performance requires calibration; loud fan noise; image offset problematic for positioning, • Image performance requires serious calibration, • Loud fan noise at...
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- Overall 9

- Features 8

- Ease of use 9

- Performance 10

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Projector Central
31 July 2007
- Conclusion: On occasion we find projectors that represent a substantial leap forward in price performance, setting a new image quality standard for a given price range. The Optoma...
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Review: Optoma HD80 1080p Projector
e-gear.com
31 August 2007
- Conclusion: After I had spent time tweaking the picture settings, I played a series of high definition and standard definition sources. Through a PlayStation 3 and a Toshiba XA2 I...
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- Overall 9

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review.techradar.com
2 weeks ago
- Conclusion: My main complaint is the operating noise emitted by the fan and/or colour wheel during operation. Also, the standby light is overly bright when the projector is idling...
- Pros: Excellent depth and clarity with 1080p sources, Remarkable value
- Cons: Some heat and noise generated in full brightness mode
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- Overall 8

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review.techradar.com
2 weeks ago
- Conclusion: You should be in no doubt, though, that while not flawless, the HD80's images are still satisfying enough to justify the DLP unit's aggressively competitive price tag.
- Pros: Price, Features, Many aspect of picture quality
- Cons: Slight sharpness and noise level issues at times
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Optoma HD80
The Optoma HD80 is a true 1080p DLP® home theater projector with studio-grade resolution and best all-around high-quality display experience for home theater enthusiasts. The HD80 delivers higher b… Read more
