Optoma HD80 Expert Reviews

...for the majority of users, the positioning limitations of the projector could be a deal breaker..

Bright and vibrant image ; plenty of inputs ; fantastic remote control

Image performance requires calibration ; loud fan noise ; image offset problematic for positioning

Optoma has established a strong reputation as the king of value-oriented DLP projectors that offer serious bang for the buck. At a list price of $3000, the HD80 undersells all other 1080p DLP projectors by a wide margin. And aside from a few drawbacks ...

The home theater projector market is probably the most rapidly advancing segment of the HDTV world. While inexpensive flat panel TVs get most of the attention from consumers and most of the floor space at electronics retailers, it's the projector that ...

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 viewed a variety of 1080p/24fps material and all looked fantastic. HDTV 1080i ...

The biggest story of the past two years in the projector industry has been the rapid collapse of 1080p pricing. Three years ago you had to ante up $30,000 for 1080p resolution; today you can get 1080p projectors for as little as $3,000. As expected, ...

The Optoma HD81™ was a good projector and still is although movie aficionados didn't like few of the features. First, its separate converter box which all video sources had to be plugged into it. Then one HDMI cable will transport the up converted ...

On a battlefield of higher picture resolution, the Optoma HD80™ has full artillery! It will win the war without causing any deficit.

That said, there are a couple of cutbacks elsewhere. The smooth, sloping design is eye-catching but a closer inspection reveals only average build quality. And, without any form of vertical lens shift, it's difficult to align the image from a coffee ...

Competitively priced, advanced features and connectivity, quiet operation, superb black levels and contrast

Average build quality, fiddly set up, lacks super fine detail

The Optoma HD80 is a native 1080p projector and is a very good example of the development of the single chip form

If you're looking for a 1080p high definition projector at $4,995 then the HD80 is an excellent choice. The HD80 stands up very well against the higher priced projectors. It certainly sets a new benchmark for projectors in this price range.

The first affordable full HD DLP projector on trial

: Price, features, picture in many ways

: Picture not quite as sharp as some full HD models, not the brightest full HD picture out there, occasional colour tone issues

There's yet more good news on the connections front, namely that the HDMIs are the new v1.3 versions, meaning that the projector is compatible with the Deep Colour system. Deep Colour can deliver an extended colour palette from HD discs encoded with ...

This DLP projector comes with a full HD resolution for just under two grand. Have any corners been cut?

By the standards of a typical -2,000 DLP projector, there's plenty to like about the HD80. By the standards of most full HD projectors, however, a gentle softness to HD presentations means that it doesn't live up to its full HD billing quite as ...