Optoma PT105

The key thing you need to know about the Optoma PT105 ($200 street) is that it's one of the first representatives of a new category of projectors. Designed specifically for casual game playing, it doesn't offer the level of image quality or brightness...

We can't stress enough the price. At $230, a price that is sure to come down closer to Christmas, the Optoma PT105 hovers around the cost of a replacement bulb for a typical home theater projector.

alaTest has collected and analyzed 17 user reviews of Optoma PT105 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.4/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.1/5 for other Projectors on Amazon.com.

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Very bright picture, even in well-lit room. Dark scenes pretty visible due to 10000:1 contrast ratio. Fan is occasionally noticeable but not too loud, and well worth the 3500 lumen brightness. Great for watching movies and sports.

I bought this to replace a failed EP1691 in my den. This unit is noticeably brighter than the 1691, which was fairly bright on its own. Whlie the projector does what it is supposed to do (project a bright 80" image from about 7 feet away), I do have a...

I bought this to replace a failed EP1691 in my den. This unit is noticeably brighter than the 1691, which was fairly bright on its own. Whlie the projector does what it is supposed to do (project a bright 80" image from about 7 feet away), I do have a...

For it's size I'm very impressed with this projector. The image is strong and clear! I had absolutely no issues setting up the projector, my only wish was that it had a way to disable the "Optoma" splash screen when switching inputs, I would rather the...