Optoma EP727i

Optoma ES522 is an excellent buy

Advantages: budget price, excellent quality, good bulb life, replacement bulbs not extortionate, easy to use
Disadvantages: it's only an SVGA projector

We have a bijou bedroom that wouldn?t suit a large-screen telly. But there?s a big open wall in front of our bed. So I came up with the idea of a projector. At well under £300 including delivery, from a firm called Ballicom International, this Optoma ES522 has proved ideal. We have it on a shelf above the bed which allows for a 2.8 metre throw onto the opposite wall upon which I?ve pasted a couple of sheets of custom-cut white lining paper (obtained from B&Q) and given them three coats of matt emulsion to make a cheap screen. For a rough estimate of the projected image size at this distance please visit the Optoma web site and refer to their brochure for the ES522. Leastwise, the image size is perfect for us. This ES522 projector has three basic video connectors on the back: VGA (for a computer), composite video and S-Video. Frankly ...

jasonford 05.12.2009 (06.12.2009) · Read full review
Review of Optoma ES522

Optoma HD720X

Advantages: Great picture, little rainbow effect, good looking projector.
Disadvantages: No internal speaker

This is a really great projector, at a very impressive price (£529 on Play) - the cheapest WXGA I've seen! Many DLP projectors suffer from the "rainbow effect" but with this Optoma there is virtually no rainbow effect at all - this is due to the 4x speed colour wheel, which is faster than you would find in many other projectors. Out of the box, the picture is great. I found the yellows were maybe slightly muted but this can be adjusted by the on-screen menus. The actual projector looks very sleek - the black and silver case looks really classy - and it comes with all the inputs you could want, expect SCART, but don't worry - a SCART adapter comes in the box. Being HD ready, it's also got an HDMI port for your HD-DVD or Blu-ray. The remote is easy to use, and the buttons light up so you can see them in a darkened room. Thankfully ...

jaymicksee 20.09.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Optoma HD720X

Optoma hd projector.

Advantages: good price, short throw,its white! good menu,and glow in the dark remote
Disadvantages: fan noise occasionally irritating.

To understand my review it is fair to tell you what my previous projector was, an Infocus X1 . The optoma seems to be lighter in construction, i cant get away from the feeling that its less robust than the infocus ( like a tank). I suppose a good point is that its white so is less intrusive as it hangs from the ceiling.The good point is that the lens has a shorter throw distance,and so if you have small space you can achieve a respectable image size, something that my x1 failed on.The picture quality is very good, to be honest, dont watch normal tv through it, you will be dissapointed, give it a high def signal of 720 or 1080 and you,ll love it. Nice colour reproduction, the tonal qualities good,pretty good blacks, and i havnt noticed a rainbow effect. My seating is directly below it, and the fan noise can be slightly offputting in its ...

DrNIck 26.09.2009 · Read full review
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