Optoma HD142X Full HD 1080p Projector (Full Lights on Viewing 3000 ANSI Lumens, x2 HDMI with MHL Support and Built-In 10 W Speaker) - Black

As a previous owner of an Optoma HD700x for eight years I decided to upgrade to the Optoma HD142x after several weeks reviewing DLP and LCD alternatives. The brightness, picture quality is significantly greater than the HD700x. It is also very much quieter, the cooling fan barely whispers it's merry way in keeping the HD142x sweetly warm - in use there seems very little noise difference between ECO and bright settings. The projector is positioned 9 feet from a wall and on low magnification produces a sharp image 70 inches horizontally across. The wall is matt magnolia producing bright whites with satisfying deep blacks.Previously movies were viewed in the dark with the HD700x, not so with the HD142x night viewing is with a table lamp on - this provides a more relaxing low light ambience - the HD142x is just so bright in complete darkness the brightness needed dialing down to -12 for better comfort levels. This really shows that the HD142x will throw a very usable image at much larger viewing distances. The projector is driven by a Samsung BluRay 1080p player, viewing with BluRay disks and Netflix ultraHD sources (Call Saul - for example) produces a flawless image at close inspection. There are many many options for tweaking the image via colour, gamma, tint, saturation etc - just play around with these to your heart's content or just plumb for a standard setting such as cinema, vivid or video for great results. There is a black enhancement feature that works well by dimming the bulb on dark scenes - this is fast, produces dark blacks whilst not seen as a switch in luminosity - with ECO and dark black combined the stated lamp life is predicted to be 7000 hours - that's a lot of viewing.The HD142x is bulkier than the HD700x so not as easy to carry around as a portable viewer. There is a 10 watt internal speaker so as long as there is an HDMI source visual and audio projections come in a single package.There is no evidence of any distortion - DLP rainbow (never seen one) - DLP is a mature technology and for most users no longer an issue.High quality filming such as the Netflix Wild series are amazingly immersive - snow and seawater flicks into your face - quality seems as good as a 4DTV without the need for a bulky big black thingy in your living room. It's easy to move the projector around the home and at £449 a steal compared with a 4DTV. It's hard to see why anyone would pay more for a full HD projector. Standard DVDs get a new lease of life - just popping with colour and brio - happy viewing.

An absolutely incredible projector, which gives my friend's expensive Sony VPL projector a run for its money. It's so good that if you have a white wall you probably won't need a screen at all. The brightness in particular is amazing - it doesn't look much different from how I imagine an actual LCD TV would look on the wall, if 120" LCD TVs didn't cost tens of thousands of pounds of course.Set up is quick and intuitive. It is pretty much plug and play - you specify how it is being used (i.e. whether it should project upside down or not, for ceiling mount installations). As a bonus it has a powered USB port (this is not switched on by default), so you can plug in a Chromecast into one of the two HDMI ports and power it from the USB, so you don't need any separate power supply at all.I got this projector for £375 during the Amazon Prime day sales, but it's easily worth the regular asking price.The only criticism I have of it is that the fan in the unit is not the quietest. If you are looking for an absolutely silent unit then you will probably not be satisfied with this. It also gets very hot during use, I don't know if this is an issue or not but it didn't seem to affect performance in any way.

I've been debating getting a projector for over a year and on Amazon prime day I saw this deal at £375, it's full 1080p includes a louder than expected speaker and easy to set up. The ports on the back have been intentionally minimal, you don't get VGA ports like the more professional projectors but don't let that deter you. This projector is for those who want a quick set up and a top quality 1080p projector offering a crystal clear image with vibrant colours and contrast. It comes with 3D but I don't watch 3D movies, so far I've set it up watched a few films including the dark knight (plenty of shadowy dark screens with full vibrant blacks and contrast) and watching the eubank boxing match as I write this review. The picture is crisp the fast moving action from the boxing really brings out the best in it. Like the headline says if you're debating getting a quality projector which can give you a full 1080p picture, easy to set up and a long lasting lamp life just get this one, more than justifies the price as for the fan noise the speaker inside the projector more than drowns it out and it's just over halfway in volume

Great projector, getting a well lit 91 inch diagonal screen from about 10-11 feet away. Really really quiet, which is exactly what I wanted being as in my setup the projector is close to my head. Full bright mode the fan is quiet... eco mode, which to me doesn't seem much dimmer, is Really quiet.I'll dock a star for the 'rainbow effect' - seems I'm one of those persons who can see it but is not overly bothered by it. To be honest, for me it only happens when I shift my eyes during dark/light contrast scenes in films... I have a feeling if I'd not read about it, I'd probably not no. Games I don't notice it as I've got something else to concentrate on. Gaming games performance seems to be where this one really shines IMO.It's worth mentioning that the 3D capability using cheapo 15 pound for a pair DLP link glasses is fantastic - great capability for the price.The inbuilt speaker works - it's tinny but quite loud... To be honest as I'll be using a Bluetooth external speaker post of the time it's an unimportant point for me.Brightness is very good, can watch this quite happily if you crank it up even if daylight is shining in - but of course like any projector it's best if it's dark or if you at least shut the curtains.

La imagen es de calidad, pero hay mucho mucho ruido, muchísimo.

Habe ihn mir letztes Jahr für die WM auf die Terasse gekauft.Auch bei Tageslicht gutes Bild,leichte Installation.An eine Anlage über Chinch angeschlossen über die der Sound sehr gut übertragen wird.Würde ich wieder kaufen.

Nach dem ich viel über Beamer gelesen habe und durch die Tests von z.B. Heimkinoraum (coole Tests) habe ich mich für den kleinen Darbee entschieden.Die Verarbeitung und der Lieferumfang sind gut. Auch die Verarbeitungsqualität stimmt. Beim Auspacken fällt erst mal auf, dass er sehr leicht und klein ist. An Anschlüssen hat er alles nötige vorhanden.Er hat ein ganz ordentliches Bild und die Farben sind wirklich nach ein paar Anpassungen echt OK. Die Schärfe ist auch passabel. Ich bin mir sicher, dass damit viele ihren Spaß haben werden.Ich habe in dann aber doch zurück geschickt:- Die Schärfe war gut aber nicht Top, da hilft auch der Darbee nur bedingt- Der Vertikale Lensshift ist winzig, Horizontal hat er nicht- Der Lüfter ist doch recht laut- vorne aus den Luftschlitzen kommt so viel Licht raus, das führt zu deutlichen Blendungen wenn er wie bei mir auf Kopfhöhe steht (evtl. bei Deckenmontage besser)- Regenbogeneffekt teilweise deutlich sichtbarDa ich offenbar zu der kleinen Gruppe (ca. 5 %) auserwählter gehöre die empfindlich für die Regenbogeneffekte sind, ist das Gerät bei dem Preis für mich nicht akzeptabel.Es ist ein Solides Gerät und für die meisten aber sicherlich gut geeignet (Heimkino tauglich) und Preis/Leistung ist absolut OK.Mein persönlicher Tipp:Wer mit oben genannten Einschränkungen leben kann erhält ein ordentliches und solides Gerät.ABER ich nehme lieber ein hochwertigeres Gerät, gebraucht und in gutem Zustand, macht in meinen Augen mehr Sinn. Ich habe mir für sogar weniger Geld einen gebrauchen Sony HW40 gekauft, der ist um Welten besser z.B. Farben satter, Schärfe top, Laufruhe, keine Blendung und kein Regenbogen-Effekt!Da merkt man halt den deutlichen Preisunterschied beim NP (850 vs 2.500 €), in Summe damit deutlich glücklicher.

Premetto che è il mio primo proiettore in assoluto. L'ho scelto perchè ho guardato centinaia di recensioni e in base alle caratteristiche tecniche del prodotto. Devo dire che sono rimasto molto molto colpito. Luminosità eccellente, ho potuto usarlo anche all'aperto con ancora un po' di luce crepuscolare, o accontentandosi un po', in giornate nuvolose. Al buio ovviamente da il meglio di se, anche in modalità eco.Ottima risoluzione, ovviamente, essendo un full hd. Ma rende molto bene le immagini, sono fluide e al contrario di molte recensioni che ho letto, non vedo assolutamente l'effetto rainbow! Forse nè io nè i miei familiari abbiamo l'occhio così acuto..ma non ne abbiamo notato la presenza.Bellissime anche le dimensioni dello schermo proiettato. Sono arrivato a una base di circa 4 metri senza perdere qualità dell'immagine.Testato anche con i videogame in modalità gioco per avere più fps, e devo dire che funziona bene..non ho notato lag eccessivi che inficiano la giocabilità.Non ho potuto testare il 3D in quanto ancora non ho gli occhialini.Ovviamente la cosa più vantaggiosa è il prezzo: questo perchè nonostante sia un ottimo prodotto a basso costo rispetto ai competitor, ha qualche difettuccio che non lo fanno bene adattare a tutti gli utenti.1) assenza di qualsiasi altro tipo di ingresso video, se non le due Hdmi. Per me è ottimo..ma qualcuno potrebbe volere la presa vga o la video con i tre spinotti.2) assenza della regolazione orizzontale, che ci obbliga a posizionare il proiettore perfettamente di fronte alla parete di proiezione. Neanche questo è un problema per me, ma può esserlo per altri.3) zoom di soli 1,1x. Si può zoomare ancora per rendere l'immagine più piccola, ma è un aggiustamento digitale, quindi in teoria si perde un minimo di qualità dell'immagine (anche se io sinceramente non l'ho notato).4) assenza di un copri-obiettivo. Mi chiedo come mai, essendo comunque un prodotto di un certo valore. Grande pecca!A parte queste cose..soddisfattissimo dell'acquisto. Lo consiglio!!

L'image est de très bonne qualité (c'est vraiment du 1800p) pas de problème de rainbow effect. Facile à configurer / brancher. Je l'ai branché à mon ordi portable et/ou à une chromecast et ça marche parfaitement. Bon évidemment, il n'a pas toutes les options d'un vidéoprojecteur de grande marque, mais perso, je n'en ai pas vraiment besoin.Les petits moins :- il faut prévoir une bar de son ou des haut parleurs, pck le haut parleur interne n'est pas folichon.- il n'y a pas de cache/protection pour la lentille.- pas de réglage de la trapézoïde horizontaleLes petits plus- on peut numériquement réduire l'image (si la distance projecteur écran est trop grande) par contre on perd un peu en qualité- on peut régler la trapézoïde verticale (numériquement, donc un petit peu de perte en qualité)- très bon rapport qualité prix- vraiment peu brillant en mode eco (qui est bien suffisant si on est ds le noir)