| | |  | Home Theater Projectors | Home » » » » Optoma HD71 720p DLP Home Theater Projector | | | | | | | Description: | | Optoma HD71 720p DLP Home Theater Projector WXGA | | | Features: | |
• Ultra bright at 2400 lumens with 3000:1( Full on/full off)
• Native 720p (1280 x 720) high-definition resolution.
• Multiple HD inputs, including HDMI V1.3, DVI with HDCP.
• Long lasting lamp life of 3000 hours.
• Weighs only 6.3 pounds
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 11.5 inches | | Product Width:
| 4.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 9.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 6.3 pounds | | Package Length:
| 16.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 13.7 inches | | Package Height:
| 6.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 8.95 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 12 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Good for first projectorMar 22, 2009
By B. DiCio
I spent considerable time comparing projectors and arrived at this one. The reason I bought this projector over a TV is because I move often and wanted large screen quality with portability. I read a comment, and I agree, that projectors in the personal price range will never equal HD TVs in terms of overall quality, and bought this expecting such.
The reason I chose this projector was because of the portability and the brightness. As a DLP it is naturally much lighter compared LCD counterparts, and the brightness is needed due to predicted use in lighted rooms. It is very light and I was able to easily carry it in my backpack although it is a little bulky. The brightness is not as satisfying as I thought but it is still easily visible in medium ambient light situations.
Also worth noting is that compared to several other projectors in this category I did not find many angry customers with serious short term or long term problems with this projector.
Pros: Easy setup (connected HDMI cable to my PC and it recognized it without any assistance (os: vista)), easy interface, sliding lens cover, nice adjustable height bar, plenty of various inputs, very quiet (I sit immediately next to it to watch movies and don't notice it)
Cons: Came with only component cables (but I expected this and bought my own hdmi cables), only 1 HDMI and 1 DVI port, not as bright as I hoped, no quick-key on remote or body for volume
Note: Super-ultra-bright remote (I cannot stress enough how bright this thing gets when in use, you can probably use it as a flashlight) but do not see this as pro or con
Overall experience: I use this projector mainly for gaming with my xbox360 and movies with my PC and have been very happy with the quality on each.
3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 WOW! True Plug and PlayDec 17, 2008
By KatMan
"TX"
This projector is awesome.... For about $1100, I now have a 106" 'flat screen' TV in my media room. I was a bit hesitant about picture quality and wasn't sure this was the right product for me. So, before I went through all of the hassle of wiring the whole room and then not being happy with the projector, I decided to do a test. I took the HD cable box and connected it to the projector. I turned on the power and pointed the projector towards the brown wall of my media room. In about 60 seconds, I had a huge, clear, bright picture EVEN ON A BROWN WALL !!!! I'm going to paint and frame that part of the wall white so I'm sure it will be even better. My room is in total darkness, so I'm sure that helps. But I would suggest this as a perfect low cost projector. Only drawback is that there is only on HDMI port, but I think they make adapters for that now.
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Good valueMar 19, 2010
By cam
Works great for outdoor theater even in day light if the sun is not shining on the screen. Very bright display at night.
best projector as a multi-mediaNov 29, 2010
By lprrd
This projector showed outstanding HD quality pictures. I thought it wouldn't compare to a regular HD TV but it sure does when u play at night and on a projector screen. I mainly use it for wacthing blu ray movies. I also bought the epson duet projector screen, which is 80inch, so i can bring it to my friends house or watch in the backyard. It's very portable.
Was even better than I expected. Awesome picture!Feb 06, 2010
By Tim Durham
I am just about done remodeling our whole upstairs which includes our 500sf gameroom. I am creating a portion of that to be the "media" area and decided to go with a projector. I got this projector b/c the reviews were very good. To say the least, I am very very happy with this projector. The picture quality is super. The ease of use is very simple. I was a typical male and did not even open the manual... I did not need to. It was very simple and there was nothing to really change. We first tested the Xbox and my son was on cloud nine playing on a screen that was 6 feet wide. I then hooked up the Cable to it using the standard video cable and the picture looked really good. Will be going to get an S-video cable tomorrow.
When the playroom is complete I will be doing a ceiling mount there. Due to the projection angle, you can get very close to the screen w/out obstructing it when you do a ceiling mount. Not that you should be that close.
I have an old Sherwood video/audio system that handles multiple input/outputs and I will be using that system to manage my audio for the various items (xbox, wii, regular cable TV, and DVD player.
I wish the HD71 had a "sleep" function on it so that it would turn off after a certain amount of time. If we have young folks over watching a movie or game late at night, we can set the cable to turn off on a sleep timer but the HD71 will just stay on until it is turned off :(
The speaker on the HD71 is just for emergency purposes only as it is not very loud at all. For a business presentation it would be of some value for that. It came with a set of video cables and a set of composite video cables.
This unit is 720p and I just can't imagine that 1080p could be that much better, maybe it could. But from my research, you can not find a better unit for the money on this unit. I paid $943 for it w/ free shipping.
You will positively be satisfied with the quality of the picture and ease of use. I can't vouch for long term durability and hopefully that will never be an issue. I did purchase an extended 1 yr warranty for aprox $35.
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