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Optoma HD81

Manufacturer: Optoma
Model: HD81
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Cnet
Excellent
Although a good performer if you use it with a relatively small screen, the Optoma HD81-LV 1080p DLP projector is overly complex and difficult to set up and install.

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Tech
Excellent
A magnificent projector that delivers excellent results, but you may need a professional to set it up for youPros: Separate connectivity box, Good basic spec, Superb picture performanceCons: Difficult and limited setup, £5,000 is a lot of money

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T3
Excellent
This 1080p projector is stunning. Pair it with a quality HD source and prepare to catch your jaw as it plummets floorwards.Pros: Amazing picture quality, Great contrast, Excellent connectivity, Could be described as affordable at a pushCons: This 1080p pr

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NYTimes
Excellent
The Samsung SP-A800B outperforms every projector in its class hands-down, and competes favorably with the three-chip DLP units that cost three times as much.

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It could be argued that the HD81 was hurried to market in order to bask in the glory of being among the very first ‘affordable' Full HD DLP projectors – that would certainly explain niggles such as the lack of an optical lens shift. The fact remains, howe

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Tech Radar
Very Good
Optoma's new DLP video projector is the first to offer full-on HD at this price point, and it has many other tricks up its sleeve too. Connectivity is much better than you usually see because a separate box handles that side of things. The Gennum Visual E

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All in all, the Optoma HD81-LV is a nice projector that delivers a solid experience for anyone looking to get into the home theater game. But for such a high price, I would have expected better image quality and a much easier set up.

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Ubergizmo
Very Good
For those who are done with the daily grind and want to just vegetate at home to endless rounds of movies will definitely do well to consider the Optoma USA HD81-LV DLP projector. Sure, it might cost a hefty $7,999 but the list of features and connectivit

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The Optoma HD81 is not the only 1080p projector to break the $10,000, or even $6,000, barrier. Yet it is part of a group of products that makes a huge statement about just how far projector quality has come, in terms of both resolution and image processin

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Ultimate AV Mag
Very Good
Yes, the projector does appear at this point to have some frustrating problems. Fortunately, however, many of them should be easy to fix, or may merely be teething problems in our early sample. But even as it now stands this is the best projector I've yet

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HDTVexpert
Very Good
Overall, the HD81 is an impressive achievement. But there are still a few bones to pick. To start with, no home theater projector sold today should be hamstrung with a fixed 1.2:1 lens and a non-adjustable 30-40 degree image offset. The clear trend is tow

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