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Optoma HD66 3D Projector, Great for Wii, PlayStation, and Xbox | 
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| Brand: Optoma
Category: CE
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Rating:  35 reviews
Format: CD
Color: White
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: N/A
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 11.3 x 4
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MPN: HD66
Model: HD66
UPC: 796435811143
EAN: 0796435811143
ASIN: B002ZWU33U
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| Features:
| • | DLP Technology by Texas Instruments with BrilliantColor Technology | | • | 2500 Lumens produce a bright, crisp image | | • | Produces mind-boggling 3D images for high intensity gaming! | | • | Complete on-screen menu adjustments in 23 languages | | • | Native 720P widesreen resolution |
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Product Description
HD66 DLP 720P HOME THEATRE 2500PROJ5LBS HDMI VER1.3 3D FUNCTIONALITY
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 35
 Does a truly excellent job for the price! January 23, 2010
Westcoast Gunner (CA USA)
71 out of 71 found this review helpful
I bought this projector 3 weeks ago from Amazon. Delivery was prompt and on time. The projector came in the usual Optoma box but without a carry case. Of course I knew that, but one would have been nice anyway. I had already printed out the manual (at work of course) from the Optoma website.
Set up was easy enough but a little time consuming as the settings where totally off. I believe everyone using this projector primarily for home theater will and should set the bulb to standard. The extra lumen will come in handy however when using the 3D glasses to view 3D content.
Once calibrated, picture quality was very impressive for a 720p projector. Blacks were black enough, color and shadow, rich and detailed. The projector does a good job (imo) of scaling 1080p content. I have two Blu-ray players and the projector showed Blu-ray content a lot better with my Philips player so like everything else the source is important.
Overall I'm very happy with my purchase. Couldn't convince the wife at this stage to let me spend the extra money on a 1080p projector, so I was already looking at the HD65. I was encouraged by what was being said by the very early adapters that had pulled the trigger on the dedicated AV forums (God bless them). Early veiwings included Iron Man and Transformers, and Walle and UP for animation, all in Blu-ray on a 72" 16:9 screen and I'm truly impressed. The harshest critic is too, the wife. Picture is as good, if not better, than my Sanyo 42" 1080p plasma. I'm English; my wife is American so were now looking forward to the World Cup being shown in 3D. By the time the tournament begins hopefully the price of active shutter glasses will have fallen enough so were not passing one pair around the room to everybody.
If you have bought this projector from Amazon just post a review good, bad or indifferent. I was compelled to do so because for a long time the only one posted nearly caused me to pass on the HD66. $700 is a lot of money (to me at least), so I utilize reviews all the time without giving back. This was my first one ever, hope it helps.
the HD66 is just amazing April 4, 2010
Daniel G. Dsa (alberta, canada)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
i have used many projectors before at friends homes and at work. i love this projector, 3d tv's are around 2000 to 4000 dollars but for $799 this projector is really good. i watch with all the lights off in my theater room and the brightness, color and quality are very good. i would really say that i have an imax experience at home. i would suggest this product to anyone.
Optoma HD 66 vs Epson 705 HD July 16, 2010
Dan Goldstein (San Franciso, CA United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I've never written an Amazon review before, but I've learned a lot about projectors over the past couple weeks, and thought I should share.
As prices have been coming down, I finally decide to get a projector. 720p was plenty good for me. After reading plenty of reviews here and the various projector websites out there I narrowed my search down to the Optoma HD66 and the Epson 705HD, both going for +/- $650 at the time of this writing, and both highly rated.
A bit about me - I'm not a projector or electronics nut, but I do appreciate knowing that I have the best (or better) of what's out there when I do buy things of significant $$$. Male, early 30's. Don't watch any TV, just the occasional movie at home.
After much fuss, I decided to order the Epson. It seemed to have more features, had longer bulb life, and in the end I figured since I'm no projector connoisseur I would be more than impressed with its performance. However, I was not blown away enough, so I ordered the Optoma. I am keeping the Optoma, and returning the Epson. I tested both using a connection to my old Mac Powerbook G4 laptop, projecting onto a white wall painted matte white.
Here is what I learned:
Epson 705HD:
-LCD technology really does display "little pixels" that are visible if you are up close. Not really a big deal with a movie where things are moving all the time.
-Significantly brighter than the Optoma.
-Better designed box, integrated lense "cap" that slides, easier to use adjustable legs, more friendly packaging/manuel, carrying case. Basically you get the feeling that Epson put some thought into its product. Feels more name brand and consumer friendly.
-Supposedly has ~1000 bulb hours more than the Optoma when in Eco mode (a touch less bright than normal mode).
-Has a speaker (I didn't use it).
-Definitely better for office or daytime use.
-Blacks appear grey when compared to adjacent wall.
-Compared to the Epson, has a larger "screen size" to "distance from wall" ratio (I think this is called "throw"). Plenty big. In fact I had to "zoom out" as the screen actually felt too large for the distance I was from the screen. The projector was propped up on a table immediately behind my couch. Once adjusted it was fine. The large size could be great for the gamers out there though.
Optoma HD66:
-Feels more "made in China" with less fancy stickers and design.
-Not quite as bright as the Epson.
-I have yet to try this one during full daylight, but guessing the Epson would be better here. But this is fine with me b/c I figure if it's bright outside, I should probably be there instead of inside.
-Much better colors.
-Throw ratio not as good as Epson, but more than adequate for my needs.
-DLP really does have much better blacks. The "black frame" around the movies is a far cry from grey, and I have a feeling if I fool around with it, I can probably get it to almost disappear.
-Better picture quality - this was apparent to me and all 4 of my non-professional projector testing friends, and more apparent the darker the room is. The Epson is great, but the Optoma is like "Whoa - I wouldn't think I would be able to tell, but I can."
-Harder (though still possible) to discern the "pixels" - feels more like film.
-I was worried about the "rainbow effect". My friends and I were all able to see RGB shadows if we shook our heads back and forth wildly, and maybe a flash of it once or twice during the movie when our eyes would flick across the screen. Not really a big deal, though I guess some people are more "susceptible" to seeing it than others.
Both:
-Easily found my computer and displayed the correct resolution automatically.
-Amazing resolution.
-Plenty of adjustments to mess with color and whatnot. I only fooled around with these for 5 minutes or so. You can easily make the colors warmer or cooler.
-Have a small remote with plenty of functions. Batteries included.
-Do NOT come with HDMI, DVI, VGA cables. However, each does come with cable that allows you plug the traditional DVD player (the yellow, red, white "RCA?") cables into the VGA port.
Like I said in the end I am sticking with the Optoma HD66.
Since the reason to get a projector, for me, is to have a really great screen to watch movies on, I figured I should lean toward picture quality over features. If I watched TV for a lot of the day, the brightness and bulb life of the Epson may have swayed me in that direction. I hope this is helpful and saves you all some time.
Wow April 30, 2010
Joshua W. Haskell
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Excellent!!!! Recomend highly. Chose the HD66 over the HD65 for the extra hrs of lamp life, and lumen output, 3D is a little out of reach for me but the price diff. was null, now maybe i'll have a chance a 3D when it is readily avail. and not soooo crazy exspenive.(for the glasses $150.00 a pair?)
After I cracked the Screen on my LCD, I began anew. The original idea was to replace the LCD, but was not happy with my last one and price and quality were not matching up to my expectations. I had many reservations about a projector I have seen them in home theatres, but not that impressed. Big screen, yes image quality was iffy( maybe it was the setup, or the screen,(there are a lot of variables)technology has vastly improved since.
So I began researching, and almost stumbled across the optoma line. I was impressed, but not convinced. I read and read and talked to friends. Read some more, and decided that it was the best bang for my buck(wich was supposed to my myself a new 7.1 head unit).
Then there was the screen issue, exspenive, gain, etc. Should I buy over priced specialized paint? Well after even more research i found screen material on ebay, the sellers name is Chris Young and he sells different sizes and gain screens to fit you're needs cheap. [...]. That is the link for the screen I purchased. I chose a high contrast screen because of the size image I would be projecting. From what I learned the closer and smaller the image the harder it is to control black levels and contrast. Also in ambient light or day time viewing situations the grey makes the picture appear more like the way it should. By the way the screen is awesome, it glows. I did a comparison with some white duck canvas I had considered using, I made the right decision.
Out of the box this projector looked phenominal,(sd dvd upscaled, mind you) was a little bright reduced the bulb to standard, the contrast and color to my liking and that was it. A little bit of screen door effect durring high contrast scenes, I fixed that by moving my couch back about 1 foot. I have not noticed much rainbow effect more than once or twice in a film, it happens so fast I don't know if it is really there or if i'm phsyching my self out, or having flashbacks. Either way it is barely noticable, and does not effect me or the others who have whatched this negatively, in the least.
The remote setup is poor, I use a universal so no big deal.
More than enough menu options for the average user.
Mounting screws I felt should be a little larger(damn engineers!)
I think it looks better(more natural than my fathers new 55" samsung LED) I wont tell him that since he paid 4 times the price for half the size picture!
And so after all my ramblings(hope it helped!)If this is in youre price range you are making a great decision this thing is amazing.
I am projecting an 80" Diagonal screen on a grey high contrast .08 gain screen. Projecting from 10' away my couch is about 11.6'away and this is awesome!
best buy relative to features May 6, 2010
M. D. K.
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
if you're looking for HDMI, 720p native, this is the projector you want. it's relatively cheap, extremely bright, replacement lamps last 4000 hours and are cheaper than other lamps in the same class, and it's quieter than others with similar specs. the video and audio passthrough is nice. the composite video is very clear, but has a few interlacing issues with movement... not a problem with the machine, more with the standard, but when it's 100"+ it's pretty noticeable. i looked at about 50 projectors before buying this one and i'm extremely pleased.
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