Optoma HD806

The Optoma HD806 is a no-nonsense 1080p DLP projector that produces sharp and vivid images, which stop well short of the garish color exaggerations some projectors impose (though you’ll want to back color down a bit to achieve more accurate skin...

Good color accuracy post calibration in best mode ; Brightest "best mode" performance of any home theater projector near its price ; Brighter than average performance in "brightest mode" (although no brighter than "best" mode) ; Dynamic image, with...

Shadow detail performance is decent, but not up a number of other home theater projectors, which reveal more ; Audible noise levels are on the high side (again, though, typical of most DLP projectors) ; While out of the box performance isn't bad, in...

As a family room projector, I expect many owners will pair the HD806 with pull-down or motorized screens, as opposed to the fixed wall screens that usually are only found in more dedicated environments

Full 1920 x 1080P HD single-chip DLP light engine offers full resolution of high-definition sources ; Bright rated output of 2,000 ANSI Lumens allows for viewable image, depending on ambient lighting conditions ; ProprietaryOptoma Image AI-II™...

Limited lens offset reduces placement flexibility to only being in line with the screen ; Blacklevel and contrast ratio are only acceptable and do not compete withother more expensive single- or multi-chip DLP projectors designed forcomplete blackout...

When the home theater projectorsfirst arrived in the early 1970s, they were enormous, heavy three-gunCRT-based pieces of furniture. They required a separate curved screenin order to collate enough light to be seen in a normally lit livingroom (about...

The Optoma HD806 is an attractive solution for projection in ambient light. We could see it working extremely well in a sports bar environment. In that setting, you want the HD806's bright, vibrant, high definition 1080p picture, and its shortcomings...

Makes you foget you are watching a projector

Reminds you with rainbows once in a while

Makes you foget you are watching a projector

Reminds you with rainbows once in a while