Vivitek H1080FD 1080p Home Theater Projector (White)
- Bright 1800 lumens and BrilliantColor technology for rich, stunning images
- 5000:1 contrast ratio for vivid picture quality
- 3,000 hours of lamp life; whisper-quiet at 26dB
- Built-in 5-watt mono speaker
- 1-year warranty on parts; 90 days on lamp
The Vivitek H1080FD is a high performance digital projector that integrates into any home theater based installation. With native 1080p resolution, the H1080FD delivers brilliant and amazing digital images with full color saturation. Designed for hig
List Price: $ 799.99
Price: $ 799.00
Optoma GT700 3D Game Time Projector, Great for Wii, PlayStation, and Xbox
- DLP display technology by Texas Instruments
- Digital and analog connections for gaming and video sources
- Projects a 120″ diagonal image from an approximate throw distance of six feet
- Supports high definition 1080p signals
- Bright enough for use in large rooms with ambient lighting
The GT700 provides the ultimate widescreen experience for gamers, sports enthusiasts, and movie buffs. Designed for quick connection to computers, game consoles, blu-ray players, and television tuners, the GT700 accommodates on-the-go entertainment a
List Price: $ 749.00
Price: $ 749.00
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Excellent sub $1k 1080p projector!!,
Let me get this straight to you. If you’re trying to buy your first projector, just go buy it or watch it in action. You don’t have to look at all the negativity surrounding this projector. I really was pushed away from this projector because of all these rainbow effect comments and I was leaning toward the Optoma H20 because of the 4 color segmant wheel which is supposed to be faster and produces less rainbow effect than the Vivitek H1080FD. But you have to know that This Vivitek projector has higher contrast than the optoma H20. That’s what really matters to me. I’m glad I took the Vivitek route. I really can’t say anything bad about the Optoma HD20 since I don’t have it, but I can tell you that my Vivitek is amazing as my first ever projector and I’m totally satisfied with it.
I unboxed the projector and hooked it to my PS3 using HDMI cable and projected the image on a light yellow flat wall from about 6 feet away, from that distance and using the maximum zoom, you’ll get around 80″ diagonal picture. I played Call of Duty: Modern warfare 2 and the picture was excellent, I really forgot that I was projecting the image on a wall that is not fully white and the color of the picture seemed to be correct!!!…. I was afraid of being a rainbow effect guy, but that wasn’t the case. I really didn’t suffer or noticed any rainbow effect. only when I turn my head to the left or to the right fast, I kinda see some vertical lines of primary colors which I think is what people refere to as rainbow effect. I invited my 3 nephews to play MW2 on split screen mode. we played for 4 hours and no one complained from the rainbow effect or any headache. So there you have it, rainbow effect is either overrated or only few few people suffer from it.
Closing the rainbow effect chapter and moving on to the performance of the projector. I was expecting some lag or frame rate drop from this projector when playing fast paced games, but I really did not encounter any, the gameplay was as smooth as silk. The picture projected was vivid and crisp, although there are minimum adjustment to the picture quality from your projector, but you really aren’t going to need them because the presets are very accurate, you still can play with the contrast, brightness and hue.
Ease of installation is an issue here, this projector is not flexible, it’s not an expensive projector so you’d expect such features to be stripped out, there is no vertical or horizontal shift to the picture. That means you’re going to need to install or place your projector in the middle of the intended projected image. That means if you’re going to ceiling mount it, you have to get rid of whatever is hanging from your ceiling.
The only real drawback of this projector is the black levels, if you’re picky and have the budget, this is not for you. But if you’re just like me,, someone who’s got his first projector, who’s not too picky about the darkest black in his projected image, then you will not care about this at all, you’ll just be amazed at the performance of this projector.
the noise was very low, I was sitting 3 feet away from this projector an I couldn’t hear anything.
PROS: Vivid & crisp picture, quiet and very cheap.
CONS: black is kinda dark gray.
I would recommend this product to a friend.
I’m waiting for my 120″ Elite screen to arrive and once I install it and ceilling mount my projector I’ll be able to provide you with my feed back on a bigger projected image.
[UPDATE]
Just got my 120″ screen installed!! The projector was able to fill the entire screen with a very bright picture.Watched a couple of blu ray movies and some SD videos. I wasn’t expecting the SD feed to be viewable, but it was very good. Anyway, you don’t want to consume your lamp watching SD videos,, this is a 1080p Projector, so you better not put alot of milage on your bulb watching SD videos on a 120″ screen. Anyway, I was very happy with my projector and it has not let me down yet. Everything I expected from such price range for a projector was met. I love my little vivitek H1080FD.
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|Poor Customer Service,
I’ve had my projector for 4 months, and the color on HDMI port 1 has gone out. The color on port 2 still works fine, but I can’t get a response from customer service. Also, sometimes when I start the projector the bulb doesn’t turn on for several minutes. Other times it starts up instantly. I can’t find any information about whether this is normal, but again, customer service won’t respond. They only provide an online form and no actual phone number. It’s been more than 30 days since I sent my first service request, and haven’t received an email even confirming that they received my service request. BAD BAD BAD
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|Broke after 2 weeks,
This projector was great for 2 weeks. Then trouble started. The projector will shut down after 50 to 80 minutes into the movie. The screen goes blank, the power button flashes and fan comes on full blast. If I leave it, the fan will stay on forever. If I power down and restart, the projector shuts down after 5 minutes or so. Some kind of overheating problem? I was extremely disappointed!
Contacted Vivitek and all they can do is to repair it. It’s within the warranty period, so I won’t have to pay for the repair. But I’ll still have to pay $20 or so to ship it to them. Why do I have to pay anything for receiving a defective item? I’m already being inconvenienced with the hassel of having to return it. I guess that’s how they handle warranty service.
The silver lining to all this is that Amazon replaced the defective projector for a new one. I didn’t have to pay a cent, even for returning. They also shipped the new one to me right away, and didn’t wait until I return the old one. Good job by Amazon! I was without a projector for only about 2 days.
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|An impressive performer,
First impression
With out-of-box (factory) settings and connected to my macbook via HDMI cable watching an Avatar trailer the sound of “WOW” was echoing in our room.
Previously
Earlier today, I had returned a new Optoma pico projector (PK301) to Bestbuy after days and nights of viewing in diverse lighting conditions, PK301 just didn’t work well due to too weak brightness (<50 lumens) whenever the room was not completely dark. My conclusion: current (relatively inexpensive) LED based projectors are not just yet up to the task until they are capable of performing over 1000 lumens.
Online research
I did a quick research and found many positive reviews on Optoma GT720. I also checked and compared to reviews of Optoma HD66 which I first intended to buy via Amazon; Bestbuy however had a $100 discount for this model so I bought it from them instead with no waiting time as a bonus.
Application
My primary purpose (application) was presentation of business material such as slides and movies at diverse conference and exhibition halls; my secondary application was for use at home: home office, movies and TV (cable box, bluray, Netflix etc.).
Details and summary
My usual set of criteria for projectors are resolution, brightness, connections, placement, noise. This model from Optoma meets all of them. It displays HD material with performance almost comparable to our 32′ Sony Bravia 1080 LCD TV, Mix it then with a stellar brightness performance, connected via HDMI cable, placed very close (short throw) to the projection wall and throwing a gigantic-size display, performing in Standard brightness mode with yet very low level of audible noise.
Said things makes one smile when experiencing a sub $750 projector in year 2010. Bravo.
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|Very Satisfied,
You will be surprised at the throw distance. From a very short distance, you can get a 120″ screen overflowing.. Good and bad in a way. I live in an apartment and did not want to ceiling mount this. So table mounting was my only option. For a 120″ 16:9 screen hanging from the very top end of the wall, you cannot seat the projector over 1 foot high from the floor. Very little zoom adjustment you can make so placement is very critical. Also there is no horizontal keystone, so kind of expect it to be placed in the dead center of the screen.
Other than for these, it simply blows your mind in the picture clarity. Also, since the throw distance is going to be very short, the intensity of the light projected is also not lost. This keeps the image bright even with significant ambient light (on a screen not ann unpainted wall) !!!!
Another nice thing is that this projector ships with its own carry bag.. Not a big deal but is something that can come in very handy.
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|Awesome,
Awesome! I am happy with the projector, it has replaced my 60 incher that is now sitting in the corner. The picture quality is amazing, even with the lights on. Ive used it for hours while using my Xbox, and it stays the same temperature, and is quieter than the Xbox itself. From 12 feet away I have a 155in Screen. My place has become the place to watch everything at…BUY THIS IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT IT!
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