Optoma HD25-LV 3D Home Theater 1080 Projector

OK, so it did cost more than the HD20 that it replaces. I could have done without the internal speakers as I have a real sound system. I guess that they would have a use for some reason but I cannot think of one. The brightness has been greatly improved. I can ow see the 120" screen in average lighting. There is absolutely no way that it is bright enough for bright light but this is very impressive. This is the bright version. I can't speak to lamp life, but the HD20 that it replaces was very very good at lamp life. I got about 35% longer life than predicted. Lamp brightness changed noticeably when replacing the lamp so I suspect this one will be the same. I retired the HD20 due to color wheel failure. I hope this model does not suffer the same issue. I replaced the color wheel in the 20 and still o luck. But it worked flawlessly for almost 8000 hours. The 3d is pretty astounding. I did not buy it for that reason but itis a really nice addition. You have to purchase the transmitter separately but it is nice. Now if there was more content! The unit actually generates 3d from 2d and actually makes it a convincing attempt. Far from perfect but the process is impossible at best if you think about it. A lot of reviews talk about rainbow. I can't see it. Hurt my eyes trying to see it. Glad I can't. But I can see the full 1080 HD! My PC HDMI output at 1920x1080 is stellar on this unit, games are truly impressive on this device at full native resolution. Don't be fooled by others that state input resolutions but they can't generate pixel to pixel at this resolution. This one can and does. Some say there is focus issues at far corners vs the center. I guess that I can note that most on small text from PC generated screens. If the center text is perfectly in focus, the time on the task bar can be noted as very slightly out of focus. This can be minimized by hitting the focus somewhere in the middle. I have to concentrate VERY hard to actually see it. An for even high def tv, you would have to be crazy to note it at all. Ya, I like perfect stuff, but I see the same thing on 3k machines. Sound... What sound? I can note the fan when movies go totally silent. And I have to pay attention to actually here it. I love this beast. So do my friends that rue the prices they paid for their machines that have little to show for it. I can buy three of these for the price of something that performs as good or worse in some cases. Keep this clean, vacuumed out monthly, and watch the heat and this puppy will make you very happy for years. The ROI is awesome compared to more expensive units and this sucker is bright! If you are on the fence then it is probably because you can't believe the price. In that case, jump off and you will be very happy. Oh ya! At night with my theater curtains closed and just a couple LED night lights, the light levels from this device blow away the local IMAX. So you can watch this with Orval light and really enjoy it in the dark.