Optoma Technology HD143X 1080P Home Theater Projector
$339.99
$549
38% off
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Condition: Factory Reconditioned
Top positive review
2 people found this helpful
Great value. Impressive features.
By Christiaan G. Legrand on Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2019
Very nice projector! Once I paired it with a FireTV Stick, I began looking forward to my evenings of theater-like movie experiences and great times watching sports. The first week, however had me doubting the purchase. Unlike most reviews I've read, The picture wasn't ideal right out of the Box. It turns out the color space setting on auto, what's causing the color range in the darkest areas to be quite muted. There seemed to be no way to get any details in the dark areas of the picture. Once I found the color range setting and set it to 0-255, the details matched my TV. I went a whole week trying to watch Stranger Things with my son, and having to look at my phone to see parts we missed. Now its perfect. There are a TON of ways to get the picture looking great, so if your first impression is not good, make sure you look into all the ways to calibrate it. For my room and cheap screen, GAME mode and ECO mode create dead on accurate colors and good contrast. The mild bleed from the lamp that frames the image when its pitch dark in the room is a tab bit annoying and shows the limitations of the blacks, but I learned to overlook it as the picture is pretty stunning otherwise. Bright outdoor scenes really show off the detail this projector is capable of. Really fantastic for sports if that's your thing. Pros: Beautiful color reproduction and quite bright. Great, detailed picture. Cons: slightly limited blacks and a bit of light that frames the image. Overall an insane value! Best purchase since my Oculus Quest.
Top critical review
1 people found this helpful
Great projector for 2 months, then many dead pixels. Poor warranty support.
By Brian on Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2020
This was my first projector, so I was looking for something that was lower cost but still offered a quality image for movies and video games in our newly finished basement. After research this seemed like my best option in the sub $500 price tier. Was really pleased with the image and it fit our needs really well, until about 5 weeks into usage I noticed a few white dots on the screen, with several new dots appearing seemingly every few days. After a little online research I found out this is a common problem with Optoma projectors (dead pixels related to the DLP technology). I contacted Optoma online for support but it took weeks to get a response other than an automated reply (I filled out multiple warranty service request forms). When I did get a response the workers I interacted with were great and really helpful, but the warranty itself is not great (Optoma wanted to do a repair, when I think a replacement makes sense that early in its life cycle while under warranty, and they required that I pay out of pocket to package, insure, and ship the product to them, while also waiting the approximately 7-10 business days after receipt for the projector to be returned to me). I then turned to Amazon to see if they could provide product support and they readily issued a refund and provided clear instructions for a hassle-free return. Really glad I bought through Amazon on this one. After this experience I decided to go with a different projector style and manufacturer (Epson, 3LCD) and to go up a tier in quality (into the sub $1000 grouping). The difference in image quality and features (really appreciating the vertical lens shift and flexible throw distances on this new one compared to the 143x!) has made the extra cost well worth it for our needs.
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