I own an Optoma HD33 and am pretty happy with it. Is this product worth the upgrade? would appreciate to hear from former optoma hd33 users.
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Hello Gary; Sorry I can't help you with the comparison between the HD33 and the Epson 5030UB. I have a Optoma GT700 3D and purchased the Epson 5030UB in December. It has great color, clarity and brightness. I use my as a portable for playing mainly blurays. One nice feature is the zoom. Once I get the picture within the area of the screen I can use the zoom to square it in to the frame. The reviews I read convinced me to wait until this projector was available. Hope this helps.
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Hello Gary;Sorry I can't help you with the comparison between the HD33 and the Epson 5030UB. I have a Optoma GT700 3D and purchased the Epson 5030UB in December. It has great color, clarity and brightness. I use my as a portable for playing mainly blurays. One nice feature is the zoom. Once I get the picture within the area of the screen I can use the zoom to square it in to the frame. The reviews I read convinced me to wait until this projector was available. Hope this helps.
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I had Epson 5030 UB installed a month ago for its flexibility. The results were suprisingly good. I don't have completely shaded in the living room with 7 m wide window facing south, but the brightness of this projector make it possible to wath the movie in the day time on 135 inch screen. The color and sharpness are also good, tempting few of my friends considering to have one in their living room.
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Thanks for the feedback. I bought this model. Love it so far. Beautiful picture on HD cable and no TOC problems...yet. Will follow up if I have any.
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I do primarily HDR stuff and the remote works just fine for me; I mean, if you've got some seriously fast-moving clouds, or cars/animals you MAY run into a ghosting issue when merging them, but in my experience the delay Ben mentioned isn't significant enough to effect an HDR. And I agree that the range is pretty amazing.
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I wondered this too before I purchased the 25e last month. Optoma update the HD25 to the 25e the only difference I found was the 25e is brighter (more lumens) and has a different lamp then the HD25. It is a great projector I could not be happy with it.
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yeah, I have it... its a decent one for the money. im a little spoiled because I have it, and a sightmark 2x24 NV bino and those are really nice, but expensive. I have this one and Firefield Nvader 1-3X Digital Night Vision Monocular, and I did not like the Nvader.
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Hey Oleg, I was just wondering if you might give me/us an update on the TV. I'm about to pull the trigger on the same model/size as the one you bought and just wanted to know how satisfied you are with your purchase. Also was wondering how well the 3D works, if you would be so kind. Thank You!
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Good info, totally makes sense. Im excited for the 3D and all that but I am also looking forward to the 240Hz in 24" and at the price as there is currently nothing like that now. Will probabaly have to use a different Blu-Ray player for movies to have that smooth look to them as I don't think the PS3 can play movies past 60Hz. Still curious how it looks. I personally like smaller HD screens and am curious how it will look.
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sorry Sophia I was attempting to help. As I stated I owned both, I got rid of the Sealife when I got the Intova. It was so much better especially on video. The Intova was able to.do true blu ray quality HD1080p video. I was dissapointed with both color and grainy nature of reefmaster when I was able to compare them side by side. Perhaps you can try noth and return the one you find less satisfying. Just trying to offer personal experience so you get best for your money
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Just got the 215 @ Costco for $149.99. Doing firmware update via wifi now. Still haven't played anything with it... just passing in info on the price. The HDMI cable it comes with is fine for those of use who know how to separate our power cables from our video/audio cables. If you mix them, you may want something with a heavier insulation on it. I need Lasik anyway, like I'd notice the difference between a free HDMI cable and a $90 Monster brand cable.
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I just got mine in the mail today and tried a few small videos around the house and am having video quality issues as well. I would say I'm not even getting 480i quality. The image is incredibly speckly (non-static blotches moving around in the darks). Looks the same whether I play it on my HDTV or on my computer (plenty fast for HD video). What am I doing wrong? Tried wiping the lens with a lens cloth...no effect. Batteries weren't charged yet, but since it's digital, not sure that should make a difference.Also, as a side note, do the people who are getting good quality use the digital zoom at all, or does it degrade your resolution by half? I just got mine in the mail today and tried a few small videos around the house and am having video quality issues as well. I would say I'm not even getting 480i quality. The image is incredibly speckly (non-static blotches moving around in the darks). Looks the same whether I play it on my HDTV or on my computer (plenty fast for HD video). What am I doing wrong? Tried wiping the lens with a lens cloth...no effect. Batteries weren't charged yet, but since it's digital, not sure that should make a difference.Also, as a side note, do the people who are getting good quality use the... » Read More I just got mine in the mail today and tried a few small videos around the house and am having video quality issues as well. I would say I'm not even getting 480i quality. The image is incredibly speckly (non-static blotches moving around in the darks). Looks the same whether I play it on my HDTV or on my computer (plenty fast for HD video). What am I doing wrong? Tried wiping the lens with a lens cloth...no effect. Batteries weren't charged yet, but since it's digital, not sure that should make a difference.Also, as a side note, do the people who are getting good quality use the digital zoom at all, or does it degrade your resolution by half? « Show Less
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I am sorry you are having problems. I also ordered this projector, but promptly sent it back as I was dissatisfied with it. I recommend you do the same. I ordered a different model and am very happy with it. I use it for Keynote presentations as well as showing movies. I could never have done that with this model you have. I then ordered the Optoma W303, yes, more expensive, but IMHO well worth it. As they say, "you get what you pay for, if you don't pay much, you don't get much".
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I use the Optoma glasses that are 80ish $. Not sure if the Sainsonic are exactly the same quality and sync well with the projector but being a brand new product (when I got the projector in September) I wanted to make sure they are perfectly compatible. I have to say I too have an issue with the 3D but it is only happening on certain movies (Iron Man 3 so far but only tried 3 3D movies). The 3D seems to occasionally "de-sync" causing the image to be blurry. The glasses are however connected. It isn't my receiver as I tried with the PS3 plugged directly into the projector and the same happened. Given it did not happen with all the movies I'm inclined to think the problem was with the movie itself but I still thought it's good to give you a heads up.
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The Optoma HD20 supports HDMI 1.3a. However, you could buy a Blu-ray player with w/HDMI 1.4 if you wanted and it will be backwards compatible.Version 1.4 basically added support and more bandwidth for 3-D Blu-ray.
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buy the 8350 if you want a movie theater projector .......as in most things you get what you pay for...the key word on the 2030 is that it "supports" 16:9 that is not really HD I have the 8350 and it is great with a 100" fixed ELITE screen .....you will be very happy.....keep in mind if you do get this mount it high and in back of the room.....and look up the setting for the fan setting called "Mountain" fan is a bit louder but the bulb will last 3 times as long....i cant even hear it when in use
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Have you received and tested out the M400? I'm also in the same boat--weighing the manual features of the S200 vs. the (possibly better?) video quality of the M400. I've scoured the net for initial reactions to the video performance of the HF M4 series and haven't found any as of yet. So, when you do test it out, please let us know your thoughts. Thanks!
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Thanks for the reply. Ill try that. Just to pass some info along, my friend told me the best way to hook up the audio is through an optical cable. Ive never used one. There is a port on my PS3 as well as my surrond sound. He said this cable was the best way to get the highest quality out of your surround sound. Kind of like comparing SD to HD. My optima will be coming in tomorrow, I cant wait. Kinda like christmas for me haha. Thanks for the advice on the ceiling mount. I was gonna buy the 20$ one but after your comment I went for the Atdec TH-WH-PJ-FM Telehook Universal Projector Flush Mountit was 54$ but had some good reviews. Cant wait till tomorrow....calling into work sick! Thanks for the reply. Ill try that. Just to pass some info along, my friend told me the best way to hook up the audio is through an optical cable. Ive never used one. There is a port on my PS3 as well as my surrond sound. He said this cable was the best way to get the highest quality out of your surround sound. Kind of like comparing SD to HD. My optima will be coming in tomorrow, I cant wait. Kinda like christmas for me haha. Thanks for the advice on the ceiling mount. I was gonna buy the 20$ one but after your comment I went for the Atdec TH-WH-PJ-FM Telehook Universal Projector Flush... » Read More Thanks for the reply. Ill try that. Just to pass some info along, my friend told me the best way to hook up the audio is through an optical cable. Ive never used one. There is a port on my PS3 as well as my surrond sound. He said this cable was the best way to get the highest quality out of your surround sound. Kind of like comparing SD to HD. My optima will be coming in tomorrow, I cant wait. Kinda like christmas for me haha. Thanks for the advice on the ceiling mount. I was gonna buy the 20$ one but after your comment I went for the Atdec TH-WH-PJ-FM Telehook Universal Projector Flush Mountit was 54$ but had some good reviews. Cant wait till tomorrow....calling into work sick! « Show Less
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Did you go with the TX-SR606? I got it a few months ago and love it. It's a bit large but it handles all audio formats, so I'm happy with it. With HDMI cables (as with speaker cables) name brand means nothing. You will save a bundle if you just go with the cheapest ones you can find. Best Buy tries to sell the Monster brand HDMI cables for a hundred bucks or more. That is robbery. I got my three Belkin HDMI cables at Target for $40 each and I paid too much. Just get anything you see that is version 1.3 or better. As far as Blu-Ray goes, the PS3 is the best thing out there. It's a bit expensive though. So if you're trying to save some money, I have seen some good reviews for the Sony BD-S350. The DMP-BD55K looks nice too, as does the Samsung P2500. When it comes to deciding which one to buy, it all boils down to cost vs. benefit.