Optoma HD143X Affordable High Performance 1080p Home Theater Projector, 3000 Lumens, 3D Support, Long 12000 Lamp Life, for Indoor and Outdoor Movies, Built In Speaker

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I bought this projector to relive and share the experience of seeing the movie Alita: Battle Angel in 3D with family and friends. Seeing Alita in an IMAX 3D theater was the best movie experience Ive ever had, so I wanted to find an affordable way to bring the most spectacular and rewatchable movie Ive ever seen home. Unfortunately, the Alita Blu-Ray wont be released until July 23, so I will have to update this review after that. I tried Pacific Rim with the Optoma HD143X projector, a 100" screen, and 3D DLP glasses, and my family loved it! For my family, it was the first time they saw Pacific Rim, and I dont think that they would have loved it nearly as much if it wasnt for the brilliant 3D video delivered by this projector. I used a Playstation 3 with an HDMI cable to play the 3D Blu-Ray for Pacific Rim, and I learned the hard way that in order for the PS3 to recognize the projector as a 3D device, the projector has to be turned on first and switched to 3D DLP mode before the PS3 is turned on. Ive also connected a laptop to the projector with the HDMI cable, and brightly lit videos look great even in daylight. On the other hand, dark videos and movies look much better in a dark room than in daylight. I was originally concerned about active shutter 3D DLP glasses making the image darker, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that the glasses didnt noticeably change the image quality. I was also able to find reasonably priced 3D DLP glasses. I originally wanted to a 3D TV, but affordable sets are hard to find since the major manufacturers discontinued them a few years ago. This projector convinced me that it is much nicer and more impressive to use 3D DLP projection on a 100" screen anyway.

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I honestly could not be happier! I did countless hours of research on this product and it truly paid off and blew away my expectations! I bought an ABOX projector about a year ago for $130 and after a year it burned out. This Optima HD 143X is mind blowing. The picture is honestly better, brighter, and clearer than my 1080p flat screen TV. The 3D is also phenomenal if you are into that. The best thing about this model is that the bulbs, rated for 10,000 hours!, are only about $60 to replace, which is incredible compared to the average being a few hundred! Do not hesitate and buy this now, you will not regret it. The picture is even so bright you can have it going with the lights on which is unheard of for a projector in this price range. There is a reason why it is #1 on every projector site for budget projectors. Depending on your space I believe it goes up to 330 in! I have it at about 100in now due to limited space. I also did buy the square trade 4 year plan because with something this price the extra $30 seemed worth it. Have had for a few weeks but will never go back to a regular TV. This truly turns every movie, show, and video game into a theatrical experience. I also highly recommend the HomeGear 110in electric screen, also on Amazon. So cool with the press of a button it raises and lowers and the quality is great. Hope this helps someone!

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0:41 0:00 This video is not intended for all audiences. What date were you born? January February March April May June July August September October November December 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910 1909 1908 1907 1906 1905 1904 1903 1902 1901 1900 Submit Adobe Flash Player is required to watch this video. Install Flash Player I just unboxed the projector and plugged it in , it turned on then a noise came out of the device and the lamp start flashing then it shuts itself down , i cant believe it , THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I USED HD142X for a year then it deid on me , i oreded HD143X and it is defecitve !!!!!!!! This is a big fail Optoma

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Great colors and brightness! However the lamp failed on the 90th day of the 90 warranty with barely 80 hours on the unit. Optoma agreed to repair the unit but make the customer pay the shipping which was 67$. The customer shouldn’t have to pay 1/3 of the price of a bulb for their faulty product. Also it has been 4 weeks with minimal communication about how long it is going to take. Other than that issue the projector quality has been great.

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Been using optima for 10 years for my outside projector. No way you can argue with that. Smokes the Epson in the same price range 7000 more co trast ratio. Kids love it. Not waiting til pitch dark anymore for the fire pit movie. Deff a safe bet. Plus who needs the other features the 800$ ones come with. Unless you go 4000 lumens. The money isnt with it. $20 computer speakers. Worked perfect as the pair.

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I bought this for my basement home theater. This is my first projector, and it was pretty straight forward to install and set up. I have it mounted in the ceiling, and projecting on a retractable 100" screen. The colors are amazing; the picture looks fantastic. The projector is also easy to use; didnt have any issues with the zoom, focus, or the keystone adjustments. The one problem, and its something Ive seen commented on by quite a few people, is the over splash. Theres a good 3"-4" around the entire screen; its just dim white light bleeding outside of the projected image. I sure hope Optoma figures out how to fix this, then Ill adjust my star rating to much higher.

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Not a bad projector for price, but has a few flaws. Picture quality is good and colors look good as well. Very low input lag, so great for gaming. Cant review 3d as I never tried it Now the not-so-good: For some reason, I consistently lost communication between this projector and my receiver. Tried a plethora of things to fix, swapped HDMI ports, cables, adjusted settings. Nothing worked. After a few restarts it sometimes pulled it together, but a huge hassle just to keep consistent video. I would be more inclined to blame the receiver, but Ive had other projectors with this same setup with no issue. Could have been because I bought it refurbished but cant say for sure. Also, the projector is INSANELY loud. Im talking near vacuum cleaner levels. Any time there was a quiet scene you could see gazes shift to the projector as if everybody was genuinely shocked at the noise coming out of it. There is also a bright blue light that comes out of the inside of the unit. Just as a personal preference, I thought it was pretty distracting in an otherwise dark room. Lastly, as others have said, the oversplash is definitely a downside. Manufacturer claims that a dark border screen would eliminate it, which I have, but it would need to be about 6 inches wide to cover the light border. For these few flaws I sent the unit back. Will probably try the Optoma HD29 Darbee next (even though its white on a black ceiling) due to quiet its quiet fan and lack of oversplash.

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I received this projector today, and set it up this morning. Ive been using it for a few hours so I dont have much time with this. Later I will update the review if something changes.This is the updated version of the Optoma HD142x. Its got basically the same specs except the lamp for the HD143x supposedly lasts longer. Thats the only information I could find that was different. So first off, I have only had experience with cheap projectors with weird, just different enough names to not infringe on trademarks. So if you are coming from a sub 200 dollar projector to this, your jaw will hit the floor when you see the differences. The picture quality is fantastic. I have just a little under 100 inches of screen, at about 9.5 feet throw distance. If you have a small room, this isnt a short throw projector, so you may not get the screen size youd like. Tried some HD movies llke Blade Runner 2049 and Ghost in the Shell, and I was really impressed. You arent going to get the blacks that you get on a plasma or OLED screen, but the colors were really vivid. Even with ambient light and lights turned on, the screen was still bright enough to watch without issue. The blacks turn into browns, but it is definitely watchable. I didnt notice any rainbow effect, either, which I guess is sometimes an issues with DLP projectors. I then hooked up my PS4 and tried out Horizon Zero Dawn, easily the best looking game on the system. The HD143x has a game mode in the menu settings that brightens the screen and does some things to fake an increase in FPS. This is noticeable. I could see the slight slowdown that usually occurs with lower FPS immediately, but I dont think it would be enough to hamper my playtime or my enjoyment. But if you are a pc gamer playing on a 120Hz screen and move to this, maybe not, I dont know if Ill be doing it. This projector doesnt have a lens shift, but it does have an electric keystroke, which is so much nicer than those analog keystroke levers you get on cheap projectors. It also has a 3 screw mount setup. Most of the universal mounts I found were for 4 screw setups, but I was able to make it work no problem. Its also extremely quiet. Id say its only slightly louder than my ceiling fan. Its a great projector. Its the best projector Ive ever owned, but I only owned cheap ones prior to this, so I dont know how it compares to others in this price range. I think my dad may actually buy one for himself. He saw mine and wanted one. P.S. the projector doesnt have blue tooth, so if you want to sync it up to your blue tooth system, youll want to get a transmitter. It has 1 usb port, but it is for power only, meaning you cant plug in a usb drive and play movies or music.

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Just like mike96a1 stated in his review, for some reason there is "oversplash" around the entire border of the projected image.. played around with some of the settings but have not found a way to get rid of it.. very annoying when projecting on a screen.. Picture quality is great, fan noise is minimal, just to bad it has this flaw... I hope Optoma sees this review and responds with a way to adjust or fix this issue.. I Will adjust the star rating if this issue gets resolved..

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I dont normally write reviews but this one needs to be seen. After only two months of use the screen now has discoloration and dead pixels, both white and black. I have emailed Optoma and havent gotten a response about some kind of warranty, but it looks like they arent going to fix this without me shelling out a few hundred bucks. After doing some research, it looks like they cheap out of the thermal paste with their chips and they burn up pretty fast. So, short of me replacing the dmd chip myself which will also cost a couple hundred bucks, it appears Im out $500. Dont buy this garbage, it will fail on you.

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