Optoma HD806 - Review Summary-2

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• Very sharp image
• Good remote control
• Excellent placement flexibility with 2:1 zoom and lens shift
• Very good menus
• Good documentation (with better explanations of features than most)
• 12 volt screen trigger
• Nicely styled projector
• Lowest cost, very bright 1080p projector
• Very good price/performance

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• Shadow detail performance is decent, but not up a number of other home theater projectors, which reveal more
• Audible noise levels are on the high side (again, though, typical of most DLP projectors)
• While out of the box performance isn't bad, in terms of color accuracy, a calibration definitely yields improvement
• 2x color wheel means more folks will be susceptable to the rainbow effect, than most 1080p DLP home theater projectors (which have 4x or 5x wheels)
• Only a one year warranty

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• Black level performance is acceptable, but definitely "nothing to write home about"
• Selection of inputs
• Lamp life
• Shadow detail performance