I was watching this for last couple of months and found lower than normal price. It has good reviews on amazon. A quick google search says the local price is AUD $1399.00. Now need to find good fixed screen as amazon dont ship screens in Australia.
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After reading reviews on Amazon it seems really good at this price.
I have the Optoma HD141X (predecessor model) and it's great for home cinema - feel free to ask me any questions, I'll do my best to respond. I have it creating a 3 meter wide screen (390cm diagonal) and it does a great job.
in regards to the "rainbow effect" mentioned below, some people make a big deal out of it. For me, I can see it if I dart my eyes from one side of the screen to the other looking for it, but don't notice it at all if I'm watching a movie - so not a problem at all to my eyes.
Note that this is a not a short throw distance projector, so you need a longer room for large screen. You can check the distance calculation here: https://www.optomausa.com/distancecalc.aspx.
That said, my projector sits almost directly below my projector which for me is about the perfect viewing distance - I wouldn't want to be any closer.
BTW:
the HD142X is slightly cheaper from Amazon Germany: €500.46 is about $698.89, and the HD141X can be had for €454.64 - about $635.
Edit: word of advice for anyone setting up a home cinema. If you're having trouble getting stuff connected, check your HDMI cables! I spent hours trying to figure out why my receiver wasn't talking properly / reliably to my projector. Turns out 2 of my 5 cables were bad!! Once cables were swapped out, everything works a treat.
Definitely do some research on cables, best place I found is cablechick, every cable I've bought from them has lived up to the specs.
I'm now having fun with 4k60 + HDR… HDMI hates it, I think!
Do you watch 3D ? If yes where did you buy the glasses from?
Nah I don't watch 3D… I think it ruins more films than it improves.
Love my 3D movies. For me, it greatly enhances watching a movie. IMO even a shite movie is greatly improved when in 3D.
@pacificstorm: Damn you guys! you've got me tempted to try 3D again now I've got a home cinema screen. I have a trip to the USA in a few months, maybe buy 3D kit there…
Hehe.. Watched the Ninja Turtles - Out Of The Shadows the other week. Not much of a movie I reckon but man, I really dug the 3D effects on it. :)
I've had an Optoma Short Throw Projector for about 4 years and it hasn't skipped a beat.
I'd never heard of Optoma beforehand as my work went through a procession of BenQ, Sony and Samsung projectors. But now I can vouch for them.
Just be aware of the 'rainbow effect' if your eyes are particularly sensitive to it, a few people mentioned it in the Amazon reviews.
Never a big issue as others make it out to be
Rainbow effects maybe 2/10 people severely
Plenty of good 3lcd projectors on the market to sort that out though
What is the rainbow effect? On my plasma if I look to another part of the screen I see colour shifts around objects being displayed. Is that the same thing?
http://hometheaterreview.com/rainbow-effect/
If you can see it on plasmas, you'll definitely be able to see it with a DLP projector. It's more noticeable with high differences in colour, (ie white on black).
This is anecdotal but even so I've noticed an 'adjustment period' for my eyes in regards to the rainbow effect.
I have a BenQ W2000 and the first time I used it the rainbow effect was very noticeable, annoyingly so, but mostly during white text on black background screens.
After about 10-20mins or so it's not so obvious. You kind of get used to it, but everytime i fired up the projector my eyes took a few minutes to get used to the effect in order to minimise.
Thanks mate! I thought I just had a special brain, happy to find out others do too!
I ordered one at $549, still not received . Tried to contact Amazon to do a price match. They suggested me to return the projector and order another one at lower price. I feel they don't care about profit at all.
I don't know what you'd expect them to do
Price drops are on the reseller not Amazon as they're really just a web front
Perhaps contact the seller you bought it off and explain the issue
If you've bought one and it's been shipped then I don't know how you want Amazon to resolve it for you if it's dropped in price since
Amazon aren't just a web front - they sell almost everything themselves. They also sell on behalf of other sellers (amazon marketplace). That aside - the rest of your comment is valid!
What I want is like " price promise" you get from the Goodguys here.
Amazon's prices constantly fluctuate to match the competition - the price you pay is the price you get. They do free shipping and free returns in countries where they operate so if there's a massive price drop people can send stuff back and buy it again.
Too bad for Australia…
Actually, return to Amazon is also easy here.
They will cover the returning postage.
As long as you keep the original package.
Really Really hope this has a 110V,60Hz/240V,50Hz power supply for anyone who has jumped on this!
didn't see until clicking order that the new price would be $800. good thing it's easy to click cancel order on amazon.
It's this good for a home theatre?