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Review summary: The Optoma HD81 combines the finest 1080p DLP home theater projector with a studio-quality imaging processor. Featuring Texas Instruments' DarkChip3 technology, the HD81 offers a superb projectio...

Pros: Accurate color decoding for both SD and HD sources, very good video processing with included external processor ; more connectivity than nearly all competing projectors

Cons: Poor gamma and grayscale tracking at high light output settings ; very little flexibility for setup and installation ; no vertical lens shift

Verdict: Although a good performer if you use it with a relatively small screen, the Optoma HD81-LV 1080p DLP projector is overly complex and difficult to set up and install.

Review summary: August 20, 2007--The competition among higher-end front projectors has hit fever pitch recently, partly because DLP has finally caught up to LCD and LCoS in delivering 1080p native resolution. Enter Optoma's flagship 1080p resolution DLP projector, ...

Review summary: The HD81 has the projector world in a frenzy. But can it deliver on its promise of full-fat hi-def DLP for what, by home cinema standards, is a pretty reasonable price?

Pros: Seriously impressive specs. Great performance at a not-completely-insane price

Cons: Some annoying usability gripes. Fiddly installation process

Review summary: Optoma enters the 1080p projector market with the $12999 DLP HD81

Pros: Full HD resolution ; 3 HDMi inputs ; separate XVP scaler

Cons: Demanding installation ; Auto Iris is disconcerting ; unintuitive menu