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Intro
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01.Tour & Design
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02.Blacks & Whites
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03.Color Accuracy
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04.Motion
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05.3D
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06.Viewing Effects
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07.Calibration
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08.Remote Control
Optoma GT720
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Connectivity & Media
Remote Control
- Terrible button layout
- IR receiver on front side of the projector, but not the back
Ergonomics & Durability (4.00)
The remote control that comes with the Optoma GT720 is small and lightweight, but equal parts confusing and frustrating. Because of the short throw, more often than not you’re going to be standing behind the projector. But the IR receiver is located in the front, making the remote control all but useless.
Button Layout & Use (3.50)
In addition to the inconveniently placed IR receiver, the button layout is maddeningly bad. Look at the picture of the remote. When you’re in the menu, which buttons do you expect would move you left and right? You probably guessed the buttons labeled “left” and “right,” arranged like the d-pad on almost any remote control, correct? WRONG! These buttons do… nothing, as far as we can tell. Instead, you’re supposed to use the arrow buttons labeled “Source” and “Re-SYNC.” Because they both look and feel like the incorrect, you’re constantly hitting the wrong buttons. God help the poor soul that has this projector affixed to the ceiling and has to rely on nothing but the remote control.
Programming & Flexibility (0.00)
The Optoma GT720’s remote control cannot be programmed to work with any other type of device.
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