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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.Viewing Effects
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06.Calibration
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07.Connectivity & Media
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08.Power, Noise & Heat
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09.Optoma HD66
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10.Epson PowerLite 705HD
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11.Canon SX7 Mark II
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12.Conclusion
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13.Specs and Ratings
Optoma HD20
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Connectivity & Media
Calibration
The Optoma HD20 is almost on its way to calibrated by putting it in Reference mode.
Calibration
To get the best color accuracy, we recommend making the changes below. There are several user modes. The Bright mode boosts the brightness, but at great cost to the color performance. To give any of the modes an extra boost, to the Lamp settings in the menu and select “Bright.” We’re aware of the confusion with having a “Bright” user mode along with a completely separate and unrelated “Bright” lamp mode. Apparently, Optoma was not.
| Calibration Settings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Setting | Default | Calibrated |
| Mode | Reference | Reference |
| Contrast | 46 | 39 |
| Brightness | 38 | 37 |
| Color | 45 | 45 |
| Tint | 50 | 50 |
| Sharpness | 7 | 1 |
| Color Temp | Warm | Warm |
Video Modes
There are five modes. All five have various presets, but you can edit any of them.
| Mode | What it Does |
|---|---|
| Cinema | For home theater. |
| Bright | Maximum brightness input. |
| Photo | Optimized for displaying photographic images. |
| Reference | This mode is intended to reproduce, as close as possible, the image the way the movie director intended. Color, color temperature, brightness, contrast and gamma settings are all configured to standard reference levels. |
| User | User’s settings. |
| Read Reviews of Comparison Products | ||
|---|---|---|
 Optoma HD66 |
 Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 705HD |
 Canon REALiS SX7 Mark II |
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