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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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Motion
Color Accuracy
The Optoma HD20 offers decent color performance, but fails to match up to the rec. 709 color standard.
Color Temperature (10.00)
The Optoma HD20 has a rock-solid color temperature consistency. As you can see in the chart, the little variance there is never wavers into the realm of human perception. In our experience with projectors so far, this has been closer to the norm than televisions, which can wander all over the place.
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RGB Curves (7.94)
The Optoma HD20 produced excellent, smooth color curves in all three channels. The green channel showed a great luminance than red or blue, which makes it a little easier to see detail. There are also a handful of bumps in the line, each of which indicates an area where a particular Overall, though, a great performance from Optoma.
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| Red Response Comparisons | |
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| Optoma HD20 |  |
| Optoma HD66 |  |
| Epson Home Cinema 705HD |  |
| Canon SX7 Mark II |  |
| Green Response Comparisons | |
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| Optoma HD20 |  |
| Optoma HD66 |  |
| Epson Home Cinema 705HD |  |
| Canon SX7 Mark II |  |
| Blue Response Comparisons | |
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| Optoma HD20 |  |
| Optoma HD66 |  |
| Epson Home Cinema 705HD |  |
| Canon SX7 Mark II |  |
Color Gamut (3.98)
The Optoma HD20 had a hard time matching up to the rec. 709 color standard. The green point was closest, but the red, blue, and white points were all pretty far off the mark.
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| u' (rec.709/measured) | v' (rec.709/measured) | Error | |
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| Red | 0.4661 | 0.5231 | 0.015401299 |
| Green | 0.1272 | 0.5714 | 0.009167879 |
| Blue | 0.1638 | 0.183 | 0.027650859 |
| D65 (white point) | 0.1903 | 0.4604 | 0.010893117 |
| Read Reviews of Comparison Products | ||
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 Optoma HD66 |
 Epson PowerLite Home Cinema 705HD |
 Canon REALiS SX7 Mark II |
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