This is my first projector buy as i had be waiting for the 1080’s to be affordable. I have installed a not many optoma’s in the past and have always liked their quality. Well, the hd20 does not disappoint.
I purchased this projector along with a 120″ elite screens power gain sliver frame to be used in my live opportunity as the main show on my square core gaming/media rig. I was a bit apprehensive with regard to lighting in the opportunity since there is a sliding glass door and window directly facing the screen with sun shining in from the east (with very poor blinds, but hey, it’s an apartment). On a perfectly sunny day with the blinds shut and up until with regard to 2pm (when the sun is completely cleared my windows), there is, of course, a significant loss of brightness/color on the screen, but, it is very watchable and enjoyable as far as i’m concerned. Then, as the day moves on, Optoma HD20 gets better and better. The actual lights in the opportunity seem to have a minimal effect compared to sunlight, but i am not a video enthusiast so i’m pretty easily satisfied. I’m sure better blinds would greatly improve the situation and i’m headed that direction. By dusk, this thing is amazing. The color rivals my previous display, an asus 1080 p 25″ lcd. Movies, pc games, and even browsing the web are incredible. We even put up a recipe on the wall from the net to cook the other night as we can easily see it from the kitchen. This thing has turned my live opportunity into a virtual world!
On the tech side of things, it was a bit touchy to setup as others have described. The zoom is minimal only allowing with regard to 2 feet of play. You can easily use the distance calculator on optoma’s web site to get an idea of projector placement and measurements. I would also recommend the thx viewing calculator on the net to get an idea for the best viewing distance per screen size. It worked well for me. There is only a manual zoom/focus, but if calculated accurately, works fine. There are very not many adjustments on the projector to compensate for any installation details, but for 1000 dollars i am not complaining. One very important thing to note is a lack of a lens shift feature. If you are planning on mounting this right side up (as in, not upside down) it has to be installed at the table top level and cannot be mounted high on the wall (such as on a shelf) unless it is flipped upside down. The user controls are very easy to use. I change it daily between bright mode and economy mode to save on lamp life during the evening when the sunlight decreases. I would definitely recommend using the hdmi input as well. I experimented with the others and there is a definite quality gain via hdmi. Pc gaming on this thing in 1080p is my childhood fantasies come true 
(crysis, left for dead 2, burnout paradise, call of duty 4 modern warfare, and gta iv to name a few).
All in all, there could be a not many more features; it could be brighter, etc. But you can also spend another 1000 on top of this to get those features. I don’t miss them and i’m sure others won’t either for the price. I will post a warning to those considering its buy though, you may have a fight in the house if more than one person wants to play a game or watch a movie!
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