Price club, shmice club. Some people like to flaunt their price club
memberships as evidence of their infallible sense of frugality – nobody
ever puts one over on them, no sir. And they’ll buy a year’s worth of
toilet paper at a time, just to prove it.
But the Optoma HD32
720p Projector makes us a little skeptical. If these price-clubbers are
so savvy, why didn’t they jump on this excellent projector the first
time around? Here Optoma goes and makes this version of their
much-loved HD70 projector just for the
members of a certain price club that shall remain nameless, and the
ingrates don’t even have the mental acuity to recognize it for the
fantastic deal that it is.
Never mind – the price-clubbers’
loss is your gain. Thanks to their inattention and ignorance, now you
get a shot at a native 720p high-definition DLP home theatre projector for less than a thousand bucks. Like, two hundred dollars less. The Optoma HD32
projects a mean image, with a 4000:1 contrast ratio, BrilliantColor
color-processing technology, and a DarkChip2 processor for deep, dark
blacks. The butterfly-quiet fan won’t drown out the sweet nothings
being whispered up on the screen (or the explosions and gunfire, if
that’s more to your taste). And yet, enough of these remained unsold
for us to swoop in, snap them up, and sell them today. Madness, we tell
you. Sheer madness.
Sorry, Price Club Nation. You had your
chance. Now you’re out here with the rest of us on the other side of
the velvet rope, jostling with the general public for the Optoma HD32. If you don’t manage to get ahold of one this time, either, well, tough luck. But at least we didn’t make you buy a membership.
Warranty: One year projector; 90 days lamp
Features:
- Native 720p High Definition DLP home theater projector
- Bright 1000 lumens with 4000:1 contrast ration (with ImageAI)
- Native widescreen with a 16:9 aspect ration
- ImageAI technology adjusts light intensity output to deliver remarkable contrast levels
- Whisper quiet at 28db to ensure quiet operation
- Incorporates BrilliantColor color processing technology for vivid images and amazing color clarity
Specifications:- Brightness: 1100 ANSI lumens
- Contrast ratio: 4000:1 in ImageAI mode, 3000:1 full on/full off
- Resolution: 720p native (1280×720)
- Aspect ratio: 16:9 (native) with 4:3, LBX support
- Display type: Single 1.57 cm (0.62 in.) DarkChip2 Digital Light Processing (DLP) technology by Texas Instruments
- ImageAI technology adjusts light intensity output to deliver remarkable contrast levels
- Throw ratio: 1.58-1.9:1 (distance/width)
- Projection distance: 4.28' - 32.8'
- Image size: 33.55" - 310"
- Keystone correction: Digital horizontal and vertical
- Projection lens: f=2.5-2.8, f=22.25-26.69mm, 1.2x manual zoom and focus
- HDTV compatible with 720p, 1080i, 1080p
- Supports VGA, SVGA, XGA, WXGA, SXGA+ resolution, PC/Mac compatible
- Supports NTSC, PAL, SECAM
- Noise level: 28dB
- Lamp type: 200W UHP
- Bulb life: 2000hrs normal use, 3000hrs economy mode
- Projection method: front, rear, table top, ceiling mount
- Dimensions (W x D x H): 10.4×10.1×3.7
- Weight: 5.6 lb.
I/O connectors:
- 1 x HDMI
- 1 x VGA input with component and SCART compatibility
- 1 x Component video input
- 1 x S-Video input
- 1 x Composite video input
- Dual IR receivers
- 1 x RS-232 output
- +12v trigger relay
Includes:
- Optoma HD32 DLP projector
- S-Video cable
- Composite video cable
- Component video cable
- AC power cord
- Remote control
- Batteries for remote control
- Lens cap
- User manual
- Quick start guide
