Optoma HD20 Projector – Image Quality3 Posted on October 16, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. Optoma HD20 Projector Review - HD20 Projector Highlights - Optoma HD20 Projector Overview - Optoma HD20 Special Features - ImageAI2. Optoma HD20 – Physical Tour - Optoma HD20 Physical Appearance - HD20 Projector - Control Panel - Optoma HD20 Inputs and Outputs - Optoma HD20 Menus3. Optoma HD20 – Physical Tour1 - Optoma HD20 Remote Control - HD20 Lens Throw - HD20 Lens Shift - HD20 Anamorphic Lens4. Optoma HD20 Projector – Image Quality - HD20 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Optoma HD20 Projector - Flesh Tones - HD20 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Black Level Performance:5. Optoma HD20 Projector – Image Quality1 - Shadow Detail Performance6. Optoma HD20 Projector – Image Quality27. Optoma HD20 Projector – Image Quality38. Optoma HD20 Projector – Image Quality49. HD20 – Overall Color & Picture Quality - Optoma HD20 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports10. Optoma HD20 Projector – Performance - Optoma HD20 Projector Brightness - Optoma HD20 Sharpness11. Optoma HD20 Projector – Performance1 - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise12. Optoma HD20 Projector Calibration and Settings - Optoma HD20 Color Temperature - Optoma HD20 Basic Settings - Optoma HD20 Post Calibration Grayscale: User mode13. Optoma HD20 Projector Calibration and Settings1 - RGB Settings - Brightest Modes: - Optoma HD20 - Projector Screens - Optoma HD20 Projector Screen Recommendations14. Optoma HD20 – Competitors - HD20 vs. Epson Home Cinema 6100 and 6500UB - Optoma HD20 vs. Samsung SP-A600 - Optoma HD20 vs. Sanyo PLV-Z700 - Optoma HD20 vs. BenQ W5000 - Optoma HD20 vs. InFocus X10, Sharp XV-Z15000, Viewsonic Pro810015. Optoma HD20 – Warranty - Optoma HD20 Projector - The Bottom Line16. Optoma HD20 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Optoma HD20 Projector: Pros - Optoma HD20 Projector: Cons - Optoma HD20 Projector: Typical Capabilities17. Optoma HD20 Projector Specifications18. Optoma HD20 Specifications Again, from Space Cowboys, this is a cropped image. The right side is very bright (so dynamic irises will not be effective). The HD20 (top left) has good shadow detail in the dark areas of the satellite, note though, that those areas look darker than on some others. Next to it on the first row, is the Epson Home Cinema 6500UB, Those images are followed by the Sharp XV-Z15000 and the PT-AE3000U (second row). The third row is the Mitsubishi HC6500 (left), and the Sanyo PLV-Z700 on the right. HD20Epson Home Cinema 6500UBSharp XV-Z15000PT-AE3000UMitsubishi HC6500Sanyo PLV-Z700PreviousNext The following images are both the same frame, from Space Cowboys. The first one is slightly overexposed, and the second one, dramatically so. Look in the brown area of the satellite on the left (and elsewhere). The HD20 does a very good job. The HD20 definitely does a solid job when it comes to shadow detail HD20HD20PreviousNext Below is a heavily overexposed scene from Lord of the Rings. The overexposure lets you see all the details in the shed on the right, the structure on the left, and the plants and ground along the lower right. The HD20 performs extremely well! Click on left thumbnail image for the Optoma HD20, Sanyo PLV-Z700 in the center, and the right for the PT-AE3000U. Our last comparison uses the night train scene (again) from Casino Royale. Look to the trees and shrubs on the right, especially just above the tracks. The first image is the Optoma HD20, the second is the Sanyo PLV-Z700, the third is the Optoma HD8200, the fourth one is from the Epson Home Cinema 6100, and finally, to represent a great ultra-high contrast projector, the Epson Home Cinema 6500UB. You might want to check out the $999 HD20 against the $2500 Epson 6500UB to get a good idea of what a huge difference there is on a dark scene like this, between the two projectors! 1. Optoma HD20 Projector Review - HD20 Projector Highlights - Optoma HD20 Projector Overview - Optoma HD20 Special Features - ImageAI2. Optoma HD20 – Physical Tour - Optoma HD20 Physical Appearance - HD20 Projector - Control Panel - Optoma HD20 Inputs and Outputs - Optoma HD20 Menus3. Optoma HD20 – Physical Tour1 - Optoma HD20 Remote Control - HD20 Lens Throw - HD20 Lens Shift - HD20 Anamorphic Lens4. Optoma HD20 Projector – Image Quality - HD20 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Optoma HD20 Projector - Flesh Tones - HD20 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Black Level Performance:5. Optoma HD20 Projector – Image Quality1 - Shadow Detail Performance6. Optoma HD20 Projector – Image Quality27. Optoma HD20 Projector – Image Quality38. Optoma HD20 Projector – Image Quality49. HD20 – Overall Color & Picture Quality - Optoma HD20 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports10. Optoma HD20 Projector – Performance - Optoma HD20 Projector Brightness - Optoma HD20 Sharpness11. Optoma HD20 Projector – Performance1 - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise12. Optoma HD20 Projector Calibration and Settings - Optoma HD20 Color Temperature - Optoma HD20 Basic Settings - Optoma HD20 Post Calibration Grayscale: User mode13. Optoma HD20 Projector Calibration and Settings1 - RGB Settings - Brightest Modes: - Optoma HD20 - Projector Screens - Optoma HD20 Projector Screen Recommendations14. Optoma HD20 – Competitors - HD20 vs. Epson Home Cinema 6100 and 6500UB - Optoma HD20 vs. Samsung SP-A600 - Optoma HD20 vs. Sanyo PLV-Z700 - Optoma HD20 vs. BenQ W5000 - Optoma HD20 vs. InFocus X10, Sharp XV-Z15000, Viewsonic Pro810015. Optoma HD20 – Warranty - Optoma HD20 Projector - The Bottom Line16. Optoma HD20 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Optoma HD20 Projector: Pros - Optoma HD20 Projector: Cons - Optoma HD20 Projector: Typical Capabilities17. Optoma HD20 Projector Specifications18. Optoma HD20 Specifications Optoma HD20 Projector – Image Quality2 Optoma HD20 Projector – Image Quality4