Optoma HD20 Projector – Image Quality3

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

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!