Optoma HD37 Projector – Calibration & Settings Posted on July 2, 2015 By Lisa Feierman 1. Optoma HD37 Home Projector Review - Overview of the Optoma HD37 Projector - HD37 Projector Highlights2. Optoma HD37 Home Entertainment Projector – Special Features - Dynamic Black - HD37 Projector - Handling 3D - MHL on HDMI - HD37 Projector has Lens Shift3. Optoma HD37 Home Projector – Special Features 2 - ISF Certification - HD37 Lamp Life - Digital Zoom - HD37 has a 10 watt speaker4. Optoma HD37 Projector Review – Hardware Tour - HD37 Hardware Overview - Lens and Lens Controls - Control Panel - Inputs and Connectors5. Optoma HD37 Projector Review – Hardware Tour 2 - HD37 Remote Control - HD37 Menus - HD37 Lens Throw Range - HD37 Lens Shift Range6. Optoma HD37 Projector Review – Picture Quality - Out of the Box Picture - Picture Modes - Skin Tones - HD37 Black Level Performance - HD37 Dark Shadow Detail7. Optoma HD37 Projector – Picture Quality 2 - HDTV and Sports - HD37 Projector: Overall Picture Quality 8. Optoma HD37 Home Projector Review – Performance - Optoma HD37 Brightness - Zoom Lens Position re Brightness - HD37 Projector - Brilliant Color - Eco Mode vs Full Power - HD37 Sharpness - Audible and Image Noise9. Optoma HD37 Projector – Calibration & Settings - Optoma HD37 General Settings - Optoma HD37 Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE (mid zoom): - Optoma HD37 Post-Calibration - Optoma HD37 Color Temp over IRE Range (Post calibration): - Mike's General Calibration Notes10. Optoma HD37 Projector – Advanced Calibration Information - Color Management Settings - Mike's CMS Calibration Notes - Calibration Charts (Before and After) - HD37 Calibration Summary11. Optoma HD37 Projector: Summary - Picture Quality - HD37 Brightness - HD37 Projector: Home Entertainment or Home Theater - HD37 Value Proposition and the Competition12. Optoma HD37 Projector: Summary 2 - Optoma HD37 Projector Warranty - HD37 Value Proposition and the Competition - Optoma HD37 Pros13. Optoma HD37 Home Theater Projector – Specifications OPTOMA HD37 PROJECTOR: CALIBRATION SETTINGS: General settings, Out of the Box Color Temp, Calibrated Color Temp settings and results Optoma HD37 General Settings Optoma HD37 Calibration Settings – General Cinema Bright Vivid Reference Game User Contrast (0)= -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 Brightness (0)= 1 (0) 1 2 1 1 Color = (14) (24) (6) (0) (18) (6) Tint = (3) (3) (3) (0) (3) (3) Color Temp = (D65) (D65) (D75) (D65) (D75) (D75) Gamma = (Film) (1.8) (Graphics) (2.2) (2.0) (Graphics) Dynamic Black = (On) (Off) (Off) (Off) (On) (Off) Brilliant Color = (10 for all except Reference) Lamp Mode= Bright (unless noted otherwise) All other settings at default (untouched) Optoma HD37 Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE (mid zoom): Optoma HD37 Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE (mid zoom): Color Mode Lumens Color Temp (K) Cinema 1475 6450 Bright 1475 6445 Vivid 1314 7376 Reference 1228 6471 Game 1314 7371 User 1314 7339 Lumen Output (Eco Lamp, Bright mode): 1133 Lumens Effect of Brilliant Color setting on lumen output (Bright mode): Brilliant Color setting (Lumens): 10 = 1475 5 = 1295 1 = 1228 Effect of zoom on lumen output (Bright mode): Zoom out: 1637 Mid-zoom: 1475 Zoom in: 1226 Color Temp over IRE range (Bright mode): 30 IRE 6424 50 IRE 6450 80 IRE 6481 100 IRE 6445 Mike’s Note: Cinema and Reference have similar grayscale balance, which are all very good – (right out of the box) Optoma HD37 Post-Calibration Optoma HD37 Calibration Bright Mode Gain Red (0) Green (0) Blue (0) Bias – Red (0) -5 Green (0) Blue (0) -3 Lumens at 100 IRE 1475 Bright mode used for calibration. HDTV Color Gamut and Gamma on 2.2. All other settings as above. NOTE: No QuickCal of Bright mode was necessary, because the brightest mode is also the calibrated mode. Optoma HD37 Color Temp over IRE Range (Post calibration): Color Temp over IRE Range (Post calibration): User Mode 20 IRE 6425 30 IRE 6546 40 IRE 6419 50 IRE 6522 60 IRE 6510 70 IRE 6482 80 IRE 6505 90 IRE 6509 100 IRE 6495 Average gamma = 2.14 NOTE: Using Film gamma yields the same result. Using 2.4 gamma results in an average gamma of 2.34 From a color temp standpoint, Mike’s final calibration numbers worked out great, with all measured IREs within a tight 150K range! Mike's General Calibration NotesFinally! Any mode can be adjusted without it turning into User mode. On the negative side, User mode is basically a duplicate of Vivid mode, so it’s of little use. It would be nice if you could set a reference mode for User mode as a starting point and then calibrate it from there. Even though there are six modes, Bright and Cinema are very close, as are Vivid and Game (and, of course, User). The only real differences lie in the default Color or Gamma settings for each. As you’ll see in the next two sections, grayscale and color gamut are very good by default, probably the best of any of the lower-cost Optoma projectors to date. Optoma has gone back to full grayscale calibration, with both RGB Gain and Bias settings. However, it doesn’t work quite like it’s supposed to, with Gain affecting the full range more than it should. Fortunately, the RGB grayscale is very well balanced to begin with, so changing the Bias settings only, resulted in the best overall balance. Adjusting the Bias to improve the low end actually makes the balance at 20 IRE worse, but the tradeoff is better performance through the rest of the IRE range. I was able to get a very good grayscale balance with a Delta E of 1.2 or less from 30 to 100 IRE, only bumping up to 3.6 at 20 IRE. 1. Optoma HD37 Home Projector Review - Overview of the Optoma HD37 Projector - HD37 Projector Highlights2. Optoma HD37 Home Entertainment Projector – Special Features - Dynamic Black - HD37 Projector - Handling 3D - MHL on HDMI - HD37 Projector has Lens Shift3. Optoma HD37 Home Projector – Special Features 2 - ISF Certification - HD37 Lamp Life - Digital Zoom - HD37 has a 10 watt speaker4. Optoma HD37 Projector Review – Hardware Tour - HD37 Hardware Overview - Lens and Lens Controls - Control Panel - Inputs and Connectors5. Optoma HD37 Projector Review – Hardware Tour 2 - HD37 Remote Control - HD37 Menus - HD37 Lens Throw Range - HD37 Lens Shift Range6. Optoma HD37 Projector Review – Picture Quality - Out of the Box Picture - Picture Modes - Skin Tones - HD37 Black Level Performance - HD37 Dark Shadow Detail7. Optoma HD37 Projector – Picture Quality 2 - HDTV and Sports - HD37 Projector: Overall Picture Quality 8. Optoma HD37 Home Projector Review – Performance - Optoma HD37 Brightness - Zoom Lens Position re Brightness - HD37 Projector - Brilliant Color - Eco Mode vs Full Power - HD37 Sharpness - Audible and Image Noise9. Optoma HD37 Projector – Calibration & Settings - Optoma HD37 General Settings - Optoma HD37 Lumen Output and Color Temp at 100 IRE (mid zoom): - Optoma HD37 Post-Calibration - Optoma HD37 Color Temp over IRE Range (Post calibration): - Mike's General Calibration Notes10. Optoma HD37 Projector – Advanced Calibration Information - Color Management Settings - Mike's CMS Calibration Notes - Calibration Charts (Before and After) - HD37 Calibration Summary11. Optoma HD37 Projector: Summary - Picture Quality - HD37 Brightness - HD37 Projector: Home Entertainment or Home Theater - HD37 Value Proposition and the Competition12. Optoma HD37 Projector: Summary 2 - Optoma HD37 Projector Warranty - HD37 Value Proposition and the Competition - Optoma HD37 Pros13. Optoma HD37 Home Theater Projector – Specifications Optoma HD37 Home Projector Review – Performance Optoma HD37 Projector – Advanced Calibration Information