Optoma HD65 home theater projector: Sharpness Posted on May 22, 2008 By Art Feierman 1. Optoma HD65 Home Theater Projector Review - Optoma HD65 Projector Highlights2. HD65 Home Theater Projector: Physical Tour - HD65 Home Theater Projector: Physical Tour3. Optoma HD65 Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality - Optoma HD65 - ImageAI - HD65 Projector: Skin Tones4. HD65 Projector: Black Levels and Shadow Detail - Optoma HD65 Black Levels - Optoma HD65 Shadow Details5. Optoma HD65 Shadow Details – 26. Optoma HD65 Shadow Details – 37. Optoma HD65 home theater projector: Sharpness - Optoma HD65 home theater projector: Sharpness8. Projector Overall Picture Quality - Projector Overall Picture Quality - Picture Quality - Bottom Line9. HD65 Menus - HD65 Menus - HD65 User Memory Settings10. HD65 Projector – Remote Control - HD65 Projector - Remote Control - Optoma HD65 Lens Throw and Lens Shift - HD65 SDE and Rainbow Effect, Pixel Visibility11. HD65 Projector Brightness - HD65 Projector Brightness - HD65 Projector - Light Leakage - HD65 Audible Noise Levels12. HD65 Projector Screen Recommendations - HD65 Projector Screen Recommendations - HD65 Projector Measurements and Calibration - HD65 Image Noise13. Optoma HD65 Projector Warranty - Optoma HD65 Projector Warranty14. Home Theater Projector Review: Optoma HD65 DLP, 720p Projector: Summary, Pros, Cons15. Optoma HD65 Projector vs. the Competition: - Optoma HD65 Projector vs. the Competition: - Optoma HD65 vs. the Panasonic PT-AX200U Projector - Optoma HD65 Projector vs. the Optoma HD71 Projector - Optoma HD65 Projector vs. Sanyo PLV-Z5 Projector - HD65 vs Epson Home Cinema 720 - HD65 vs. Mitsubishi HC150016. Optoma HD65 projector, Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Optoma HD65 projector, Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Optoma HD65 Projector: Pros - Optoma HD65 Projector: Cons - Optoma HD65 Projector: Typical Capabilities - Optoma HD65 Summary: The Bottom Line17. Optoma HD65 Projector Specifications Optoma HD65 home theater projector: SharpnessNo problem with sharpness. Overall, very good, but not the best around. Of note, the Sanyo PLV-Z5 produces an exceptionally sharp image for a 720p projector, and the HD65 can’t match it, but, with 720p resolution projectors in mind, I certainly had no complaints while filling about 120″ diagonal of my 128″ screen, and viewing from just under 12 feet back. Moving up to a 1080p projector will resolve more detail, but, that means spending close to twice the price, or even significantly more. Bottom line: Sharpness is just fine. I seriously doubt that it will be factor for 98% of the folks shopping for a 720p projector! Optoma HD65Panasonic PT-AX200UEpson Home Cinema 720Acer PH530Epson MovieMate 72PreviousNext Optoma HD65Epson Home Cinema 720Optoma HD70 PT-AX200UPreviousNext Bottom line: Reasonable sharpness, but rather typical. Several of the best 720p projectors are quite visibly sharper. Also not sharp is one of my favorites, the Panasonic PT-AX200U. It uses smooth screen technology, which softens its image, in exchange for invisible pixels, and tends to be more similar, in sharpness, to the HD65, than some of the sharper projectors. 1. Optoma HD65 Home Theater Projector Review - Optoma HD65 Projector Highlights2. HD65 Home Theater Projector: Physical Tour - HD65 Home Theater Projector: Physical Tour3. Optoma HD65 Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality - Optoma HD65 - ImageAI - HD65 Projector: Skin Tones4. HD65 Projector: Black Levels and Shadow Detail - Optoma HD65 Black Levels - Optoma HD65 Shadow Details5. Optoma HD65 Shadow Details – 26. Optoma HD65 Shadow Details – 37. Optoma HD65 home theater projector: Sharpness - Optoma HD65 home theater projector: Sharpness8. Projector Overall Picture Quality - Projector Overall Picture Quality - Picture Quality - Bottom Line9. HD65 Menus - HD65 Menus - HD65 User Memory Settings10. HD65 Projector – Remote Control - HD65 Projector - Remote Control - Optoma HD65 Lens Throw and Lens Shift - HD65 SDE and Rainbow Effect, Pixel Visibility11. HD65 Projector Brightness - HD65 Projector Brightness - HD65 Projector - Light Leakage - HD65 Audible Noise Levels12. HD65 Projector Screen Recommendations - HD65 Projector Screen Recommendations - HD65 Projector Measurements and Calibration - HD65 Image Noise13. Optoma HD65 Projector Warranty - Optoma HD65 Projector Warranty14. Home Theater Projector Review: Optoma HD65 DLP, 720p Projector: Summary, Pros, Cons15. Optoma HD65 Projector vs. the Competition: - Optoma HD65 Projector vs. the Competition: - Optoma HD65 vs. the Panasonic PT-AX200U Projector - Optoma HD65 Projector vs. the Optoma HD71 Projector - Optoma HD65 Projector vs. Sanyo PLV-Z5 Projector - HD65 vs Epson Home Cinema 720 - HD65 vs. Mitsubishi HC150016. 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