Optoma HD803: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality – 6 Posted on February 20, 2008 By Art Feierman 1. Optoma HD803 Home Theater Projectors - Optoma HD803 Home Theater Projectors -Projector Overview2. Optoma HD803 Highlights - Optoma HD803 Highlights3. Optoma HD803 Home Theater Projector: Physical Tour - Optoma HD803 Home Theater Projector: Physical Tour4. Optoma HD803: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality - Optoma HD803 Home Theater Projector: Skin Tones5. Optoma HD803: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality – 2 - Optoma HD803 Black Levels and Shadow Detail - Black Levels Comparison6. Optoma HD803: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality – 3 - Dark Scene Comparison - Black Level Performance Comparison7. Optoma HD803: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality – 4 - Optoma HD803 Shadow Detail - Shadow Detail Comparison - Shadow Detail Comparison8. Optoma HD803: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality – 5 - Satellite Comparison9. Optoma HD803: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality – 6 - Optoma HD803 home theater projector: Sharpness - Sharpness Comparison - Thumbnail Comparison10. Optoma HD803: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality – 7 - Optoma HD803 Overall Picture Quality - Slightly Brighter Comparison11. Optoma HD803: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality – 8 - The Lower Cost 1080p Projectors Comparison - HD803 Projector Image Quality: Bottom line 12. Optoma HD803 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance - Optoma HD803 with Optional Anamorphic Lens - Optoma HD803 Projector: Menus13. Optoma HD803 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance – 2 - Optoma HD803 Memory Settings - Optoma HD803 Remote Control14. Optoma HD803 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance – 3 - Optoma HD803 Projector: Lens Throw and Lens Shift - Optoma HD803 Screen Door and Rainbow Effects - Optoma HD803 Home Theater Projector: Light Leakage15. Optoma HD803 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance – 4 - Optoma HD803 Audible Noise Levels - Optoma HD803 Brightness - Measured Lumens - Brightness Comparison16. Optoma HD803 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance – 5 - Optoma HD803 Lamp Life and Replacement - Optoma HD803 Projector Screen Recommendations17. Optoma HD803 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance – 6 - Optoma HD803 Calibration - Measurements for Cinema Mode - Set the Color Temp to User - This yielded a much improved grayscale color balance - Default or Bright (Brite) mode, with Color Temp on Mid (default)18. Optoma HD803 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance – 7 - Adjustment - Defaut TV mode also had color temp set to Mid, which yielded - Color Temp Settings - Optoma HD803 Image Noise 19. The Optoma HD803 Projector Review – Warranty20. Optoma HD803 DLP Projector: Summary - 1080p Projector Competition - 1080p Projector Competition - What about the really low priced 1080p projectors21. Optoma HD803 projector, Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Optoma HD803 projector, Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Optoma HD803 Projector: Pros - Optoma HD803 Projector: Cons - Optoma HD803 Projector: Typical Capabilities - Optoma HD803 Summary22. Optoma HD803 Projector Specifications Optoma HD803 home theater projector: SharpnessThis Optoma, like the others, offers a sharper than average image among the current crop of 1080p projectors. You can see here, that the Optoma and the Sony VW40 look pretty much the same, and the Epson Home Cinema 1080 UB, comes across looking just a little softer. Certainly no complaints here, in terms of the HD803’s sharpness performance. Sharpness ComparisonOptoma HD803Sony VW40Epson Home Cinema 1080 UBPreviousNext The sharpness in her eyes, and in the lose strands of her hair: Click to enlarge. So close. One more: A cropped view of a computer monitor from Space Cowboys on Blu-Ray. Again, a similar image is found in most reviews, so you can compare. Readability of the type on the computer screen is the key, and the HD803 performs extremely well. Click Image to EnlargeThumbnail ComparisonOptoma HD803Epson Home Cinema 1080UBPreviousNext Click on the left thumbnail for a large version, and on the right for one from the Epson Home Cinema 1080UB. Again, you can see a very slight advantage in sharpness on the Optoma. Bottom line: The HD803, comes across one of the sharpest of the low cost 1080p projectors (along with it’s HD80 and HD8000 siblings). 1. Optoma HD803 Home Theater Projectors - Optoma HD803 Home Theater Projectors -Projector Overview2. Optoma HD803 Highlights - Optoma HD803 Highlights3. Optoma HD803 Home Theater Projector: Physical Tour - Optoma HD803 Home Theater Projector: Physical Tour4. Optoma HD803: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality - Optoma HD803 Home Theater Projector: Skin Tones5. Optoma HD803: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality – 2 - Optoma HD803 Black Levels and Shadow Detail - Black Levels Comparison6. Optoma HD803: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality – 3 - Dark Scene Comparison - Black Level Performance Comparison7. Optoma HD803: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality – 4 - Optoma HD803 Shadow Detail - Shadow Detail Comparison - Shadow Detail Comparison8. Optoma HD803: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality – 5 - Satellite Comparison9. Optoma HD803: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality – 6 - Optoma HD803 home theater projector: Sharpness - Sharpness Comparison - Thumbnail Comparison10. Optoma HD803: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality – 7 - Optoma HD803 Overall Picture Quality - Slightly Brighter Comparison11. Optoma HD803: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality – 8 - The Lower Cost 1080p Projectors Comparison - HD803 Projector Image Quality: Bottom line 12. Optoma HD803 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance - Optoma HD803 with Optional Anamorphic Lens - Optoma HD803 Projector: Menus13. Optoma HD803 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance – 2 - Optoma HD803 Memory Settings - Optoma HD803 Remote Control14. Optoma HD803 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance – 3 - Optoma HD803 Projector: Lens Throw and Lens Shift - Optoma HD803 Screen Door and Rainbow Effects - Optoma HD803 Home Theater Projector: Light Leakage15. Optoma HD803 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance – 4 - Optoma HD803 Audible Noise Levels - Optoma HD803 Brightness - Measured Lumens - Brightness Comparison16. Optoma HD803 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance – 5 - Optoma HD803 Lamp Life and Replacement - Optoma HD803 Projector Screen Recommendations17. Optoma HD803 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance – 6 - Optoma HD803 Calibration - Measurements for Cinema Mode - Set the Color Temp to User - This yielded a much improved grayscale color balance - Default or Bright (Brite) mode, with Color Temp on Mid (default)18. Optoma HD803 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance – 7 - Adjustment - Defaut TV mode also had color temp set to Mid, which yielded - Color Temp Settings - Optoma HD803 Image Noise 19. The Optoma HD803 Projector Review – Warranty20. Optoma HD803 DLP Projector: Summary - 1080p Projector Competition - 1080p Projector Competition - What about the really low priced 1080p projectors21. Optoma HD803 projector, Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Optoma HD803 projector, Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Optoma HD803 Projector: Pros - Optoma HD803 Projector: Cons - Optoma HD803 Projector: Typical Capabilities - Optoma HD803 Summary22. Optoma HD803 Projector Specifications Optoma HD803: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality – 5 Optoma HD803: 1080p Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality – 7