Optoma HD803 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance – 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 Calibration Let’s start with initial, out of the box, measurements for Cinema mode. Setting up with color temp on warm, looking for 6500K color temp, was a disappointment. With the projector lamp on bright, starting with 100 IRE (white): Measurements for Cinema Mode 100IRE 6985K 80IRE 6334K 50IRE 6712K 30IRE 6212K Not only is there a fairly large shift in temperature going from a high color temperature (on the cool side) measured with white, to a too warm temperatures at the lower gray level. In addition green was way off, and too strong. To get a significantly improved color balance, here are the settings I came up with: Set Color Temperature to User Set the Color Temp to User The numbers in ( ) are the default numbers Gain Red (100) 100 Green (100) 84 Blue (100) 79 Offset Red (128) 128 Green (128) 128 Blue (128) 127 This yielded a much improved grayscale color balance 100IRE 6443K 80IRE 6700K 50IRE 6824K 30IRE 6327K The green was still a touch high on white but dead on by 30IRE. The result is very good skin tones and overall color balance. Default or Bright (Brite) mode, with Color Temp on Mid (default), the projector is definitely shifted a bit towards blue: Default or Bright (Brite) mode, with Color Temp on Mid (default) 100IRE 8608K 80IRE 7465K 50IRE 7672K 30IRE 7434K Green overall, in this mode is a little low, except down at 30 IRE where it was dead on. Overall, the picture balance lacked brilliant reds, but looked good on sports type events, and the Optoma, at the same time, is cranking out its maximum lumens. 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 Review – General Performance – 5 Optoma HD803 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance – 7