Vivitek H1080FD – Review Summary 2 Posted on July 9, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. Vivitek H1080FD Projector Review - H1080FD Projector Highlights - Vivitek H1080FD Projector Overview - Vivitek H1080FD Special Features2. Vivitek H1080FD – Physical Tour - Vivitek H1080FD Physical Appearance - H1080FD Projector - Control Panel - Vivitek H1080FD Inputs and Outputs - Vivitek H1080FD Menus - Vivitek H1080FD Remote Control - H1080FD Lens Throw - H1080FD Lens Shift3. Vivitek H1080FD Projector – Image Quality - H1080FD Out of the Box Picture Quality - Vivitek H1080FD Projector - Flesh Tones - H1080FD Black Level Performance4. Vivitek H1080FD Projector – Image Quality 2 - Shadow Detail Performance5. Vivitek H1080FD Projector – Image Quality 3 - H1080FD - Overall Color & Picture Quality6. Vivitek H1080FD Projector – Performance - Vivitek H1080FD Projector Brightness - Vivitek H1080FD Sharpness7. Vivitek H1080FD Projector – Performance 2 - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise8. Vivitek H1080FD Projector Calibration and Settings - Vivitek H1080FD Color Temperature - Vivitek H1080FD Basic Settings - Vivitek H1080FD Post Calibration Grayscale: User mode - RGB Settings9. Vivitek H1080FD – Projector Screens - Vivitek H1080FD Projector Screen Recommendations10. Vivitek H1080FD – Competitors11. Vivitek H1080FD – Warranty12. Vivitek H1080FD – Review Summary - Vivitek H1080FD Projector - The Bottom Line13. Vivitek H1080FD – Review Summary 2 - The very bottom line14. Vivitek H1080FD Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Vivitek H1080FD Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Vivitek H1080FD Projector: Pros - Vivitek H1080FD Projector: Cons - Vivitek H1080FD Projector: Typical Capabilities15. Vivitek H9080FD – Performance-4 - Vivitek H9080FD: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage16. Vivitek H1080FD Projector – Full Specifications The very bottom line The Vivitek H1080FD is a low cost projector. It’s performance in terms of color handling, black levels, and other other “image performance” areas is about what you would expect from the lowest priced new 1080p projectors. In that regard, the Vivitek is pretty good. It won’t satisfy a hard core enthuisast such as myself, but does make a really nice, entry level projector for a first time home theater person Where the Vivitek really shines (bad pun, sorry), however, is brightness. When you need both bright movie and brightest modes, the Vivitek, so far, is the brightest projector around, short of $2500 (BenQ W6000), and actually one of the brightest overall, even to $5000 and higher. Captain Pike here really looked good on the bridge of the Enterprise (which looked great!). That means the Vivitek becomes an excellent choice for a bonus room, or family room, expecially for watching a wide range of content, including movies, TV, HDTV, and definitely sports. I may come down hard on lower cost projectors, but do keep one thing in mind. A projector like this Vivitek, in most ways, will be higher reslution, and in many ways (like brightness) blow the doors off of those same $3000 – $5000 projectors people like me were buying (and raving about) just 4-5 years ago. Consider the Panasonic PT-AE700, which by my taste was the first really good, mass market home theater projector. This Vivitek is likely just as good in color (or close), probably is 2.5 times brighter, overall, has comparable black levels, is drastically sharper, and so on. And all, for a fraction of the price of a 720p projector just a few years ago. If a Toyota Prius improved as much in the last 4-5 years, it would probably be averaging 200 miles per gallon, have twice the luggage space, need no servicing for 100,000 miles, etc, and have a much smoother ride. Go figure! 1. Vivitek H1080FD Projector Review - H1080FD Projector Highlights - Vivitek H1080FD Projector Overview - Vivitek H1080FD Special Features2. Vivitek H1080FD – Physical Tour - Vivitek H1080FD Physical Appearance - H1080FD Projector - Control Panel - Vivitek H1080FD Inputs and Outputs - Vivitek H1080FD Menus - Vivitek H1080FD Remote Control - H1080FD Lens Throw - H1080FD Lens Shift3. Vivitek H1080FD Projector – Image Quality - H1080FD Out of the Box Picture Quality - Vivitek H1080FD Projector - Flesh Tones - H1080FD Black Level Performance4. Vivitek H1080FD Projector – Image Quality 2 - Shadow Detail Performance5. Vivitek H1080FD Projector – Image Quality 3 - H1080FD - Overall Color & Picture Quality6. Vivitek H1080FD Projector – Performance - Vivitek H1080FD Projector Brightness - Vivitek H1080FD Sharpness7. Vivitek H1080FD Projector – Performance 2 - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise8. Vivitek H1080FD Projector Calibration and Settings - Vivitek H1080FD Color Temperature - Vivitek H1080FD Basic Settings - Vivitek H1080FD Post Calibration Grayscale: User mode - RGB Settings9. Vivitek H1080FD – Projector Screens - Vivitek H1080FD Projector Screen Recommendations10. Vivitek H1080FD – Competitors11. Vivitek H1080FD – Warranty12. Vivitek H1080FD – Review Summary - Vivitek H1080FD Projector - The Bottom Line13. Vivitek H1080FD – Review Summary 2 - The very bottom line14. Vivitek H1080FD Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Vivitek H1080FD Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - Vivitek H1080FD Projector: Pros - Vivitek H1080FD Projector: Cons - Vivitek H1080FD Projector: Typical Capabilities15. Vivitek H9080FD – Performance-4 - Vivitek H9080FD: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage16. Vivitek H1080FD Projector – Full Specifications Vivitek H1080FD – Review Summary Vivitek H1080FD Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities