Optoma HD66 2500ANSI Lumens 4000:1 3D-Ready DLP Home Theater Projector - White

by Optoma

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 11.3 x 4 inches ; 5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002ZWU33U
• Item model number: HD66
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (136 customer reviews)
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  • #8 in Electronics > Camera & Photo > Projectors > Video Projectors

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

 

Optoma HD66 2500ANSI Lumens 4000:1 3D-Ready DLP

The 3D Ready Optoma HD66 Home Theater Projector adds a whole new dimension to the gaming and home theater experience and delivers more dynamic learning in education and training applications.  With 2500 ANSI lumens brightness, 4000:1 contrast and native 720p widescreen resolution, the HD66 delivers subtle details and striking clarity for pure viewing delight. This projector delivers high-quality widescreen HD images for striking video and stunning graphics out of the box with and promises the ability to display 3D content with the addition of an Optoma 3D-XL converter box. It is certified to work with NVIDIA® 3D Vision™. High brightness and aggressive contrast ratio ensure picture-perfect viewing.

At a Glance: The Future of Home Theater Today

• Stunning and beautiful widescreen images (HD 1280x720p resolution)
• Vivid and intense images and videos (2500 lumens)
• Razor-sharp text even in lit rooms(4000:1 contrast ratio)
• Take along size for ultimate flexibility (5.1 pounds)
• Save time and money with rapid power on and shutdown
• Longer lamp life (Up to 4000 hours)

3D Ready Delivers the Future of Entertainment Today

The availability of 3D content, including games and movies, is exploding with new titles released every month. The Optoma HD66 brings you the home theatre experience you want today, with the ability to upgrade and take advantage of 3D content when you are ready. For gamers, the projector is certified with NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ to ensure an immersive 3D experience. In addition to delivering 3D in 720p HD (1280 x 720), the HD66 can also project 3D content in XGA (1024 x 768) and SVGA (800 x 600) resolution modes. The addition of Optoma's 3D-XL converter box (which comes with a pair of 3D glasses) lets you unlock the 3D potential of the projectors). As with all 3D displays, a 3D source (such as a 3D DVD player or gaming system), 3D content and 3D glasses are required for 3D viewing.

Brightest Colors

The HD66 DLP-based multi-color processing system features a five-segment color wheel coated with an advanced material that achieves superb color saturation and accuracy for extraordinary image quality. In addition, incredibly high native contrast ratios ensure clean and crisp black and white to ensure that text and charts are easy to read.

Lower Cost of Ownership

The projection lamp is rated to last up to 4000 hours in standard mode or 3000 hours in bright mode to provide long-lasting performance. The HD66 also incorporates a rapid shutdown feature that further reduces ownership costs. A one-year parts and labor warranty, with 90-day lamp coverage, is standard.

Leading the DLP Market in the Americas

Optoma Technology is the leading manufacturer of Texas Instrument’s DLP® projectors in North and South America.  TI’s DLP features multi-color processing to produce accurate and vibrant colors on the screen. 

Optoma’s product line offers products designed to meet the needs of any kind of user, from mobile professionals, gamers and home theaters to much large theater installations. Designed and built to deliver reliability, usability and image quality, Optoma projectors help users get the most out of their digital content, encourage collaboration and communicate clearly and effectively. Optoma projectors are designed to provide the features that you need today and a path to grow into other capabilities as you need them.

Green by Design

As an Optoma ProJect Green™ projector, the HD20 has been designed and manufactured for eco-friendliness, to:

• Use less than one-watt power consumption in standby mode—Up to 75 percent savings compared to regular standby mode.
• Are designed to limit energy use, with automatic shut down and remote management and control.
• Employ long-life materials and components.
• Designed for large group viewing (Up to 300” screen size)
• Use components that are lead-free on all printed circuit boards.
• Use no polystyrene foam in the packing materials
• Comply with RoHS standards to phase out the use of hazardous materials.

What's in the box:

This package includes the Optoma HD66 Projector, one remote control with batteries, one composite video cable, one lens cap, an A/C power cord, multilingual CD-ROM user's manual, quick-start card, and warranty card.

Which Optoma Home Theater Projector is Right for You?

	HD66	HD20	HD65
Resolution	HD (1280x720)	Native 1080p	Native 720p
Lumens	2500	1700	1600
Application	Home theater and gaming	Home theater and multimedia	Home theater
Image Size/Quality	300"/4000:1 contrast	300"/4000:1 contrast	348”/ 4000:1 contrast
Product Dimension/Weight	11.28” x 3.98” x 7.6” / 5.1 pounds	12.76” x 3.82” x 9.21” / 6.4 pounds	10.2” x 2.9” x 7.4” / 4 pounds
Inputs and outputs	HDMI, VGA-In, S-Video, Composite Video, Stereo Audio-In and RS-232	Two HDMI, VGA-In, Component Video, Composite Video and +12V Trigger	HDMI, Component, VGA, Composite, S-Video, USB, 12v Trigger
NVIDIA 3D Certified	Yes	No	No

Want to Enhance Your Experience with Accessories?

3D Converter Box	3D Glasses	Replacement Lamp	Mount	Suspended Ceiling Mount	Screen	Case
Optoma 3D-XL	BG-ZD101	BL-FU185A	BM-5001U	BM-5003K	DS-9092PMG+ and DPMW9080A	BK-4006

Projection Distance/Image Size

Projection Distance (Feet)	Maximum Diagonal (Inches)	Minimum Diagonal (Inches)
6	55	50
8	73	67
10	91	83
12	110	100
14	128	117
16	146	133
18	164	150

Product Connectivity Chart

 

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

180 of 186 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Does a truly excellent job for the price!, January 23, 2010

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Westcoast Gunner (CA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Optoma HD66 2500ANSI Lumens 4000:1 3D-Ready DLP Home Theater Projector - White (Electronics)

I bought this projector 3 weeks ago from Amazon. Delivery was prompt and on time. The projector came in the usual Optoma box but without a carry case. Of course I knew that, but one would have been nice anyway. I had already printed out the manual (at work of course) from the Optoma website.
Set up was easy enough but a little time consuming as the settings where totally off. I believe everyone using this projector primarily for home theater will and should set the bulb to standard. The extra lumen will come in handy however when using the 3D glasses to view 3D content.
Once calibrated, picture quality was very impressive for a 720p projector. Blacks were black enough, color and shadow, rich and detailed. The projector does a good job (imo) of scaling 1080p content. I have two Blu-ray players and the projector showed Blu-ray content a lot better with my Philips player so like everything else the source is important.
Overall I'm very happy with my purchase. Couldn't convince the wife at this stage to let me spend the extra money on a 1080p projector, so I was already looking at the HD65. I was encouraged by what was being said by the very early adapters that had pulled the trigger on the dedicated AV forums (God bless them). Early veiwings included Iron Man and Transformers, and Walle and UP for animation, all in Blu-ray on a 72" 16:9 screen and I'm truly impressed. The harshest critic is too, the wife. Picture is as good, if not better, than my Sanyo 42" 1080p plasma. I'm English; my wife is American so were now looking forward to the World Cup being shown in 3D. By the time the tournament begins hopefully the price of active shutter glasses will have fallen enough so were not passing one pair around the room to everybody.
If you have bought this projector from Amazon just post a review good, bad or indifferent. I was compelled to do so because for a long time the only one posted nearly caused me to pass on the HD66. $700 is a lot of money (to me at least), so I utilize reviews all the time without giving back. This was my first one ever, hope it helps.

36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great box for the price, January 19, 2010

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J. Condon "nerfherder" (Trenton, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Optoma HD66 2500ANSI Lumens 4000:1 3D-Ready DLP Home Theater Projector - White (Electronics)

Very nice projector, good colors, brightness and black levels. This is not going to compete with a $2k projector, but for its class, it does a really impressive job.

I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because out of the box, the settings make the image look quite poor, complete loss of detail in faces, skin tones are definitely off. After some quick calibraiton, Specifically:
- I turned down the bulb to standard
- turned "Brilliant Color" way down
- reduced the contrast to about 42-45.
- I also turned down the brightness to 43, but after doing a THX optimizer, brought the brightness back up to the standard 50.

AFTER CALIBRATION, I am VERY pleased with the colors, the black levels are good (not great, but pretty darn good) and the shadow detail is much better than what I have seen in the past.

I would recommend this projector to anyone looking for a ht projector in this price range.

(Also, as others have reported, the remote is not laid out well at all (although this would not sway my purchase decision, it is worth noting))

70 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great entry level projector......, May 1, 2010

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Peter Stark (San francisco) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Optoma HD66 2500ANSI Lumens 4000:1 3D-Ready DLP Home Theater Projector - White (Electronics)

....but ended up going with the HD20.

This is my first projector and I use it solely for watching movies; blu-ray, DVD, and streaming HD from VUDU\Netflix. I had nothing to compare it to except for my brothers which was a Optoma 1080p projector with a throw of 15-18 feet.

I was very impressed out of the box. Blu-ray looks great @ 11' throw\85" diag. picture. Works quite well in ambient light, but really comes alive in lights off. HD stuff looks really good from viewing distance of 12'.

There is some rainbow effect, but not often at all and usually during credits. Certainly not a deal breaker for me. We watch it directly off our light gray painted wall and it looks very good. Older DVD's are blurry, but that is just the nature of the lower res DVDs. The texture of the wall and no gain gray paint will require a screen eventually.

The controls are pretty basic and simple to use. There are some advanced calibration settings that I didn't mess with.

Overall this was a very satisfying experience for the money.

However....

I felt that the 11' throw\12' viewing distance put me right on the cusp of being able to benefit from 1080p. I got the bug and started obsessing about it and decided to order and HD20 to compare it to, realizing I may take a restocking hit on the returned projector. I really wanted to see the difference because I felt that at 85" to 95" inch diagonal I could really make the hd stuff crisp.

Set up the HD20 yesterday. First run was in soft ambient daylit room with shades drawn. I immediately noticed the difference in brightness. The HD20 at 1700L vs. HD66 2500L was definitely not a good viewing experience in ambient light. Even on bright mode, the picture seemed washed out. I became somewhat discouraged, but since my gf and I pretty much only watch with lights off at night, no cable, I waited to make my decision. Fan noise a little louder on HD20 especially on bright mode.

Once it became dark outside, the experience totally changed, even with low light in the room, the image began to get brighter and clearer. I watch several HD previews off of VUDU and Up in standard DVD and Avatar on DVD.

Verdict, The HD20 really made a difference in 1080P. It just seemed more comfortable displaying it's native res than the HD66. From my viewing distance it was really really awesome. My girlfriend came home, I didn't tell her I swapped them out, and she immediately said, "Is there a screen there, the image seems really sharp." I chuckled and said no.

Final Thoughts:

If you are throwing from 12" or less and viewing from around 10' to 12' AND you want viewing in ambient light AND your budget is limited, The HD66 is a great buy. You won't be disappointed. If however, you can spend the money and you are throwing from farther than 11' AND you will be watching primarily in dark or near dark room, I would say go for the HD20. I was a bit nervous until I put UP in standard DVD in and it looked better than in the theater. It was really crisp and that was without a screen(which does help a lot, I tried the HD66 out with one.)