I am reviewing the Optoma GT750E, HD (720p), 3000 ANSI Lumens, 3D-Gaming Projector woch I purchased on Amazon over 9 months ago. Since I am a newbie to projectors, I wanted to wait until I had lots of experience with this projector before I made comments.
I based my buying decision on the following factors:
- I wanted a portable projector. I make a number of presentations every year and don't want to rely on my host for a projector
- Because I find myself in a variety of environments I determined I needed:
-- The brightest projector I could get in this price range
-- A short throw making it easier to present in small conference rooms
-- Internal speakers would be nice but not required
- Since this was a large investment for me, I wanted something that could display a PowerPoint presentation, show videos and movies and hook up to our Nintendo Wii (knowing it wouldn't be top of the line in any category, but at least decent)
My experience after 9 months using 5 times a week:
- Brightness: The brightness is great. I have not had any problem making presentations in lighted rooms. The color in movies "washes out" some in rooms with ambient lighting from the windows, so I do try to darken the room some when showing videos or movies. Viewers still have sufficient light to take notes. The one thing I didn't think about was that some environments don't have white walls or projection screens. I have been able to make quality presentations and had goods results with videos on dark olive colored walls. So a real plus there.
- Short Throw: Can be a wonder or a curse. The short throw is great for conference rooms and presentations. Not so great for in home viewing of movies. I set my projector up in the middle of the room about five to six feet from the wall and get approx 8'x5' projection. IMAX movies are awesome at that size. I would prefer not to have to run my cords across the floor of the room, but that's a compromise I needed to make in order to meet my other requirements. As other reviewers have noted, this is not the #1 projector for home movie theaters due the the short throw issue. For presentations on the road though, it's fantastic!
- Speakers: are OK, but believe it or not they are too loud for small rooms. I use a set of powered computer speakers instead. The sound quality is somewhat lacking for movies, but should be ok for gamers.
- Gaming: AWESOME!!! I didn't get this as a gaming projector, but I do use it for that. My son (14) and I play on the Wii quite a bit now that we have this capability. It's really wonderful to play Mario Kart with four players. Everyone can see a section of screen the size of a regular TV! It was worth the money just for the gamimg aspect as far as I am concerned.
- Other thoughts: Love the backpack it comes with. I can get the projector, cables and small computer speaker in the pack. I have packed it around and it has held up with no mechanical issues. The bulb is going on 1000 hours with no problems. It has all the interfaces you could want, which makes it easy to switch uses.
My Rating: 5 Stars. I purchased this projector with specific requirements in mind, and I have found it exceeds my expectations in all categories. So I give it five stars. It will not be the best in any single category (although it would be near the top for gamers), but it is a great all around multipurpose projector
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Love it!!
This is my first projector and I have to say for the price it is amazing. I really wasn't expecting much but the picture quality was great, didn't see that rainbow effect I've heard people talk about and the sound actually isn't that bad.I still have a sound system though because I am building my home theater. The GT750e comes with a carrying case which was nice and they also give you the RF 3D emitter along with a cable for it. I have about a 138" picture projecting on my basement wall from about 6ft, and by the way I do not have a screen, the picture on my light blue walls comes out great so now I don't need to buy a screen for it which saves money. I ordered on Thursday night before black Friday and they said it would arrive next Friday but arrived way earlier on Monday instead which is a plus. I will be mounting it on the ceiling soon and i will be almost done with my home theater. This projector is a great gaming projector as well as for movies.
