Features:

  • LAG-FREE GAMING: Experience lightning-fast 1080p input response times of 16ms at 60Hz and 8.4ms at 120Hz when connected to the latest gaming consoles and High Performance PCs
  • SUPER-BRIGHT: Enjoy an incredible 3,400 lumens of brightness in any room in your home theater or living room, or in your backyard for outdoor movie nights
  • 1080p HDR AND 4K HDR support: HDR10 technology with DCI-P3 wide color gamut support displays everything in the REC.2020 colors; also providing brighter whites, deeper blacks, and greater color depth
  • LONG LAMP LIFE: Enjoy up to 15,000 hours of lamp life provides an average of 4 hours of viewing time for 10+ years
  • 4K INPUT AND DETAILED IMAGES: 1080p (1920×1080) resolution renders sharp and detailed images from high definition content without downscaling or compression
  • FLEXIBLE CONNECTIVITY: Connect with most media players, HD-ready gaming consoles, PCs, and mobile devices with HDMI 2.0 with HDCP 2.2 support and HDMI 1.4a
  • EASY INSTALLATION: Vertical keystone correction and a 1.1x zoom enable flexibile placement in any environment
  • FULL 3D 1080p SUPPORT: Display true 3D content from almost any 3D source, including 3D Blu-ray Disc players, 3D broadcasting, and the latest-generation game consoles; Optoma 3D glasses purchase required
No idea what I was doing....worked out great. Very simple to set up and easy to use.

I don't know anything about projectors. We just wanted something that worked good enough for us to use in our basement family room to watch movies with the kids. I hadn't even heard of this brand before. I read a lot of reviews though and decided I just needed to buy something and stop thinking about it! This was really easy to set up. We got a universal ceiling mount and it worked well. Our room isn't very big. We mounted this about 11 1/2 feet from the wall. The picture fits perfect on a 100" screen. It was easy to flip upside down and skew so it wasn't angled weird. We use a Firestick in one of the HDMI ports and just used an old cell phone charger that goes into the USB port to power on the projector to power the Firestick. There's a setting that you have to change to turn the USB power on. It isn't hard to do. Just look in the menu. Speakers were the part that intimidated me. Again, I know nothing about setting up this kind of equipment. I realized it has the same jack as my old computer so I was able to use my 10 year old computer speakers with this. They have a subwoofer so they actually sound like a surround system without all the set up. Long story short, if you have low standards and just want something that works to watch family movies and sports. This will be good enough. Absolutely no complaints from us! Everyone who has come over to watch movies with us is planning to get projectors for their family room now!

Wooaaah! Super quality projector!

We are new to the whole DLP Home Theater Projector, so we didn't really know what to expect when we got this. We read many reviews and watched many demos on Youtube, but we knew that those videos usually do not give an accurate representation of the image quality of this projector. We set up our DIY home theater in our basement. We bought the Yamaha NS-SP1800BL 5.1-Channel Home Theater Speaker Set and the Yamaha RX-V379BL 5.1-Channel A/V Receiver with Bluetooth with this projector and boy, we are loving the theater experience, and we spent only a little over $1,000. We mounted this projector on the ceiling, about 14 feet away, and we got about 120 inches of screen size. It is so lightweight that you will not worry about it falling off the ceiling. You have to try to attach it to the stud, of course. The first time we turned it on, we noticed that the screen was very blurry. I thought there was a setting that I was forgetting, but silly me, making the screen sharp is just as easy as adjusting the dial on the lens itself. It's like on a DSLR camera where you adjust the focus when you twist the lens. Boom! The picture was very clear! We attached the sound receiver to one of the HDMI ports, then attached all of our peripherals (roku, xbox, blueray, etc...) onto the receiver. Some people are complaining about the fan noise, but you will only hear it before any movie comes on. Once the movie starts playing, you won't hear it at all. We've only owned it for four months, so I will update this review in a few more months, perhaps with a video.

high picture quality with excellent color saturation

tried for 3 weeks it is very satisfying so far . HDR mode not yet tested . brightness more than enough with no negative effect on color saturation . 4K sources from Netflix show perfect on the screen of 150 inches

Delivers on all specifications!!!

Phenomenal projector! Very bright and does well in ambient light. Picture is crystal clear. Colors are rich and deep. Fan is pretty quiet, not noticeable at all. Getting about 93inch throw from 10.5 feet away...one more foot and I would be able to fill the full 100 inch screen I have. The only con is that there is no horizontal keystone adjustment for projecting at angles, but vertical keystone is great! No blurring around the edges. 1080p streaming looks like 4K! HDR is awesome with my ps4! And input lag is lightning fast, with no noticeable lag when gaming. Even in eco mode, the brightness is more than enough...even WITH ambient light. Can’t go wrong for less than $650, this is a steal! 02/02/2019 Just tried God of War in HDR and the picture is crystal clear! Detail is amazing! BUY THIS PROJECTOR!!!!

Best Movie Theater Experience for your Buck!

I was leaning towards my next TV being UHD/4K, in the 70-90" range, but every time I looked around at the HDR/Dolby vision capable ones, OLEDs from LG, SUHD from Samsung and Sony models, I suffered severe sticker shock at the $2000-$7000+ prices! Then I got to thinking what the movie theater experience is really about, and that is presence/size! The theater is an experience because of the larger than life size with great sound and clear picture. That returned my thinking to front projection screens on 100 inches or more! While the UHD/4k/HDR flat panel TVs will give you the best contrast, blacks and detail, for the price, they will never offer the same return on investment as this Optoma HD27 on my 120" screen that I ended up going with! This isn't my first projector. I had one of the earlier 720P Panasonic 3-LCD projectors about 10 years ago (2006), which at the time, was one of the most popular home theater projectors, going for $1500-$2000 range. The contrast ratio of that coveted model was only about 5500! Now we have these 1080P DLP models with 25,000 contrast ratios at amazing low prices! Coming from that previous projector to this one, the higher 1080P resolution, colors, and contrast ratio is more than enough to keep me happy. Unless you are sitting less than 6 feet from the screen, you won't miss the detail that a 4K version offers. My previous TV purchase was in 2009 for a Samsung 1080P Plasma flat screen. At that time, plasmas offered the best image quality, color, and contrast ratios. I spent a lot of time researching then as I did now, but spent less than half what I did on that still amazing plasma screen (still in use in my gaming room). $1400 then for 50 inches, vs $599 now for 120"?! No contest. And the 400% bigger screen offers more perceived detail because of how much more field of vision is movie screen than before, with comparable looking contrast and dark scene detail. Out of the box, I set my picture mode to Reference, which looked more accurate, less warm than Cinema. I also set the Lamp mode to Eco, for longer lamp life, and better blacks. I tried the Dynamic Black mode, but thought it was too bright for my room haha! I used the Test Grids in the menu to center the image on my screen and dial in the focus. The Magenta Grid is easiest on your eyes for focusing. We've now racked up over 60 hours with many blurays and Xbox 360 gaming sessions and are continually stunned at the quality for the price of entry! We keep commenting on how glad we are that we went for the BIG movie experience at 120 inches with this amazingly affordable and quality projector, instead of a much costlier UHD-4K tv offering at nearly 1/4 the screen area/size. Now, when I play 4-way split screen multiplayer with my kids on our gaming consoles, each of us enjoy a 60 inch screen to ourselves! A 70 inch TV would only give us each a meager 35 inches... The 8,000 hour lamp life on Eco mode is great for confidence that you can watch casual TV, movies, and gaming without increasing your operating cost by much. Even if you used this projector 3 hours per day, that's still 7+ years of bulb life! Also, not being 3-LCD chip, there are no filters to clean, so less time trying to remember to climb up to the projector, carefully remove the filter, clean it, and reinsert... The only "con" I will mention is that yes, this DLP chip has a white section, which means whites can be much brighter than colored portions. If you get picky and pay attention, it may bother you. On the other hand, it does give the perception of even higher contrast ratios... For an affordable ceiling mount, I went with this low profile mount: STR-MOUNTSB Silver Ticket Products LCD/DLP Low Profile Universal Projector Mount (3" Low Profile) I also bought a 120" screen here that I'm not so thrilled about (see review there):Elite Screens Manual, 120-inch 16:9, Pull Down Projection Manual Projector Screen with Auto Lock, M120UWH2 So enough of my babbling, take a look at my pics for the real confirmation that this Optoma HD27 will make most theater enthusiasts happy!

Amazing picture at this price point!

I had been waiting for a great HD projector that's nice and bright with good lamp life to drop below $1000. I almost pulled the trigger on an Epson for around $850 last year but the specs on this are much, much better. Glad I waited! Being in my basement theater with no windows I actually use eco mode since it's too bright otherwise! Nice, rich color on this projector and handy test grids to use when you're setting up the zoom and focus. If you're replacing an older projector, beware of the throw distance. The short throw means it has to be a good two and a half feet closer than what I had mounted to the ceiling before which was an older Sanyo PLC-XU something or other - 1024 x 768 / 1700 lumens brightness. This Optoma looks way, way better!

Great home theater and gaming projector

I am a first-time projector owner in a new home with a large wall, so decided to save some money and buy this rather than a new 60" television. As a new user, I must say I am blown away by the device. Out of the box with no adjustments, we're projecting what must be a 120" image on a white wall and it looks incredible. The built-in speaker is fine, but I use an Apple TV with audio out to a Sonos system and it's amazing. One wall of the room we're projecting in is floor-to-ceiling windows, and we can still project easily during the day with the shades drawn. Also use for XBoxOne gaming and of course the large screen is a lot of fun for that. No complaints after first week of use.

Great Projector - rivals more expensive units!

My family & I have been using an HD projector & a 100" screen as our TV for a number of years. This is our 3rd projector. I bought the HD27 to replace a much higher priced Epson 6100 3LCD projector that tended to eat bulbs every 6-12 months (no bulb ever reached its advertised life expectancy). The Epson's picture was sharp but was also very dim, even set to its brightest. When the auto iris finally died we were left with the decision of spending a minimum $325 to ship the unit off to have it fixed, or spending under $600 for a new Optoma. More of a concern than price however, was the fact that our old projector was mounted to the ceiling much further away from the screen than the Optoma specs allowed for a 100" image. We really didn't want to have to relocate the mount and repair the ceiling in the old location, so we were somewhat hesitant. Finally we decided that it was worth it in order to do away with the old bulb eater. Boy am I glad we chose the Optoma. In a nutshell, this projector is outstanding. At 3200 lumens, the picture is incredibly bright even with all of the lights on & the window blinds open on a sunny day! The colors are stunning & the image is very sharp as well. We were even able to mount the Optoma projector in the original location, over 13' away from the Screen. Despite what the documentation & the customer service rep stated, you can get a great 100" picture from that far away. All you have to do is enter the menu & use the zoom feature (ours is set to -3). Eventually we will mount the unit in the recommended location, however it's working perfectly fine until then. The projector is also very quite & the 3d works great with active DLP link glasses. If you're skeptical about the inexpensive price tag and concerned about the quality, don't be. This is a fantastic projector at any price! Cheers!

Very reasonable priced for a starter!

I was finally able to connect the projector after a long time. The projector has all it takes to be user friendly. The price is less than six hundred bucks which for a novice like me is good to justify a very infrequent use. The picture quality is good, sharp, I installed about 18 feet from the screen to obtain optimum screen size of 120inches. Any closer was not allowing me to use aspect ratio of 16:9. The remote is extremely bright as reported by some users, but fortunately turns off after few seconds. The image can be shifted by the remote which is an excellent feature as I don't want to move the projector that i have installed in the ceiling. The cables are concealed, both the power and the HDMI (35footer). I purchased a 5.2 channel d e n non receiver (avrs530BT) that allows five HDMI inputs among which I have my fire stick connected to allow streaming. The sound quality has become excellent due to the receiver and the speakers that are preinstalled in my basement. The sound quality of the projector is ok but I am unable to have stereo, surround etc. so the receiver helps.So far I have used the projector for about 4-5 hours and I hope I don't have to deal with the lamp issue or dead projector.

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