Optoma HD72 comparison

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Product name
Price $889 to $1,998 at 3 stores $849 to $1,499 at 3 stores $855 to $873 at 2 stores $612 to $874 at 2 stores
CNET editors' rating
3.5 stars Very good
Editors' choice 4.0 stars Excellent
Editors' choice 4.5 stars Spectacular
4.0 stars Excellent
3.5 stars Very good
Average user rating 3.5 stars out of 8 reviews 2.5 stars out of 6 reviews 3.5 stars out of 2 reviews 0 stars No reviews, write one! 2.0 stars out of 10 reviews
Release date February 15, 2006 May 09, 2006 June 01, 2008 June 01, 2004 April 01, 2004
The Bottom Line The best value in front projection in its class, the Optoma HD72 is a surprisingly good performer at a ridiculously low price. Able to match the brightness, image quality, and feature sets of much more expensive models, the Dell 2400MP resets the bar for what you can expect from a mainstream budget projector. The Samsung SP-A800B outperforms every projector in its class hands-down, and competes favorably with the three-chip DLP units that cost three times as much. When brightness and contrast count for everything, BenQ's PB6110 puts it all onscreen at a great price. The InFocus X2 is the projector to get when brightness and the ability to give a show with the lights on counts for everything.

Basic specs

Features See What's the Same or What's different
Digital Video Standard Info unavailable Info unavailable High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
Info unavailable Info unavailable
Lamp Life Cycle 3000 hour(s)
2000 hour(s) / 2500 hour(s) (economic mode)
2000 hour(s)
2000 hour(s)
4000 hour(s)
Resolution 1280 x 768
1024 x 768
1920 x 1080
800 x 600
800 x 600
Digital Television Video Formats Info unavailable 480p
576i
576p
480i
1080i
720p
480p
576i
576p
480i
1080i
720p
Info unavailable Info unavailable
Color Support Info unavailable 24-bit (16.7 million colors)
Info unavailable 24-bit (16.7 million colors)
24-bit (16.7 million colors)
Built-in Devices Info unavailable Speaker
Info unavailable Speaker
Speaker
Type None
None
Info unavailable None
None
Device Type DLP projector - High Definition 720p
DLP projector - High Definition 720p
DLP projector - High Definition
DLP projector
DLP projector
Type None
Speaker(s) - Integrated
Info unavailable Speaker(s) - Integrated
Speaker(s) - Integrated
Video Input Device None
None
None
None
None
Native Aspect Ratio Widescreen
4:3
Widescreen