Advanced DarkChip2 DLP!
Optoma’s H31 Home Theater Projector Graced with by Texas Instruments’ breakthrough Advanced DarkChip2 technology
for superior home theater cinema quality! Optoma’s spectacular H31 projector
showcases the most compelling images ever to greet your eyes. Fully HDTV compatible
with 720p, 1080i and DVI-HDCP output for maximum clarity! A stunning 850 lumens/3000:1
contrast for superb pictures. Unbelievable quality at our remarkably low price!
The Optoma H31 features advanced HD scaling enhancement technology for superior
high definition reproduction. Multiple Quick Zoom presets. Digital lens shift
with 2 positional memories. 4-speed, 6-segment color wheel for fantastic color!
Five separate user-adjustable memory settings. Plus, automatically preset reloading
whenever input signal resolution changes! The best projector deal we’ve
seen this year! Phenomenal quality. Incomparable pricing! Don’t miss out
on the immense pleasure of this cinematic projector.
Specifications
Resolution:
854 x 480 Native
1280 x 1024 Compressed
Brightness:
850 ANSI Lumens
Contrast Ratio:
3000:1
Uniformity:
90%
No. of Colors:
16.7 million
Aspect Ratio:
16:9
4:3
Display Technology:
DLP
Data Signals:
PC and Macintosh computers
VGA (15-Pin D-Sub)
XGA
SVGA
SXGA
H Sync:
15 - 70 kHz
V Sync:
43 - 85 Hz
Inputs:
RS-232
S-Video
DVI with HDCP (High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Component Video
Lens:
F/2.4-2.7, f 19.7-23.6 mm
Zoom:
Manual Zoom
Image Size:
28 - 304 inches diagonal
Throw Distance:
3.9 - 39.4 ft.
Keystone Correction:
±16 degrees
Projection Methods:
Ceiling Front
Ceiling Rear
Desktop Front
Desktop Rear
Power Supply:
100V - 240V, 50/60Hz
Power Consumption:
270 Watts
Lamp Type:
200W P-VIP
Lamp Life Expectancy:
2000 Hours
Remote Control:
Included
Carrying Case:
Included
Dimensions:
10.7" x 3.4" x 8.3"
Weight:
5.0 lbs.
Detailed Features
A Closer Look
Features
Advanced DarkChip2TM DLPTM technology by Texas Instruments for superior
cinema home theater
Fully HDTV compatible with 720p, 1080i and DVI-HDCP output for maximum clarity
850 lumens / 3000:1 contrast for superior image
Advanced HD Scaling enhancement technology for superior high definition
reproduction
Multiple Quick Zoom Presets 1.85:1. 1.66:1. 2.35:1. 4:3 to 16:9
Digital lens shift with 2 positional memories
Four-speed, six-segment color wheel for superior color
5 separate user adjustable memory settings
Automatically preset reloading whenever input signal resolution changes
Customer Reviews and Rating
Customer Rating:
5
Customer Reviews:
4
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Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
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Performance
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Reviewer:
AMOLPURAV on
Sep 27, 2006 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
GREAT PROJECTOR WHICH CAN BEAT OTHERS WITH MUCH BIGGER PRICE TAG. EXCELLENT PICTURE AND COLOR QUALITY, LOW NOISE, EASE OF USE AND PORTABILITY. RECOMENDED FOR PEOPLE ON BUDGET OR NOT AND ALSO AS A SECOND ONE IN BEDROOM...LOVE IT.
Reviewer:
wadesworld on
Sep 25, 2006 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
This is a great projector if you are going to use it in a basement where you do not have a lot of bright light.has fantasic colors, but not for use in brightly lighted rooms.
Reviewer:
movie_buff on
Sep 20, 2006 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
This is a great home cinema projector. Rivals Panasonic U500, 700, 900. Very low noise, amazing picture quality, backlit remote with all options at your fingertips. No visible rainbow effect at all! This is a must buy for anyone on the budget but who still wants a great home theatre experience.
Reviewer:
Dennis C on
May 20, 2006 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
Phenomenal machine for the price. Great resolution and image. Sharpness that rivals the best plasmas and LCDs. Quiet, too!
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DLP Digital Lighting Processing DLP™ technology is a revolutionary display solution that uses an optical
semiconductor to manipulate light digitally. It's also a proven and dependable
technology preferred by leading electronics companies worldwide, with more
than 2 million systems shipped to more than 50 manufacturers since 1996.
DLP™ technology is in use wherever visual excellence is in demand. In fact,
it's the only display solution that enables movie projectors, televisions,
home theater systems and business projectors to create an entirely digital
connection between a graphic or video source and the screen in front of
you. The result is maximum fidelity: a picture whose clarity, brilliance
and color must be seen to be believed.
DLP Digital Lighting Processing
Digital Light Processing™ is the world's only all-digital display solution
and a key ingredient in the best digital projectors available today. DLP™
technology uses an optical semiconductor to recreate source material with
a fidelity analog systems cannot match.
The Semiconductor That Changes
At the heart of every DLP™ projection system is an optical semiconductor
known as the Digital Micromirror Device, or DMD chip, was invented by Dr.
Larry Hornbeck of Texas Instruments in 1987. The DMD chip is probably the
world's most sophisticated light switch. It contains a rectangular array
of up to 1.3 million hinge-mounted microscopic mirrors; each of these micromirrors
measures less than one-fifth the width of a human hair, and corresponds
to one pixel in a projected image. When a DMD chip is coordinated with a
digital video or graphic signal, a light source and a projection lens, its
mirrors can reflect an all-digital image onto a screen or other surface.
The DMD and the sophisticated electronics that surround it are what we call
Digital Light Processing™ technology.
Digital Light Processing I: The Gray
Scale Image
A DMD panel's micromirrors are mounted on tiny hinges that enable them to
tilt either toward the light source in a DLP™ projection system (ON) or
away from it (OFF)-creating a light or dark pixel on the projection surface.
The bit-streamed image code entering the semiconductor directs each mirror
to switch on and off up to several thousand times per second. When a mirror
is switched on more frequently than off, it reflects a light gray pixel;
a mirror that's switched off more frequently reflects a darker gray pixel.
In this way, the mirrors in a DLP™ projection system can reflect pixels
in up to 1,024 shades of gray to convert the video or graphic signal entering
the DMD into a highly detailed grayscale image.
Digital Light Processing II: Adding Color
The white light generated by the lamp in a DLP™ projection system passes
through a color wheel as it travels to the surface of the DMD panel. The
color wheel filters the light into red, green and blue, from a single-chip
DLP™ projection system can create at least 16.7 million colors. And the
3-DMD chip system found in DLP Cinema™ projection systems is capable of
producing no fewer than 35 trillion colors. The on and off states of each
micromirror are coordinated with these three basic building blocks of color.
For example, a mirror responsible for projecting a purple pixel will only
reflect red and blue light to the projection surface; our eyes then blend
these rapidly alternating flashes to see the intended hue in a projected
image.
Applications And Configurations
Televisions, home theater systems and business projectors using DLP™ technology
rely on a single DMD chip configuration like the one described above. White
light passes through a color wheel filter, causing red, green and blue light
to be shone in sequence on the surface of the DMD. The switching of the
mirrors, and the proportion of time they are 'on' or 'off' is coordinated
according to the color shining on them. The human visual system integrates
the sequential color and sees a full-color image.
One-Chip DLP Projection System
DLP™ technology-enabled projectors for very high image quality or high brightness
applications such as cinema and large venue displays rely on a 3-DMD-chip
configuration to produce stunning images, whether moving or still.
Three-Chip DLP Projection System
In a 3-chip system, the white light generated by the lamp passes through
a prism that divides it into red, green and blue. Each DMD chip is dedicated
to one of these three colors; the colored light that each micromirror reflects
is then combined and passed through the projection lens to form a single
pixel in the image.
About HDTV Viewing Angles
The Viewing Angle of any TV is an important specification. The wider
the viewing angle, the more enjoyable your experience. Viewing angles
above 150° means you can view your TV from a reasonable range - from the
front and off to the sides. However, viewing angles above 170° are
best! Many of today's Plasma and LCD HDTVs offer viewing angles of
178°, and their images do not suffer from degradation at very high viewing
angles. LCD TVs were originally designed for a one user
experience, as a computer monitor, but the technology has kept pace with the
demands for ever increasing viewing angles, and most offer excellent viewing
experiences. Between LCD and Plasma; Plasma TVs have the advantage,
but by a small margin.
Viewing angles are not an issue with
projectors because the light source is coming from in front of the screen,
and not from behind. However, the surface on which you project (screen or
wall surface) may have a slight impact on viewing angles, so it is important
to choose the best screen possible.
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24 months parts;
24 months labor
Mfg Part No:
H31 UPC No:
796435115821 Box Size:
( Length:
13, Width:
15, Depth:
11 )
Shipping Weight:
10.8000 pound(s)
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