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Optoma HD26

Overview

Pros & Cons

Reviews

Price: $981

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71

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 8 expert reviews
  • Excellent:
    1
  • Good:
    1
  • Average:
    3
  • Bad:
    3
8.0

User Score

Based on 654 reviews
as rated by Amazon users

Pros:

  • Superb value

Cons:

  • Very limited optical zoom
  • More Pros & Cons
  • See all reviews
  • Price:
  • $981 on Amazon
Last revision on December 20, 2016

Editors Liked

  • Superb value

Editors Didn't Like

  • Very limited optical zoom

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Expert reviews and ratings

By TechRadar on September 09, 2015 70

This entry-level, Full HD beamer is a surprisingly capable home cinema performer. Give it some low ambient light levels and its colour and black level performance impress. It's not perfect though; ultimately lacking overall detail in the final...

By What Hi-Fi? on January 21, 2015 60

If the HD26 was notably cheaper than its rivals we would forgive its shortcomings. But there are price rivals out there, and many offer superior performance. We know you'll find a better entry-level alternative...

By PC Mag on November 17, 2014 70

The Optoma HD26 home theater projector suffers from some image-quality issues in its brightest predefined mode, but delivers excellent quality with other...

By Trusted Reviews on November 04, 2014 80

The HD26 is an excellent small-cost big-screen option for movie fans and gamers alike.Next, read more Projector...

By ProjectorCentral on November 03, 2014 100

The Optoma HD26 is a perfect example of why you shouldn't base purchasing decisions on a projector's specifications. On paper, the HD26's 3,200 lumens make it look like a super-bright projector for living rooms and other areas with lots of ambient light....

By avforums.com on September 27, 2014 70

The HD26 is the latest budget Full HD projector from Optoma and retails for £549 (September 2014). It uses a single chip DLP design with a four segment colour wheel and UHP bulb. It is rated at 3200 ANSI lumens and has a claimed contrast ratio of...

International Review By AudioVideoHD on January 28, 2015 60

Qu'on se le dise, l'Optoma HD26 est bien loin d'être le successeur tant attendu du HD25, son positionnement tarifaire le laissait augurer, ses performances nous le confirment. Il est cependant nécessaire de replacer le vidéoprojecteur dans le contexte...

International Review By 01Net on August 26, 2014 60

Sur le papier, l'Optoma HD 26 était un vidéoprojecteur Full HD 3D très prometteur. Avec une luminosité annoncée à 3200 ANSI Lumens, on s'attendait à des images éclatantes... mais en pratique, ses prestations sont toutes justes moyennes. A 699 euros,...

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