Product Comparison: Optoma HD27 vs Optoma HD142X

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Optoma HD27 Full HD 1080p DLP Projector

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Optoma HD142X 1080p Home Theater Projector

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General Specifications

Brand

Optoma

Model

HD27

HD142X

Origin

China

About the Product

Convenient and easy to setup the bright and versatile HD27 boasts Amazing colour technology and conforms to Rec.709 delivering accurate true to life colour reproduction. This small projector is ideal for watching live sport, TV shows or movies any time of day on a big screen. You can even connect your games console and play games on it with its low input latency.

Convenient and easy to setup the bright and versatile HD142X boasts Amazing colour technology and conforms to Rec.709 delivering accurate true to life colour reproduction. This small projector is ideal for watching live sport, TV shows or movies any time of day on a big screen. You can even connect your games console and play games on it with its low input latency.

Key Specs

Projection Technology

DLP

Image Resolurion

1920 x 1080 pixels

Contrast Ratio

25000 :1

23000 :1

Brightness

3200 lumens

3000 lumens

Contrast Ratio
Brightness

What customers say about "Key Specs"

Optoma HD27 Full HD 1080p DLP Projector

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.
Plenty bright even for daytime use. Resolution and focus are top notch.
I un-boxed the projector, plugged it in, turned it on, then focused the picture. The brightness, color and contrast were spot on right out of the box!
Very good projector for the money, very bright, native 1080P, good color.
The only criticism I see a little bit of a rainbow artifact every now and then on high contrast scenes.

Optoma HD142X 1080p Home Theater Projector

I bought this unit because it offered outstanding viewing qualities - high brightness resolution, high video and graphic's resolution, good pricing and portability.
The vast array of options and features make this one of the best, if not, the best budget home theatre projector with a full 1080p native resolution.
Excellent color reproduction , mamboing contrast , do very well in dark scenes.
One of the reasons I went with this model was because of the higher brightness rating. I have it in my living room which has blinds over the windows, but theres still a decent amount of ambient light in the room in the middle of the afternoon.
Rainbows are everywhere in high contrast scenes like credits on black background, my older DLP has none compared to this one.

Size & Weight

Color

White

Black

Height

3.7 in.

Width

11.7 in.

Depth

9 in.

Weight

5.29 lbs.

5.5 lbs.

Display

Aspect Ratio

16:9, 4:3

Image Colors

1073.4 million

Min. Image Size Output

27.88 in.

Max. Image Size Output

305.3 in.

Min. Projection Distance

3.2 feet

3.3 feet

Max. Projection Distance

32.8 in.

33 in.

Keystone Correction

Manual: ±40° Vertical

What customers say about "Display"

Optoma HD27 Full HD 1080p DLP Projector

I have the projector at a distance of 15.5 feet and the picture is very crisp and event during the day you able to at least make out what you are seeing.
The colors are stunning & the image is very sharp as well.
It's projection is great quality. Crisp, colorful and bright images with fairly deep blacks. It also offers a range of customization settings.
Image looks great even with all the lighting turned on in my living room. Its a bit washed out in direct daylight, but that is to be expected.
This is an awesome projector. The color is great, the image is bright and sharp and setup was easy.

Optoma HD142X 1080p Home Theater Projector

I have it at a fairly good distance and its projecting a huge crip and color rich picture. Setup was super easy.
It does have 60 frames per second and also a great picture for gaming or watching movies and shows
I had been looking for a projector for awhile. The picture looks great on my 100" 16:9 screen. I'm glad I purchased it.
Image in bright even scenes in uneven, but not that noticeable on other scenes.
Not enough zoom for bedroom use. Image size does not gets to THX recommended 40 degrees viewing angle.

Features

Lamp Life

8000 hours

Power of Speakers

10 watts

Noise Level

26 dB

Optical Zoom

1.1

Extras

Full 3D, Quick Resume, Auto Power Off, Dynamic Black Technology, Enhanced Gaming Mode

Full 3D, Dynamic Black, MHL Support, Reference Mode and sRGB

What customers say about "Features"

Optoma HD27 Full HD 1080p DLP Projector

3D is great! Watched the go-to movies (Avatar 3D, Gravity, LEGO Batman, Cloudy with a chance of meatballs etc.) to test it out. PS3/PS4 gaming...excellent. (Played some Battlefield, Call of Duty) it was a nice experience!
This projector replaced my older unit. I love the picture quality and especially 3d capability.
Long bulb life and dynamic mode , doesn't compromise brightness.
Speakers are decent.
Two months and it's making a ticking noise very loud.
I little harder to set up then my last but worked out well. Only wish the zoom out or in allows for more range.

Optoma HD142X 1080p Home Theater Projector

longer lamp life of 8000 hour compared to about 5000 average on others
I especially like that the projector has a USB port so that I can power my Amazon Fire stick directly from the projector.
Decent speaker on it can be used occasionally but would need better speaker if watching movies
The internal speaker is not the greatest. Voice sound clear and loud but anything else is bad, external speaker strongly recommended.
Also the speaker is not great & I think the could've threw in some type of stand or mount but maybe I'm asking for too much now.

Connectivity

Interfaces

2x HDMI, USB Type A, Audio Out 3.5mm

2x HDMI, USB Type A, 3D Vesa Sync Port, 12V Trigger, Audio Out 3.5mm

What customers say about "Connectivity"

Optoma HD27 Full HD 1080p DLP Projector

IPtv via Android box, Firetv, Chromecast etc (HDMI)...depending on your stream it's just like watching direct from cable/satellite.
USB port is a plus.
MHl and HDMI input, powered USB out helps to power roku or other streaming device.
USB slot purpose??? I tried plugging in a simple laptop cooler to keep temps down & no power from the USB. Not a dealbreaker, but what's going on there? I solved this by plugging the cooler into my modem for continuous power. It definitely helped.
The main thing I dislike is that: I have my projector hooked up to a PC, but when I turn the projector off, it still sends a signal to the PC - making the PC think it is still active.

Optoma HD142X 1080p Home Theater Projector