Optoma Game Time GT-7000 1080p Projector Review

Projectors used to make the field of home theater enthusiasts, or super-rich in their loft apartments. But in recent times has been, always affordable 1080p projectors, Optoma can appeal to players with his time in the game the system?

To put in a 1080p projector is something of a inaccuracy in the box, because it has more than a mere spectator - is a 2.1 speaker system and comfortable backpack for the whole lot to work with you. It is also HDMI, VGA, component video and S-Video cable. With all these in the box, it is clear that this is a target for those with a water solution and compact, the idea is that around your house-mate to the big screen gaming, sports or anything else ever .

Then, from the DLP 1080p projector, you get the black GT-7000-model (GT-3000 is also a cheaper option in the Time Line of Play). The projector is HD ready with a label in order to obtain a resolution of 1280 x 720 or 720p. This model claims a contrast ratio of 4000:1 and a brightness of 1600 lumens.

In view of that obtained from S-Video, VGA (using the SCART adapter), component, HDMI and analog video. There is no provision for audio, which we shall return later, when we look at the speaker. There are controls at the top of the unit, even if they are more concerned with the remote control, blue backlit keys and makes the offer, but nothing too exciting.

You can get a line of zoom, focus ring and manual adjustment. Although no adjustable feet, one foot in front, the pop, the unit easily. Vertical Keystone Correction is to create a projection of a slope is not a problem. Receive a distance of 1.2 m to 12 m, with a screen from 1m to 7.36m in a 16:9 format (in steps of 1.55-1.7).

Out of the box and connected to our Xbox 360 with component connections, which is played in minutes. Play Battlefield Bad Company, where the images and the day and even better when the sun sank, and Burnout Paradise is really suitable for a larger screen.

In general, the picture quality is very good - of course, the size and price of the product should be seen - but there were some scratches on the colors that our LCD TV displays, like a high rank, for example, Xbox menu background. Colors are generally very well and, when treated with the light conditions we tested in the images are slightly soft side, with full support for HD, but that does not fear us, because it leads to a game public, not the home theater perfectionist.

Of course, the Xbox 360 with component video and audio option is easier to define, since it can connect speakers with an RCA adapter cable, which feeds into a 3.5 mm at the rear of the speaker. When you connect to older machines, with an AV cable and scart is very simple. With an AV receiver, only the HDMI connector (or component video) and keep the current audio solution.

If you want to connect your PS3 (or 360 elite), things are not so easy because you have to transmit audio through another cable, since there are no chips to the audio output of HDMI source. There will be a little more fiddly, as you can dive into the menu to change the configuration of the audio output through the normal channels and not HDMI. As a portable solution, you must ensure that when you have access to these cables, if you have the appropriate cable for the source package.

The speakers are even better than it seems. 2.1 The core system is compact, with a subwoofer that is cheap enough and not by the appearance of the quality of the projector. In practice it works pretty well as a compact travel solution, and it works very well with the games, but quickly appears when you start to put pressure on them through movies or music. Played in high volumes, there is a great distortion, but also for the group games, SingStar will be as good, and we will find general use for games, it was convenient.

The sound, the connection is through RCA adapter cable, but is a cable outlet 3.5 mm, for example the PC. However, the remote only worked for the projector can not adjust the volume, with some cheap feeling keys on the front of the device.

The fan noise is 29dB, which are in connection with the Xbox fan noise is very important, even if they have reached their sound, do not really notice.
But the projector a bit of practice preferences, simply click to select one for you if you do not want to dive into one of the other settings. Yon can simply select the desired entry, so if you have a number of video inputs, you can choose what you want.