Optoma HD70 offers sub-$1000 720p Projection

With CEDIA starting, we’re going to be flooded with new projectors over the next week, which is great news for consumers. Competition is going to be extremely heavy for the next year as manufacturers fight for your wallet. With the options of 1080p, 720p, and 480p, there is a home cinema projector for you no matter what the size of your wallet is. For instance, Optoma is releasing their new HD70 DLP projector, with 1000 lumens, a 4000:1 contrast, and a native 720p resolution all for under $1,000. The HD70 even includes an HDMI port which is hard to find even on projectors more than $1,000. Of course, while this is exciting, don’t think the other projector manufacturers are going to let Optoma be the only one to offer so much for so little.
[via prnewswire]





September 14th, 2006 at 5:37 pm
Perfect for use with Apple iTV media hub.
September 15th, 2006 at 5:28 am
What will be the throw distance on the unit?
September 15th, 2006 at 9:35 am
I just looked at the specifications page for this projector and the throw distance is going to be 4.9ft. ~ 36.0ft. (1.49m ~ 10.97m).
September 20th, 2006 at 4:14 pm
I got the HD70 in my home yesterday. It is now shipping from Optoma in California. Call ProjectorPeople.com and ask for John. He will set you up with free shipping. I previously had the Optoma H27 and returned it to get the HD70. 1280×720 really makes a huge difference. Check out the AVSforum for the HD70 thread for my posts.
May 15th, 2007 at 1:06 am
Does this projector play during the day time?