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Optoma GT1080Darbee Short Throw Projector for Gaming, Movies and Sports, 3000 Lumens, Low Input Lag of 16ms, 3D, Darbee Technology for Sharper Image

The GT1080Darbee short throw home entertainment projector features a 0.49 throw ratio that allows it to be placed on a coffee table or entertainment center and project a 120" image from 4 feet away. The 16ms Enhanced Gaming Mode enables a rapid respo...

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Expectation

(6 reviews)
Quality

(34 reviews)
Image

(33 reviews)
Tv

(11 reviews)
Brightness

(10 reviews)
Throw

(24 reviews)
Screen

(20 reviews)
Color

(18 reviews)
Movie

(12 reviews)
Product

(21 reviews)
Fan

(15 reviews)
Bulb

(8 reviews)
Lamp failure

(7 reviews)
Pitch noise

(3 reviews)

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Reviews around expectation (5.00 of 5)

  • This projector exceeded my expectations
  • The image size was more adjustable and flexible than I imagine, exceeded my expectations in that regard as well
  • Since I already own a Optoma GT1080, expectation is not surpassed from Darbee Series, The projector is bright enough and brighter from its predecessor.
  • Met and excited my expectations, awesome experience when it comes to video games.
  • In overall, this exceed prior expectations
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Reviews around quality (4.46 of 5)

  • The quality of picture at such a short distance is amazing.
  • Outstanding image quality, easy setup and extremely quiet.
  • it felt like I when back to early 2000s I didn't like the quality at all.
  • Visual quality aside, the response time/input lag on this is excellent as well!
  • Great short throw projector with excellent quality and very clear image
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Reviews around image (4.46 of 5)

  • The image was good, but not great
  • Excellent projector with a good image quality, luminosity and color range
  • 5' away from the screen gives you a big, bright image (with the lights on, and a real projector screen).
  • The Biggest negative-----No image shift--only image crop shift, is a bunch of shift crop crap, using on a pc is too much back and forth.
  • After my screen arrived, the image immediately became excellent
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Reviews around tv (4.45 of 5)

  • In the dark, the projector is AMAZING, it takes some personal tuning while though the presets are ok, tuning individual colors help makes things pop the way the best tv's could
  • AWESOME, better then my smart tv
  • My 4K TV has spoiled me, but this projector comes pretty close
  • Not much bells and whistles on it (no smart tv features),
  • Picture quality - Looks better to me than my previous 70inch LED tv.
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Reviews around brightness (4.40 of 5)

  • nice short throw projector with good brightness and clarity
  • The only reason why my rating is still 5 stars is because the picture is amazing and brightness is out standing
  • The brightness also great
  • The brightness is excellent, the picture quality is amazing and it was a easy to setup
  • Eco brightness mode is less noisy then Full, and yet brightness only reduces about 10-15%
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Reviews around throw (4.28 of 5)

  • Overall, a solid purchase for a good, 1080p short throw projector.
  • nice short throw projector with good brightness and clarity
  • The short throw has some aberrations but nothing major or that some black felt tape border wouldn't rectify
  • Most of us are buying this for the short throw aspect, so any short throw would have this issue.
  • This projector has an unbelievable 0.49 throw ratio
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Reviews around screen (4.12 of 5)

  • The plus to the Optoma was larger screen but suffers from a high pitch noise which I honestly thought was a
  • This is not the projector's fault, but with the longer throw it could handle a not so perfect projector screen, the short-throw doesn't do as well.
  • The projector is quiet and adjusting the image on the portable screen is a snap
  • I wanted my new projector to be a short throw to allow me to use a portable screen in my basement, garage, and backyard deck
  • I bought this projector along with an Elite Screen (120inch) for movie nights
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Reviews around color (4.03 of 5)

  • It’s still as bright, colors as good, and is oddly sharper than the Optoma GT1080Darbee
  • One of the problems with the earlier GT760 was that colors didn't look as good; I think that this projector is absolutely outstanding.-Lag is low and to me non-existent.
  • This projector met all my expectations - crystal clear, bright picture, and brilliant color
  • The colors have no issue I did however adjust the colors in my own
  • Bulb Flicker / NoiseI noticed right away that on eco mode the picture would flicker constantly on a solid color making me use the bright mode
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Reviews around movie (4.03 of 5)

  • My wife was sufficiently wowed, and immediately preferred watching TV and movies in the "projector room" as opposed to the main living room
  • I use it for video games and movies (like probably everyone else).
  • Truly amazing theatrical quality movies in the comfort of my own house, never thought this was possible in my small space...took a gamble and went with it, sooo glad I did
  • Kids are enjoying movies
  • We watched a BluRay movie, and everyone was blown away by the quality
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Reviews around product (3.44 of 5)

  • The projector looks amazing while playing games in short distanceGood picture quality for games and filmsDecent value for what it offersDarbee processing works well without adding much gaming lagI definitely recommend this product if you have limited space and want to use it for gaming/movies.
  • The projector looks amazing while playing games in short distanceGood picture quality for games and filmsDecent value for what it offersDarbee processing works well without adding much gaming lagI definitely recommend this product if you have limited space and want to use it for gaming/movies.
  • So...for their product that didn't work for a month I had to pay $38 in shipping and insurance (as Optoma told me I had to
  • Great seller, fast shipping, brilliant product, I recommended to buy it, thanks.
  • With a projector, I can easily store the projector before turning the room into an open space for VR.Overall:I definitely recommend this product if you have limited space and want to use it for gaming/movies.
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Reviews around fan (3.32 of 5)

  • In other modes, like economy, the fan is barely audible
  • Some people said the fan is loud
  • However, the cooling fan is pretty quiet and I can't even hear it when I turn on surround sound
  • Fan noise not an issue for any listening to 3.1 or 5.1 at normal volumes.
  • The fan can be loud but that's to be expected.
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Reviews around bulb (1.33 of 5)

  • But I probably just received a bad bulb
  • outrageous bulb price and life span like benqConsannoying high pitch fanWhen plugging in headphones the volume does not go low enough, pretty weird
  • It's cheaper, has a longer bulb life, cheaper bulb, no high pitch noise
  • RESULTSBoth myself and my partner who has used the BenQ for several years have to say definitively that the beaten up BenQ W1070 with a dull bulb meets or beats the Optoma GT1080Darbee completely in every category possible
  • Bulb Flicker / NoiseI noticed right away that on eco mode the picture would flicker constantly on a solid color making me use the bright mode
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Reviews around lamp failure (1.00 of 5)

  • Projector attempts to spin-up 3 times, then indicates a lamp failure.
  • Before the early lamp failure the image was bright, vivid, and clear
  • I’ve had this projector for about 4 months and I’m already getting a lamp failure led status
  • Showed lamp failure so we replaced the lamp (twice) and it continued to show the same error.$700 paper weight after a year of use
  • But there's no excuse for early lamp failure like this, especially since this is a known Optoma issue
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Reviews around pitch noise (1.00 of 5)

  • It's cheaper, has a longer bulb life, cheaper bulb, no high pitch noise
  • Everything as expected, there is a high pitch noise fan that’s alittle annoying that was not expected even with
  • The plus to the Optoma was larger screen but suffers from a high pitch noise which I honestly thought was a

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More about Optoma GT1080Darbee Short Throw Projector for Gaming, Movies and Sports, 3000 Lumens, Low Input Lag of 16ms, 3D, Darbee Technology for Sharper Image

  • The GT1080Darbee short throw home entertainment projector features a 0.49 throw ratio that allows it to be placed on a coffee table or entertainment center and project a 120" image from 4 feet away
  • The 16ms Enhanced Gaming Mode enables a rapid response time to keep you in the game
  • The integrated DarbeeVision image enhancement technology utilizes neuro-biologic algorithms to achieve unprecedented detail in skin tones, textures, and reflective surfaces while delivering superior depth, object separation and automatic removal of artifacts
  • Connect to gaming consoles and media players for mind-blowing and larger-than-life experiences
  • GT1080Darbee's Reference Display Mode enables accurate color via REC.709 HDTV color space for rich, vivid colors in Blu-ray movies, HDTV programming, home videos, and photos
  • Up to 8,000 hours of lamp life enables years of viewing time.