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Hi everyone,
I built an HTPC in 2009 or so and got an Optoma HD20 1080P projector that it's been connected to ever since. It's an older HTPC now (socket 775), but I upgraded it with a Xeon quad core and an SSD pretty recently. It runs well still! I'm not sure how it'll handle 4K. I bought the projector on Newegg when it was a great site (didn't have 3rd party sellers, review system was excellent) and I simply found the projector by judging based on price and good ratings.
My question is about the projector. I've repaired the Optoma many times - replaced the lamp, cleaned it, color wheel, fixed fans. It's really on its last legs and it's buzzing a lot, which is annoying, so I think it's time to donate this one to goodwill and get another projector. After I have another one, I might tinker with the Optoma HD20 again and see if I can get it to stop buzzing, but it's been taking a lot of effort to deal with that lately (it has to be opened and closed each time to test if it's OK - can't bench test it while it's open). It started to warp at some point and I think the color wheel was getting scratched by a piece of the housing. I just don't have time to get into it any more with everything else going on, so I've decided to bite the bullet and replace it - I tend to be very frugal, so this is a big purchase for me.
I'd rather not spend too much - under $1600, let's say. Hopefully somewhere between $900 and $1200 or so, though.
Would you get a 1080P or 4K projector? I don't know how much I'd benefit from 4K at this point since I don't have a 4K projector now, but a lot of the material I watch is in 1080P anyway. I'm just thinking about the future - if I keep this new projector for another 10 years. It could be good to have a 4K projector.
Is Optoma still building good projectors?
Any particular models that you'd suggest that are available currently?
I mostly watch the English Premier League (soccer), Netflix, shows and movies.
Looking forward to seeing what everyone recommends these days.
I built an HTPC in 2009 or so and got an Optoma HD20 1080P projector that it's been connected to ever since. It's an older HTPC now (socket 775), but I upgraded it with a Xeon quad core and an SSD pretty recently. It runs well still! I'm not sure how it'll handle 4K. I bought the projector on Newegg when it was a great site (didn't have 3rd party sellers, review system was excellent) and I simply found the projector by judging based on price and good ratings.
My question is about the projector. I've repaired the Optoma many times - replaced the lamp, cleaned it, color wheel, fixed fans. It's really on its last legs and it's buzzing a lot, which is annoying, so I think it's time to donate this one to goodwill and get another projector. After I have another one, I might tinker with the Optoma HD20 again and see if I can get it to stop buzzing, but it's been taking a lot of effort to deal with that lately (it has to be opened and closed each time to test if it's OK - can't bench test it while it's open). It started to warp at some point and I think the color wheel was getting scratched by a piece of the housing. I just don't have time to get into it any more with everything else going on, so I've decided to bite the bullet and replace it - I tend to be very frugal, so this is a big purchase for me.
I'd rather not spend too much - under $1600, let's say. Hopefully somewhere between $900 and $1200 or so, though.
Would you get a 1080P or 4K projector? I don't know how much I'd benefit from 4K at this point since I don't have a 4K projector now, but a lot of the material I watch is in 1080P anyway. I'm just thinking about the future - if I keep this new projector for another 10 years. It could be good to have a 4K projector.
Is Optoma still building good projectors?
Any particular models that you'd suggest that are available currently?
I mostly watch the English Premier League (soccer), Netflix, shows and movies.
Looking forward to seeing what everyone recommends these days.
