Vivitek H1186-WT User Reviews

Going into My third week and I must say I really found a bargain with this projector. Started out with a Epson HC 2040 and while it had good quality in the HD image, (very nice colors), 3D did not look very good so I sent it back because I knew there was better for this price. Then got hold of a Opotoma HD141X that had a very good HD image but the 3D image was also less than great. Not very happy and I had started to think My expectations were to high for projection TV. Then I seen this unit on sale at Best Buy and heard about all the features and thought OK, one more try. Unhooked the Opotoma and set this one up and put in Mad Max Fury Rd 3D and said WOW! (it was excellent). Went to DirecTv and the 2D image was near the level of My 60" Vizio LED. Using a 120" Elite screen from about a 15 foot throw I would highly recommend this unit. I packed up the Opotoma and sent it back. If You don't use 3D any of these units will most likely do well for You, if You want both 2D and 3D and want more features, take a good look at the Vivitek H1186-WT. Just wish I could have returned the 3D glasses for the Epson. :-(

Any Problems: Has a high throw, on a tall end table I had to raise the rear up about 1/2". But on a coffee table or ceiling mount this should not be a problem, for table top use you need to have the lens level near the bottom of the screen, or raise the rear up to get the image centered.

This projector puts out a clean, bright, sharp, and accurate image. RGBRGB color wheel provides well saturated images with true to life colors all while experiencing absolutely no Rainbow effect. The 1:5 zoom ratio and the vertical lens shift have also come in handy when mounting the projector, making for a perfectly aligned image. I currently have it projecting on my 100" DIY projector screen made from blackout cloth and this projector can more than handle that size, as was expected given its brightness. The only downside to the projector is its rather noisy fan which is definitely audible during the quiet/silent scenes of movies/games. Other than that, absolutely no complaints! FYI - ISF Night mode gives off the most well balanced and accurate image

Any Problems: No problems at all.