Optoma PT100 PlayTime Review

Optoma’s Playtime PT100 LED projector is what it is: a cheap budget-priced projector that’s easy to use, traveling anywhere, and you can project a larger screen, without breaking the bank. Basic hardware such as a lumen 50, an easy 1.5-watt speakers), low connectivity, and a minimalist feature set are not high on the performance checklist – but for a budget-oriented DLP happy that the children really do not have to be. For better or worse, this projector is more about the portability and convenience than producing a professional quality output. After one week of watching movies and playing games with a group of like-minded friends, the results were satisfactory and we enjoyed the small projector around, despite the limitations it has.

Some want the best, and are willing to pay what it takes to get it. But as with most things in enthusiast circles, is the digital light projection (DLP) technology was seen as something of a luxury for many. Trained videophiles know if you the biggest bang for the almighty buck like there is nothing like having a dark room and a large wall around the show, regardless of the considerable investment of time and money. But like their counterparts panels, the price and availability of DLPs have declined significantly in recent years, raising the possibility of a real home theater experience easier and more affordable than ever. This is the case with the Optoma’s Playtime PT100 LED projector, a low-cost portable projector next to a number of entry-level compromises states.

The PT100 Projector promises a small, portable DLP experience in a compact package, and that is because a simple, functional design with a white reflective coating to the round plastic body, single push-button retractable stand glazes, and some built-in 1.5 watt speaker intended to be used in almost any location without hassle. Controls are limited to a trio of three round buttons (power, menu, source), and four directional buttons (volume up / down, left / right), and if no remote included you want to keep the IT are relatively close by. Instant playability comes with some durability, even the notoriously LED light sourcing eliminates lamp and color wheel setup of ancient times longer lifetime over 20,000 hours (so they claim). This means less fragile or moving parts to worry about or replace during the life of the product, and less than 2 kilos it is fairly lightweight, and with the promise of portability.

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Major audio / video inputs on the PT100 are scarce to say the least. Only the average composite inputs and a lone VGA port occupied the back, and really, that’s about as far as connectivity goes. Unless you want to keep switching connections, you’ll probably want to invest in an AV switch if you have a few game systems and / or a standard DVD player. People with a high-definition dreams are in for a rude awakening as the only solution to their HD equipment was performed by adding a suite of adapters for them by the one VGA input. This would prove to be a hassle if you decide to use the projector for anything other than an oversized (and easily portable) to follow, at least the composite audio inputs can be used in conjunction with the VGA port.

Playing with the menu system was also … well, pretty basic. With only the screen brightness ratio and a trio of pre-selection (movie, standard, bright) available, it is obvious that this is not a calibrator-friendly device. Institutions such as only subtle changes in lumen brightness adjustment and not much else, ‘movie’ and ‘standard’ choices were more suitable in most cases, while the ‘bright’ option set for lighter rooms is not as big as one would hope for the next 50 ANSI lumens. You probably will not tamper with the controls much, except with the ‘sweet spot’ to find the focus knob or change the volume, since there is no remote included with the DLP.

The majority of institutions have already been optimized, with no input from the user’s performance of the PT100 is largely dependent on what the image is projected onto, and what is projected. On a clean white surface (walls and sheets will do) color accuracy is decent enough, consistent with equality in general RGB colors, and the range depending on what the brightness is currently set. Natural hues and saturations are restrained in this way and a color indistinguishable from one another. No doubt some will miss that certain ‘pop’ panel or other higher-end projectors can provide, and there is no escaping the matte black levels, as the tiny 50 lumen output is not simply to produce a good slope and shades in films like The Dark Knight. They seem grayer than they should, and some of the depth is compromised when viewing anything but the brightest and most colorful content.

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Under a standard definition of the source of the Optoma PT100 is a mixed bag just good enough, depending on what you want to run through. Gaming consoles like the Wii, PlayStation 2, and various legacy video players had about the same picture quality when connected via composite cables, producing a relatively decent image not impressed hardcore videophiles, but more than enough for a group of demanding gamers or young children looking for a bigger screen to play. The majority of our own ‘play’ was actually spent with Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and just with a bigger screen to see the small letters on well enough for my group.

As you might expect, using the projector for playing everything high-definition support was a crap shoot, and what might have been reasonable for the standard-definition games was generally a nightmare for most everything … at least when using standard composite cables, though. The analog VGA output at that native WVGA (854×480) is where you want a feverish your HD-compatible devices to be connected with all possible means, including the still available Xbox 360 VGA cable. The quality was night and day, because what would be odious smear and distorted colors clouds suddenly cleared, and games were playable again. Netflix movies looked more impossible, and friends also commented on how good games like Halo: Reach looked at playing on the much larger projected screen.

Even when going through VGA, the picture quality is still not going to impress the most die-hard videophile, but it is only fair and the only way I would recommend using one (for HD gaming). Optoma sells a variety of adapters to help you make the most use of the solo-VGA port, and you’ll probably want to scroll through them when picking one up.

Optoma’s Playtime PT100 LED projector is what it is: a cheap budget-priced projector that’s easy to use, traveling anywhere, and you can project a larger screen, without breaking the bank. Basic hardware such as a lumen 50, an easy 1.5-watt speakers), low connectivity, and a minimalist feature set are not high on the performance checklist – but for a budget-oriented DLP happy that the children really do not have to be. For better or worse, this projector is more about the portability and convenience than producing a professional quality output. After one week of watching movies and playing games with a group of like-minded friends, the results were satisfactory and we enjoyed the small projector around, despite the limitations it has.

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