Plantronics H31 Digital Projector

Perfect Solution for a Theatre at Home

Strengths: Very Compact and Light Weight Sharp and Bright Image Almost Plug and Play - simple enought to setup

Weakness: No Weaknesses as such... Need to be in a dark room for perfect quality Heats up - but this can be true for any projector

Turn your Living Room into a movie theatre - you will be amazed at the quality of the image projected on the wall in dark room condition. Use the Component / DVI interfaces to your DVD player/ Laptop for a true 16:9 High Definition experiance. With this projector, you will not regreat.... for the price and for great image quality.

By rupdip - Oct 3, 2006

Excellent choice for budger buyers

Strengths: For $1000, this is as good as a projector can get. This PJ has better spec compared to SP4805. high contrast. very sharp image from the projector, even if it's shot to a white wall.

Weakness: It is almost impossible to feed 854x480 input directly from my laptop. Before buying, check if your computer can transmit 854x480 resolution picture to your PJ, becuase 1:1 pixel matching is a must.

I wouldn't have bought this PJ if I knew I coulnd't get 1:1 pixel matching with my computer. It's no problem, if you're going to use it with a DVD-player. however, ppl like me would have go through some trouble setting up softwares such as Powerstrip or drivers from the graphic card manufacturers.

By happytym - Sep 23, 2005

Very impressed

Strengths: size, price, picture quality, ease of setup, remote, hd programming is truly awesome, dvds look great, rbg component input, fast warm up (under a minute)

Weakness: runs hot, light leaking when ceiling mounted, some fan noise

I struggled between buying this unit and a 4805 InFocus. I made the right decision going with the H 31. I was very concerned about set up and reliability. So far So good. My unit worked and looked great right out of the box. After slight calibration it looks perfect to me and I am picky. Brightness was also a concern of mine and I am happy to Say it looks great even with the lights on, but It is...
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I struggled between buying this unit and a 4805 InFocus. I made the right decision going with the H 31. I was very concerned about set up and reliability. So far So good. My unit worked and looked great right out of the box. After slight calibration it looks perfect to me and I am picky. Brightness was also a concern of mine and I am happy to Say it looks great even with the lights on, but It is amazing with the lights dimmed. It looks nearly as good as my Panasonic 42" HD Plasma. But 5 to 6 times bigger.

I am using a cheap 92" Gray Wolfe screen (gray 1.8 gain)- it looks fantastic! You would Swear I have $5k in the system.

Bought unit from visual apex - they were great and even threw in an extra year on the warranty. Some promotion they had last month.

For $1k you will be impressed, hell for $2k you would be impressed.

The unit runs super hot - actually nice in my cool basement...not sure i will feel the same way in the Summer. The fan is pretty quiet, but noticable at times. There is some light leakage on the ceiling-I am a novice with projectors so I don't know if this is normal, but it is not too bad.

My buddies came over to watch the Bengal Colts game in HD - they freaked out in amazement! Pending reliability I think this is an unbelievable projector and if yours works properly, you will love it!

By snowjt - Nov 24, 2005

Optoma H31

Strengths: Compact, easy to use, clarity

Purchased from Visual Apex, and am very happy with both the product and Visual Apex.
Got what I wanted the first time (in good condition) and love the projector. Using it to do presentations and am very happy with the quality image it displays.

By delliot - Sep 19, 2005

Good projector with very good price

Strengths: Sharp image, good contrast and good color. Light weight. Simple setup. Inexpensive.

Weakness: If I have to say something, it smells a little. But it is common among all kinds of projectors.

First of all, the appearance is attractive (I love its white body). I had read reviews about it before I ordered it, which says 'low resolution (which means longer seat-to-screen distance)' and was worried about this problem. However it has turned out all right. I tested it in my apartment bedroom, it works well. The color and contrast are satisfactory, at least for the movie I watched with it....
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First of all, the appearance is attractive (I love its white body). I had read reviews about it before I ordered it, which says 'low resolution (which means longer seat-to-screen distance)' and was worried about this problem. However it has turned out all right. I tested it in my apartment bedroom, it works well. The color and contrast are satisfactory, at least for the movie I watched with it. Since it has a good combination of price and performance, I will recommend this product to my friends.

By yogurt_hu - Sep 18, 2005