Refurbished Optoma HD28Dse 3D 1080p Home Theatre Projector with Darbee Visual Presence

• Powerful Darbee Visual Presence™ technology enhances images to reveal extraordinary levels of detail, depth, lighting and object separation
• 1920x1080 Full HD resolution, 3000 lumens, and 30,000:1 contrast ratio delivers luminous images and profound black levels
• Four Corner Adjustment allows quick & easy adjustment to correct trapezoidal images
• BrilliantColor™ dazzles with 10 preset color enhancement profiles
• High performance & low maintenance with 8000 hrs of lamp-life in Bright+Dynamic mode 
• Power Optoma’s WHD200 Wireless HDMI System (optional) and other media streaming dongles with onboard USB power

Full HD 1080p

1080p resolution gives you sharp and detailed images from HD content without downscaling or compression; perfect for watching Blu-ray movies, HD broadcasting and playing video games.

Full 3D

Optoma projectors can display true 3D content from almost any 3D source, including 3D Blu-ray players, 3D broadcasting and the latest generation games consoles. Support for 144Hz rapid refresh rate provides ultra-smooth flicker free images.

Gaming mode

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MHL

HDMI Link

HDMI Link lets you to turn on and off two or more HDMI-CEC capable devices using a single remote control. 

USB power

Use the USB-Power to power an HDMI dongle, such as Google Chromecast or the Optoma WHD200 wireless HDMI device.

Wireless

Stream Full 1080p 3D content to your projector wirelessly; eliminating the hassle and extra cost of installing long cables, the WHD200 (sold separately) allows you to connect a Blu-ray™ player, set-top box, gaming console or AV receiver instantly.

Integrated speaker

Complete your home entertainment experience with the convenience of a powerful built-in speaker. Built-in speakers provide exceptional sound quality and are easy to set up without the need for costly external speakers.

Horizontal keystone and Four corner adjustment

Adjust the keystone on the horizontal plane or individually warp each corner of the image to create a perfectly square image. Ideal for uneven walls or where projector placement is awkward and needs to be installed at an angle.

DARBEE

Darbee's acclaimed Visual Presence™ patented technology further enhances Optoma projection technology, from Blu-rays to video games, and instantly improves the way it looks. Visual Presence adds more depth and realism delivering a clearer sharper picture by embedding stereoscopic depth information from a human-vision-based model. The image processing is adjustable, giving you the flexibility to customise the visual enhancement to suit your particular taste.

Dynamic Black

This feature gives more depth to your image by smoothly adjusting the lamp output, based on the brightness information of each frame; to create a stunning high contrast ratio. Bright scenes appear crisp and clear, while dark scenes remain detailed with deep blacks and exceptional light and shade detail.

2,000:1

25,000:1

24p

Most movies are shot at 24 frames per second (fps). To preserve the purity of the original image, Optoma projectors can accept high definition sources at 24 fps to display movies exactly as the director intended.

Amazing colors

For vibrant, natural looking images, Optoma projectors incorporate BrilliantColor™ multi-color processing technology.

Long lamp life

The expected lifetime of a typical Optoma projector lamp is an impressive 6500 hours; so if you watch a two hour movie every day, the lamp should last for almost 9 years.

HD28DSE Specifications

   

         

Customer Reviews

 WOW
Lindsey,
I was very skeptical on this projector. It is so new that there are very few reviews out there for it. But that all when away the moment that we plugged it in. The projector did not need any additional adjustments to produce such a clear vivid and beautiul picture. It is so easy to use that the basic manual is only one page. I would reccomend this product for anyone that is wanting to have a projector for inside or outside use. We are even thinking about using this as our main source of television in the living room instead of just casual outdoor viewing. Spend the little extra $$ to get the very best on the market right now.

 Have owned and used Projectors for TV, Movies and Gaming for 20 Years
The Badboy,
Never have I been this impressed with a projector out of the box. I've spent my last 3 generations of projectors with Optoma, for their high quality, low cost solutions. The last being the HD25LV, which I considered the cream of the crop due to its bright, colorful picture and low cost lamps. I bought the HD28DSE after my HD25LV took a dive after 3 years of heavy use. Knowing I would be losing a little brightness, but gaining clarity via the Darbee video processing. We use our projectors as our primary TVs, so they get a ton of use and have to be bright enough to use in any lighting condition.

As with every Optoma projector Ive used before it, this one required about 50 hours of break in time. I am not sure if it is the carbon burning off the bulbs or color wheel getting broken in, but out of the box it seemed dim and not representative of a 3000 lumen projector. The colors also didnt seem as saturated as they shouldve been. Again, this isnt a problem with the projector or brand, just a break in period that seems common with all Optoma bulbs and projectors and goes away after that burn in time.

Once the break in period had come and gone, my jaw dropped. Not only was the brightness on par with that of the HD25LV... the color saturation was better and popped off of the screen. The Darbee processing has to be seen to be believed. It is the difference between LED and OLED(if youve ever seen an OLED set in action), making details and textures just pop off of my 120" screen in striking, almost 4K clarity. Giving the projected image the sharpness of any high end flat screen. Movies and DirecTV shows, whether 1080p or 480i, all benefitted from the processing. Making standard resolution material look as good as 720p and 1080p images look almost 4K quality. With details I never even saw on my 1080p flat screen. Lighting really benefits from the extended contrast @ 30,000:1, where dark scenes actually felt like they were filmed in dark locations. The lighting 1:1 with what was happening on screen. Lighter scenes popping. Details easily seen in both without oversaturation in light scenes or lost detail in dark.

Gaming via my PS4 took on a new life. Looking so good, you would swear you were playing GTA V on a $2000 gaming PC in 4K. Texture depth accented with extreme detail and reflections that make the cars underneath look real. When it started raining, in the game, I could see individual raindrops that had translucency and distorted the lighting seen through them. In comparison, on my HD25LV... raindrops looked black and were all sort of lost in the background. Textures flat and colors bland. The HD28DSEs picture looks so good, that Im going back through my game library and replaying games just to see how good they look on this projector.

 Great in ambient light and no rainbow effect after settings change
Jeff,
First off this projector is amazing in ambient light. This is my 3rd projector, first two being a lcd (Sony and Panasonic) and the HD28 blows them out the water when compared to brightness. And that's even with eco lamp settings right out of the box. I bought this because my projector is now in my living roomy at our new house with big windows and lots of sunlight. My wife likes a lot of light so blinds or any treatment wasn't not an option. I thought a switch to a DLP would help but never expected it to help this much. In my pictures I literally have all the lights on in the room. And it's by far the brightest room in the house. The projector looks like a massive LED TV on the wall. And this is with a cheap white 92" screen. For brightness with ambient light and in a dark room I'd give it a 10/10.

The overall picture quality is good. Still getting use to the Darbee settings. I've found the Hi-Def setting at 30-45% seems to work best. Any higher and the picture starts to look over processed. The colors are amazing. The brightness from being a DLP really seems to help with how vibrant they are. Slightly grainy at times with fast images but nothing out of the ordinary for a projector at this price. Something I feel could be tweaked within the settings as well. Picture quality 8/10.

 Awesome!!
Rob,
Awesome!!! This is my 1st projector. I did quite a bit of research before buying. The Darbee video enhancement was the clincher. This is the only projector using this technology. I was familiar with it because the newest OPPO Blu-ray player has it, and I know the OPPO's are among the best players out there. The contrast ratio, lumens, full HD, plus the Darbee enhancement put this way ahead of all the other players in terms of value. I was able to purchase this projector, a motorized 120" screen, a set of 4 active 3D glasses, and a few 3D Blu-ray movies for under $1000! A 70" 3D LCD TV would cost at least $1700- 2000. It seemed like a no-brainer.

Okay, I finally set everything up and watched a few 3D movies, and I'm blown away. The picture and 3D exceed my expectations. Set up was super-easy. I currently have the projector on a table about 12 feet from my 120" screen, and I'd guess I'm getting about a 110" picture. I'm planing on hanging the projector from the ceiling as soon as the mount arrives. Also considering an RF emmitter and RF glasses. I've read that they provide the best picture quality. I'd welcome any thoughts regarding that from anyone that has used both DLP link and RF glasses.

 Takes your breath away!
S. Ybarra,
I just purchased this projector after owning an Infocus for 12 years with 720 display. OMG! this projector really fills my 108 inch screen with clear and bright picture. I did a lot of research because it has been 12 years since my last projector purchase and I want this to last me another 12 years or more. I hook my Samsung Blu-ray player up one HDMI to my Bose system and the other HDMI to my projector. Highly recommend this product to anyone that wants to get the theater affect with a economical cost of a high end projector.