Optoma HD33

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 15 expert reviews

Excellent:

7
Good:

6
Average:

1
Bad:

1

Pros:

Sharp HD.
Negligible DLP 'rainbow' colour fringing.
Keystone correction.

Cons:

No onboard audio system.
A little noisy.

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Last revision on May 19, 2020

Reviewers Liked

Sharp HD
Negligible DLP 'rainbow' colour fringing
Keystone correction
Effective 3D presentation
Half the price of most competing 3D projectors
Superb picture quality
3D glasses fit comfortably
Breakthrough price for 1080p 3D
No video converter needed for 3D with Blu-ray players, cable TV boxes, and the equivalent

Reviewers Didn't Like

No onboard audio system
A little noisy
Not too bright
No 3D specs included in the box
A bit noisy, especially when switching display modes
Backlit remote is actually too bright to use in a dark room
Rainbow effect shows just often enough to keep it from being an extraordinary choice

Expert reviews and ratings

The Optoma HD33 is one of the few full HD 1080p 3D projectors on the market for less than $2,500 - it actually sells for under $1,500. Although the lack of lens shift and lack of extended zoom capabilities restrict its placement, you can work around...

By Big Picture Big Sound on July 20, 2012

Don’t be surprised if you’re told you’ll have to go on a waiting list to get an Optoma HD33. According to a little birdie in the trade, demand for this model is outstripping supply across Europe – and having now lived with one for a few weeks, I’m not...

By Home Cinema Choice on March 15, 2012

The HD33's 2D mode calibrated quite well, although the black level was fairly high at the image size I used (16:9, 76 inches wide). A larger screen would help this, and there's enough brightness headroom, even in STD lamp mode, to fill such a screen....

By soundandvision.com on February 07, 2012

Fantastic for 3D, but it’s otherwise a fairly average performer. There are better choices at this price...

By Expert Reviews on December 21, 2011

We all know that 3D is suffering through some growing pains, mostly with regard to multiple formats, multiple types of glasses and the annoying lack of standardization in movie theaters. With some cohesion amongst the studios and exhibitors and a more...

By Home Theater Review on November 30, 2011

While the HD33 isn’t without its flaws, the bottom line is that it’s a million times better - especially with 3D - than any projector so cheap has a right to be. Narrowly missing out on a nomination for the TrustedReviews Awards 2011 powered by...

By Trusted Reviews on November 30, 2011

100

Feast your eyes on a three-dimensional cat among the 2D projector pigeons. We’ve already seen one knockdown 3D solution from Optoma in the shape of the , but that involved an external 3D conversion box. This is the company’s most affordable one-box 3D...

By What Hi-Fi? on November 29, 2011

100

Usually when I review of projector, I have previously seen it and had hands on with it at the annual CES show in Vegas the prior January. When Optoma offered me the chance to review a 1080p home theater projector that I hadn’t seen yet, which also...

By Gaming Nexus on November 09, 2011

The model we have for review is the Optoma HD33 Full HD Single Chip DLP projector, which sits below the HD83 and above the HD300X in the Optoma 3D projector range. We, here at AVForums, are firm believers in the maxim that, when it comes to 3D, size does...

By avforums.com on November 08, 2011

Optoma have for years spearheaded the DLP projector market both as an OEM manufacturer for brands like Toshiba HP and Dell and under their own label. The release of the new HD33 projector yet again breaks new ground by making a full HD 3D projector...

By Projector Reviews on November 04, 2011

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