Optoma HD142x

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 8 expert reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

4
Average:

1
Bad:

1

Pros:

Decent image quality, full HD.
The Optoma HD142X has very good overall image quality with full-HD resolution, solid contrast and accurate color. It's one of the least expensive projectors available for this level of quality
Great value, Good overall performance, Backlit remote control

Cons:

Weak zoom, not very bright
Somewhat lighter black levels and less-accurate color than some more-expensive competitors, no analog video inputs

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Last revision on October 31, 2019

Reviewers Liked

Decent image quality, full HD
The Optoma HD142X has very good overall image quality with full-HD resolution, solid contrast and accurate color. It's one of the least expensive projectors available for this level of quality
Great value, Good overall performance, Backlit remote control

Reviewers Didn't Like

Weak zoom, not very bright
Somewhat lighter black levels and less-accurate color than some more-expensive competitors, no analog video inputs
Limited installation features, So-so contrast

Expert reviews and ratings

Versatile and with plenty of core technical quality, the HD142X is a highly impressive proposition for the money. Aside from its whopping 8,000 hour lamp life, there's nothing groundbreaking here, and the fact that it offers only a Full HD resolution...

By TechRadar on November 22, 2017

The HD142X performs adequately all around, but doesn't particularly impress in any category. It has a place on the shelf as a cheap HD option, but there are other models that offer better image quality at the same...

By techgearlab.com on July 10, 2017

The Optoma HD142X has an image so good, it'll be tough for price-conscious home theater fans to justify paying more for a...

By cnet on March 08, 2017

Good overall performance, ample adjustments, and a low price make Optoma's HD142X a great entry-level...

By soundandvision.com on December 13, 2016

100

The Optoma HD142X is one of the lowest priced 1080p home theater projectors on the market. It delivers a very bright, richly saturated, naturally color balanced image that some would enthusiastically describe as stunning. Optoma has done a great job in...

By ProjectorCentral on September 12, 2016

As it should be with most projectors, the HD142X doesn't make a ton of strides to completely revolutionize the industry with a single product, but rather make steady, small improvements on all sides instead. It may not be immediately obvious why you...

By GadgetReview on July 28, 2016

Mit nur wenigen Handgriffen wird aus dem Strahlemann mit Farbexplosionen ein seriöser Bildwerfer fürs Wohnzimmerkino, leiser Lüfter inklusive. Mit dem HD142X setzt Optoma Maßstäbe, und das ebengerade nicht im Hochpreissegment. Einzig das etwas...

By Hifitest.de on June 25, 2017

L'Optoma HD142X manque de très peu la cinquième étoile à cause d'un contraste inférieur à 1000:1 et d'une optique perfectible. Pour le reste, c'était le sans-faute. Ce vidéoprojecteur propose une image de qualité, un mode 3D performant (et compatible...

By Les Numériques on December 06, 2016