Optimia hd20 at $ 649.99 at US

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Link not working... Plus its a refurbished unit... Anyway if anyone is getting from the US I thought the Epson 8100 for $599 was a better deal... On another forum I know a few members who called up epson after buying that projector & saying that the bulb is a bit dim(although their bulbs were fine)... Epson sent then a new bulb the next day... So they then had a spare bulb just in case their projector showed any signs of the bulb going out after 700-1000 hours(known prob in the 8100)... Optoma has a known DMD chip problem & a few members of this forum have faced this problems... So do take care while buying it...
 
I am one of those who had issues with Optoma HD66 that I bought from amazon. the DMD chip died on me after 13 months. I need to get the DMD chip replaced and the indian service service center gave me a quote of 23 K for that. Silly enough for me to decide to get another piece from US.

I am still not sure if I want to buy the same Optoma brand and the same projector again because of this DMD chip issue.

I have it ceiling mounted and so buying another brand or another projector would disturb the ceiling mount and the throw distance.

Suggestions please?
 
Kalyan Bhai it depends on ur budget... U can buy a epson 720p projector(850hd) here in India for less than 50k(closer to 45k actually)... That will come with 2 yr warranty from epson... As I suggested to u before do try & take a demo of that unit & if u lake it then that might be a good option for u... If u are interested in a 1080p projector than the epson 8350 for 80k is a good option... Another good option is the Mits HC4000...

PS another good 720p option is the viewsonic... It is for around 42k..
 
KalyanVizag said:
I am one of those who had issues with Optoma HD66 that I bought from amazon. the DMD chip died on me after 13 months. I need to get the DMD chip replaced and the indian service service center gave me a quote of 23 K for that. Silly enough for me to decide to get another piece from US.

I am still not sure if I want to buy the same Optoma brand and the same projector again because of this DMD chip issue.

I have it ceiling mounted and so buying another brand or another projector would disturb the ceiling mount and the throw distance.

Suggestions please?
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Sorry to note that. Did you try to understand how it failed? I am concerned about this issue since I have bought one recently. :confused:

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Texas Instrument warranties the DLP/DMD chips for 5 years.
DLP News Release Details

Check with Optoma on this one. They should honor this because its Texas instrument who will pay for it.
 
Santy said:
Sorry to note that. Did you try to understand how it failed? I am concerned about this issue since I have bought one recently.
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@Santy
Before buying, you should have checked Amazon reviews from owners who have had it for more than an year. Its a common pattern that cheap Optoma projectors run great for an year and then start showing white spots because of DMD chip failure. This was one of the primary reasons I stayed away from it and bought Epson 705HD instead.
Anyway, I am sure there must be a lot of satisfied Optoma owners who never had a problem with their unit. So don't you worry and enjoy your PJ :-)
 
KalyanVizag said:
I could find one seller from Hongkong who is selling it for $189.
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Try this link... This seller has pretty good reviews on aliexpress & you can get it for a lot cheaper... Plus I have never been charged custom duty on anything I ordered from aliexpress... BTW one more thing before u order... Do try to find a person who can install it for you... If u cant find anyone else u can try to install it urself... Better than buying a new projector...

EDIT
Found a better & cheaper source which I have posted on the next page or else u can go directly to the post http://www.hifivision.com/home-thea...5679-optimia-hd20-649-99-us-2.html#post361959
 
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Thanks guys, I will bookmark these links but I hope I don't have to click them atleast for two years

Edit: but what I wanted to know is why it happens. Is it because of dust build up or thermal failure or any other reason. Because I believe any problem can be prevented or delayed.

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GeorgeO said:
I couldnt find the Optoma projector mentioned at the price indicated, on that link.
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svenkateshsmart said:
Even I too could not follow the link

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I clinked on the link to chk again it is working fine... If you open up a HD66 & chk the dmd chip you will find that this is the correct chip... This model of DMD chip is used in several company's DLP projectors such as Benq Optoma & Acer etc... Rest assured if anyone has any doubts he can look at the DMD chip in his HD66 & chk if this is the correct one or not...
 
Actually GeorgeO that post was for Kalyan & others who have a HD66... Anyway georgeO I have to thank you for 1 thing... I went looking for which DMD chip goes into the HD20 & I came across some listings of this DMD1076-6039B chip on ebay... The good news for Kayan & others with HD66 who have a problem or may have a problem in the future is that I found a seller selling this chip for $45+$6 international shipping on ebay... Here is the link
DMD1076-6039B - DLP Chip - for Benq, NEC, Sharp, Mitsubishi (6038B) - Projectors | eBay

This is a genuine source for this DMD chip & he has sold atleast a 100 pieces of this DMD chips on ebay... And he is shipping to India for only $6... Now the only thing you need is someone who can change the DMD chip for us for 500-600 rupees... I know you could do it yourself but I think it would be better if a guy with some training & exp change it :)...

PS a Member named Ontherocks has sent me a PM but I dont know y but I dont seems to be able to reply to his PMs... Atleast the replies are not showing up in my sent messages... Just wanted to inform him of that...
 
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rajadeep said:
Actually GeorgeO that post was for Kalyan & others who have a HD66... Anyway georgeO I have to thank you for 1 thing... I went looking for which DMD chip goes into the HD20 & I came across some listings of this DMD1076-6039B chip on ebay... The good news for Kayan & others with HD66 who have a problem or may have a problem in the future is that I found a seller selling this chip for $45+$6 international shipping on ebay... Here is the link
DMD1076-6039B - DLP Chip - for Benq, NEC, Sharp, Mitsubishi (6038B) - Projectors | eBay

This is a genuine source for this DMD chip & he has sold atleast a 100 pieces of this DMD chips on ebay... And he is shipping to India for only $6... Now the only thing you need is someone who can change the DMD chip for us for 500-600 rupees... I know you could do it yourself but I think it would be better if a guy with some training & exp change it :)...

PS a Member named Ontherocks has sent me a PM but I dont know y but I dont seems to be able to reply to his PMs... Atleast the replies are not showing up in my sent messages... Just wanted to inform him of that...
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I am not sure if this is the model that suits Optoma HD66. Can someone confirm the model number that suits HD66 please?
 
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