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Take a closer look at the Optoma HD146X

This projector offers high brightness and decent contrast on a budget.

Geoffrey Morrison
Geoffrey Morrison is a writer/photographer about tech and travel for CNET, The New York Times, and other web and print publications. He's also the Editor-at-Large for The Wirecutter. He has written for Sound&Vision magazine, Home Theater magazine, and was the Editor-in-Chief of Home Entertainment magazine. He is NIST and ISF trained, and has a degree in Television/Radio from Ithaca College. His bestselling novel, Undersea, and its sequel, Undersea Atrophia, are available in paperback and digitally on Amazon. He spends most of the year as a digital nomad, living and working while traveling around the world. You can follow his travels at BaldNomad.com and on his YouTube channel.
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Vents

Like all projector, there's lots of airflow to help keep the bright (and hot) lamp somewhat cool.

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Budget

To keep the price down, there aren't many features.

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A look inside

A glimpse at some of the internals.

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No lens shift

Like most inexpensive DLP projectors, there's no vertical lens shift.

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Adjustments

Manual zoom and focus. The zoom range is fairly limited at 1.1x.

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Top

Controls on top if you can't find the remote.

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Input

There's only one input on the HD146X: a single HDMI. The USB can supply enough power for a streaming stick. There's also a 3.5mm analog audio out.

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Remote

The remote is very bright and includes buttons for inputs not found on the HD146X.

For more info, check out our full review.

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