Optoma GT720

Optoma GT720

The Optoma GT720 ($800 street) is one of three new Optoma GameTime models, all built around a DLP engine and designed specifically for gaming enthusiasts and home entertainment. The other two are the GT700 with slightly lower brightness and contrast ratio, and the GT360 which shares the same ratings for brightness and contrast. The key difference between the GT720 and GT360, according to Optoma, is resolution. The GT360 is designed for the Wii, with a native SVGA (800 by 600) resolution. The GT720's native WXGA (1,280 by 800) resolution makes it a particularly good choice for use with a PS3 or Xbox. The idea of a gaming projector - as opposed to a data projector or home theater projector - is new. So what distinguishes a gaming projector? The answer is that there's no one feature you can point to. Rather, there are any number of touches, both small and large, each of which helps make the projector a little more useful for game playing. Taken together, they add up to a total package that's optimized for games. If you're a serious gamer, you want an immersive experience. That means you want to hear reasonably high-quality, high-volume sound. So the GT720 includes an unusually capable stereo sound system for a projector at this price, with two 5-watt speakers with good sound quality and high volume.