Optoma TW610STi

Optoma TW610STi

To say that the Optoma TW610STi ($1,000 street) is simply the Editors' Choice Optoma TW610ST ($1,000 street, 4 stars) with interactivity added is an oversimplification, but not by much. Both models are built around a DLP chip with WXGA (1,280 by 800) resolution, and both share most of the same specifications, including a 3,100 lumen rating. However the two performed slightly differently on our tests, and the interactive feature puts the TW610STi in a completely different category. That said, one other thing the two have in common is that both are easy picks for Editors' Choice. Short-throw interactive projectors like the TW610STi and the Acer S5201M ($900 street, 3 stars) that I reviewed recently earn their own category primarily because of price. On the one hand, they're more expensive than otherwise equivalent projectors without interactivity. (The current price for the TW610ST, for example, is $900). On the other hand, they're a lot cheaper than equivalent ultra-short throw interactive projectors, like the Editors' Choice Optoma TW675UTi-3D ($1800 street, 4 stars), with its expensive, ultra-short throw lens.