Many people now want to watch a movie at home using a basic projector. As a viewer, this enables you to enjoy the convenience of watching a movie of you choice on a large screen while the fact that it is a rental ensures that you don’t spend too much on purchase or maintenance. A home theater projector needs to be easy to set up, be able to read DVDs as well as other input such as from computers, and provide a good audio and video experience. If you are a frequent player of video games, a LCD projector that has a port for plugging in video game console input is a definite must have. A projector that permits a user to connect the audio to a better sound system to enhance viewing pleasure too will be appreciated by those who want a great movie viewing experience.

Compact Size

One home theater projector that meets most of these criteria is the MovieTime DV10 from Optoma. It weighs 7 pounds and is compact enough to move around with ease. The protective canvas case provided with the projector ensures easy storage. The initial setting up takes time, but later it can be done more quickly. The projector is designed to be placed a foot below the screen, so you need a table of just the right height.

This projector which can also be rented has an extremely short throw lens. This means it can create a huge image from a short distance. However, as the zoom control too is very short, the only way to ensure an accurate zoom length is to move the projector itself.

Multiple Ports

This projector comes with a built-in DVD player and speakers. MovieTime offers 852×480 resolution. While this is less than HD resolution, the projector can handle HDTV inputs. The home theater projector can be connected to the HD set-top box using a component video adapter that is provided along with the projector. This adapter needs to be plugged in to the RGB port that can also be used to connect to PCs and video games. The audio system is adequate, but those who want a better listening experience have the option of connecting the projector to a better sound system.

Image Quality

This projector delivers very good quality images. One can choose from a number of present modes. The Movie mode is great for a home theater and can be manually fine tuned for a better image.

The color of the images projected by this device can be a disappointment unless you are willing to fine tune the color settings. While the MovieTime was able to reproduce deep blacks, a rainbow effect was also visible. There is no false contouring and much detail is visible on the screen image.

On the whole the MovieTime home theater projector from Optoma is a good buy for those who want an easy to use and install home theater system.

Before making any purchase, it is a good idea to perform quick search under projector rentaland rent one from a local company first.