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Optoma Themescene HD82 DLP projector

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When in 1962, in his book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, epistemologist Thomas Kuhn coined the phrase ‘paradigm shift’ to describe a change in basic assumptions within a ruling scientific theory, we’re not sure he had video projectors in mind (and no, we didn’t know what an epistemologist was either).

But this bit of Doctor Who-type jargon is the term Optoma is using to describe the Themescene HD82, a mid-priced projector designed to deliver a truly cinematic experience. So can it live up to its billing?

First published in Home Cinema Choice 173

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