However, even in a room lit with non-directional sunlight coming through a single window, the picture proved to be better than I had anticipated going into testing. It features a maximum resolution of 4K (4096x2160) at 30Hz.Īs with any projector, the darker the room you use it in, the better the results are. It offers a contrast ratio up to 500,000:1, can display upwards of 1.07 billion colors and outputs up to 2,400 ANSI lumens. While it’s not necessarily a highly-regarded chip in audio/video forums, I found its performance to be rather impressive when taking into account the price point of the UHD50. The Optoma UHD50 is powered by a 0.47-inch DLP chip from Texas Instruments (yes, the same one that makes the ubiquitous graphic calculators). Lifewire / Gannon Burgett Image Quality: Impressive across the screen
This guide overlays a grid, which makes it easy to see where the image is distorted on the screen you’re using it with. My favorite part of the whole setup process was the built-in guide Optoma offers within the picture settings menu. I would’ve liked to see slightly more fine-level adjustments, but the vertical lens shift tends to mean you don’t need to be quite so precise with the keystone adjustments.
The digital keystone function of the UHD offers up to 40-degrees of correction in either direction and is easy enough to adjust with the dedicated button on the remote. The vertical lens shift also made it easy to align the picture with the screen. Having this range to work with makes it much easier to sit or mount the projector on surfaces and adjust the zoom accordingly to get the perfect image size. On my 100-inch screen, the UHD50 has a throw distance between 8-feet 9-inches and 11-feet and 6-inches, thanks to the 1.3x optical zoom. The physical adjustments include a 1.3x optical zoom dial, the projector also features a vertical lens shift, which makes it easy to adjust the image up and down by up to 15-degrees without causing noticeable distortion. Thankfully, Optoma has provided a number of physical and digital adjustments to make the process as painless as possible. However, that’s only a small portion of the struggle that is getting the image aligned as perfectly as possible with the projector screen (or wall). In terms of getting the projector unboxed, plugged in, connected to the sources, and turned on, it’s fairly straightforward. Lifewire / Gannon Burgett Setup Process: Easy with a few tweaks The UHD50, like most Optoma projectors, features a boxy, rectangular design with an offset lens on the front, an array of vents on both sides for keeping the internals cool, a collection of buttons on the top of the projector for basic menu navigation, and a host of ports on the back of the projector for inputting and outputting various media options.Īesthetically, I don’t find the projector all that appealing, but I found the design to be functional in terms of having easy access to the most-used ports and controls and in the case of projectors, function will almost always beat out form. Unlike televisions, where the overall design has a direct impact on the visual experience, the design of a projector is a little less critical, but nonetheless worth mentioning. Over the course of four weeks, I put the Optoma UHD50 to the test, watching movies, playing games, bingeing my favorite television shows, and more for a total of more than 80 hours to see just how well the image quality, sound quality, and overall experience was for the $1,299 projector compared to those on ourbest projector list.
While there are plenty of options to choose from, I’ve taken a look at the Optoma UHD50, a mid-range 4K projector, to see just how well it performs. For roughly the same price as a mid-range television, you can pick up a projector that can likely display an image twice the size.
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Whether it’s for weekend movie nights with your family or an all-nighter gaming with your friends, it’s hard to beat the incredible, immersive visuals a projector can offer compared to a television.
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