Optoma UHD60 projector

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The Optoma UHD60 projector I won at Cedia just arrived ! I'll test it and post some screen shots / impressions / results this week or next. In the mean time, here it is -

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With limited lens shift, I'm going to need to be clever setting this up temporarily. Stay tuned !

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I had to jury rig this projector in my theater -

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So first the bad news - 4K test patterns don't look too good -

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HDMI sync times with 4K are long - just as long as the JVC's. And, I could not for the life of me get my UB900 to recognize the UHD60 as HDR capable - it sent 4K / SDR rec 709 no matter what I did.

Black levels are not too good. That said, if your screen is totally masked, the picture overall is surprisingly good -

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Screen size - Lucy - 2.35:1  - 107.6" diagonal ( 99" x 42.1 " ). Rocky Mountain Express - 1.78:1 - 113.6" diagonal ( 99" x 55.6 " ) - Stewart Cima neve screen ( 1.1+ gain ). Due to the temporary nature of the setup, this was the largest I could go on my 122" diagonal 16:9 screen in my room.

Contrast and brightness adjusted, then pretty much used out of the box settings - reference, 2.4 gamma, dynamic black on.

Measurements using a 100 IRE test pattern -

HDR mode - 1183 lumens.

High Lamp - reference setting ( all the follow measurements are with reference setting ) - 924 lumens.

Eco lamp - 586 lumens.

Dynamic Black on - 1008 lumens.

I'm sure one could dial in a better picture with a full calibration. Mine was just a quick out of the box test. And, I'd guess the UHD65 is even better. 

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The similar UHD65 - http://www.projectorreviews.com/optoma/optoma-uhd65-projector-calibration-settings/

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Things I don't like - lots of light coming out of the vent in front -



Sync times at least with 4K is as long as with a JVC - just FYI.

Limited lens shift and zoom.

I see occasional rainbow effect. Not much though.

Black levels are not so good.

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Things I do like -

DLP motion sure does look good.

The picture is sharp and crisp, despite the 4K test pattern fail.

[Tom Bley]

Thanks for your review, Craig.

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Thanks for your review, Craig.

In some ways it makes me miss my Lumis. DLP does have a wonderful look, even with these XPR chips. If someone had a room where higher contrast wouldn't make any difference, this projector did throw a nice image. I'm sure it would look even better with a full calibration.

[alangouger]

Craig, you really won the Optoma at Cedia ?

Will you pick my next lottery numbers for me?