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Along with providing excellent picture quality and sharpness, the projector offers respectable platform for gamers as well. Although it’s been quite a while since the launch of the projector, it’s still among good affordable 4K projectors providing some great picture quality and features. Also go and look at review on Sony VPL-VW350ES 4K projector – Click Here.
Specifications
• Technology: DLP• Maximum Resolution: 4K (4096 x 2160)
• Native Resolution: UHD (3840 x 2160)
• Aspect Ratio 16:9
• Brightness: 3000 lumens
• Contrast Ratio: 1,000,000:1
• Displayable Colors: 1.07 billion
• Lens Shift: Vertical +15%
• 3D/Blu-ray 3D: No
• Light Source Life: 4000/10000/15000 (Bright/ECO/Dynamic)
• Weight 16 lbs
For a complete list of specifications please visit; Optoma.
Exterior
The projector has a white glossy top; the sides are matte finish with brushed silver trim. It is medium-sized and weighs 16 lbs., with dimensions of (W x H x D) 19.6″ x 6″ x 13″.
Connectivity
The projector provides a Kensington lock slot for security, and a power receptacle. Along with RJ45 connector for use with CAT5/6 cables for wired networking. It also provides a RS232 serial port, pair of HDMI inputs (HDMI1 and HDMI2) among which HDMI2 supports HDMI2.0 and the matching HDCP2.2. A traditional VGA port is also provided for analog computer output, a pair of stereo audio jacks for input and output. A pair of USB, a digital audio jack and a 12 volt screen trigger.
Visual Specs
The Optoma UHD60 True 4K UHD Projector uses the 0.66-inch version of TI’s 4K DLP chips. Although, it has only 2716 x 1528 mirrors but by moving the mirrors really fast, the chip is said to achieve full 4K resolution. It comes with a color wheel of 5 segments (RGBCY).It offers great additional features, such as Optoma’s Pure Motion. It helps to provide more smoothness and flow to your content and works pretty well on UHD60.
It also provides the Ultra Detail feature which further enhances the perceived sharpness and detail. For black level performance, the projector has the Dynamic Black feature which uses the lamp dimming technique to provide lower black levels. Some additional features include the Optoma’s BrilliantColor feature with multiple settings, Pure Color and Pure Contrast.
The picture quality of UHD60 is brilliant. The brightness and color contrast is amazing, along with exceptional details and sharpness. The picture quality is quiet engaging out of the box but you might want to change a few settings according to your requirements and taste. If you are bothered by the noise of the projector, try turning off the Ultra Resolution which is set to 1 by default from a scale of 0 to 3, which will help to reduce the noise.
Looking at the out of the box HDR performance of the projector, it will impress many; Projectorpoint. The picture looks stunning, along with providing excellent color balance and contrast, the picture gives the natural feel. You might want to stick with HDR picture mode to have the best possible outcome for HDR.
You will find a lengthy list of picture preset modes which works very well, the highlighted ones are Cinema for standard dynamic range content, HDR mode for obviously HDR and Game preset for minimizing input lag for gaming.
The game picture preset works fine in reducing the input lag but not sufficient for some fast-paced games and could hinder your experience. So generally it provides good gaming experience unless you are a serious gamer and can’t tolerate smallest of the lags in fast-paced games.
Some of the limitations in terms of its visual specs are that the Optoma UHD60 True 4K UHD Projector is not 3D compatible. The other issue is with its Bright mode which provides the most brightness outcome but it is tilted towards green and due to this reason will be useless for many users unless they don’t mind that greenish picture. As I have already mentioned above, the Ultra Resolution feature increases the noise especially in HDR and you might want to turn it off. As a DLP projector you might be affected with rainbow artifacts if you are too sensitive to it; Hometheaterreview.
Price
The Optoma UHD60 True 4K UHD Projector is currently available to buy from these platforms; Optoma.
Positives
Let’s get down to some of the positive aspects of the projector:• Excellent 4K performance, along with great sharpness.
• Supports 4K HDR, along with providing multiple HDR settings, enhanced color (BT.2020/P3).
• Excellent out of the box picture quality.
• Provides CFI (creative frame interpolation) for smoothness; Projectorreviews.
• Excellent color balance, contrast and brightness in HDR.
• Provides decent flexibility for placement.
• Supports MHL for mobile devices.
• Provides built-in speakers.
• Provides excellent features when compared to its price.
Negatives
Some of the limitations of the projector are:• You might experience rainbow artifacts on this projector.
• The Ultra Resolution feature can be noisy.
• Provides no 3D.
• The projector delivers greenish picture in full brightness.
• Manual lens-no lens memory.
• Good black levels but might disappoint many users.
Summarizing
The Optoma UHD60 True 4K UHD Projector has been out in the market since a while, but overall the projector is still competitive and is among some good affordable 4K projectors out there. Obviously the projector has its limitations but in this affordable price range you can’t expect to have everything. The good thing is that it provides great picture quality, high level of brightness and contrast, along with HDR and some excellent features. This really makes it a great choice among its competitors.It all gets down to your requirements and needs in the end, so the best projector for you is the one that lives up to your expectations and setup.