Thank you for this review. I bought the UHZ50 in the US after carefully going through real life examples and clarification I was looking for on the options it had.
Great overview with some decent examples of the differences. Love the projector reviews. Keep em coming. Hoping to have a laser model soon. Maybe this one!
when this model released ? because i wish to buy this or wait some months for newer model from optoma with hdmi 2.1 4k 120hz or more and VRR , i heard dlp projector is best for motion , i am sensitive from motion blur , i wish to know about motion blur and clean motion on this projector or others with best motion , dose hdmi input with clear motion effect input lag or reduce the brightness ? for me optoma is NO.1 for gaming and movies too,the price is amazing for the amazing picture quality ,
I have the uhd 50x and am thinking of getting something new after this year's up. Does this still use dlp? I have white spots from the chip over heating and may not go the same route if so when upgrading next year.
This sounds like a great projector. My question is I love 3d but I noticed the projector has a separate 3d sync connection like when 3d projectors first came out. Is the 3d sync not built in?
Thanks for the review :) Can you offer any feedback for the ‘ultra wide’ feature? Is this a digital ‘zoom’ to display a 21:9/32:9 image on a CinemaScope screen (ie 2.35:1)
Thanks so much great help ,, I am really much interested in buying optoma ,, little confused between ,, laser one and uhd35+ Gaming is not my first priority,, only want to see movies ,, but some time games too ,, will uhd+ will b a good. As laser one is a bit expensive My current optoma projector is 15 years old model ,,it’s Optoma MovieTime DV10 Projector 6:34
screen colour & gain depends on your environment more than the projector. Generally grey screens are better in rooms with lighter coloured walls as they reflect less light and reduce it bouncing around the room. White screens provide the best overall experience when you have control of the light in your room and have darker coloured surroundings. So for most people with a normal light living room a grey screen is likely the better option.
30000 hours, but only in eco mode? But in the long run, can the light source be exhanged? I see this question have been asked by other too on Reddit, but no good answer yet. And does it work fine with a day or even two in one go? It is rare, but sometimes I do use a screen for over a day. And for other times, I guess it have sleep mode? But not at least, do 3D glasses follow, or do I have to buy them besides this so far awesome projector?
Hi. Theoretically you can replace the laser, although we expect the cost to mean you will likely just buy a new projector by the time it comes around. At 30,000 hours you could have it on for 10 hours per day, every day, for 10 years. Yes it would work continuously no problems to our knowledge. And you would need to buy 3D glasses to go with it, there arent any in the box. They are approximately £20 per per from popular sites. :)
You can find throw information on the Scan website. Optoma also have a distance calculator on their website which is very useful. Unsure what accessibility features you are wanting to know about? -
The UHZ is faster, but we didnt time it. Certainly when you switch sources or change the colour profiles though the UHZ is instant VS up to 8 seconds for the UHD42. - AS
i had connected Nvidia shield pro but I was not happy with the picture quality m unless we run a plex server or heavy user we don't need Nvidia pro shield, then I shifted to fire cube which is a dedicated streaming purpose device, and the images are much clear and significant with fire cube , I won't recommend Nvidia shield pro if you are only using for watching movies.
Thats interesting.. The shield pro is generally regarded as the best streaming box on the market and offers all of the highest quality features. Plus the newer models have the AI upscaling from lower quality content.
It definitely has significantly better colours and colour brightness. Plus the lower lag for gaming if thats something you do. But in reality unless you have them side by side you could easily wonder just how much better it is. the main thing here is the laser light source being brighter and lasting a lot longer. Black performance is better too, so if you notice grey significantly on your UHD 40 when it should be black then this would be better. - AS
How does this projector compare to a Barco Cine 9 CRT? How good can i expect black levels to be on this projector? Obviously on a CRT projector black is absolute pitch black
Unfortunately we havent had the opportunity to test the Barco model so its impossible to say. Blacks are the weakness of DLP based projectors generally. This one is pretty good but just on blacks its about average compared to LCD or other formats. - AS
@@ScanComputers thanks for the response. Probably going to be difficult these days, but if you ever get the chance to try out a Barco Cine 9 or a Sony G90, you're going to want to do that, for FHD it's going to be very difficult to beat even today. For UHD, maybe not so, but it'll certainly beat it in some ways.
This is a challenge with trying to film the two at the same time. If one is brighter then the camera overexposes and looks like this. In real life to the eye the UHZ50 is easily better all round. - AS
I just purchased UHZ50 I’m appalled with how ridiculous the library of apps available on there Optoma marketplace is! There’s no Disney+, no UA-cam, no Hulu! Netflix and Amazon Prime play on 360p only!!?? Anybody out there on the same situation??
We agree the onboard app system could be better. our recommendation is to get the Nvidia Shield TV. It offers excellent AI upscaling as well as other great features. - AS
The LG with 5k lumens is quite a bit more expensive and it's unclear how it would handle gaming. For most people 5k lumens will be too bright. Really that's only for a very bright room. Not saying it's no good though. Hopefully it's something scan can get hold of :)
Thank you for this review. I bought the UHZ50 in the US after carefully going through real life examples and clarification I was looking for on the options it had.
Glad it was helpful!
Optoma UHZ50 is an amazing projector! Very bright , with vivid colors !! Silent ! With very good features! Amazing Picture in Movies! Perfect!
Great overview with some decent examples of the differences. Love the projector reviews. Keep em coming. Hoping to have a laser model soon. Maybe this one!
Thanks, will do!
when this model released ?
because i wish to buy this or wait some months for newer model from optoma with hdmi 2.1 4k 120hz or more and VRR ,
i heard dlp projector is best for motion , i am sensitive from motion blur ,
i wish to know about motion blur and clean motion on this projector or others with best motion , dose hdmi input with clear motion effect input lag or reduce the brightness ?
for me optoma is NO.1 for gaming and movies too,the price is amazing for the amazing picture quality ,
I have the uhd 50x and am thinking of getting something new after this year's up. Does this still use dlp? I have white spots from the chip over heating and may not go the same route if so when upgrading next year.
This sounds like a great projector.
My question is I love 3d but I noticed the projector has a separate 3d sync connection like when 3d projectors first came out.
Is the 3d sync not built in?
Hi Yes it works with standard IR 3D glasses aswell. The 3D sync is another option that you can use but its quite rare. - AS
@@ScanComputers
Thank you 😊
Thanks for the review :) Can you offer any feedback for the ‘ultra wide’ feature? Is this a digital ‘zoom’ to display a 21:9/32:9 image on a CinemaScope screen (ie 2.35:1)
hi yes all 16:9 projectors will simply have black bars top and bottom. so you will lose resolution in these modes.
Thanks so much great help ,, I am really much interested in buying optoma ,, little confused between ,, laser one and uhd35+
Gaming is not my first priority,, only want to see movies ,, but some time games too ,, will uhd+ will b a good.
As laser one is a bit expensive
My current optoma projector is 15 years old model ,,it’s Optoma MovieTime DV10 Projector 6:34
what would be the best screen for this projector grey or white? and gain?
screen colour & gain depends on your environment more than the projector. Generally grey screens are better in rooms with lighter coloured walls as they reflect less light and reduce it bouncing around the room. White screens provide the best overall experience when you have control of the light in your room and have darker coloured surroundings. So for most people with a normal light living room a grey screen is likely the better option.
@@ScanComputers ok thanks for replying. I have dedicated theater room. It's light controlled and dark walls. Sounds like white screen is best.
Umm, isn't the dynamic contrast supposed to be 2,500,000:1...?? Which of course is BS...
Exactly!!! How can somebody make so big mistake!!!!
30000 hours, but only in eco mode? But in the long run, can the light source be exhanged? I see this question have been asked by other too on Reddit, but no good answer yet.
And does it work fine with a day or even two in one go? It is rare, but sometimes I do use a screen for over a day. And for other times, I guess it have sleep mode?
But not at least, do 3D glasses follow, or do I have to buy them besides this so far awesome projector?
Hi. Theoretically you can replace the laser, although we expect the cost to mean you will likely just buy a new projector by the time it comes around. At 30,000 hours you could have it on for 10 hours per day, every day, for 10 years. Yes it would work continuously no problems to our knowledge. And you would need to buy 3D glasses to go with it, there arent any in the box. They are approximately £20 per per from popular sites. :)
Dear Sirs, There's no mention of Accessibility features or the throw ratio. Can you or anyone assist please. Thank you.
You can find throw information on the Scan website. Optoma also have a distance calculator on their website which is very useful. Unsure what accessibility features you are wanting to know about? -
Can you please do comparison this projector with Epson 6150
What is the boot up time on the UHZ50 projector compared to the UHD42?
The UHZ is faster, but we didnt time it. Certainly when you switch sources or change the colour profiles though the UHZ is instant VS up to 8 seconds for the UHD42. - AS
i had connected Nvidia shield pro but I was not happy with the picture quality m unless we run a plex server or heavy user we don't need Nvidia pro shield, then I shifted to fire cube which is a dedicated streaming purpose device, and the images are much clear and significant with fire cube , I won't recommend Nvidia shield pro if you are only using for watching movies.
Thats interesting.. The shield pro is generally regarded as the best streaming box on the market and offers all of the highest quality features. Plus the newer models have the AI upscaling from lower quality content.
There must have been something wrong with your settings or unit because I have a shield pro hooked up to an OLED TV and the picture quality is great.
@@Pedr4m yes ,unsorted it out now it's fine and using nvidia shield pro ,but I am also curious about latest released firecube specks are good ,
How much better than the uhd40 would you say this unit is? Not sure if it’s worth the upgrade
It definitely has significantly better colours and colour brightness. Plus the lower lag for gaming if thats something you do. But in reality unless you have them side by side you could easily wonder just how much better it is. the main thing here is the laser light source being brighter and lasting a lot longer. Black performance is better too, so if you notice grey significantly on your UHD 40 when it should be black then this would be better. - AS
@@ScanComputers thanks
Is the rainbow effect more noticeable on the uhz50?
The Rainbow effect affects only a small portion of projector viewers, and isn't something we have noticed in this projector. -GH
@@ScanComputersis it using rgb rgb or rgbw?
Why does this video claim Contrast ratio is 250,000:1 and Richer Sounds says 500,000:1 ?
whats the power usage like with a laser vs traditional bulb?
You will find that laser projectors use much less power than a traditional bulb. -GH
Nice review. Looks like a good option. 👍
How does this projector compare to a Barco Cine 9 CRT?
How good can i expect black levels to be on this projector? Obviously on a CRT projector black is absolute pitch black
Unfortunately we havent had the opportunity to test the Barco model so its impossible to say. Blacks are the weakness of DLP based projectors generally. This one is pretty good but just on blacks its about average compared to LCD or other formats. - AS
@@ScanComputers thanks for the response. Probably going to be difficult these days, but if you ever get the chance to try out a Barco Cine 9 or a Sony G90, you're going to want to do that, for FHD it's going to be very difficult to beat even today. For UHD, maybe not so, but it'll certainly beat it in some ways.
I think 42 color is more realistic, 50 is overexposed, gray and white
This is a challenge with trying to film the two at the same time. If one is brighter then the camera overexposes and looks like this. In real life to the eye the UHZ50 is easily better all round. - AS
is this Native 4k?
These are a pixel shift technology, but they are a certified 4K UHD
I just purchased UHZ50
I’m appalled with how ridiculous the library of apps available on there Optoma marketplace is!
There’s no Disney+, no UA-cam, no Hulu!
Netflix and Amazon Prime play on 360p only!!??
Anybody out there on the same situation??
We agree the onboard app system could be better. our recommendation is to get the Nvidia Shield TV. It offers excellent AI upscaling as well as other great features. - AS
Lens shift is only up on UHZ50, not up and down
Everybody on Reddit absolutely hates Optoma. Do people here have issues with the brand?
They are about UHD series not UHZ
It’s 2.5 million:1 contrast ratio. NOT 250,000. Should correct that that’s a Biiiiiig difference
Kkk It can'be beat with LG projectors
4k gives over 3 millian contrast ratio plus 5000 anci lumen etc
We havent tested the LG ourselves. But we know the Optoma is very impressive and easy to set up. And the 240Hz gaming is pretty next level. - AS
The LG with 5k lumens is quite a bit more expensive and it's unclear how it would handle gaming. For most people 5k lumens will be too bright. Really that's only for a very bright room. Not saying it's no good though. Hopefully it's something scan can get hold of :)
Still the best portable projector
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