Review on 📽️ Optoma UHD60 4K UHD Projector – 3000 Lumens, Enhanced Entertainment and Movie Experience, Rec.2020 with DCI-P3 for Wide Color Gamut, HDMI 2.0 and HDR10, Sleek White Design by David Crowder

requires some planning and additional costs. I bought it from Revain through Visual Apex due to stock issues. VA is a Revain dealer, so at least it's there. We bought it to replace an outdated Benq W1070. The projector is a little larger than expected, but the size isn't really an issue and is clearly stated on the spec sheet. I mounted it to the ceiling using an Optoma OCM818W-RU mount and the projector installed with very little effort. I highly recommend the Optoma mount. It's more expensive but stronger. It's a lot smaller than it looks in the picture. Installing the projector took just a few minutes. The projector's top cover is a little flimsy and not up to the standards of a $2,000 item. Fit and finish could be better here. I've read a bit about HDMI cables and the need to buy "good" cables for 4k, HDCP, etc. I've also read many articles claiming HDMI is HDMI and any high speed cable. fit. My problem was the 35 foot run from the Onkyo TX-RZ800 to the projector. Our Benq worked fine with a 50ft cable at 1080p, but I knew length could be an issue at 4k. I bought the highest quality cable at a reasonable price (Kolife) rated High Speed and said 4k, HDCP 2.2, 18Ghz, 24ga, 4k@60. As a 4k source I have a Sony UBP-X800 used. I used an Optoma "High Speed" HDMI cable from Sony to Onkyo. Although I could see the 4k signal, I couldn't do it reliably. There were image artifacts, flashes, signal dropouts, and generally poor image quality. I connected a long HDMI cable directly to the Sony and the problems got worse. So Onkyo really helped. I also tried a signal booster on both ends of a long HDMI cable. This didn't work either. As it turns out, HDMI is a bad platform for 4K@60. But that's what we have. After doing a little research and finding out that HDMI cables DO A LOT when it comes to long runs and 4k@60, I bought a RUIPRO 33ft HDMI fiber optic cable. The fiber optic solution eliminated ALL signal loss, so we're in business. Any HDMI cable will not work, especially if you walk many meters. You absolutely must take the time to find the right solution for your budget and specific facility. Also remember that there is a difference between 4k@60 and 4k@30 or 24 modes. You will run into big problems if you use inferior cables at the highest data rates. A cheap short cable might work for you, but it certainly didn't work for me. I strongly recommend a fiber optic solution for long HDMI lines. Ruipro seems to have great reviews and has worked wonders for my setup. As for the projector itself, installation was a breeze. A large number of zooms will help you find the optimal placement in your room. There's no keystone correction with this projector, so you'll have to opt for a vertical setup. It offers (15%?) vertical lens shift. The fan noise is medium or low. I only notice it in a very quiet room. Even the usual movie dialogues are enough to drown out the fan noise. The pictures are amazing to say the least! Fantastic colors, beautiful blacks in a dark room. A sharpness that is hard to find at this price. For $2,000 you get the largest screen you can afford at home in incredible 4K resolution. Really amazing! However, remember that this is a projector. It works best in a darkened room and will never be bright enough to compete with more ambient light. It's slightly brighter than the W1070. (3000 vs. 2200 lumens). Movies, games and TV are great with this projector. I think the latency is better than Benq because everything seems to be more in sync and the games are just great! There are many menu settings to play with. I like Ultra Detail, but I've found that Dynamic Black adds a bit of noise to the image. The HDR setting seems to be the best (in my opinion). For me this projector has a few small cons: 1- No keystone correction, placement needs to be planned. At least there is a vertical lens shift. It's okay, but the keystone distortion is nice. 2- No 3D. It wasn't a big hit for me. Our family decided that 3D was more trouble than it was worth. Note, however, that 3D is not supported.3 - Limited to 8 bits at 4K@60. You need to slow it down to 4k @ 24 or 30 to get 10-bit and 12-bit. I'm not a techie. I don't quite understand if this is a limitation of HDMI, the projector or something else. I've seen some streaks of color in some images (gradient sky, etc.). I also don't know yet if it is related to the cable between the source and the Onkyo. (ordered better cables). I only see the color bars improve when the channel is capped at 4k@24 and have read that color bars can be related to color depth. UPDATE: Better cables have helped solve the color stripe problem and it's a lot less noticeable. 4. It does not have an RGBRGB color wheel. This is RGBCY. To me, this makes the typical DLP rainbow effect a bit more obvious, but adds some extra brightness. Compromise. I like a brighter picture, so for me it's a good choice over UHD65. , Cable with gold connector (Farstrider). Based on the above experience and experimenting with multiple cables, I KNOW this is the cable and have ordered a replacement. Again, NO cable works for 4k@60. Roku Ultra runs at 4k@60 all the time. I will report on AudioQuest cables. in summary. This is a great projector, the best deal on the market today. It has some minor limitations. Also note that 4K@60 isn't exactly plug and play. You will buy some cables and do some research. UPDATE: The addition of 1m Audioquest Forest cables fixed the signal drop issue on the Roku Ultra. Using AQ cables also improved the picture quality on the Sony UBP-X800. There seems to be less color banding and dynamic range artifacts. They appear to be of great importance, but they are difficult to quantify. UPDATE: After spending a month with this projector I realized that some of the image artifacts could be related to how the image was encoded and some from the SD to UHD conversion. On the Sony UBP800, the SD upconversion is set to 4K@24. If the source has a higher frame rate, it will pass. Roku Ultra runs at 4k@60 all the time and there is no option to change Roku to a lower frame rate. As a result, Roku still has more issues with image quality and signal dropouts. It just peels off. As soon as I can get HBO and STarZ on Sony, Roku will be gone! Sony Blu-ray picture quality is much better and more reliable. There are a few more image artifacts that I can't explain, small bands of color in some scenes while other similar scenes are fine. Am I beginning to think this is mostly the fault of the source material? So far, Optoma is working like a champion. The projector is still not quite as good as a good 4k LCD TV or OLED, but the SIZE! It's still the best option for affordable 4K in a format where 4K matters. NEW UPDATE (3/2019). This unit is being returned for warranty repair. The HDMI2 input (which handles 4k) gave up and didn't find a signal at any resolution. HDMI-1 accepts up to 1080p. Optoma staff approved the RMA within 24 hours and I will update again once the projector is back. HDMI problems have never completely gone away due to random signal dropouts. Perhaps the HDMI board has always been a bit unreliable. Overall it's still a good projector, but a 4K LCD TV is a lot less of a problem and performs better if you can live with a 75-inch projector. The projector came back about a week and a half after shipping. Good service, tracking all the way. I haven't received many messages about what Optoma did to fix this issue. No documents. Nothing. But it came back fixed so don't worry. I opted for the 75 inch LCD TV. I'm sad to lose the size, but the LCD still offers better overall performance. I'm tired of dealing with HDMI 4K and 35ft issues. An LCD TV simply has a better picture, less color banding, no rainbow effect, better HDR and much better for daytime viewing. I still think the Optoma is a great projector considering it's the first projector in the world that the average person can afford. But I don't think the technology is there yet. It might be ready in a few years. At least the LCD TV suits us better. I'm sad to be smaller, but there are other benefits. Overall 4 stars. Kudos to Optoma for the warranty and customer support.