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Optoma UHD30 True 4K UHD Gaming Projector | 16ms Response Time with Enhanced Gaming Mode | Lowest Input Lag on 4K Projector | 240Hz Refresh Rate | HDR10 & HLG: Electron $1100
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Optoma UHD30 4k (Faux) Gaming Projector for $1100 Amazon. Lowest price I have seen.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084YH1...bGb29
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I have a Optoma HD141X Projector. It's a lower model than this one. My 1st bulb blew after about 50 hours (supposed to last 5,000 hours). We only use the projector once a week to watch one movie. They 'only' charged me 1/2 price and that was over $100 with tax and shipping.
Second one blew after about 350 hours. Better but no where near the claimed time. And when I say 'blew' I meant it! It literally shattered inside the projector with a loud POP! Had to shake the broken glass out. Crazy but from what I hear it is not uncommon with projectors.
For this new bulb I was charged full price which was about $200.
They also really encourage you to buy their brand bulbs. There is no where else to buy them other than from the company directly. It might be the printer ink business model. in other words, they make most profits from selling the bulbs.
Anyone else is selling off brand bulbs which the company warns might have less light or 'off' colors. Even so, I bought a bulb that fits from eBay. Despite the picture and description being on-point, they sent me a completely different bulb that I had to return. So it's a crapshoot. Will try again with eBay but it's not straight forward.
I feel like taking the risk on third party bulbs pays off over time, even if you ruin a projector at some point. $30-50 bulbs instead of $200
I have a Optoma HD141X Projector. It's a lower model than this one. My 1st bulb blew after about 50 hours (supposed to last 5,000 hours). We only use the projector once a week to watch one movie. They 'only' charged me 1/2 price and that was over $100 with tax and shipping.
Second one blew after about 350 hours. Better but no where near the claimed time. And when I say 'blew' I meant it! It literally shattered inside the projector with a loud POP! Had to shake the broken glass out. Crazy but from what I hear it is not uncommon with projectors.
For this new bulb I was charged full price which was about $200.
They also really encourage you to buy their brand bulbs. There is no where else to buy them other than from the company directly. It might be the printer ink business model. in other words, they make most profits from selling the bulbs.
Anyone else is selling off brand bulbs which the company warns might have less light or 'off' colors. Even so, I bought a bulb that fits from eBay. Despite the picture and description being on-point, they sent me a completely different bulb that I had to return. So it's a crapshoot. Will try again with eBay but it's not straight forward.
The "Lamp Hours" counter on the Info screen now reads 6070 H in Normal mode + 3457 H in ECO mode.
Advertised lifespan is 5000 hours in ECO or 4000 hours normal - 25% extension in lifespan in ECO mode, or ECO hours x0.8 to scale it down to normal hours.
I'm basically at 8836 hours in Normal mode, or 11045 hours in ECO mode (6070 + 3457 * 0.8 total Normal hours or 6070 / 0.8 + 3457 to get ECO hours total).
Only reason I'm still putting up with the nag screen and haven't just reset the bulb life counter is to see how high up I can take this champion of a bulb lmao. This sumbitch is bright too at 3000 lumens. If I've been running it all day, it will start to flicker, but toggling ECO mode on/off makes that go away. And I still run it all day fairly regularly.
TL;DR Sounds like a really badly designed projector.
I feel like taking the risk on third party bulbs pays off over time, even if you ruin a projector at some point. $30-50 bulbs instead of $200
This excludes the Epson like you said. There is a noticeable difference between the 4.15m pixels the Epson throws up and the 8.3m the DLPs can do. Although, the Epson's usually have better contrast ratios which can assist in perceived sharpness and clarity. That kinda goes out the window if you're watching these with a lot of ambient light though. If that's the case then you'd probably want the sharpest and brightest projector.
Does this analysis hold up if you are doing 'office work' using a full 4k's worth of resolution with no scaling? Would text/spreadsheets, 4k video streaming and/or 4k gaming look just as (90+%) good as a 'true' 4k projector from sony for $5000 entry ticket? I work every day on multiple 4k monitors at 100% scaling, and would like to replace my 'basement' projector with a 4k one for when I feel like doing work in a different location. Really appreciate your guidance!
The title is copied from Amazon, and so I put (faux) in the description. I doubt that you can tell the difference 😎
Watch this on your 4k tv:
https://youtu.be/_x-u8mUSFss
I have a Optoma HD141X Projector. It's a lower model than this one. My 1st bulb blew after about 50 hours (supposed to last 5,000 hours). We only use the projector once a week to watch one movie. They 'only' charged me 1/2 price and that was over $100 with tax and shipping.
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Watch this on your 4k tv:
https://youtu.be/_x-u8mUSFss
It's always better to experience than to read. Reading is observing someone else's experience and personal view. Until you have experienced it, you shouldn't voice your opinions.
I have a older yet solid receiver - and even if I didn't I would prefer for gaming and everything else to connect to the display first and then have audio piped back.
https://www.epson.eu/products/pro.../eh-ls500w
Haha, well, if a receiver is cheaper than upgrading to a ARC enabled projector, IDK.
I have a older yet solid receiver - and even if I didn't I would prefer for gaming and everything else to connect to the display first and then have audio piped back.
https://www.epson.eu/products/pro.../eh-ls500w [epson.eu]
Haha, well, if a receiver is cheaper than upgrading to a ARC enabled projector, IDK.
I'm confused, cause when I search that model number, tons of places have it in stock
Nevermind... Helps if I actually click on the sites
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No, if you have a 4k TV, use it and watch the video link I included in the previous message.