Laser projectors continue to rewrite the regulations of big-screen home entertainment with their combination of superior brightness, vivid colors, and long lifespan. And as evidenced by Optoma’s new UHZ66 home entertainment and gaming projector, they’re starting to get more affordable too.
The UHZ66 ticks all the boxes of the laser projector. It claims a whopping 4,000 lumens of peak brightness, an effective lifespan of over 30,000 hours without tedious lamp adjustments (enough for around 15,000 films), and claims to be capable of displaying over a billion colours. Still, at a price of $2999 in the U. S. A £1799 in the U. K. brings that vintage laser merit to living rooms and media rooms around the world to a value that would have been unthinkable just a year or two ago.
The laser benefits I’ve just described are also just the beginning of the UHZ66’s appeals. For starters, it claims to be a true 4K solution thanks to its DLP-based optical system. Some will question this claim, as a 4K solution is preached. in DLP “reflash” your virtual mirrors multiple times according to the frame to create a 4K effect, instead of UHZ66 implementing separate 3840 x 2160 virtual mirrors. However, this DLP to 4K technique has been considered the genuine 4K solution through the American hard base. Consumer Technology Association (CTA).
Home theater enthusiasts will also be pleased to see that the UHZ66 boasts a superior contrast ratio of 500,000:1, as well as its 4,000 lumens of peak brightness. After all, while peak brightness can be an incredibly useful feature for a living room projector (especially a living room projector that, like the UHZ66, supports superior dynamic diversity images), if achieved at the expense of decent contrast, it can arguably do more than any harm when it comes to delivering a balanced, immersive cinematic experience.
The UHZ66 features two HDMI 2. 0 inputs (one with eARC for streaming audio to a connected soundbar or AVR) and, to back up its spoofed gaming credentials, it’s capable of rendering the frames it receives on its HDMIs with incredibly low lag. only 4. 4ms with 1080p/240Hz streams and 17ms with 4K/60Hz streams.
A throw ratio of 1. 4:1 makes the UHZ66 capable of generating giant images (up to 300 inches) without the need for a large room to work with and, after all, the information published through Optoma about its latest projector marks the first. This time we’ve noticed a projector logo highlighting a model’s eco-credentials.
We are informed that: 50% of the UHZ66’s chassis is made from post-consumer recycled (PCR) materials; 97% of projector packaging is made from recyclable materials; The projector’s compact bezel (it’s 34% smaller than its predecessor) doubles the size of games for compatibility in a single shipping container; the chassis of the UHZ66 is absolutely mercury-free; And the projector is said to consume up to 45% less energy than traditional lamp-based models.
The UHZ66 is expected to be available now in the U. S. U. S. and U. K. at various electronics retailers.
—
Related Reading
BenQ Launches Three New 4K Projectors for Gaming and Home Entertainment
Optoma Launches New Ultra-Portable Home Entertainment Projectors with Triple Lasers
Epson Unveils New Ultra-Short Throw 4K Laser Home Cinema Projector