Optoma UHD55 4K Ultra HD DLP Home Theater and Gaming Projector, Built-In Speaker

I have bought this projector as I saw the price for the unit and could not believe me eyes! It stated that it was an open box item - like new, and that it had no issues. I was expecting some issues with this projector, as Optomas reviews are not the greatest when it comes to their products recently. However, when I received the projector, it was basically brand new. I have two complains: 1. The projector was all in French - this was not a huge issue as I did a factory reset and it went back to English. 2. The remote that came with the projector barely works - I bought a replacement one from Amazon and that issue is now fixed. Picture quality is quite stunning when looking at 4K HDR content on this monster! As for gaming, I have not yet tested the "gaming" performance, but I’m assuming it'll be similar to my Optomas HD28HDR projector. Overall, I would recommend anyone to buy this projector; I have had my old Optomas for about a year now without any issues. It even fell once as I temporary mounted it on a tripod (wouldn’t recommend)

After 8-9 years (!) with an Epson 6500UB (and 3ish lamps) I hungered for a boost in resolution. I was concerned that I'd lose the 'ultrablack' from the UB moniker but those fears have been completely abated. This is maybe the 7th projector I've owned over the years and the detail/picture quality/contrast are all fabulous. I have a 128" wall that I project onto (I've had a half dozen screens over the year, super happy with my custom-painted light gray flat wall) and, while not everything is visibly 4k, the things that are really pop and look more 3d (ie. better depth, really a function of contrast and detail). Rings of Power on amazon is a great example of what this projector can do - it's a breathtaking experience. There are two weaknesses, neither are connected to picture quality. First, the remote is terrible. Range is bad, it's unresponsive, it's the worst projector remove I've ever used, by some margin. Second, I need that stupid remote more than I ought to because the projector tries to pull up it's own 'smart tv' menu and 'creative cast' when it's firing up, necessitating me to change inputs back to HDMI 2 (the only input I ever use) way more often than I'd like to. Once I'm up and running, no complaints, but it's both a terrible UI and a terrible remote. Overall, beyond happy. I watch in Eco mode (not Eco+ as the auto-iris brightness adjustments are distracting for me) even on sunny mornings when the room is lit more than I'd like, and it's still plenty bright.

The Optoma projector does what it says it'll do. We've bought this for gaming and Netflix and it does that well. After fiddling around the interface menu for 30+ minutes, I set it up for low-latency gaming. It took me a while because parts of the menu are in simplified Chinese characters, with no way to put them in English. For the most part, though, it's in English. Of note, I play games from the cloud (Geforce Now) using a MacBook Pro M1, and the latency was barely noticeable, definitely no more than 6-7 ms. Another plus is that the unit is very silent. The reason why the wife and I were willing to pay the big bucks. I also think the projector came in used condition as some stickers were removed and the remote showed signs of use. and some items were missing (e.g., lens cover, user manual, etc). It's definitely not worth the money, but it's a good projector.

Extremely happy with this purchase. Was overwhelmed with researching projectors, and learning everything I needed to know about them. Luckily this ended up being perfect for what I needed at a good price. So I currently use this projector in my bedroom as my primary screen for Gaming/watching TV. I have it hooked up to my PC via a 25ft HDMI cable, and it acts as a second monitor. The projector is about 11ft from the wall I cast on, and I get a solid 120inches. I agree with other users that the Optima OS/remote sucks, but since I use it was a second desktop screen, I never have to use the OS or remote. I turn on my projector and use a wireless mouse/keyboard from bed to control Windows. Same thing if you have PS4/XBOX, you'll end up using that + a controller instead of the Optima OS/remote. No issues gaming on it. The picture is amazing, blows away anyone who sees my setup for the first time. Highly recommend also purchasing a 120inch Silver Screen

So my husband and I had an older model Optoma projector for years and finally decided to upgrade after it had been having issues starting up and staying bright. This new one has been stressful and unreliable in several ways, mainly because we had to get another because the first one we bought was faulty. It seemed fine when we set it up, but over the next few weeks it wouldn't start up properly; it would have incorrect colors, be WAY too dim, not be outputting audio, or just take several minutes to turn on and come up to full brightness. Other times it would randomly stop getting a source from one of the hdmi inputs and insist nothing was plugged in when gaming or watching something. We returned it and decided to try again in case we got a bad unit. (Note: Amazon did not offer an option to replace. We had to return and then buy a new unit.) This new one is performing okay after two nights, but WOW this is the worst remote I've ever had. The previous one was fine. This remote is incredibly fiddly right out of the box. You have to mash the buttons repeatedly and HARD to get it to work properly, and it winds up taking a long time to do anything with it. Yes you can use the buttons on top of the device, but you shouldn't have to with a $1400+ projector. The quality of it is just fine. I like that it has a built in 3D emitter instead of needing an attachment, and I don't notice input lag or anything playing even intense games like Elden Ring. It definitely requires a lot of fiddling with the settings to get good performance, and I would say blacks are not this unit's strong suite as pitch black scenes can look patchy even on UHD or higher movies. Do I recommend this?... meh. Bought on sale it does what you need it to provided you don't get a bad unit. But for the price it feels cheaply made (compared to the last one that served us well since 2017) and if you can afford a higher quality model I'd probably recommend it to save yourself a headache.