The Optoma’s weaknesses are less obvious at SDR level. However, the Epson doesn’t have as strong an HDR appeal, so if you prefer a big punch, the Optoma may be the better option for you. Though some of that shading returns, the Optoma UHZ65LV isn’t as good in this department as we’d hoped, and certainly falls short of the current Award-winner in this category, the Epson EH-TW9400. To find a balance that works for you, leave HDR Picture Mode on ‘Bright’ and adjust the Dynamic Black settings. With the HDR preset, you get a better sense of careful shading to those tones and blend to the colours. The HDR 2 setting paints with a relatively broad brush and doesn’t project the more natural side of a picture, such as skin renditions. Watching the crash landing on Berhert, the colours are bold and the strength of tone with which the actors and scenery are reproduced is dynamic and compelling. It’s a tough call as to which we prefer, but HDR 2 plays to the strengths of this projector. Those after something a little softer and more cinematic should stick with HDR. There are two main picture presets to choose from and, if you want to take that TV-like HDR feel to the max, then HDR 2 is the one to use. Watching Guardians Of The Galaxy: Vol.2 on 4K Blu-ray, there’s a strong, punchy HDR look to every scene, thanks to its ability to produce dark blacks and piercing whites. Pictureīetween the bright laser source and advantages in black depth of DLP projectors, the Optoma UHZ65LV creates an image with lots of contrast. The picture becomes distorted when this happens, but this isn’t an issue in normal use and it’s easily fixed by stopping and restarting your source material again. It is worth noting that the projector doesn’t like it when we switch between HDR modes rapidly and repeatedly during calibration. These aren’t as graphically interesting or intuitive as a TV OS and there’s no smart platform, but the options are far fewer and it’s easy enough to get around. The operating system is standard fare for a projector at this price. It is capable of playing 3D content, but you will need to purchase DLP Link 3D glasses separately. The end product is an image rated at 5000 ANSI lumens brightness, which Optoma claims offers a contrast ratio of 2,000,000:1. Focusing the light is a 1.6x zoom lens, which is manually operated and can create a picture between 27in and 302in at distances of 1.3m to 9.3m. That DMD is a 1.6cm panel with native resolution of 2716 x 1528, which Optoma’s pixel shifting technology uses to create a 4K on-screen image with 8.3m pixels. Light from blue laser diodes travels through a phosphor wheel to create yellow light, which is split into red and green using a colour wheel to create RGB streams required for the digital micromirror device (DMD). The Optoma UHZ65LV is a single-chip DLP projector with a laser phosphor light system. Optoma rates the maximum noise level of this projector at 31dB, though it actually sounds quieter and more consistent than other projectors that are rated the same. A 4W speaker system is built-in too, plus optical and aux audio outputs if you’d rather connect directly to an external sound device. There’s also a powered USB socket that could accommodate a media streamer plugged into one of the HDMIs. Of the two HDMI ports on the rear, one is version 1.4 and the other 2.0. Optoma does not include any auto iris or other frame-by-frame contrast analysis system that you’ll find in native 4K machines at the next level up. The UHZ65LV is a 4K HDR machine and, as with most projectors, that HDR comes in the form of HDR10 and HLG. Of course, you’ll only ever need to use those if you lose the remote control, which is back-lit, not overly complicated and has a few customisable shortcut buttons to get you straight to the most-used settings. The lens controls are accessible underneath a flap on the top surface – again, not ideal for rack positioning – and there is a full set of buttons under there too. The screw-out back feet will help, as will the lens shift feature, which offers 15 per cent movement vertically. You can rear project too and, while mounting it on an AV rack behind the seating position is possible, it does mean having to sit it fairly low. Outputs Audio 3.5mm, S/PDIF, USB-A power 1.5Aīigger than many budget models, it is still designed for either tabletop or ceiling-mounted use.
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