Optoma ML1080

Name: Optoma ML1080
Brand: Optoma
Price: 899 USD
Availability: Discontinued

No longer sold by Optoma. Optoma's US product page states that the ML1080 has been discontinued (checked October 2026). Its page stays up for owners and for comparison; the price shown is the last one recorded, not an offer.

A 2.2 lb RGB tri-laser projector the size of a hardback book, covering 100% of the DCI-P3 gamut — colour coverage normally found in projectors ten times the size. It has no smart platform and one HDMI port, which keeps it honest about what it is: a very good light engine with nothing else attached.

Approx. price

~$899

last recorded, no longer sold

Brightness

550

ANSI

Screen at 10 ft

115 in

16:9 diagonal, estimated from the throw ratio

Light source

Tri-laser

30,000 h rated

Best for: Carrying a genuinely wide-gamut picture in a laptop bag

Specifications

Type: Portable
Imaging tech: DLP
Native resolution: 1080p
Max signal: 1080p60
Max refresh: 60 Hz
Light source: Tri-laser
Light source life: 30,000 hours
Throw ratio: 1.2:1
Zoom: Fixed lens
Native contrast: 1,200:1
HDR formats: HDR10
Speakers: 3 W total
HDMI: 1 × HDMI 2.1
Weight: 2.2 lb
Released: 2023

Features

RGB tri-laser, 100% DCI-P3
2.2 lb chassis
30,000-hour laser
USB-C power and video
HDMI 2.1 input
Auto keystone

What it does well

An RGB tri-laser engine covering 100% of DCI-P3 in a 2.2 lb body is unmatched at this size
30,000-hour laser life, as long as anything here
Runs from USB-C, so a laptop power bank can drive it
550 ANSI lumens is bright for something this small

What it gives up

1,200:1 native contrast — blacks are grey in a dark room
No smart platform and one HDMI port, so a stick occupies the only input
A 3 W mono speaker, 1080p only, no 3D, and no published fan-noise figure

The two lists above are read off manufacturer specifications and published measurements, not from owner reports. Where owner discussion has been collected it appears separately below, so the two are never mistaken for each other.

Throw calculator

Worked from this projector’s published throw ratio of 1.2:1. Estimates: a real install loses a little to lens offset, and zoom ranges are quoted at the extremes of the lens.

Lens to screen

feet

16:9 diagonal

115 in

Throw at a glance

Screen at 8 ft: 92 in
Screen at 10 ft: 115 in
Screen at 14 ft: 161 in
100-inch screen at: 8 ft 9 in
120-inch screen at: 10 ft 6 in

16:9 diagonals, estimated from the published throw ratio: image width = distance ÷ throw ratio, diagonal = width ÷ 0.8716. The maths.

Compare the Optoma ML1080

Optoma ML1080 vs Optoma UHD35x

Where these specs come from

https://www.projectorcentral.com/optoma-ml1080.htm
https://www.optomausa.com/product/ml1080

The brightness figure is measured to a nine-point screen standard and is comparable with the rest of the catalog.

What owners say

No owner discussion has been collected for the Optoma ML1080 yet. The pros and cons above are read off manufacturer specifications and published measurements, not from owner reports, and this section will stay empty until there is something real to put in it.