Optoma~$1,066
Optoma UHD38x
Gaming · DLP · 4K pixel-shift
- Brightness
- 4,000lumensANSI
- Screen at 10 ft
- 83–92 in
- Input lag
- 8 ms
- 4,000 ANSI lumens
- 4.2 ms at 240 Hz
- Brightest under $1,500
Best for: A room with windows that cannot be covered
Gaming~$1,849Optoma
Optoma UHZ35ST
A 0.50 throw ratio puts a 100-inch picture on the wall from about three and a half feet, which is closer than anything here except the true ultra-short-throws. Pair that with 3,500 ANSI lumens, a 30,000-hour laser and 4 ms of lag and it becomes the gaming projector for a room with no depth.
Approx. price
~$1,849
snapshot, not a live price
Best for: A gaming room barely deeper than the screen is wide
Specifications
- Type
- Gaming
- Imaging tech
- DLP
- Native resolution
- 4K pixel-shift
- Max signal
- 1080p240
- Max refresh
- 240 Hz
- Light source
- Laser-phosphor
- Light source life
- 30,000 hours
- Throw ratio
- 0.5:1
- Zoom
- Fixed lens
- Dynamic contrast
- 500,000:1
- Input lag (4K/60)
- 17 ms
- Input lag (1080p/120)
- 8 ms
- HDR formats
- HDR10, HLG
- 3D
- Full HD 3D
- Speakers
- 15 W total
- HDMI
- 2 × HDMI 2.0
- Fan noise
- 30 dB
- Weight
- 6.6 lb
- Released
- 2023
Features
- 0.50 fixed short throw
- 30,000-hour laser-phosphor
- 4 ms at 1080p/240
- 3,500 ANSI lumens
- Full HD 3D
- 15 W speaker
What it does well
- A 0.50 throw ratio fills a 100-inch screen from roughly 3.6 feet
- 3,500 ANSI lumens from a 30,000-hour laser in a 6.6 lb chassis
- 4 ms at 1080p/240, 8 ms at 1080p/120
- The laser reaches full brightness immediately, with no lamp warm-up
What it gives up
- The lens is fixed: no zoom, no shift, so the screen size is set by where the projector sits
- HDMI 2.0, so 4K tops out at 60 Hz
- No smart platform at all
- At $1,849 it costs more than the brighter UHZ66 with a real zoom
- Optoma's standard warranty is one year in most markets, shorter than several rivals offer
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.
What owners say
No owner discussion has been collected for the Optoma UHZ35ST 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.
Others in the same part of the catalog
Optoma~$999
Optoma UHD35x
Gaming · DLP · 4K pixel-shift
- Brightness
- 3,600lumensANSI
- Screen at 10 ft
- 83–92 in
- Input lag
- 8 ms
- 3,600 ANSI lumens
- 4.2 ms at 240 Hz
- Under $1,000
Best for: A bright room on a tight budget where lag matters more than lamp life
Optoma~$1,895
Optoma UHZ66
Home theater · DLP · 4K pixel-shift
- Brightness
- 4,000lumensANSI
- Screen at 10 ft
- 61–98 in
- Input lag
- 9 ms
- 4,000 ANSI lumens
- 30,000-hour laser
- 1.6x zoom
Best for: A bright family room where the projector has to reach from the back wall