OPTOMA UHD50X AV PROJECTOR

It’s clear at whom our third projector this issue, the Optoma UHD50X, is chiefly aimed. The very first feature mentioned is that this is: “The World’s First 240Hz Cinema Gaming Projector”. Since cinema movies run at only a tenth of that frame-rate, it’s gaming that’s the stand-out feature here.

But there are also plenty of cinema-friendly attributes, like 4K resolution and support for HDR10 and HLG (Hybrid Log Gamma). Let’s look into both sides of this projector.

Equipment

The Optoma UHD50X is an Ultra-HD projector. It uses a 1080p Digital Micromirror Device with four-way pixel-shifting to generate a true 3840×2160 pixels. Optoma rates its brightness at a very high 3400 lumens, and contrast ratio also very high at 500,000:1. The lamp is rated at up to 15,000 hours of life depending on the mode you use, although a still impressive 10,000 hours is available in standard brightness.

There are two HDMI inputs, along with a D-SUB15 socket for analogue video. The projector has a 10W amplifier and speaker built in, having also an analogue audio input, along with outputs — analogue and optical digital — so that the projector can offload audio