Optoma HD39HDRx High Brightness HDR 1080p Home Theater Projector | 120Hz Refresh Rate | 4,000 Lumens | Fast 8.4ms Response time with 120Hz | Easy Setup, 1.3X Zoom | 4K Input | Quiet 26 dB Operation

First, Im not a gamer, so if youre looking for an opinion on this as a gaming projector, read another review. I am a multimedia artist, and I do about 120 dates a year at schools, libraries, theaters, and other venues. Videos and images are playing nearly constantly in my programs, so they are a huge part of the audiences experience. I will start with the good. Short throw means you can put this about 3-4 from a 120 screen. As a presenter, that keeps the projector away from the audience and gives me more room to walk in front. I like that. Unfortunately, thats about all I like here and it is being returned. The bad: Most importantly, the colors are dull. I tried every mode and I cranked up the color so that they were more vibrant but then they looked artificial. It looked to me like the bulb was going, but this thing was brand new. I use a lot of nature footage in my programs, so color needs to be bright and natural. The brightness was also disappointing. Im upgrading from a 6-7 year-old Epson projector with about 3k lumens and this did not seem any brighter, maybe not AS bright. I am usually performing in spaces with a lot of ambient light and this was chosen as a best pick on TechRadar for that situation, but I did not agree at all. No lens cap. Are you kidding me? I will be using my next projector for another 6-7 years, setting it up and toting it around hundreds of times. I get that the lens bulges out and you would need something with depth but, without a lens cap, I expect lots of scratches from the abuse my tech gets. The vertical adjustment is a screw, so it takes a lot of fidgeting to set the height right (and thats even harder with this being short-throw). If youre setting and forgetting, then this is not really an issue for you like it is for me. I found it nearly impossible to get a level, square image with this projector. No HORIZONTAL keystone adjustment (this allows you to put your projector off to one side or another). I dont use this much but, in a tight space, this can really make the difference. For the $850 price tag, I expected more. I think Ill be spending even more but Id rather do that than live with a dispappointing

I recently purchased this projector as a birthday present, it never worked. I received it on Oct 12th and the following day asked to return it, since the projector lamp does not work. Still waiting for an answer from amazon. Very dissapointe,d so far, with amazon customer service (more taking into account that I am a customer since 2011) Do not buy this product

I am happy with the product until today. It is broken after 7-month use right after the product support.

It is amazing the quality oh my God I expect less but it’s surprise me

Brightness seems good but the colors are weird and not vibrant.

DLP is head and shoulders over LED. Room does not have to be dark to get a brilliant picture

We had an Epson projector in our last movie room but it would stop working then you had to clear it to start working again, we decided to try this brand, I bought it and cancelled the order 3 times because of unclear reviews. This projector is amazing, very clear, easy to set up, does games, movies without any lag like the Epson. If definitely recommend this projector.

Weve used this for a month in a home theater setup with Mac Mini (for internet) and a DVD player. It projects on a large classroom-size screen in our living room. Audio is sent directly out of the Mac Mini to a state of the art sound system. The whole thing is rather impressive. But I digress. Optoma HD39HDR has nice, clear images and it never goes out of focus. The only thing Ive found to be a problem is that when you are projecting in 4/3 aspect ratio for DVD and then go back to the 16/9 for internet, the color is all messed up, being to red and too rich. People all look like theyve spent the night in a toaster oven. The remedy--just turn the projector off and after 10 seconds turn on again and it will go back to normal. I love the rather economical bulb which is supposed to last years. In the econ mode, which preserves bulb life, the brightness is just fine for our living room. Our previous Otoma projector lasted 10 years with c. 4-5 hours operation per day every day. I hope this one will be as good.

Only thing I really dislike is that I’m trying to use my Apple TV to play some video games. And it is very slow may be due to my Wi-Fi not sure I would have to hook it up to a PlayStation or Xbox

You can kinda see it outside but not very good.