OptomaHome cinema projector
Optoma UHD42
Optoma UHD42 is a home cinema projector released in 2020. Key specs: resolution (on screen) 3840 × 2160 (4K UHD), 4k method 4K by pixel shifting, brightness (ANSI / ISO lumens) 3,400 lm, throw ratio 1.21:1.
8.0Score
Picture7.8
Setup & placement7.7
Noise, lifetime & portability5.1
price range—
- Year
- 2020
- Brand
Optoma- Popularity
- #394 of 767
- Series
- Optoma UHD · 4 generations
- Model numbers
- Optoma UHD42
3840 × 2160 (4K UHD)Resolution (on screen)
4K by pixel shifting4K method
3,400 lmBrightness (ANSI / ISO lumens)
1.21:1Throw ratio
YesHDR support
10 WBuilt-in speakers (total output)
26 dBFan noise
3.9 kgWeight
Spec guide
How it ranks among home cinema projectors of 2020
Brightness (ANSI / ISO lumens) · 3,400 lmTop 39%
Built-in speakers (total output) · 10 WBottom 47%
Fan noise · 26 dBTop 13%
Weight · 3.9 kgBottom 35%
Compared with home cinema projectors released in 2020. Bars show the share of models it beats.
compared with other home cinema projectors
Why is UHD42 a good choice?
Fan noise: 26 dBbetter than 85% of home cinema projectors
Largest image size: 302″better than 92% of home cinema projectors
Weak points
Built-in speakers (total output): 10 Wworse than 75% of home cinema projectors
Light source life: 4,000 hworse than 92% of home cinema projectors
Maximum refresh rate: 120 Hzworse than 91% of home cinema projectors
Specifications
Full specifications
Picture
- Native panel resolution
- 1920 × 1080 (Full HD)
- Brightness (ANSI / ISO lumens)
- 3,400 lm
- Contrast ratio (dynamic / claimed)
- 500,000:1
- HDR support
- Yes
- 3D playback
- Yes
Gaming
- Maximum refresh rate
- 120 Hz
Lens & placement
- Throw ratio
- 1.21:1
- Throw ratio (zoomed in)
- 1.59:1
- Throw type
- Standard throw (1.0:1 and longer)
- Distance for a 100″ 16:9 image
- 2.68 m
- Smallest image size
- 34″
- Largest image size
- 302″
- Optical zoom
- 1.3×
- Lens shift
- Vertical
- Keystone correction
- Yes
- Automatic keystone correction
- No
Sound
- Built-in speakers (total output)
- 10 W
Connectivity
- HDMI inputs
- 2
- USB port
- Yes
- Ethernet (LAN)
- No
- VGA input
- Yes
- Audio output
- Yes
Battery, power & lifetime
- Power consumption
- 305 W
- Light source life
- 4,000 h
- Light source life (eco mode)
- 15,000 h
Design & noise
- Fan noise
- 26 dB
- Weight
- 3.9 kg
- Width
- 315 mm
- Height
- 118 mm
- Depth
- 270 mm
- Colours
- White
Specs are collected from manufacturers and open databases and normalised to one format; check details with the seller before you buy.
In collections
Projectors — Resolution (on screen): 3840 × 2160 (4K UHD) + 3d playback102Projectors: 3D playback + fan noise up to 30 db105Projectors — Resolution (on screen): 3840 × 2160 (4K UHD) + fan noise up to 30 db108Projectors: HDMI inputs from 2 + fan noise up to 30 db110Projectors: Brightness (ANSI / ISO lumens) from 2,000 lm + fan noise up to 30 db116Projectors: 3D playback + built-in speakers (total output) from 10 w117Projectors: Brightness (ANSI / ISO lumens) from 3,000 lm + maximum refresh rate from 120 hz118Projectors — 4K method: 4K by pixel shifting + Throw type: Standard throw (1.0:1 and longer)119
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