Optoma GT2000HDR Ultra-Compact Short Throw Full HD Home Laser Projector

Firstly, I wanted to say that I was not compensated to write this review. It is simply the result of my good experience with this projector over the last month. Also, I’ve had experience with 2 pevious projectors, the most recent being the Optoma EH415ST (which is also a decent 1080p projector) and 2 projectors I tried and returned. I really just wanted better, more accurate color and a way to show my 3D collection. I was sold on the Optoma short throw set up. It works perfect for me as I move my projector around. It isn’t as finnicky as the Ultra Short Throw projectors. For those you need an absolutely flat, fixed screen because they show every little imperfection. Believe me I tried. This Optoma short throw of 100 inches at about 4 feet is thankfully, more forgiving. And lastly, I’m not a gamer so I can’t speak to the input lag and all that. But I imagine it would be a very good experience.Setting up: It’s pretty intuitive. I have yet to look at the manual or even the quick setup card. You turn it on, plug in your roku, firestick, bluray player or whatever in HDMI 1 and get familiar with settings you prefer. Pretty simple. Even a Caveman could do it. There was no substantial lens cap on mine. It came with a clam shell cover that was taped on.Remote: I got a small remote….like roku small with a lot of little buttons. Luckily, my old, larger remote works with this projector and is easier to work. You can buy these on amazon for a reasonable price.Brightness and Daylight viewing: Hey, it’s a laser light! It has a very long lifespan and It’s super bright. For me, it stays in ECO mode and I find myself turning down the brightness. I’m including a photo of the screen with a couple of window shades up. It will still produce a decent image. And you can adjust for this by choosing a different mode and tweaking settings. I think it would do a very good job in a conference room in presentation mode. At night, I can have a lamp or 2 on with very little degradation of the image.. Also, I turn my projector on and off a lot. I think the laser is a better choice for this.Color and image quality: This projector has rich, accurate color and produces, what are sometimes, eyepopping whites and colors. I found that the best setting for this is the Cinema mode. It seems to do a great job with whatever it does with 4k and HDR input and produces beautiful images. Black levels are very good. Maybe not as good as a OLED tv, but it’s better than my LG 4k flat screen. Here are some of my settings for the Cinema mode: I leave dynamic range, or HDR on auto.Brightness, contrast and color can be zero…. Or -4 brightness and +4 color. In the color group, Brilliant color goes on the blue side at the low end and green at the top. I leave it in the middle at 5. For Gamma I leave it at standard. I do find the Cinema mode is on the blue side with temperature set at Cold…. I adjust this with +5 for Tint. Or you can adjust the color temperature. Pretty simple. You’re mostly adjusting the brightness and color as you go from media to media.I also spent time with the RGB mode. It’s preset very warm and on the green side. You can adjust with tint and color temp. Whites aren’t as brilliant, but this can be easier on the eyes.I tend to have sharpness turned up all the way but it depends on the media. Older films that are lower resolution copies can benefit from turning down it down.Random: I watched the movie Speed Racer last night. My gosh, what an eyecandy extravaganza! Looked fantastic!3D viewing: It’s good, nice color but you still see roughness in action. Optoma touts the 120 hz support as being helpful with 3D, but I believe this only applies to a game console or computer. Correct me if I’m wrong. I was pleasantly surprised that once you switch to 3D mode, you can still adjust image settings. I’ll keep playing with that.Photos: I’ve included some photos….not really for close inspection. Just snaps I took from my couch with my phone mainly to show color. And my first screen was screwed up at the top. The real thing is better with proper keystone, color and sharpness.All in all, I think Optoma hit a sweet spot here. A laser projector that produces a beautiful, cinematic image as good or better than a movie theater and support for 4k and HDR input. If you have the bucks and the short throw works for you, give it a try!

Love this. We have it mounted in the ceiling at our theatre about 5 ft from the back wall and after adjustment (tricky, needs two people if your eyesight is anything like mine) we have a wonderful 8ft high and 11 ft wide projection screen to serve as a backdrop for many of our plays. Good value, easy to use, quality build. Be careful which mounting hardware you choose -- not all 'universal' mounts work. We ended up using one of the metal 'tray' style and drilling holes in the tray to match the three mounting screw points.

I purchased this in December for my golf simulator. For reference I have an Epson laser ultra short throw as well. I originally purchased the Epson for the simulator decided to go ceiling mount instead, so I purchased this an put the other one in the living room. The picture quality is pretty good for my needs and it is approved by my sons for Fortnite. What I don't like is the speaker, in all honestly it is horrible for movies but works fine for the sim. There are no dynamic sound adjustments and it just sounds empty and hollow and vibrates too much when turned up for movies. If I had to pick a reason not to buy it, that would be it. However; it has a feature that works for me. Due to limited space and a low ceiling for a simulator (8'4") I needed to mount it off center. This has a setting to allow that. Thinking it is called H axis adjustment. It made it possible to mount it far right and still project leaving no way to accidentally hit it with a club.A few more dislikes almost had me returning it. If they are an issue for you maybe a future software update will fix them.Main issue, lasers aren't good for the skin, my other projector cuts off if it detects a person in front of the display. This doesn't have that function. So be careful. In addition, when you utilize the "display off" feature it cuts everything off including audio. Unlike other projectors if you are listening to an audio book,movie, or hit the screen off to get a golf ball to avoid the laser it is basically like putting a computer in standby instead of simply cutting the lazer and nothing else. Overall I kept it because the display is good and the adjustments for the display made it work for me. If you have an extra speaker bar I would use it. Still a 4 star product, but I would factor in a $99 Amazon basics sound bar when you do your own price comparison. If the other issues wouldn't make a difference to you, then I would buy. Also, check out remote replacement costs prior to purchasing any projector.