Optoma GT780 Short Throw Projector for Gaming & Movies | HD Ready 720p + 1080p Support | Bright 3800 Lumens for Lights-on Viewing | 3D-Compatible | Speaker Built In

The Optoma GT 1080HDR short throw sets up about 4 feet from the screen, pretty much in the middle of the room, with a 6 foot power cord and hdmi connected. The ceiling mount option would be safer, but more costly, requiring an electrical outlet installed, and snaking of the hdmi. The picture was very impressive for daytime viewing without closed blinds, for ball games, news and gameshows. The movies really need a darker room. There is no wifi and usb is only for power. I swapped it for the Optoma 5600 ultra short throw with a wifi dongle

Works great! It was advertised that it was supposed to come with a carrying case. However, there was no carrying case in either box. I contacted amazon and they got it figured out within a few minutes. Great customer service!

I am very happy with this projector, received it today and hooked it up 6 feet from the wall, it produced a 160” clear crisp image! Brightness is great. I was debating between this and a 77” OLED, and I am glad I saved thousands and got a much bigger picture! It’s like having my own personal theater!

This is a major upgrade for me. I had another older optoma that still works great but I wanted to upgrade to 1080p and this short throw is the way to go. I highly recommend this projector.

With just few days and less than 20 hours of use (less than 3 hours in each use), two yellow heat stain appeared on the surface.

I replaced an Epsom with this projector for the gaming part and it works wonders compared to the Epson. I also like the short throw, and picture it produces.

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!

Initially I was blown away by this thing. Please see the image. That is directly against our beige wall. Absolutely amazing. However, after about 3 days, it began to flicker. Also, and very minor issue, the hdmi input cable cut out was not perfectly placed and caused my hdmi to scrape against the plastic. Both of these things are probably just with my unit but wanted to mention.

This projector is twice as expensive as my old BenQ projector and its half as good. Bottomline - No matter what I do (tried every setting imaginable) I cant get rid of the screen door effect. The diagonal gridlines are severely distracting. The only thing that works is focusing it so poorly that all text becomes blurry, which is of course not an option. Oh and a more minor concern (but worth mentioning) the speakers are the worst Ive ever heard on a projector. I regret my purchase big time.

I cant not figure out why some options of the projector are disabled for me as Im trying to try all modes and options to have this projector run for my golf simulator and I dont have the option to turn on enhanced game mode so with not being to try and see all options of the projector I cant justify more than 2