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

I am very disappointed with this unit. After reading the positive reviews I had expectations that the picture quality would be good for use in a golf simulator, gaming and movies. I’m projecting it onto a large screen but colors are washed out even at small screen sizes and worse the image has a grid line on it as if I’m looking through a screen door. This happens with image sizes over 80 inches. I called tech-support and I was on hold for about 30 minutes and gave up and just left a message. I emailed them as well and never heard back. A few days later I called again and the agent said I should take the picture out of focus so the lines are not as noticeable! Ridiculous. Just paid nearly $1000 for a projector that’s supposed to be high definition and now he’s telling me to take it to a focus that makes it look like an old tube TV from the 1980s. I had someone over to see the setup and they said “ I think your projector is in test mode I can see gridlines on the screen.” Going to look for another brand projector.

I got this to use as backgrounds for videos and photographs in my studio but all you get is rainbow colors in the background. Guess I have to stick with Epson who seem to be the only company that have solved this problem.

Love this projector. Sharp 1080p image. Not quite as bright as I thought it would be but still very bright. Definitely not usable in the daytime. If you know how to use the settings you can get an amazingly colorful and deep contrast.

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 it great buy

There could be two reviews for this one. When I fiest opened it and try it I was very happy for the price and quality of picture that I had. Unfortunately after one week the hdmi1 stopped working suddenly a purple led came up and the controller didn’t worked. I tried some customer support but their directions wasn’t helping so I decided to return this product. After looking the market I feel I want to give this another try ordering a new one because like I said, I was happy with the first outcome, so I’m crossing my fingers it was a bad unit and give this another try. Hopefully I can comeback in couple of months and do an update. I would recommend this letting people know is a delicate product and also advising to get the extra coverage in case something happen like me.

This is a seriously good projector. My use... display photos and videos as backdrops for video interviews.

We use this projector for outdoor movies on a 20’ screen and it’s been great! Highly recommend it.

That low input lag is incredible for combat gaming especially SMASH ULTIMATE. V.good image quality while projecting on white wall.

The setup is stupid, why only have one corner and one center piece adjust to move the picture, one corner? It should be all 4 corners, second add a sixth middle adjuster to make it go lower. Its a lack of options that has me frustrated especially for a short throw projecters you need more options for adjusting the screen,. Having a heck of time getting it to perfectly fit the screen. Other than that, picture is good and everything just lack of options makes it more difficult to set up