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UHD38

Bright, 4K UHD Home Theater & Gaming Experience

Immerse yourself with stunning true 4K UHD images from the incredibly bright, 4,000 lumens Optoma UHD38 home entertainment and gaming projector. The UHD38 delivers a lightning-fast input lag as low as 4.2ms and a high refresh rate of 240Hz - perfect for a competitive gaming advantage.

Console gamers will enjoy 1080p 120Hz or 4K UHD 60Hz game play with the newest Microsoft Xbox Series X|S and Sony Playstation 5 for blur-free visuals and outstanding smoothness. TV and movie fans can also enjoy excellent color depth, crystal clear detail, and sparkling contrast for a stunningly immersive experience.

Packed with the latest technology and features, this stylish projector boasts High Dynamic Range (HDR), HLG compatibility, and an 8-segment color wheel to produce vivid, cinematic images ideal for home entertainment. Perfect for enjoying life-like big-screen entertainment up to a 300 inch image in any living space.

Features

Lights-on viewing*

This all-round home entertainment projector combines high brightness and vivid colors for vibrant, true-to-life visuals in well-lit environments– ideal for watching TV shows, sports and movies or gaming with family or friends any time of day.

*With no direct sunlight or lights directed on screen.

True 4K UHD Resolution

Ultra HD 4K resolution delivers sharper, life-like images and richer colors - allowing you to sit closer to the screen and enjoy a more immersive experience.

Our DLP projectors provide CTA (Consumer Technology Association) approved True 4K UHD resolution, capable of projecting 8.3 million on screen pixels. That's four times more detail than Full HD and twice as many from competing technology, which only delivers 4.1 million pixels.

HDR and HLG compatible

Capable of receiving and displaying both HDR10 and Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) HDR content. This Optoma projector allows you to see far more detail and texture. Objects look more solid and lifelike and the extra detail creates a greater sense of depth.

Amazing color

Watch your movies, TV shows and play games with stunning colors in any environment. Optoma projectors provide reliable performance suitable for any content and environment. Our home projectors are capable of reproducing the Rec.709 color gamut, the international HDTV standard to guarantee accurate reproduction of cinematic color exactly as the director intended. Or more saturated colors for a punchy looking image, great for gaming and animated movies.

Color Management System

Display accurate lifelike colors to best match your viewing environment. This unique feature provides you with the flexibility to fine-tune the color settings for optimal precision.

ISF modes

This feature allows you to save your calibrated day and night mode settings for the highest possible viewing experience.

Dual HDMI inputs

Play games, stream videos and share photos on the big screen in the comfort of your own home.
With dual HDMI inputs, you can easily connect to your games console, set-top box, laptop, PC, Blu-ray player or media streamer with a single cable. You can even turn it into a smart projector by connecting an HDMI dongle like the Google Chromecast™, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV™ or Roku® stick.

Enhanced gaming mode

Enhanced gaming mode optimizes your projector for maximum contrast and vivid colors to capture every detail. It also reduces input lag down to as little as {{ProjInput_Lag}}ms for lightning-fast response times.

*Note: When this setting is enabled some settings will be disabled. Please refer to the user manual for more information.*

240Hz smooth motion

Enjoy ultra-smooth fluid motion and reduced ghosting. A high refresh rate makes it easier to keep track of the action, giving you a better chance of hitting your target earlier. Ideal for fast action gaming.

1080p240Hz PC gaming*

Game mode

Game mode optimizes your projector for maximum contrast and vivid colors to capture every detail - leaving you time to focus on winning.

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Get right inside the action with the most immersive experience possible – a huge screen up to 300in.Far larger than the average TV, split-screen multiplayer games are more enjoyable to play on the big screen.

Integrated speaker

Complete your home entertainment experience with the convenience of a powerful built-in speaker for exceptional sound quality and an easy set up without the need for costly external speakers.

24p

Most movies are shot at 24 frames per second (fps). To preserve the purity of the original image, Optoma projectors can accept high definition sources at 24 fps to display movies exactly as the director intended.

USB-Power

Use the USB-A port to power an HDMI dongle, such as Google Chromecast.

Backlit remote

Our backlit remotes are designed using subtle white LEDs to light up the buttons, making it to see and operate, especially in the dark

Wall color adjustment

Don’t have a white wall or a projector screen? No problem! With the “Wall Color” setting, you can alter the projected image based on the color of your wall. With six options to chose from you can easily adjust for blackboard, light yellow, light green, light blue, pink and grey walls to get the most accurate color gamut.

Four corner correction

Four corner correction enables the keystone of the projector to be adjusted in both the vertical and horizontal plane, so you can individually warp each corner of the projected image to make it perfectly square. Ideal for uneven walls or in spaces where the projector placement is awkward or limited and needs to be installed at an angle.

Specification
Display/image
Display technology
DLP®
Resolution
UHD (3840x2160)
Brightness
4,000 lumens
Contrast ratio
1,000,000:1
Native aspect ratio
16:9
Aspect ratio - compatible
4:3
Keystone correction - horizontal
+/-40°
Keystone correction - vertical
+/-40°
Horizontal scan rate
31 ~ 135Khz
Vertical scan rate
24 ~ 120Hz
Uniformity
80%
Screen size
33" ~ 300" diagonal
Lamp info
Light source type
Lamp
Lamp watts
240
Lamp life hours (up to)
4000 (Bright), 15000 (Dynamic), 10000 (Eco)
Optical
Throw ratio
1.5:1 ~ 1.66:1
Projection distance
47.64" - 389.76"
Zoom
1.1
Zoom type
Manual
Focal length (mm)
15.84 mm~17.42mm/0.624"~0.686"
Lens shift
Vertical +0%
Native offset
105%
Connectivity
Connections
Inputs 2 x HDMI 2.0, 1 x VGA (YPbPr/RGB), 1 x Audio 3.5mmOutputs 1 x Audio 3.5mm, 1 x S/PDIF, 1 x USB-A power 1.5AControl 1 x RS232, 1 x 12V trigger
General
Noise level (min)
26dB
Noise level (max)
28dB
PC compatibility
UHD, WQHD, WUXGA, FHD, UXGA, SXGA, WXGA, HD, XGA, SVGA, VGA, Mac
2D compatibility
480i/p, 576i/p, 720p(50/60Hz), 1080i(50/60Hz), 1080p(50/60Hz), 2160p(50/60Hz)
3D compatibility
Frame-pack: 1080p24, 720p50 / 60
3D
Full 3D
Security
Security bar, Kensington Lock, Password protected interface
OSD / display languages
9 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese (simplified), Spanish
Operating conditions
5°C~40°C/41°F~104°F, max altitude 3000M/9843ft, max humidity 85%
Remote control
Backlit home remote
Speaker count
1
Watts per speaker
10W
In the box
AC power cordRemote control2x AAA batteriesBasic user manual
Input lag
4.20ms
Power
Power supply
100 ~ 240V, 50 ~ 60Hz
Power consumption (standby)
0.5W
Power consumption (min)
220W
Power consumption (max)
305W
Weight and dimensions
Dimensions (W x D x H)
12.4" x 10.63" x 4.65"
Gross weight
10.32 lbs
Net weight
8.77 lbs
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