Optoma UHL55

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 5 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

3
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros:

Highly portable; doubles as Bluetooth speaker, 4K UHD resolution and LED light source with life up to 30,000 hours, Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant compatible, Good out-of-box picture quality
The UHL55 maxes out at 4K (4096 x 2160), and supports 3D and HDR. The image is bright and vivid, thanks to its 1,500 ANSI Lumen lamp, Sound quality is decent, and the projector can get very loud

Cons:

Middling HDR performance, Input lag too high for serious gaming
This is more expensive than most other 4K projectors, at an MSRP of $1,599.99, Optoma only offers a handful of applications from its app store, and there is no support for Widevine DRM, The Alexa and Google Assistant integration is buggy at best and non-f...

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Last revision on August 14, 2021

Reviewers Liked

Highly portable; doubles as Bluetooth speaker, 4K UHD resolution and LED light source with life up to 30,000 hours, Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant compatible, Good out-of-box picture quality
The UHL55 maxes out at 4K (4096 x 2160), and supports 3D and HDR. The image is bright and vivid, thanks to its 1,500 ANSI Lumen lamp, Sound quality is decent, and the projector can get very loud

Reviewers Didn't Like

Middling HDR performance, Input lag too high for serious gaming
This is more expensive than most other 4K projectors, at an MSRP of $1,599.99, Optoma only offers a handful of applications from its app store, and there is no support for Widevine DRM, The Alexa and Google Assistant integration is buggy at best and non-f

Expert reviews and ratings

TheOptoma UHL55 LED DLP projectorcomes out of the box with some excellent grayscale and reasonably good color. Its brightness is a little low for an HDR projector, however, and blacks are a bit crushed as well, so there's some loss of detail in dark...

By ProjectorCentral on November 18, 2019

The Optoma UHL55 is a smart 4K projector that you can easily move from room to room and set up quickly thanks to autofocus and keystone. It's a $1,399 projector that packs a lot of features into a small package.The Optoma UHL55 is a great portable 4K...

By GottaBeMobile on June 27, 2019

As has been said a few times within the review, this is not a home cinema projector and as such, it is not designed for critical movie viewing. It is designed to be a portable home entertainment unit that offers bright colourful images for big screen...

By avforums.com on March 20, 2019

The UHL55 has a lot of unique features, but it does come at a high price and lacks versatility when it comes to video sources. 4K impresses, so does Alexa voice control, and we love the option to stream to its speakers from a phone via Bluetooth. It...

By TechRadar on November 17, 2018

Good 4K detail and even reds and bluesThe Optoma UHL55 is a good 4k LED projector. Priced at $999, we should all own one. Did I mention they have set a fairly high bar for the warranty. 2 years or 20,000 hours, whichever comes first. That's impressive....

By Projectors at Projector Reviews on October 07, 2019

The fact is, the Optoma UHL55 would be a bargain even without any of the smarts. It could make for some uncomfortable watching for those who spend a lot of time watching 50Hz broadcast content, including sport. But that aside, the combination of true...

By avhub.com.au on December 18, 2018

We've reviewed a few Android-based portable projectors in the past, like Anker's Nebula Capsule and the AAXA P2-A. The Optoma UHL55 is something else entirely. It's still a projector, and it still runs Android, but it's closer to something you would...

By Android Police on October 31, 2018

Overall, the Optoma UHL55 seems to be a great new addition to the Optoma line of 4K UHD projectors. It appears to be a definite improvement over the UHD51A, though we won't be able to officially comment on that until we get one of these in for review –...

By Projectors at Projector Reviews on March 27, 2018

Mit dem UHL55 haben die Ingenieure bei Optoma das Beste aus zwei Welten praktikabel kombiniert und bezahlbar auf den Markt gebracht. Der UHL55 kann ohne den Umweg übers Smartphone oder einen anderen externen Zuspieler streamen, und das in bester...

By Hifitest.de on February 21, 2019