If you are thinking of installing a new Home Theatre or considering upgrading your existing room, now 4K Ultra High Definition is starting to make sense. Technology has now reached a level where the costs are comparable to other good quality HD projectors.
With many more Post Codes around Australia now migrating across to the NBN which is providing them with network speeds to access content much faster and easier than previously experienced with their ADSL connections, streaming has become a much better way to view your favourite Movies, TV series, Sport and Music. More and more services are now offering 4K UHD content due to the uptake of 4K UHD TV’s and devices sold around the globe. Some of the popular media players are Kodi, Nvidia, Apple TV, Fetchtv.
Optoma projection have broken new ground in 4K big screen Home Cinema with the latest model release Optoma UHD65, 4K UHD DLP projector.
This projector has an RRP in Australia of $5299.00 which is currently the cheapest 4K offering in the Home Theatre market segment. The UHD65 and others are now making the installation of a 100-180″ 4K UHD screen an affordable reality. Importantly the UHD65 also supports the HDR10 standard which basically means its capable of producing a greater difference in Contrast from the dark to light with a wider range of colour (you will be familiar with HDR on your phone camera or UHD TV’s etc). Pocket Lint has a good article on HDR.
Alternatively other 4K models from BenQ and Vivitek are also available at slightly higher price point and I’m sure there will be more models from other manufactures available around this price point in the market soon.
I hope this short article including the links have given you an insight into the possibilities and the current direction Home Theatre projection is moving today.