Major laser crushing

Competing with OLEDs and Mini-LEDs can't be easy. Optoma makes a strong case with a bigger and brighter, laser-source picture

- Nishant Padhair

TESTED OPTOMA UHZ50

₹4,00,000 optoma.com/in

The Optoma UHZ50 won't win any Red Dot design awards. It's an utilitarian design with an offset lens, vents for cooling, focus and zoom control rings on top, all encased in a nondescript white box. It would easily be at home in a public school's auditorium, but Optoma isn't out to educate here, but rather entertain.

Powered by a laser light source that Optoma calls Duracore, it's not just brighter but also quieter and thanks to an IP6X optical engine that protects it from dust and extends longevity even further. The claimed 30,000 hours might be impossible to measure, but it's comforting to know that it will handle your binge watching at the rate of six hours a day for more than a lifetime.