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The Optoma UHD35 4K projector poses for pictures

Take a closer look at a budget 4K projector that punches above its weight.

Geoffrey Morrison
Geoffrey Morrison is a writer/photographer about tech and travel for CNET, The New York Times, and other web and print publications. He's also the Editor-at-Large for The Wirecutter. He has written for Sound&Vision magazine, Home Theater magazine, and was the Editor-in-Chief of Home Entertainment magazine. He is NIST and ISF trained, and has a degree in Television/Radio from Ithaca College. His bestselling novel, Undersea, and its sequel, Undersea Atrophia, are available in paperback and digitally on Amazon. He spends most of the year as a digital nomad, living and working while traveling around the world. You can follow his travels at BaldNomad.com and on his YouTube channel.
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The Optoma UHD35 is a compact, 4K projector that offers a lot of performance for its price. Here's what it looks like up close.

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Small zoom

One consequence of that lower price? It has a limited zoom range of 1.1x.

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Hello in there

There's a lamp and a DLP chip in there somewhere.

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Dials and such

Manual zoom and focus. No lens shift.

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Shiny

The small size is great, but that also means its a little loud.

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Buttons

It's hard to pick out the power button in the dark, since they're all the same size.

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Lots of connections

There are two HDMI 2.0 inputs, along with analog and digital audio out and an almost anachronistic analog PC input.

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Featuring 3 feet

All three feet are adjustable, making table placement easier.

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Remote

The standard Optoma remote control, which features all the buttons you need and is brightly backlit. 

For more info, check out the full review of the Optoma UHD35.

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