Where Does An UST 4K Projector Fall Short?
UST Projectors Work Well With Bright, Colorful Content But
The main performance areas where these projectors fall short is in their contrast ratios and dark-scene performance. While sports may look great, a dark film such as the final Harry Potter movie can turn into a murky, dark mess where you can’t make out the fine black details at all. The complex lens systems that allow for close wall placement can hurt the contrast ratio, so a UST projector can’t produce an image with the same pop in a dim or dark room that a traditional projector can create. UST projectors work well with bright, colorful content but not with lots of movies.
You Need A Light-Rejecting
Some manufacturers of UST projectors try to make these models more appealing by suggesting that if you get one you won’t have to worry about whether your wall can support a large TV. In reality, however, you’ll still need to use a projection screen to get the best image. If you project the image directly onto a wall, it will look flat and completely washed out if you have any light in the room. For the best picture quality, you need a light-rejecting, short-throw screen. This screen material is optimized to provide extra brightness to the image and to prevent ambient light from washing out the picture by reflecting it away from the viewers, but such screens are generally more expensive than other screens, and you’ll still have a 100-inch or larger object taking up space on the wall.
You Also Don’t Get Great Sound Quality
You also don’t get great sound quality from these projectors. They have built-in speakers that work, but to get decent audio you need to pair them with some sort of external sound system. Although flat-screen TVs can have anemic sound compared with the giant TVs of the past, they still offer better sound than projectors do.
