GT2000HDR Ultra-Compact Short Throw Full HD Home Laser Projector

I built a golf simulator in my basement last year, and after a lot of research, landed on this projector as the best option. I needed something that would put up with hours of continuous use and had a short throw. After using it for more than a year and probably thousands of hours here's why I would give it a five-star rating. Bright and clear picture When setting up a golf simulator, you need to be in a room with some light so you can see the ball. I worried that a projector would struggle to provide a bright image in this environment. That is not been the case for this projector. It always appears bright and crystal clear even in a room with a lot of ambient light. I've also been impressed with the clarity of the picture. We use it to watch movies and videos from time to time and it really does feel high definition. Easy of Use It couldn't be simpler to use. The remote is easy to operate and even my 12-year-old can go down and confidently operate the projector and golf simulator. It was also very simple to hook up with an HDMI cable out the back of the projector running straight to our iPad. I also found the Keystone adjustments to be easy to work with. It got pretty close to what I needed on its own and I was able to fine-tune things manually. I never read an instruction manual, and everything turned out to be so easy. Performance over long hours of use My two sons are competitive golfers who play tournaments almost year-round. So, I can confidently say we are users of our golf simulator. Sometimes the projector has to run for six or eight hours a day. Even with that we've never seen overheating issues or had any problems with performance. It simply works all the time every time. Summary All that being said, I can't find anything that I would take a star off my rating for. We've truly been happy and I was surprised at how affordable the projector was when we purchased it. So, if you're specifically looking for a projector for a golf simulator or even a home theater situation wherea short throw is important. I would highly recommend checking this one out. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

I purchased the Optoma GT2000HDR specifically for my golf simulator setup, and it has exceeded my expectations in every way. The short throw feature is perfect for smaller spaces, allowing me to get a large, clear image even when the projector is placed close to the screen. The 1080p resolution with 4K HDR input delivers incredibly crisp visuals, making my golf simulation experience feel highly immersive and realistic. At 3,500 lumens, the brightness is more than adequate, even in a room with ambient light. I’ve been impressed by how well the colors and details hold up, providing excellent contrast and clarity during both daytime and nighttime sessions. The low input lag is also a huge bonus for maintaining smooth, responsive play, which is especially important for golf simulators where timing and accuracy matter. The compact design makes it easy to set up and position, and I appreciate that it doesn’t take up much space. Also, because this projector uses a laser, it produces a lot less heat than traditional projectors. Overall, this projector has been a great investment for my setup, offering fantastic performance for a projector in this price range. If you’re looking for something that can handle both home theater use and interactive applications like golf simulators, this projector is definitely worth considering.

Crap customer service, vertical lines appeared on screen 30 days past 1 year warranty and customer service pawned off to 3rd party provider with estimate to fix more than original purchase price. Recommend purchasing a BenQ or Viewsonic projector with a 3 year warranty.

I purchased this in December for my golf simulator. For reference I have an Epson laser ultra short throw as well. I originally purchased the Epson for the simulator decided to go ceiling mount instead, so I purchased this an put the other one in the living room. The picture quality is pretty good for my needs and it is approved by my sons for Fortnite. What I don't like is the speaker, in all honestly it is horrible for movies but works fine for the sim. There are no dynamic sound adjustments and it just sounds empty and hollow and vibrates too much when turned up for movies. If I had to pick a reason not to buy it, that would be it. However; it has a feature that works for me. Due to limited space and a low ceiling for a simulator (8'4") I needed to mount it off center. This has a setting to allow that. Thinking it is called H axis adjustment. It made it possible to mount it far right and still project leaving no way to accidentally hit it with a club. A few more dislikes almost had me returning it. If they are an issue for you maybe a future software update will fix them. Main issue, lasers aren't good for the skin, my other projector cuts off if it detects a person in front of the display. This doesn't have that function. So be careful. In addition, when you utilize the "display off" feature it cuts everything off including audio. Unlike other projectors if you are listening to an audio book,movie, or hit the screen off to get a golf ball to avoid the laser it is basically like putting a computer in standby instead of simply cutting the lazer and nothing else. Overall I kept it because the display is good and the adjustments for the display made it work for me. If you have an extra speaker bar I would use it. Still a 4 star product, but I would factor in a $99 Amazon basics sound bar when you do your own price comparison. If the other issues wouldn't make a difference to you, then I would buy. Also, check out remote replacement costs prior to purchasing any projector.

Very nice. Bright and works perfect.

Who'd a thunk researching for a projector would be so daunting. The prices range from under $100 to like $10,000. I chose to look for the best projector that I could find under $2,000 which helped speed up my research. The GT2100HDR has a footprint smaller than a letter size sheet of paper. At 6.6lbs it's lighter than the GT1080, GT1090 class of Optoma projectors which I think this line of GT2000HDR & GT2100HDR replaces. I timed my purchase for Black Friday sales in 2023. Through Black Friday they dropped the price from $1799.00 to$1,399.00. The GT2100HDR is a laser projector for under $1,500 using only 173 watts which makes for a cooler machine since projectors can get quite hot. At 4200 ANSI lumens it's almost as bright and clear as the images casted from my smaller 17" MSI gaming laptop with the lights off. The GT2100HDR is plenty bright in ambient light. Best Buy floor models were dim and grainy in ambient light and their projectors were huge and clunky in comparison. The GT2100HDR is the most recent up to date projector from Optoma being on the market less than a year now. My GT2100HDR is one important component of my garage Golf simulator. If I turn it on it usually doesn't get turned off till 12 hrs later. And presently its floor mounted in a case I built out of 3/8" plywood. With any projector you get will require YouTube to help with little things here and there. One YouTuber explains how to fill the entire screen no black out top and bottom merely by changes in ur RTX3060 video card settings for example. Other things like Dynamic Contrast 300,000:1, 1080p w/4K support, 10bit color processing, laser phosphorus life 30,000 hrs, 3D mode, aspect ratio 16:9, keystone correction, 2.0 HDMI inputs, 173 watts, smaller footprint blows any non laser projector out of the water. And now what's wrong with it. I don't know if anybody else would be bothered by this but? The GT2100HDR looks like several other Optoma models share the same small foot print housing. There is no where mentioned that my unit is a GT2100HDR on the unit itself. The only place Optoma has the model number is on the box that it came out of. So I took a picture of the label and taped it to the bottom. My concern is if I'm in need of support whether not identifying the model # on the unit itself could get messy. The manual can be obtained on line at the Optoma support site of some 100 pages that I printed out. But I'm still not understanding how the digital shift corrections really work. And the remote that it comes with takes a bit getting use to because Optoma encrypts (being sarcastic) the images on the buttons and its hard to tell which side is up. So you'll need the manual to explain the obvious. Overall I'm very pleased with the GT2100 I worry about the heat cus when I turn it on it stays on for the whole day and thru the night. My research for a projector had me going to Discount Golf to check out their Golf simulator setups. They run their golf simulator all day so what am I worried about?

The picture quality and brightness are really good. Also, it does provide a good picture on a 100”+ screen at 5 to 6 feet away. Make sure you read the measurements before purchasing because if you may need a standard throw because the digital zoom feature does affect the picture. My main issues with this projector is the actual performance and the remote control. For the remote to work you have to be extremely close and have to press the buttons really hard for it to work. When setting it up while mounting to the ceiling this becomes very frustrating since the menu times out after a few seconds. Also, I’ve had a lot of issues with it freezing up and dropping the signal. I’ve tried multiple HDMI cables but it did not resolve the issue. I’m very surprised because I spoke with several people who use this for a golf simulator and they all said they would rate it 5 stars.

Sharp and bright picture for the money. Minimal rainbowing, but that's expected for the price and size