Earlier this month, Optoma announced the P1 Smart 4K UHD Laser Cinema, its next-generation all-in-one smart home entertainment system. The Optoma P1 integrates a 4K (UHD) home theater projector with ultra short throw capabilities, and an integrated premium NuForce soundbar with Dolby Digital 2.0 support. Optoma showed this new all-in-one home entertainment system at the recent 2019 CES show.

The Optoma P1 delivers 3,000 lumens of brightness and an 8.3-million-pixel image on screen. This allows for projection of up to a 120-inch image with four times the details of a Full HD display. Because the P1 is an Ultra-Short-Throw projector, it can achieve this while placing the unit just inches away from the screen. HDR10 (High Dynamic Range) and HLG (Hybrid Log Gamma) compatibility guarantee life-like color performance, with bright whites and deep blacks.

The integrated soundbar designed by NuForce is built with individual woofers, as well as aluminum full-range drivers and isolated speaker enclosures for low distortion, the NuForce integrated soundbar offers Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and DTS audio decoding capabilities. The Optoma P1 also incorporates the latest smart+ features from Optoma, including smart home compatibility with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant capabilities, IFTTT support for smart home automation with smart IoT devices and easy access to popular streaming services, including Netflix and YouTube, through the Optoma Marketplace. In addition, the P1’s smart+ features include access to Optoma’s Infowall via Optoma Connect App, which allows for versatile customization to further integrate the projector into any Smart home’s ecosystem.

The Optoma P1 Smart 4K UHD Laser Cinema will be available in late Q2 for an expected street price of $2,999.

Analyst firm PMA research follows the Home Theater market. Their monthly Reseller Tracking Service series of reports shows an uptick in the adoption of 4K UST projectors for Home Theater use.