Samsung The Premiere Laser 4K Smart Projector

[Native: 4:3] The EF12 Smart Streaming Laser Projector is better than I expected. The clarity, color, video speed, sound quality and easy to setup. The projector is exactly what I have been looking to buy for years. I also purchased the carrying case and it is worth the money. I expected a cheap bag, this is very high quality. I have recommended this projector to my family and friends. I can wait for summer for outdoor movie night in the backyard.

[1] This was a move up from an Epson 5030ub, so bulb based 1080p to native 4K laser is quite the jump. I’m projecting on a 135” budget 1.0 gain grey screen and the colors, contrast and brightness are spectacular. I sit about 14’ away and the detail and sharpness of the image is so much better than what I was used to. I love that Epson for what it is but this is in a different league. Having only had the projector for a couple of weeks, I’m still playing with different settings and testing various 4K media with my Oppo so still have to spend more time with this to really get to know it. The only con I’ve noticed so far is it can crush some black detail in difficult scenes but I may be able to tease out some image with some adjustment tweaks, not a deal breaker for me but worth mentioning. Also, my old projector was supposed to have a similar lumen rating and had about 900hr on the bulb but this is significantly brighter. Haven’t put the laser past 60 (50 is default) and won’t need to unless I am keeping some lights on in the room. Last thing is it is much quieter than the old Epson and is mounted right above my head so that is also a big plus, hope it stays this quiet.

[Yes (Stereo)] [This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I bought this projector to replace an excellent Epson HD LCD projector. I was attracted to the laser light source and liked that this LG model had two separate colors which I thought would reduce the likelihood of rainbow patterns and indeed I haven't noticed these at all so far. The 4K is crisp and the picture is bright. HDR mode is very noticeable and I like the range of picture options. I use an Apple 4K TV and Xbox Series X so wasn't too interested in the onboard WebOS but its generally pretty responsive and intuitive so probably useful to have. The projected image does have a small thin light border and in super-widescreen 2.35:1 mode there are of course lighter bars at top and bottom; I'm not sure why with all the adaptive dimming technology they couldn't make it go really dark in those areas too, but projecting onto a wall with custom sprayed paint using MissisipiMan's formula in the AVSforum works really well with this projector and still looks better than the movie theater and is a big improvement over the Epson because of the 4K and laser technology, and is now useable in a brighter room. My advice is save your money on the expensive screen and splurge on this projector if you are thinking about it. I do think this technology is a generation ahead of the last and what's nice is it's also LG quality (I knew they made the best LCD IPS panels for computer displays as we have 6 of them, but now find they make really good projectors too) and really nice design and aesthetics. Switching on and off is fast and reliable and ambient noise seems quieter than anything else we have in the media room. We run a 30ft HDMI cable originally intended for 18Gbps through the ceiling and I was glad it didn't have to be replaced and meets all the XBox and Apple diagnostic tests at 4K/60Hz and 1080p/120Hz and works well with ARC sound too, even with a 3 year old receiver.

[Quantum Dot LCD] We recently bought the Samsung 50-inch QLED 4K q60D Tizen Smart tv and are so happy with our purchase! The smart tv capabilities has been a game changer and we’re really enjoying how crisp shows look compared to the old one we upgraded from.

[Lamp] This projector's image quality is so close to my Samsung 4k TV, the colors are very accurate, and its color calibrated at the factory. The projectors fans are quiet, and the zoom feature makes aiming and mounting super easy. If you're looking for an amazing movie projector, chose this one, you won't be disappointed.

[14 lb] The Samsung M4500 is a great smart TV.

[5.895 lb] I don't regret purchasing this. Perfectly small and fast too with 4k footage in Premiere.

[0.265 lb] Great 4k projector for watching movies.

[1.94 to 2.16:1] The projector worked out excellently for my needs of projecting my latest movie on a large screen where I had the premiere. The person at B & H who helped me find what I needed was very helpful and, since the projector was on sale, was an even better experience than what I expected. Overall it was a grade A purchase and something I can use in the future. Joe Nuccio

[Aluminum] I'm doing simple 4K editing on two of these drives (12TB) in Premiere and Final Cut, and so far they function as quickly as any other hard drive I've worked with. And they're massively quieter than my OWC ThunderBay 4 RAID drives. As long as they don't die on me, I'm totally happy with them!