Optoma Corporation

Optoma
Industry	Electronics
Founded	2002
Headquarters	Hemel Hempstead, UK
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	SY Chen, CEO
Number of employees	500+ (2021)
Parent	Coretronic Corporation
Website	www.optoma.com

Optoma is a multinational company that specializes in the marketing and sales of large format display solutions and services, including projectors, interactive flat panels, large all-in-one LED displays, and image processing equipment. It serves a wide variety of market sectors including home, corporate, education, large venue, entertainment, museums, retail and simulation.[1]

Optoma has regional headquarters in Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and China, which has facilities for R&D, Sales, Marketing, and services.

Products

Projectors

Optoma HD65 digital light processing (DLP) projector

Optoma offers a wide range of projectors with differing throw ratios, lumens, and interchangeable lenses suitable for different use cases, ranging from home entertainment to professional live events. Optoma projectors use lasers, bulbs, and LEDs as light sources.

A notable product series in the home segment is the CinemaX line of ultra short throw projectors.

Interactive Flat Panels

Optoma offers interactive flat panels for education and business use, with sizes ranging from 65-inch to 86-inches.

All-in-one LED Displays

With its acquisition of Calibre, Optoma is able to offer 130” and 163” LED displays with built-in scaling and switching. These high-end displays are generally used in situations where high-brightness is important due to the amount of ambient lighting such as in exhibitions, high-end retail stores, corporate lobbies, etc.

History

The Optoma brand has its origins as early as 1992 under the Coretronic Group. Regional headquarters were established in the Americas and Europe in 1995 and 1997, respectively, leading up to the establishment of Optoma. The Optoma brand was born in 2000 and Optoma became globally established in 2002.[2]

Year	Event
2000	The Optoma brand was born.
2002	Optoma established.[3]
2003	Optoma launched world’s first 65-inch DLP Projection television [4] and won the Consumer Electronics Show Innovations Award in 2003.[5]
2005	Optoma announced the world's first all-in-one DVD projector, the MovieTime™ [6] DV10.[7]
2006	Optoma launched HD81-World’s 1st 1080P Home Cinema Projector.
2008	Optoma launched PK101-World’s 1st Pico Projector.
2013-2015	An ultra-mobile LED light source projector range (ML750/ML1000) [8] as well as Optoma's first laser phosphor technology illuminated projector (ZU650) [9] was announced in 2013 and 2015 respectively.
2014	Optoma acquired California-based NuForce, a manufacturer of consumer audio equipment.[10]
2016	Infocomm 2016 (Las Vegas) saw the announcement of the world's first 4K UHD ultra short throw laser projector from Optoma.[11]
2017	Optoma provided the first 4K UHD laser projector UHZ65 for the home cinema category.
2018	In CES 2018, Optoma announced the UHD51A, the world's 1st 4K UHD projector which can work with Amazon Alexa voice assistant. Utilizing Texas Instruments' DLP projection technology,[12]
2019	Optoma announced all-in-one QUAD LED display (FHDQ130), ProScene 4K UHD Laser Projector (ZK1050) and the Dolby Digital 2.0 Smart 4K UHD Laser Cinema (P1).
2020	Optoma launched FHDQ163, an all-in-one 163" LED display as well as two new interactive flat panel series, the 3-Series and 5-Series.
2021	Optoma launched UHD35, a gaming projector with 4ms response time.

Global Awards

Global Awards for Optoma Projection

In 2020

P1 Projector Reviews, Hot Product Award
P1 Secrets of Home Theater HiFi, Best Products of 2020, Best Projector, over $3,000
P2 Projector Central, Editor’s Choice Award
CinemaX Pro Projection Expo 2020, Best of Show Awards
GT1090HDR Projector Central, Projection Expo 2020 Best of Show Awards
UHD50X ProjectorCentral, Highly Recommended Award
P1 Projector Central, Editor’s Choice Award
ZU506T Projector Reviews, Best in Classroom Price Performance Award
P1 AVSForum, Top Choice 2020
ZU720T Projector Central, Best of 2020 Awards

In 2019

UHD51A Taiwan Excellence 2019 Silver Award
UHD51A India T3 Magazine Projector of the year (2019 March)
UHZ65 SVI Shortlisted Trade Award 2019 FINALIST
UHL55 Taiwan Excellence 2019
P1 Engadget Best of CES 2019 FINALIST
P1 Gotta Be Mobile Best of CES 2019:15 things you”ll want to buy this year
P1 Best of CES Asia 2019 ZOL
P1 Projector Central 2019 Infocomm Best of Show Award
P1 CIT 2019最佳综合性能大奖
P1 Good Design Award 2019
ZK1050 Projector Central 2019 Infocomm Best of Show Award
ZK1050 AV Technology’s Best Of Show

In 2018

UHD51A Engadget Best of CES 2018
UHD51A Amazon’s Choice
UHD51A GottobeMobile Best of CES 2018
UHD51A Top 100 Most Trusted Products & Services in Vietnam awards
UHD60 Digital Trends Editors’ Choice
UHD60 VGP2018 Summer Award – Japan
UHD65 WHAT HI*FI India 5 Stars
UHD65 Taiwan Excellence 2018
UHD65 5 Stars Review Stuff Magazine
UHZ65 AVForums Recommended Award
UHZ65 Smart Building Award 2018
UHZ65 AV News Awards 2018 FINALIST
UHZ65 AV Projector of the Year – Colosseum, Oslo
UHZ65 AV Display Innovation of the Year FINALIST
UHZ880 HIFI 头条风云榜推荐奖
UHZ880+2018数字视听行业十大品牌十大影响力品牌

Global Awards for Optoma AIO QUAD LED Wall

FHDQ163 Installation Winner ISE 2020
FHDQ130 Installation Winner ISE 2019
FHDQ130 Best of Show InfoComm 2019 Rental & Staging Systems
FHDQ130 Installation‘s Best of Show Awards at ISE 2019
FHDQ130 Digital Signage Magazine’s InfoComm Best of Show Awards 2019
FHDQ130 SCN 2019 Products of the Year

References

"Optoma Corporate". Optoma Corporate Marketing. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
"About Optoma". Optoma Corporate Marketing. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
"Optoma Corporation Profile". Bloomberg. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
"Widescreen Review Webzine | News | Optoma Introduces New HD2 DLP Rear Projection TVs". www.widescreenreview.com. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
Herman, Ami. "Optoma Utilizes Oplus Technologies' Rembrandt-1 Chip in its Award-Winning High Definition Rear Projection TVs | Business Wire". www.businesswire.com. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
"MOVIETIME Trademark - Registration Number 3043237 - Serial Number 76528626 :: Justia Trademarks". trademarks.justia.com.
"ProjectorCentral News - Jan 6 2005 - Optoma Announces MovieTime DV10 Projector With DVD". www.projectorcentral.com.
Kayye, Gary (11 April 2016). "Optoma Launches Ultra-Light, Short Throw Projector Aimed at Both Business and Home - rAVe [Publications]". rAVe Publications. rAVe Publications. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
ASHLEY, CHARLOTTE (February 2016). "Optoma launches 6,000 lumen laser | Products | InAVate". www.inavateonthenet.net. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
"Optoma Acquires Acclaimed Californian Consumer Audio Company NuForce". AudioXpress. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
Irving, Michael (10 June 2016). "This projector can throw 100-inch UHD video from just 2 inches". newatlas.com. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
Benedict, Emily (13 January 2015). "21 Scientific And Technical Achievements To Be Honored With Academy Awards®". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 6 September 2016.

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[1] "Optoma Corporate". Optoma Corporate Marketing. Retrieved 2021-04-13.

[2] "About Optoma". Optoma Corporate Marketing. Retrieved 2021-04-13.

[3] "Optoma Corporation Profile". Bloomberg. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 6 September 2016.

[4] "Widescreen Review Webzine | News | Optoma Introduces New HD2 DLP Rear Projection TVs". www.widescreenreview.com. Retrieved 6 September 2016.

[5] Herman, Ami. "Optoma Utilizes Oplus Technologies' Rembrandt-1 Chip in its Award-Winning High Definition Rear Projection TVs | Business Wire". www.businesswire.com. Retrieved 6 September 2016.

[6] "MOVIETIME Trademark - Registration Number 3043237 - Serial Number 76528626 :: Justia Trademarks". trademarks.justia.com.

[7] "ProjectorCentral News - Jan 6 2005 - Optoma Announces MovieTime DV10 Projector With DVD". www.projectorcentral.com.

[8] Kayye, Gary (11 April 2016). "Optoma Launches Ultra-Light, Short Throw Projector Aimed at Both Business and Home - rAVe [Publications]". rAVe Publications. rAVe Publications. Retrieved 4 October 2016.

[9] ASHLEY, CHARLOTTE (February 2016). "Optoma launches 6,000 lumen laser | Products | InAVate". www.inavateonthenet.net. Retrieved 4 October 2016.

[10] "Optoma Acquires Acclaimed Californian Consumer Audio Company NuForce". AudioXpress. Retrieved 6 September 2016.

[11] Irving, Michael (10 June 2016). "This projector can throw 100-inch UHD video from just 2 inches". newatlas.com. Retrieved 4 October 2016.

[12] Benedict, Emily (13 January 2015). "21 Scientific And Technical Achievements To Be Honored With Academy Awards®". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 6 September 2016.