Vidda C3 Ultra Smart Ultra Bright TriChroma laser 4k Projector

Got one love it, Chinese on the front page annoying setup is bearable in English, front end on the home page and installed apps apeer to be 1080p based on not being able to increase kodi past 1080p. The google stick they provide won't login to wifi. Sees network just never logs in. Didn't care got my own fire cube. And it looks glorious in 4k Dolby vision. HDR10÷. Sound is outstanding loud clear deep bass good balance. Haven't seen Dolby sound work properly yet but dtsX is great has usable EQ. And it does select dolby properly. Laser specle for me, I've only seen it looking at Dolby vision demo videos on YouTube when I first plugged it in. I have either tuned it out or just dont see it. Rainbow effect for me its annoying when im really tired and or wearing glasses at night. Its not something that shows on a photo or video. Its an optical effect created in you eyes when you are looking at something in the foreground like phone and your eyes are doing rapid movement. Glasses set it off mostly for me. With bright whites on the screen. I basically see the color wheel spinning for a split second. I spot it on average 4 times a day. I dont like it. Its annoying and I can see why a lot of people on this forum? Most said lamp projectors are better. And i now agree with them completely, when you're right, you're right. All good im keeping this because i like it. If i was buying again I would pick the visionmaster pro For the proper English operating system which makes it more usable. Although hardware is less powerful THE PICTURE ON THE VIDDA IS SO CLEAR AND LEGIT VISIBLE IN ANY LIGHT AND BONEWHITE WALLS are usable as a viewing area. If you stick to a painted wall after paying 3k for a projector just delete any login details for projector forums you are on. So you never announce what a useless wanker you are. Dont complain about specle or you colours are all fuked up. Nobody will care or help you because they cant. I would pick this for the better brightness and higher spec hardware for a better price that I will barely use because of the limitations of language barrier. And honestly 1080p homescreen I have not tried the default tv apps and there is no google store to go fishing for official apps compared to not quite right Chinese versions. Also I doubt the operating system supports widevine support properly. Pretty easy to sideload apps like they wanted you to do it. Vidda operating system lacks a proper settings menu so I have no way of setting the timezone for proper time display. And this annoys the shit out of me like I never thought it could. Also no proper settings menu means you cant check screen resolutions or see what bitrate your sound is working at easily. Tried the default prime app it wants an update and then tries to open play store from a browser Just managed to get play store to install because Firefox asked me to open app. Doesn't work . But if playstore installed i should be able to find a version of Gapps that could sideload. Ohh it hates opening the store. All this stuff here about the operating system does not matter because your fire cube will do all the driving and all is good. I just dont like wasting good hardware if I can help it. Once again picture quality superb , sound is jbl good Loud clear with an adjustable EQ. TWO HDMI and two usbtype A 3.1? ports. Rest not using. Remote is good back light metal feeling . That controls fire cube without a problem.HDMI-CEC great.

The Max is a different level of control over picture. C3 ultra is priced like pro, and the pro2 would be its value range for light output hardware quality. I like the lamp for the smoother less intense light reflecting back. I can view it for longer with less strain. I like the laser for its pin point sharpness likeable colours and its overall doesnt give a fk how well lit the room is. RBE is like you say a DLP thing that's common but laser shows it worse for me. I never really seen it before. And im still waiting to pick a screen. waiting for the samples to show up for now. And a cheap 100' screen one of my friends says I won't need anything else. I think it will be junk somehow. But good screen is huge expense and want to get it right.

It’s a very minimal upgrade. Not worth it imo

I'm totally new to Alibaba. Do you have any resellers that you find trustworthy? I'm looking for the C2 or C3 as well (or Horizon Max). Not sure if buying in the US makes any difference. Thanks!

Hey thanks for responding. I did buy one and it arrived in like a week and a half somehow. It looks and works fantastic. I just need to determine if I keep my existing screen or get a new one. Mine is pretty old but still decent and it looks like white looks beat in my basement even with a bit of ambient overhead lighting. Then I need to get a new speaker system but my soundbar and the build in speakers are sounding pretty good. It almost works like a rear satellite speaker combo. The only thing I really don't like about it is the overhead mounting. It sucks pretty bad as the whole mount swivels if you touch any of the HDMI on the back so I need to figure out if I try to stop that somehow or with some loctite. The auto focus feature is incredible for getting it back aligned instantly. My old manual focus was just so bad and I didn't realize how big of a feature upgrade this is.

I'm totally new to Alibaba. Do you have any resellers that you find trustworthy? I'm looking for the C2 or C3 as well (or Horizon Max). Not sure if buying in the US makes any difference. Thanks!

I feel like I just wrote an ad for a dating service. Lol. **UPDATE (Thanks to your help):** I now realize that 4000 lumens is plenty (higher can actually be too much for indoor viewing). What I am currently looking at buying is Hisense Vidda C3 Ultra for $1300 from Alibaba. The price is about half of what you'd pay in America for the same product. It's superior to the Hisense C2 and is made by the same company. Vidda is a Chinese sub-company within Hisense. It has motion smoothing (a selling point for me). Combined with a Fire Stick 4k Max, this should do just fine. For the record, I've been using a 1080p, 4000 lumen projector (BenQ MH741) for 7 years up 'til now, and it has actually been amazing-- not to mention that it lasted this long, flawlessly-- but I want to finally upgrade to 4k resolution and not sacrifice any lumens. I'd like to step up the lumens slightly so the entire upgrade is worth it. That's why I am looking for 5000 lumens minimum, or a 4000 lumen at an amazing price. I am projecting on a \~140" screen, on a white wall about 15 feet away. Not controlled lighting. We have 3 giant windows. We only watch at night because of this. It's indoor. 140" projection area on a wall painted pure white. No projector screen. **Price targets for 4k projector, based on lumens:** * up to $1500 for a laser projector with 3000-4000 lumens and 60hz at 4K resolution * up to $1000 for a non-laser projector with 3000-4000 lumens and 60hz at 4K resolution **MUST BE 4K.** So far the best options I've found are either: * LG ProBeam BU60 (This projector is great except the $2500-$3200 price tag is a higher than desired and it's only 60hz at 4K) * Hisense Vidda C3 Ultra for $1300 from Alibaba (+ $270 tariffs & shipping). It's superior to the Hisense C2 (a quality product) and is made by the same company. The price is about half of what you'd pay in America for the same product. Vidda is a Chinese sub-brand within Hisense. It has motion smoothing (a selling point for me). Combined with a Fire Stick 4k Max, this should do just fine. **<-- I ended up buying this because it was the best cost/performance combination.** I can be flexible on price if my targets are simply unrealistic. Prefer name brand over non name brand, but if there's a good one I'm unaware of then please share it. Thank you in advance for your help.

What I am currently looking at is Hisense Vidda C3 Ultra for $1300 from Alibaba. It's superior to the Hisense C2 and is made by the same company. The price is about half of what you'd pay in America for the same product. Vidda is a Chinese sub-company within Hisense. Combined with a Fire Stick 4k Max, this should do just fine.

Yeah, I see that. What I am currently looking at is Hisense Vidda C3 Ultra for $1300 from Alibaba. It's superior to the Hisense C2 and is made by the same company. The price is about half of what you'd pay in America for the same product. Vidda is a Chinese sub-company within Hisense. Combined with a Fire Stick 4k Max, this should do just fine.

I ended up returning this as it was basically identical to my older BenQ projector. Not bad, but just not an upgrade in any meaningful way. What I am currently looking at is Hisense Vidda C3 Ultra for $1300 from Alibaba. It's superior to the Hisense C2 and is made by the same company. The price is about half of what you'd pay in America for the same product. Vidda is a Chinese sub-company within Hisense. Combined with a Fire Stick 4k Max, this should do just fine.

Yes! You are speaking my language. What I am currently looking at is Hisense Vidda C3 Ultra for $1300 from Alibaba. It's superior to the Hisense C2 and is made by the same company. The price is about half of what you'd pay in America for the same product. Vidda is a Chinese sub-company within Hisense. Combined with a Fire Stick 4k Max, this should do just fine.

I love a good Costco deal. Thanks for sharing it. It helped me find this: What I am currently looking at is Hisense Vidda C3 Ultra for $1300 from Alibaba. It's superior to the Hisense C2 and is made by the same company. Vidda is a Chinese sub-company within Hisense. Combined with a Fire Stick 4k Max, this should do just fine.

At night, you don't need the 5000+ lumen. I have a Vidda C3 ultra and at night, I certainly don't use the max brightness, unless I want to wear sunglasses (I'm exaggerating a bit, but not that much). The Horizon brightness will be useful during the day. (To be more precise, in a room without any light, the laser brightness is 4/10 for a 2 meters screen, sitting maybe at 2 meters or a bit less. Image is bright at this level. C3 ultra specs are 3,200 CVIA lumens / 2,700 ISO lumens / 2,600 ANSI lumens)

Liking the c3 ultra so far

Another c3 ultra here, 150" screen in a blacked out room and it's as glorious as I can imagine. Some rainbow but doesn't bother me. $1400 from Alibaba really can't be beat

Just got it today. Absolutely incredible, I'm testing with DV P7 FEL remuxes, and it's just beautiful (CoreELEC + AM6b+). My older TV is a LG G2 65", and despite perfect blacks, it will be hard for me to go back. It is true the blacks are not as perfect, but not by much, and the huge screen more than makes up for it.