Samsung 120″ The Premiere LSP7T 4K Smart Laser Projector

Update Nov 16, 2020: Samsung finally reached out to me and a member of their engineering team who works on these projectors called. Clearly knowledgeable. We are working on the focus issue and how to resolve, if possible. Seen some improvement but still not “perfect”. That said the LSP7T is far better than the Optoma P1 or P2 and I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone vs any of the other sub-4k USTs on the market.

Update Nov 6, 2020: Now going on 4 hours spent trying to find a Samsung technical representative that handles these projectors. Spoke to over 10 reps, transferred every time and none say they know anything about these UST projectors. Constant run around and there is NO WAY to reach anyone other than overseas who reads from a script.

Original review: I received the projector on October 24th. So far the experience has been pretty good but there are a few issues that I have with the projector that Samsung needs to address before I can rate this thing “5 stars” for the money.

First the good:
1. Vivid picture with good colors for a projector. I can compare this to the Optoma P1 and P2 and say that it has better picture quality imo, not by a huge amount but enough to give it an edge.
2. Software platform is rock solid as you would expect from Samsung. Again, comparing to Optoma it’s a night and day difference.
3. Connection/HDMI stability is also super rock solid with no issues whatsoever on a variety of sources. In my configuration I’m using a Denon AVC8500H connected to a CAAVO Control Center (and also with the Caavo removed) with multiple sources tested at 4k 60hz and lower resolutions: Xbox One X, Nvidia Shield Pro, Fire TV Stick 4k and Cube, Nintendo Switch and W10 PC with Geforce 2080ti at 4k 60hz. All ran without a hitch. Great!
4. Used with an Elite Screens CLR (not the 2 or 3, just the CLR). Great combo. Daytime (slightly light controlled room) and night both looked great (with nighttime obviously looking fantastic).
5. Fan noise is non-existent. Completely silent.
6. Projector turns on and shuts down perfectly with CEC control.
7. Start up time is in seconds (haven’t directly timed it but I would put it around 10 seconds). Very good imo.

Cons:
1. Focus issues at the corners and edges from mid to top. It’s enough to be distracting on content with text, lines or other details where sharpness is important. I’m working on contacting Samsung about the issue.
2. Some shadow crushing in live content especially in scenes that are generally darkly lit. Not “bad” but as with the focus enough to be distracting. Could be due to calibration but I think it’s the nature of the projector. It is not enough for me to dislike the projector it’s just something I wish was better.

Overall I like the projector more and more as I use it, especially when comparing to the Optoma units I had previously (the P1 and P2). However the focus issue needs addressed and imo should not be present in a $3300 projector. I will update once I hear back from Samsung.

Lastly I may move up to the LSP9T at some point depending on what I hear back from Samsung on the focus issue and how much better the blacks/shadows might be on the more expensive unit.

its good. Gaming does not have noticeable delay, but alot of these things are broken. Read the reviews. Mine came to my home and the 2nd hdmi port loses signal. Now the sound keeps cutting out. Samsung need to work the bugs out. I herd the 130 one is better built. I like this projector alot and I’m going to see if the 130 is better. If so im keeping it. But alot of them are defective. Be aware. Up date. I bought the 130. I got it used because 6,500 was just too much. All in all after taxes I paid 6000. Still high. Now. The three laser will blow you away. I’ve always wanted a projector that just did not have that washed out look. I want the colors to be as vivid as an oled or a qled. This thing is way more vivid than an oled. imagine having a laser pointer and point it at the wall. Those are your colors. You have laser colors. Deep vivid saturated blues, red,greens purple and the black are deep. Im keeping it. Now there are issues. The hdmi port has not gone out but the sound has stopped once in a while in the middle of a movie. The sound on the 130 is incredible. Oh my gosh this thing as speakes. Way way louder then the 120. I have gone through projector and projector to find the right one. I notice those small things that normal customers don’t. There is no ghosting when playing games. The input lag is good. I dont know what it is but its very very reasonable. If you owned the optimal p2, its better then that one. I was impressed by the p2 as well but the game input lag was ridiculous. Oh and the Epson ls5000. Thise colors are sooo washed out but game lag is almost not even there. The ls3000 has better colors but you won’t get a 4k picture. Its pretty crisp though and the colors are good. Not as good as the optima p2. You want amazing looking colors deep black crisp picture and a banging sound system the samsung is it. Its good. Samsung needs to iron out the kinks though. Once they do. Wow just wow.

I was looking for an UST projector and really wanted the LG HU85LA projector which is generally considered one of the best UST projectors out there, but was hard pressed to spend that much and settled on this as a more cost effective approach. If you don’t care about the smart TV features and are just going to use it with an Apple TV or something, then you’d probably be better off with the VAVA or an Optoma. I like having only one remote though and think Android TV sucks.

I was a little worried about color accuracy as it uses a color wheel instead of 3 lasers like the LG, but I honestly don’t think I’d be able to tell a difference. The picture looks great. The image quality does suffer a little bit in super dark scenes, especially in the middle of the day, but then a brightly lit scene will come on and just completely blow you away, so for the increase in size I’d say it is worth it.

I bought this with the VAVA 100″ light rejecting screen which does a great job of making the screen usable in the day time. That being said, the picture looked pretty dang good on my extremely dark green wall in dim light.

I’ve played some turned based games on my switch on the projector and haven’t noticed any lag, but that’s hardly a great test. If your into twitchy shooters get a TV with a high refresh rate and lower lag.

One thing that is annoying with these UST projectors is they need to be low to the ground and don’t leave room for a sound bar. Luckily I found a great stand that is low enough and has a space for a sound bar (And can be even lower if you leave off the bottom legs) on WayFair, Wolla TV Stand for TVs up to 65″: https://www.wayfair.com/furniture/pdp/zipcode-design-wolla-tv-stand-for-tvs-up-to-65-ar2314.html?piid=32507645

Overall I’m extremely happy with my purchase and have not had any issues with it so far. The picture is bright, colorful, and huge. The interface is easy to use and has almost every app I could want (No NBA TV sadly, but that’s an NBA issue as it is missing from most smart TVs).

This is for everybody that wondered if you could get away with having NO PROJECTOR SCREEN. Short answer is YES as you can see all four pictures uploaded are displayed on nothing, but my imperfect white wall. Also to note the specifications say 120” this is actually 130” so I believe it’s capable of stretching a little as you can see. ENJOY THE MASSIVE EXPERIENCE!!!

Have been using the 7t model for a month in my apartment living room. Even paired it with a good soundbar. Had to return the soundbar last week as the sound from the projector is very good for most viewing. Have paired it with my Bluetooth headset for a more refined sound experience.

I project it on to my white wall (No ALR screen yet) and it is very good even when it is not fully dark. Note, all projector images will be washed out if you have bright ambient light.

The most important thing about this projector is it is super easy to setup, just connect to power socket and internet and you are good to go! Samsung App Store has all the major apps for streaming that you can download. I have now connected my cable box as well (watch mainly local games)

If you are wondering 7t vs 9t, would recommend 7t – with the price difference of 2.5k to 3K you can get a great ALR screen and have money left for a sound system as well!

Off course, there are cheaper Chinese models with greater specs on paper than Samsung, it all comes down to App Store and user experience. I find Samsung products to be more reliable and closer. Using this projector is lot like their TV and tablet/Phone experience.

If you want to be stuck with a 4000 dollar projector that does not work. Best Buy wont help you replace it, and Samsung will make you send it for repair multiple times and wont replace it either. BAD PRODUCT BAD CUSTOMER SERVICE.

It’s a cool product, and I specifically went with this over other models because it has an ATSC tuner, which is great. We enjoyed it for three weeks. Then the day before the Super Bowl, the picture went out. The sound still works, but the image is a black glow. We can’t even access settings or menus. Hopefully the warranty process is smooth, but quite frankly, a product that sells for thousands of dollars needs to be of better quality.

UPDATE: The total turnaround time for the repair, with shipping, was a week and a half. The repaired device worked well for two days until we started experiencing startup problems at least once or twice per day. This time, however, the startup problems could be solved by unplugging the power and restarting. Still not acceptable. A little internet research said that turning off HDMI-CEC would fix the startup problem, so we went ahead and turned that off. It seems to be functioning normally now, but as mentioned originally, these are all quality problems that an expensive piece of equipment shouldn’t have.

SOUND: Samsung focuses much of their advertising on how great the audio is. By design, it’s basically a soundbar bolted to the front of the device, which is an ideal layout. While the sound certainly isn’t bad, it’s worth noting that you cannot add a subwoofer without completely excluding the projector speakers and replacing them with externals. This is a frustrating oversight from what is supposed to be one of the world’s top technology companies.

Im using it with vividstrom rising ALR screen

Pro:
Good OS
Free Samsung TV Channel
Works with Apple airplay
3 HDMI input

Con:
Too many unnecessary plugs options
Kind of too big

This UST is an amazing machine. I opted for the 7 model as I only have room for a 93” screen as of now. The 9 model would have been preferred with the shorter throw and triple laser but this one is half the cost and still amazing. I must say I was not expecting the quality this machine can create. Standard mode is my favorite setting. Only downside is you can’t adjust brightness just image mode. EARC is also a plus. Worth the 4K but make sure you have a ALR/CLR screen if you will use with ceiling lights on at night. Daytime it isn’t bad but may need dynamic mode to up the brightness to the max. I will use at night mostly so it will be perfect to replace my Epson 1450. Make sure you watch a 4K video from Amazon and your mouth will drop. OLED quality in a darker room. Only downside is my screen bezel is not flat with the screen so the throw is not perfect on the bottom edge. Will totally need a thin flat bezel for the best display.

Product not in excellent condition. Parts missing.