While most of the competitors' USTs are spec'd for a maximum of 120 inches, VAVA's goes out to 150 inches. Minimum image size is specified as 80 inches. ProjectorCentral's VAVA VA-LT002 Throw Calculator shows the throw distances for other screen sizes. Factoring in the 4.5 inch height of the projector and its feet, as well as the cabinet's 14.5-inch depth, you can expect to place it on a surface about 14 inches below the bottom of a 100-inch screen, and with the audience-facing speaker grille about 22 inches from the screen wall. In my studio, it indeed did so from 7.5 inches out and with the top surface of the projector 9.75 inches below the bottom of the screen. The VAVA is spec'd to throw a 100-inch diagonal 16:9 image with its rear face 7.2 inches back from the screen surface.
This facilitates placement on an A/V credenza of standard depth without needing to move the furniture far from the wall. This isn't quite as short as the 0.19:1 throw ratio on LG's HU85LA UST projector, but like that projector, it's intended to cast a large image from a relatively close distance to the screen. The VAVA's lens has an aggressive 0.23:1 throw ratio. I measured the VAVA's color volume at 133% Rec.709, 90% DCI-P3, and 61% Rec.2020. Covered color gamut is rated at minimum 85% NTSC, which is a wider gamut than the Rec.709 color space used for HDTV but smaller than the DCI-P3 gamut that currently defines the limits for most 4K programming. The laser light source is rated for 25,000 hours, and requires no maintenance for the life of the projector. It uses the 0.47-inch DLP XPR imaging chip, a blue-laser source, and a phosphor wheel to achieve the required RGB primary colors.
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The projector is compatible with HDR10 high dynamic range content (though not HLG) as well as Full 3D. The VA-LT002 is rated at 1,800 ANSI lumens image brightness driven by the well-respected Appotronics ALPD 3.0 laser engine. It's an attractive component, with a gray fabric wrap surrounding the body of the projector that doubles as the grille for the front-facing speakers, and a fashionably shaped cabinet design with soft curves all around. The VA-LT002, which is marketed and best known simply as the VAVA 4K, is a well-constructed, solidly built projector whose relatively small dimensions (21 x 14.5 x 4.2 inches (WDH) belie its substantial 23.8-pound weight. So, how did all those Indiegogoers make out on their early bet? Let's take a close look. At its current price of $2,799, the VAVA is a high value proposition compared with what's currently offered or pending from those other brands, costing at least $1,000 less than its nearest direct competition. The fact that several hundred backers purchased a relatively expensive, non-existent projector months in advance of its release, from a company with no prior track record in projection, can likely be attributed to a combination of brilliant social marketing and the same pent-up demand for 4K, ultra-short throw living room projectors that spawned competitive introductions or announcements in 2019 from the likes of LG, Optoma, ViewSonic, and Epson.
The product officially began shipping to non-backers in October via Amazon and VAVA's own website. Thanks to a successful crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, the VA-LT002 ultra-short throw laser projector we're reviewing here garnered considerable attention and put VAVA on the projection map, so to speak.
The name has been used for marketing car dashboard cameras and other lifestyle products, but never projectors-this is the company's first. VAVA is one of several electronics brands used by Sunvalleytek International Inc., which is based out of Silicon Valley. Promising newcomer VAVA has its principles in the right place and has produced a good-looking but unpolished UST living room projector at an attractive price.
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