
Optoma
Optoma ML1080UST 1080p Photon Go Ultra Short Throw Full HD LED Triple
2.0Spec scoreThinly documented
#283 in Video Projectors on Amazon
$849at Amazon, price as of 18 August 2026, 16:56 UTC. Subject to change.
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What Golf Sim Oracle checked on this listingThe counts above in full, and the limits of reading a listing
Golf Sim Oracle tracks the Optoma ML1080UST 1080p Photon Go Ultra Short Throw Full HD LED Triple because it is among the best-selling projectors on Amazon, currently #283 in Video Projectors. According to the Amazon product page, read 18 August 2026, it sells for $849. That figure and the stock status come from the Amazon Product Advertising API and are refreshed every three hours, so neither is ever more than 24 hours old. Golf Sim Oracle checks every listing in this category against four specifications that decide the purchase, and this one does not state throw ratio, lumens, measured to a standard, native resolution, inverted ceiling mounting. That is a fact about the listing rather than about the product: a seller who prints no figure has not told us the product lacks one. There is no sourced specification review on this page and there is not going to be one until there is a document to cite: the brands that lead this category publish no manuals or spec sheets, which is itself the reason these pages measure listings rather than restate them. Everything quoted below is the seller's own wording from the listing, read 18 August 2026, and it is a claim rather than a measurement anyone has checked. Golf Sim Oracle does not test equipment and does not claim to.
How this score is worked out
Optoma ML1080UST 1080p Photon Go Ultra Short Throw Full HD LED Triple scores 2.0 out of 10 — thinly documented. The score measures how much of what a buyer needs to decide is stated in this Amazon listing — 0 of 4 decision-grade specifications. There is no manufacturer specification sheet for this category to read, so the listing is what we can check. A listing that does not state something is not proof the product lacks it.
| What was measured | Weight | Band |
|---|---|---|
| The deciding specificationThe listing does not state throw ratio. Throw ratio times screen width is the distance the projector has to sit at. Without it there is no way to know whether a unit can fill a 10-foot screen in the room you have. | 50% | 0.0 |
| Supporting specifications0 of 3 stated. Not stated: lumens, measured to a standard, native resolution, inverted ceiling mounting. | 30% | 0.0 |
| A stated sizeThe listing states at least one measurement. | 20% | 10.0 |
What this listing states
Checked against the specifications that decide a projector purchase.
| Specification | In this listing | Across the category |
|---|---|---|
| Throw ratio | No throw ratio in the listing | 6 of 14 listings |
| Lumens, measured to a standard | Brightness given without a standard, or not at all | 5 of 14 listings |
| Native resolution | No native resolution stated | 4 of 14 listings |
| Inverted ceiling mounting | Ceiling mounting not addressed | 4 of 14 listings |
“Stated” means the figure appears in the title or the bullets. It is not a verification, and an absence is a fact about the listing rather than the product.
How it compares with the rest of the category
Worked out from the 14 projectors Golf Sim Oracle tracks, at the moment you load the page.
On price. At $849 this is the 9th cheapest of the 14 projectors carrying a live price today, against a category median of $676.72. Amazon moves these prices, so the ranking is read fresh every three hours rather than written down.
On what it tells you. The listing states zero of the four specifications we check for in this category.
- It does not print throw ratio. 6 of 14 listings in this category state it.
- It does not print lumens, measured to a standard. 5 of 14 listings in this category state it.
- It does not print native resolution. 4 of 14 listings in this category state it.
- It does not print inverted ceiling mounting. 4 of 14 listings in this category state it.
Every figure here is counted from the listings themselves. A listing that stays quiet about a specification has told us nothing about the product behind it, and we are not treating silence as a fault.
What the listing claims
Quoted from the Amazon listing, read 18 August 2026. These are the seller’s words, not our measurements.
- “10 in. Ultra Short Throw Distance”
- “Integrated Dolby Audio”
- “Triple Laser RGB Technology”
What this listing does not tell you
- Throw ratio. Throw ratio times screen width is the distance the projector has to sit at. Without it there is no way to know whether a unit can fill a 10-foot screen in the room you have.
- Lumens, measured to a standard. ANSI and ISO lumens are measured to a published method. An unqualified "lumens" figure is not, and the two differ by a factor of two or three on the same projector.
- Native resolution. A projector that accepts a 4K signal and shows it at 1280x800 is sold as 4K. Native resolution is the one that reaches the screen.
- Inverted ceiling mounting. A simulator projector hangs upside down above the hitting area. Not every unit has the keystone range or the mount points for it.
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