Optoma GT1090HDR = HZ40ST?

[gojoholo]

The GT1090HDR seems to be a popular choice for sims on this forum, but Optoma seem to have a policy of changing the names (and specs?) for the European versions of their projectors. Scouring the optoma.co.uk website I have found the HZ40ST https://www.optoma.co.uk/product-det...specifications This seems to be a pretty close match to the GT1090HDR. Has anyone seen a HZ40ST, or better yet bought one?

(partial) Specifications

Display technology DLP
Resolution 1080p Full HD (1920x1080)
Brightness 4,200 lumens
Contrast ratio 2,500,000:1
Native aspect ratio 16:9
Aspect ratio - compatible 4:3
Keystone correction - horizontal +/-30°
Keystone correction - vertical +/-30°
Has vertical auto keystone correction Yes
Displayable colours (millions) 1073.4
Horizontal scan rate 15.375 ~ 91.146 Khz
Vertical scan rate 50 ~ 85 Hz (120Hz for 3D)Hz
Uniformity 85%
Screen size 0.93m ~ 7.66m (36.43" ~ 301.4") diagonal
Light source type Laser
LASER life 30,000 hours
Throw ratio 0.5:1
Projection distance (m) 0.4m - 3.31m
Zoom type Fixed
Focal length (mm) 7.51
Native offset 116%
PC compatibility UHD, FHD, UXGA, SXGA, WXGA, HD, XGA, SVGA, VGA, Mac
Power consumption (standby) <0.5W
Power consumption (min) 206W
Power consumption (max) 269W
Net weight 5.5kg
Dimensions (W x D x H) mm 337 x 265 x 122.5

[Ykaar]

I just had the confirmation (from Optoma France) that the HZ40ST is the European version of the 1090HDR.

[gojoholo]

I just had the confirmation (from Optoma France) that the HZ40ST is the European version of the 1090HDR.

Great. Thanks for the update.

[simmb]

I struggled to find the HZ40ST in the UK when I was looking a few months ago, not sure if it was even released back then. Ended up going for the HD29HST which does show up on my laptop as having a GT1090HDR connected. I know it's a different light source but the specs looked vaguely similar to the HZ40ST.
Moving from a GT1080 the difference was massive, never managed to get a good picture with the GT1080 not sure if it was faulty but I was never happy with it. I was shocked at the difference in picture quality straight out of the box.

[gojoholo]

Just projectors have it listed at least, but as yet out if stock and no price. As for HD29HST, I was guessing it was equivalent of GT1080HDR, but with a brighter lamp.