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JMGO O2S Ultra: throw distance & specs

4K UHD · 3,600 lumens · throw ratio 0.16. For a 100″ screen it sits 1.2 ft away.

Quick answer

The JMGO O2S Ultra sits 1.2 ft from a 100″ screen and about 1.4 ft from a 120″ screen, set by its official 0.16 throw ratio. At 3,600 lumens it pairs best with a CLR (Fresnel) ALR screen, even in a lit room.

Throw ratio

0.16

Brightness

3,600 lumens

Resolution

4K UHD

Type

UST

Specifications
Throw ratio0.16
Brightness3,600 lumens
Resolution4K UHD
HDRYes
Light sourcelaser
TypeUltra-short-throw (UST)
Price~$2,999
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Throw-distance calculator

JMGO O2S Ultra — distance for a 100″ screen

1.2 ft

Lens-to-screen distance. Zoom (if any) lets you fine-tune within the range.

Throw distance by screen size

How far the JMGO O2S Ultra sits from the screen at common 16:9 sizes, across its full zoom range.

Screen (16:9)Image widthThrow distance
90″78″1.0 ft
100″87″1.2 ft
120″105″1.4 ft
150″131″1.7 ft

Every projector’s throw distance, by screen size: 100-inch screen · 120-inch screen

Which screen for the JMGO O2S Ultra?

As an ultra-short-throw projector, the JMGO O2S Ultra fires light up at a steep angle. Pair it with a CLR (Fresnel) ALR screen sized to your throw — a standard ALR or matte-white screen will hotspot and wash out. In a room with daylight, the CLR screen is what makes the picture watchable.

Frequently asked questions

For a 100″ 16:9 screen the JMGO O2S Ultra needs about 1.2 ft from lens to screen, based on its 0.16 throw ratio. Use the calculator above for your exact screen size.

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ALR vs CLR screens

The two are not grades of the same thing, they reject light arriving from different directions, and the right one is decided by where your projector sits. A **CLR** (ceiling-light-rejecting) screen has a horizontal sawtooth structure that only works with light coming from below — that is, from an ultra-short-throw projector on a cabinet. An **ALR** screen rejects light arriving off-axis and suits a short-throw or standard projector further back. Put a UST projector on an ALR screen and you get a washed-out hotspot. Of the 110 projectors we track, 29 are ultra-short-throw (throw ratio below 0.4) and need CLR; the other 81 do not. And the number on the box will not help you tell the materials apart: across our 24 screens, CLR runs 0.5–1.0 gain and ALR runs 0.8–1.65, so 9 of them — 38% — sit in the 0.8–1.0 band where both types exist.

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Projector screen gain explained

Gain is how much light a screen reflects back compared with a reference matte-white surface, which is defined as 1.0. A 1.5-gain screen sends about 50% more light toward the centre seat; a 0.6-gain screen sends 40% less. The counterintuitive part: **most ambient-light-rejecting screens have gain below 1.0**. Across the 24 ALR and CLR screens we track, 15 of them — 63% — are darker than plain white. CLR screens for ultra-short-throw projectors sit around 0.6. They buy contrast by rejecting light from the sides and ceiling, and they pay for it in brightness, so they need a brighter projector, not a dimmer one.

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Projector vs TV

A projector wins on sheer size and cost-per-inch — 100 to 200 inches for the price of a much smaller TV — but needs controlled light or an ALR screen. A TV wins on brightness, convenience and lifespan. For movie nights on a big screen, choose a projector; for all-day bright-room viewing, choose a TV.

Not sure it fits? Run your exact screen size through the calculator.

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