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Customer Review
Reviewed in Canada on February 12, 2024
I used to have a home theater setup about 15 years ago, wasn't really using anymore and got rid of everything when I moved in to my new house! Kind'a gettin' the itch again... but did not want to spend a couple of grand on it. It would be for occasional movie watching in a light controlled basement living room.
So I figured based on reviews and several youtube videos I would give this one a try!
First of all, manage your expectations!! this is not a 3000$ 4k laser projector, nor does it try to be! I used to have a panasonic PT-AE700 (2500$ back in the day) wich was 1000 lumens and 720p. What you get with this little magic box is amazing... resolution is great and it's really bright in a dark room. Doesn't feel quite as bright as my old projector but the bump in resolution is instantly noticable and the overall image is better.
The good:
- Only 150$ on special with coupon... OMG!!! Less expensive that a new buld for my old projector!!
- Great picture quality, brightness, resoluton and color accuaracy (Mind bogglingly good for the price!!) This rivals projectors in a much higher price range!
- Connectivity is good 2xHdmi, 2xUSB, A/V and Bluetooth
- Built in speaker is actually usable, pretty lound and sounds ok for poratbility.
- Remote control is well made and usefull.
- Great brightness up to 100"-120"
- Easy and usefull setup menu.
The less good:
- For absolutely perfect focus, projector lens must be perfectly centered with the screen, there is no throw angle built in. So you must use the manual keystone ajustement, I does work but the more you angle the projector with the screen, the less in focus the top and bottom of the picture will be. So you have to compromise a little bit between sharpness and squareness of the picture. So table top and ceilling mounting will be top/bottom blurry if the throw angle is to strong. More obvious with text and less in a movie.
- Fan is definitely audible in quiet situations, but with movie sound you don't hear it.
- No optical zoom, so throw distance is fixed! 8'4" for an 80" screen in my setup, you can use digital zoom down to 50% for further distance, but that reduces resolution and overall brightness.
- Does not have a 1/4" tripod mount hole, only 4 screw projector mount. (would of been nice)
- Not really usable in a lighted room, very dim lighting for bright stuff like sporting events is doable!
Got a VIVO 80" pull down screen for 100$ on special!
Now have a home theater setup for less that 300$ total!!
Unbeleivable value!!
So I figured based on reviews and several youtube videos I would give this one a try!
First of all, manage your expectations!! this is not a 3000$ 4k laser projector, nor does it try to be! I used to have a panasonic PT-AE700 (2500$ back in the day) wich was 1000 lumens and 720p. What you get with this little magic box is amazing... resolution is great and it's really bright in a dark room. Doesn't feel quite as bright as my old projector but the bump in resolution is instantly noticable and the overall image is better.
The good:
- Only 150$ on special with coupon... OMG!!! Less expensive that a new buld for my old projector!!
- Great picture quality, brightness, resoluton and color accuaracy (Mind bogglingly good for the price!!) This rivals projectors in a much higher price range!
- Connectivity is good 2xHdmi, 2xUSB, A/V and Bluetooth
- Built in speaker is actually usable, pretty lound and sounds ok for poratbility.
- Remote control is well made and usefull.
- Great brightness up to 100"-120"
- Easy and usefull setup menu.
The less good:
- For absolutely perfect focus, projector lens must be perfectly centered with the screen, there is no throw angle built in. So you must use the manual keystone ajustement, I does work but the more you angle the projector with the screen, the less in focus the top and bottom of the picture will be. So you have to compromise a little bit between sharpness and squareness of the picture. So table top and ceilling mounting will be top/bottom blurry if the throw angle is to strong. More obvious with text and less in a movie.
- Fan is definitely audible in quiet situations, but with movie sound you don't hear it.
- No optical zoom, so throw distance is fixed! 8'4" for an 80" screen in my setup, you can use digital zoom down to 50% for further distance, but that reduces resolution and overall brightness.
- Does not have a 1/4" tripod mount hole, only 4 screw projector mount. (would of been nice)
- Not really usable in a lighted room, very dim lighting for bright stuff like sporting events is doable!
Got a VIVO 80" pull down screen for 100$ on special!
Now have a home theater setup for less that 300$ total!!
Unbeleivable value!!
