I got this for just over $40 which is amazing. The image quality is stellar, a true 1920x1080P projector.
The brightness is about 325ANSI lumens, not going by a tester but I’ve had a LOT of projectors.
The single most impressive thing about this projector to me, is the extremely accurate and clear optics. This thing makes a square, and the focus is flawless from center to every edge. There is simply no distortion at all. There’s also no detectable input latency so it’s great for games. Given that it’s only 60hz this of course means that the per frame latency (time between frames) is 16.6ms. It feels great to game on.
The colors are a little washed out given the LED behind an LCD, they tuned it for a little more brightness. However, they are shockingly accurate and you can crank the settings a bit to tune them. People skin tone is dead on, and the white balance looks excellent.
The speaker is surprisingly decent to listen to. It reminds me of the big powerful mono speaker you may have heard in a classic RCA CRT TV. There’s certainly an emphasis on mid ranges, but it’s not overly plasticy and doesn’t resonate. It’s like watching an older TV. Back before they lost all their body when they became 2 inches thick.
There’s a small intake filter that you will need to vacuum clean fairly often or risk roasting the LCD if it gets too plugged with dust. As soon as I saw that filter I realized it was a vain attempt to keep dust out of the light engine and I knew then there’s no way it had a sealed one. Indeed, this is the downfall of this device. Don’t get me wrong, I still give it 5 stars, but be fully aware that this thing will fill with dust on the LCD, Mirror, and optics. It _WILL_ become a starfield of both bright and dark dots, though they are so far fairly easy to ignore. Expect to have to open this once in a while and blow them out. Do NOT touch any of the aforementioned parts unless you know exactly what you’re doing and what you’re touching them with.
I’ve had this for less than a month so far and there’s thousands of specs inside of it on all surfaces. It’s not at a point where I feel the need to clean it inside, but I will likely do so on a schedule of 2 months. I don’t want the LCD overheating and yellowing either so I check the filter and clean that weekly.
So TLDR;
Amazing projection quality. Computer monitor level clarity from edge to edge, decent brightness, pretty good sound, excellent price, NON sealed light engine that will eventually fill with dust.
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