Buying a movie projector online is a bewildering experience. You have consider image resolution, projection brightness, input/output jacks, and audio. This projector from an overseas company I had never heard of was on sale and seemed to offer better features from the other projectors from overseas companies…I had never heard of. I needed to set up an outdoor movie for my daughter's birthday party with friends, and really did not want to screw it up.
So far, I have zero complaints! The projected was relatively easy to set up and the picture was great. The caveat to that is that you definitely need a light-controlled environment – it works indoors and in nighttime darkness outside, but the picture wasn't visible at all when I tested it during the day. However, this is true of virtually any budget projector. If you want daytime outdoor projection, you need a much more powerful projector, and that means more money.
This unit actually has an impressive feature set with WiFi connectivity and built-in apps, but I didn't want to trust any of that. I just needed HDMI connectivity so I could delegate the movie watching to a BluRay player, streaming stick, or other device I know will work. The built-in speaker is not very loud or very good, but I expected this. A simple 3.5mm audio cable out to the external speaker of your choice, and you have a solid setup with no lag between the screen and audio.
Time will tell how long it lasts, but for "once in awhile" use, it seems like I made a great choice. I should note, however, that I paid closer to $200 for it, and noted that the list price is often nearly twice that. So my expectations were more in line with the price I paid, and I probably would not have taken the risk on the original price.
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