I was looking for a portable projector to be able to take on camping trips, so it was important that it be fairly small and lightweight. There may be brighter/higher resolution projectors out there but this is the perfect combination of size, weight and price! Its only 200 ANSI lumens so its not going to be useful in daylight/outdoors situations, but in dark environment the picture is very clear and useable. Of course projecting it against a white backdrop will give the highest brightness. It also has Android built in so no need for a streaming stick and I am able to use the built-in Netflix and Amazon apps to watch videos.
What was important for my primary use case – camping – is being able to watch video without an internet connection. This unit does not have onboard storage so you cannot download movies using the native apps for offline viewing later – but that is not surprising at this price point. It does however have HDMI and USB connections. I was able to download Netflix/Disney/Amazon videos to my Galaxy S20 5G phone and then playback in offline mode by connecting the phone to the projector via a USB-C to HDMI cable I got on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08DNZJ4YC?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1) The native resolution is only 720P but picture is very clear and sharp. The unit has a built in speaker, which is perfectly fine for a quiet environment but I was also able to pair my blue tooth speaker to the projector for louder volume. You only have a manual focus option but its very simple with a physical ring control on the unit, the keystone adjustment can be set to auto and is very effective. There is also a zoom control to make the image size smaller or larger for a given distance. It also has a very effective built in stand to adjust the projection angle and it can also point straight up if you want to watch movies on a ceiling (man have I been missing out). The BENFEI cable linked above does have a thick connector on the HDMI end, so if you are using that cable it will be difficult to get the projector to rotate to the vertical position – but I solved that by using a low profile right angle HDMI adapter (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Y7UT6EK?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details) The only other thing to consider is the power cable length. As there is no built in battery, you may want to carry an extension cable to be able to position the projector in the optimal spot while still being able to plug in for power.
If they are able to add onboard storage to store offline videos and up the brightness a tad, it would make this unit the perfect road trip companion (like the more expensive Anker Nebula Capsule projectors)
TLDR: Small, light weight, cheap projector that enables movie watching without internet connection (provided you have a phone or tablet) while traveling. Highly recommended.
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