7:49 this is hilarious. Linus sitting in a room with magenta ambient light and thinking the projector has too much green. (Due to your eye's automatic white balancing, if you are in a magenta room, white looks green. Green room white looks magenta. Orange room white looks blue. Blue room white looks orange. Etc etc.)
I’m a teacher who moves between different schools and classrooms, all with different display set ups. This looks so close to finally realizing my dream of having a super portable back up projector I can always have with me in case something goes wrong
@@JakeJoris , lol. You don't need the image to be perfection if you're trying to project relatively high contrast images like teaching material slides. You just need need black text to show up on a white background and for, say, an image of a cell not to be completely blurry. Ideally you'd be giving kids a higher quality hand out of anything they needed to see in finder detail or could refer them to the page of their textbook where you got the image. It's a back up. Your standards are way off saying it's "usable in a complete darkness with a 45" screen".
I have the previous gen and use it for exactly that. It's great except the built in Android on previous gen sucks so I carry a Google tv dongle in the case with it. Wifi tether to my phone and the kids are entertained.
Except that it costs as much as a very good quality 1080p projector that at least has a usable brightness, because 300 ANSI lumens is not even close to being usable.
@@JakeJoris it's enough at night, this is good if you don't have electricity you can power it longer with a battery bank it's not meant to replace a regular sized projector. Definitely a market for it, the price is hard to swallow if I went on longer camping trips more (i mostly go on weekends) I would probably buy it.
Been using the nebula 1 as almost a daily drive for years since the kick starter. Very happy with it still, but can see the auto focus and 'authentic' play store as a massively nice iteration.
I have the II and it has auto focus too but the focus button on the new remote for the III is kind of nice because sometimes, rarely, but it happens it doesnt focus properly so you have to go into a menu.
I did 3 tours in Iraq and every time I had a projector. And every time my living space became the movie space for my maintenance teams and other soldiers in my units. I inspired some of our guys who did patrols to get one as well for over night missions they did. By my third tour I had built a 100" screen out of plywood and white sheets I bought online. Even one of my 3 room mate's had his own projector as well for an opposite facing wall. We had our door open one night and our Commander walker by as I was watching a movie and my room mate was playing on his chipped Xbox 360. He just stood there for a minute stunned that we had entertainment locked down so good in such a tiny space. This tiny projector would be perfect for soldiers who deploy. When they come back to base such a tiny projector is perfect to shooting movies in small rooms. Honestly having a projector was my best deployment item I brought each time. And even when you come back from deployments they are wonderful in barracks as you can easily lock it up when your done with it. I wish I could of had one of these back then. My pelican case would have been allot lighter and smaller lol.
@@drinkwater9891 I was thinking the same thing cause at first I thought he meant he was on vacation until he mentioned "Soldier". I guess it's a way to decensitise soldiers to the harsh reality of it. "We're going on a tour in another country in military gear" vs "we're invading another country and killing lots of their people" is a lot easier to take in mentally and also a lot easier to tell friends and family too.
Considering this is not bad, the best use case would really be that quick pitch to someone. Even if there is a screen, being the one who just has everything prepared and doesn't pitch on a small laptop screen, is going to push your chances by a lot.
If you're aiming for 1080p or don't mind 720p, look into the previous versions, i got the previous "max" (does 1080p) version for about £450, 2 years ago. probably a bit cheaper now!
i just want to appreciate that no matter what linus takes the initative and smiles to us on his videos. He always maintains a positive aura throughout. It makes it relaxing and enjoyable to watch him :)
8:51 "No rainbow effect because it's not DLP." No, Linus, it's _laser DLP_ not laser projection. From their website: "Display Technology: DLP 0.23 DMD"
@@ShortCircuit, the best technology is triple-laser-MEMS building the picture by one single micromirror moved on coils in a magnetic field. Still there are only a few weak devices on the market, but the advantages are superior to any other technique: no focus needed and sharp picture on any geometry, optical zoom by changing coil voltage amplitudes, no native resolution like an old CRT, no rainbow and all the other ugly sample and hold-artifacts by scanline-drawing, super small like a packet of cigarettes, energy efficient as hell: black means switching all 3 lasers off at a pixel, looks dramatically better than OLED with BT.2020 (full perceivable color spectrum) on a dark screen. ruclips.net/video/-SdyieXe6zU/видео.html
The 0.23 is a wobble-cheater with 720p. Be carefull to buy no diamond matrix, else texts will look terribly! The rainbow-effect is only missing because of the low brightness.
F to pay respect for anker x ltt as this most probably be the last anker sponsored video we'll see until anker at least cleans up their security issues with eufy... Which sucks because anker products are really cool and linus seems to really enjoy most of the products they send them
Friggin cool little projector. Finally portable projectors move out of the space of just being a gimmick. This could as well be a main driver projector for some people, with the added benefit of portability
That's what I love about this channel. People are like, "Linus' a millionaire now, how can he be relatable??". Well, it's because every time he opens a new tech toy, he's looking forward to see what it can do, and check all the little details and interesting bits, just like I would be. He genuinely loves tech and that's so rare to see. Many other reviewers are just jaded and grumpy, looking at every possible chance to crap on something...
love that editing error at 7:11 where you see Linus wanted to say something "mean" about the speakers but he couldn't cause of the sponsor so they cut the clip but they made the cut just a little too late 😂
As someone who has had to (with much hesitation) sell mini projectors in the past that are almost invariably awful, either being entirely too dim (50 LUMENS...) or pitifully low resolutions, this may actually be the first portable mini projector that I actually kinda like. Really goes to show what quality laser projection can do over LCD tech in even modest applications.
To correct Linus for something he mentioned, the nVidia Shield also has the ability to have a phone act as it's remote/keyboard. After all both the Shield and this seems to just be Android TV devices
This is exciting for many reasons. Projectors are getting better, smaller and cheaper (compared to what they used to cost) Looking at this from a technology adoption curve point of view, projectors of this calibre should get cheaper over time like TV's have.
I am hoping to one day get a phone with a built in projector or a small quick connect projector module, I can easily see that being very convenient. It likely won't happen until solid state batteries reach commercial level though as their massively improved energy capacity is going to be integral to that kind of function. The most recent figures I have seen put Al-ion batteries at having double the energy density of Li-ion batteries with that expected to reach triple.
This brightness at 300 nits is worse than even budget TV's, so it's a pointless argument, unless it's specifically bought for it's mobility such that you don't want to carry around a 60" TV. At £400-£500 it would make a good outdoor camping display, but at £800 they're pretty much limiting the customer base to traveling sales executives and DJ's.
@@ImCeatra I just looked that up and while it is an interesting bit of kit, I am hoping for something substantially better than that communist grade phone.
This genuinely looks amazing. It’s been a very long time since a product review has actually made me so surprised by its performance. Sure it’s expensive and the battery isn’t great, but I’m genuinely impressed by it. It’s been great watching Anker go from the maker of cheap but good quality cables, to maker of a fantastic projector! Great job LTTeam
I love Anker as a brand. Ever since the Soundcore Bluetooth speaker, which still works after about 8 years of abuse. This is definitely out of my price range, but I love the concept so much. Once this becomes more mainstream, which I suspect it will, and the prices drop to about 500$, a mini laser beamer is an instant buy.
biggest problems i see with this are the battery life, and the lack of tilt. Out of the box it's supposed to have 2.5 hours of battery life, so about a movie's length - but as time goes on and the battery gets older that battery life might shrink to a too short time. The lack of an ability to tilt it also seems a little annoying and Linus somewhat demonstrated that. I understand that the former is a restriction of the form factor and the fact that laser draws alot of power, and the latter can probably be fixed by a stand... just want to put out the only two real criticism i have for this, otherwise looks like a really neat product.
Only downside is that 2.5 hours is barely enough for one movie, never mind some of the epics out there these days. But other than that it seems pretty cool!
Watching this gave me a thought of what would it look like if they used some of the lower end projectors on a wall or surface that had that ultra-white paint from purdue. What would the effect be from the projected image?
white isn't always ideal for projectors. Sure it makes your whites brighter, but it also makes your "black" brighter. There's been a big push recently for silver/grey screens for this reason.
I've had a Nebula Capsule since 2019 - it's an older version with lower resolution and an older version of android. And although it is a handy little thing, it certainly has some issues you start to notice after a while. Due to it's small size it has to do a bunch of cooling with a relatively small fan, and is thus quite noisy. It also has a lot of software issues where it'll just freeze or shutdown whatever app you're running. And most apps takes 20-30 seconds to load. Now, it could easily be that it's just because the Nebula Capsule was just at the lower limit of what can run that version of android, so it's possible that this new version has gotten rid of all those issues, but it's not easy to tell from this review.
I know it’s small and battery powered, but $800 is a bit steep for a mediocre 1080p projector. Looking forward to the 4K version that’s twice as bright for half the price in a few years.
I have the Capsule 2 and love it for what it is. The lack of netflix certification is a real downside though (you have to sideload the app through the nebula app and its stuck at standard definition)
Linus, read the spec sheet first. it's not a laser projector. it is DLP. you can tell that by it having to focus, at all, even if it's automatic focus. laser projector by their nature do NOT need to focus. I'm not saying it's a bad projector by any means, but it's not what the model name implies.
If this one feels out of reach. I highly recommend the Nebula Capsule 2, it's only 720p 200 Lumens but going for $399 regularly it's half the price of this one and is literally the size of a soda can. Making it even more portable then this unit!
In live performances we spend hours on each projector focusing and keystoning. And each one costs about $250,000 and they have interchangeable lenses a lot like a camera.
I’m watching this on my Nebula Capsule 2 right now and I love it. I’ve had it for 2 years now and I use it daily. I love being able to pick it up and go to my buddies house and just project the hockey game on his wall.
This is the only thing that has ever made me want to have a screen in my bedroom. Laying down on your back and pointing that at the ceiling is next level content consumption.
This is a prime example of why this channel, the team as well as all other channels are trusted so much. Here we get a sponsored video of a new product. Yes that means they payed to have it spotlighted and the best parts highlighted. From here we get only the facts and honest impression of the product. The entire LTT team has made shopping for tech such a joy. No more worry if what you buy will be what people make it seem. Watch it here and know what you can expect from it. Major props to everyone on the team! Thank you for your hard work!!
"What the hell, why did you bring ANOTHER giant can of soda to our outdoor movie night" "Oh ... you mean THAT? no. That's a projector honey." Ngl, really impressive what they fit into there. I recommend watching Zac's teardown of it. It's wicked
One of the things that we have found with our benQ mobile projector is that the best use case for these is for on the go presentation. This might be a bit overkill but it’s so vital to have something like it when going to places without tech setups
Just a heads up from another projector brand I had, projector can have a "battery saving mode" by default which turns images green and brightness down. I would want to check if plugging the projector could eliminate the green effect :x (I might be wrong though)
I hope the auto focus can be disabled / allows for user modification without messing it all up. Auto focus may mess up, especially if you're not projecting on a completely flat surface.
I was curious so thought I would check: Linus said they would stop working with Anker during the WAN show on November 25th. This video was released on November 24th, but will have been filmed/edited earlier than that.
Agreed, though I bet in the end putting in a chip fast enough to get rid of all that would have caused them to miss both this price point and the 2.5hr battery rating
One thing would have been nice to know: can you flip it upside down ( like if you were to hang it from a ceiling )? Would it automatically flip the screen or would you need to do it? I know it's meant to be a portable one but even in a van you might want to put it on the ceiling
There are actually quite a number of devices that exist for mounting cameras upright from the ceiling ("upright camera mount") that utilize the same screw attachment--I would just buy one of those if you wanted a permanent-ish solution. I suppose it would make accessing the controls a bit more of a pain, but in a van you might also just want a shelf since it's battery operated.
Awesome kit! Back when I was meeting with my friends weekly to watch anime, this thing would've come in clutch. Our projector was some crappy no-name thing from years ago we had to cool with a room fan and a cold bucket ontop of it because otherwise it would die. ...untill someone knocked the fan over and broke it into absolute shreds because it was running XD
you know what.. that is actually very usuable for "quick and dirty" setups.. For it's tiny size I'm legitimately impressed.. I guess Laser projectors are still somewhat new tech..because the price is honestly a bit high for it's use case. But then again.. Anker has been doing pretty good on more on their products the past years.
Pretty sure it ca be plugged in too. Anyway, Check out the Wemax Advanced Go -- 1080p ALPD laser with twice the lumens, same greatauto-keystone and -focus features, 90 mins battery, Aptoide TV (AndroidTv's poor cousin, admittedly) and, and, okay, okay, inferior sound. But all in a VHS-tape size. Much better value IMO
Linus mentions that there is no DLP which is untre. It does even say that in the specs. And in Jerryrig's video you can see the color wheel. I'm curios if using DLP with laser light will cause less rainbow.
Imagine complaining about the color “inaccuracies”while being in a room filled with purple light. Obviously colors will look weird when your eyes have been saturated with a single non-white color
Laser projectors ether use lcd or dmd chips, just like normal projectors. The only difference is that laser projectors have lasers instead of leds or mercury bulbs. Lasers are a little more efficent, but they don't offer better colours nor better contrast.
great review, but I dont think you were really done yet. there must be a part 2 where you see how it performs when plugged in. i bet the brightness and colors will be better
Android tv has native support for the steam link app. Bluetooth a controller, and stream from your gaming pc on the go as long as you have a network connection. Provided the projector supports connecting a controller via bluetooth.
Traveling with a touring band I’m noticing how a ton of the venues we play at don’t have TV’s in their green rooms. This would be great for me to throw down on a table and point at a wall to play mortal kombat or something with our drummer between soundcheck and show.
What I don't understand is taht these laser projectors seem to just use laser(s) as the light source, but still use DLP for actually getting the image. Why are there no laser projectors that scan the whole image line by line? That way, you should actually never have focussing issues, and it should be more efficient?
Laser projectors should be able to cast an image or video onto oddly shaped surfaces without issue. Making them perfect for projection mapping. Does the camera also serve to disable the laser light source when someone or a pet walks in front of it? Thus preventing that someone or critter from being blinded? I saw Jerry Rig Everything, tear apart video that shows the laser itself is only a light source. It passes the laser's light through a color wheel to create the images. You might have tried testing it out for gaming applications or other everyday uses such as image editing, video editing, audio splicing or mixing, or other types of workloads.
* throat clearing * The hype is misplaced. This is not a true laser projector. True laser projectors are Laser Beam Scanning (LBS) projectors, where R, G, B lasers bounce off a MEMS and towards the screen. They are always in focus, which means you can project on any surface, including curved, they have true black, no light projected, they don't go out of focus because you bumped into it, and are very energy efficient. We had this in an astonishing package way back in 2015, the Sony MP-CL1A. 1920 x 720 pixels, lamp life ~ 10,000h, screen mirroring, bluetooth audio, all in about the size of a phablet. It was amazing. You could have a little picture frame on a wall, pull on it and bam! 90° shelf with a hidden projector appears, ready to project on the opposite wall. Snap a magnetic USB cable to it (because yeah, 5V USB charging), fire up screen mirroring (MiraCast) and you're good to go. With the best remote possible, a multi-touch phone. The only downside I must acknowledge for the sake of completeness is the tiny beast wasn't super bright. Who cares. That's what night time and shutters are for. Unfortunately this technology, although truly adequate for the task, was discontinued. I hoped to buy two or three of these, put them on robotic arms and create an infinite screen or an EBAIP (Edge-Blended Array of Inexpensive Projectors). Because black in video projects as no light at all you could hide the edges of the frame by just fading to black. Syncing the motion of the projectors to the motion of the video they project you could trick the eyes endlessly. Make fake screen frame that suddenly expands, a Pong ball bouncing across the whole wall, or even 3 walls, projection mapping effortlessly on weird surfaces etc. Furthermore, due to the light weight and low power consumption of these true laser pocket projectors you could create an immersive visual experience out of a backpack, off-grid, at festivals, out in Nature, anywhere.
Might be good for gaming. No need to carry a monitor with your laptop or steamdeck, assuming u can set it up with them. Could be a nice compact setup for travel.
Please note this is a DLP projector. It's not actually shooting laser beams out that scan an image, the lasers simply act as high efficiency lamps. The video kinda suggests beams. (So no eye melting lasers, you're all fine) So far there's only ONE consumer laser projector I know of that actually shoots out lasers, it's old and it's like 480p. Very neat though. There is a difference, as shooting out beams means they use mirrors to direct beams rather than traditional pixels. Beams are always in focus and effectively have "infinite" focus ability. According to Projector Central, this projector is a "laser phosphor" projector, which uses a violet laser to excite a phosphor disc to produce a brilliant white light, which effectively replaces a traditional lamp or LED. This basically just means it's no different to a standard DLP projector, the laser part just means long life and high efficiency. That suggests it should also have a colour wheel inside, though I can't see that information. www.projectorcentral.com/Anker-Capsule_3.htm Still a super cool little 1080p projector!
I've bought a few of these portable projectors in the past and returned them due to issues like no play store and limited app support. I'm going to try this one and hopefully it's loud enough for outdoor use in the back yard with all the ambient city noises. If not I can just use a Bluetooth speaker I suppose.
I paid $600 for the Capsule II and no horizontal keystone sucks. If your use in bedroom you can't put it beside bed and it always has to be in front of you. Also greens might be pumped up in this version but reds came off as pink (so pink faces sometimes) on the 2nd one. And not quite 3 hours so no Avatar, Braveheart, etc but you can use a powerbank with it so that's nice. The best selling point for it is power outage. I live in Florida and last hurricane knocked the power out for 5 days so as long as I had power banks, I had stuff to watch.
I have a ViewSonic battery powered projector. Think it's like 480p or 540 or something but the nice thing is that it doubles as a Nintendo Switch dock. You don't need a powered dock
Linus last Friday: "We won't take Anker sponsorships anymore" Linus today: EDIT: I should've checked the release date instead of the RUclips notifications
bro, the Shield app has had mouse pad functionality forever! it is actually one of the better companion apps i have ever used especially when the shitty little first party remote would die every two days. I wound up just pairing an old FireTV remote to my Shield but i still use the companion app when i need a mouse
Attach a sufficient output usb c power bank that is also powering your tablet and with next to no hook ups you likely could be watching properly long movies and not sweating the run time of the projector battery. Very interesting.
If anyone is looking for a decent alternative to this the Xgimi halo is similarly priced, brighter at 800 lumens, and also pretty portable and can run on battery.
While traveling, I always carry a bluetooth speaker as well as my laptop+ hdmi cable to connect to the TV in a hotel room/airbnb. Imagining that this could replace all of this while delivering a way better experience is really mind blowing! don't know if I'd be willing to pay 800 bucks, but in a year or two this would totally be in reach...
You'd still need a wall, at the very least you project onto. That's said, Wemax sells real nice portable ALR screens to go with their rival of this product. I'm taking about the Check out the Wemax Advanced Go -- ALPD laser with twice the lumens, same great auto-keystone and -focus features, 90 mins battery, Aptoide TV (AndroidTv's poor cousin, admittedly) and, and, okay, okay, inferior sound. But all in a VHS-tape size. Much better value IMO
Got Nebula Mars 2 pro refurbished for around $200 close to 3 years ago has been used nightly by my kids, in every place kids be at (bathtub, closet, trampoline, homemade fort, tent). It paid for itself within the first year. Get this if you have kids under 10. Edit: My Mars2pro doesn't depend on Android tv or wifi unlike this laser one, Mars is way way way better since Android tv is simply not portable in any way and is completely dependent on a constant wifi connection. Android tv is trash, no "wifi direct" which is better then Android tv and Chromecast combined.
I wanted to have a 100+" screen in the bedroom so I can watch movies before I go to bed so i bought the Capsule 2. it's not 4k or anything but thanks to the size I just prop it on my headboard (with a custom stand for the projector) and it worked flawlessly. 4+ years already so seeing this is making me consider an upgrade.
That's funny I sort of did the same thing I got one of those bendable WebCam mount things that has a spring clip to some thing next to my bed. And then I went with the "any beam" laser projector (no built an android anything to get out of date, just straight HDMI) no focusing it will even go around corners. and then I plugged it into a UMPC GPD pocket 3.
7:49 this is hilarious. Linus sitting in a room with magenta ambient light and thinking the projector has too much green.
(Due to your eye's automatic white balancing, if you are in a magenta room, white looks green. Green room white looks magenta. Orange room white looks blue. Blue room white looks orange. Etc etc.)
As someone who (I don't even know what field is this) that's really interesting and useful
@@Albedowo Colour science
Although this is more specifically about colour perception rather than the science of how the actual colours are produced.
Haha. Too correct. Is why all color correcting studios have 15 to 18% neutral grey on every surface.
@@miinyoo as does my flat, but that's just becuase I like how it looks
Even at just 1080p, a projector that size is pretty impressive.
knock knock pico projector
@@ThaexakaMavro what’s the link on it
800 bucks...
300 nits is terrible, and for £800 it's unforgivable.
@@NeonVisual its 300 lumens so actually around 100 nits
this is actually insane for the size/quality
thats what she said....
@@Talezi1 No, she didn't. she's gone. you have to move on
@@noredine damn.. right in the feels
I agree, I was expecting something of this quality to exceed the $1k mark. Using Chinese slave labour most likely helps keep the price down.
don't believe the hype 300 lumens is horrifically dim
I’m a teacher who moves between different schools and classrooms, all with different display set ups. This looks so close to finally realizing my dream of having a super portable back up projector I can always have with me in case something goes wrong
Depending on your school, this might be better, than the school provided projector.
this is almost certainly better than every projector in every German school
This projector is only usable in a complete darkness with a 45" screen,
@@JakeJoris They just used it in almost complete darkness with a 120" screen. I beg to differ.
@@JakeJoris , lol. You don't need the image to be perfection if you're trying to project relatively high contrast images like teaching material slides. You just need need black text to show up on a white background and for, say, an image of a cell not to be completely blurry. Ideally you'd be giving kids a higher quality hand out of anything they needed to see in finder detail or could refer them to the page of their textbook where you got the image. It's a back up. Your standards are way off saying it's "usable in a complete darkness with a 45" screen".
I'm honestly extremely impressed, this is absolutely something I would consider for camping or even travelling.
I have the previous gen and use it for exactly that. It's great except the built in Android on previous gen sucks so I carry a Google tv dongle in the case with it. Wifi tether to my phone and the kids are entertained.
@@orderlykaos7901 when you are in the middle of the woods what do you use as a screen does it come with some wall where you can project into
Except that it costs as much as a very good quality 1080p projector that at least has a usable brightness, because 300 ANSI lumens is not even close to being usable.
@@JakeJoris it's enough at night, this is good if you don't have electricity you can power it longer with a battery bank it's not meant to replace a regular sized projector. Definitely a market for it, the price is hard to swallow if I went on longer camping trips more (i mostly go on weekends) I would probably buy it.
@@jd2792 I carry a small white bed sheet with it
Been using the nebula 1 as almost a daily drive for years since the kick starter. Very happy with it still, but can see the auto focus and 'authentic' play store as a massively nice iteration.
I have the II and it has auto focus too but the focus button on the new remote for the III is kind of nice because sometimes, rarely, but it happens it doesnt focus properly so you have to go into a menu.
I did 3 tours in Iraq and every time I had a projector. And every time my living space became the movie space for my maintenance teams and other soldiers in my units. I inspired some of our guys who did patrols to get one as well for over night missions they did. By my third tour I had built a 100" screen out of plywood and white sheets I bought online. Even one of my 3 room mate's had his own projector as well for an opposite facing wall. We had our door open one night and our Commander walker by as I was watching a movie and my room mate was playing on his chipped Xbox 360. He just stood there for a minute stunned that we had entertainment locked down so good in such a tiny space. This tiny projector would be perfect for soldiers who deploy. When they come back to base such a tiny projector is perfect to shooting movies in small rooms. Honestly having a projector was my best deployment item I brought each time. And even when you come back from deployments they are wonderful in barracks as you can easily lock it up when your done with it. I wish I could of had one of these back then. My pelican case would have been allot lighter and smaller lol.
@@drinkwater9891 I was thinking the same thing cause at first I thought he meant he was on vacation until he mentioned "Soldier". I guess it's a way to decensitise soldiers to the harsh reality of it. "We're going on a tour in another country in military gear" vs "we're invading another country and killing lots of their people" is a lot easier to take in mentally and also a lot easier to tell friends and family too.
Considering this is not bad, the best use case would really be that quick pitch to someone.
Even if there is a screen, being the one who just has everything prepared and doesn't pitch on a small laptop screen, is going to push your chances by a lot.
4:55 I had the feeling that the Shield had a companion app with trackpad functionality. So I checked my phone and it does have it.
I thought I had used something like that before I picked up a Bluetooth keyboard.
can confirm that it's still there, it also has a D-Pad type for those who want a conventional style of remote.
Can confirm it definitely has it
THANK YOU! I've had my nvidia shields since 2015, and I had no idea this existed until I read your comment! Sooo gonna try this out!
This is exactly the kind of projector ive been looking for. Bedroom use (pitch black) outdoors in the evening / dark or just setup for fun wherever.
Then checkout the Wemax Advanced Go. I've listed its features on a comment a little while ago.
If you're aiming for 1080p or don't mind 720p, look into the previous versions, i got the previous "max" (does 1080p) version for about £450, 2 years ago. probably a bit cheaper now!
i just want to appreciate that no matter what linus takes the initative and smiles to us on his videos. He always maintains a positive aura throughout. It makes it relaxing and enjoyable to watch him :)
8:51 "No rainbow effect because it's not DLP."
No, Linus, it's _laser DLP_ not laser projection. From their website: "Display Technology: DLP 0.23 DMD"
Thanks for the clarification. Still not discernable rainbow effect for me tho!! -LS
@@ShortCircuit, the best technology is triple-laser-MEMS building the picture by one single micromirror moved on coils in a magnetic field. Still there are only a few weak devices on the market, but the advantages are superior to any other technique: no focus needed and sharp picture on any geometry, optical zoom by changing coil voltage amplitudes, no native resolution like an old CRT, no rainbow and all the other ugly sample and hold-artifacts by scanline-drawing, super small like a packet of cigarettes, energy efficient as hell: black means switching all 3 lasers off at a pixel, looks dramatically better than OLED with BT.2020 (full perceivable color spectrum) on a dark screen.
ruclips.net/video/-SdyieXe6zU/видео.html
The 0.23 is a wobble-cheater with 720p. Be carefull to buy no diamond matrix, else texts will look terribly! The rainbow-effect is only missing because of the low brightness.
This is pretty nifty. Also I find some irony to this getting posted slightly before they drop anchor as a sponsor for the foreseeable future
Do we know that the camera doesnt take a picture of you and send it to the cloud??? :)
I already have it for like 4 weeks now and I friking love it 🔥🔥
Does it automatically adjust to a smaller wall ? And how is the hDMI 2.1 with the Xbox series X? Short throw and long throw?
Nebula really is making some awesome stuff
F to pay respect for anker x ltt as this most probably be the last anker sponsored video we'll see until anker at least cleans up their security issues with eufy... Which sucks because anker products are really cool and linus seems to really enjoy most of the products they send them
Friggin cool little projector. Finally portable projectors move out of the space of just being a gimmick. This could as well be a main driver projector for some people, with the added benefit of portability
Checkout the Wemax Advanced Go. I've
listed its features on a comment a little while
ago.
Linus just straight up enjoying cool new tech. Anker must be really happy with how this video turned out haha. Just good vibes all around :D
That's what I love about this channel. People are like, "Linus' a millionaire now, how can he be relatable??". Well, it's because every time he opens a new tech toy, he's looking forward to see what it can do, and check all the little details and interesting bits, just like I would be. He genuinely loves tech and that's so rare to see. Many other reviewers are just jaded and grumpy, looking at every possible chance to crap on something...
Only a day later, Linus talks about how Anker's brand screwed up super royally, and pledges to not work with Anker anymore.
love that editing error at 7:11 where you see Linus wanted to say something "mean" about the speakers but he couldn't cause of the sponsor so they cut the clip but they made the cut just a little too late 😂
As someone who has had to (with much hesitation) sell mini projectors in the past that are almost invariably awful, either being entirely too dim (50 LUMENS...) or pitifully low resolutions, this may actually be the first portable mini projector that I actually kinda like. Really goes to show what quality laser projection can do over LCD tech in even modest applications.
Pair this with a wireless soundbar or speaker and you have a wireless movie set up anywhere you like this is amazing.
To correct Linus for something he mentioned, the nVidia Shield also has the ability to have a phone act as it's remote/keyboard.
After all both the Shield and this seems to just be Android TV devices
This is exciting for many reasons. Projectors are getting better, smaller and cheaper (compared to what they used to cost)
Looking at this from a technology adoption curve point of view, projectors of this calibre should get cheaper over time like TV's have.
I am hoping to one day get a phone with a built in projector or a small quick connect projector module, I can easily see that being very convenient. It likely won't happen until solid state batteries reach commercial level though as their massively improved energy capacity is going to be integral to that kind of function. The most recent figures I have seen put Al-ion batteries at having double the energy density of Li-ion batteries with that expected to reach triple.
This brightness at 300 nits is worse than even budget TV's, so it's a pointless argument, unless it's specifically bought for it's mobility such that you don't want to carry around a 60" TV. At £400-£500 it would make a good outdoor camping display, but at £800 they're pretty much limiting the customer base to traveling sales executives and DJ's.
@@Voltaic_Fire Samsung Galaxy Beam 2
Moto Z Force Droid with projector module
@@ImCeatra I just looked that up and while it is an interesting bit of kit, I am hoping for something substantially better than that communist grade phone.
This genuinely looks amazing. It’s been a very long time since a product review has actually made me so surprised by its performance. Sure it’s expensive and the battery isn’t great, but I’m genuinely impressed by it. It’s been great watching Anker go from the maker of cheap but good quality cables, to maker of a fantastic projector! Great job LTTeam
Bring a battery bank and you're set!
@@CodeNeonMC yeah. Wish they mentioned the draw. I’d be curious to know how long I’d get off my 60,000mAh battery pack.
they make good flashlights too
I love Anker as a brand. Ever since the Soundcore Bluetooth speaker, which still works after about 8 years of abuse.
This is definitely out of my price range, but I love the concept so much. Once this becomes more mainstream, which I suspect it will,
and the prices drop to about 500$, a mini laser beamer is an instant buy.
Wow just in time, before Anker got blacklisted by linus.
Hah I came here just after seeing the eufy blacklisting and we still don't know if their scales stream your balls
biggest problems i see with this are the battery life, and the lack of tilt. Out of the box it's supposed to have 2.5 hours of battery life, so about a movie's length - but as time goes on and the battery gets older that battery life might shrink to a too short time. The lack of an ability to tilt it also seems a little annoying and Linus somewhat demonstrated that. I understand that the former is a restriction of the form factor and the fact that laser draws alot of power, and the latter can probably be fixed by a stand... just want to put out the only two real criticism i have for this, otherwise looks like a really neat product.
Last EVER Anker affiliated video you'll see Linus cover #EufyScandal
The official shield tv remote litteraly has that feature you asked for on the shield tv. It can also type text.
Came looking for this comment 😅
Only downside is that 2.5 hours is barely enough for one movie, never mind some of the epics out there these days. But other than that it seems pretty cool!
I think you can also plug it in
Just bring a portable
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#1 - SHIELD TV Remote App
#2 - Android TV Remote Control
#3 - Google TV App Remote
#4 - SURE Universal Remote
#5 - CetusPlay Remote App
Watching this gave me a thought of what would it look like if they used some of the lower end projectors on a wall or surface that had that ultra-white paint from purdue. What would the effect be from the projected image?
white isn't always ideal for projectors. Sure it makes your whites brighter, but it also makes your "black" brighter. There's been a big push recently for silver/grey screens for this reason.
0:42 The way the "or" in that sentence is basically inaudible makes me imagine a dad whipping out a powerpoint presentation for his kids friends
The ShieldTV has the same feature with the touch controlled mouse cursor.
I've had a Nebula Capsule since 2019 - it's an older version with lower resolution and an older version of android. And although it is a handy little thing, it certainly has some issues you start to notice after a while. Due to it's small size it has to do a bunch of cooling with a relatively small fan, and is thus quite noisy. It also has a lot of software issues where it'll just freeze or shutdown whatever app you're running. And most apps takes 20-30 seconds to load. Now, it could easily be that it's just because the Nebula Capsule was just at the lower limit of what can run that version of android, so it's possible that this new version has gotten rid of all those issues, but it's not easy to tell from this review.
Linus - the kind of guy to look down a gun barrel to see if its loaded. @3:10
I know it’s small and battery powered, but $800 is a bit steep for a mediocre 1080p projector.
Looking forward to the 4K version that’s twice as bright for half the price in a few years.
I have the Capsule 2 and love it for what it is. The lack of netflix certification is a real downside though (you have to sideload the app through the nebula app and its stuck at standard definition)
Linus, read the spec sheet first. it's not a laser projector. it is DLP. you can tell that by it having to focus, at all, even if it's automatic focus. laser projector by their nature do NOT need to focus.
I'm not saying it's a bad projector by any means, but it's not what the model name implies.
Last anker sponsor lol
If this one feels out of reach. I highly recommend the Nebula Capsule 2, it's only 720p 200 Lumens but going for $399 regularly it's half the price of this one and is literally the size of a soda can. Making it even more portable then this unit!
In live performances we spend hours on each projector focusing and keystoning. And each one costs about $250,000 and they have interchangeable lenses a lot like a camera.
I’m watching this on my Nebula Capsule 2 right now and I love it. I’ve had it for 2 years now and I use it daily. I love being able to pick it up and go to my buddies house and just project the hockey game on his wall.
Since it has the camera you could theoretically create an app for this that would projection map to 3D objects. That would make this a must have.
This is the only thing that has ever made me want to have a screen in my bedroom.
Laying down on your back and pointing that at the ceiling is next level content consumption.
This is a prime example of why this channel, the team as well as all other channels are trusted so much. Here we get a sponsored video of a new product. Yes that means they payed to have it spotlighted and the best parts highlighted. From here we get only the facts and honest impression of the product. The entire LTT team has made shopping for tech such a joy. No more worry if what you buy will be what people make it seem. Watch it here and know what you can expect from it. Major props to everyone on the team! Thank you for your hard work!!
*paid
This is the last Anker product review to be done by LMG. The more you know.
"What the hell, why did you bring ANOTHER giant can of soda to our outdoor movie night"
"Oh ... you mean THAT? no. That's a projector honey."
Ngl, really impressive what they fit into there. I recommend watching Zac's teardown of it. It's wicked
One of the things that we have found with our benQ mobile projector is that the best use case for these is for on the go presentation. This might be a bit overkill but it’s so vital to have something like it when going to places without tech setups
Just a heads up from another projector brand I had, projector can have a "battery saving mode" by default which turns images green and brightness down. I would want to check if plugging the projector could eliminate the green effect :x (I might be wrong though)
Also, it's only got 3.5 stars on UK amazon, mainly due to the completely unreasonable price of £800.
The Nvidia shield tv app gives you a mouse feature :-)
Yeah, thats what i thought.
I love your videos since NCIX Linus. Carlito from Tanzania.
This thing looks awesome I love portable projectors. Great for camping.
Then checkout the Wemax Advanced Go. I've
listed its features on a comment a little while
ago.
I think you missed the point of camping
I hope the auto focus can be disabled / allows for user modification without messing it all up. Auto focus may mess up, especially if you're not projecting on a completely flat surface.
Another camera for anker to snoop with. Yay.
The Shield Remote App has a trackpad option so you can use a cursor instead of the directional buttons/swiping.
Wait i thought Linus said a BIG NO to ANKER ?! lol
I was curious so thought I would check: Linus said they would stop working with Anker during the WAN show on November 25th. This video was released on November 24th, but will have been filmed/edited earlier than that.
Nice last Anker product review.
It's pretty good for the size but the menus looked really laggy
Agreed, though I bet in the end putting in a chip fast enough to get rid of all that would have caused them to miss both this price point and the 2.5hr battery rating
@@chalor182 probably but they definitely could have disabled animations or something to smooth it up a bit.
One thing would have been nice to know: can you flip it upside down ( like if you were to hang it from a ceiling )? Would it automatically flip the screen or would you need to do it? I know it's meant to be a portable one but even in a van you might want to put it on the ceiling
There are actually quite a number of devices that exist for mounting cameras upright from the ceiling ("upright camera mount") that utilize the same screw attachment--I would just buy one of those if you wanted a permanent-ish solution. I suppose it would make accessing the controls a bit more of a pain, but in a van you might also just want a shelf since it's battery operated.
Awesome kit! Back when I was meeting with my friends weekly to watch anime, this thing would've come in clutch.
Our projector was some crappy no-name thing from years ago we had to cool with a room fan and a cold bucket ontop of it because otherwise it would die.
...untill someone knocked the fan over and broke it into absolute shreds because it was running XD
you know what.. that is actually very usuable for "quick and dirty" setups.. For it's tiny size I'm legitimately impressed..
I guess Laser projectors are still somewhat new tech..because the price is honestly a bit high for it's use case.
But then again.. Anker has been doing pretty good on more on their products the past years.
Thought the Anker sponsored videos were to be no more after the Eufy security issues
This predates them.
When Linus pointed the projector at his t-shirt he became... Alignus.
Thanks I'll be here all week.
Shoutout for the KEEP TALKING AND NOBODY EXPLODES folder LTT...hahaha..makes me proud to be a subscriber. LOL
2.5 hour battery life doesn't even cover some longer movies. If it had a minimum of 4 hours then it would be so much better.
Pretty sure it ca be plugged in too.
Anyway, Check out the Wemax Advanced Go -- 1080p ALPD laser with twice the lumens, same greatauto-keystone and -focus features, 90 mins battery, Aptoide TV (AndroidTv's poor cousin, admittedly) and, and, okay, okay, inferior sound. But all in a
VHS-tape size. Much better value IMO
I’m just going to wait for a sale on this. Very impressive and I want one but I think I can wait
Linus mentions that there is no DLP which is untre. It does even say that in the specs. And in Jerryrig's video you can see the color wheel. I'm curios if using DLP with laser light will cause less rainbow.
The bottom of this projector can be installed with a tripod of different sizes for screen size adjustment.
Imagine complaining about the color “inaccuracies”while being in a room filled with purple light. Obviously colors will look weird when your eyes have been saturated with a single non-white color
Laser projectors ether use lcd or dmd chips, just like normal projectors. The only difference is that laser projectors have lasers instead of leds or mercury bulbs. Lasers are a little more efficent, but they don't offer better colours nor better contrast.
Very cool projector but with the recent wan show that camera on the projector suddenly becomes more suspicious.
great review, but I dont think you were really done yet. there must be a part 2 where you see how it performs when plugged in. i bet the brightness and colors will be better
Android tv has native support for the steam link app. Bluetooth a controller, and stream from your gaming pc on the go as long as you have a network connection. Provided the projector supports connecting a controller via bluetooth.
Traveling with a touring band I’m noticing how a ton of the venues we play at don’t have TV’s in their green rooms. This would be great for me to throw down on a table and point at a wall to play mortal kombat or something with our drummer between soundcheck and show.
What I don't understand is taht these laser projectors seem to just use laser(s) as the light source, but still use DLP for actually getting the image. Why are there no laser projectors that scan the whole image line by line? That way, you should actually never have focussing issues, and it should be more efficient?
Love the fact that they completely glossed over the fact that you CANNOT get netflix from the playstore on this or any of ankers projectors.
Laser projectors should be able to cast an image or video onto oddly shaped surfaces without issue. Making them perfect for projection mapping. Does the camera also serve to disable the laser light source when someone or a pet walks in front of it? Thus preventing that someone or critter from being blinded? I saw Jerry Rig Everything, tear apart video that shows the laser itself is only a light source. It passes the laser's light through a color wheel to create the images. You might have tried testing it out for gaming applications or other everyday uses such as image editing, video editing, audio splicing or mixing, or other types of workloads.
* throat clearing * The hype is misplaced. This is not a true laser projector. True laser projectors are Laser Beam Scanning (LBS) projectors, where R, G, B lasers bounce off a MEMS and towards the screen. They are always in focus, which means you can project on any surface, including curved, they have true black, no light projected, they don't go out of focus because you bumped into it, and are very energy efficient. We had this in an astonishing package way back in 2015, the Sony MP-CL1A. 1920 x 720 pixels, lamp life ~ 10,000h, screen mirroring, bluetooth audio, all in about the size of a phablet. It was amazing. You could have a little picture frame on a wall, pull on it and bam! 90° shelf with a hidden projector appears, ready to project on the opposite wall. Snap a magnetic USB cable to it (because yeah, 5V USB charging), fire up screen mirroring (MiraCast) and you're good to go. With the best remote possible, a multi-touch phone. The only downside I must acknowledge for the sake of completeness is the tiny beast wasn't super bright. Who cares. That's what night time and shutters are for.
Unfortunately this technology, although truly adequate for the task, was discontinued. I hoped to buy two or three of these, put them on robotic arms and create an infinite screen or an EBAIP (Edge-Blended Array of Inexpensive Projectors). Because black in video projects as no light at all you could hide the edges of the frame by just fading to black. Syncing the motion of the projectors to the motion of the video they project you could trick the eyes endlessly. Make fake screen frame that suddenly expands, a Pong ball bouncing across the whole wall, or even 3 walls, projection mapping effortlessly on weird surfaces etc. Furthermore, due to the light weight and low power consumption of these true laser pocket projectors you could create an immersive visual experience out of a backpack, off-grid, at festivals, out in Nature, anywhere.
Might be good for gaming. No need to carry a monitor with your laptop or steamdeck, assuming u can set it up with them. Could be a nice compact setup for travel.
Please note this is a DLP projector. It's not actually shooting laser beams out that scan an image, the lasers simply act as high efficiency lamps. The video kinda suggests beams. (So no eye melting lasers, you're all fine)
So far there's only ONE consumer laser projector I know of that actually shoots out lasers, it's old and it's like 480p. Very neat though.
There is a difference, as shooting out beams means they use mirrors to direct beams rather than traditional pixels. Beams are always in focus and effectively have "infinite" focus ability.
According to Projector Central, this projector is a "laser phosphor" projector, which uses a violet laser to excite a phosphor disc to produce a brilliant white light, which effectively replaces a traditional lamp or LED. This basically just means it's no different to a standard DLP projector, the laser part just means long life and high efficiency.
That suggests it should also have a colour wheel inside, though I can't see that information.
www.projectorcentral.com/Anker-Capsule_3.htm
Still a super cool little 1080p projector!
I like the audio view let me listen to music from the selectscreen with pit having it full screen so I just move the box to the next song
I've bought a few of these portable projectors in the past and returned them due to issues like no play store and limited app support. I'm going to try this one and hopefully it's loud enough for outdoor use in the back yard with all the ambient city noises. If not I can just use a Bluetooth speaker I suppose.
I paid $600 for the Capsule II and no horizontal keystone sucks. If your use in bedroom you can't put it beside bed and it always has to be in front of you. Also greens might be pumped up in this version but reds came off as pink (so pink faces sometimes) on the 2nd one. And not quite 3 hours so no Avatar, Braveheart, etc but you can use a powerbank with it so that's nice. The best selling point for it is power outage. I live in Florida and last hurricane knocked the power out for 5 days so as long as I had power banks, I had stuff to watch.
I have a ViewSonic battery powered projector. Think it's like 480p or 540 or something but the nice thing is that it doubles as a Nintendo Switch dock. You don't need a powered dock
I've always wanted a thorough review of this. It's not cheap but it definitely delivers.
Linus last Friday: "We won't take Anker sponsorships anymore"
Linus today:
EDIT: I should've checked the release date instead of the RUclips notifications
This video was released before that WAN show.
@@nightbringar7558 wow, RUclips gives these notifications at random times. I should've checked. Got a notification today.
bro, the Shield app has had mouse pad functionality forever! it is actually one of the better companion apps i have ever used especially when the shitty little first party remote would die every two days. I wound up just pairing an old FireTV remote to my Shield but i still use the companion app when i need a mouse
Attach a sufficient output usb c power bank that is also powering your tablet and with next to no hook ups you likely could be watching properly long movies and not sweating the run time of the projector battery. Very interesting.
If anyone is looking for a decent alternative to this the Xgimi halo is similarly priced, brighter at 800 lumens, and also pretty portable and can run on battery.
Been watching you for 12 years and think this is the first time I don't have to google the price thanks
While traveling, I always carry a bluetooth speaker as well as my laptop+ hdmi cable to connect to the TV in a hotel room/airbnb.
Imagining that this could replace all of this while delivering a way better experience is really mind blowing! don't know if I'd be willing to pay 800 bucks, but in a year or two this would totally be in reach...
You'd still need a wall, at the very least you project onto. That's said, Wemax sells real nice portable ALR screens to go with their rival of this product. I'm taking about the Check out the Wemax Advanced Go -- ALPD laser with twice the lumens, same great
auto-keystone and -focus features, 90 mins
battery, Aptoide TV (AndroidTv's poor cousin, admittedly) and, and, okay, okay, inferior sound. But all in a VHS-tape size. Much better value IMO
The song in your playdate video at 3:15 is HOME- if i'm wrong.
I somehow KNEW he would blind himself with it lmao
Got Nebula Mars 2 pro refurbished for around $200 close to 3 years ago has been used nightly by my kids, in every place kids be at (bathtub, closet, trampoline, homemade fort, tent). It paid for itself within the first year. Get this if you have kids under 10.
Edit: My Mars2pro doesn't depend on Android tv or wifi unlike this laser one, Mars is way way way better since Android tv is simply not portable in any way and is completely dependent on a constant wifi connection. Android tv is trash, no "wifi direct" which is better then Android tv and Chromecast combined.
When Linus is talking about a presentation when your kid’s friends are over I imagine the presentation about what tech the kids are allowed to touch 😅
You have the option of a track pad on your phone for Nvidia Shield via the Nvidia Shield TV app and remote controls. Use it all the time.
I wanted to have a 100+" screen in the bedroom so I can watch movies before I go to bed so i bought the Capsule 2. it's not 4k or anything but thanks to the size I just prop it on my headboard (with a custom stand for the projector) and it worked flawlessly. 4+ years already so seeing this is making me consider an upgrade.
That's funny I sort of did the same thing I got one of those bendable WebCam mount things that has a spring clip to some thing next to my bed. And then I went with the "any beam" laser projector (no built an android anything to get out of date, just straight HDMI) no focusing it will even go around corners. and then I plugged it into a UMPC GPD pocket 3.
@@imark7777777 if it works, it works! you can also game on the projector too