User experience of projector NEBULA by Anker

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Recently, I have been always on a business trip. The original projector is too large and it is very inconvenient to bring it, so I wanted to buy a portable projector. In fact, last year I helped a friend buy a LG PH30 and she felt satisfied with that. Its quality is okay, but it is boring to buy a same one. Just to make a difference and easy to distinguish, I finally found this NEBULA by Anker projector.

Appearance Gallery

▲Capsule's packaging uses a red and white color scheme. It looks clean and festive. There is a rendering of the projector on the front and a small handle on it. It is different from other styles we tested before, because this is a domestic version.

▲ The opening method of the packaging box has also become very innovative——magnetic design——you can see the projector as soon as you open it.

▲ The layout inside is full, and all accessories except the projector are distributed in three small boxes.

▲First take a look at the host. This projector is small. With a cylinder design, it is like a can of beverage, and the body is made of aluminum alloy material. The upper half is the lens, and the lower half is the sound. The lens and LOGO are not in a straight line. I feel very uncomfortable as an obsessive compulsive disorder “patient”.

▲ The control area of the machine is on the top. There are 4 buttons, namely, the audio projection switch button, the plus/minus volume button, and the power-on wakeup button. The buttons feel okay and not blunt. The letters of NEBULA in the middle are indication light after power ups.

▲The brightness of the lens is 500 lumens, which is a little less. The focusing knob is on its side. According to the projection distance, the image quality can be adjusted when it is blurred.

▲ The only two interfaces of the machine are at the bottom of the back of the machine, which are Micro-USB interface and HDMI interface respectively.

▲ Needless to say the high-definition interface, it is to connect a computer or a game console. The Micro-USB interface can not only charge but also connect a mobile hard disk with an OTG, but do remember that only the FAT32 format of the mobile hard disk is supported.

▲ There is a screw at the bottom, and it can be fixed on a tripod. The screw is generic, and there are no problems with the general bracket.

▲ Compared with Coke, it is slightly higher, but the function is quite different ah ha. The overall appearance is pretty good, but why is not this lens equipped with a lens cover? Putting in the bag, it may be scratched if we take it out.

User’s experience

▲ NEBULA's overall weight is about 470g, easy to carry, you can put it anywhere you want.

▲ The machine is equipped with a 5200 mAh battery. It takes about 2 hours to fully charge the battery, and it can keep running 3 hours for video play if it is full. When the battery is charging, the top indicator turns red; and when it is full, the indicator turns green.

▲ When you want to turn on the projector, you only need to press the power button. After the light turns blue, it will take about 20 seconds to operate with the remote controller.

▲ The remote control is very small, but unfortunately the infrared sensor can only act when aligning it with the projector, very difficult to use.

▲ The effect of the projection during the day is very poor, and it is almost impossible to watch. Although I already have psychological preparations, I still want to curse for spending 2,000 yuan on it.

▲After drawing the curtain, it can barely be seen.

▲ Draw the window blinds again to simulate the effect of the night, um, this color looks pretty good,

▲ The projector system is very simple, and you can install your favorite APP. Android system Well, you can learn it by yourself.

▲ Show the built-in cloud audio and video software.

▲ 30 seconds of ads will appear every time you enter the episode.

▲ The color is still acceptable. After all, it is small and cannot be compared with professional projectors. It is quite good to simulate such a big screen.

▲But the picture on the right is still somewhat distorted. The left one is straighter. Have you found it?

▲ Actually, it was not obvious when you see it but noticeable after shooting.

▲ The video is smooth. Although the fineness of the picture is not high, the effect of long-distance viewing is still acceptable.

▲ It may be because of the cooling off of the house, and the fact that the fuselage is made of aluminum alloy. After watching for 2 hours, it was found that the body was barely hot.

▲ The fan sound magnitude during standby is mostly about 60~70dB, and it is noisy at night.

▲Well, this projector can also become a Bluetooth stereo by pressing the switch button on the top during standby, and music can be played after connecting with the mobile phone. But the sound quality is not good, and even worse than the 50-yuan Taobao Little Stereo. It is recommended to cancel this feature in the next version, just do projection.

summary

The following is summary. I think many friends will say that the brightness of this projector is not enough, and it is expensive, not cost-effective. But I think this product is very small and portable, and it is of good projection quality as well as good life time to meet my needs. It is also proud to bring it out, and my colleagues all come together to look around. Although I just used it for a short time, I'm still willing to upgrade if the next generation’s functions improve. The shopping was very successful in a nutshell. You can also watch the big-screen movie in hotel at night.

Advantages:

1. Small and portable, with good projection capabilities.

1. Appearance and workmanship are good, and there are many accessories.

1. The system is very simple, does not need Root, and the operation is quite smooth.

1. Support 18W fast charge, body temperature control is also better.

Disadvantages:

1. The lens and LOGO are not in one line, as an obsessive-compulsive disorder patient, I feel extremely depressed.

2. The brightness of the machine is low, the quality of the picture is normal, and places with light is barely available.

3. Micro-USB must use the FAT32 mobile hard disk format to connect with OTG. This limits the size of files you want to play. Users with high-definition requirements can take a shower and sleep.

4. The sound effect is very bad, it is strongly recommended to completely cancel this function in the next version. Please just do a projector.

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