Do you desire a small , portable projector that can pour a near - eternal supply of flick and TV shows onto any surface with no extra hardware ? Of naturally you do ! Which makes 3 M ’s Roku - streaming projector such a welcome construct — and such a let down .
What Is It?
A palm - sized projector with a build - inRoku stickfor stream moving picture and TV shows through Netflix , Hulu , Amazon , and others .
https://gizmodo.com/rokus-new-streaming-stick-costs-100-5944758
Who’s it For?
Movie - watchers on the go . People with magnanimous wall .
Design
It ’s a little projector ( 4.3 x 4.2 x 2.0 inch ) that librate only a hammering . It can black market off a rechargeable barrage or a DC adapter , it has built in speakers , a remote control , and an sound out . see a little like someone chop off Wall - E ’s lady friend ’s head and smushed it blandish .
Using It
It ’s pretty nonrational , especially if you ’ve used a Roku before . You just ferment it on , determine a Wi - Fi web , sign in to your channels , and use the provided remote to admittance and navigate through your content . There ’s a modest focus dial for keep your video sharp , and the unit can purportedly project as declamatory as 120 inches .
The Best Part
It ’s even smaller that it look . You could toss it in a jacket pocket , take it to a champion house , and be watch movies in minute .
Tragic Flaw
firmly to pick one , but I ’m lead to go with the keystoning problem . If you ’re fancy at any form of slant ( which you usually will be ) your inning is n’t going to be utterly rectangular — it’ll be a trapezoid . Most projectors have a way to recompense for keystoning , not this one .
This Is Weird…
Why not include another input ? If it could connect to your information processing system so you could use it for presentation at least it would n’t be a one - conjuration crib , and way more people would have an excuse to buy it . UPDATE : you may transfer the stick and connect another machine via HDMI .
Test Notes
The resolution is a long way from HD . It ’s WVGA , coming in at roughly 854×480 picture element . Pretty low by today ’s standards .
The ramp up - in speakers are really bad . If there ’s any kind of ambient disturbance , you belike wo n’t learn anything . If you attach some nice computer speaker system you ’ll be fine , but then you drop off the untethered portability .
It ’s really not very bright . specially as the figure of speech stretch beyond 60 inches . You ’d better be in a good sales pitch - black room . As it approaches its 120 - inch maximum you ’ll be hard - pressed to find a room dark enough ( also big enough ) to provide a watchable experience .
The most fun I had with this was when I grabbed a 4 guanine Wi - Fi hotspot from workplace and took this thing to the park . I was capable to fancy a surf movie on a wall . Neat , but …
navigate the Roku menus with this little remote control is even worse than normal . insert usernames and passwords will make you want to slice your wrists even on the full - sized Roku remote control , but the little , flat push on this miniaturise one make for many lost printing press . And if the remote control is n’t point very squarely at the projector , it often wo n’t peck up your input signal .
It has a hollow on the bottom so you could impound it to a tripod , but it does n’t have adjustable substructure .
The focus telephone dial is hard to practice . It incline to overshoot the adjustment you ’re trying to make .
3 M claims up to 2.5 hours of barrage fire living , but that must be when it ’s at half - brightness . At full brightness ( which you will fairly much always want ) you ’ll be prosperous to get 90 minutes , which wo n’t get you through most motion-picture show .
Should You Buy It?
No . It ’s a fun gaud , but for most the great unwashed $ 300 is too expensive for a gewgaw . It ’s clear to see how succeeding generations of this intersection will be amazing , and we ca n’t wait to see how it evolves . But for now it ’s more of a proof - of - conception . It beginsshipping from Amazonon October 22nd . [ 3 M ]
• Connectivity : Wi - Fi
• system of weights : 1 pound
• Brightness : 60 lumens
• Max image : 120 inches
• Resolution : WVGA ( 854×480 )
• Price : $ 300
•Giz Rank : 2.5 stars
https://gizmodo.com/introducing-gizrank-5839745
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