Alright, let’s talk about this projector I got. Been wanting a decent setup for movie nights without breaking the bank, and saw this one advertised as native 1080p with 5G WiFi and Bluetooth. Decided to give it a shot.
Got the box, opened it up. Standard stuff inside: projector, remote, power cable, maybe an HDMI cable, I forget. First thing was finding a spot for it. Cleared off a bookshelf across from a blank wall I have. Plugged in the power cord and hit the power button. It whirred to life, fan started up, not too loud initially.
Getting the Picture Right
The image popped up on the wall, blurry and kinda trapezoid-shaped. Expected that. Found the focus ring on the lens, twisted it back and forth until the menus looked sharp. That was the easy part. Then, the keystone correction. My shelf isn’t perfectly level with the center of the wall, so I had to dive into the settings menu using the remote. Found the keystone adjustment – this one had digital keystone, which is handy. Played with the vertical and horizontal adjustments for a good few minutes until the rectangle looked pretty square. Close enough, anyway.
Connecting to the Network
Next up, the 5G WiFi. My old projector only had 2.4GHz, and sometimes it struggled with streaming. Went back into the settings, found the network or WiFi section. It scanned for networks, and sure enough, my 5G network showed up. Selected it. Had to punch in my ridiculously long password using the on-screen keyboard and the remote’s directional buttons. Always a bit clumsy, that part. Hit connect, waited a few seconds, and boom, connected. That was smoother than I thought it might be.
Pairing Bluetooth Audio
The built-in speaker was… well, it made noise. Definitely needed something better. I have a decent Bluetooth soundbar. Put the soundbar into pairing mode. On the projector, navigated to the Bluetooth settings. Turned Bluetooth on, told it to search for devices. It found my soundbar pretty quickly. Selected it, hit pair. A moment later, the projector confirmed it was connected. Played a test sound through the menu, and yep, audio was coming from the soundbar now. Much better.
Watching Something
Okay, setup done. Time to actually use the thing. It had some built-in apps, or maybe I plugged in my streaming stick, can’t recall exactly which I did first. Fired up a movie I’d seen before, so I knew how it should look. The native 1080p was noticeable. Way clearer and sharper than the projectors that say “supports 1080p” but are actually lower resolution. Colors looked alright out of the box, didn’t feel the need to mess with those settings much.
Watched for a couple of hours. The 5G connection held up fine, no buffering issues. The fan noise was there, definitely audible during quiet scenes if I listened for it, but not overly distracting once the movie volume was up. Didn’t overheat or anything. Image stayed bright enough for my darkened room.
Final Thoughts
So yeah, that was the process. Unbox, position, focus, square up the image, connect to WiFi, pair the speaker, and start watching. Took maybe 20-30 minutes total, mostly fiddling with keystone and typing the WiFi password. Pretty straightforward experience overall. Happy with the picture quality for the price, and the 5G and Bluetooth worked as advertised. It does the job.