It's time to redefine "watching TV". Smart hardware is no longer limited to wearable devices and smart routing. Home appliances and entertainment products are also gradually becoming intelligent. Recently, a new type of G-Color 3D non screen TV has arrived Love to play computer games In the evaluation room, the author will explain how to redefine "living room life".
Specifications
Product positioning: household projector, 3D projector
Product model: A1
Projection technology: DLP digital light processing
Resolution: 1280 × 800
Light source: R/G/B three primary color LED
Projection distance: 500-3000mm
Focusing mode: manual focusing
Projection ratio: 1.2:1
Operating system: Android 4.2
CPU：Quad-Core ARM CortexA9 1.4GHz
GPU：mali-400
Storage/memory: 1GB/4GB
WiFi： support
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.0
Power Supply: DC19V-2A
Working power consumption: 24w
Packaging and appearance
▲ Low profile pure white packaging. There is not a single character in the whole package, and the product information cannot be learned from the package, which is slightly mysterious.
▲ The front of the fuselage is extremely simple. There is only one DLP LOGO, and touch keys or physical keys are ignored.
▲ The back of the plastic material is slightly rough, the air inlet is placed at the bottom, and the horn grid is symmetrical, but only one horn can be seen by naked eyes, and the circuit board can be seen on the other side.
The front is an adjustable support base. This design makes V5 have very low requirements for the use environment.
The four silicone floor mats are hard. After testing, they are used on a smooth desktop. The rotation of the fan will make the projector move slightly.
▲ The front end is a projection lens and a heat dissipation vent, and the burr can be clearly seen on the metal grille. It seems that the manufacturing process still has room for improvement.
▲ Three primary color LED light source, officially announced, has a service life of up to 30000 hours.
▲ Once again, I doubt the product workmanship. Is this manual painting? Although the author is not clear whether this is a special case or a common phenomenon.
▲ The only key (power key) in the whole body is designed on the right side of the body. Below the power key is an anti-theft keyhole similar to a laptop.
▲ On the left is a focusing knob.
▲ The back space layout interface is fully utilized, and TF card, dual USB, dual Micro USB and a WiFi antenna interface are provided for data interaction.
In terms of video output, there are common VGA, HDMI and composite AV. Optical fiber audio can perfectly output high-quality digital audio signals. In addition, there are traditional 3.5mm audio interfaces.
With such a rich interface, we can focus on geek players, but the layout of the interface is somewhat crowded in terms of aesthetics. DLP has made some choices in terms of product size aesthetics.
▲ Design sketch of supporting base.
▲ The biggest advantage of DLP is its small size. Compared with the iPad, it can show its small size. Although its thickness is larger than the iPad, DLP controls the thickness of the G-Color intelligent 3D screen less TV at 3.0cm. The small size is undoubtedly a challenge to the heat dissipation and brightness of the projector. Achieving the lightest to the thinnest is a huge challenge to the process.
▲ There is only one power button on the body, and the buttons on the remote control are very rich, which may be complementary. Although the remote control is small in size and rich in keys, the overall key layout is clear, and misoperation is rare.
▲ The power supply of the remote control is two No. 7 batteries.
▲ A set of "Sky Hand" keyboard is also provided as a random gift.
▲ Product family photo, including projector host, manual, remote control, power adapter, HDMI HD data cable and video adapter cable.
Small science popularization of projection
Projection mode
At present, there are mainly two types of core technology of the projector products, which occupy the leading position in the market, namely, the monolithic LCD technology projector and the full digital DLP intelligent 3D projector.
▲ The projector based on the monolithic LCD technology uses the photoelectric effect of liquid crystal, that is, the arrangement of liquid crystal molecules changes under the effect of electric field, which affects the transmittance or reflectivity of its liquid crystal unit, thus affecting its optical properties, and producing images with different gray levels and colors. It adopts the technology of single LCD screen and high-power packaged LED lamp. The driver is generally the chip of Taiwan Morningstar Semiconductor Mstar, a famous TV chip manufacturer. This technical product generally has low contrast, low brightness, and obvious flashlight effect. It is an entry-level product of household projection television.
▲ The all digital DLP intelligent projector, which uses DMD (Digital Mirror Device) digital micromirror as the imaging device, is an all digital reflective projection technology. The first feature is digital advantage. With the adoption of digital technology, the gray level of the image is improved, the image noise disappears, the image quality is stable, and the digital image is very accurate. The second is reflective advantage. With the application of reflective DMD devices, the total optical efficiency of imaging devices is greatly improved, and the contrast and brightness uniformity are excellent. The DLP projector has high definition, uniform picture and sharp color. It has powerful functions such as a projection screen of 200 inches, illumination lumens of more than 1500 lumens, 2D and 3D one button conversion.
The projection technology adopted by G-Color Extreme Color 3D home TV is DLP. The brightness is between 1500 and 2000 lumens (officially announced), which is not good in strong light environment, but the imaging effect is good in weak light and at night.
Projection size
▲ G-Color extreme color 3D home TV supports a maximum projection of 120 inches. According to the data in the manual, if you want to obtain this giant screen effect, the projection distance needs to reach 3.0 meters., Therefore, 80 inch images can be projected at 2 meters, which is the advantage of short focus, and larger images can be achieved in limited space.
Product heat dissipation
▲ Heat dissipation has always been the top priority of projection products. Especially in such a small body, it is a very technical job to do a good job of heat dissipation system, DLP officially announced that the G-Color Extreme Color 3D home TV adopts the original heat dissipation technology of using shape return and bilateral convection, which not only ensures full and efficient heat dissipation, but also avoids the direction of heat dissipation facing the viewer. The fan can intelligently control the speed through software to minimize noise while achieving the best heat dissipation.
▲ However, after actual measurement, the maximum temperature of G-Color 3D home TV can reach 45.6 ℃.
service life
When it comes to projectors, it should be associated with their short life, but the G-Color Extreme Color 3D home TV has achieved 30000 hours. The author can calculate here that if it is used for 8 hours a day, the V5 can be used continuously (30000/365/8=) for 10.2 years, and only the brightness attenuation after 30000 hours is not directly scrapped.
Getting started
Due to limited shooting equipment and shooting environment, the actual projection effect will be better than the renderings we shot. Especially for pure color test, the actual effect will be more natural and accurate.
▲ With the built-in Android system, users can fully understand it as "a projector with a built-in TV box", and its UI style is similar to that of an Android tablet computer. The clock weather in the upper left corner, the video signal output mode in the lower left corner, the network video on the right, local video, web browsing, and device settings can all be displayed on the same projection plane.
▲ Built in four live broadcast software, including "Longlong Live" and "Weibao Live", users can add them according to their own preferences.
▲ There are many live broadcast channels, but the resolution of live broadcast is a little low.
▲ In terms of online movie sources, mainstream video libraries such as Taijie, Youku and full aggregation are integrated, and massive resources can meet the needs of users. Users can add relevant video libraries by themselves.
▲ Fool like operation. You can find your favorite video with a simple click.
▲ It provides powerful local play function, supports TF card, external U disk, and network hard disk.
▲ The resolution is 1280 * 800, supporting 1080P signal display, and its image quality can fully meet daily needs. More importantly, for projection equipment, the viewing distance is always several meters away, which greatly reduces the shortcomings of resolution.
▲ G-Color Extreme Color 3D home TV is based on Android system, and users can install Android applications on the market by themselves.
▲ Although it is based on Android, DLP has customized special setting options for the projector. From the screenshot, there are many options. Unfortunately, all adjustment options need to be manual, and even "ladder correction" does not support automatic.
▲ In terms of system structure, the wireless connection has a dedicated interface, which displays each hot spot in the form of cards, clearly and clearly.
▲ Android native setting option.
3D playback function
▲ 3D playback function is provided.
It's a TV and an Android "computer"
▲ G-Color Extreme Color 3D home TV turns into an Android "computer" by connecting the keyboard and mouse that are provided randomly. Through mouse and keyboard operation, it will be more convenient to find the feeling of playing with PC.
▲ On any interface, click the geek at the bottom of the projection to call up the menu bar at the bottom.
▲ Android 4.2 native multi task management interface.
▲ Browse news magazines like a PC.
▲ Surfing on the Internet, after the author tried it for a period of time, he found that it was not very different from PC, and there was no sense of incompatibility when using it.
▲ As an Android "computer", its game performance cannot be ignored.
▲ Android games are controlled by gravity sensing by default. If you try to play through the keyboard, you should select "Control Mode" in the setting options.
▲ Users can connect the game handle by themselves. The author tested it with "Smart 2 Game Handle", and it fits perfectly.
▲ The projector hardware configuration is fully qualified for Android mini games on the market, but after large screen projection, there is some decline in favor.
▲ Built in game store.
Projection effect
Solid color display
▲ The effects of R, G, B and Y are relatively natural, and the expressiveness of yellow is slightly poor. After several times of projector testing, it is found that the projector's performance of yellow is generally low, compared with the performance of G-Color extreme color 3D family TV, the performance of yellow is medium to high.
Document Presentation
▲ During the document presentation, the text display is clear and the lines are clear, which can meet the daily use.
Real shot of color proof effect
▲ In the static picture live shooting, the performance is general, and the color display is not very accurate. (Indoor shooting in the daytime has certain influence on the results)
Live shooting of high-definition film effects (parting master)
Wireless same screen
▲ There are many ways to push the screen. The iPhone is the simplest, and you can use Airplay directly.
▲ Android phones need to install Mirage DLNA software. At present, some video applications have DLNA functions, which can be used directly.
summary
G-Color Extreme Color 3D home TV, as a screen less TV, has rich interfaces. Based on Android system, it is more intelligent and open, not only suitable for ordinary families, but also can meet the needs of geeks. Play large screen games with wireless keyboard and mouse randomly presented, and imagine the fun brought by Android "computer".
In terms of color performance, G-Color Extreme Color 3D home TV is not comparable to engineering projectors, but it is fully capable of meeting the needs of ordinary families.
With the development of technology and many shortcomings of traditional TV, it occupies more indoor space, and large screen TV is expensive. Therefore, for users who prefer large screens, the projector is undoubtedly a good choice. G-Color 3D family TV has been launched on the crowdfunding website Pozible. Those who are interested in it should pay attention to it.
