I remember when I was a child in the countryside, whenever there was a happy event in any village, the county film projectionist would be invited to the village threshing ground to show a movie or two. At that time, every family would finish their dinner early and move a large and small stool to the threshing ground so as to occupy a good seat and enjoy the few entertainment activities at that time, In fact, I vaguely remember that the movie played in those years was also called "Tunnel War" and "Mine War". When I met someone, it was a birthday celebration. It must be the Shaoxing Opera movie "Five Women Celebrating Their Birthday". No matter how many times I watched it, it was still full and enjoyable. So I thought since childhood, if only I could be a projectionist, I would not be able to watch movies every day

However, he failed to become a projectionist in the end. However, with the development of science and technology, all kinds of intelligent micro projectors are blooming. The dream of watching movies every day has come true, and the size of the projector is getting smaller and smaller. Today, I want to experience a movie theater called "pocket" - PAPA micro projector. Thanks for the evaluation opportunity provided by Xiajiguo.

Appearance

The PAPA mini projector, in this unique era, gives such a wonderful name to the projection. By the way, in addition to conventional accessories, PAPA also comes with a tripod projection bracket. The product packaging gives users a strong and simple feeling. On the back of the package are some information about the products and manufacturers. The layout of the products in the box is also very compact. A sponge lining is used around the projection host, which just embeds the products in the middle to prevent collision. While other accessories are placed in various size boxes beside, the packaging design can be described as exquisite, beautiful and pragmatic.

Attached accessories include remote control, power adapter, power cord, instruction manual and special triangle bracket for projection.

The design of PAPA is very compact and simple. There is only one focusing physical button in the whole body, about the size of two IPHONE4S. The upper cover is made of glass panel material, aluminum alloy frame, and the edges and corners are chamfered, which makes the appearance more exquisite. After seeing all kinds of joints are made very carefully, the first feeling is that this product is carefully made.

The front of PAPA is a projection lens, which uses LED light source with brightness of 100lm and contrast of 1000:1. It is said that the service life can reach 30000 hours, and it supports 1080P output. Of course, these data are from the official, and consumers only care about the actual effect. On the right is the infrared receiver. In practice, we can see whether the remote control of PAPA is sensitive. It depends on the receiver.

The left side of the fuselage is actually the horn position, and the only physical key, the focus knob, can also be seen. On the right side is the cooling hole, which can effectively reduce the heat generation of the machine.

The back is the interface part: headphone interface, TF card expansion interface, USB interface, reset button, and data charging interface.

The bottom of the PAPA is also designed with a heat dissipation hole, and a screw hole is found in the middle to install the projection bracket. The tripod or other similar camera brackets provided by the manufacturer can be used universally.

The front is the operation interface of the PAPA, but there was no power connection at that time. The only thing you can see is a key on sign. Press and hold the power key for five seconds to turn on the machine and the whole screen will light up. The touch keys will show up. Then you can operate directly on the back of the PAPA, but the touch key is not very clear in the daytime

Of course, PAPA can also be operated with a remote control. The remote control uses a white shell, and the feel of the shell is good. The remote control is relatively simple. It is similar to the remote control of some TV boxes on the market at present. If you have used the Android network TV box, it will be very easy to get started, and will not be introduced here.

【PAPA Measured]

PAPA has built in the optimized Android 4.4.2 system, which has a relatively simple style. The homepage has eight sections, namely, film, TV, games, wifi settings, weather forecast, application market, file management and system settings. In fact, most of the modules are some popular APPs in the market at present. Even the application market is also cooperating with a third party. There is no customized software such as PAPA application market or PAPA TV. Of course, consumers are also very strange. Many TV boxes and micro investment companies use their own application market. Because of policy restrictions, they can't put many popular APPs. People are not satisfied, but they feel less about the system that completely applies to others!

However, as a micro projector, the most important thing is the effect and clarity of the projection. The actual luminous flux of PAPA is 100 lumens, which is also a standard that ordinary micro projectors can reach at present. Of course, the projection effect may not be very good if the curtains are not pulled in the daytime, but in the living room at night, when the lights are on or off, the effect can be compared. At least for individuals, this effect should be the best projection of 50 inches.

The built-in movie and TV software is actually the common Taijie video and TV cat, but generally Taijie video is good at live TV, while TV cat is mainly movie, so it is recommended to change the name of the two entries (a little obsessive compulsive, don't spray). In fact, these two software are mostly used on TV boxes, so if you have nothing to watch, These two should be enough, and TV Cat has a blockbuster to watch first (the films are on, although not very formal, you know). If it is not enough, we also recommend another video app, VST Total Convergence, and you can use it in your lifetime. It is estimated that the copyright of movies and TV will be strengthened in the next few years, and you will have to pay for watching movies.

The built-in game is the Grapevine Hall game hall. If there is a Grapevine Hall game controller, it will be great to play a large screen game. The built-in file management uses the Xiaobai file manager, which is not very familiar, but it has been used and found that it is very good, simple and practical, and very easy to get started. If you think the built-in software is not rich enough, there are still a lot of applications in the built-in application market. This application market is of course a third party, namely the Chippe market. If you often play with the TV box, you may have a better understanding. Chippe market, sofa butler, etc. are several famous application markets in the TV application market, so there is no need to explain more.

Of course, projection is popular because it can project different sizes. You can see how big you want to see. It's really "borderless". We can see from the above figure that the projection effect is slightly different in different sizes. When you reach 100 inches, the definition of the whole screen is greatly reduced. Therefore, I prefer to watch large screens. It is recommended to watch 50-70 inch videos. If conditions permit, choose high-definition or Blu ray video sources for the best viewing effect.

In addition, PAPA has a must kill skill. If you want to watch a movie outdoors without WIFI, and you happen to have it stored in your mobile phone, you can use the AirPlay protocol to project the video of your mobile phone to PAPA. The Mi4 test is very useful. If your mobile phone supports the AirPlay protocol, click the video you want to play, and you will automatically find an acceptable object. The device name of the PAPA is eHomeMediaCenter

[Summary Suggestions]

Of course, not every product is perfect, and PAPA projection is no exception, because every user has their own needs for products, of course, different needs, requirements are also different. After several days of experience, the PAPA mini projector is more suitable for students. First, the price is moderate; second, the size is small and easy to carry; third, for primary projection users, the picture quality is acceptable, but for users who have used a higher level of projection, the clarity may be unsatisfactory.

Problems encountered during use: First, the plug-in charging wire will restart during use, which needs to be improved.

2、 The battery life is not big enough. Generally, if you watch a whole movie for about 2 hours, the battery will be in urgent need. For example, outdoor camping may take longer, so it is recommended that the battery capacity be larger.

3、 The quality of the tripod is less poor, but it is much better than that of the tripod.

As a plan to start a projector, the current price of PAPA is 1499 yuan. At this price level, the definition of the projection is not much different, because the definition of the projection is based on the luminous flux (100 lumens). However, in terms of system operation, PAPA is good and simple. Especially the projection of pictures and videos on the mobile phone is really very practical.