preface

Projection was once used for more commercial purposes. Occasionally, "local tycoon" families would set up a video studio of tens of thousands or more, which was less practical as an ordinary user. However, with the continuous development of projection technology and the widespread use of LED light sources, the cost of projection has been greatly reduced. In the later period, there is almost no need for much maintenance cost. In addition, most of the micro projects have built-in Android systems, making the application more extensive. Nowadays, the projection is not only smaller and smaller, but also "black technology" continues. For example, the recent god painting Xiaomei is a representative.

The slogan of Shenhua Xiaomei is "Youth Invests in My Favorite", and the target user group is college students, so both in appearance and content, it has been dominated by young people. And because it is convenient to carry, it is also a must for many outdoor travelers. For young people who like to try new things, AR augmented reality function is also added to the projection. How about the real experience of this projection? The following LEO shows you one by one.

Unpacking

The outer package of Shenhua Xiaomei looks very low-key. The kraft paper box can see product information and barcode on the side. However, after opening the box, I found that there were two boxes inside. The projector and the attached bracket were originally packaged separately. The projected packaging is somewhat similar to the packaging of mobile phones on the market at present. On the packaging, there are clear and distinct product photos, and the free stand is much more low-key.

For many products sold through the Internet at present, the protection of products is very important. I believe that many people have also had the experience of "express brothers" abusing products, and the outer packaging of the products they got is worn out. However, the package of Shenhua Xiaomei is very strong. It is not only protected by multiple boxes, but also provided with various anti-collision and scratch protection.

The accessories of God Painted Xiaomei are relatively abundant. Shenhua Xiaomei host, Shenbi remote control, USB charging cable, power adapter, HDMI cable and instructions, as well as projection bracket and storage bag.

Product details

Shenhua Xiaomei is a desktop projector. The small projection also presents a bracket for viewing. The bracket is composed of two pieces of aluminum alloy. The surface is oxidized gold, which looks very textured and certainly firm. The fixed projection position can be adjusted up and down, which facilitates the adjustment of projection angle.

The remote control of Shenhua Xiaomei is also a highlight and is named Shenhua Shenbi. With the increase of system applications, the left and right up and down selection keys of the traditional remote control can not meet our needs more quickly. The magic pen is a "flying mouse", which can be picked up wherever you want on the screen, almost without delay. This is also the unique virtual touch technology of God Paintings. In addition, this magic pen is also equipped with a built-in battery, which eliminates the need to replace the battery frequently, and adds gravity sensing, which is most suitable for playing racing and shooting games.

Because of the virtual touch technology, the magic pen has no direction keys, which may require an adaptation process for many users. The normal direction keys are replaced by the Home key, menu key, magnifying glass, and return key, while the volume control is moved to the right. The left side is a switch, but this switch is not the power switch of the remote control, and it controls the projection. The activation of the remote control is much simpler. As long as you pick it up, you will enter the working state instantly.

Here comes the main character, a projector that is not much bigger than a mobile phone. This projector is equipped with PIQS UI 2.0 system, 1GB RAM, 8GB ROM, brightness 80 lumens, LED light source, 30000 hours of bulb life, projection size 32 inches @ 1m, and optimal projection size 70-80 inches.

The color of the product is champagne gold. The front of the product uses a nano level UV panel and optical coating. It has a very good feel, and is scratch resistant, fingerprint resistant, and corrosion resistant. A bar code and product information can be seen on the back. However, the scratch resistance of the back is worse than that of the front. After installing the self provided support, it immediately leaves a mark on the position it touches. It may be better if a layer of protective paint can be applied on the back. After all, after several times of use, it will scratch. Although it is at the inconspicuous bottom, it is still very painful.

Although the sparrow is small, it has all five internal organs. Xiaomei's interfaces are very rich. It is equipped with HDMI HD interface, TF card slot, mic USB charging port, and a 3.5mm headphone hole on the back. The switch of Xiaomei is rebound type. Turn it to the switch mark for about three seconds, and the blue indicator light next to it lights up to start the machine. If you need to charge, you can turn the switch to the power symbol, and it will not rebound. (This is also related to the fact that many users find the charging is slow when using it, and the charging state may not be turned on.)

On the other side of the connector is a heat dissipation outlet, and near the headphone punch is a speaker.

Careful friends will find that there is a big difference between the divine painting Xiaomei and other projections, that is, there are two lenses. (Note that it is not Xiaomi's double stems) Of course, not both lenses are responsible for projection, and one projection and the other is an interactive lens. Because Shenhua Xiaomei also has a function that many users like, auto focus. I believe that many times when I am tired of focusing, Shenhua can focus automatically. Of course, I feel that it is blurred, and I can focus on the home page with one button. After the actual experience, it was found that due to the difference in the projection wall or curtain, reflection and environment, the auto focus occasionally appeared false focus. At this time, you need to use the one button focus function. Generally, you can focus successfully after two or three times. The auto focus technology is worth recommending, but in many cases, it takes two or three times to focus successfully, and still needs to be improved.

Ok, after the introduction of the product, let's "small beautiful body" and combine the projection and bracket together. The support has the up and down adjustment function, which is very necessary for adjusting the viewing angle. Unfortunately, Xiaomei does not have trapezoidal correction function, so the projection position should be as high as possible with the projection screen, and the horizontal projection effect is the best.

System experience

Xiaomei's system is based on the PIQS UI 2.0 system optimized by Android 4.4. However, if you have used the Android network box or smart TV, it is not a big problem. It just uses the magic pen wireless touch control, which is easy to get used to being the direction key. In fact, it is just a matter of using the remote control to control the contacts on the screen.

The PIQS UI 2.0 of Shenhua is divided into home page, cinema, TV, games, applications, files and settings. The layout is reasonable, and the commonly used audio and video parts will also be recommended on the home page and cinema, greatly improving efficiency. The first three items are basically related to watching movies. There is only one item in the game, and not all applications are displayed in the application, which can be seen in the built-in application market.

In the upper and lower right corner of the home page, you can see "one button focusing". If you find virtual focus, you can click one point for about two seconds to restore clarity.

Shenhua Xiaomei's own app store is the "Dangbei Market". Many kids who have played with TV boxes must know that Dangbei Market is an app market that gathers apps for TV boxes. If you feel that your own film and television content is not rich, you can go to the Dangbei market to choose an app such as video playback.

In fact, I suddenly found that the application market of the system is not complete, and many popular APPs are not in it. Because there is a CIBN movie in the built-in application market VST， Once a very powerful video aggregation app, it is recommended to install apps in this app. Among them is the Dangbei market. The newly downloaded Dangbei market is 3.9.1, while the one that comes with it is 3.8.7.

(V3.8.7)

(V3.9.0 version)

In fact, the biggest difference between the two versions can be seen from the movie and television APP that the system has only about one and a half pages of APP, while the new version has several pages of APP. Therefore, if you want to make Xiaomei more interesting, you still need to install an unlimited application market.

However, due to some restrictions, many existing applications will not appear in the system applications, but need to click on the application market. In my application, you can see all of them.

Many people are using WeChat and hope to see live TV. In fact, there are many live TV software in the 3.9.1 version of the Dangbei market. For example, TV cats. But there is a bug, that is, the magic pen is a virtual touch control, which is similar to the control of tablet computer touch, while many TV applications such as TV Cat are in the left and right up and down control format. If you want to use these applications, you also need to use a mobile phone to remote control, such as installing Wukong Remote Control and other mobile phone remote controls.

When I watch live video online, my home is a 50 megabyte telecom broadband. When I first start it, there will be a cache. The playback is still very smooth. Occasionally, there will be an interruption in the cache. This is related to the instability of my broadband. Even when I use other devices, there will be occasional disconnection. Therefore, this Olympic Games is basically seen by projection.

Listen to the New Song of China and various strength competitions. Although its own sound effect is the same brand as BMW, it is limited in size and can not produce much shocking effect. If you want to enjoy immersive hearing in the movie, you still need to connect a Bluetooth speaker.

God Painted Xiaomei also has a "black technology", that is, AR augmented reality technology. In fact, it has a built-in AR application. Put your hand on the white wall or table, open the application, and project it onto your hand. You can play. However, it is enough to experience this application once or twice, and there are certain requirements for the angle and distance when using it, and many times you will be prompted that it is unsuccessful. From the current point of view, this "black technology" can only satisfy curiosity, and more functions and expansion still need to be developed. For example, you can consider scanning a table and stool in the room, and then virtual projection of interesting changes.

screen

Many people say Xiaomei's 80ANSI lumen is too low, and the effect of watching movies in the daytime is not good. In fact, there are not many people watching movies in the daytime. If you want to have a clearer experience, you can also buy a better curtain. The white wall projection effect in front is also good. If you really want to open the curtains, watch the film like TV. The anti light screen can be considered. The effect in the picture is not rendered at all. It is shot at noon when the window is opened. The effect is almost the same as that of ordinary LCD TV. Of course, the price of such screens is relatively high at present. A 100 inch hard fundraising requires thousands of yuan. The price of a screen may be far higher than that of a Xiaomei. Just look at it.

summary

Compared with the products of the same level, Shenhua Xiaomei has many commendable points. For example, the auto focus technology is far ahead of the peer level, and the AR technology, which is not currently used, is really useless, but it can give you an understanding of what AR augmented reality technology is, and it is also a kind of technological enlightenment. The equipped four core CPU, DLP digital light processing display, 17 million full color and 1000:1 dynamic contrast, meet our use requirements in different environments. Of course, there are many things that need to be improved, such as the scratch at the bottom of the fuselage. The auto focus will appear a virtual focus, which requires a new one button focus. In fact, it is suggested that the one button focus function be designed on the remote control. Of course, if the price can be more favorable, I believe the market will have a broader prospect. However, in general, Shenhua Xiaomei is a good intelligent micro investment. If you like to try new technology and watch movies in your dormitory, you can play Xiaomei. At present, the online price is 1999 yuan.