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Reddit mentions of AAXA Technologies P300 Pico Projector with Rechargeable Battery - Native HD resolution with 500 LED Lumens, For Business, Home Theater, Travel and more (KP-600-01)
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Reddit mentions: 7
We found 7 Reddit mentions of AAXA Technologies P300 Pico Projector with Rechargeable Battery - Native HD resolution with 500 LED Lumens, For Business, Home Theater, Travel and more (KP-600-01). Here are the top ones.
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- Native 1280x800 HD resolution - with 1080P Max Input, featuring Texas Instruments DLP technology to achieve crisp and clear image.
- High brightness in its class - 500 lumens optical engine with vibrant color technology. 20, 000 hours Premium LEDs ensure there is no need for lamp replacement
- Onboard media player - paired with built-in speaker to allow movie and image playback directly from microSD card or USB flash drive. Wide range of inputs - HDMI, Mini VGA, composite a/V
- Ultra portable size, battery included - at just 5.9" X 3.9" X 1.6" In size and weighs only .97 lbs with a 60 min rechargeable lithium-ion battery.
- Perfect for business and home use - with up to 120" Projection (in low light conditions). Includes remote and mini Tripod for easy setup and navigation
- Resolution: Full HD 1080p
Features:
Specs:
| Color | White |
| Height | 1.5 Inches |
| Length | 5.9 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | November 2012 |
| Weight | 0.97 Pounds |
| Width | 3.8 Inches |
I had this one.
It worked amazing for 3 years and then after the warranty expired, it stopped working. However, the picture is bright as hell, the quality is pretty damn good, and it has a battery for it if you need it to be portable. The user interface could be a bit better but it does everything you'd need. HDMI, VGA, Composite A/V connections along with microSD and USB readers. I used it on just plain white walls or a sheet if I took it somewhere and it looked good.
Highly recommend if you buy it with the expectation it could die in 3 years. Not sure if mine was an outlier or if it's planned obsolescence.
You could have a projector compatible in size but 10x brighter for a few bucks more. Decent project but 37 lumens is dimmer than my flashlight.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005Q2EGG6
i got the 3M projector with roku when it was on sale for 170$. imo its not at all worth it at its regular 300 so it was a steal. only watchable in the dark. this one is what you would have to get for daytime viewing
In my knowledge (and I look at this stuff quite a bit). You can find something $100-150 cheaper if you are willing to have a larger projector like 4x the size and that uses standard 3000-5000 hour bulbs rather than led. But this it's also hot and noisy.
Or you can get a similar small led projector that is 200-400 lumens instead of 700 lumens and save $100-200 as well.
But I don't know a projector so small, bright, and 720p for under $500. You can probably save $100-$200 if you compromise on one of those aspects (size, brightness, resolution).
Here is an example. It's a lot dimmer at 400 lumens and a bit larger, but only $360:
https://www.amazon.com/AAXA-Projector-1280x800-Resolution-Mini-VGA/dp/B005Q2EGG6
But also not short throw, an 81" diagonal image from 2.5 meter away. Short throw is definitely compelling for travel if you always want to achieve a large screen.
you'ld need about 100 lumens for a decent sized dark room pico projector, with lights on it should offer still a pretty bright picture..anything less will be harder to view, even in dim light rooms.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005Q2EGG6
this is a pretty good one but remember, mini/micro/pico projectors are going to be costly the more bells and whistles you look for (this one has 400 lumens) but look at resolution, anything that small won't work well in places like board rooms or giant conference rooms...if you look for a higher resolution expect the price to increase exponentially..
I have this one- https://www.amazon.com/AAXA-Technologies-Projector-Rechargeable-Battery/dp/B005Q2EGG6
It's cheap,small and has a 1 hr battery. For the price it's quite good.
The lumens are lower because they're just different kinds of projectors.
I'm only writing what I'm writing below because it's what I think and I don't know if it's fact or not, but it makes sense to me.
LED based projectors like the LG PH300, AAXA P300, Optoma PT100 (which I didn't know existed until now) are just smaller versions of bigger projectors. They shoot out light using smaller, permanent bulbs. They're 'light' based instead of 'bulb' based like the much bigger, serious home theater $500+ projectors.
The LED projectors are often bought and used for a long, long period of time and then thrown away because they last for 15,000 to 30,000 hours and by that time you should already be looking for a new projector. That's why they're such bang for buck, because you never need new bulbs and because they're cheap to get into. It's also because they're all give/take 480p, 720p with the exception of the still very new 1080p, LG PF1500 but even that is still 1400 lumens compared to other $800-$1000 bulb-based projectors, which are roughly 2200 to 3200 lumens.
Bulb-based projectors are much bigger in size and their lamps can be the size of some of those LED 'Pico' based projectors. Everything about them (with exceptions) is bigger and better than their LED counterparts. That's just because they use the bulbs to really project and beam out the picture. Bigger, stronger lamps and just a different way of 'projecting' the picture instead of just shooting light out.
The good and bad parts about bulb-based projectors are their bulbs. The bulbs get dimmer as they're used (unlike LED projectors) and after 3,000 to 7,500 hours (varies greatly) of using them they die and you need to purchase a new bulb which ranges anywhere from $79 (like the Epson 2040's Bulb) to around $250-$300 (like the BenQ HT 2050/3050's Bulb.