I'm glad that you are one of the few UA-cam "hosts" that actually wears a microphone on his lapel when speaking. It makes your audio sound so much better than the hosts who sound like they are in an echo chamber across the room. Good job, man!
I found it very useful when walking in the dark, last winter I use it as a torch. Nothing can be more exciting then watching a scary movies while walking in the woods during the night time.
Couldn't agree more! Techmoan's videos are always interesting, and very well presented - there are many thousands of channels that would do well to learn from him.
Goddamn... Thats an awfully specific case to associate with a divorce. How many men already got fucked over to create that stereotype... Dont get married kids. Oh, and prenups rarely hold up in court.
Props for being one of the FEW who ever mention the importance of a BLACK ROOM... I've often told people the same thing you said... "projectors can't project BLACK... so the light on the screen is the darkest your black areas of the projected image will ever be". Good job mate! Now if I can just find me one of each for my collection... like you, I love the tech, regardless of the usability!
Interesting note about these (and closely related products)...if you can put up with a bit of roughness on the projected "screen", it is relatively common to find outdoor places at night that have big, relatively white concrete walls. Connecting one of these to a portable emulation device (such as a Raspberry-Pi machine or the like) to play old-school games with random passersby is a lot of fun. My personal recommended games for such an occasion are NES Contra, ARC Bubble Bobble, ARC Rainbow Islands, MD/Genesis Dashin' Desperadoes, Neo Geo Crossed Swords, or SNES Mario Kart.
Thanks for the great review. To me this falls into the type of tech that makes you think "wow, cool" when you first hear about it but considering it a bit more and reality bites, especially at that price. Kind of makes me think of the slide projector my dad had in the 70s and 80s when they were still a thing; good fun but such a faff getting it set up with the projector screen that you rarely bothered.
I've been sifting through reviews of projectors for the last few hours. 99.999% of them were completely fake, all positive, nobody had a single negative thing to say about them. This is very refreshing. Great review and very informative. Thank you
Apple: we can't fit a headphone jack in the phone. Sony: Sorry we couldn't fit more than a usb port, headphone jack, hdmi port, micro usb and a projektor guys...
I got hooked to your channel with all those obscure formats and I haven't looked back since. I never realized how many truly existed before the digital age! Your show has a lot more personality to it than a lot of tech reviews. I don't even normally watch tech reviews until I found this channel. So awesome, informative and it never feels "fake" like some of the companies that obviously get paid a lot to bias the opinion on the products from the manufacturers. Nothing wrong with that either but it is refreshing to get a more neutral opinion. Keep it up! I'm always excited to see something new or old and obscure!
Same here, I've only been watching this channel for a couple of months and already I've bought 3 things that were reviewed, based on the strength of the review.
Whenever I try to purchase any the stuff he talks about I can never find it in a reasonable condition at a reasonable price. Most of the time it's either MIA or listed as completely defective at thrice the price.
Thanks for pointing the lumens thing out, Tech. For comparison, your average 60-watt equivalent CFL bulb produces 650 to 800 lumens, depending on whether it's warm or cool in colour. Your laptop and phone are usually about 400. This projector only has 40 lumens. For more perspective, my six LED flashlight that runs off of a single AA battery is rated at 35, and can barely project more than ten feet in front of me. This thing is really, REALLY weak.
The biggest problem can also be seen in that same clip. That being that ambient light, even in a very dark room, can wash out the picture. Not ruin the view, but enough to upset the brightness.
@@VulpesHilarianus I have one, it outperforms some bigger and more expensive home cinema projectors in terms of image quality. Unlike a TV, once you reach HD, it really doesn't matter about if it's 720, 1080 etc. It's down to viewing distance. The auto laser focus is superb. You need total darkness, but that's about the only issue. Excellent pico projector and more than capable home cinema option when used with a good quality projector screen.
I wish more reviewers would do this - wait until technology has been out for a while. Then, when all the kinks have been ironed out and the price has sunk to a reasonable level, a review just makes more sense to me. Love the vintage reviews, too. And your English, it's awesome.
Its easy to find blank walls to project an image onto in Japan! the Japanese don't really hang things on their walls for obvious reasons. The Japanese develop and market most things for themselves, the international market is just an afterthought.
I was probably around 10 when my father explained me how a CRT works making me wonder what would happen if you used a laser beam instead of an electron beam and the wall instead of the screen. That idea could make me rich 😂😂😂.
The number of likes to dislikes on your videos are testament to the quality of your videos.. All are long and very entertaining for the tech enthusiasts.. whatever I buy, I always check in to see if you have reviewed it. Comprehensive and your presentation is to the point. All those tech blogs with the loads of staff get an ego and try to appeal to sponsors and plug their own personalities instead of the product at hand. Keep it up good sir!
I think the "whine" you mentioned may have been the fan motor. And all projectors will have some sort of fan noise. The full-sized ones are considerably louder. When you mentioned it and left the hole for us to hear it, I had crank up my volume to hear it at all so it's not that bad, although it could be worse, is suppose, live in the same room. Interesting review; quite helpful even though it's dated. Your supplementary information about the new version makes the difference there.
The noise was probably the circuitry regulating power to the lasers. I doubt it has forced air cooling. What little heat the laser diodes make will dissipate into the casing.
I feel that a late video with so much information like yours is way more useful tha a "first" video which basically reads the manufacturers press kit. Keep up the great work!
OMG Sony Australia sells the MP-CL1A at $749.00 (AUD inc. GST), so cause i live in Aussie land they demand an extra 222 AUD, not 527 AUD (after USD to AUD conversion) .... Just want to cry.
A feature of the new one you overlooked: The vastly improved laser light (spec): from 2000 hours to 10000 hours. Due to 1920 pixels in horizontal direction: can this projector be sused for structured light 3D scanning? The low resolution of 720 pixels does not matter there.
But the specs say it's 16:9 and the projected image also looks like that. It probably uses rectangular instead of square pixels to change the aspect ratio.
It does mean 720p only needs to be scaled horizontally, and 1080p only needs to be scaled vertically. It is a little curious though given that usually video is downrezzed horizontally...
i really want one of this, but the price is what puts me off, i mean for that price i can get a 1080p 50" tv (even some Cheap-o 4k tv) wich totally ruins it :(, my room has a 90" white space on a wall i ended up bnuying a 43" 4k tv instead of a projector, because the price was just not worth it
yeah price to performance for these just isn't there yet. Just gonna wait for 1440p 120hz regular projectors so i can play games with low lag (less than tv anyway) at a potentially huge screen size. Pretty much all of the 120hz projectors are 1080p or lower, which just doesnt cut it at larger viewing sizes. Plus, they cost upwards of 3x that of a 60hz for the same res.
You really made a good choice. I got one of this and it was horrible. I travel a lot so I thought hey this could be like a portable TV that I can bring around. I was wrong, very wrong. First of all, it's not bright. It's much darker than typical DLP/LED projectors, so if you want it to project more than 32", you would be out of luck most of the time. So, let's say, in order to avoid this, you make it project about 32" and sit close to the screen. You will start noticing small artifacts all over the screen. This is a common problem among laser projectors. So, in the end, I ended up with a product that only works when a really specific condition is met. I just watched videos and played games on my laptop instead.
Jason Kim you thought you could watch porn on the whole wall of the hotel room on business trips didn't you, what would your wife think if she really knew, lol.
I recently painted a board white so I could use some of those xmas projectors on it to do some time-lapses with them; so on that unlikely chance like you said, I do have that space lol. You can check out the video if you're feeling awesome, virtual hug to anyone who read this.
I watch your videos for quality and interesting tech/vintage tech reviews and timeliness comes second to me. Keep doing what you're doing. Love yr channel!
Well he is very tech savvy, what with his father Lika Madiq owning an electronics shop. His mother works there too, but she still goes by her maiden name, Munchma Quchi
How is Sony doing financially? I ask because it seems they have there hands in many areas and when I look at other companies in the past that are extremely diverse in many products they eventually go under. So how is Sony? Thank you in advance.
Bo88y Beretta I assume SONY is doing quite well as they have posted record profits for 2017. Sonys shares are also doing very well and climbing. Thus they seem to be doing well. They did get out of manufacturing certain products such as laptops.....so they are not so over diversified anymore.
Ano Niem Nope. Not remotely true. You should do some homework. Sony posted record profits this year. No way they could do that with only their gaming. The Playstation and gaming is actually their second most profitable. First are semi conducters and image sensors which are the best in the world and are used in almost every other smart phone manufacturer and Tvs and their image sensors are what makes the facial recognition on the iPhone X work. Also, SONY is waaay ahead of everyone in VR having now sold over 2 million VR headsets (far more than anyone else) and they pretty much made a comeback with their TV sales, among other ways they made money (such as their audio division) In fact.... Their mobile division was the only one that underperformed. So your statement is completely wrong
Allan Lamb yeah... Despite that they aren't more widely used, Xperias are very well built. Cameras: Sony quality, with a very good software (except for the panorama function. Is difficult to get a good shot with that) that covers a wide range of situations Sound: typical Sony (although they renamed the music player app from "Walkman" to just "music". This suggests that Sony plans to kill Walkman as a brand) with clarity that you expect from a such company. Also Sony has a very good selection of additional software around image, and sound.
Sony also owns more than one movie production company. I would say they have more than 10 revenue streams which is what any good investor would want to have.
ΑΡΗΣ ΚΟΡΝΑΡΑΚΗΣ lol no, Sony isn't killing the Walkman brand, they're actually putting out dedicated Walkman branded audio players again, this time targeted at the audiophile market
Do people really care who comments first on UA-cam? Is that why I've seen strange comments on videos that just say "First!"??! That is one of the saddest, most pathetic thing I've ever heard of. It's like boasting that you have no life.
Agreed - and they say "first" and nothing else, not even an acknowledgement of the video they have just seen (or probably not seen, as they are so sad they just surf the channels in order to say "first"). Sad, sad people.
Thanks, great review! You do it right. No wasted fluff talk, to the point and a lot of sound advice! Some very good points I hadn't thought about: - the frequent lack of white space to project - needed darkness - awkward size - battery life - and need of lots of accessories (external speaker, external power, tripod,....) The gadget appeal is great but....is it really sensible? I think I'll pass (at least at that price, or then used).
No pupet show at the end!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It's not really the newness of the product, it's for me the person and type of presentation that matters. No manic Americans, bad language. Good clean English, in fact just like you. Well done.
You may be one guy but I'd MUCH rather listen to what you have to say than a huge blog or website devoted to the latest tech! You just have that personal and honest touch that rings true.
11:01 I can find one; there's a nice blank square of not-quite-white wall in my bedroom, of which the only thing blocking it is my bed. If I were to move around my desk, set of drawers and my bed, I could conceivably use it as a projector screen.
I love these and have one as part of my Motorola Moto Z Play and use it WAY more often than I thought I would. I use it mostly for mobile gaming on the ceiling, but it's great to take out at get togethers, I've used it in class, I use it to project the chat to my UA-cam live streams on the wall so I can talk to viewers. it's pretty unnecessary, but still pretty cool.
I love your channel! Such intelligent, informed and completely in depth reviews. Also don't forget you sound and speak like a right Gentleman! Cheers from the U.S. sir! Subscribed for life!
I just watched the very first seconds of you going on about not being the first. Yes, you ARE! With thorough research, not the usual 10:10 length videos because youtube money, decent amount of background knowledge and great humor. I've been following you for years on youtube and when you went more from just showing off tech to a more tech-knowledge-biweekly show format with alternating segments of you addressing the viewer and hands-on parts combined with on-screen text from old news magazines this channel became so much more valuable and gained a tremendous amount of professional tech-journalism
Hi Mr. Techmoan! I really like the vintage equipment reviews you do. I'm not familiar with your audio recording setup, but I have a suggestion. When I make videos, I move the lapel mic closer to my mouth (maybe on your shirt collar), and I turn the gain down. This reduces the echoes that the mic picks up. When we see shots of you in front of the projector screen, we can hear the reflection of the room. It's subtle, but it's there. I do keep my mic upside down too, though! Helps with sibilant Ss and Fs. Thanks for everything you do.
A thing like this is useful for beach parties, camping, glamping on a budget, mobile DJs/VJs who also want the focus-free feature for projection mapping, sci-FI & gaming conventions, for playing video/console /PC games, for use with your R.P.G. to display maps or other features by the game master. There are lots of cool uses.My walls are all smooth and white.
Ok so this is unrelated to this video in particular however one thing I've noticed in your videos is that, as far as I know, the display for the Akai EA-A7 isn't set up right. I think the bars on the right and left of each channel should peak in the middle of the display, there's even a visible lime halfway in the middle. Try it out, I bought one of these after seeing your video on it and doing this has given me the best results. Love the videos keep doing what you're doin.
All my wealthiest friends showed movies on a 16mm film projector back in early 70's. Like steam trains, projectors have an enduring appeal that transcends the sheer practicality of the massively big-screen OLED TVs of today.
I have one and have found it especially fun for the grandkids to watch a movie on a whole wall and also while hunting or camping it projects across a whole bed sheet very clearly. While visiting in a hospital I have been able to show pics and movies of friends and family on the ceiling for those laid up in bed. A very fair review. I connect a U megaboom for sound when 'planning' any showing. I have a portable battery to carry with me for phone or projector if I need more power.
"It's a solution looking for a problem" - that about hits the nail on the head. I had thought about picking up one of those projectors at one point but then decided against it for precisely the reason laid out in the video: you'll rarely ever find something to project video on. My use case would also have been business trips. I wanted this as a sort of fallback in case the place I went to for giving a presentation does not have a projector. It has happened a couple of times and in the end we had to get one of the bigger screens from a computer and huddle around it rather awkwardly. Conference rooms or offices are pretty much like hotel rooms (and when I say that I don't mean in the sens of "I only go there to sleep"). Everywhere you look there's stuff in the way. This is true almost everywhere in the world, btw. Also, you often don't get the room dark enough and rearranging the whole place just for a one hour presentation does not make sense. And even IF you could find a section of wall that is not cluttered with pictures, paintings, mirrors, windows or doors, it will probably be too small to be of any use. So on the off-chance that no projector is available where I go, I just try to make do with what I have. Anything else is not worth the hassle. Still - I find the devices strangely intriguing, even though they are of no use whatsoever (at least to me - your mileage may vary).
I brought one of these with me on a deployment -- Would use a sheet on the end of my bed (bunk bed) and hung it above my head. Worked great. Downside was the battery life (the original company that made these didn't put a large battery in them) and the brightness was terrible.. but it was quick and easy to use.. no focusing.. simple.
Always wondered just how good these were, thanks for the video :) I'm in the process of selling my 1080P Optoma projector simply because I rarely used it and went back to the TV. Oh and I finally went for an OLED, amazing picture.
I get good use out of my lenovo Tab Pro 3 with projector in it on many vacations. it can be annoying having texture on the walls but much better to be able to relax and watch at a comfortable angle. great video. hope they start jamming the laser technology into the tablets.
I love the fact that you put the camera's microphone next to the projector's speaker. I don't know if irony is the right word, but that's got to be something, given that you could say a camera is the opposite of a projector, and a microphone the opposite of a speaker.
Im glad you decided to do this review even if it has already been reviewed before. I really want to see you review the Fisher Price PXL-2000. Yes the 8bit guy has beaten you to it but that review isn't nearly detailed enough. So please consider doing this review as I've wanted to know more about this camcorder since seeing it or something like it on Tomorrow's World when I was a kid.
If I had only seen the top of it and didn't have any context, I would've thought it was a battery bank. It would actually make a really nice looking battery bank too
I would think that the big audience for pico projectors is for business travelers who may need to make a presentation at a customer's location only to find that there isn't a projector or TV to hook up to, being able to bring your own without carrying something super heavy is a huge benefit.
Maybe not for everyone, but i think it would be pretty cool to use that projector for a small home theater. Hook a blu ray player to a surround sound reciever then from the receiver to the little projector and you have a sort of discreet movie projector. Even though it only displays 720p but still cheaper than a 2,000 on up dollar projector. And takes up a lot less space as well.
Excellent review! I am happy that you included the differences between the Cl1 and the Cl1a. I wish the Cl1a was 1080 resolution, but a full size hdmi port is nice. As for the price.... I agree with you. It appears that the Cl1a is a solution looking for a problem which might explain why in December 2018 the thing is still $399.99. Sigh.... I wanted the Sony A8f oled tv, but it is refusing to drop in price for me to justify it. I do like the idea of the pico and thanks for sharing that there is a tripod adapter. That is actually a pretty good idea. Although it would have been nice if that was an included accessory. And the bluetooth speaker idea is cool as well.... If it was $299.99, I would like pull the trigger and get this thing just to have a cool toy, but still at $399.99 and then after warranty and tax, I still can not justify it. In either case.... Thanks for sharing your experience.... Really coool video!!!!!
Some years ago I remember reading an article on laser projection. It mentioned a special crystal whose refractive index could be changed by exposing it to a magnetic field. The idea being that the laser is routed through such a crystal and two small coils mounted close to the crystal are used to create variable magnetic fields that change the direction of the laser as it exits the crystal. After watching this I started searching for the article again but I couldn't find it, nor can I find any mention of the principle anywhere. Maybe it failed? Seems odd that all trace of it has vanished.
The best use I can figure for these pocket projectors is business meetings/conferences etc. Although most conference rooms have projectors in them already so the use would still be minimal. I got a MicroVision projector a few years back in some boxes of random old tech a relative was throwing out, got a carry bag and a proprietary cable with it (think back to the charging cables for mobile phones from the mid 1990s and it looks similar to that). It also has some other ports, (HDMI mini, USB micro, 1/8" audio jack). Manufacture date says Aug 2011.
On your recommendation I got a PF1000u...and man is it great!! Even in ambient light I throw to a 100" screen with no problem and it's sharp. At night it's extremely beautiful.
i remember when iphones were first coming out and all the smart phones and jazz, their was some phone that had a built in projector i remember seeing ads for. not a clue what it was called, but it sure was fascinating
I usually do not post any comments but by god the reason I enjoy his videos is because he's a real person not some superficial UA-cam star that try to manipulate they perceive them self the reason I rant is because I miss this type of UA-cam and I miss feeling like another person is just like me an everyday joe
Looking around my bedroom, I have three large blank walls to project onto. Also, I have a projector screen stored in my garage. That having been said, I REALLY want one!
Techmoan I love this new format with the intro. Very snazzy! And how sharp do you look with the jacket and all. However... the thumbnail for this videos is definitely not your best work. Video was awesome though. As per usual! Much love from Portugal.
"Let me show you what I have in my pocket" is always a good start for a smashing presentation
If Techmoan ever had a garage sale - it would be the most epic garage sale of all time!
I'm glad that you are one of the few UA-cam "hosts" that actually wears a microphone on his lapel when speaking. It makes your audio sound so much better than the hosts who sound like they are in an echo chamber across the room. Good job, man!
It all costs money and requires some intelligent integration.
I found it very useful when walking in the dark, last winter I use it as a torch.
Nothing can be more exciting then watching a scary movies while walking in the woods during the night time.
quality comment
This is a worthy challenge.
Friday the 13th
o.o
'Sony let the right one in'
When techmoan apologizes for not being up to date while his most popular content besides dash cams is vintage tech
better to have unique good quality content than being first.
RandomVideos It definitely would have been an interesting apology to serve during the Ruvi review.
No objections there
Couldn't agree more! Techmoan's videos are always interesting, and very well presented - there are many thousands of channels that would do well to learn from him.
Yeah he was so beaten to the punch with that tefifon review. They'd already discontinued it by the time the review came out.
I can't get enough of these videos. I can stay up till 6 AM watching them.
I live in a van, down by the river...got me one and an old bed sheet. MOVIE TIME!!!
Goddamn... Thats an awfully specific case to associate with a divorce. How many men already got fucked over to create that stereotype... Dont get married kids. Oh, and prenups rarely hold up in court.
Do you also have a musical instrument for entertainment - maybe a banjo ??
Megaglow Z
I miss Chris.
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yes sir.
Surprisingly, this sounds like a valid use case, if the battery life lasts the whole movie!
Props for being one of the FEW who ever mention the importance of a BLACK ROOM... I've often told people the same thing you said... "projectors can't project BLACK... so the light on the screen is the darkest your black areas of the projected image will ever be". Good job mate! Now if I can just find me one of each for my collection... like you, I love the tech, regardless of the usability!
I love the fact that you spend your UA-cam earnings on interesting stuff to show us
Interesting note about these (and closely related products)...if you can put up with a bit of roughness on the projected "screen", it is relatively common to find outdoor places at night that have big, relatively white concrete walls. Connecting one of these to a portable emulation device (such as a Raspberry-Pi machine or the like) to play old-school games with random passersby is a lot of fun. My personal recommended games for such an occasion are NES Contra, ARC Bubble Bobble, ARC Rainbow Islands, MD/Genesis Dashin' Desperadoes, Neo Geo Crossed Swords, or SNES Mario Kart.
That's a sure fire way to get mugged.
Perhaps where you live.
most places on earth tbh
It's going to be way too bright outside most of the time, even at night
This would be great with a nintendo switch!
Thanks for the great review. To me this falls into the type of tech that makes you think "wow, cool" when you first hear about it but considering it a bit more and reality bites, especially at that price. Kind of makes me think of the slide projector my dad had in the 70s and 80s when they were still a thing; good fun but such a faff getting it set up with the projector screen that you rarely bothered.
50% of the reason I even click on tech-moan's videos nowadays are his sweet outfits. Man, this guy it getting more class by the video.
this could have been very useful for when I was recovering from surgery. watching stuff projected on the ceiling and avoiding tired arms
I've been sifting through reviews of projectors for the last few hours. 99.999% of them were completely fake, all positive, nobody had a single negative thing to say about them. This is very refreshing. Great review and very informative. Thank you
Apple: we can't fit a headphone jack in the phone.
Sony: Sorry we couldn't fit more than a usb port, headphone jack, hdmi port, micro usb and a projektor guys...
GETGROOMED dude...this device is no phone by any mean.
@@hairypancake4425 but samsung did it years ago with galaxy beam
S Bayko well, it turned out as a failure mate
A new Techmoan video is something that really makes my day.
"i dont even know why i buy these things" 12:47
lol
You might not be the first to review an item but you’d be the first guy I’d find for a review on an item!
First time I've watched the Patreon credits and at 13:57 I see SUQ MADIQ lol His father, Liqa and mother Munchma must be very proud of him :D
Trogdor the Burninator is a supporter as well 14:13
I got hooked to your channel with all those obscure formats and I haven't looked back since. I never realized how many truly existed before the digital age! Your show has a lot more personality to it than a lot of tech reviews. I don't even normally watch tech reviews until I found this channel. So awesome, informative and it never feels "fake" like some of the companies that obviously get paid a lot to bias the opinion on the products from the manufacturers. Nothing wrong with that either but it is refreshing to get a more neutral opinion. Keep it up! I'm always excited to see something new or old and obscure!
I mostly want whatever you review... I am so out of money now...
I also had to look your name to make sure that that isn't my comment.
Same here...
agreed
Same here, I've only been watching this channel for a couple of months and already I've bought 3 things that were reviewed, based on the strength of the review.
Whenever I try to purchase any the stuff he talks about I can never find it in a reasonable condition at a reasonable price. Most of the time it's either MIA or listed as completely defective at thrice the price.
philos31 I have much the same problem lol
Most amazing is that it will not drill my ears with fan noise like every other projector.
this is awesome stuff!
Easily the best review of this projector I've seen; from showing what's actually in the box to pointing out the differences between the CL1 and CL1A.
God damn, you have a nice range of suits.
Yes
This is my favourite one so far.
I had to stop this video at only 1:26 just to say.....man, you ALWAYS have THE coolest things in your videos. Seriously.
That is all.
Thanks for pointing the lumens thing out, Tech.
For comparison, your average 60-watt equivalent CFL bulb produces 650 to 800 lumens, depending on whether it's warm or cool in colour. Your laptop and phone are usually about 400.
This projector only has 40 lumens. For more perspective, my six LED flashlight that runs off of a single AA battery is rated at 35, and can barely project more than ten feet in front of me.
This thing is really, REALLY weak.
The biggest problem can also be seen in that same clip. That being that ambient light, even in a very dark room, can wash out the picture. Not ruin the view, but enough to upset the brightness.
@@VulpesHilarianus I have one, it outperforms some bigger and more expensive home cinema projectors in terms of image quality. Unlike a TV, once you reach HD, it really doesn't matter about if it's 720, 1080 etc. It's down to viewing distance. The auto laser focus is superb. You need total darkness, but that's about the only issue. Excellent pico projector and more than capable home cinema option when used with a good quality projector screen.
I wish more reviewers would do this - wait until technology has been out for a while. Then, when all the kinks have been ironed out and the price has sunk to a reasonable level, a review just makes more sense to me. Love the vintage reviews, too. And your English, it's awesome.
Its easy to find blank walls to project an image onto in Japan! the Japanese don't really hang things on their walls for obvious reasons. The Japanese develop and market most things for themselves, the international market is just an afterthought.
Man is that a quote
thats why they can't have nice things
Personally I don't care about "firsts". Quality is all that matters. And tech moan 's documentary-style videos are pure class! Keep up the good work!
I was probably around 10 when my father explained me how a CRT works making me wonder what would happen if you used a laser beam instead of an electron beam and the wall instead of the screen.
That idea could make me rich 😂😂😂.
We don't watch this channel for up to date content we watch because it's the best content and we trust you !
thumbs up for mr beans Holiday
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The number of likes to dislikes on your videos are testament to the quality of your videos.. All are long and very entertaining for the tech enthusiasts.. whatever I buy, I always check in to see if you have reviewed it. Comprehensive and your presentation is to the point. All those tech blogs with the loads of staff get an ego and try to appeal to sponsors and plug their own personalities instead of the product at hand. Keep it up good sir!
I think the "whine" you mentioned may have been the fan motor. And all projectors will have some sort of fan noise. The full-sized ones are considerably louder. When you mentioned it and left the hole for us to hear it, I had crank up my volume to hear it at all so it's not that bad, although it could be worse, is suppose, live in the same room. Interesting review; quite helpful even though it's dated. Your supplementary information about the new version makes the difference there.
The noise was probably the circuitry regulating power to the lasers. I doubt it has forced air cooling. What little heat the laser diodes make will dissipate into the casing.
He mentioned it has a fan at an early point and mentioned that the audio also used the same vent.
I feel that a late video with so much information like yours is way more useful tha a "first" video which basically reads the manufacturers press kit. Keep up the great work!
OMG Sony Australia sells the MP-CL1A at $749.00 (AUD inc. GST), so cause i live in Aussie land they demand an extra 222 AUD, not 527 AUD (after USD to AUD conversion) .... Just want to cry.
Just import it from elsewhere.
theaussiegeek import og from Germany
get to there website and change language
there to options
- English too
@no1DdC So you live in Australia too ?
theaussiegeek How about another company selling similar projector based on the same MicroVision technology, for example Celluon picobit?.
Just got mine ordered. I'm a teacher and this projector is a must have for me.
A feature of the new one you overlooked: The vastly improved laser light (spec): from 2000 hours to 10000 hours.
Due to 1920 pixels in horizontal direction: can this projector be sused for structured light 3D scanning? The low resolution of 720 pixels does not matter there.
I think it might be for Cinema aspect ratio.
But the specs say it's 16:9 and the projected image also looks like that. It probably uses rectangular instead of square pixels to change the aspect ratio.
It does mean 720p only needs to be scaled horizontally, and 1080p only needs to be scaled vertically. It is a little curious though given that usually video is downrezzed horizontally...
I love how honest Technoan is in his videos.
i really want one of this, but the price is what puts me off, i mean for that price i can get a 1080p 50" tv (even some Cheap-o 4k tv) wich totally ruins it :(, my room has a 90" white space on a wall i ended up bnuying a 43" 4k tv instead of a projector, because the price was just not worth it
NutritiveApple You can buy a used one for $290
yeah price to performance for these just isn't there yet. Just gonna wait for 1440p 120hz regular projectors so i can play games with low lag (less than tv anyway) at a potentially huge screen size. Pretty much all of the 120hz projectors are 1080p or lower, which just doesnt cut it at larger viewing sizes. Plus, they cost upwards of 3x that of a 60hz for the same res.
You really made a good choice. I got one of this and it was horrible. I travel a lot so I thought hey this could be like a portable TV that I can bring around. I was wrong, very wrong.
First of all, it's not bright. It's much darker than typical DLP/LED projectors, so if you want it to project more than 32", you would be out of luck most of the time.
So, let's say, in order to avoid this, you make it project about 32" and sit close to the screen. You will start noticing small artifacts all over the screen. This is a common problem among laser projectors.
So, in the end, I ended up with a product that only works when a really specific condition is met. I just watched videos and played games on my laptop instead.
Thanks for investing in early tech. Its people like you that allow less fortunate people to eventually afford this fancy gear!
Jason Kim you thought you could watch porn on the whole wall of the hotel room on business trips didn't you, what would your wife think if she really knew, lol.
You may not be first, but you're still my favorite tech channel. I never was into "what's new" or "What's next", I just like the way you teach.
Love ya Techmoan!
I recently painted a board white so I could use some of those xmas projectors on it to do some time-lapses with them; so on that unlikely chance like you said, I do have that space lol. You can check out the video if you're feeling awesome, virtual hug to anyone who read this.
I think it's great for people who do presentations for businesses
Unless you're the unlucky peeps who have to watch the presentation... once all the connectors, battery packs and speakers are set up.
As long as the audience members are not afraid of pitch dark, since this device seems work best under those conditions.
Yea and when were you last in a 100% dark room, come on man...
I have a feeling there'll be some groping going on during that pitch dark presentation... lol
I watch your videos for quality and interesting tech/vintage tech reviews and timeliness comes second to me. Keep doing what you're doing. Love yr channel!
13:58 SUQ MADIQ is a patreon sponsor
Well he is very tech savvy, what with his father Lika Madiq owning an electronics shop. His mother works there too, but she still goes by her maiden name, Munchma Quchi
Just discovered this channel and I'm really enjoying it so far.
How is Sony doing financially? I ask because it seems they have there hands in many areas and when I look at other companies in the past that are extremely diverse in many products they eventually go under. So how is Sony? Thank you in advance.
Bo88y Beretta I assume SONY is doing quite well as they have posted record profits for 2017. Sonys shares are also doing very well and climbing. Thus they seem to be doing well. They did get out of manufacturing certain products such as laptops.....so they are not so over diversified anymore.
Ano Niem Nope. Not remotely true. You should do some homework. Sony posted record profits this year. No way they could do that with only their gaming. The Playstation and gaming is actually their second most profitable. First are semi conducters and image sensors which are the best in the world and are used in almost every other smart phone manufacturer and Tvs and their image sensors are what makes the facial recognition on the iPhone X work. Also, SONY is waaay ahead of everyone in VR having now sold over 2 million VR headsets (far more than anyone else) and they pretty much made a comeback with their TV sales, among other ways they made money (such as their audio division) In fact.... Their mobile division was the only one that underperformed. So your statement is completely wrong
Allan Lamb yeah... Despite that they aren't more widely used, Xperias are very well built. Cameras: Sony quality, with a very good software (except for the panorama function. Is difficult to get a good shot with that) that covers a wide range of situations
Sound: typical Sony (although they renamed the music player app from "Walkman" to just "music". This suggests that Sony plans to kill Walkman as a brand) with clarity that you expect from a such company.
Also Sony has a very good selection of additional software around image, and sound.
Sony also owns more than one movie production company. I would say they have more than 10 revenue streams which is what any good investor would want to have.
ΑΡΗΣ ΚΟΡΝΑΡΑΚΗΣ lol no, Sony isn't killing the Walkman brand, they're actually putting out dedicated Walkman branded audio players again, this time targeted at the audiophile market
Please review more portable projectors. I trust your reviews and they are one of the few honest on here
Do people really care who comments first on UA-cam? Is that why I've seen strange comments on videos that just say "First!"??! That is one of the saddest, most pathetic thing I've ever heard of. It's like boasting that you have no life.
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Agreed - and they say "first" and nothing else, not even an acknowledgement of the video they have just seen (or probably not seen, as they are so sad they just surf the channels in order to say "first"). Sad, sad people.
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We sure attribute a moral value to just anything
Love Techmoan's reviews. His review of the Sony Laser Projector has saved me more than £300, he convinced me that I didnt need one after all. Thanks
That moment when your dyslexia kicks in and you read Sony Pocket HD Laser Projector as Sony Laser HD Pocket Protector.....
Z.C.T I'm now wondering what a HD pocket protector would look like
@@IanC14 I think its like tiny laser turret that clips to you pocket and shoots anything that tries to steal your phone or wallet
Thanks, great review! You do it right. No wasted fluff talk, to the point and a lot of sound advice! Some very good points I hadn't thought about:
- the frequent lack of white space to project
- needed darkness
- awkward size
- battery life
- and need of lots of accessories (external speaker, external power, tripod,....)
The gadget appeal is great but....is it really sensible? I think I'll pass (at least at that price, or then used).
No pupet show at the end!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rule #1: Always leave the punters wanting more.
You ARE the first to review stuff... in an enjoyable format that it...
in the u.s you find nice white walls everywhere
It's not really the newness of the product, it's for me the person and type of presentation that matters. No manic Americans, bad language. Good clean English, in fact just like you. Well done.
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You may be one guy but I'd MUCH rather listen to what you have to say than a huge blog or website devoted to the latest tech! You just have that personal and honest touch that rings true.
Being first to comment on a video isn't important, lmao
It seems to be to the person who does it. There's always a race on each video.
Techmoan That's more fair
Sometimes being first invites the trolls.
11:01 I can find one; there's a nice blank square of not-quite-white wall in my bedroom, of which the only thing blocking it is my bed.
If I were to move around my desk, set of drawers and my bed, I could conceivably use it as a projector screen.
Great review as usual Techmoan, who cares that it's long after it came out, I could listen to you explain and review tech all day!
I love these and have one as part of my Motorola Moto Z Play and use it WAY more often than I thought I would. I use it mostly for mobile gaming on the ceiling, but it's great to take out at get togethers, I've used it in class, I use it to project the chat to my UA-cam live streams on the wall so I can talk to viewers. it's pretty unnecessary, but still pretty cool.
I love your channel! Such intelligent, informed and completely in depth reviews. Also don't forget you sound and speak like a right Gentleman! Cheers from the U.S. sir! Subscribed for life!
been (passively) looking for a good review of one of these for a long time!
I just watched the very first seconds of you going on about not being the first. Yes, you ARE! With thorough research, not the usual 10:10 length videos because youtube money, decent amount of background knowledge and great humor. I've been following you for years on youtube and when you went more from just showing off tech to a more tech-knowledge-biweekly show format with alternating segments of you addressing the viewer and hands-on parts combined with on-screen text from old news magazines this channel became so much more valuable and gained a tremendous amount of professional tech-journalism
Best MP-CL1A review. could not resist to subscribe
Hi Mr. Techmoan! I really like the vintage equipment reviews you do. I'm not familiar with your audio recording setup, but I have a suggestion. When I make videos, I move the lapel mic closer to my mouth (maybe on your shirt collar), and I turn the gain down. This reduces the echoes that the mic picks up. When we see shots of you in front of the projector screen, we can hear the reflection of the room. It's subtle, but it's there. I do keep my mic upside down too, though! Helps with sibilant Ss and Fs. Thanks for everything you do.
your videos are so good that there isnt even a need for you to review the latest tech.
This is what the gadget show should be like, informative, clarity and no stupid challenges.
A thing like this is useful for beach parties, camping, glamping on a budget, mobile DJs/VJs who also want the focus-free feature for projection mapping, sci-FI & gaming conventions, for playing video/console /PC games, for use with your R.P.G. to display maps or other features by the game master. There are lots of cool uses.My walls are all smooth and white.
Ok so this is unrelated to this video in particular however one thing I've noticed in your videos is that, as far as I know, the display for the Akai EA-A7 isn't set up right. I think the bars on the right and left of each channel should peak in the middle of the display, there's even a visible lime halfway in the middle. Try it out, I bought one of these after seeing your video on it and doing this has given me the best results. Love the videos keep doing what you're doin.
All my wealthiest friends showed movies on a 16mm film projector back in early 70's. Like steam trains, projectors have an enduring appeal that transcends the sheer practicality of the massively big-screen OLED TVs of today.
I have one and have found it especially fun for the grandkids to watch a movie on a whole wall and also while hunting or camping it projects across a whole bed sheet very clearly. While visiting in a hospital I have been able to show pics and movies of friends and family on the ceiling for those laid up in bed. A very fair review. I connect a U megaboom for sound when 'planning' any showing. I have a portable battery to carry with me for phone or projector if I need more power.
Still love these reviews. Always interesting, well thought out.
"It's a solution looking for a problem" - that about hits the nail on the head.
I had thought about picking up one of those projectors at one point but then decided against it for precisely the reason laid out in the video: you'll rarely ever find something to project video on.
My use case would also have been business trips. I wanted this as a sort of fallback in case the place I went to for giving a presentation does not have a projector. It has happened a couple of times and in the end we had to get one of the bigger screens from a computer and huddle around it rather awkwardly.
Conference rooms or offices are pretty much like hotel rooms (and when I say that I don't mean in the sens of "I only go there to sleep"). Everywhere you look there's stuff in the way. This is true almost everywhere in the world, btw. Also, you often don't get the room dark enough and rearranging the whole place just for a one hour presentation does not make sense. And even IF you could find a section of wall that is not cluttered with pictures, paintings, mirrors, windows or doors, it will probably be too small to be of any use.
So on the off-chance that no projector is available where I go, I just try to make do with what I have. Anything else is not worth the hassle.
Still - I find the devices strangely intriguing, even though they are of no use whatsoever (at least to me - your mileage may vary).
I brought one of these with me on a deployment -- Would use a sheet on the end of my bed (bunk bed) and hung it above my head. Worked great. Downside was the battery life (the original company that made these didn't put a large battery in them) and the brightness was terrible.. but it was quick and easy to use.. no focusing.. simple.
Always wondered just how good these were, thanks for the video :) I'm in the process of selling my 1080P Optoma projector simply because I rarely used it and went back to the TV. Oh and I finally went for an OLED, amazing picture.
I have one of these that no longer powers on. Breaks my heart, was super useful for meetings.
A few years ago, I was impressed by a projector this good at fivety times the size...
I get good use out of my lenovo Tab Pro 3 with projector in it on many vacations. it can be annoying having texture on the walls but much better to be able to relax and watch at a comfortable angle. great video. hope they start jamming the laser technology into the tablets.
I love the fact that you put the camera's microphone next to the projector's speaker. I don't know if irony is the right word, but that's got to be something, given that you could say a camera is the opposite of a projector, and a microphone the opposite of a speaker.
What an amazingly honest review ...I hope you stay like this once your viewership and sponsorship increases
Im glad you decided to do this review even if it has already been reviewed before. I really want to see you review the Fisher Price PXL-2000. Yes the 8bit guy has beaten you to it but that review isn't nearly detailed enough. So please consider doing this review as I've wanted to know more about this camcorder since seeing it or something like it on Tomorrow's World when I was a kid.
That newspaper would have been funnny asf if it said "TECHMOAN NEWS: TITANIC SINKS"!
If I had only seen the top of it and didn't have any context, I would've thought it was a battery bank. It would actually make a really nice looking battery bank too
I would think that the big audience for pico projectors is for business travelers who may need to make a presentation at a customer's location only to find that there isn't a projector or TV to hook up to, being able to bring your own without carrying something super heavy is a huge benefit.
Maybe not for everyone, but i think it would be pretty cool to use that projector for a small home theater. Hook a blu ray player to a surround sound reciever then from the receiver to the little projector and you have a sort of discreet movie projector. Even though it only displays 720p but still cheaper than a 2,000 on up dollar projector. And takes up a lot less space as well.
Excellent review! I am happy that you included the differences between the Cl1 and the Cl1a. I wish the Cl1a was 1080 resolution, but a full size hdmi port is nice. As for the price.... I agree with you. It appears that the Cl1a is a solution looking for a problem which might explain why in December 2018 the thing is still $399.99. Sigh.... I wanted the Sony A8f oled tv, but it is refusing to drop in price for me to justify it. I do like the idea of the pico and thanks for sharing that there is a tripod adapter. That is actually a pretty good idea. Although it would have been nice if that was an included accessory. And the bluetooth speaker idea is cool as well.... If it was $299.99, I would like pull the trigger and get this thing just to have a cool toy, but still at $399.99 and then after warranty and tax, I still can not justify it. In either case.... Thanks for sharing your experience.... Really coool video!!!!!
Some years ago I remember reading an article on laser projection. It mentioned a special crystal whose refractive index could be changed by exposing it to a magnetic field. The idea being that the laser is routed through such a crystal and two small coils mounted close to the crystal are used to create variable magnetic fields that change the direction of the laser as it exits the crystal. After watching this I started searching for the article again but I couldn't find it, nor can I find any mention of the principle anywhere. Maybe it failed? Seems odd that all trace of it has vanished.
The best use I can figure for these pocket projectors is business meetings/conferences etc. Although most conference rooms have projectors in them already so the use would still be minimal.
I got a MicroVision projector a few years back in some boxes of random old tech a relative was throwing out, got a carry bag and a proprietary cable with it (think back to the charging cables for mobile phones from the mid 1990s and it looks similar to that).
It also has some other ports, (HDMI mini, USB micro, 1/8" audio jack). Manufacture date says Aug 2011.
On your recommendation I got a PF1000u...and man is it great!! Even in ambient light I throw to a 100" screen with no problem and it's sharp. At night it's extremely beautiful.
You may not be the first, but you definitely the most entertaining.
i remember when iphones were first coming out and all the smart phones and jazz, their was some phone that had a built in projector i remember seeing ads for. not a clue what it was called, but it sure was fascinating
I usually do not post any comments but by god the reason I enjoy his videos is because he's a real person not some superficial UA-cam star that try to manipulate they perceive them self the reason I rant is because I miss this type of UA-cam and I miss feeling like another person is just like me an everyday joe
Looking around my bedroom, I have three large blank walls to project onto. Also, I have a projector screen stored in my garage. That having been said, I REALLY want one!
I like the new intro better then the old!
Waiting for a full 1080p version. That would be really cool.
Techmoan I love this new format with the intro. Very snazzy! And how sharp do you look with the jacket and all. However... the thumbnail for this videos is definitely not your best work. Video was awesome though. As per usual! Much love from Portugal.