I’d say it is not very seamless to activate since it involves a bit of fiddling with the external app. It does look great when set up but imagine having to do this every time these get moved about. I think it would soon become very tiresome
I have one and there's a couple things that you are not mentioning that bothers me a little When there's to much dark on a movie the quality sucks thats the worse thing also I need to keep adjusting the image cause it looks blurry can't adjust settings while casting the image is not level the projector is ok could be a lot better to expensive for the experience
I definitely recommend everyone here thinking of purchasing one of these looking into The Hook Up's non-sponsored reciew of the first gen freestyle. TLDR: these are WAY overpriced for the specs. Going into more detail: the freestyle projector has a louder fan than it's competition, it's extremely dimmer than comparably priced portable projectors, has worse speakers, battery sold separately, etc. It's not a good product, and anyone recommending this to the average consumer is doing a major disservice due to its price.
ALSO, it's no 4K. We are in 2023, 4K is the standard. definition, while 8K is already selling. I likes this project connect, but from now on I'll thin on laser projects only.
@@brianbrennan4124 make a search for Xiaomi or Samsung laser 4k projectors. But, if you own an iPhone or are under the Apple environment, go for Samsung 'cause their last models are Apple certificate (for streaming, Apple TV app pre-instaleed , etc)
@ReginaldoKono what are some alternatives? I'm new to looking for a projector to use in my room and this is the first thing I've heard of. Don't know what other products that do this but better there are out there.
Specially the funny part, "selling" 2 just to be able to show ultra wide photos haha. Fail to mention that the price is between 50% to 70% more than the competition, only has 230 ANSI when everyone else that is competing has 500/700ANSI WITH battery, this one you have to buy separately and it costs another 170€ extra, only 1 5w speaker when most have either 2x10w or 2x7w for 100/300€ less...Even against the 1st gen it loses, the leds on the 1st is rated for 30000hrs and this one is rated at 20000...All of that for 799+taxes, Samsung must be thinking that ppl are dumb af.
There is barely any heat dissipating around the device. During summer you’d likely notice a bit more of warmer air but it runs quite cool. Never had any issues with thermals in the device.
I didn't buy the 1st Gen of the projector, but I really am contemplating buying the 2nd Gen. Looks great since I don't like those black squares on walls called TV.
If they added a micro-SD card receptacle so that you can carry your movies or photos with the projector and play them directly from the SD, it would be perfect.
come on. Who even carries movies and photos on micro SD? you guys need to stop. Everything is in the cloud and that's the future. Otherwise you'd also ask it to have floppy disk 💾 and VCR
Thank you! for this amazing video Quick question: Can this device be used as a third display, (i have a laptop and a monitor and i want to use this as a third display)? Thanks!
Amazing video, finally and thank you! Two questions: 1. Do you know when the projector is available to the public? 2. Everyone says it has this gaming mode. How is it actually? Not getting lots of information on that. Thanks in advance and keep up the good work!
Everyone talks about the bad price. Where TF are all those supercheap same/better software and quality projectors? That have a build in audio and portability?
I have a question. I want to use this at our cabin that is off grid. I know it works with a battery bank which is great. Will the phone to projector connection work without wifi? Is there a Bluetooth connection option? And will Hot Spotting my phone work if all else fails?
The only way content creators, like this guy, can get their hands on the preproduction unit is to accept money from Samsung. This is the worst projector I've ever used. Way overpriced. The specs are all BS. It's too bad that this guy sold out, he seems like a good kid with talent. No one who knows anything about projectors would recommend this product.
I enjoy taking this camping and plugging it into my Jackery or Ecoflow battery. Then projecting it onto the side of my small camper while watching Mike O'Brien
Unfortunately, I am seeing too much if you in this video and not enough of the projector projecting, which is what I wanted to see. I believe you can still talk while talking over the device projecting and telling us about it.
Bought this after seeing this review. Going to return it now. The auto focus and directionally auto scaling is blown way out of proportion, and the rest of the claims too.
This projector is crippled by less than 300 lumens of light output. It requires a completely dark room. The price is obscenely high. Similar dim LED projectors can be purchased for under $200.
My biggest concern is the brightness or nits. Inside it sounds like a great projector but if you want to have a daytime or even early afternoon (anything before dawn or evening) BBQ and movie night outside @ 100" will we be able to view it NO Problem.
Samsung's requirement to use their outdated UI for browsing shows and apps, along with their limited support for casting from only Netflix and UA-cam, is a significant drawback. This oversight renders countless apps incompatible for casting-a flaw that's hard to overlook. It's best to avoid this product altogether.
When used in edge blending mode do the speakers work as a stereo pair? I've currently got 2 yamaha music cast speakers at either side of my bed and when paired they work as a stereo pair, but they're useless when paired with the shield, the audio ag is horrendous... having two of these projectors would let me take down the TV and the speakers and just use two projectors instead this is definitely the best bit of new tech I've seen for a while
I also own this product and trust me when I say that In the night this thing is not quiet. I am not referring to the sound of whatever you are whatching. I am referring to the "operating" sound.
Just a piece of advice which is just personal opinion but it would be nice if instead of just listing "number (x)" to actually type what the feature is so people can scroll to the points they're interested in most or what they're searching for. I sometimes just scroll videos without audio to look at stuff when I'm out without my headphones so it's nice when I'm able to tell what it is when scrolling through
Is the phone casting done through nfc? Or is that only an android/samsung deal? If one has an iPhone can they tap the phone to cast their screen as well?
Many thanks for your video! I'm thinking of buying a video projector. Nevertheless, I only have a terracotta-coloured wall. Do you think I can use it on it? Thank you in advance 😉
Does the projector have to be in straight line towards the wall or the cealing or is it possible to keep it a bit of an angle, like for example on a side table next to you and turn a bit towards to left/right to get the screen more in the middle ?
Mine only works straight, it used to work from any angle, but function got damaged a month ago, I’ve had it for a year now. Other issue is with the screen size, it is not changing any longer either.
Blend works for anything. It just merges two or more projectors together and then you can watch anything you wish on it. Obviously to take full advantage of it, viewed media has to support the format but most movies will play at full width no problem.
I’m in the military and own the 1st gen. It’s a must bring on deployments/detachments. It’s a o portable and versatile. I take it to my room and to the work center for others to enjoy on down time. The second gen added some cool features and seems faster when switching apps but I’ll wait to upgrade.
I am thinking that one should be able to take advantage of the 180° rotation, but then you'd have to go into changing the orientation of the projection from portrait to landscape or somewhere in between😅
I’d like to have extra hdmi ports and audio ports for surround sound speakers for that price. Everything is cool but only 1 video and no audio ports killed it, especially for that price
that option to blend 2 Freestyles is shockingly good. I'm really impressed because it seems to be very seamless to activate and to use.
I’d say it is not very seamless to activate since it involves a bit of fiddling with the external app. It does look great when set up but imagine having to do this every time these get moved about. I think it would soon become very tiresome
@@grandcalifornia8410tiresome for the lazy***
This thing looks legit
Hi nate whats your channel about?
maybe u should check out the review by Hook Up. This projector is not good...
Sponsored by Samsung. That’s all you need to know about the video. I’m glad at least it’s on the beginning
I have one and there's a couple things that you are not mentioning that bothers me a little
When there's to much dark on a movie the quality sucks thats the worse thing also I need to keep adjusting the image cause it looks blurry can't adjust settings while casting the image is not level the projector is ok could be a lot better to expensive for the experience
Does it heat alot ?
He was sponsored by Samsung... ofcourse he isn't going to say any negative things on it....😊
Whos Amazon Alex 😂
The guy version and Alexa is the female
He says it so it doesn’t trigger yours 😂
I definitely recommend everyone here thinking of purchasing one of these looking into The Hook Up's non-sponsored reciew of the first gen freestyle. TLDR: these are WAY overpriced for the specs.
Going into more detail: the freestyle projector has a louder fan than it's competition, it's extremely dimmer than comparably priced portable projectors, has worse speakers, battery sold separately, etc. It's not a good product, and anyone recommending this to the average consumer is doing a major disservice due to its price.
ALSO, it's no 4K. We are in 2023, 4K is the standard. definition, while 8K is already selling. I likes this project connect, but from now on I'll thin on laser projects only.
What would you recommend as an alternative to the 2nd generation Freestyle at the $800 price point?
@@brianbrennan4124 make a search for Xiaomi or Samsung laser 4k projectors. But, if you own an iPhone or are under the Apple environment, go for Samsung 'cause their last models are Apple certificate (for streaming, Apple TV app pre-instaleed , etc)
@ReginaldoKono what are some alternatives? I'm new to looking for a projector to use in my room and this is the first thing I've heard of. Don't know what other products that do this but better there are out there.
Would also like to know some alternatives
this is NOT a review...this is a paid commercial....
Specially the funny part, "selling" 2 just to be able to show ultra wide photos haha. Fail to mention that the price is between 50% to 70% more than the competition, only has 230 ANSI when everyone else that is competing has 500/700ANSI WITH battery, this one you have to buy separately and it costs another 170€ extra, only 1 5w speaker when most have either 2x10w or 2x7w for 100/300€ less...Even against the 1st gen it loses, the leds on the 1st is rated for 30000hrs and this one is rated at 20000...All of that for 799+taxes, Samsung must be thinking that ppl are dumb af.
1 minute in and thought "This feels like a paid review...". Scrolled down and this was the first comment LOL
Did not mention the most important thing , image quality
This is more like software upgrade than a hardware iteration from the Gen 1
still no 4k
I was expecting 4k and HFR and faster keystone correction.
Just got it on sale at Micro Center, it's amazing!!! I will be using the crap out of this.
This just went on sale, and I wanna get it. Thx for the vod with all this info ❤❤❤
How much ans lumen ? What is picture quality like ? i swear didn't get one useful info considering this was projector review
This isn't a review, and isn't labeled as one
The brightness is quite bad and not comparable to many projectors in this price range
Looks very impressive product overall. How much heat is this producing if you don't mind me asking and how about the price.
There is barely any heat dissipating around the device. During summer you’d likely notice a bit more of warmer air but it runs quite cool. Never had any issues with thermals in the device.
I didn't buy the 1st Gen of the projector, but I really am contemplating buying the 2nd Gen. Looks great since I don't like those black squares on walls called TV.
Definitely will not replace Day watchingTV. I use it in room at night time
Get an actual Laser projector lmao this is the same price for no brightness and 1080p
If they added a micro-SD card receptacle so that you can carry your movies or photos with the projector and play them directly from the SD, it would be perfect.
You can use your phone's screen cast feature for that
@@ivandiaz007and flatten your phone battery.
MicroSd is almost dead...
@@abangsenang8705 See Ivans comment.
come on. Who even carries movies and photos on micro SD? you guys need to stop. Everything is in the cloud and that's the future. Otherwise you'd also ask it to have floppy disk 💾 and VCR
Can we all talk about the way he mounted it to his frame? That thing needs purging hahah
you just made me buy it. First time i invest in a projector, i usualy get a cheap one for my room but lets see how this one goes.
How is it
How is it?
Thank you! for this amazing video
Quick question: Can this device be used as a third display, (i have a laptop and a monitor and i want to use this as a third display)? Thanks!
Yes
I‘m wondering how it does perform when it projects on a rough white wallpaper?
Amazing video, finally and thank you! Two questions: 1. Do you know when the projector is available to the public? 2. Everyone says it has this gaming mode. How is it actually? Not getting lots of information on that.
Thanks in advance and keep up the good work!
1. it already is
Hi Mike great review :) X would you by any chance know what the ANSI lumen rating on this one is? I cant find it anywhere on the spec sheet.
230
550
Really low
“Sponsored by Samsung but all opinions are my own “ 💀💀💀💀 you think we dumbo or something???
😂😂😂
😂😂😂
😂😂😂
If it’s anything like the 1th gen It’s literally an amazing projector for a very affordable price. Stop yapping.😑🥱
He probably gets the projector for free, so...
Price : ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️
How much
$800
800 us😂
It's not that expensive device for what it is. It's also very new
It cost me $395 for the Freestyle 2nd Gen, Case and battery, in Peru 🇵🇪
Everyone talks about the bad price. Where TF are all those supercheap same/better software and quality projectors? That have a build in audio and portability?
my thoughts exactly
There are a few
Yeah, but where?
@@shotbygem Yeah, but where?
@@thePOHLER7 I mean depending on what your needs are, I've been real happy using the xgimi mogo 2
Appreciate the review, Mike. If you could only have this or the Nebula Capsule 3 Laser, which portable would you choose?
Obviously he'd choose Samsung otherwise no more goodies!
@@sirnikolas I'm sure Mike has more integrity than that.
@@sirnikolaslol, that’s what I thought 😁👌🏻
@@ajbfwbkeep thinking that 😉😆
So he never answered?
Can edge blending work for videos?
You are only talking about pictures.
I do love all the functions and will likely purchase one but I am still lacking the capability that I originally sough...
Im confused. What’s new from first gen? I was expecting 4k and HFR and faster keystone correction
Now you can buy 2, burn almost 2000 euros to show off ultrawide photos.🤣
Best demo video out. Thank you
What's different from the 1st Gen? Or is it like a ZFold4/5 situation where it's the same thing?
Basically yeah
I have a question. I want to use this at our cabin that is off grid. I know it works with a battery bank which is great. Will the phone to projector connection work without wifi? Is there a Bluetooth connection option? And will Hot Spotting my phone work if all else fails?
I was impressed with this video. Until I realized this is a sponsored video. Cmon man, you gotta be straight to us abouth things like this.
Preproduction unit? My boy finally being heard by the big dogs.
The only way content creators, like this guy, can get their hands on the preproduction unit is to accept money from Samsung. This is the worst projector I've ever used. Way overpriced. The specs are all BS. It's too bad that this guy sold out, he seems like a good kid with talent. No one who knows anything about projectors would recommend this product.
I've just bought one along with a white sheet. Going to setup a cinema on the kids trampoline for a outdoor movie night.
Like the content great presentation by the way didn't even know Samsung had something like this until I saw your review. That's 1 sub from me 👍
It was a good product ad, but I was hoping for an objective product review...
He didn’t title this as a review. You can find plenty of those here on UA-cam
you are quite right
probably intentionally didn't write it as a review because Samsung sent it to him to tout its virtues.
I enjoy taking this camping and plugging it into my Jackery or Ecoflow battery. Then projecting it onto the side of my small camper while watching Mike O'Brien
Unfortunately, I am seeing too much if you in this video and not enough of the projector projecting, which is what I wanted to see. I believe you can still talk while talking over the device projecting and telling us about it.
Mike your on a roll with awsome content.
Nice! I just got this one for free when I bought the s24 ultra :)
Hold up, please explain? I'm in the market for both these products. How/where did you buy the phone and get the projector for free?
@@thePOHLER7 It was a campaign here in Sweden
@@sampell8443 ahh, well lucky you.
Bought this after seeing this review. Going to return it now. The auto focus and directionally auto scaling is blown way out of proportion, and the rest of the claims too.
Can you also use it outside? I mean in the evening when it's still light.
This projector is crippled by less than 300 lumens of light output. It requires a completely dark room. The price is obscenely high. Similar dim LED projectors can be purchased for under $200.
2:35 amazon alex 😂
Will I still need the red yellow and white cables to hook my VCR up to it ?
Tell me you were born in the 80's without telling me you were born in the 80's (Person, you got me laughing my 41yr old ass off)
“Full HD” Ben Kebobi: “now that's a name I have not heard in a long time.”
Still not that bright , shame they didn't upgrade that .
My biggest concern is the brightness or nits. Inside it sounds like a great projector but if you want to have a daytime or even early afternoon (anything before dawn or evening) BBQ and movie night outside @ 100" will we be able to view it NO Problem.
Which camera do you use for your video?
I see that it can be used as a light but I still worry about the life expectancy... For the bulbe and the chips. Won't they wear out faster?
That sounds is really really good….even from this video
Is the android os in-built?? Or do we connect fire stick or something like that? What is the lamp life? What is the battery life?
Can you use an external speaker Bluetooth that has low latency? For better bass and sound
Can you run a wireless soundbar on it ?
Same question I have !
Ever find out?
@@jevonharris4418 Ever find out?
Samsung's requirement to use their outdated UI for browsing shows and apps, along with their limited support for casting from only Netflix and UA-cam, is a significant drawback. This oversight renders countless apps incompatible for casting-a flaw that's hard to overlook. It's best to avoid this product altogether.
Nice video. But what do you think about hooking up a ps4/ps5 to it?
refresh rate kinda sucks, but it's alright
When used in edge blending mode do the speakers work as a stereo pair?
I've currently got 2 yamaha music cast speakers at either side of my bed and when paired they work as a stereo pair, but they're useless when paired with the shield, the audio ag is horrendous...
having two of these projectors would let me take down the TV and the speakers and just use two projectors instead
this is definitely the best bit of new tech I've seen for a while
I also own this product and trust me when I say that In the night this thing is not quiet. I am not referring to the sound of whatever you are whatching. I am referring to the "operating" sound.
Just a piece of advice which is just personal opinion but it would be nice if instead of just listing "number (x)" to actually type what the feature is so people can scroll to the points they're interested in most or what they're searching for. I sometimes just scroll videos without audio to look at stuff when I'm out without my headphones so it's nice when I'm able to tell what it is when scrolling through
Is the phone casting done through nfc? Or is that only an android/samsung deal? If one has an iPhone can they tap the phone to cast their screen as well?
Awesome video ❤
So any fix for not auto leveling? Got a discount buying when I bought a new phone.
Many thanks for your video! I'm thinking of buying a video projector. Nevertheless, I only have a terracotta-coloured wall. Do you think I can use it on it? Thank you in advance 😉
Does the projector have to be in straight line towards the wall or the cealing or is it possible to keep it a bit of an angle, like for example on a side table next to you and turn a bit towards to left/right to get the screen more in the middle ?
You can keep it an angle and it will auto keystone!
Mine only works straight, it used to work from any angle, but function got damaged a month ago, I’ve had it for a year now. Other issue is with the screen size, it is not changing any longer either.
@@fabianromero3279sounds like u need to return it
@@fabianromero3279Be more careful when you buy a new one.
I would like to ask if the blend screen can input HDMI signals separately and then keep the blend.
I'm still trying to figure out who Alex is. He just start working for you?
dont forget the video is sponsored guys
Would I be able to attached a ps4 as a screen to play with? Or are there adapter requires
Prob HDMI to mini HDMI
Can I connect it to the Samsung Ultra slim soundbar through Bluetooth?
£600 though....Still too expensive when theres way cheaper options doing pretty much the same thing.
Can you use this with firestick?
does the blend option works on movies or games? or is it just for static photos?
Blend works for anything. It just merges two or more projectors together and then you can watch anything you wish on it. Obviously to take full advantage of it, viewed media has to support the format but most movies will play at full width no problem.
Watching interstellar would be great @@grandcalifornia8410
Stopped watching as soon as he confirmed it was a commercial 😂
I’m in the military and own the 1st gen. It’s a must bring on deployments/detachments. It’s a o portable and versatile. I take it to my room and to the work center for others to enjoy on down time. The second gen added some cool features and seems faster when switching apps but I’ll wait to upgrade.
Can't wait to watch pr0n in my ceiling ❤
Great review. I didn’t know it could do Edge Blending.
How long does the light last, every projector i owned had a life span???
Just subscribed. I like your channel
Hi Mike, can you put the projector on a bedside table and project onto the ceiling to still get a good keystone corrected picture?
I am thinking that one should be able to take advantage of the 180° rotation, but then you'd have to go into changing the orientation of the projection from portrait to landscape or somewhere in between😅
This is definitely a sponsored video 😂 your opinions are soooo positive, are you telling me nothing was imperfect?
lumance looks terrible for the price lmao
I just ordered one. Delivery 17th November
These are currently on sale for black friday get em while their hot
I doubt the lamp made for protection you should use as a rgb light...
Can the normal 2nd gen still play games or do you need the actual gaming hub one?
Neat form factor and features, but hope they do 4K and 1000+ lumens soon. 🤞
Does ist work great like this with an iPhone?
This features will work wiht ipad also?
Does the blending work with a 1st gen and 2nd gen or just 2 2nd gens?
Only 2da gen
Will it do stars on the ceiling?
What happens when the bulb dies? Also a built in speaker is a bad idea. I love rattling internal components...
You didn't mention about Bluetooth connection with speakers/headset , hdmi port , lumens , bulb life and if it works with lots of light from outside
What accesory are you using to mount it to your bed headboard?
Does it support AirPlay?
I’d like to have extra hdmi ports and audio ports for surround sound speakers for that price. Everything is cool but only 1 video and no audio ports killed it, especially for that price
I like the torn apart iPhone behind you. I used to repair cell phones so that’s a familiar sight from a different lifetime. What is that a 4?
HOW I CAN CONNECT an external hard drive or ssd so that i will be able to watch some movies without internet connection ?
did they improve the processor and ram of the 2nd gen freestyle?
The original freestyle is a good product.. if you get it for free. There's 300 USD projectors that are better though
Only one HDMI port? I'd like to have both PS5 and apple tv connected.
Super video.