sProjector - The first powerful Mini TV projector - Page 1
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author: Kalidor
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 12:54:11 pm
content: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sprojector-the-first-powerful-mini-tv-projector/x/10280792#/Weight 150g, RAM 2G, ROM 32GB, Brightness 1000 lumens, 5 hours of battery lifeGoal $10.000With 1000 lumens will need at least 12W, do the math! If 100g is battery it will last for 2h max.How can you build something with $10.000? No they have almost half a million, I see some trouble coming.

author: Kalidor
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 01:07:49 pm
content: and it says:Enjoy 4K movies, TV shows, action-packed video games and your presentation on screens up to 180”description in font size 5:It offers 1920x1080/1000 lumens projectionand the battery has 5000mAh = 1.5hShipping starts in January 2016,.

author: m98
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 01:11:39 pm
content: 1000 lumens in that package? Have they just invented the first 100% efficient laser diode, or how are they gonna pack that in such a small package?This thing just looks like a relabeled, cheap Chinese pocket projector.

author: Kalidor
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 02:06:29 pm
content: something similar in size:http://www.aliexpress.com/item/LED-Mini-Projector-Portable-Pocket-Projector-Full-HD-Home-Theater-Video-Games-AV-TV-VGA-HDMI/32532734019.htmlIt has only 100LM, is 100g heavier, has only a 854x480 resolution, needs 5W and it is a bit more expensive.

author: Fraser
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 02:10:16 pm
content: This is Chinese. They tend to massively exaggerate the Lumens output on their products. Is it 1000 ANSI Lumens ? Or just 1000 'Chinese Lumens'. The attenuation of the output light path also needs to be factored into any true light energy output spec.I have lovely HP Companion LED projectors that produce 100 ANSI Lumens and that is close to accurate when tested. It draws a lot of current though and needs a 60W power supply normally used for laptops.This sProjector sounds like its just so much sales hype. It is likely as dim as most similar pocket projectors.

author: Kalidor
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 02:30:30 pm
content: It's a 100% scamThe sProjector prototypeis the Hindo projectorhttp://www.aliexpress.com/item/LED-Mini-Projector-Portable-Pocket-Projector-Full-HD-Home-Theater-Video-Games-AV-TV-VGA-HDMI/32532734019.html

author: Richard Crowley
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 02:51:38 pm
content: This is getting out of hand. Anybody who can put together a nice demo video with non-functional mock-ups and special effects in post-production editing can create a fantasy product and dupe technically ignorant "backers". IGG is rapidly becoming a "den of thieves" with the occasional legitimate project who wanders in by accident every once in a while.Reminds me of a couple of previous fantasy projectors. One was a wrist-mounted impossibly small and powerful projector that could actually project BLACK onto your arm! And another wall-mounted projector that could project impossibly large and geometrically correct displays from practically the same plane! Of course, nothing even came of either of them. Bah! Humbug!

author: Kalidor
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 19, 2015, 03:25:17 pm
content: I really can't believe it, they put that prototype video on Youtube on Nov 26. and nobody realized how different the product is compared to the CGI images. It even has a serial number and the label says "Mobile Smart Projector". Over 2600 fools and their money. Indinogo is a scammers paradise, Caveat emptor!

author: Refrigerator
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 23, 2015, 05:18:41 pm
content: In one of their current status photo, where they show the main pcb with the battery and right on the pcb is a "QC PASSED" sticker, which is a dead giveaway that it's a fake.

author: pauljmccain
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: December 29, 2015, 02:54:20 am
content: Quote from: Fraser on December 19, 2015, 02:10:16 pmThis is almost certainly what is going on. They'll generally describe the total output at max rating of the chips, not the actual output. And even then, it's usually exaggerated further.Unfortunately, same practice is common among US sellers in many non-residential/commercial LED lighting markets.

author: Fraser
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 29, 2015, 02:14:25 pm
content: In the home Hi-Fi (really Low-Fi) market it was common to state "PMPO" ( Peak Music Power Output) and it was not uncommon to see crazy wattages stated that could not possibly be maintained by the power supply, output stage or small speaker units. The LED projector marketing world is little different. ANSI Lumens is the standard unit to look for in the specs and not just "Lumens".

author: Kalidor
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 29, 2015, 03:12:36 pm
content: - AliExpress has no longer this projector, link gone.- The tech specs said 100 Lumens and WXGA resolution

author: snoopy
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: January 27, 2016, 12:05:24 pm
content: They claim it can do 4KDoes anyone really believe it ?

author: rrinker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 28, 2016, 03:24:18 am
content: As you scroll down, you see it says is includes a downconverter so it can play 4k video - at 1080.Batteriser, that charge pack mentioned in the 10 worst thread, and this - Indiegogo - home of utter bullshit, it seems.

author: Xenoamor
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 28, 2016, 01:20:47 pm
content: QuoteI'd be very interested to see what they do release

author: Kalidor
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: September 03, 2016, 01:56:06 pm
content: Quote from: Xenoamor on January 28, 2016, 01:20:47 pmNothing. It looks dead by now, no updates since 6 months. On IGG you can take the $$$ and just walk away.