Whaley Smart Projector F1 Experience: Upgrading Living Room Entertainment at an Entry-Level TV Price

The rapid popularization of intelligent televisions has also led more and more hardware manufacturers to explore new forms of large-screen home products, and "screenless" is one of the most popular directions.

This summer, the launch of the Whale F1 smart projector has become an important step for the Internet TV brand Whale to move forward in the field of "screenless" products after the K1 series of smart projectors entered the market.

Can TV brands really do projection well? This time, Weijing has clearly given a more beautiful answer.

Simplicity is supreme, this is a piece of art in your home

What should a projector that replaces your TV look like? Whaley Smart Projector F1 adheres to the design concept of "less is more", and its unconventional appearance gives people a simple but not simplistic look.

It looks like a neat, square box with rounded corners, shaped like an enlarged version of the Apple Mac mini desktop computer.

The buttons and projection window of the Whale Smart Projector F1 are not deliberately overly prominent, and the only logos on the surface of the body are the Whale English logo on the top and the Dolby logo on the side. The design emphasizes simplicity, unity, and a flat surface with clear edges and corners.

The glacier gray color scheme may be the primary eye-catching highlight of the Whale Smart Projector F1, especially on the plastic body with a very tactile feel. The use of metallic paint effect throughout the body makes the product look modern under the simple style, and the brushed texture on the top also gives the product a more premium feel.

Secondly, in terms of details, the chamfered design of the edges of the shell of the Weijing Smart Projector F1 and the meticulous treatment of the speakers and heat dissipation openings demonstrate exquisite craftsmanship.

The bottom of the Weijing Smart Projector F1 has a standard 1/4-inch screw hole reserved for connection to an external bracket. And thanks to the simple and exquisite design language, the Weijing Smart Projector F1 can complement the home scene and not appear abrupt no matter how it is placed.

In terms of appearance, the Weijing Smart Projector F1 does not have the fancy elements that some technology products like, so there is no need for too many words to describe it. But just as the simple design appreciated by Steve Jobs is an important reason why Apple products have conquered the world, the smart projector in front of you is also born under this concept and is an eye-catching product.

The maximum projection screen is 300 inches, which can accompany you to watch more than 15,000 movies

In terms of display parameters, the Weijing Smart Projector F1 is equipped with a newly upgraded LED light source component with a projection brightness of up to 1200ASNI lumens.

Please note that the ASNI lumen brightness index here is not the same as the "lumens" of the light source brightness of several thousand on the previous Xiaomi laser TV. The ANSI lumen measurement method is defined by the American National Standards Institute. The ASNI lumen value of the Whale Smart Projector F1 1200 is already at a relatively high level in the industry.

(Real shot of the display effect in the daytime with the window open 1)

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It has been tested that in the daytime at home with the windows open, we can still achieve ideal projection effects even in our office environment without a professional projection screen.

(Real shot of the display effect in a dark environment 1)

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Of course, the physical resolution of 1280*800 makes it difficult for the Weijing Smart Projector F1 to match its own common 4K screen TVs, but the advantage of projection has always been in the screen size.

The projection area of ​​the Weijing Smart Projector F1 covers the range of 60-300 inches. It is compatible with a maximum 4K resolution and provides 4K video hard decoding. It supports 50% digital zoom and can adjust the picture size during viewing, which shows its sincerity.

In addition to the advantages in brightness and screen size, the Whaley Smart Projector F1 has added 22 image quality enhancement technologies and DLP precision color technology. It has a PCI-P3 color gamut that meets the Hollywood movie color display standard. The number of displayable colors is 25% more than the standard RGB. The high color gamut and high contrast characteristics enable it to restore the colors and picture details captured by the director's lens in the most complete and realistic way when playing blockbuster movies.

We used a two-hour full-HD movie encoded in H.264 with a file size of 14GB as the test film. The Whaley Smart Projector F1 can not only decode and play it perfectly, but also has a display area and accurate color performance far superior to traditional TVs, giving people an unprecedented sense of tranquility when watching movies.

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In addition to the outstanding picture quality, the upgrade in expandability of the Whaley Smart Projector F1 cannot be ignored. The addition of the USB 3.0 port and HDMI 2.0 port on the back of the machine not only allows external high-speed storage devices to read 4K videos and image files up to 62 million pixels, but also allows connection to the latest PlayStation or XBOX game consoles to show more shocking game rendering effects.

We all know that heat dissipation and service life have always been the pain points of projection equipment. In order to make up for the common product shortcomings in the industry, the Weijing Smart Projector F1 adopts a vortex and axial flow dual fan cooling system. After running continuously for one hour, the measured temperature is at an excellent level of about 36 degrees Celsius.

At the same time, benefiting from the LED light source that does not require bulb replacement and the closed optical path design, the official optical machine service life of the Weijing Smart Projector F1 is as high as over 30,000 hours.

Assuming that a movie lasts two hours, the Whale Smart Projector F1 can help you watch more than 15,000 movies.

A complete smart TV experience, also an excellent wireless speaker

As a leading domestic Internet TV brand, the Whaley Smart Projector F1 is naturally integrated with excellent smart TV systems and content resources.

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In terms of intelligence, the Whale Smart Projector F1 is equipped with the latest WUI 2.0 system. Supported by a 64-bit Cortex A53 dual-core 1.2GHz processor, it operates smoothly and, based on a larger projection screen, brings an excellent experience that is no different from that of the Whale Smart TV.

(Real shot of the content menu interface - movies)

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In terms of content, there are a large number of film and television, variety entertainment programs including Tencent Video, BBC WorldWide, Mango TV, and TVB, such as the latest blockbuster movie "Ghost in the Shell", the popular TV show "The Voice of China Season 2", or the BBC's documentary perspective to take you to appreciate the mysteries of the universe and nature, all of which can be presented on the Whaley Smart Projector F1.

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(Real shot of voice weather query interface 1)

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The language interaction function that Weijing has recently been focusing on in its TV products is also present on the Weijing Smart Projector F1. During use, you can not only search for celebrities and film and television drama titles, fast forward and rewind while watching a movie, or add schedules and check the weather.

(Real shot of the voice focus interface 1)

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You can also perform voice operations for projection settings, such as focus control. Thanks to the efficient and accurate language recognition efficiency of the WUI 2.0 system and the impressive "response in seconds", you can say goodbye to the remote control buttons for many operations.

Perhaps creating a projector with a work of art appearance, smart TV-like operation and outstanding performance is not satisfactory enough for Weijing, so in terms of sound quality and gameplay, the addition and amplification of wireless audio attributes is undoubtedly an extra surprise for the Weijing Smart Projector F1.

As an audio-visual device of the same type as TV, the Weijing Smart Projector F1 supports Dolby/DTS dual-section, is equipped with 36mm active stereo speakers, plus a 40mm bass passive diaphragm, and with a dual speaker spacing of 200mm, the projector itself is enough to provide immersive original sound effects without the aid of external speakers.

More importantly, the Weijing Smart Projector F1 saves you the extra step of looking for speakers when you just want to enjoy music.

You can push exclusive music directly to the Weijing Smart Projector F1 via your mobile phone's Bluetooth, or you can use Wi-Fi to search the Internet for massive audio resources such as Xiami Music and Douban FM based on your device to fully amplify the "good sound" feature of the Weijing Smart Projector F1.

Revolutionize your living room entertainment for the price of an entry-level TV

The Weijing Smart Projector F1 is priced in the 3,000 yuan range. Judging from the market pricing rules of traditional TVs, the price may only be that of an entry-level TV.

But in actual experience, the distinctive design beauty, the shocking maximum 300-inch theater effect, the continuation of the intelligent operation of the WUI system of the Whale TV, and even the transformation into a high-quality wireless speaker to refresh the auditory experience are unique selling points that most traditional TVs can hardly provide.

The Weijing Smart Projector F1 perfectly combines these advantages in one device, allowing Weijing to move forward rapidly in the layout of smart large-screens. It also gives consumers a new choice when choosing an entertainment terminal for the living room, which does not require excessive costs but is enough to completely bid farewell to the inherent experience and product form.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.