PaPa Pocket Cinema Review: A compact and portable 100-inch TV

In the first quarter of 2015, the smart micro-projector industry continued to heat up. According to relevant data, the shipment volume of China's household smart micro-projector market reached 73,700 units in the first quarter. Among them, the brands with the largest shipment volume mainly include PaPa, JMGO, and XGIMI.

What we are going to review today is PaPa Pocket Cinema.

Unboxing

The outer packaging is relatively simple, with white as the main color and a red logo in the middle.

After unboxing, you can see that the body is milky white and the surface is made of glass. It still continues the style of the outer packaging, and the accessories are also very simple, including only the necessary charger, charging cable and a remote control.

It is worth mentioning that PaPa provides users with an adjustable tripod, which makes it convenient for users to fix the position of the projector and adjust the height.

In terms of appearance design, the PaPa pocket cinema is indeed worthy of its name. The body size is 10x10x2.5cm, which can be easily put into a normal bag, especially suitable for outdoor carrying. Next, let's take a closer look at the four sides of the body.

Lens and infrared receiver

Audio and focus knob

Cooling holes

Headphone jack, T-Flash card slot, USB port and a reset port

It should be noted that the machine does not provide an HDMI port. For devices that do not support the AirPlay wireless projection protocol, users may only be able to share resources with storage.

Experience

Before using the device, we must first choose a suitable location. The size of the screen can be adjusted by the distance between the projector and the screen. The farther the distance, the larger the picture, but at the same time the brightness of the picture will decrease. Generally speaking, when the distance is within 3m, the picture can have sufficient brightness. According to the parameters provided by PaPa officials, when the distance between the projector and the screen is 2m, the projected picture size is 74 inches; at 3m, the picture can be expanded to 100 inches.

Boot screen under natural light

After turning on the device, we can adjust the picture by rotating the angle of the body. However, during the rotation process, it can be found that PaPa Pocket Cinema cannot correct the trapezoidal distortion of the picture. After adjusting the angle, we can adjust the clarity of the picture through the focus button on the side. As a display device, clarity may be the most concerned issue for most users. The video output of PaPa Pocket Cinema supports FVGA (854×480) picture resolution, which should be considered mainstream for a portable projector. But if you want to play 4k video, then PaPa Cinema is obviously unable to do so.

Natural light picture effect

After connecting to the Wi-Fi network, we can directly access online video resources. In terms of content, PaPa Pocket Cinema is jointly launched by Youku and PaPa Entertainment. In addition to its own content, the video sources are mainly mainstream video websites, such as PPTV, Fengxing, LeTV, etc. Since the built-in speaker is small in size and has only one sound outlet, the sound quality of the projector is slightly thin when playing movies. Users can connect external speakers to improve the sound effect.

In terms of applications, the built-in system of PaPa Pocket Cinema is based on Android 4.4, with its own application market, theoretically you can install various Android applications, and you can play some simple games with the screen. Although it is equipped with a 4-core processor, the 1G running memory is probably a big limitation for video games.

Rope skipping game screen

Battery life has always been an unavoidable problem for smart devices. The PaPa Pocket Cinema has a built-in 3300mAh battery. Although the battery capacity is larger than that of ordinary smartphones, the projection lamp and fan are very power-consuming. Therefore, if you can't find a power source, the battery life of the PaPa Pocket Cinema may only support you to watch an ordinary movie of about one and a half hours in extreme conditions.

Fortunately, like smartphones, PaPa Pocket Cinema uses a standard USB interface for power supply. If you want to extend the outdoor usage time, a power bank may be the most direct and effective solution.

Summarize

In general, compared with similar products, PaPa Pocket Cinema is a relatively cost-effective smart projector. It is small and portable, and the Android operating system and rich video content are also advantages beyond the product hardware.

Compared with smart TVs, smart micro projectors are more attractive in price. The PaPa pocket theater that can project a 100-inch screen is priced at only 1,499 yuan, and its compact size makes it more suitable for small urban residences. Especially its portability makes it very attractive to young people who like to travel.

Although the shortcomings of smart micro projectors in display effect and battery life still cannot make such products an ideal device for watching movies at this stage, the screenless and portable TVs have become a major trend in the development of smart homes. Products that seem to be new to try now may be opening up a lifestyle in the future.

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.