Pocket projectors: PIQO and Philips PicoPix Max


So, after 3 years of intense use (almost every day for at least 2 hours... more on the week-ends), my Philips Pico Pix Max started showing a white dot... I don't even know if to call it dead pixel...
For now I'll just ignore it, but as I read around, when this happens, more will come...
 
What do you use this for? Gaming, movies?
All of that, when it's on is my primary monitor.
I started to appreciate gamepads because of it... anyway I have also a wireless keyboard and mouse to use on the couch, because at some point I was always there...
 
All of that, when it's on is my primary monitor.
I started to appreciate gamepads because of it... anyway I have also a wireless keyboard and mouse to use on the couch, because at some point I was always there...
So it's basically your primary screen for entertainment.
Great to hear that the quality is good enough for that on such a small projector.

Do you always close all windows, so it's entirely dark?
 
Do you always close all windows, so it's entirely dark?
No, the window is in the same wall where I project, so the sun doesn't give so much issues also I'm even using less than half of the brightness.
In the evening I use a lamp that is a little less brighter than normal... I'm rarely in the dark.
 
I put this here if anyone is interested.

This is not portable, but it's small, and can project large images on a wall from less than a meter of distance, and also, it's LAZERS !!!! :cool:

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(I hope this time the link will stay there...)
Code:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/philips-screeneo-ul5-smart-rgb-laser-projector#/


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I put this here if anyone is interested.

This is not portable, but it's small, and can project large images on a wall from less than a meter of distance, and also, it's LAZERS !!!! :cool:


(I hope this time the link will stay there...)
Code:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/philips-screeneo-ul5-smart-rgb-laser-projector#/


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That looks awesome.
I wish it had a headphone jack for myt stereo speakers.

Also, any idea how loud the fan will be?
I might replace my screen on my desk with that one (I use a 50 inch screen). This is a very attractive offer and I probably will be able to sell it for more than the IGG price if I do not like it.
 
That looks awesome.
I wish it had a headphone jack for myt stereo speakers.

Also, any idea how loud the fan will be?
I might replace my screen on my desk with that one (I use a 50 inch screen). This is a very attractive offer and I probably will be able to sell it for more than the IGG price if I do not like it.
Note that the price is excluding tax (VAT). So it will be price + shipping + tax (roughly €1000 or so), which for me is just a bit to high for an impulse purchase. It looks nice though.
 
That looks awesome.
I wish it had a headphone jack for myt stereo speakers.

Also, any idea how loud the fan will be?
I might replace my screen on my desk with that one (I use a 50 inch screen). This is a very attractive offer and I probably will be able to sell it for more than the IGG price if I do not like it.
There are still not reviews around, but I can guess two things:

1) The fan should fine, considering how large are the windows for air cooling... Phillips seems to care about issues on previous projects, so I suppose they could have improved that part too. Anyway don't expect it "silent", an acceptable loudness at a "normal" image quality should be compared at least to the fan of a desktop PC while encoding a video.

2) Don't expect it to be very bright, I mean, maybe it could be the brightest laser projector around, but there is still no match versus LED projectors.

The strongest point anyway should be "pixel-precision" especially if used as a PC monitor, since laser should be able to maintain the "squareness" (at the contrary on LED projectors the pixels are somehow roundish).

There is only a thing that could be an issue, projecting on the ceiling, because if the projector is on the floor, the image could become impossibly large (unless they added a somehow reliable software configuration to change the size... in previous projectors that function was very limited).

It has no battery, even if, considering the size, they could have added one, but I suppose they are trying to limit the previous issues on the matter, and because the majority of the users will just put it in a place and will never move it again.
 
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