AKASO Mini Projector, Pocket-Sized DLP Portable Projector, 1080P Cookie Projector , Support HDMI WiFI Built-in Rechargeable Battery Stereo Speakers and Remote Control Movie Projector

So far I’ve had this projector for a few months. I’ve found it EXTREMELY useful since we have all sorts of different rooms in my house, and we like to change locations where we chill for the evening. I use it for displaying my workouts (Ring Fit and Yoga) and occasionally gaming, and on a few circumstances as a monitor for my computer. A few things I would recommend: make sure you have the right lighting. During the daytime, I found that reducing sunlight was best when projecting on a darker painted wall. On a lighter painted wall, I was able to see the image just fine with a room that was lit with afternoon light, but not pouring with bright sunlight. White background is ideal. It also depended on the device I used and what the image contained. Animal Crossing: New Horizons, while playing in the daytime mode in the game and in a darker room, was great. Playing anytime during the nighttime mode was a little tougher to see. Some games that required you to read smaller text, like Don’t Starve, weren’t as successful because certain texts became harder to read on the projector. I’ve used all sorts of different devices via the HDMI connection (even PS2, GameCube, and Wii) and had fun briefly displaying them with success, but haven’t done full gaming experiences with them just yet. I found that overall, displaying bigger text is ideal for the projector.The HDMI connection is the best mode of connection, in my opinion. I tried the AirPlay mode once or twice and both times needed to set up the internet and haven’t done it again since then. As a portable battery and its travel size, I also like it a TON. I've used it on different kinds of tripods as well.When I rated this, I wanted to give more of a 4.5 overall because of its usefulness, its travel size, and...well, it's really cool to have a pocket projector that's the size of my iPhone. However, my standards for picture quality are not as high as others. If you buy, just be aware of what to expect. It works best under certain conditions and with certain images. My boyfriend is a photographer and video editor, so his standards for display quality are VERY high (always wanting to see movies in IMAX or 4K, looking at quality of the picture, etc.), so he would personally not use this projector as much as I do. It had its moments of imperfections, which I think generally are meant for an actual television screen, and those imperfections are forgivable for the other nifty things it's capable of. It's definitely useful in situations where you don't want to lug an entire television down the stairs or to different rooms if you want changes of scenery in the house or need to travel to a different location outside of the house and can't plug into a display of the sort wherever you end up. This purchase will definitely depend on your preferences and how much you think you will end up using the pocket projector. For how often I use it, I think I've made it worth its price.

Update, Do to my review a long time ago the seller sent me a replacement to make it right. Thank you. However and while very grateful sending me another without me asking, I’m afraid the exact same model will still fare the same results. I like the projector but it just won’t work for my purposes. I am still looking for a projector that will project to the ceiling that can be focused and scaled on the projector itself. Do to the gesture I am giving the seller back to 5 stars (was 2).I now do not like this at all. Something drains the battery. Unplugged with no attachments the battery is dead in 4 days just sitting there. Connecting is not that bad after you get used to it. Connecting via HDMI is very easy.While the picture quality is fairly good I didnt buy this to watch movies. I wanted something to cast an image to the ceiling which it does not do. The projection is scued meaning 1 part wide x 10 parts long, squished not squared like a upside down “V. Next you get a bigger picture by moving your projector farther and farther away from the screen. Next the focus is real touchy, you need to adjust in very small amounts.

I liked the small size of the projector, screen mirroring option, and it’s portable. The quality of the picture was great. I didn’t use sound so I don’t know about that. I disliked the lack of instruction on setting up and connecting the projector to personal device. The instructions offered ways to setup based on operating system (phone, pc, tv). They didn’t give enough information on how long it would take to actually connect for example if additional software/app was needed. After it wouldn’t connect with my phone I tried another method from their options. I did have to get help from a family member on connecting the devices together so it would mirror the image on my phone.I purchased the projector to mirror templates onto cookies to assist in decorating them. Once I got it to connect and mirror the image it has opened my mind to lots of possibilities.