WEBVTT 00:00:00.370 --> 00:00:04.650 - This one's gonna be interesting. This video is sponsored by Nebula, is under the Anchor Umbrella. 00:00:04.650 --> 00:00:09.920 And it's about one of those portable projectors, but it's unlike any portable projector 00:00:09.920 --> 00:00:14.520 that I've ever seen before, because usually those things are kind of basic 00:00:14.520 --> 00:00:21.370 and this one is anything, but it is a 4K Laser Projector with Android TV built-in 00:00:21.920 --> 00:00:25.770 and obviously a focus on portability. 00:00:25.770 --> 00:00:31.810 In terms of hardware, it's got a Cortex-A55, quad core two gigs of RAM 16 gigs of storage. 00:00:31.810 --> 00:00:36.340 Here we go. Auto Keystone, auto screen detection. 00:00:36.340 --> 00:00:39.650 It'll apparently actually dim the lights if you accidentally walk in front of it, 00:00:39.650 --> 00:00:43.150 which is kind of important for a 2,400 00:00:43.150 --> 00:00:46.550 lumen laser projector. - [Andy] Great if you have a kid. 00:00:46.550 --> 00:00:49.550 - Yeah, yeah, definitely beneficial if you have a kid. 00:00:49.550 --> 00:00:53.130 It's better not to blind your children, leave it to them to do that themselves 00:00:53.130 --> 00:00:57.070 when they're teenagers, if you know what I mean. If I had to guess, I'd say these allow 00:00:57.070 --> 00:01:00.350 to do all the smart things it does. So ambient light detection, 00:01:00.350 --> 00:01:04.140 auto positioning of the image and all that kind of cool stuff. 00:01:04.140 --> 00:01:07.320 Cooling fan right here. If you're gonna do 2,400 lumens laser, 00:01:07.320 --> 00:01:10.624 you're definitely gonna have a little bit of heat to deal with. 00:01:10.624 --> 00:01:17.220 It remains to be seen how quiet it is. There's a vent pull up and back up. 00:01:17.220 --> 00:01:20.750 Okay, here we go. And then we've got here. 00:01:20.750 --> 00:01:24.080 Maybe there's something in the accessory kit that will make sense. 00:01:24.080 --> 00:01:27.781 They're supposed to put like a little Chromecast thing in there or what? 00:01:29.017 --> 00:01:32.200 Oh, hello, Nebula 4K Streaming Dongle. 00:01:32.200 --> 00:01:35.713 So it does have Chromecast built-in and okay. 00:01:36.740 --> 00:01:40.210 This is really cool. I think this is the whole brain, 00:01:40.210 --> 00:01:43.523 which conceivably could mean that you could upgrade it. 00:01:44.970 --> 00:01:46.353 That's really cool. 00:01:50.115 --> 00:01:53.340 Is that a little cooling fan for this compartment? Totally is. 00:01:53.340 --> 00:01:58.083 Interesting. What an unusual way to do that. 00:01:59.220 --> 00:02:02.660 Kind of like it actually. Does it have on board speakers? 00:02:02.660 --> 00:02:09.640 Yes, it does. It's got two speakers apparently support for Dolby audio, auto focus. 00:02:09.640 --> 00:02:14.530 I guess all that remains now, is to try it. Actually, let's have a quick look at the remote first. 00:02:14.530 --> 00:02:19.740 So you've got all your main video services. Find video, YouTube, Netflix, Disney, 00:02:19.740 --> 00:02:23.760 they missing anything? I guess you see Hulu, Hulu buttons on some. 00:02:23.760 --> 00:02:29.210 - A Floatplane button. - Yeah, Floatplane button. Where's the Floatplane button Nebula by Anker? 00:02:29.210 --> 00:02:33.910 Where's the lttstore.com button where people can get really nice shirt like this one, 00:02:33.910 --> 00:02:38.370 or a dad hat like this one? The buttons on the top, other than the power button 00:02:38.370 --> 00:02:43.254 all seem to be touch sensitive. So all that remains now is to go try it out. 00:02:43.254 --> 00:02:47.240 BRB. Something I noticed about the Cosmos Laser 4K while I was coming up here 00:02:47.240 --> 00:02:52.030 was that it's hefty, but not heavy. Like you can, you can one hand it. 00:02:52.030 --> 00:02:55.350 And I really liked the grip on the bottom. It's nice and rounded. 00:02:55.350 --> 00:02:58.860 It's rubberized. It's not the kind of thing you'd wanna drop. 00:02:58.860 --> 00:03:03.260 So I guess that's a good thing for it to have. That's interesting. 00:03:03.260 --> 00:03:06.310 It's got what appears to be a quarter inch 00:03:06.310 --> 00:03:10.920 threaded mount on the bottom. So if you wanted to just put it on a little stand or something, you could do that. 00:03:10.920 --> 00:03:15.380 Let's plunk it down and theoretically, this should be about the distance we need 00:03:15.380 --> 00:03:19.453 cause it's got a 1.27 times a throw ratio. 00:03:21.126 --> 00:03:27.720 So we need to be about 27% farther from the screen than the diagonal 00:03:27.720 --> 00:03:32.280 of the image we're trying to get. Nebula says the Cosmos is good for anywhere 00:03:32.280 --> 00:03:37.510 from a 60 inch to 150 inch screen. So we are gonna be at the very limits 00:03:37.510 --> 00:03:40.673 of its capabilities here. Let's try that one more time. 00:03:40.673 --> 00:03:43.203 Maybe you hold to turn. Yes. 00:03:44.040 --> 00:03:48.563 Okay. You can correct the image or blah, blah, blah. 00:03:49.666 --> 00:03:53.950 Oh, one of those sensors on the front was IRR. So it's an IRR rather than an RF remote 00:03:53.950 --> 00:03:58.980 something to keep in mind, but they seem to have, yeah, they have sensors on both the front and the back, 00:03:58.980 --> 00:04:03.660 which makes life a little bit easier. Unfortunately, I won't be able to use the Nebula Connect App 00:04:03.660 --> 00:04:09.030 because this particular model isn't out yet. They are launching their Kickstarter when this video goes up 00:04:09.030 --> 00:04:13.730 and then they're gonna be shipping in March, 2022. To be clear, I don't consider this to be us 00:04:13.730 --> 00:04:19.020 promoting a Kickstarter product cause it's like Nebula by Anker. 00:04:19.020 --> 00:04:23.490 They're not exactly some nobody's. So I would be pretty darn confident 00:04:23.490 --> 00:04:30.460 that it's actually going to ship. One thing I would like to see is some way to 00:04:30.460 --> 00:04:32.993 kind of level it a little bit more easily. 00:04:33.860 --> 00:04:37.090 I feel like our table's not level, wait. 00:04:37.090 --> 00:04:40.000 I think it is. I think I just didn't have it centered before. 00:04:41.799 --> 00:04:45.310 We are definitely gonna have to reposition this couch a little bit though. 00:04:45.310 --> 00:04:48.293 Actually we can try out the eye dimming thing. 00:04:49.136 --> 00:04:52.653 Did it dim at all? - [Andy] Nope. - Oh. 00:04:52.653 --> 00:04:56.600 - [Andy] You're blind now. - I wonder if it actually needs to see your eyes. 00:04:56.600 --> 00:04:59.940 I don't wanna test it. I legitimately do not wish to have 00:04:59.940 --> 00:05:03.385 laser beam shown into my eyes. You know what? 00:05:03.385 --> 00:05:09.110 I don't feel like testing that. Hopefully they've got it sorted out. So we just need to prop it up a touch. 00:05:09.110 --> 00:05:14.370 In a perfect world, we wouldn't wanna use Keystone at all. Ideally, we'd be able to 00:05:15.350 --> 00:05:19.053 just get it up a little bit higher. You'd want it right about, 00:05:20.980 --> 00:05:24.130 here. Yeah, do we have something about the Store? 00:05:27.206 --> 00:05:30.883 That's pretty darn close. Why is this table so crooked? 00:05:32.240 --> 00:05:37.463 I think we're actually gonna call that good enough for a portable projector. 00:05:38.740 --> 00:05:42.768 Just push down that box a little bit. Oh, wow. That's actually-- 00:05:42.768 --> 00:05:44.863 - [Jono] Pretty good. - Not bad. 00:05:45.950 --> 00:05:48.203 We'll just use the standard audio profile. 00:05:49.131 --> 00:05:52.593 So it's actually got four separate drivers in it, are two full range and then two tutors. 00:05:52.593 --> 00:05:57.390 It's got Bluetooth connectivity. So you can use it as a Bluetooth speaker if you want. 00:05:58.293 --> 00:05:59.823 Wait, no. I don't wanna actually do that right now. 00:06:02.896 --> 00:06:03.946 Well, it can do that. 00:06:06.864 --> 00:06:10.130 There we go. Just press back and then it's all good. 00:06:10.130 --> 00:06:14.980 Open Plex. "Sorry, it looks like XGIMIGon Give It To Ya 00:06:14.980 --> 00:06:16.347 isn't available right now." 00:06:19.160 --> 00:06:23.712 Where did that come from? And I'm supposed to trust Google Assistant 00:06:23.712 --> 00:06:27.473 to like book hair salon appointments for me. Can't even do basically. 00:06:27.473 --> 00:06:30.483 I was trying to call Yvonne yesterday. It Called Yvonne ho, 00:06:31.447 --> 00:06:35.810 "Sorry, there's no number for Yvonne home, call Yvonne ho." 00:06:35.810 --> 00:06:41.140 And it's like Yvonne, something else entirely. "Sorry, you don't have a contact name Yvonne" 00:06:41.140 --> 00:06:46.460 Like call Yvonne. "Calling Yvonne ho". Like you'd think you'd look for maybe 00:06:46.460 --> 00:06:50.060 something that sounds close. No HDR support, unfortunately, 00:06:50.060 --> 00:06:57.428 but it's already really noticeable. The difference in contrast being on a laser projector. 00:06:57.428 --> 00:07:00.480 It's pretty cool. And Andy, unable to kill that light behind me? - [Andy] Sure, yeah. 00:07:00.480 --> 00:07:02.313 - Let's get to extract myself. 00:07:03.910 --> 00:07:07.413 Wow, look at that. It did warn me about being in front of it there. 00:07:08.255 --> 00:07:11.900 Not bad, right? - [Andy] Yeah, looks good up close. 00:07:11.900 --> 00:07:15.650 - Hey, Jono, did they mention if it supports HDR? - [Jono] HDR10. 00:07:15.650 --> 00:07:20.110 - It does support HDR? - [Jono] Yeah. - I said it didn't earlier and then I fired up how to train your dragon. 00:07:20.110 --> 00:07:23.810 I'm like, this looks like HDR. Good, I thought I was going crazy. 00:07:23.810 --> 00:07:29.500 (Jono laughs) Now it's Laser DLP. So if you are highly susceptible to the rainbow effect, 00:07:29.500 --> 00:07:34.500 then you might notice it. I do notice it a little bit, but I am highly susceptible to it. 00:07:34.500 --> 00:07:38.800 And it's as usual, only when you flick your eyes around on the screen. 00:07:38.800 --> 00:07:43.090 So during normal content consumption, it shouldn't be noticeable. 00:07:43.090 --> 00:07:46.960 But as I move back to look at you guys, 00:07:46.960 --> 00:07:50.310 I can see a little bit of rainbow effect. - [Jono] Oh yeah. 00:07:50.310 --> 00:07:54.690 - So personally I've never considered it to be a huge deal. Could I get that HTMI cable? 00:07:56.670 --> 00:08:00.513 You just moved my table, Jono. - [Jono] Sorry. 00:08:00.513 --> 00:08:03.823 (Jono laughs) - I had it just right. 00:08:04.711 --> 00:08:10.450 - [Jono] I'm sorry. - Man, this is really riding a fine line between, 00:08:11.600 --> 00:08:16.869 portable projector and like actually looking really good. 00:08:16.869 --> 00:08:20.057 - [Jono] Yeah. - Okay, let's try some games. - [Andy] Actually sounds good. 00:08:20.057 --> 00:08:24.010 - That actually sounds surprisingly usable. 00:08:24.010 --> 00:08:28.720 Man, the remastered graphics don't look that amazing 00:08:28.720 --> 00:08:34.563 until you toggle the original ones. You're like, oh right. Yeah, the nostalgia effect is strong with this one. 00:08:35.720 --> 00:08:38.370 I've never played this game with a controller really. 00:08:39.916 --> 00:08:43.850 So I have no idea how to, there we go. There's a weapon that doesn't suck. 00:08:44.720 --> 00:08:49.983 This is very different from the battery powered projector toys that we've looked at in the past. 00:08:50.940 --> 00:08:56.002 Oops. Oh, crap. (gunfire) 00:08:58.100 --> 00:09:01.763 Like this is an actual projector that just happens to be portable. 00:09:03.050 --> 00:09:06.901 It's pretty cool. (gunfire) 00:09:12.700 --> 00:09:18.714 It's got a one-year warranty. It's rated for 25,000 hours of light source life, 00:09:18.714 --> 00:09:22.180 which is freaking lot. And while it is going to be a 00:09:22.180 --> 00:09:25.420 pretty penny at around $2,200 MSRP. 00:09:25.420 --> 00:09:29.710 The Kickstarter is going to feature some hefty discounts. So we'll have that link down below. 00:09:30.560 --> 00:09:34.430 If you guys enjoyed this video, make sure you subscribe to ShortCircuit and I'll see you at the next one.