Aaxa P1 Pico Projector Review
Over the past week I have been playing around with one of the coolest things I have ever seen. This thing has the power of a big projector but it can fit in your pocket. The P1 Pico has some downsides, it is not the brightest with its 12 lumen LED light source does quite well on a small screen in a dark room, but on a larger (60″) screen, it can be good but it also cannot. What I mean is with brighter videos and images with bright colors like blue and yellow it displays very well on a large screen, but with a darker image such as dark ally in a scary movie, it will not perform all that well, even in a dark room. In a light room, the P1 displays an OK image on the a screen or wall but only when you hold the projector a foot or two away from it, otherwise it is too faded.
The P1 is loaded with features, it has 1GB of onboard memory, a built in speaker, which is not the loudest speaker out there, but it works, as well as an entire OS for playing videos, pictures, music, and other files that are in the onboard memory or in the optional micro-SD card slot. The OS is quite hard to navigate your first time around but eventually you’ll get used to it and realize how far that we’ve come. Just a few years ago the only projector’s available were large, expensive projectors that were a hassle to carry around and use. Now, you can fit one into your pocket and use it whenever and where-ever you are.
You can connect the P1 to many peripherals such as the VGA cord that connects to Playstations, TV’s, you name it. You can also purchase a cord to plug it into your iPod or iPhone, Zune, or PSP. Video quality from each device is about the same. Same sharpness, same colors, etc.
I really recommend the P1. It is an incredible device for all types of people who want this functionality on their device whatever it may be. I do not have any experience with other types of pico projectors but I can say that the P1 impressed me and I hope to see other and better types of pico projectors not only from Aaxa but any company out there.
The Loop Blog gives the P1 Pico Projector a 7/10 stars. You can buy the P1 for $239 on aaxatech.com
