What’s up everyone Nick here from TV Box stop and welcome back.
Today’s video features the latest release from PixThink part of the ViviBright group
of companies dedicated to delivering projectors with a focus on style and innovation in a
small and portable form factor while at the same time delivering great display quality.
Introducing the PixThink D100.
This is a native 1080p projector compact into with small form factor with features that
will surprise you.
For example you can use your own wireless air-mouse to navigate its interface and it
has dual internal speakers with surround sound options.
So as usual in this review we take a look at its design its user interface and features
and I’ll set it on a projector screen to test its display and sound quality and you’ll
get to decide whether this projector is the one for you.
So that’s up next stay tuned.
So this D100 features native 1080p resolution.
It has an LED brightness of 6500 lumens.
Its display type is LCD and its light source is LED.
It has aspect ratios of 4:3 and 16:9.
It has a maximum viewing distance of 21ft that produces 300 inches display.
Its optimal viewing distance for small rooms is 11ft that produces a 100 inches display.
It has digital horizontal and vertical keystone correction digital zoom and 4D/4P corner keystone
correction.
It has built-in dual 3W 2Ω speakers.
It has single band 2.4GHz Wi-Fi only.
Bluetooth audio for external Bluetooth speakers and for you to use it as a Bluetooth speaker
itself.
It can be mounted to a tripod or ceiling mount.
It has 30000 hours of lamp life.
And Its contrast ratio is not listed anywhere in the manual or on its product page.
So in this package contains the D100 itself.
You get a stylish remote control.
It has one AC power cable.
A link free clean cloth.
And a quick start guide.
This model has a very compact design with the projector lens an IR sensor and its exhaust
vent to the front.
For connecting ports it has one HDMI port one USB 2.0 port a rear facing IR sensor a
headphone jack its AC power inlet and its intake vent to the rear.
To its left side it has an internal speaker.
And to its right it has another internal speaker.
At the top is where you’ll find its focus adjustment-wheel a slot for your mobile phone
and an LED illuminated power button.
And below this projector has two antiskid rubber pads a screw hole for mounting to a
tripod or ceiling mount and a compartment for hosting your Google Chromecast Amazon
fire TV stick and other streaming devices that are small enough to fit in the allotted
space.
The included remote uses a pair of AAA batteries.
It has stylish design with a power button a mute button a direction pad with an okay
button to the center a back button a menu button a corner keystone correction button
a projection direction button and volume controls.
When you startup this projector it starts with a PixThink splash screen then it takes
a moment to boot into its firmware then you are presented with its main menu.
The D100 I can tell you one thing for sure has a wider display size than most 1080p models
you see on the market today.
Currently it set at 7ft 2.1 m from my projector screen and by default it projecting is 74
inches display which is larger than my projector screen.
At this distance most other 1080p models usually project is 60 inches display.
For me to get it to focus within the parameters of my projector screen I have to adjust the
zoom.
So here we are at its main menu and it’s somewhat different from other menus seen in
similar models where all it displays on the main screen are options to mirror your mobile
devices via AirPlay and Android screen share.
It has options to select the single source whether via HDMI or USB.
And you have the settings area.
The settings area is divided into five sections and under projection settings you can adjust
the projection mode.
You can adjust zoom.
You can digitally adjust vertical and horizontal keystone correction.
You can adjust its corner keystone correction.
And you can reset all keystone corrections to default settings.
Under network settings you can connect to your 2.4GHz Wi-Fi band only.
This means it will not recognize your 5GHz band.
Under Bluetooth is where you can control whether you want Bluetooth on off and once it’s
turned on you can scan to detect nearby Bluetooth devices or you can connect to it and use it
as a Bluetooth speaker.
A new feature in this model is the ability to switch the theme or launcher for more of
a better word seeing that this firmware is Android.
So this is more like your changing its launcher.
You also have the option from the main menu to change its wallpaper.
Under the other settings you can choose which input source you would like the projector
to boot directly into upon startup.
You have a power on mode.
You have the option to enable or disable its navigation key sounds.
You can adjust its screen saver feature.
You have sleep time settings under the option labeled shutdown.
You have 11 different languages to choose from.
And you can restore to factory default settings.
Under about is where you can view the firmware version and it’s also where you can perform
a firmware update via USB.
To access its picture and sound settings on the remote you simply press the menu button
and a left popout menu will appear.
From this menu you can change its color mode.
Its color temperature.
Its sound mode.
You can enable or disable its surround sound feature.
You have some more sleep time settings.
And another shortcut to access zoom and corner keystone correction.
There are no manual buttons on this projector and we have seen in other models where in
the event that the remote is lost or stop working there is no way to control the projector
or navigate its menu.
In this model due to PixThink’s R&D they insured that you can navigate their model
by plugging in an alternative remote via USB dongle or you can connect via Bluetooth.
They also enabled the ability to navigate using a mouse curser
When it comes to decoders and playing media directly via its USB ports the D100 can only
play 1080p videos without surround sound formats such as Dolby Atmos and DTS audio.
I attempted to play a 4K videos but there is only audio with no display.
For playing music photos and text documents all those media types play without issues.
For mirroring your Android and IOS devices it has Miracast and airplay.
However where on most projectors you would simply use your Miracast or iOS cast app to
mirror you device on this model there is only one app you can use to mirror your mobile
device and that is the Eshare app.
You first have to open the Wi-Fi settings and connect the projector to your Wi-Fi network
and your mobile device also has to be connected to the same network.
Then go to the Google play store or iOS store and install the EShare app.
Once installed you simply open your preferred method of screen mirroring on the projector
whether Android or iOS and once you are on the screen with the illustration you press
okay again on the remote to bring up the EShare QR code screen.
You then scan using the EShare app on your mobile phone to begin mirroring your device.
With the EShare app there are many options to navigate control and mirror your mobile
device to the projector.
Another way you can mirror your mobile phone using a USB type C hub connected to its HDMI
port where you can enjoy the phones desktop mode on the display.
A premium feature of the D100 is its ability to play official streaming devices such as
the Google Chromecast Amazon fire TV stick the Xiaomi mi TV stick and other official
streaming dongle’s that can fit into the allocated compartment below this projector.
The D100 has Google Widevine with HDCP protection to play premium movie services in HD 1080p
with audio.
Something other projectors have difficulty doing.
I will now find-tune it settings and connect a high-end Android TV box and place of 4K
videos and have it downscale them to 1080p to test the quality of its display and surround
look at the quality you get when it’s applied to 3D gaming.
And as mentioned it comes with Bluetooth feature so I’ll now connect it to my 7.1 one audio
receiver for a cinematic audio experience test.
The compartment allocated below for hosting your
Amazon fire TV stick Chromecast and other streaming dongle’s though it’s a great
feature I had some difficulty in getting some of the dongle’s to fit comfortably with
their USB power cable plug-in and getting the cover to go on.
So I would recommend that you simply connect it to the HDMI port behind the projector.
For fan noise from a distance of 1m it registered 48 dB of noise with its exhaust vent facing
forward.
In summary the D100 has more features than most standard 1080p models and it’s compact
and portable to suit any indoor or outdoor occasion.
Please keep in mind this is not a full-size model and it lumens are not as bright only
6500 lumens so it’s recommended that you use it preferably in low light settings.
So friends that brings to an end my review.
The D100 is currently available on Amazon for $109.64 with an additional $40 Amazon
prime day discount coupon which further reduces the price to $69.64 so to take advantage of
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