What’s happening everyone Nick here from TV Box stop and welcome back to another projector
review.
Today I present a projector that I consider to be the best model in this class for 2022
for the simple reason of its share brightness and display quality so much that it stands
out even when compared to some full-size 1080p models.
Presenting the Vankyo leisure 495W Dolby audio HD 1080p projector.
This projector focuses on what matters most when you buy projector and that is its projection
quality using a unique focus adjustment wheel design while at the same time presenting modern
features such as Wi-Fi screen mirroring Dolby audio and Bluetooth audio technology.
So to find more about this amazing model stay tuned my full review is up next.
Welcome back.
The leisure 495W has a native resolution of 1920 by 1080p.
It has a brightness of 6500 lumens.
Its contrast ratio of 10000:1.
Its display technology is LCD and its light source is LED.
It has an aspect ratio of 4:3 and 16:9.
A maximum viewing distance of 5.8 m which produces a 220 inches display.
It’s optimal viewing distance for small rooms is 3 m which produces a 104 inches display.
It has dual band 5GHz Wi-Fi.
Bluetooth 5.1.
It has vertical manual keystone correction only.
And it has a 3W 4ohm internal speaker.
So in the box contains the 495W model.
One infrared remote control.
One HDMI cable.
One AC power cable.
One auxiliary cable.
A pack containing cleaning swabs and a lint free cleaning cloth.
A user manual and quick start guide.
This model has a very modern design and at the front it has the Vankyo branding which
also has an infrared sensor built into it and a lens cover for its glass coated lens.
To the left side is where you’ll find its focus adjustment-wheel.
Now this focus wheel is unique and uses force of feedback technology which allows you to
fine-tune its focus with precision without overturning or having to adjust back and forth
continuously to find the right focus.
you’ll also find its AC power socket and a removable dust filter for the intake vent.
To the opposite side you have its exhaust vent and the grill for its internal speaker.
To its rear is where its manual press button controls are located it has one HDMI input
two USB 2.0 ports one auxiliary port a headphone jack a vertical keystone correction wheel
and a rear facing IR sensor.
At the top it has an LED power Light.
And below this projector has four antiskid rubber feet a screw hole for mounting to a
tripod or ceiling mount and a screw type kickstand.
So in starting up you have a simple Vankyo splash screen followed by its main menu.
Its main menu has three sections starting with multimedia.
This is where you access media connected directly to its USB ports via external storage.
You can play videos slideshow photos play music tracks and open text documents for presentations.
The next section is input source this is where you can switch between its HDMI port its auxiliary
port and it’s where you can go to access its screen mirroring function.
And the third section is the settings area.
This is where you can adjust its projection mode.
Its Zoom settings.
You can change its aspect ratio.
You have picture mode settings where you can choose from a selection of presets or you
can set your own custom color settings under the user option.
You have 23 languages to choose from under the OSD language section.
You have firmware updates via USB only.
You have your factory default settings.
It’s sleep time settings.
Its Wi-Fi settings.
And its Bluetooth settings.
In these options there are no audio settings.
When using a projector there are basically three ways in which you can use it.
The first way is by connecting a flash drive or external hard drive to one of its USB ports
and play media directly whether it’s videos photos music and now text documents.
But in recent times it has become quite popular to have movies stored on external storage
and play them directly via USB.
However these videos can come in various formats with surround sound audio such as Dolby and
DTS and these formats can be difficult for some projectors to play without the right
decoders built into their firmware.
Another limitation is that most 1080p models cannot play 4K videos and downscale them to
1080p.
Well from my initial testing this projector cannot play 4K HDR videos but it can play
1080p and it can also play Dolby Atmos DTS HD-MA and DTS X.
It cannot play Dolby surround and Dolby TrueHD.
If you host weddings birthday parties funerals or memorial services.
You can download your photos onto a flash drive for convenience and have them displayed
in a slideshow on a loop for the entire event.
If you are in an office environment you no longer need a laptop connected to the projector
to read text documents such as word documents Excel spreadsheets and PDFs.
You simply load them onto your flash drive or external storage and connect it directly
to one of its USB ports.
And if you were wondering how you are going to navigate these documents you can pair a
Bluetooth remote to this projector and have mouse cursor navigation.
The second way you can use this projector is by casting your mobile devices to it.
If you navigate under input source option on the main menu you’ll find a multiscreen
section.
Once you’re connected to your home Wi-Fi network using either your 2.4 or 5GHz Wi-Fi
band you can then proceed to cast your Windows Android and IOS devices wirelessly to this
projector.
And to cast your device you simply open your preferred option in my instance I’m using
an Android cell phone so I’ll be using Miracast.
Then on your device open your preferred casting app and scan for the leisure device from the
list of detected devices and select it to begin the pairing process.
Wait for the connecting process to complete then you can begin casting.
This is not the official version of Miracast which means you cannot use the built-in Chromecast
feature on your mobile phone or from apps such as Netflix and YouTube.
The third way you can use this projector is with devices connected to its HDMI port whether
it be your Blu-ray player Amazon fire TV stick Google Chromecast Nvidia shield TV or any
official streaming device that supports HDCP protection to play movies in HD quality.
Here I connected the Google Chromecast to its HDMI port and it can play movies in HD
quality with audio without any blocking due to HDCP restriction.
For a demonstration of its true display quality I will connect a 4K Android TV box and play
some 4K HDR videos and have the projector downscale them to 1080p and I’m leaving
all display settings on default.
For a gaming quality and latency test here I’m playing an Android game but you can
connect a PC or gaming console with no lag or latency issues.
And for those interested in cinematic audio while watching movies you can connect this
projector to Bluetooth speakers and audio receivers without.
You simply open its Bluetooth settings switch on the Bluetooth option.
Then scan for nearby devices to detect your speaker or receiver and select it to begin
the pairing process.
For fan noise from a distance of 1 m it generates 46 dB of noise.
In summary this model the Vankyo leisure 495W has one of if not the best display quality
for a projector for a medium size model.
The only other model with this display quality I’ve seen is the Artlii enjoy 3 which I
believe was created by the same manufacturer that also created the Nexigo PJ20 which I
rated as the best full-size 1080p model 2022.
So the leisure 495W now joins the rank among these quality models.
What stands out for me in this model is its bright high quality display.
Its force-feedback back focus adjustment-wheel that enables you to achieve micro focus adjustments.
Its ability to play Dolby Atmos and DTS audio and connect to Bluetooth speakers and receivers.
And its ability to play streaming devices with HDCP protection.
What I find lacking in this model is digital keystone correction 4D/4P corner keystone
correction and audio options with surround sound feature.
And even with these features missing it still better than 90% of the projectors on the market
in its class.
And viewers that brings down the curtains on today’s review.
Special thanks goes out to my sponsors at Vankyo for sending this model for review I
think it really deserves your attention if you are looking for a projector in this price
range.
And if you are interested in this model after watching this review it can only be found
on their website for only $179 with a further 10% discount that reduces the price to $161.99
with the exclusive TV Box stop coupon which I placed in the description directly below
this video.
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Give the quality display of this projector the thumbs up because I really think it deserves
it.
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