Hello and welcome to TV box stop my name is Nick, and welcome to today’s review of a
brand-new projector from the developers of Artlii.
This is the Artlii Energon 2, and it’s a 1080p projector, featuring 300 inches of high-quality
display, Wi-Fi connectivity, Bluetooth, Miracast and Airplay.
This projector is not only attractive, but it gives you the option to connect to your
home entertainment sound system wirelessly to give you a true cinematic sound.
So in this video we take a look at these features, and will see if the Artlii Energon 2 performs
as well as it looks.
So stay tuned that’s up next.
So I’m back, and this is the box that it comes in.
There are no hardware specs printed anywhere on the box, so I will place it on the screen
and proceed with the unboxing.
The Energon 2 has a native resolution of 1920 x 1080.
It has a brightness of 7000 lux.
It has a contrast ratio of 7000:1.
It has a projection size of 44 to 300 inches, and a distance viewing range from 5 - 30 feet.
The recommended optimal viewing distance is 70 inches at 7.8 feet.
It has manual vertical Keystone correction of ± 15°.
It has an LED lifetime of 55,000 hours.
It features Bluetooth connection that can connect to Bluetooth headphones, Bluetooth
speakers, and sound bars.
It has wireless streaming or casting from mobile devices such as iPhones, android mobile
devices, Windows 10 mobile devices, MacBooks, and tablets.
And it can handle media via HDMI, VGA, AV connection, media stored on SD cards, and
from media stored on USB external drives.
So in the box you get the Energon 2 projector itself.
You get a remote control.
You get a high quality HDMI cable.
A 3.5 mm AV jack to RCA composite cable.
One AC power cable.
A user’s manual written in English, Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish, and Chinese.
And to store the projector when it’s not in use it comes with a handy carrying case.
Let’s look at its design and ports.
The body is made of plastic with gunmetal finish, with the lens and lens cover and an
IR receiver to the front.
On the right side, you have the exhaust vent.
To the rear of the projector, you have a VGA port, two HDMI ports, two USB ports one of
which is a 5V charging port.
You have an AV port, a headphone jack, a micro SD card slot, a rear IR receiver, a power
button, the inlet for the AC power cable, a vertical Keystone correction wheel, and
a detachable cover to view the internal cooling fan.
On the left side of the projector, you have the intake vent covered by a detachable dust
cover and filter.
To the top of the projector, you have touch button controls, and a very firm but smooth
focus wheel adjustment.
Below the projector you have four anti-skid rubber feet, screw holes for mounting the
projector upside down on your ceiling, and a press button pop-up kickstand.
I will now set this up on a projector stand and a projector screen and continue.
So here I have the Energon 2 set up on a projector stand connected to the Nvidia shield TV box,
and to display its true picture quality I’m using a pull-down projector screen.
So I’ll now start the projector and take a look at the interface.
So when you start the projector for the first time you’ll see the logo splash screen and
then you will be asked to select your language, and these are the available languages.
Once you select your desired language you’ll be taken to the main menu.
So here we are at the main menu, and it’s divided into six sections.
The first section is the media section.
This section is where you access media stored on flash drives and external hard drives connected
to the USB port.
Please note that you can only read data from the second USB port, as the first USB port
labeled 5V can only be used for powering devices such as android TV sticks.
The next major section is the source option where you can select the various source inputs
of the projector such as HDMI 1 and 2, the VGA port, or the AV port.
Below that you have the Miracast feature.
Here you can cast your android mobile device directly to the projector in SD and HD quality,
with audio.
Likewise, the other two section pertains to casting from mobile devices, such as iPhones
and iPads, and you also have the option to cast mobile devices that use DNLA technology.
The last option is the settings area.
The settings area is broken down into five sections.
The first section is the network section.
Here you can perform a scan and connect to your Wi-Fi network, and you also have the
options to connect to a static IP address if that’s how your network is configured.
The next section is the Bluetooth section.
Here you can switch the Bluetooth feature on or off, which allows you to connect to
Bluetooth .devices such as Bluetooth headphones, Bluetooth speakers, sound bars, and my favorite
option audio receivers that features Bluetooth connectivity.
The next section is the projection mode.
Here it gives you the option to change the orientation of the display to suit where it
is positioned.
Each option requires the projector to be restarted to activate the mode.
The following section is the advanced section.
Here you can change the language, the default to boot source, the sleep timer, the Miracast
display mode, you have options to update the firmware via local update, or via online update.
And the last option under this section is the reset to factory default settings.
And the final section is the system information.
And here you can see that you can connect at 2 TB external hard drive.
And that’s it for the settings area and I will now fine tune the display settings,
and connect my receiver via Bluetooth, and play some video samples to give you a proper
demonstration.
So the picture quality is really good and you don’t have to rely on the internal speaker
to enjoy cinematic audio.
This is how the projector sounds with the internal speaker.
So in summary I really like the option to connect your audio device via Bluetooth.
However, one thing to note, is that the audio that’s being transferred via Bluetooth is
not digital audio, meaning that you cannot get formats such as Dolby and DTS audio via
this method.
What you get is a basic stereo.
And this is still better than listening to the internal speaker.
I also like that you can cast your mobile devices, and that they have provided all the
available casting technologies to connect with android and iOS devices.
The design of the projector is quite attractive.
The fan noise is moderate and you don’t really here it while playing videos.
The picture quality is clean and vivid with sharp edges, and the focus wheel is very sturdy
and don’t get thrown out of focus easily.
And with that said I recommend the Artlii Energon 2 as one of the best projectors you
can buy for your home entertainment system.
And if you believe that the Energon 2 is right for you then see the link in the description
below this video where you can get it at the lowest price possible online.
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