Very satisfied with this purchase. I tested this against another projector I purchased at a significantly higher price point, with more features (with native 1080p), and decided to keep this one as I didn't see much difference in image quality, and this one had the basic features I needed. Add to that, THIS projector actually has color/brightness/contrast adjustment features that the other (much higher priced) projector did not.
The image is resolute, and although I noticed soft focusing near the edges, I didn't find that to interfere with the movie watching experience at all. Sure, it's relatively spartan in terms of features when compared to more expensive projectors (e.g. 4D keystone adjustment, wifi, bluetooth), but I wasn't much concerned with any of that as this one works just fine with the Apple TV plugged in via HDMI.
You will definitely need blackout curtains (or a very darkened setting) if you want to use this during the daytime, but at night , it's perfectly suitable as a crowd-pleaser–as it's received praise for it's image quality and playback performance, both outdoors and indoors (used with a 100" screen).
I used a desktop speaker system(with subwoofer) via the 3.5mm jack (and a 15-foot 3.5mm audio cable purchased on Amazon) and the sound quality was great.
I did use this with an iPhone 11 (with the Lightning to Digital AV Adapter, sold on Amazon) and although it worked relatively fine, I did notice some glitchy playback using the Amazon Prime Video App– i attributed the glitchiness to the movie buffering, because the issue became less noticeable as the 90-minute movie reached about the halfway point. I have not tried the iPhone with any other video playback app or saved movies,, but I imagine it wouldn't be as glitchy if it were playing movie content directly stored on the iPhone device. I've used the iPhone for photos and personal video playback and playback was smooth and resolute.
AUDIO TIP FOR APPLE T.V USE.: when first playing from the Apple TV, there was no sound emitted on playback, and after researching the issue, had determined that the sound is resolved by changing the audio settings on the Apple TV device from Dolby Surround to > Stereo as this projector does not support Dolby Surround.
(Apple TV Settings > Audio & Video > Dolby Digital (set to 'OFF') )
As a household, we've enjoyed several movie-watching experiences on this XIAOYA projector so far, and look forward to enjoying many more. For an entry-level projector with basic features, this one's a sure contender.
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