AKASO WT50 Mini Pocket Pico Projector, 1080P Movie Video DLP Portable Projector with Android OS, Built-in Battery WiFi & Bluetooth, Projector for Cookie Decorating, Connects to iPhone and Android

Im writing this review not knowing exactly what Im going to rate it, but as I talk through it I think Ill come to a conclusion about the overall rating. First, this is a powerful little projector with impressive brightness and contrast for its size. Im comparing this to a much larger projector with much fewer features, but its what I hoped to replace, and a lot of the uses are the same. I was using a~100$ projector that you can get from various no name brands with high brightness and 1080p resolution. They all use LCD instead of DLP since the technology is much cheaper, but its improved a lot, so its quite good. Ill start with the technical issues with this projector, and then some of the nuanced limitations compared to my current system. First, while its 1080p resolution it does seem to be lower in resolution than the LCD. This might be because you can see the individual pixels using DLP, and they pop out and look pixelated, but even though my other projector is projecting a larger image, the image is both brighter and seams sharper, although less vibrant. Second, I love the automatic keystone correction, but as others have pointed out this doesnt apply to HDMI inputs. Since the Android operating system is so old, many apps simply dont work and the only work around is to use a Chromecast as an input. This might have been good enough for me if it had the keystone correction but there were some other issues with the interface/interaction. First, the remote is pretty terrible, not just in having to aim at the projector, but having to push the buttons really hard in multiple times to get it to register even when aiming it directly at it. The touch interface is nice, but I would honestly rather Lenovo style nubbin. Something very superficial for me is that I wanted it to be able to just turn on with a remote control (or programmed ir-blaster) so that it would work with my current home automation routines. However, it wont open the HDMI input by default whenever its powered on meaning I would have to pick up a remote, lazy I know... Overall, very capable and if I didnt need it for my current setup and I didnt have a projector I would definitely keep it, but since all the features I need are slightly worse than the cheaper one I already have, Im going to return it. If it had even been on par with my old one plus portability, I was going to give my old one away to a family member and keep this one, but it seems like thats just not possible, so this seems like about a three-star rating. A quick final edit of my closing thoughts - I understand why they went with Android, thinking it would be convenient and familiar, however, this really limits the functionality. I would have really rather had a built-in chromecast, even a cheap one must have been the same cost as what they used. In the end I think three stars is accurate, and I wish I had rated 1-2 to bring down the average, but have decided not to do so.

I love the picture quality! For a projector it is very sharp and bright! Ive used it during daytime with my curtains closed and still had a decent picture, it also depends on the settings of the video you watch (night scene movies will of course not be bright enough). I did struggle a bit to set up the EShare app to act as a remote on my cellphone but once I got it going, I hardly ever use the remote control, also because the remote sensor is not always accessible... A suggestion: I would love it if the sensor for the remote was located somewhere that is more accessible from different angles around the projector. I had the projector set up on my headboard and the sensor is on the back of the projector so it wasnt very fun having to move and point closer to the back of it just to move around the apps.

Basically got it to use as a project I could use to watch YouTube videos and Disney+ content on it. Disney+ was not compatible with the projector. However, YouTube (the TV app [not YouTube TV, but the TV version of YouTube]) was already pre-installed, and it worked! 1080p live streams were a bit much for the projector, with lots of dropped frames. Though, dropping the stream quality down to 720p reduced the number of dropped frames down to almost 0. Regarding any mounting options for this projector, there is a 1/4 receptacle on the projector itself, meaning the mounting options are plentiful. I used a friction arm and clamp to mount the projector onto my bed frame, making it a very convenient method for me to mount my projector without having to resort to messing up drywall or studs. Overall, Im happy with my purchase.

The product is pretty well built but I think they should make a protector cover for it. I haven’t used more than 10 min. But tried everything and everything seems to work right out the box. Paired easily with I pad by mirroring. YouTube works good. Projection quality was more than expected in a well lit room during 3 pm daylight. Can’t wait to try it at night. The main reason I got this projector is for my wife’s cookie decoration. But I think we’ll use it for entertainment as well. I chose this one brand and model after a few hours of research on reviews and videos for cookie decorations. This was always the one with best reviews against the others. Hope it lives up to it. Also I got a 32 gb. Instead of the 8gb. although I wasn’t expecting that, i didn’t even know they made a 32 gb. I will review more once we give it a good run for the money we paid for. So far we’re happy we chose this over the other’s.

I bought this projector to take to music festivals and raves to project animated gifs on the ground, but I have had it a week and can already tell it will not be useable for that. This is a great little projector and is surprisingly capable for its size, but has 2 glaring problems: The power cord is a DC barrel connector and requires a wall outlet to charge, which makes it useless for what I was trying to use it for. Where are you going to find a wall outlet at a rave, or out camping in the woods?? The power input is 5V 3A, why they didn’t just use a USB C connector so it can be used with any standard power bank is just mind-boggling. There is no way to turn the projection lamp off to save power, which results in a lot of unneeded power drain and wastes lamp life. It has a lens cover you can close to stop the projection, but it’s still consuming the same amount of power since it does not shut the lamp off. This, combined with the inconvenient power cord and poor battery life, makes this unit useless for me. It will only last about an hour and a half and once it’s dead if you don’t have a wall outlet, you will not be charging it back up. It provides ADB root shell out of the box and I have tried several different ways to turn the lamp off, but so far none were successful. There also does not appear to be any firmware publicly available, so if you brick it messing around with root, you will be unable to restore it. EDIT: I have purchased a 5V DC barrel to USB charger, which I did not even know was possible at first. This now allows me to plug the projector into my power bank and car to charge. While still inconvenient to have to purchase and carry this special wire around with it, it does significantly help with the portability factor, therefore I have changed my review to 4 stars. I purchased

Easy set up if you take the time to read the instruction manual. Picture is vibrant and clear. Using to project images on cookies to help with precise decorating. Can’t comment on longevity or battery life as this is my first day of use.

I use this for decorating cookies. I had another one that suddenly stopped connecting to WiFi for no reason. Ordered this one in a pinch and am super happy with it. It has a bright picture that is very clear, and it is very simple to use. Easily connects to WiFi and my phone for screen mirroring. Love this little projector and highly recommend it!

small projector , sharp pic , battery indicator not shown when charging ,

Everything works great this will be awesome for kids movie night in the yard and camping for the kids.

Purchased one of these for $225 during an Amazon Lightening Deal and for the price its great. The built-in Android O.S. is a little old and weak, but still not a problem, as it does work and there are additonal options for connecting video and picture sources. I agree with some other reviewers about the power plug, as the barrel plug makes it difficult to power from other 5 V sources (i.e., USB battery brick), but it should be possible to build or buy an adapter to work around this minor limitation.