Magcubic Projector Hy300 Android 11 Dual Wifi6 200 ANSI H713 BT5.0 1280*720P/EU plug- Factory Direct Collected Store

I think people often get side-tracked by lumens figures, resolution and such and forget that this is a sub £40 projector with an Android device in it. I've got it, and I buy tons of cheapo Chinese projectors to see what the current state of the art is in that area, and I can say that for £38, you most likely won't be upset by your investment unless you're used to a brand-name 1080p+ projector.

If you just want it to do some movie-watching in bed and don't even have a screen, then this is fine. Here's my thoughts:

Positives:
1. Cheap
2. Good form-factor. Takes up virtually no space.
3. Automatic keystone correction that actually works really well. Usually the bane of low-end projectors.
4. Has built-in Android O/S that's performant enough for general use and some light gaming.
5. HDMI input.
6. Low fan volume - again usually a problem on cheap projectors.
7. Good sound quality and volume. Listenable for movies. Except Tenet and Oppenheimer obvs.
8. Brightness is absolutely fine - you won't be watching it with the curtains open in summer, but you wouldn't do that for most projectors anyway. 100% fine for daily watching for 6-months of the UK year and perfect for a bedroom projector.

Negatives:
1. Not 1080p, which is important if you want to view text, so okay for video games where there is little text.
2. Optics are not the best, so there's a bit of blurring around the extremities of the image.
3. Voice sometimes gets out of sync on youtube, but seems fine for all the movies I've watched.
4. Some codecs are not supported, but I can't remember which. Most movies/shows I've watched have been h.264, I think, and they've been fine.

Here's a quick grab of the Barbie trailer on youtube that I took right now, against a light-green wall with the curtains open at 3:45pm today (so reasonably dark but not night-time). I also projected my big nose on the right hand side as a bonus. The image was 170cm (about 5ft 8inches) across the diagonal - so it's not dull by any stretch.


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its 200 lumens, you would get better brightness with a candle.

I just bought one of these via a Facebook ad under the brand name NanoCast and it cost me over £100. Looked great from the ad and to be fair it's not a bad device but I obviously now realise I've vastly overpaid for it and it's a completely generic device being sold by numerous brands.

I've tried commenting on the Facebook ad but they just delete my comments so many others going to be suckered in to buying this at an inflated price.

At £38.51 I'd say this is an excellent buy just don't get ripped off like me.

Is this good for watching movies?

Ok for the kids room,but would definitely pay more if you want a cinema like experience , would go for a native 1080p with at least 600 plus ansi, obviously will cost a lot more than this unit (edited)

Having never used one of these, can you just plug it into a tv?

Mine arrived today. Very impressed.

200 ANSI seems *quite* low... Anyone got a frame of reference as to how this will perform outside; how big can you get and still be able to reasonably see it in 'relative' darkness?
I kind of fancy one of these for haloween/christmas decorations etc...

By the way this deal seems to be on again. I can put the product in to my basket with UK plug selected and no doesn't deliver to your address warning.

How many resolutions can one projector be

Now showing as £1 more, and no UK adaptor available. 

showing as not shipping to the UK. Any idea why? Presumably brexit/customs issues for items sub-£135?

Will this work with iPhone?

Daft question but thinking of this for my daughter and I believe it has Android OS so could put an IPTV app on it and stream ok?

I have one coming with a EU plug. What type of power supply does this take? Wondering if one I could use one from one of my existing devices

Mine arrived today and very happy with it for the price, took about 2 mins and I had YouTube on and the kids watching rubbish.

Has anyone managed to get airplay working?

I ordered one for £38 and tried ordering a second one and now have to pay £7 tax. Even on a new account anyone else seeing this?

Is 200 Ansi actually bad?

I really don't see the point of this. It is utter rubbish. Why do I even open this app.
Had to buy this

I bought this and i think it's really good for the price. I don't think it's UHD though because my firestick is defaulting to 1080p but I'm more than happy with that anyway.

The only issue I'm having is that when my firestick power source is plugged in to the projector usb it keeps restarting. I don't think the projector has enough juice to keep it running. If anyone has a fix for this then please get in touch. It's only a small issue though, the firestick works with its own power source.

I can't get it to work with Prime Video. Prime video opens OK and all the content is there, but nothing actually plays. Any ideas?