The AAXA P8 is small and low-cost even in comparison with different transportable projectors I’ve reviewed. The Nebula Capsule is nearly as minuscule however it’s a whopping 20% dearer. Impressively, the P8 has a full-size HDMI enter, Bluetooth and a headphone jack. Disappointingly, it is not powered by USB, so it’s a must to use the included energy adapter, which provides bulk to an in any other case minuscule bundle. It additionally lacks a battery. The picture high quality is okay, given its value and dimension, however like its greater brother, the P6X, gentle output is its predominant power.

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AAXA P8 Pico Projector

$249 at Finest Purchase

$249 at Walmart

$249 at Amazon

Like

• Actually suits within the palm of your hand
• Vivid for its dimension and value
• Some built-in streaming

Do not Like

• Not powered by way of USB
• 540p decision
• A couple of bugs within the menus

The P8 is so much brighter than it has any proper to be. I measured 230 lumens, which is round half what the P6X places out however an enormous 2.5x what I measured with the Capsule. Plus, there are a handful of streaming apps inbuilt, which is unquestionably handy. So general, for the value, you get an enormous picture from a tiny, tiny projector.

Pico pico

• Native decision: 960×540 pixels
• HDR-compatible: No
• 4K-compatible: No
• 3D-compatible: No
• Lumens spec: 430
• Zoom: No
• Lens shift: No
• Lamp life (Regular mode): ~30,000 hours

The P8 shouldn’t be an HD decision projector. It is barely greater than normal definition with 960×540 pixels. Consequently, the pixels may be fairly apparent and visual with all however the smallest of projected photographs. Right now the most affordable TVs have a minimum of HD decision however projectors are a distinct animal. Given the dimensions and value of the P8 it is neither sudden nor a deal breaker.

AAXA claims 430 lumens of sunshine output, and I measured roughly 230 on the P8. To place that in perspective, the equally sized and priced Anker Nebula Capsule places out 85, whereas the dearer Xiaomi Mi Sensible Projector 2 solely managed 162. The P8 is even brighter than the dearer Samsung Freestyle, which places out 197 lumens regardless of its $800 price ticket. The larger P6X places out 437.

There isn’t any lens shift or zoom: Focus is achieved by way of a small wheel on the aspect. 

The LEDs are rated for 30,000 hours. You are way more more likely to lose the P8 between the couch cushions earlier than the LEDs die out.

Ins and outs

• HDMI inputs: 1
• USB ports: 2 (A and C)
• Audio output: Headphone output/Bluetooth
• Web: 2.4GHz/5GHz
• Distant: Not backlit

There is a full-size HDMI enter, which simply makes the P8 simpler to stay with in comparison with some projectors that use micro- or mini-HDMI and require an adapter. Surprisingly, for the dimensions and value, there are a handful of built-in streaming apps. Netflix and YouTube are the headliners, joined by Twitch, Vimeo, Haystack Information and Tubi. 

In the event you dig into the P8’s menus you could find the much-dreaded Aptoide retailer. This can be a semi-offshoot of the Google Play Retailer: There are some apps you will acknowledge and so much that you just will not. Worse, the vast majority of them do not work as you’d count on. Aptoide is frequent amongst lower-priced projectors.

Like all cheap projectors it makes use of a cell model of Netflix, extra like what you’d discover in your telephone. This implies the interface is much less user-friendly utilizing a distant, which it’s a must to use since there isn’t any AAXA app. It additionally means you’ll be able to’t forged to the projector out of your telephone since Netflix thinks the projector itself is a supply. So, oddly, you can theoretically forged FROM the projector TO one other show. I did not take a look at this, however that is what it says on display. It says quite a lot of issues on display, like different error messages, pop-ups which might be tough to do away with, and extra. I did, ultimately, get it operating, so it is in there. Simply do not count on the graceful expertise such as you get on most different gadgets.

YouTube works as you’d hope, although, letting you choose what you need in your telephone and forged it over to the projector (oddly, labeled “ATV_229” not P8 or AAXA). 

There is a single 2-watt driver. I did not count on a lot deep bass and room-filling sound out of one thing the dimensions of a tweeter however this speaker is fairly quiet. Fortuitously there’s Bluetooth or a headphone jack if you happen to desire analog, so you’ll be able to add an exterior speaker (which I extremely advocate).

One other disappointment is the shortcoming to energy the projector utilizing USB. As a substitute, it comes with an ordinary energy adapter wall wart. There is a USB-C enter on the aspect, however it would not energy the unit. A projector this small, powered off a USB battery pack, could be superb. I am certain we’ll get one thing like that ultimately however within the meantime you will must lug the adapter round to make use of the P8..

The tiny distant is so long as one in all my fingers and squeezes in all the required buttons, however arduous to make use of at the hours of darkness as they’re all the identical dimension and form.

Image high quality comparisons

I pitted the P8 towards the AAXA P6X and the Anker Nebula Capsule. The Capsule is a possible competitor for the P8, at roughly the identical value and roughly the same dimension. One’s a dice, the opposite’s a cylinder, however each are “pocket sized.” The P6X is each a little bit bigger and a little bit dearer. It is within the value ballpark, although, and actually it is solely barely bigger. I linked them to a Monoprice 1×4 distribution amplifier and in contrast them side-by-side-by-side on a 102-inch 1.0-gain display.

The P6X is a lot brighter than the opposite two it virtually looks like a distinct class of projector. It has 437 lumens vs the P8’s 230. The Capsule is barely seen compared, with solely 85 lumens. In equity, the P6X is dearer and bigger. Bigger being relative after we’re speaking tiny projectors. Image high quality is not that a lot completely different between the AAXAs, aside from the brightness. Which is to say, it is not nice, however given the value and dimension, not unacceptable.

Focusing, pun meant, on the P8 and Capsule, the comparability is nearer… ultimately. The P8’s image high quality out of the field is abysmal. It is so over-sharpened it appears to be like just like the “earlier than” picture in an exposé concerning the evils of edge enhancement. Fortunately, there is a modicum of image changes, one thing that may’t be stated of the Capsule. Switching to the Person image mode and dialing the Sharpness down from “cartoon” to “that is nearly as good as SD appears to be like” does wonders for the general picture.

With that accomplished, and the colour temp within the heat mode, it provides the Capsule a run for its cash. Whereas the Capsule would not have any image changes, it appears to be like nice out of the field. It may look higher, I am certain, with some tweaking, however we’ll by no means know. Does the inclusion of image settings imply the P8 can look higher than the Capsule? Kind of. Extra that it brings them in line and so they’re each equally “off” simply in several methods. Colours aren’t correct. Colour temperature is not both. It isn’t fairly cartoonish, however neither look notably sensible both. 

One sudden facet of the P8’s efficiency is its distinction ratio. I measured a mean distinction ratio of 558:1, which is considerably higher than something underneath $1000 that I’ve measured in current reminiscence. So it appears to be like far much less washed out than the Capsule, which averages simply 192:1. In order that, mixed with the added brightness, does push the P8 in entrance by way of general picture high quality.

Do these videophile particulars matter for sub-$300 projectors? Most likely not. I would say different points are extra essential, which brings us to what I believe are the 2 most essential variations between the Capsule and the P8: brightness and batteries.

The P8’s brightness is borderline outstanding for its dimension and value. It places far dearer projectors to disgrace. At ~50-inches that is shiny sufficient to see with some lights on. Even at 100 inches, it is a usable picture. Apart from the P6X I do not know of one other projector this dimension that may try this. I am not saying you need to use an inaccurate, 540p projector as your predominant TV… however for $250 you can do worse.

The Capsule cannot compete on brightness, however it does have a battery. The P8 doesn’t. That is a sport changer, or perhaps a distinct product class. You possibly can put the Capsule in a backpack and watch a film on the aspect of a tent. I believe, for lots of people, that is the primary use for a projector this small. The P8 simply cannot try this — not with no very lengthy extension wire. The P6X certain can, although, for a bit more cash and a bigger unit.

Tiniest of the tiny

The P8 is actually a pocket projector. You possibly can match it in your pocket. But it surely’s far brighter than different projectors this dimension. It even has built-in Netflix and YouTube as an added bonus. I want it recharged by way of USB-C, making it actually off-the-grid transportable. But when off-the-grid transportable is what you need, the P6X is barely a little bit bit dearer (and bigger), or the Capsule is simply as small however far dimmer than each.

It is a fairly particular area of interest the P8 suits into: tiny dimension, tiny value, big brightness and no battery. An anomalous amalgam of attributes that someway works. It is arduous to not like 230 lumens for lower than $250.

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