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Walmart has the
RCA RPJ167 1080P 450 ANSI lumen LED projector for $65 free shipping
This item is now on
clearance so who knows how long they will still have it before it runs out.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/RCA-10...1812141904
This price is only $5 higher than BF price. This projector is of course significantly higher than the sold-out RPJ280 ($30) but you get a significantly higher lumen with
THREE female HDMI ports (instead of only 2 female HDMI, one male HDMI within a weird recess on the RPJ280)
- 50,000hr LED lamp life
- Also has two USB 2.0 to power stream stick as well as to plug in the flash drive to show movies and listen to music
- Has two 5W speakers. Not very loud but will work decently for quiet environment.
- I have this as well as the RPJ280 and I think the price premium of the RPJ167 over the RPJ280 is worth it. You do get a better built product in the RPJ167 compared to the RPJ280
- There is also a 4K interpolation mode that allows this projector to emulate 2160p at 30hz. Found this out when connecting it to my laptop.
RCA product page and manual:
https://rca-televisions.com/product/rpj167/
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This is definitely not one of those. This one even has a usable 2160p 30hz emulation as an unlisted feature
The corner blur issue is definitely less of the issue on this one compared to the RPJ280. I also have the Vankyo V620 which does have the corner blur issue.
Of all the three cheap projectors, this one is definitely the best one IMO
Image gets soft/out of focus around the corners, and I'd expect that's going to be standard on any projector in this price range. I've hooked an Xbox Series S up to it and had a lot of fun playing Elden Ring and Hogwarts Legacy at 100". It's immersive in a way that smaller TVs just can't match. Obviously there's a hit to picture quality vs whatever 4K TV you currently have, but again just going in with your expectations at reasonable levels I think most anyone would enjoy it for what it is. I get mine out any time were doing a movie night at home and it's just fun, and everyone likes being at the "theater".
Anyway, I hope that helps and feel free to ask any other questions!
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Haven't gotten it yet, but I just ordered a cheap one off temu for less than $10. Good? Probably not. Good enough, like this project is good enough...I'd think so.
Let me know once you get it. Thanks
Haven't gotten it yet, but I just ordered a cheap one off temu for less than $10. Good? Probably not. Good enough, like this project is good enough...I'd think so.
Let me know once you get it. Thank you
Edit:
Here are the pictures:
https://ibb.co/sPF3mFk
https://ibb.co/TKFyBGX
https://ibb.co/hfbFKR0
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Haven't gotten it yet, but I just ordered a cheap one off temu for less than $10. Good? Probably not. Good enough, like this project is good enough...I'd think so.
Let me know once you get it. Thank you
Just wanting to see if my unit is an oddity or not. Keystone focus ring is also pretty poor on how far it's willing to move, but that throw distance is leaving quite a bit to be desired at the moment.
Sometimes a smaller image or throw distance is desired and necessary for space constraints.
Just wanting to see if my unit is an oddity or not. Keystone focus ring is also pretty poor on how far it's willing to move, but that throw distance is leaving quite a bit to be desired at the moment.
Sometimes a smaller image or throw distance is desired and necessary for space constraints.
other than the keystone and how loud it is, i think it's OK. but i don't use it any longer since i've got some better more expensive options. thinking i might set it up in the hay loft in our barn and let my daughter use it to play her old nintendo wii games on it...
Edit:
Here are the pictures:
https://ibb.co/sPF3mFk
https://ibb.co/TKFyBGX
https://ibb.co/hfbFKR0
Edit:
Here are the pictures:
https://ibb.co/sPF3mFk
https://ibb.co/TKFyBGX
https://ibb.co/hfbFKR0
Otherwise this is definitely worth the price. Turn down contrast to ~33, sharpness to 0, crank color to taste (80ish for me), and color temp to cool (normally like warm, but this seemed to preserve the most detail). I was pretty pleased with this after tinkering
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Otherwise this is definitely worth the price. Turn down contrast to ~33, sharpness to 0, crank color to taste (80ish for me), and color temp to cool (normally like warm, but this seemed to preserve the most detail). I was pretty pleased with this after tinkering
I did return my RCA. The keystone adjustment is a joke, the fan is just too loud, and not being able to focus reliably under 2m throw was just a deal breaker.
Additionally: if anyone is curious, I did a quick (and very informal) input lag test against my laptop's panel and the projector was consistantly 75-90ms behind the laptop's panel.
Definitely not a fair comparison, and the RCA was meant to be a toy, but I dug out my 15 year old Infocus X9 and particularly in the ability to focus down to 1m and <30db noise sealed the fate for the RCA being returned.
Low on noise too..
We'll built and decent sound (however I use a sound bar any ways)
If it holds up for few years, this certainly is slick deal.
I did return my RCA. The keystone adjustment is a joke, the fan is just too loud, and not being able to focus reliably under 2m throw was just a deal breaker.
Additionally: if anyone is curious, I did a quick (and very informal) input lag test against my laptop's panel and the projector was consistantly 75-90ms behind the laptop's panel.
Definitely not a fair comparison, and the RCA was meant to be a toy, but I dug out my 15 year old Infocus X9 and particularly in the ability to focus down to 1m and <30db noise sealed the fate for the RCA being returned.
I did return my RCA. The keystone adjustment is a joke, the fan is just too loud, and not being able to focus reliably under 2m throw was just a deal breaker.
Additionally: if anyone is curious, I did a quick (and very informal) input lag test against my laptop's panel and the projector was consistantly 75-90ms behind the laptop's panel.
Definitely not a fair comparison, and the RCA was meant to be a toy, but I dug out my 15 year old Infocus X9 and particularly in the ability to focus down to 1m and
The projector actually has pretty decent color to it OOB..I wonder has anyone run a calibration test
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