AAXA P3-X Pico Projector with 120 Minutes Battery Life, Pocket Size, Mini-HDMI, 20,000 Hour LED Life, Onboard Media Player, 85 Lumens

I've been a projector owner for many years and buy some pretty decent projectors ($3000 and up). My kid has been begging for his own. After doing a ton of research on these pico projectors and choosing this one, I have to say I'm impressed. First thing you should look at is what is the NATIVE resolution. Not the max it will accept, but what its native resolution is. There are some $100 models out there and their native resolution is only 320 x 240. When that gets upscaled to 1080p, it looks absolutely horrible. That's one of the reasons I spent $200 on this unit, at 854 x 480 resolution. When your video gets upscaled, yes, it's still a little chunky, but way better than if it were upscaled from 320 x 240. Next thing I looked at were the inputs and cables. This unit accepts composite A/V as well as mini-HDMI and AAXA gives you the mini-HDMI to HDMI cable, which most others don't. That in itself is worth $20-40. The unit has a standard camera mount on it which means it will mount on anything that a 35mm camera will mount on, not to mention they give you a cute little flex tripod. Finally, the build quality of this thing is excellent. Solid, hard plastic, nothing feels flimsy, and the projection "hole" is recessed so the lens is less likely to get scratched. Time will tell, but so far this thing has a brighter-than-expected image, it looks good, and my kid is thrilled. I'd recommend this unit to anyone wanting to project a fairly large image (50-60 inches), and has their expectations in line that for $200, while you get what you pay for, this is the best you're gonna get for that kind of money.

Brightness was ok. Nothing great. You can't use it while its plugged in. If you run out of battery you have to wait for it to charge and then use it. The volume from the speakers was much lower than the noise from the fan. The buttons are hard to press and noisy. The tripod cannot support the projector and has poor build quality.

This is a nice-looking, well-built projector. In size it's about like a large smart phone, only thicker. It feels hefty in the hand, and most of the controls are responsive and feel good when you use them. That said, the focus wheel spins almost without friction and is difficult to use. Put your finger on it, and immediately you know you're not using an Apple product. AAXA should know better.Turning the projector on is easy, and while there's a small fan that runs it's not loud, even if you're holding the unit in your hand. I've used it for hours at a time (plugged in) and it gets a little warm, but not uncomfortably so.The controls (other than the focus wheel) are a little funky and take some time to get used to, but they work and I have no problem getting this projector to do what I want it to do. The "play" section has icons for music, movies, photos and text. It also lets you pick your input method, with choices for USB, SD Micro, HDMI, or composite cable. So far I've used the HDMI and USB inputs. Both worked without issue, but the projector did not "see" my OGG movie, which the spec sheets said it would play. I rarely use that file format, but if you do you might have a problem with this projector.For reference, I'm using this projector to view movies from a USB drive and my iPhone 5C, which I'm using with the lightning to A/V adapter. I'm projecting the image on my ceiling, and I estimate it to be about fifty inches in diameter. At that size the image is sharp enough to read text, and I find it perfectly acceptable. It's not the brightest projector, but even in moderate light I can view a movie. Black and white movies are of course not a problem. The first time I tried to view a color movie--Serenity--I was dismayed. I had selected the Dynamic profile, which produced a hideous result. The colors were garish and oversaturated, the image perfectly awful. Changing the profile to MILD resulted in a much nicer picture, but I found the image a bit on the dark side, so I carefully noted all the various settings in the MILD profile and selected USER settings. I then input all the MILD settings and upped the brightness from 48 to 70. I also changed the color temp to WARM. The result isn't perfect. Some scenes are still a little dark, and at times the colors are over-saturated or washed-out. Nevertheless, I think I've got the settings about right, and most of the time the image is perfectly watchable. Now and then I do see some pixellation, and I don't think this projector would be appropriate for a home theater. For a traveling companion, though, it's perfectly fine. I've watched all of Serenity and about a dozen other movies, some of them black and white, some color, and except for the odd moment the image is bright and clear, with good color.I'm not projecting HD quality movies. Still, to my eye the most limiting factor isn't the resolution anyway--it's the contrast. This projector is supposed to have a contrast ratio of 1000:1 and project 70 lumens, both of which are on the high side for a pico projector. After juggling the settings on this projector and watching about a dozen movies on it, I wouldn't buy anything with lesser specs. I'm not terribly picky, but I'm not oblivious, either.I do get sound through the HDMI cable. However, the sound from the speakers on this unit is very tinny, and to my ear it's not usable. As soon as I plug this unit into my iPhone the bluetooth cuts out, so I'm having to use a cable to connect my speaker. I'd like some way to disable the sound, but for me that's not a deal-breaker--just an annoyance.I do like this projector. It's easy to pack, it feels good in my hand, and with a little tweaking and patience I've been able to get it to project a perfectly watchable movie. The price here on Amazon was right, too. I'd give it five stars if the colors were a little better and the focus wheel weren't so cheesy. As it is I'm still happy with my purchase, and I'd recommend it to a friend.

I had an Optoma pk201 Pico Projector that I loved but stopped working. So I had hunted around and while searching on Amazon.com I stumbled upon AAXA p3-x Pico Projector. Used to a 20 lumens (meaning I had to use it in full dark) I was pleasantly surprised at how much better the technology has become. AAXA has a 70 lumens meaning you can use it in low lightning and still enjoy mivie your watching. It has capability to show up to 80 inches on screen and is crystal quality. I love the fact it's uses HDMI setup, in this case it comes with a mini HDMI to standard HDMI connection that offer a more stable and accurate quality than a vga connection. The built-in sound is OK if you are alone with no other sound but I recommend using external speakers for better sound quality.Overall this Projector packs a lot of punch for its size. I highly recommend 6.

I bought this for a simple Halloween animation to project onto pumpkins. I put the projector thisclose to the pumpkins in order to be able to project onto the pumpkins. I had to buy another tripod, since the tripod that comes with it is useless. Also, I had to hook this up to a speaker system, because you can barely hear the audio. It’s not Bluetooth, so you have to manually plug in the speakers. I have electric pumpkins that take 4 watt lightbulbs. The electric pumpkins looked blindingly bright compared to the dimness of the animation on the other pumpkins. You could hardly see the animation unless you were thisclose to the pumpkins.Spend more money and get something brighter and better. Something that has Bluetooth if speakers are needed. Something with a better tripod