TCL A1 Projector Review: HAL9000 Lookalike Is Affordable, but Flawed

The main television company sometimes stops in the projector market, and Sony has achieved good results with high-level models, other brands limited success. TCL is a company with the best Great TVsAlso a little projector, A1 and it produces something a little strange. This is something different from most projectors, and because I almost all tried new things, the results are decided.

The Price of Remembering List is only $ 500 (and is now down) $ 400 in Amazon), his performance is quite moderate. Defendants of the description are deserving, and others are not. Perhaps it’s not all of the weirdest shots, it means that I will explain more below but it means that you are basically required to use Keystone fix. I recommend to prevent this because it usually causes poor view quality. Meanwhile, it also streams Google TV, a smart goal / stand design and packages in a very attractive look. However, these are only partial shortcomings.

Features and this

• Resolution: 1.920×1,080 pixels
• HDR-fit: Yes
• 4k matching: Yes
• 3d-fit: No
• Lumens Spec: 360
• Zoom in: No
• Lens Shift: No
• Lamp life (Normal mode): not in the list, but LEDs are for a while

It is always great to submit 1080p in a lower valuable projector like this. The size and price of 360 lumen is a little lower for a prospectus, but surprisingly, it is less than I really measured. I can’t remember what happened last time. There are about 433 lumens, it is not much, but it is decent and brighter for the budget projector Anker Mars 3 Weather (252 lents). His contrast ratio was 2,522: 1, probably the most exceptional due to simple lenses of the projector and the highest I was measured in a $ 1000 model. However, the uniformity of the shine (how bright in all imagery) was very weak.

In one aspect you can’t get from the pictures, the handle continues through the body of the projector. It is a stand to push it and lift the front of the projector. It is a smart design but a different problem combines.

Although this pjin is not unusual for this class, there is no linzit replacement or zoom. What is unusual is, the absence of the upper throwing. Approximately every projector is designing its image above the lens. Usually this, the height of the projector or slightly up or slightly above or slightly above image. This allows you to place it on a coffee table, say, at a reasonable height with image. Or slide it (literally) and bring it closer to the ceiling while lowering the descriptive ceiling.

The absence of A1 is not the highest throwing, mainly means you need to be placed in a dead center based on a screen. Only ultraceap Vimgo p10 Lens was like this in any projector without shift, I reviewed the last memory. This projector, interested, a few design aspects with A1, at least shared several design aspects with an elderly design design.

TCL’s decision to work in this way means that you use a trapezoidal image or use the key stones, because the A1 requires opening the horn to a wall. So if you want to watch half of the image in your carpet. Keystone reduces the adjustment resolution and usually recommend to prevent this, in this case, it is difficult to do. Is this one for a cheap projector that is not intended for imagery perfection? I guess. Just … it’s strange.

Letter

• HDMI Introductions: 1
• USB port: 1
• Audio: headphones access, Bluetooth access
• Internet: Wi-Fi
• Remote: Do not turn back

It’s Google TV inside, so you only have access to anything flow You want. All the charters are here, Netflix, Disney Plus, Amazon Prime, etc. An HDMI entry allows you to close a game console.

Two 8 Vatt Speaker Drivers are packed inside A1. This sound is surprisingly good. There are more bass and the treble is easier to listen more of smoother and biggest projectors, even larger than even larger ones. The sound sounds at a higher level, although the higher the volume is slightly split and reduces the bass, but it is typical of such devices. You can completely use it as a slightly large portable speaker. If you like more, you have a 3.5 mm headset slot for you can join anything.

Image quality comparisons

Anker nebula Mars 3 weather is one of my favorite Portable projectors. A1 is a little smaller and a little more expensive, but quite skilled. EPSON EF21 seems to be a similar place to be a small size and built-in flow. Again, the Epson list price is more than $ 900, although it is regular in regularly, which is more reasonable for you to achieve. I closed each of them with a monoprice to the 1×4 distribution amplifier and looked at them side by side on the 1.0-inch screen.

Epson is brighter than the other two projectors in the most accurate mode. Put it in dynamic mode and a little imaging quality is that it is brighter. However, its contrast ratio is very poor, so the darkest parts of the image are brighter than the darkest parts of TCL and ankor’s images. Looks straight in comparison with them. The black sticks in the letter box are extremely bright gray. TCL is looking at most vice versa. Normally, this would be a slam-dunk in the head competition, but other aspects of the image lowered it.

The color is perhaps where they all look different. Epson looks quite natural, creates a more pleasant and more accurate image. Therefore, as I have considered, it looks better than its numbers offered. The anchor is colored. Nothing seems extremely strange, but there is no Epson’s accuracy.

TCL is not excellent. Here the colors side by side are less alive than others. Red and herbs are especially noticeably underlined. For example, during the flashing colors of “Welcome to Sakaar” in Thor, Ragnarok, TCL’s reds of TCL was more pink. This is to watch it and “is the wrong thing?” No, but it creates a less impressive image. In general, color, say, brightness and contrast ratio are not as important as the ratio, but as proved by Epson, it can help a lot, it can help.

Although the contrast of anchor’s contrast is better than Epson, which oppresses the shadow details, which allows him to look more artificial. It’s like editing a photo, so the bags under someone’s eyes are even more important. The effective contrast ratio of TCL implements all the heavy lifting here. The lack of uniformity of radiance results in a single-looking image. The corners of the description are darker than the center, so it’s almost everything to watch through a Vignette filter.

Thus, despite the ratio of worse contrast, Epson is the most watched three people. However, there is a great warning here, before clicking on this study, I think this article can get this article for $ 650, and I judge this written. Epson was the original $ 900, it would also be an easy choice of TCL, which is very high for his performance. Nevertheless, $ 150- $ 250 is nothing in a space and a “add” a solid “add” to better dynamics of TCL.

This … are you looking at me?

On the one hand, I like this new (-IS) sex of cheap but skilled projectors. Google TV became a real game changer in the category. I like a little device idea, you can get out of a shelf and spend a movie night combined with a single cable and minimal confusion. It means a bigger, brighter, better looking image for the projectors, it’s a little more money, everything is “a little more money”, so you don’t save a little to get a relaxed distraction?

Taking this into account I still do not sell it completely in A1. A little … weird. I am not strangely against. Me weird. The handle / stand is a smart design. The speakers are great for a projector. The size is right. The color of the image is not correct, but I saw worse. Its brightness is good and its contrast is fantastic. For me, I would almost find it hard to live. I mean you lose a resolution because I hate the key stone adjustment.

For people who do not care or just randomly (or children), this is greater than Epson or anchor, and it is more expensive than anchor. Thus, A1 is generally very good taking into account the cost and intended use. It’s better Samsung FreestyleI’ll give it.