Anker’s in style sub-brand Nebula has been gaining a repute for making some wonderful projectors, and at present the corporate added to its lineup with two new moveable choices. The soda-can sized Capsule 3 and the marginally larger and extra {powerful} Mars 3 Air will retail for $550 and $600, respectively, and will likely be accessible on November 20.
In a brand new improvement for Nebula, the 2 new projectors run on the Google TV platform, as a substitute of the older, comparable, and extra widespread Android TV that’s in lots of projectors at present. And surprisingly for moveable projectors, they each include Netflix in-built, with Nebula claiming that they’re “the primary pair of moveable LED projectors displaying high-res content material from Netflix in full 1080p decision.”
The Mars 3 Air is comparable in kind and options to Nebula’s Mars II Professional — it has a big, single lens on the entrance, top-mounted bodily controls, and carrying strap throughout the highest — however with some enhancements below the hood. The Mars 3 Air is a DLP projector that options 400 ANSI lumens of brightness, in addition to Full HD 1080p decision that may blow a picture as much as 120 inches in dimension.
And like lots of Nebula’s projectors, there’s clever autofocus and computerized keystone adjustment that can regulate for as much as 40 levels plus or minus of vertical and horizontal angle correction. Which means you could goal the Mars 3 Air on the wall or display screen at some fairly unforgiving angles and the projector will straighten out and degree the picture so you may watch. Automated display screen match is right here, too, in addition to computerized object avoidance, which dims the projector when somebody walks in entrance of it to guard your eyes.
Being larger than the Capsule 3 implies that there’s room for a pair of 8-watt Dolby Digital-capable audio system, however you can too connect with exterior audio system by way of a 3.5mm AUX port. The three.75-pound projector can be used as a Bluetooth speaker. It offfers as much as eight hours of playback time from its 64.8 watt-hour battery and in addition delivers as much as 2.5 hours of film playtime on a cost, which occurs in three hours by way of DC cable. Lastly, there’s an HDMI port on the again for connecting different streaming units like an Apple TV or Roku (must you not favor Google TV), gaming consoles, DVD gamers, and even a pc. There are additionally USB-A ports ought to you’ve gotten a thumb drive to attach.
The super-portable Nebula Capsule 3, however, has most of the similar options because the Mars 3 Air, however in a 1.87-pound package deal. With a less-powerful 200 ANSI lumens, the Capsule 3 additionally shows at 1080p and options the identical display screen dimension, autofocus, and computerized keystone specs, in addition to screen-fit and object avoidance.
A single, 8-watt Dolby Digital speaker supplies the sound, which needs to be OK in small areas, however there’s additionally an AUX output for connecting exterior audio system. The Capsule 3’s 52Wh battery additionally gives as much as 2.5-hours of film time and the identical eight hours of Bluetooth music listening, but it surely makes use of USB-C for charging in the identical three hours. HDMI and USB-A ports are right here, too, and the Capsule 3 has a tripod screw on the underside for simple mounting (the Mars 3 Air has this, too).
Each the Nebula Mars 3 Air ($600) and Capsule 3 ($550) Google TV projectors will likely be accessible within the U.S. on November 20 from the Nebula web site and Amazon.
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