I have dedicated Home Theatre room with large 4K UHD projector BENQ W11000, (2200 ANSI), 120 inches Elite AEO Acoustic Pro UHD screen with in wall built Monitor Audio Dolby Atmos speaker system with additional SVS subwoofer. I really enjoy my HT room however I needed something smaller to carry around and to use at the karaoke party at friend's house or to watch movie in the backyard. I was ready to place the order for Nebula Capsule 2 but when I realised that Nebula Capsule 2 is only 200 ANSI lumens I decided to look somewhere else.
I was reading the review of XGIMI MoGo Pro (300 ANSI lumens) and realised that more powerful projector XGIMI Halo 800 ANSI lumens was released just few weeks ago. There were no many reviews of XGIMI Halo but on the paper the projector ticked all boxes - it is true HD projector 1920 x 1080p, has WiFi and Chromecast built in, it has 800 ANSI lumen when plugged into wall or 600 ANSI when running on battery, 1 x HDMI and USB port, Harman Kardon stereo speakers, remote control and battery that last 3 hours.
I unpacked the projector and projected the video on the white wall. The projector has autofocus and in just a few seconds the picture was sharp. I was really impressed with the brightness and quality of the video when projector was running on battery. The first two photos are of the movie projected on the white wall, in dark room, while the projector was running on battery. This is definitely not a toy even when running on battery. It is small in size but big on picture and sound. Two Harman Kardon speakers provided more than adequate sound for the reasonably large bedroom ( 3,3 m x 5 m).
I plugged the projector into the wall socket and noticed that picture is brighter with the better contrast. I projected video on ELITE Yard Master 2, 100 inches screen with 1.1 gain. Just to remind, 100 inches is 4 x 50 inches TV. There is noticeable difference between projecting the video on dedicated projector screen vs projecting on the wall. Certainly you can increase the projection size beyond 100 - 120 inches but you need a huge white wall to project video and the brightness will drop significantly.
As you can see from enclosed photos first photo was taken when video was projected on the wall and the projector was running on the battery. The other photos were projected on Elite screen and the projector was plugged in the wall therefore shining all 800 ANSI lumens.
Netflix is not available for some reason however STAN and Disney are available. AMAZON Prime is coming in January 2020. STAN is Australia's leading local streaming service, offering unlimited access to thousands of hours of TV shows and movies from around the world.
The projector was ordered on Amazon US and arrived to Sydney - Australia from Hong Kong in just few days. In my opinion this amazing little and portable HD projector is really good value for money as
| Brand | XGIMI |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | XGIMI |
| Model number | WK03A |
| Model Year | 2019 |
| Part Number | WK03A |
| Hardware Interface | USB |
| Display Type | DLP |
| Image Brightness | 800 lm |
| Batteries Included | Yes |
| Batteries Required | Yes |
| Connector Type | Bluetooth, 3.5 mm Audio Jack, USB, HDMI, Wi Fi |
| Includes Rechargable Battery | No |
| Package Dimensions | 28.45 x 20.83 x 20.57 cm; 2.86 Kilograms |
| Item Weight | 2.86 kg |
| Manufacturer | XGIMI |
| ASIN | B081NLFCL6 |
| Item Model Number | WK03A |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium ion batteries required. (included) |
| Date First Available | 5 February 2020 |
