Let me just get this out of the way: I have videos on my iphone I needed to play at a meeting in a restaurant. I do not have the Apple video cable. No dice. The projector requires WIFI, not cellular, so it works great in the house, but not having access to the signal at the restaurant, I had to do it a different way (uploaded from phone to cloud and then down to a laptop, then used HDMI).

The room where I played my video holds 40 people, and the internal speaker was fine, although I chose to connect a Bluetooth speaker. The remote is simple, the panel is simple, the controls are simple and intuitive. Zoom is near the collar, but there's also a setting to reduce the size by 50% with just 2 clicks. That's great. The lens cap is poorly deigned, but fine. There's no required cool down when switching the unit off and that's great. The unit does not have adjustable feet, but the front can be propped-up with a textbook. There's a second control near the collar to quickly make the image into a parallelogram again.

The instruction manual is clear, but the the diagram for the control panel is small and cramped. I experienced no software glitches. Overall, very happy with this product. I dreaded hooking it up for the first time and waited close to 3 months. Unnecessary, as was said- very intuitive. The carrying case is nice, be gentle with the zipper. And don't forget to bring an extension cord.

I was in the market for a general purpose projector to watch sports and tv on my back deck. This one was recommended on Amazon then I ran into it again when searching reviews outside of Amazon. Those reviews listed this one as #1 among other brands of the same value.

I ordered it in the evening and it arrived the very next morning. Off to a good start! (Just my personal experience, I obviously cannot guarantee the same turnaround time for everyone.)

I'm not currently using a mount, so I can't comment on INSTALLATION. But as for basic SETUP, I can't imagine it gets any easier than this. All the cords you need come in the box. I mention this because often times you're left to get an HDMI cord for yourself. I plug it into an outlet and it instantly turns on to standby mode (all the buttons glow red). Then I press the power button and it boots up (all the buttons glow blue).

From there just select your input just as you would a TV. In my case, I plugged up an Apple TV to one of the HDMI ports using the HDMI cord included and selected that input. Everything worked as expected and the picture quality was great. For what it's worth, I watched football all day on it and then at night, I watched a movie. The photo attached shows the comparison to a 65" Samsung with daylight coming into the living room.

At night, with no other lights on, picture quality only gets better. Not to mention how large the screen size can get! My initial setup was really just to test this thing out before I mount it on my back deck. (It delivered so fast I don't even have a screen to cast it onto yet so I'm using my light grey walls.) And as you can see, it dwarfs a 65" TV.

As for sound quality, using only the projector's speaker, the sound was just as sufficient as a TV's built-in speaker. But you don't buy a projector for sound quality so we're not looking for anything beyond standard here. As for volume, well...I stayed up a little late watching movies in my new "theater" mode and my wife had to text me from upstairs to turn it down. So yeah, volume isn't a problem.

For what this projector is priced at--$300 at the time of writing this--I don't think there's a better value out there. I am certainly pleased with the purchase and have already recommended this to friends and family.

With all this said, out of the box, you can accomplish everything you need at a basic level. Beyond that, you may eventually want to upgrade to using external speakers, mounting it, and using a good quality screen to cast the image on.

UPDATE: Manufacturer reached out and offered to refund part of the purchase price or replace. They sent me a new one within 3 days that works great. So I wanted to update this review to reflect their excellent response. Original review: Product no longer functions. Used for about 1 year, then it was in its case and stored in a conditioned space for about a year. When turned on, the buttons all flash blue for less than a second, then nothing functions. What junk! Can't find the company online, no way to get tech support.

I was looking for a replacement bulb for my Sharp XR-10S DLP Projector which we use in our outdoor patio area for movie nights. When looking for a replacement bulb the OEM bulb was $142.00. I had ordered non-OEM bulbs on Amazon for 1/3 of the price just to be disappointed in them only lasting a few months. I started noticing many projectors on Amazon that were below $200 dollars with much more features than my 15-year-old Sharp purchased for $800 in 2006. Features like: HDMI/VGA/USB/SD/AV/TV inputs, Wireless device mirroring, Bluetooth, and built-in speakers. For $50 more than my replacement bulb it was worth checking out. I purchased 3 different projectors until I found a suitable replacement.
First lesson learned. If you are trying to compare name brand projectors (Sharp, Epson, Optoma) vs lesser-known manufactured projectors, they are not all using the same way of measuring brightness. My Sharp was 2000 ANSI Lumens which apparently is almost 5 times brighter than a 2000 Lumen or Lux rating the other Asian manufactured projectors are publishing. I found that out when I purchased the TMY 6500 Lumen Projector for $80. It was most likely well below 1000 ANSI Lumens. These might work well for indoor viewing throwing the image less than 5 feet of distance in complete darkness (and no image in daylight) but not for the outdoor setup I have (details below).
After that I looked for the highest Lumen/Lux Projectors for about $200. I purchased the Yaber Pro V7 9500 L (L=Lumens not ANSI Lumens) for $200 ($299 with $100 coupon) and the Jifar 5G WiFi Bluetooth Projector with 450" Display,9500 Lumens 4K Projector for $200 ($249 minus $50 coupon). The winner was Jifar.
Pros: The Jifar was far brighter, image was much clearer and crisper, and the built-in speakers were louder and clearer than that of the Yaber Pro V7. I hung them one up after another and you could even see the image during the day with my outdoor blinds down (the image was washed out but other projectors you see nothing during the day especially when hung over 10 feet away.) You will need at least that distance for the image to be in focus. The Jifar had VGA which the Yaber did not which was the nail in the coffin for Yaber.
Cons: I have to admit that the Yaber Pro V7 had better packaging, higher quality plastic shell, and nicer storage bag/backpack. The Jifar plastic shell seemed to be not as smooth, almost as if 3D printed. I really thought the Yaber was going to be a better projector based on the outside. I was proven wrong.
On the Jifar I could only see 3 of the 4 mounting holes and thought I had a defective product. I contacted the manufacturer and they quickly sent me an image of where the 4th hole was which I had mistaken for a screw hole. I contacted the manufacture several times and was impressed with how quickly they responded. A special shout out to Grace Yang and Linda who helped me with my questions and even sent helpful guidance photos.
About my set-up. I have a Da-Lite drop-down screen that has an 8' diagonal viewing area. The Jifar projector is ceiling mounted 10' 6" away from the screen at a height of 8'8". At this distance the image was too large for the screen but the projector has a zoom down image feature and fit perfectly on the screen with a setting at 90%.
Our seating is directly under the projector. The speakers are loud when they are directly above you. I could hear my son watching cartoons though the Jifar via a fire stick from my office which is about 20 feet away. During movie nights we run the audio via Bluetooth to a Samsung sound bar and subwoofer. It did take me awhile to figure out how to connect it to Bluetooth as I have multiple Bluetooth audio devices and I believe they were competing for the signal. I turned off the Bluetooth setting on all devices except for the sound bar and it then connected automatically.
I am glad I took a chance on ordering these different projectors and am glad that I did not disqualify the Jifar solely based on their outer plastic shell. Apparently, they focused on investing in what is on the inside vs a nicer exterior. Goes to show you can't judge a book by its cover. I highly recommend the Jifar projector giving them 5 stars for them providing the most bang for the buck.

Pictures show some of the most visually stunning movies/episodes I could find on Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Disney to show the color and quality that this projector puts out. It also shows my set up.

Delivered on time and practical manual allowed us to set it up for an outdoor movie night which was perfect. Easy to connect sound and adjust to our needs indoor and outdoor.