How many Watts does a PicoPix Max use?

[Dom]

So with the rise in electricity I’m patting myself on the back thinking an LED projector is way more efficient than say a normal 60" LCD telly? Is this the case with the PicoPix Max as my Mrs is questioning me! lol. Does anyone know exactly how much wattage it uses? I’m also setting up an off-grid solar/wind hybrid kit to off-set some appliances so be good to know!? Thanks

[wernerj]

Less than 30W in normal mode (excluding losses in the AC/DC adapter), I measured this way back in 2020:

PPM Power requirement

Here you go @IvoGrijt! The setup is fairly simple. I used the PPM adapter and the PPM USB-C cable, hooking this into one of my USB-C breakout boards, looping to a second breakout board that goes into the PPM itself. Only ground and CC1+CC2 pins are connected. Then I connected one of my multimeters between VBUS on breakout 1 and breakout 2, measuring the current. The second, less fancy, multimeter just measures the voltage between VBUS and ground. The voltage stays between 15.45V and 15.5V depen…

[Kronzilla]

I think it consumes more. The picopix max one consumes abput 60 w. That os without android software or bluetooth. So i think theax consume a little bit more

[Dom]

Thank you for all the info. I’m guessing it uses more power if running apps installed on the OS like Netflix and Amazon Prime as it sounds louder - the fan seems to work harder. Then when using a boxset plugged in via HDMI it seems to be quiet and cruise along just fine so assume it’s using less power with an HDMI source? Ok, well 60W is acceptable if in full use. Thanks again for the info!