It's here! - First Impressions and Thoughts

Hi, you can check the netflix test patterns.

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Hi, regarding Amazon prime it may be that you have to update the app via the Aptoide store (this one you can update :wink: ). I had similar issues yesterday (haven’t tried playing anything yet, but after updating I did get regular previews etc.).

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I had a very similar experience but did however remember the Netflix caveat and all works fine. Really enjoying the product so far (work productivity has suffered massively today). Going to test the ps4 via HDMI tonight for some Warzone

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All apps (except Netflix and mxpro) have been updated in the aptoide store. Have also force stopped the app and deleted the cache, but nothing seemed to help. Only then did I notice that the recommended amazon primevideo app in the aptoide store wasn’t installed. Tried it as a last resort (before a new factory reset) and this app works fine.

So now I have two amazon primevideo apps on my home screen. :slight_smile:

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Haha, that’s a strange glitch indeed! For me it was just about updating the Prime video app. Glad you got yours working as well, albeit with a confusing icon duplication.

Got my unit today! (Backerid 14xxx, transport batch: Betty, country of residence: Sweden).
Everything seem to work, the picture is better than expected, albeit a bit “washed-out”. Maybe I can tune this later. Found the S-Youtube app difficult to understand, it starts by asking you to pick a launcher(!). Then it has a number of different ways to let you connect to your account, but none of them seem easy to get to work. I also tried to change language to swedish, but that didn’t work. Netflix works as expected. Next I will try to connect external sources such as a PC.

Overall I am very happy with the purchase. Thanks Philips/Screeneo!

Edit: After a second round of testing, I can now confirm that pairing with a BT speaker works very well indeed. I’ve tried three different speakers and all work well without a noticable lag between sound and picture. One of them required that I went into the Android settings to pair it. It didn’t show up in the Philips settings dialogue for some reason. Once that was taken care of, it works very well (it is an Earfün speaker). I also tested showing a video stored on a USB stick. Worked as it should, however the MX-player seem to have its own volume control controlled by the up and down arrows - in addition to the Android volume controlled by the dedicated buttons on the remote. Confusing!

I also tried connecting my laptop using the supplied USB-C cable to display it’s screen. Worked flawlessly. Even more impressed today. (And I’ve tried a number of portable and stationary projectors before this one).

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Hello

Does the projector not arrive with the latest firmware installed already?

There were updated released post last batch was shipped.You can check the latest version number in the News section on the top right of this forum.

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You’ll love PS4 on it. I nearly couldn’t get mine back from my son! :joy:

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Cool I missed that update, cheers

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Damn! 1st projector ever for me. ID 13xxx/Betty in Finland. It works perfectly. Got it 5h ago. Smooth setup, easy to use, crisp image, sound from PPM enough for me. BT connection without delay, Netflix, Nintendo Switch, HBO via chromecast etc all work well. Airplay, miracast, 4 corner correction… Absolutely beautiful as promised. I have been visiting this site ~ 5xday since contributing and finally got it. You guys have done amazing job in a very difficult and abnormal period. Only one request, please get Sonos connection soon. Love it!

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First impression is really good. Normal mode with connected power is bright enough a cloudy day (which we had when I started it up) - and fan is not so loud (after updating to latest firmware).

I also succeeded installing Com hem play (a Swedish streaming service I have) from apkpure and with set orientation app it works, even though it complains about it must be connected to Google play first. But I just pressed ok and the app started and I could watch some movies.

I guess I will be keeping this little gadget . :slightly_smiling_face:

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No it doesn’t, at least mine didn’t.

PPM works great! Tested Netflix, Videoland, DS PLayer…All Okay.

Still missing some codecs for MX player I think and now trying to get the KPN ITV app working.

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Not too clear is it?

I received my PPM today and I love it! It’s small and quiet and very bright – exactly what I was hoping for. I’m also very happy with the UX; The menus are clear and easy to use. Feels awesome to be able to turn my bedroom into a cozy cinema. Well done everyone @ Philips!

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I got mine last week and my first impressions are quite good. Autofocus works good, picture is good, in a dim-lit room even with eco-mode. The user interface takes a little getting used to, but will work. Still a bit disppointed about Chromecast not really being chomecast but miracast, especially because of 4-corner-correction not working with an external HDMI-source. Also disappointing is that apps like KPN iTV and NPO Start (both Dutch mainstream TV apps) aren’t working because Google Play services isn’t available. It should be and I hope Philips can still change that in the future. If others can do it…

What I miss is an option to trigger focus (or manually focus in/out), which sometimes is just a little off but corrects satisfactory after picking up the PPM and tilting it forward (kind of an ugly solution). It would be nice if there was an RC-button-action for that.

Overall, quite happy.

Edit: Just read that alexh got KPN working (“by side loading Google Account Manager, Google Services Framework and Google Play Services.”), so I’ll try that tonight.

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If I understand your request correctly, you can trigger autofocus with the remote control pressing the button between volume up and down. And after pressing that button, you can also manually adjust the focus if necessary.

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Autofocus manual adjustment ?

Is that a question? Not sure what answer you are looking for, but yes, you can adjust the focus after triggering autofocus.

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