A vivid expression of colors in a portable projector that is smart offering Google TV OS.
According to Presdence Research's September 2024 report, the portable projection market is hot right now, with the category posting some impressive numbers in 2023 and 2024, and remarkable growth is expected over the next ten years. Globally, the portable projector market was valued at 1.74 billion dollars in 2023 and is expected to grow to 1.86 billion in 2024. Even more impressive is the portable projector market, estimated to almost double its size over the next ten years to 3.6 billion dollars. Closer to home, North America has the highest market share in the category, making up 34% of portable projector sales, with an estimated 590 million units sold in 2023.
The rising demand for portable, easy-to-use products is boosting the demand for portable projectors. In addition, an increasing demand evidenced by the younger population's attraction to portable projectors for gaming and entertainment is a significant reason for the category's growth. Combining this with the category's advancements in key electronic devices and leading technology player's heavy investments in portable and cost-efficient products gives us a good idea of what contributes to the rising global demand for these products.
Projectors with fully integrated Google TV OS offer a more seamless and convenient streaming experience than portable projectors without it. In 2024, surprisingly, few portable projectors offer an integrated Android or Google TV OS experience, and almost none offer a certified Netflix application.
The Formovie Xming Page One is fully integrated with Google TV, providing access to a vast library of over 10,000 streaming applications, including more streaming media, productivity, and even gaming apps than any other projector OS platform.
Features like voice control make navigation of the projector's menus and applications easy with personalized recommendations based on the user viewing habits across your most commonly used applications. Offering a fully integrated Google TV OS experience eliminates the need for additional streaming devices, simplifying setup and providing a more streamlined user experience.
Projectors built on Google TV benefit from regular software updates, ensuring you have access to the latest features and security enhancements. What this means is your projector works better and offers you a more secure online experience, providing more peace of mind about the safety and privacy of your information.
The Google TV interface is optimized for the big screen, delivering a smooth and responsive experience. As Google TV continues to evolve, you may also benefit from future integrations with other smart home devices and services.
While portable projectors without Google TV can sometimes be slightly more affordable and offer features like built-in batteries, they often require third-party app markets and software workarounds. Frequently, even if a third-party app market provides a specific application you want, like Netflix, you won’t know if it will work until you take the time to download and run it. And even if it installs and runs, it can have limited features and performance, like low-resolution streaming or lack of HDR compatibility. Third-party app markets and application sideloading often come with complications and less-than-desirable results.
Ultimately, the best choice depends on your priorities. If a seamless streaming experience, ease of use, and access to a wide range of compatible apps are priorities, a projector like the Formovie Xming Page One with a fully integrated Google TV OS is an excellent option.
One of the biggest advantages of the Formovie Xming Page One is an excellent plug-and-play experience when setting up the projector. The Xming Page One offers a range of auto setup modes, including the AUTO KEYSTONE CORRECTION feature, perfectly aligning the projected image in 6 seconds or less, regardless of the projector's placement. In addition, the AUTO FOCUS feature delivers sharp visuals instantly. The Xming Page One even uses an advanced AI algorithm that identifies and avoids obstacles in the room, providing the perfect image tailored to your space for an uninterrupted viewing experience.
The Xming Page One can offer these simple-to-use yet powerful features because the company has integrated a range of highly sensitive screen sensors that can constantly monitor the displayed image in real time, correcting for bumps either moderately or significantly changing the projector position in relation to the screen.
Formovie continues the company's history of collaboration with Boston Acoustics on Xming Page One’s built-in sound system. The projector features a 5-watt x2 stereo sound system that produces dynamic audio that surprisingly seems to defy the projector's small form factor. The projector's stereo speakers deliver a sound that can get very loud with minimal added distortion, providing a surprisingly cinematic audio experience that complements the projected image. This Boston Acoustics audio system produces effective mid-bass, clear dialogue, and detailed highs. Whether you're watching a movie, playing a game, or streaming your favorite show, the Boston Acoustics sound system ensures an audio experience that matches the quality of the picture.
Another advantage offered by Formovie in the Xming line of projectors is the inclusion of the latest hardware with this portable projector offering advanced specifications like HDMI 2.1, providing users full compatibility with modern gaming consoles and computers, allowing the projector to accept up to a 4K 60 Hz signal and display it at Full HD. Even though Page One is not a 4K UHD projector, typically, you can see a difference in the smoothness of the onscreen gameplay when running at a higher refresh rate signal into the projector.
Formovie has also provided a modern Bluetooth 5.0 connection that allows the Page One to function as an external Bluetooth speaker so you can play music from any compatible device, like a phone or tablet. The Bluetooth feature also connects the projector to an external Bluetooth audio device like headphones, receivers, or speakers. The Bluetooth 5.0 specification means you have the best chance of eliminating any delay or distortion that can occur when connecting via older Bluetooth standards. The Xming Page One also features a dual-band WiFi connection, providing 2.4 and 5 GHz connectivity.
Formovie sells two projectors on the Xming line, Page One and Episode One. Check out the detailed comparison in the chart below for more specifics.
