Wanbo DaVinci 1 Pro projector test

Our test subject does not stand out so much with its brightness, since with 600 ANSI lumens lasts, which is otherwise a very good value, but its predecessor model 900 ANSI lumens you can have it as your own. Fortunately, it is automatic functions they did not lag behind the successor either, as the DaVinci 1 Pro can show very serious knowledge. Capable of automatically aligning the screen to the canvas, focusing and keystone correction, but these are not earth-shattering features, since most models already know all of them, and in the absence of them, I don't think it's worth investing in a projector anyway. A much more interesting feature is a avoidance, which our editors always accept with reservations, since based on our experience, this technology does not work perfectly for now, in fact, in many cases, not at all.

The Wanbo Davinci 1 Pro is one in a boring, white, minimalist box arrived, even though I recently praised the manufacturer, precisely the Dali 1 projector test during, since it came in a cute package covered with an astronaut pattern. Fortunately, the design of our test subject is much more interesting than this, although it is not overthought either, as you can see in the next gallery. Both sides of the projector covered with many small X-shaped cuts, so

from afar, it looks like an overdrawn lottery ticket,

but on closer inspection it is clear that the air goes in through these small holes. The projector it weighs almost 3 kilograms and 222x196x175 millimeters in size, so it is neither small nor large, and the use of materials is not bad, overall I feel it is quite solid, but in some places you can find a plastic element that is weaker than average, despite the fact that the whole thing has a metal effect. An example of this is the cover of its back, where the ports are located in addition to the power button:

• 2 pieces USB-A port
• 1 pieces HDMI jack
• 1 pieces Jack port, i.e. headphone output
• 1 pieces DC connector for charging

You will find a small one at the bottom of the projector fold-out leg, with which the angle of inclination can be adjusted up to a maximum of 7 °, on the other hand, if you want to project it upside down from the ceiling, then the four pieces, standard mounting thread to find it, you have to remove the small silicone soles, which were not weakly stuck there, so I wish you a lot of fun with it. Apart from the projector, you won't find much in the box, but you don't need more than one power cable and a remote control, which he proudly winks at, among others, a Netflix button too. Let's see if the Wanbo DaVinci 1 Pro is a worthy choice for home cinema!

Wanbo Davinci 1 Pro under the hood With 2 GB DDR3 RAM and With 8 GB storage has, the latter for some reason is only half as much as its predecessor, but it is from software Google TV based on Android 11 received, so it's no surprise that Google Assistant works. You can access many applications from the Google Play Store and the Chromecast is not far from the projector either

there is voice control, which really makes life much more comfortable, especially if the projector cannot recognize the keyboard plugged into it via USB.

I was a little afraid that one of the automatic functions might not be the real thing, but I didn't expect that. There can be no problem with the connector itself, since he recognized the peripheral, but he kept thinking about it for so long that in the end I preferred to let it go, although it wasn't fun typing in passwords for WiFi, Gmail, Netflix, and more with your little remote.

Back to applications: indeed you can download a lot of games to the projector, but you won't be able to control a car game with a real remote control, in fact, it's already a Crossy Road it wasn't comfortable with a platform game called

unfortunately I did not find out why the chicken crossed the road.

If you want to play games on the projector, but you don't have a console, it's a good idea to get at least one controller. If you have a console, you can stay with the HDMI connector and the good news is that the projector supports 1080p It also supports 4K signal resolution, but native 4K is obviously not an available option in this price range. If you are strengthening the camp of those with PCs, it is worth switching on the projector game mode, because this way you can eliminate most of the delay and your favorite games can run with an average response time.

If you mostly just want to watch movies, you will find some options in the settings that will be useful to you. These are mainly with the sound, the color temperature of the picture and the mode related, but the projector sets everything automatically for the most part. I was not completely satisfied with the automatic focus, I could always improve it a little bit manually, but that's usually how it goes. In the absence of a projection screen, the alignment of the screen to the screen was also not perfect, because it always tilted the picture a little more than my eyes would have liked. In contrast to these

the keystone correction worked perfectly, as well as the object avoidance, which I was able to trigger with a half-hanging decorative pillow.

DaVinci 1 Pro has a contrast ratio of 2500:1, and this shows the difference between the lightest and darkest pixels. By definition the higher this value, the more the colors are separated. With the Wanbo Dali 1 projector, this value was much lower, 1500:1, and I didn't feel the dark colors were deep enough there, but in the case of our current test subject, I can't have a bad word to say about it.

As I mentioned earlier, there are many applications available from the Google Play Store, so I was one of the first to download the DRM Info, which confirmed that Widevine is indeed L1. This comes in handy for streaming subscribers, since so you can watch your favorites in the best possible quality, that's why I was happy to give the sarcastic, but a little dead inside, another chance Wednesday Addams, who is investigating a series of murders.

In addition to Netflix, YouTube, Disney+, Prime Video, Apple TV, Max and YouTube Music are also pre-installed, so there is plenty to choose from.

The Wanbo DaVinci 1 Pro can project a maximum 180 inch diagonal image, which is slightly more than 4,5 meters, on the other hand 5 meters distance should be between the lens and the projection surface. This is a great option for a home with a large living room, but I usually have half as many places to try this, so about from a distance of 2,5 meters managed roughly 90 inches, ie project an image with a diameter of almost 230 centimeters, which I think so more than enough for home cinema or gambling. If required, projector lenses to negative zoom are also able to, which means that you can manually reduce the image size by 50%. If you leave the projector alone, it will start projecting more and more beautiful photos.

About the wireless connection Bluetooth 5.0 and 2.4 or 5 Ghz WiFi, so nothing will stand in your way if you want to project your phone screen onto the projector. This is an option with both Android and Apple devices, I was able to try the latter. For this, the Google Play Store is "AirScreen - AirPlay & Cast" you need to search for an application named Mirroring itself wasn't much fun anymore, since with Instagram videos, the projected image was delayed, and when viewing images, it simply froze, although I don't wonder about that, since I have almost 10 pictures on my phone. In terms of data storage devices, the projector supports many formats: JPG, PNG, BMP, AVI, MKV, MOV, MP4, WAV and more, but you can find the complete list in the user manual.

About the sound two 8-watt speakers each takes care of it, so the total power of 16 watts is quite serious in this price category. My small living room was easily filled with the sound of the projector, in fact, more or less At 50-60 percent volume I used it, but for those who even this is not enough, there is the 3,5 millimeter jack plug.

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