#ANDROID TV NEBULA PROJECTOR MANUAL#
#ANDROID TV NEBULA PROJECTOR UPGRADE#
#ANDROID TV NEBULA PROJECTOR PORTABLE#
#ANDROID TV NEBULA PROJECTOR ANDROID#

This is definitely a welcome improvement, as it was sometimes hard to watch movies on the original model, even when in a completely dark room. While the resolution is still roughly the same, the brightness has been increased from 100 ANSI Lumens to 200.

#ANDROID TV NEBULA PROJECTOR UPGRADE#

The projector is the most important upgrade in the Capsule II. If they die, there’s probably a better chance that you have spare AAAs somewhere than cell batteries. The Capsule II auto-focuses, but if you accidentally bump the projector or shift it a few inches, the auto-focus mechanism sometimes doesn’t kick in.įinally, the remote on the Capsule II uses regular AAA batteries, instead of the cell batteries in the original Capsule’s remote.

#ANDROID TV NEBULA PROJECTOR MANUAL#

This is a nice touch, but if you neglect to look at the manual (let’s be honest, that’s probably most of you), you might not realize that you can force the projector to adjust focus by holding the HDMI button down for a few seconds.

#ANDROID TV NEBULA PROJECTOR ANDROID#

Now that there’s no need to use janky phone apps, Anker has replaced the mouse button at the top-right with a toggle for switching between the HDMI input and the internal Android TV system. Voice commands generally worked very well, and Assistant is just as great on Android TV as it is on smartphones and speakers. I know what you’re thinking: “Oh my god, is this guy really going to spend three paragraphs talking about a stupid remote?” The answer is yes, but only because there are a few cool features worth pointing out.įirst, there’s a button for Google Assistant, with a microphone at the top of the remote for listening. As with the previous Capsule, you can easily stick the projector on top of a tripod, which can come in handy. The original Capsule didn’t have a Type-A port, either - connecting a Chromecast required using an OTG adapter, which blocked the projector from charging at the same time.įinally, the bottom of the unit has a rubber base with a tripod screw in the center.

I’m happy to see Anker ditched microUSB, so now I can use my laptop charger to power up the projector. Near the bottom is an impressive array of ports, including a USB Type-C connector for charging, an HDMI input, a full-size USB Type-A port for external drives (or powering HDMI dongles), and a headphone jack. Like some of Anker’s previous projectors, the Capsule II also doubles as a Bluetooth speaker. The back of the projector has two more controls - a power button, and a toggle for Bluetooth mode. The buttons are capacitive touch, instead of the clicky controls on the original Capsule, but at least they light up. 100 ANSI Lumens) makes up for it.Īn array of controls can be found on the top of the Capsule, so in case you lose your remote, you can still navigate through apps without any problems.

#ANDROID TV NEBULA PROJECTOR PORTABLE#

This does make the Capsule II marginally less portable than the original, but the brighter projection lamp (200 vs. It has the same cylindrical appearance, but with a larger and heavier frame. While the Android TV-based software is the Capsule II’s main attraction, the hardware and design are also improved from the original model. For that reason alone, the Capsule II is the new portable projector to beat, but it has a few more nice features - as well as a few drawbacks.

No more struggling with a remote to navigate Android apps intended for phones - you get a real TV interface with real TV apps. While the hardware and build quality were excellent on all of them, the heavily-modified Android software always left a lot to be desired.Īnker’s newest model, the Nebula Capsule II, is significant because it’s the first portable projector to run full-blown Android TV. Since then, it has made a sequel to the Mars, and a smaller Nebula Capsule the size of a soda can. Anker has been producing portable projectors since 2017, when it released the first Nebula Mars.

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