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The vast majority of my reviews are for cell phones, although I also test headphones, vacuum cleaners, speakers, or watches. However, I rarely get to try a projector that stretches the idea of screen size to a much different level than what we have on phones and TVs.
A few weeks ago, I replaced my TV with a Samsung product which, without being cheap, offers quality and versatility that I did not expect. It’s him Samsung The FreeStylea projector to use, literally, wherever you want.
unique design
The first thing that strikes with this projector is its design, in the shape of a cylinder with a flat circular support. It’s so that we can orient it in a simple way, both towards a wall and towards the ceilingalthough in my case I did not use it that way because the lamps would have interfered.
The projection area includes the lens and some sensors that serve to focus and orient the projection. In addition, it has physical buttons in case we do not have the remote control at hand.
In the body there are two connectors, a micro HDMI in case we want to connect something by cable and a USB C port.
Inside this particular body is a DLP processor made by Texas Instruments capable of projecting at a resolution of 1920 x 1080 px.
Versatility: wall, ceiling…
The best thing about this product is not its quality, which is high, but its versatility. I’ve used the projector in two rooms in my house, in both cases moving it to the side of the room so I didn’t mind leaving it installed permanently.
I mean, I could have put it on the table in the living room, but leaving it there would still have been a problem.
Thanks to auto-calibration, the fact that the projector is in a slightly tilted place is not a problem, and the same goes for autofocus.
Difference between projection area and screen tilt calibration
That said, on occasion I preferred to use it manually, both for focusing and framing.
The maximum projection size was 100″, a considerable size that on occasion I wanted to be larger.
Power supply and batteries
The small weight of this projector, about 800 grams, and the possibility of using it with batteries, allow it to be taken outside the house, being able to use it both on the walls of the same and on supports for it.
Besides, the fact that the wall is a different color is not a problem because The FreeStyle has a color calibration system that makes the projection adapt if the background is not white.
Works? Yes, it’s not the same as seeing it against a neutral background, but Samsung’s system works.
Remote
In terms of functionality, we don’t have many complaints about the remote. Of course, in terms of materials, Samsung should have put a bit more budget here.
The cheap plastic feel that this accessory gives us does not match the excellent construction and materials of the projector.
We have predefined buttons for the major streaming platforms, although as always we would have liked them to be configurable. This is possible to change on a projector with Android TV, but it uses another OS, Tizen.
a fair sound
Being so small, the Samsung The FreeStyle doesn’t sound booming, as expected, but at least it doesn’t rely on external speakers.
And yes, they can be used simply by connecting them via Bluetooth, thanks to the 5.2 protocol that this device has.
The important thing is the image.
As we said, we can project up to 100 inches on a wall, but the maximum resolution will be 1080 points. Don’t expect sharpness anywhere near modern TVs, the vast majority of which are hopefully a quarter of this size.
Like logic, ideally, use the projector with all lights off, since these greatly affect the brightness and contrast, as you can see in the video with which we opened this article. This is because the included lamp can only provide 550 lumens.
In addition to being able to watch series and movies, and use the mobile to project certain applications, Samsung has included a kind of decorative backgrounds to put on the walls when we organize a party at home.
The problem is that these funds will be used when there are people and, normally, it is to have the lights on.
Live
The experience of using the projector is good, and to the system interface (which moves reasonably well) we must add compatibility with Bixby and Alexa assistants. Of course, their response isn’t as quick as when we use them on a speakerphone or on the phone.
We also have compatibility with Tap View, SmartThings or AirPlay 2, to be able to send content from our mobile devices.
Samsung The FreeStyle: a strange but cool projector
The price of this projector is not low: 999 dollars. It would also be a mistake to say it’s expensive because it’s a top-of-the-line projector, not so much because of the image quality but because of the versatility it offers. Always keeping in mind that this is a portable projector, and you have to compare it with this type of projector, not with laser models that cost four times as much.
In addition, we have seen it on sale at around 835 dollars in stores like Amazon.
It is recommended? Yes, as long as you are very clear about what you are going to use it for, and you need that versatility. But if that’s your case, you’re going to enjoy it like a dwarf.
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