Are Televisions becoming OBSOLETE? - Nebula Capsule 3 Laser (mini projector)

THIS… this little pocket sized cylinder is a home theatre projector with smartTV capabilities, a built in battery AND a bluetooth speaker. So that means you could just set this down and never plug anything in… no need for a speaker, an HDMI, or even a power cable, and you could still watch movies or liveTV in your living room… or on your deck… or while tailgating… or anywhere.

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ADDITIONAL REVIEW NOTES:
The is the Capsule 3 by Anker and it is a pocket size projector that is part of a silent revolution in home media devices. You see, people used to have a TV and a vcr or dvd player, and then people got chromecasts and roku sticks, and then that became built into the tv. Some chose to have a big projector, but no matter what, it was always stationary. Bringing your TV to a party or a presentation was never an option. But now, technology is allowing us to see smaller and smaller projectors that you can literally bring anywhere. And the quality is surprisingly good.

If you think of normal TVs and projectors like desktop computers, this is a laptop.

This is small and mobile, but still gives you a surprisingly good image and it is way quieter. It has a ton of benefits and completely new use cases that we will talk about throughout this video. Of course it is not the first or the only mini projector, but it may very well be one of the best.

Before I get into the specifics, this is a pre production unit that I have been using for the past few weeks, so I want to thank the Anker Nebula team for hooking me up with an early unit and for sponsoring this video. Because of that, this video is really going to be me talking about what this projector is, what it can do, and where you can use it.

DESIGN
This thing is TINY!
Much heavier than it looks which gives it a premium feel
LENS
PORTS
Internal battery for up to 2.5 hours of use
Bluetooth and wifi
Extremely quiet fan - you probably won’t realize there is one in there
¼-20 mounting threads
No need to keystone or focus - that is automatic

I wish it had a flexible stand to adjust the angle
I wish it came with a case. This is clearly meant to be portable

SPEAKER TEST
Surprisingly loud! Far louder than the Nebula Cosmos
Fans are super quiet, so you can really hear the speakers well
This is ideal for a portable projector because you will genuinely want to use this without bringing other speakers

PICTURE
Very bright - easy to watch in a bright room
Appears brighter than the Samsung Freestyle
Auto keystone
Auto focus
Laser instead of LED
1080p
HDR10

INTERFACE
AndroidTV 11
Chromecast capability
Google Assistant

WHERE TO USE IT
Outside on your deck
Small apartment
Second TV for gameday in kitchen
Bedroom
Presentations
Tailgating

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[tomm]

You did a great job convincing me my home tv won't be obsolete any time soon

[albert]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but to get the full 300 lumens, you'll have to settle for a 48" screen. At 70", brightness drops to 120lum and at 100", it's down to 60lum. Used ProjectorCentral's throw calculator on the Capsule 2 to get a feel of the numbers.

For comparison, my Epson EX5200, bought second hand in mint condition for 100$ (so about one EIGHT the price of the C3), pumps 1500lum for a 70" screen, and 600lum for a 100'". And I only really enjoy it in the evenings or low light surroundings.

The Capsule 3 is clearly designed for two things only: convenience and portability. And you really really really need to want those to justify its price. Otherwise I don't see the point.

[ChristopherDrum]

"Thanks to the Anker team for hooking me up with this unit"
(nodding my head in agreement)
"AND for sponsoring this video"
(shaking my head in sadness)

[ITM]

I got the capsule 2 in 2020… it still amazes me the power and quality they fit into such a small device

[evamuhlhause]

There are lots of uses for this but it can't compete with a good high definition tv for me when it comes to home viewing.

[JMM]

Hey Mike, do I need a white screen to display properly? My apartment has curtains on all windows. Thank 🌟🤟☃️🤟

[-NoneOfYourBusiness]

I had several projectors at home for almost 20 years now and I saw the technology going better and better with each I owned. I loved projecting 92 inches or more (Edit: 118 inches was the largest setup I had. I found my old calculation papers) full HD movies on my screen in my Living Room. But there are a couple of things to concider: You need the room to be dark to have a good image/colors quality (so, blackout the windows on day time) and you also need a screen made of reflective material (a bit expensive) to have a good HD image/colors quality. I do not use projectors anymore because of that now that I own big ass expensive HD TVs and don't need to move often like I did in the past. So, maybe small projectors could be a Revolution but not for actually watching movies at home, in my opinion. For everything else maybe (car trips, camping, evening backyard parties, I don't kow) but not for actually watching movies/Series in your Living Room on the long run. But hey, its just me.
EDIT: Theres also another aspect. The bulb on any projectors got a life expectancy (in hours). The image quality goes down and has to be changed eventually. And costs almost the price of another projector (to my experience). Can this Capsule 3 bulb be changed and at what cost ? Trust me you will think about the cost of projecting 8 seasons of Game of Thrones on a old yellow wall with that thing while watching it.

[Brianwns]

Maybe ok for classrooms / meetings... and maybe camping? The problem for home use is you will want the room to be totally dark, and you actually end up taking more room unless you hang it from your ceiling. I like the concept, and if the tech gets small / good enough imagine projecting video from your phone... so there is some interesting potential use case here.

[rticle]

Kinda cool and probably useful but you will always need an unobstructed table the right distance from the wall to set it on. And a fairly dark room with a vacant wall. For home, it's inferior to just having a standard flat screen tv.

[betty]

We haven't had a TV since 1982. That was when I said to the kids "One more fight over that TV and it's going." Got all sort of flack but we've done fine with radio and internet since.

[jngai]

Been looking at upgrading my current projector (no name, 720p upscale to 1080p). But this projector is all about portability, which isn't my main goal (better picture quality). The MSRP price is close to what BenQ has with their projectors, but their projectors around this price range have 10x ANSI Lumens of what Anker offers with their Capsule 3.

[jenpen]

This would be perfect for my small apartment. It’s just too expensive. I have a tiny apartment and i think this wouldwork well to project onto a pull- down screen over the windows, thus darkening the room for viewing, and not have to leave a blank space on the wall. I just need something with a much lower price. The portability and space saving aspects are selling points to me.

[brianmsahin]

Projectors are useful for particular situations. We have a 75" 8k Samsung TV and a projector. The difference in quality is enormous. In fact the difference between a projector and a 4k tv is enormous. The problem with projectors include needing to have a good quality projecting surface and in a bright environment it's useless. The sound from the speaker is not coming from the source of the image unless you attach additional speakers. In no world does a projector come even close to a medium or high end TV. Maybe one day, but not today. That is not a criticism as it has its uses for those who own a TV to give some flexibility, and for $700 it will be great for people on a budget.

[michaels]

I picked up the original anger capsule for $235 dollars. That is such an amazing price point. It's inferior to this but my goodness $800

[robzilla]

There is no where near enough light output or contrast from this thing to be used every day. Nice little thing for what it is.

[a.b.]

Although a good idea the lumens on this are only 300. Unless the room is pretty dark the image will be white washed by ambient light in the room. I looked up the specs on it. 700$ is a steep price tag.

[edelm]

As an Irish person I got way too excited for the Guiness can used as a measurement tool. 😀

[brightpage]

Last year toddler used a metal sippy cup to smash a $4, 000 tV screen. Obviously, we aren’t getting another one until he’s old enough to learn the value of self control.

This product would be so so so tempting for our family, if it didn’t feel like that camera would be spying on us or if we didn’t wonder if that laser could be used as a weapon between our children against each other.

[TimRoot-dotcom]

Hope they made it better than their first capsule. I bought the original, and it had a ton of limitations and basic usability issues. Couldn't run video files through it without using a dongle, couldn't access the internal memory to save video files. Really old version of android tv. Extremely low light performance (similar to other pico projectors of the time). The control buttons on top didn't make sense, causing my kids to accidentally turn off their show.

A battery-powered projector should be good for off-grid applications like camping. Thus, it should have been better at playing basic video files (from flash, internal, or SD card). Their larger Mars projector worked much better.