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

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

"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)

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Interesting little device. I personally wouldn't have a use for it but I know people who would, not owning a TV set because they don't want the kids to access TV content without close supervision. So this is a way to control when your kids can watch TV. You lock it away when time's up or when you're not around. They don't see it, so they're not tempted as much.

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.

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.

As mikes brother I can confirm the quality on this setup is incredible. We watch the Phillies games on it

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.

I could see this device being popular amongst the tiny house community. Great review.

Good video. I disagree that you don’t have space for a TV though. If you’ve got walls, you’ve got room for a TV. In fact, you have to have some amount of floor space to place the projector that you don’t need with a TV. That said, I still think you did a good job of showing us the product. I have the larger Nebula projector and I wasn’t expecting it to be as good as it is, so I would now consider a portable for travelling.

Thanks for the information. Didn't know they had compacted the projectors like that. Excellent presentation.

I have the last gen of these. We use it for camping and for the occasional backyard movie/football game. We just plug a roku stick in it so we have all our apps. Love having it.