A FEW MONTHS IN: This projector felt pretty nice out of the box. Couldnt handle a converted HDMI signal from my original Xbox unfortunately. But everything else I connected to it worked well. A few months in the left side of the screen is showing significant darkening to the point that its ruins the experience completely. Clean my screen and filters regularly so not really sure whats happening there. Dont feel like it should be a bull burnout this early on but Im not sure about the quality of the product so its a possibility. If the quality could have been maintained I would say definitely a great purchase for the price but this definitely is disappointing.

The projector displays a crisp and bright picture. In my usage I preferred a wired connection, either with the iphone cable or hdmi to my laptop. Note that when using the screen mirror function there would always be a buffer. That is why wired is the way to go. The remote is responsive to the menu functionality. Overall pretty satisfied with the picture, ease of use, and number of ports. The built in speaker is decent but an external speaker is a must to enjoy your movie time!

I have purchased 2 different ones so far and this one I absolutely love. Definitely worth the money!

10/10 great projector. Quality picture, good sound. It has Bluetooth so I connected a speaker and it’s working perfectly. I showed a picture of it during the day with the blinds open & closed and how it looks at night!

I really liked how easy this was to setup and how great it looked inside. Unfortunately, I am looking for a projector to use outside, which this is less then ideal for. The speakers are also not the best, which is why between the two factors I gave this 3 stars. However, pairing Bluetooth was insanely easy and made it sound way better. If you have Bluetooth speakers and want an indoor projector, this is great for its price. If you are looking for outdoors, maybe try one with a higher lumens count.

I got this NexiGo PJ20 projector for our church to replace an older Epson that we have been using for a while. The unit arrived on time and was packaged well. One of the rubber feet on the bottom of the projector had come off and somehow attached itself to the front of the user manual, but that was easily resolved. Its a sleek unit, pleasing to the eye. The front has a large circular lens with a pop-off lens cap. The top front edge of the projector has embedded function buttons, designed to be operated from behind. The rear of the projector has two HDMI ports, two USB-A ports and one A/V port for inputs, and a 3.5mm output port. Theres also a combination power switch and keystone adjustment knob. Included with the projector was a remote (requiring two AAA batteries), a power cable, an A/V cable, a user manual and a cleaning kit. Amazon did not mention a projector case with the NexiGo, but I was still disappointed that one was not included. I have purchased several projectors in the past and they all came with carrying cases. However, Amazon has many offered by other vendors that I can select from. Now to its performance. It is bright, even at its default setting. Brighter than the Epson. The overall picture clarity is good as well. Setting it up -- I connected an HDMI cable from my laptop to the HDMI1 input on the projector, because that would give me an apples-to-apples comparison to how we currently use the Epson. I did have to fiddle with the Windows 11 system settings at first, because although the projector displayed the PC image, Windows could not detect the NexiGo as a second monitor. I changed the desktop display settings from duplicate to extended to run my third-party presentation software (which I also had to reconfigure), enabling the NexiGo to function as a separate display. Still, Windows could not detect the NexiGo as a display. Perhaps the projector isnt recognizable as a display in Windows. Not a show-stopper for me. The included remote was a helpful plus. I used it straight out of the box to turn on the projector and to configure settings. I give it mixed reviews. Its simple enough to navigate through the on-screen menus, but at times I needed to be careful how I touch the buttons (example, short press vs. long press for the menu). Using the focusing function was a bit tricky. When I want to focus, a generic focus screen appears in place of the image I am actually trying to focus, which I dont like. To me thats extra overhead--but it does work. Finally, I wanted to see how the NexiGo connects wirelessly. I didnt get very far connecting to a network. It appears that this projector can connect only to discoverable networks that display on-screen. I wanted to connect to a hidden network, but found no provision for that, which was surprising. There was an IP icon that brings up a screen listing different protocols, but on that screen I was limited to selecting an icon showing a broken chain--which did absolutely nothing! (By the way, our wireless router was in an adjacent room, fully operational with no solid wall between it and the projector. My laptop and cellphone were not far from the projector, and they both had solid wi-fi connectivity, so I could conclude that a weak signal from the network was not the issue.) So I was happy to see that the NexiGo supports Window Cast. Of all the screen casting options this projector provides, the Window Cast seems to be the only one not requiring a standard network connection to function. So I selected this option from the on-screen menu, then set my laptop to search for the projector. Bingo! With one click I was connected. With my PC about ten feet from the projector, the picture quality was decreased slightly but not terribly. As I streamed some online videos, I noticed a one-half- to one-second delay between the video and the audio, which I found noticeable perhaps because I was looking for it. Sadly, before long, an intermittent connection issue occurred in which the transmission would become choppy. Attempting to resolve this, I moved the computer around to various distances from the projector, eventually placing it directly next to it. Didnt resolve the issue. I had kept the computer plugged in to AC all that time to maintain its power and keep the casting level constant. I did not do a firmware upgrade before testing the NexiGo. The manual recommended against it, saying that all new models are shipped with the most current firmware and there was no need to upgrade it out of the box. Perhaps I should have upgraded anyway? Would it have made a difference? All in all, I like the projector and plan to use it in place of the Epson in the future, but mainly for wired HDMI connectivity. There are a lot of features I did not test which may come in handy down the line. For its low price, this NexiGo is a pretty decent projector.

I must say that this projector is one of the worst products I have ever purchased, and its not worth the price. There are much better quality projectors available for less than $80, and I recommend you avoid this one altogether. The interface is not user-friendly, making it impossible to adjust the focus on your first use, which makes the initial experience a complete nightmare. However, even after managing to adjust the focus, the picture quality is horrendous, and its not 4K as advertised. The image is blurry, and the colors are dull, making it impossible to enjoy any movie or presentation. In conclusion, I would recommend that you steer clear of this projector and opt for a more affordable and decent alternative. This device is not worth the frustration, and you will only end up wasting your money. Save yourself the trouble and find a better quality product within your budget.

The projector was good. The manual helped us how to install. Good quality to show movies. the only thing was the product box was ripped and damage as if someone tried to open it. It caught us off guard. We expected a brand new box, not a damaged box. Overall nice projector.

Update (12/1/2022): Issue below turned out to be a short-term hiccup. Its back to its normal operation, which is to say good, if not bright, picture, and very loud fan. Again, for the money, its reasonable, as long as you know what youre getting. Update (11/16/2022): Turned it on today to find some pretty obvious vertical lines running across the entire screen. No idea why, and Ive let it run for a bit to see if maybe this was a product of the room getting colder, but lines are still there. Unfortunately, its outside the return window, so I guess Ill have to live with it until Im ready to replace with something better. As I noted originally, its cheap, so I knew going in that I was taking a chance. Given what I know now, I would not purchase again. If you want a projector for something where noise and reliability arent a big deal, I guess this might suit your needs, but I think most folks should consider saving up longer and buying something with better quality. Original review: Its a $200-ish projector. As long as your expectations are in keeping with that price, you probably wont be disappointed. I was able to get a pretty good picture with my pull-up projector screen, and gaming, even FPS, is responsive enough to not ruin the game. Speaker is not loud enough to be sufficient, particularly with the fan noise, so plan on some sort of external speaker or headphones. Biggest downside of this projector for me is that it uses a hinged fresnel lens to handle keystone adjustment, and the more adjustment you use, the more difficult it becomes to keep the entire screen in focus (at more extreme keystone adjustments, the top or bottom of the screen tends to go out of focus). In the end, I settled for leaving some slight keystoning in the image, in favor of better focus. Again, given the price, I dont really expect better, but if you want a perfect picture, youre going to need to look at something in a higher price range. Pros: - Nice picture (again, for the price) - Bright enough for my needs (dark room / basement) - Cheap Cons: - Difficult to focus, and nearly impossible to get all areas of the screen focused, particularly if youre using the keystone adjustment - LOUD! - Gets washed out quickly by just about any ambient light - Remote is very basic, and on-screen menus are usable, but not great

My family doesn’t watch TV, ever. But we do like to watch streaming shows during meals. Three people staring at a tablet can get old real fast. I didn’t want to hang a display in the dining room so I decided to give a projector a try. Having used several NexiGo products in the past, particularly cameras, I decided to give their budget projector, the PJ20, a try. It had a great deal for Black Friday which made it too good to pass up. This review does not touch on all of the capability of the PJ20, but it does cover my use case in detail. Unboxing the projector and getting the initial setup done is a piece of cake. I found a space at the end of the table facing a blank wall, setup both WiFi and Bluetooth, and got the keystone and focus set. First thing I found was that the image was tilted to the side. I was worried that the projector was wonked but when I pulled out a bubble level I found that the table itself had a slight tilt. Taking that slight tile and blowing it up to a 6’ across screen really exaggerates the effect. Fortunately, this could be solved with a notepad under one corner. Having a built in level and adjustable feet would have made this a bit easier (especially for people who use the projector on the road), but you can’t really expect that at this price point. Next thing I noticed was how the focus and keystone correction interact. This projector uses an optical keystone correction instead of a digital one. This has advantages and disadvantages. The advantage of optical keystone is that you don’t end up with jagged effects from pixels being stretched or compressed by the keystone correction. The disadvantage you get is that the focus is not quite consistent when correcting the keystone. Depending on how much correction is applied, it becomes impossible to have both the center and outside corners in focus at the same time. This is not something you are likely to notice with video content (as long as you focus the center of the screen), but if you are showing computer content such as text it may be noticeable. Easiest solution here was to get the projector up higher. For some quick testing, a 20” stool (on the table) was good enough and put the image high enough to be comfortable for viewing while seated. When the image is straight on you can get good focus for both the center and the sides. Speaking of focus, any time you push the focus buttons on the remote, a test pattern is displayed that helps to make the adjustments. It goes back to your regular content a couple of seconds after you stop pushing the buttons. Now that it is ready to go, time to try out some media. First attempt as having the trusty tablet feed video to the projector using a USB-C to HDMI hub that I travel with. I’ve used it with my phone many times to throw content (including movies) onto TVs at hotels. I plugged it in, switching input to HDMI 1, and there was my tablet’s screen on the wall. Looked great until I started playing a movie with Netflix and everything went black. Welcome to the wonderful world of DRM (Digital Rights Management). There are warning on the product page about major streaming services not working with wireless display on the projector. Unfortunately, even a wired display has the same issue when being fed from an Android tablet. Services that don’t impose DRM, such as YouTube, displayed fine but if you have paid services, it is likely they won’t work. Time for plan B. I took an old Chromecast (second generation), grabbed a short USB cable, and plugged it into the projector. The Chromecast is plugged into the HDMI input and one of the projector’s USB ports is providing power. Turned it on, and after a minute for the Chromecast to boot up its home screen appeared on the wall. So, next, fire up the tablet again, back into Netflix, and this time tell it to cast to the Chromecast. Success! The movie was playing on the wall big as life. And by big as life, I mean an image that was 68” across (diagonal) at 92” distance from the projector face. Let’s talk about image quality. Unfortunately, I can’t give an accurate description here due to two factors that impeded my test. First, it was daytime and there was a huge amount of ambient light. The image was still watchable, but it was very low contrast. I’m pretty sure that in the evening it will be fine in that regard. Next up was the color. Unfortunately, again, I don’t have the right setup. I haven’t picked up a screen yet and was throwing the image at a wall which is a bit of a yellowish beige color. Despite both of these encumbrances, the image was still sharp and any text on screen was easy to read. For general media consumption, I’ve never seen the need for anything more than 1080p, which this projector handles just fine. Next is sound. The built-in speaker is loud. Loud enough that it caught me off guard when the movie started and I had the volume cranked as I was expecting the same tin can speakers that most computer monitors have. I had to dial the volume back to about 30% to be comfortable. You could fill a large meeting room with the sound from the built-in speaker. The fidelity isn’t as good as you get with a separate sound system though, so this was the next area I tried out. I have a Sony portable speaker that works with either Bluetooth or wired. Tried it out with Bluetooth first. It was easy to detect and setup but the sound was out of sync with the video. Yes, I’m on 5Ghz WiFi. This is a known issue with this particular speaker and I had the same issue when using it with a tablet, so no real surprise here. Pulled out an audio cable and hooked it up to the projector that way. Sound switched from the internal speaker to the Sony as soon as the cable was plugged in and it sounded great. With that we have a working streaming video setup. I do have a few improvements planned but I need to order (or wait for deliveries) on them. First off, of course, I need a proper screen. An off-white wall just doesn’t work right. That is on me and would affect any projector. Next up, the media source. Another Black Friday deal I ran across is a new Chromecast with Google TV. It won’t be here for another week but once it is I’ll be able to stream Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, and Plex (the four sources I use for most of my content) without having to use a phone or tablet. I should be able to hook it up the same way as the current Chromecast. Last thing I’m planning to get is an adjustable projector stand so I can get the ideal height without having to worry about keystone adjustment. Of course, no product is perfect, especially at this price point. There are a few things that could be better but I won’t hold it against the PJ20 based on the price point it operates at. The biggest issue is the fan. It is loud, really loud. If you are watching a quiet show, it will be very noticeable. The case for a projector like this is mostly hollow. It wouldn’t be too hard to put a couple more fans in that run at lower speed so that one fan doesn’t have to work so hard. The fans could also be set to adjust speed based on temperature so that they don’t have to run full speed all the time. This is an improvement that wouldn’t need to add much cost to the unit. Something else that would be handy, but again isn’t expected at this price point, is a leveling system. Put a small bubble level in the top of the projector and make the feet adjustable. If someone is using the projector for a demo on the road, and the setup is ideal, being able to adjust without eyeballing and sliding stacks of paper under the feet would be much more professional. Last thing is integration with streaming. Again, probably too big of ask at this price point but still worth considering. Ideally would be to build streaming right into the projector, but I don’t see that happening except on models costing twice as much. One compromise would be to add two features. First, allow one of the USB ports to remain powered when the projector power is switched off. This would allow a streaming stick (such as a Chromecast) to stay active instead of having to boot up from cold every time the projector is turned on. The next thing, would requires the powered USB to work, is to support CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) for the HDMI ports. When my Chromecast is hooked up to a TV I can shout at the nearest Google smart device, “OK Google, turn on the kitchen TV”. The Chromecast will then tell the TV to turn on and it will be ready for use without me having to hunt down a remote. It would be great to be able to turn a projector on the same way. There you have it. For an entry-level projector you can’t ask for much more. As long as you don’t set your expectations above the price point you will be very happy with the NexiGo PJ20.