Max1 projector phone direct from Blackview works out about 350 via revolut

cormie · 26-07-2019 05:57AM

gussieg wrote: »

i got two usbc to 3.5 mm adaptors

Cool, I guess that means you can't use it while charging though

dan786 · 26-07-2019 09:31AM

For anyone ordering from Aliexpress. There will be customs on this.

gussieg · 26-07-2019 09:58AM

thanks for that. mine is in clearance at the moment, how much? and was it dhl that delivered? they seem to always get the customs

dan786 · 26-07-2019 03:39PM

gussieg wrote: »

thanks for that. mine is in clearance at the moment, how much? and was it dhl that delivered? they seem to always get the customs

An Post. 67.99.

Rumple Fugly · 26-07-2019 08:15PM

dan786 wrote: »

An Post. 67.99.

S**t, that's steep enuf, did u get a opportunity to try it out yet? Any chance of a mini review? I'm sooo tempted by this, if I thought i cud get away with customs I'd go for it

Del2005 · 26-07-2019 09:46PM

cormie wrote: »

Cool, I guess that means you can't use it while charging though

Nope, you can get adapters that allow charging and audio.

gussieg · 27-07-2019 03:12AM

damn! when i got it full price, the customs was 45
and full price then was 360

Suckit · 27-07-2019 01:55PM

I hadn't noticed this thread, and a friend of mine has asked me to look for something similar, The Moto Z range with addon or this.
It is available from Sunsky and Teknistore for around €270 + shipping and VAT.
Sunsky + DHL Express (2-4 working days delivery) = €283 + VAT €65 + DHL Handling (€15) = €363 TOTAL
There is a choice of shipping with them, and you could try PostNL, Royal Mail or Singapore Post and hope that it doesn't get stopped using those. Even if it did get stopped, it would still be a bit cheaper than DHL.
Or
Teknistore + Standard Shipping (6-10 days) = €273 + VAT €63 + Handling €12 = €348 TOTAL

paddy19 · 28-07-2019 10:08PM

Techradar gave a generally positive 4 star review and call Blackview " one of our favorite rugged smartphone makers "...

"The Max 1, for all its issues, is a very capable, modern, up-to-date smartphone that happens to feature an equally capable MEMS laser projector. Its general performance is solidly average, but with 6GB of RAM and 64GB on-board storage, it has more than a couple of years left in terms of hardware life expectancy."

https://www.techradar.com/reviews/blackview-max-1-projector-smartphone

gussieg · 29-07-2019 04:08PM

found a review last night of a sony pico projector that was developed and or built by microvision , these are the same crowd that developed the MAX 1
still waiting for the new one and screen to arrive, very slow over there must be the revolution , yet the MAX 1 is still there updating and beeping away despite having a dead screen.

Cant access the memory via usb either as it has a screen lock on, even though the fingerprint scanner on the back is working .

vargoo · 29-07-2019 04:11PM

dan786 wrote: »

JerryRigEverything on Youtube gave it a good review:

Wtf did he scratch the bejaysus out of it for!?

Trojan · 29-07-2019 04:31PM

Destructive testing.

A friend of mine used to do it for a living, great job. He used to drop servers off a forklift to see what their impact tolerance was.

cormie · 29-07-2019 05:03PM

vargoo wrote: »

Wtf did he scratch the bejaysus out of it for!?

4m subs :pac:

Joekers · 30-07-2019 07:46AM

Anyone have any good recommendations on a decent standalone projector that could be used with your phone ?

gussieg · 30-07-2019 11:38AM

Joekers wrote: »

Anyone have any good recommendations on a decent standalone projector that could be used with your phone ?

depends on your phone. I got a Samsung galaxy s5 that works with HDmi out. Other than that there are many 480 resolution mini projectors but the excelvan yg300 for 25 euro has worked for over 3 years, and it fits in the glove box.

Kolido · 30-07-2019 11:45AM

Chromcast I guess would be your best bet.

Joekers · 30-07-2019 03:23PM

It's for work meetings etc just instead of having to have a laptop to use a projector just one that could be handy to use with the phone, phone does have a hdmi output.

Looking for a cheap but decent lumen output.

dan786 · 30-07-2019 06:46PM

Just opened and gave it a go for a few mins...

Have to say much better than I expected. I was getting excellent quality at 60-70" screen that too with day light coming through curtains and acceptable quality at 200" again with daylight coming through.

The speakers are not bad either, will do the job of your using in bedroom etc where theres no noise etc. If using in living room with more people, I highly suggest the Anker Soundcore 2 speakers which have a 12 hour battery life and are very good sound wise also.

I just used it with Youtube videos. 1080p at 60-70" was perfect quality with daylight coming in.

The software is a bit laggy but not too bad.

Will give it a go at night when I get a chance.

Rumple Fugly · 30-07-2019 07:36PM

dan786 wrote: »

Just opened and gave it a go for a few mins...

Have to say much better than I expected. I was getting excellent quality at 60-70" screen that too with day light coming through curtains and acceptable quality at 200" again with daylight coming through.

The speakers are not bad either, will do the job of your using in bedroom etc where theres no noise etc. If using in living room with more people, I highly suggest the Anker Soundcore 2 speakers which have a 12 hour battery life and are very good sound wise also.

I just used it with Youtube videos. 1080p at 60-70" was perfect quality with daylight coming in.

The software is a bit laggy but not too bad.

Will give it a go at night when I get a chance.

Thanks for the update, I’m still on the fence about this and the bloody thing is after going up in price on AliExpress now!!
Don’t suppose there’s any way to hook this up to a PS4? Probably not! Still very tempted by the silent running, battery life and mobility of this gadget!

Guy:Incognito · 30-07-2019 08:30PM

Joekers wrote: »

Anyone have any good recommendations on a decent standalone projector that could be used with your phone ?

As per earlier in the thread, I nearly pulled the trigger on the max 1 but figured I didnt need a phone (have a note 9) so I went with this https://www.lg.com/pa_en/projectors/lg-PH550G

Got it for £300 a couple of days before prime day. Think it dropped to 280 or so but it's gone up now. Very impressed. I have it on holidays with me. Watching stuff on a nice 100" screen straight to a white wall. Very impressed. It's about the size of a small book. Edit just to say i have it up over 150" now with no issue.:)

gussieg · 05-08-2019 03:03PM

the phone is is athlone mails centre which has no direct phone number and so seems to be no way of contacting them except by snail mail. fecck.

paddy19 · 05-08-2019 03:48PM

You could email Customer.Services@anpost.ie.
It's a bit hit or miss but sometimes it worked for me in the past.
Nothing to loose.

An Post also has a "Customer Advocate" would you believe if they really mess you around.

Not many people know that as Michael Caine used to say!

dan786 · 05-08-2019 04:00PM

gussieg wrote: »

the phone is is athlone mails centre which has no direct phone number and so seems to be no way of contacting them except by snail mail. fecck.

You will get a letter to the address from Revenue asking to email proof of purchase. Which can be emailed , details on letter. Pretty quick after that.

Nunu · 06-08-2019 03:24PM

Mine cleared customs on July 30th. Sitting in Dublin12 Mail Centre since last Wednesday 31st. Customs officers e mail says I pay the €66 owing to postman on delivery. Seems weird, I definitely don’t have to pay this fee online before its released do I?

paddy19 · 06-08-2019 04:24PM

, I definitely don’t have to pay this fee online before its released do I?[/quote

Nope your trusty postman will deliver and you hand over your 66 eurots.

dan786 · 06-08-2019 04:45PM

Nunu wrote: »

Mine cleared customs on July 30th. Sitting in Dublin12 Mail Centre since last Wednesday 31st. Customs officers e mail says I pay the €66 owing to postman on delivery. Seems weird, I definitely don’t have to pay this fee online before its released do I?

You pay the postman. Have the exact amount as I doubt they carry around change.

gussieg · 21-08-2019 03:21AM

mine must be the last of this lot got it today and with it arrived the replacement screens for the first one. yes they sent me 2 replacement screens , maybe changing the screen is a trickier job than even jerry rig everything wanted to take on, delighted though to have one that works , i had forgotten how much craic this phone is (i dont get out much)

Nunu · 21-08-2019 02:33PM

Quick question...should the pic be proper HD? I haven’t tried it on an actual projector screen now, just walls. Pics fine but defo not HD? Even when I go close I wouldn’t call it HD.

gussieg · 21-08-2019 05:30PM

I dont know , but seems better than 480

vargoo · 21-08-2019 08:24PM

The review said 720

Max1 projector phone direct from Blackview works out about 350 via revolut

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