Samsung The Freestyle
Great Fun - Still Testing…
12/05/2022 15:43
I have always been impressed with Samsung products - I have a smartphone with them and also a Smart TV and was looking at smart projectors, particularly as we moved into summer.
On unboxing, I was impressed with the sleek design and also the case for the projector was a nice touch - although I think the case could be improved to include space for the remote and cord.
I turned it on with a view to watching my son's favourite movie - Lion King - to test the quality and was very impressed with the ease of setting the product up with various apps and instructions installed. Setting it up was very simple.
On turning the product on - it was early evening - I was very impressed with the quality of the imaging on a plain white wall and we even tried it on the roof with my son able to lie on his beanbag and watch it that way - he was very impressed!
The sound quality is okay - annoyingly, it doesn't connect to my Sonos One but I do have a LG portable speaker so included that instead which provided excellent surround sound.
We have been using it in the mornings for BBC News and also for the football on Amazon the other night - quality was great.
The reason I can't give it 5 stars if due to price and also the fact it doesn't have Sky or Rakuten installed (obviously you would have to login) and the only way to have those on it, as far as I can see, is to mirror your TV which kind of defeats the purpose as you need to have that turned on at the same time. (If anyone has any tips please do let me know)
Update 22/03/2022 - still continues to be a wonderful addition to our at home entertainment although I have noticed that when the beam is at 90 degrees, over time the beam starts to lower, thus having to put something underneath to hold it at a steady level - this could be something to improve upon.
Pros
Size
Quality of the imaging
Various apps included - Amazon, YouTube, BBC IPlayer etc
Cons
Does get quite hot after a relatively short period of time
Cost
Doesn't have all the mainstream apps that you can get on a Samsung TV
apd23
New Malden , Spojené království
Age: 43
Gender: Female