Speaking of smart TV boxes, I believe that many users have used Taijie video or Taijie boxes, as a domestic brand that focuses on audio and video technology processing, decoding and transmission for more than ten years, it has a good reputation in the fields of TV systems and intelligent hardware. However, what I share with you here is not the Taijie box, but a smart projector newly upgraded by Taijie WEBOX: Taijie WEBOX T1S, as an upgraded version of the first projector developed by Taijie after three years of in-depth research, it has been fully upgraded in terms of software and hardware, although the price is only 1,000 yuan, but it is comparable to 3,000 yuan in terms of brightness and picture quality. In the end how to experience, I will tell you the answer through this usage review.
Simple appearance, full glass lens, good detail design
In terms of packaging, Taijie WEBOX T1S is doing a very good job, using a three-layer protective design, the outermost layer is an ordinary carton, the middle is an air column protection bag, and the innermost layer is the product packaging box. Although after long-distance express transportation, the product packaging box is still perfect, using a simple design style, the front is printed with the actual picture and name of the product, and the back is about the parameter introduction of the product.
Let's take a look at what accessories are included in the box, including the remote control, two AAA batteries, power cords, power adapters and instructions for use. Among them, the size of the power adapter is slightly larger, it looks more bulky, and it is better if it can be smaller.
Taijie WEBOX T1S is equipped with a special remote control, using 16 key design, clear button layout, or easy to get started, which is also equipped with a separate "voice control" key, long press can wake up the voice assistant, directly through the voice command for video search and other operations.
Taijie WEBOX T1S adopts a simple design style, white body, with gray cloth materials on both sides, making the overall look more stylish, and can be easily integrated into various home environments.
The upper area of the front of taijie WEBOX T1S is occupied by the entire lens, using a fully transparent coated glass lens, the advantage of this glass lens is high refractive index, high temperature resistance, after all, the temperature of the lens position of the projector will be very high after a long time of use, which can avoid problems such as blurred focus and distortion of the projection screen due to high temperature.
A circle of raised silver trim panels has also been added around the projection lens, which can effectively enhance the appearance of the whole machine while protecting the glass lens. In addition, at the bottom right of the lens is the remote control receiving window, which can be used to receive the signal emitted by the remote control.
Since Taijie WEBOX T1S uses LCD display technology, its focus method is achieved by lens telescopic, and it can be seen through the above GIF that when the focal length adjustment is made, the WEBOX T1S lens will be retracted.
In the lower area of the projection lens is occupied by dense small holes, this is the HEAT OUTLET of WEBOX T1S, I believe that everyone knows that the projector as a high-power product, is bound to produce a lot of heat when working, if it is placed on the desktop or with the bracket to use, we will generally sit on both sides or behind the projector, the air outlet will be placed in front, can effectively avoid the hot air blowing directly on the face.
The two sides of the Taijie WEBOX T1S adopt the same design, the upper part is a pure white color, the lower part is a gray fabric design, with silver feet, which can make the whole machine look more stylish.
The top front of the body of taijie WEBOX T1S is a control area, equipped with power keys, back keys, arrow keys, direction/confirmation keys, focus +, focus - and power indicator, even without the remote control, you can easily control the projector, more convenient to use. In addition, a heat dissipation hole is also set at the top, which is still relatively rare.
The back design of the Taijie WEBOX T1S is relatively rich, in addition to a variety of different interfaces, there are also heat dissipation inlets and two 5W speakers are also placed on the back. In terms of heat dissipation, plus the heat dissipation holes in the front two areas, the Taijie WEBOX T1S has a total of 3 heat dissipation holes, which is still rare in other projectors.
The Taijie WEBOX T1S is equipped with a total of 2 USB 2.0 ports, 1 3.5mm headphone port, 1 AV port and 1 HDMI 2.1 port on the back. Through these interfaces, WEBOX T1S can adapt to more scenarios, such as connecting external storage of some audio files through USB, and connecting notebooks through HDMI interfaces to play PPT courseware.
In addition, there are 4 raised white feet on the edge of the back of the fuselage, are you curious about what this is for? This is actually to facilitate the user to use the projection vertically, the projection screen is projected onto the ceiling, so that lying on the bed to see more comfortable, this small detail is still very good.
The bottom of the body of Taijie WEBOX T1S is wrapped in gray fabric material, the edge position is 4 silver feet, the outer layer is a non-slip silicone round pad, and the middle position is the bracket adapter, which can be used with the bracket.
The above and everyone share is about the appearance of Taijie WEBOX T1S, personally feel that the white color with gray fabric design, more inclined to the home style, which is very good in workmanship and materials, and the details are also very important. Of course, compared to the design, I believe that everyone is more concerned about the projection effect of Taijie WEBOX T1S, and I will take you to actually feel it.
New LCD display technology, how about the projection effect of Taijie WEBOX T1S?
Taijie WEBOX T1S adopts a new LCD display technology, the stream brightness is 540 ANSI, the projection resolution is 1920 * 1080p, equipped with a 2+ 16GB storage combination, running the Android 9.0 system, combined with the price of 1,000 yuan, it is already good from the hardware configuration alone.
Since there are not many smart projectors using LCD technology on the market, many users always feel that the projection effect is much worse than the smart projector using DLP technology. In fact, with the continuous development of LCD technology, after years of careful research and development, Taijie has not only been comprehensively improved in terms of brightness, color contrast, color reproduction, etc., but also to avoid the rainbow pattern of DLP technology by adopting the industry's first high-power LED light source, coupled with the innovative design of LCD fully enclosed all-metal optical machine. In the end, how the projection effect is, let's go directly to the picture.
Compared with the traditional LCD TV, although there is still some gap in the display effect, although there is still some gap in the display effect, but only need to meet a certain projection distance, then it can project a 100-inch giant screen, so that you can experience the fun of watching movies on a large screen at home. Taijie WEBOX T1S projection ratio of 1.56:1, just far enough from the wall, you can project a 100-inch giant screen, the above picture is a night indoor real shot picture, the projection screen size is about 90 inches, how do you feel the effect?
As can be seen through the projection real-time shooting screen, the color reproduction of the Taijie WEBOX T1S projection screen is higher, and the picture quality looks clearer and more transparent, which has a feeling of cinema. In terms of the above real-time pictures, the fluff of the squirrel is clearly visible, the surrounding background branches and leaves, the picture quality is delicate, the details are also in place, the whole scene is transparent and natural, the sense of layering is good, and it is vivid, as if the squirrel is in front of your eyes, full of dynamics. The projector using DLP technology has a higher picture saturation and looks more gorgeous, but it is prone to rainbow patterns. Taijie WEBO T1S intelligent projector adopts the principle of diffuse reflection imaging, compared to traditional LCD TVs, tablet computers and other devices, the damage to the eyes is small, can play a certain eye protection effect, but also very suitable for families with children.
Taijie WEBOX T1S plays the projection of the movie, at this time the playback is a 4K film source, weBOX T1S resolution is 1080p, but support decoding 4K resources, although the resolution of the playback is still 1080p, but the picture quality and clarity are still significantly improved, with a very good visual effect.
Taijie WEBOX T1S plays an animated projection real shot, here is specially made a GIF for everyone to actually feel, you can see that whether it is color, picture quality, or clarity, the performance is very good. In addition, WEBOX T1S also has 2 built-in 5W speakers, the volume is still large enough, and the use of AI intelligent tuning algorithm and gold ear acoustics, even if there is no external speaker, it can also bring good stereo surround sound.
The above picture is the projection real shot when the bedroom and the study ceiling lamp are turned on at the same time, you can see that there is basically no impact on the projection screen, if you think that the light is too dark, in fact, you can also turn on the light of the side room like this, while providing light will not affect the projection quality.
So in the end, can Taijie WEBOX T1S only turn off the lights to see? Through the above projection real shot, we can see that when the living room headlights are turned on, the projection picture quality has been affected to a certain extent, and although the picture has obvious whitening, it does not affect our normal viewing.
Many users may feel that the projection of the thousand yuan level is basically impossible to see during the day, so in the end, can Taijie WEBOX T1S be used during the day? The picture above is the projection of the indoor projection during the day, because this position is on the shady side, I directly projected the white wall, although the picture is slightly white, but normal viewing is still no problem.
Above is the thai webox T1S daytime indoor curtains before and after the comparison renderings, projection screen about 100 inches, At this time, about 3.25 meters from the wall, you can see that in the daytime when the curtains are not pulled, the closer to the sunlight the whitening is more serious, the color is lighter; and after the curtains are closed, the color and clarity of the projection screen are significantly improved, although the effect and the difference between the night is still more obvious, but it can still be used, not completely unable to see, in fact, under normal circumstances, with the projection to chase the drama, it must be pulled curtains to see, after all, the pursuit is that kind of immersive sensory experience, and we need to turn off the lights when we go to the cinema to watch a movie.
Taijie WEBOX T1S is equipped with a wealth of interfaces, can be directly connected to external storage devices and laptops, etc., in addition to supporting home entertainment use, in fact, can also meet certain office needs, such as playing documents, reports, courseware, PPT, etc. are no problem. The picture above shows the projection effect of playing the document, you can see that the font is clear, and the edges are rounded and non-jagged.
In addition to watching movies and brushing dramas, Taijie WEBOX T1S is also very good for playing games in its spare time. You can directly install the game lobby on the projector, and then with the Bluetooth controller, you can experience the fun of playing the game on the super large screen, have you played the above arcade game, compared to the previous play on the arcade machine, playing games with projection is more refreshing.
Taijie WEBOX T1S supports electronic motor focus and automatic keystone correction, which can be manually focused through the remote control or the focus button on the top of the fuselage, and a zoom icon will appear when zooming, which is convenient for users to focus quickly. In addition, the projector also supports side projection, but it is necessary to manually correct the focus of the four-point trapezoid, which is better if it supports autofocus and automatic side projection correction.
In addition to being placed horizontally on the desktop and used with a stand, the Taijie WEBOX T1S can also be placed vertically with the lens facing up, so that the projection screen can be projected onto the ceiling, making it easier for users to lie on the bed or watch videos on the sofa, which should be more comfortable. Especially on the back of the fuselage, there are also preset white feet, coupled with the heat dissipation hole at the top, even if it is placed vertically, it will not affect the heat dissipation effect of the machine.
The projector has high power when working, which is bound to generate a lot of heat, and if the heat dissipation is not good, it will cause a series of problems such as reduced life and system caton. Taijie WEBOX T1S does a very good job in heat dissipation, not only designed three heat dissipation ports, but also adopts dual-cycle twin turbo fans, metal light machines and polymer liquid cold coatings, coupled with more than 80 kinds of solutions to try, and finally solved the heat dissipation problem and brought better heat dissipation performance. Through the actual experience, after working continuously for 2 hours on the projector, I put my hand on the front air outlet and did not feel hot.
Signature "no ads" system, the operation is simple and smoother
Taijie WEBOX T1S system is very distinctive, the main "no advertising" experience, this one is stronger than the projection of many brands. Many of today's TV boxes, smart TVs, and video software have added a variety of advertisements, and there are really fewer and fewer that can insist on no ads. Taijie WEBOX T1S runs a WEBOX system based on Android 9.0 deep optimization, as a professional team that has been iterating on the TV system for more than ten years, and finally developed an ad-free "zero-level" system, which not only watches the video without ads, but also effectively avoids the system caton problem.
Taijie WEBOX T1S system gives me the biggest feeling is clean, lightweight, boot is indeed no ads, and in the system in addition to Taijie video, there is no pre-installed other applications, the choice is all given to the user. Even if you want to read the contents of the USB flash drive, you must first go to the app store to download the small white file manager, at first I really did not adapt, after all, I was used to the pre-installed software that was full of boots before.
Taijie WEBOX T1S system interface design is simple, the various video resources according to different types of detailed classification, but also set up a special "no ad area", more convenient for users to quickly choose according to their needs, of which video resources in addition to video from Taijie video, as well as Galaxy Kiwifruit, Cool Meow Film and Television and Mango TV.
Taijie WEBOX T1S also supports the voice assistant function, the first use needs to open the recording permission, according to the system operation can be. Through the voice assistant function, we can search for movies, TV series, animations and other content directly through voice.
The "settings" interface of the system is also very concise, divided into network settings, Bluetooth, projector settings, system upgrades, security and privacy, about and exclusive customer service a total of 7 items, which can be convenient for users to quickly choose according to their needs.
Among them, through the "Projector Settings" option, you can set the picture proportion, keystone correction, electronic zoom, projection method accordingly, and you can also turn on/off the "automatic keystone correction" function.
Taijie WEBOX T1S adopts a dual desktop design, which can be quickly switched through the "desktop switching" function at the top of the main interface, which can meet the different needs of users.
Among them, the "content desktop" is more entertaining and more suitable for home users, and the "application desktop" adopts a simple square design, which looks more formal and personally feels more suitable for use in business offices.
A "thousand-dollar" smart projector with no ad experience
Through the experience of using Taijie WEBOX T1S, True 1080P, 540 ANSI flow brightness, fully enclosed optical machine, with Taijie's carefully developed new LCD display technology, can bring high brightness comparable to 3000 yuan projector; especially Taijie's ad-free "zero-level" system, which can bring us a smoother experience. Combined with its current price of 1799 yuan, it is also a smart projection at a price of 1,000 yuan, and the overall cost performance is still quite high. If there is a deficiency, it is better to add the autofocus function, so that it will be faster to use; there is also a suggestion to add a handle design on the top or back, after all, the weight of the fuselage is not light, and it is inconvenient to hold it every time it is moved, but it does not matter if it is placed in a fixed position.
If you have a limited budget and want to experience the fun of watching movies on a large screen at home, then you can try this Taijie WEBOX T1S smart projector, I believe it will not disappoint you.