Not always. A lot of companies will sell a product (or service) at a loss for awhile just to get a foot in the market or to get people talking about it. Stuff like this they usually try to recoup the loss in some way on the software side (bloatware) so it's generally being payed for somehow. Although I don't see that in this case, so they are probably just taking a hit for marketing. I started an accounting business 16 years ago straight out of college and decided to add in tax preparation a few years later since it was going great. But competing against so many "similar" businesses was challenging to say the least so I offered absurd deals the first 2 years. I lost about $17 on every tax return we prepared, on top of hiring and training new part-time employees. The first year we did around 950 returns, the second year we did around 1400, the 3rd year we were swamped just from appointments (we also take walk-ins) so I quit offering the discount deal on basic returns (they were free) and barely broke even at the end of the year. We did ~4000 tax returns that year. Gotta spend money to make money as they say. The 4th year I bumped my pricing up a little (just $5 on average) and we haven't had a year since where we didn't do at minimum 8000 returns, so its definitely profitable now. Even got people coming from out of state to do returns because family members recommended us and this is in a town of around 30k people so getting 8k customers minimum every year is amazing. It was well worth it to take the hit for 2 years.

But then they can’t FOMO you into buying it.

That's my anti capitalism boys

It's not anti capitalism, it's just the truth. When I price up a job I go in with the minimum I can charge and make a living. I don't add money on top and hope they don't notice or have to win it back somehow.

Agree. Instant distrust when companies do this.

It is always annoying with sponsored videos. Especially car review youtubers who can't say anything negative about the crapbox they sit in.

Came here for that exact reason! 😆

James here, the post-it actually says someone's name; I found it on the box and stuck it on my own back. Didn't know it was visible in frame lol :S

Yeah! I was looking for a comment about it 😂

The post-it is attached to the table behind James later in the video and I think it says Geoffrey. 😄

Same!

This is just an ad.

Bro, this whole channel is where they do sponsored previews, NOT reviews

Hey, I have the gen 1 and no you don’t need fully dark room. I watch stuff even in daylight on max brightness. Would I call it Immersive? No, but I would call it usable. G2 has 650 iso lumens more, which is more than some cheap projectors have as a base, so I would argue it will look good in daylight. When in full darkness I had to set the projector to The lowest brightness levels to avoid my eyes burning out 😂 I usually have Philips Hue light on ~ 15% with The brightness setting being “normal” and up to 30% on “Bright” and with both The image looks great! Hope this helped to clarify the situation, if you got any questions let me know :)

@@bismuth7730 they do both and the key is to listen for when they are SPONSORED

if it was a review instead of an ad, we would hear about the comparison. not just with projectors but with TV options around that range.

Can a phosphor wheel last 30,000 hours?😏

@@alexeyrybakov3863 at 50% of original brightness, sure. Depends how bright the laser is, how big the wheel is, how well you cool it, etc. When people hear “laser projector” they probably have a vision of laser beams scanning over a screen like a CRT monitor, but in reality they’re usually just using the laser to make white light that feeds into a traditional projection engine like a DLP or LCD. The next step up from here is using three separate lasers (R/G/B) to produce a white laser without needing three phosphor wheel.

@@alexeyrybakov3863 Will that company last long enough for anyone to find out 😊

Yeah Especially when he mentioned the speakers

lmg has priorities 🤭

What algorithm did your VCR run for tracking?

​@@tim3172 + and - buttons

bro prolly slapped his lapel a lil too far and floor noise is crankin

Muh AI!!! It's goooood!!!!

For real, companies are just using that term to refer to literally any algorithm or basic automated software and it's annoying af

AI all the things!!

@@Thezuule1 no don't

Throwing in the latest buzz words is the easiest way to trick naïve investors into parting with their money

Don't know about you but I have a whole bookcase full of projector height adjusters.

Hey, I got the G1 and the sound is actually not too bad, When I was moving I didn’t have my Sonos Home Theatre set up yet so I was relying only on the speakers in the projector and while I wouldn’t call it Immersive, it did the job fairly well. But let’s be honest if you spend this much on a projector you probably have at least a soundbar anyways. Why would anyone want to hear people in front of them talk behind them😂

In that case I hope he does even more corrections. I need heirloom gifs quality

what an astute observation

That's literally everything now

How often are you touching your projector?

​@@tim3172dust is more noticeable and it attracts it

The pricing is pretty bad for a regular throw projector, a 1080p Optoma HZ40HDR is around 850 usd/euros and at the same price point you can buy a BenQ X500i that totally obliterates the Mars Pro 2 with also the advantage of beeing a short throw. This projector is as uninteresting as this video.

What's the reason? To encourage you to use the app and accept some crappy EULA? (Genuine question btw).

There's no good reason

They only didn't mention response time. You can see resolution(s) at: 00:29 Max brightness at: 06:38 If you can't even read then you probably shouldn't watch videos on youtube and start learning.

did you even watch the video?

20 likes and no comment? lemme change that

I wish dislikes would be still visible

Thank you !

How many taps for a dislike? Begging for likes is kinda cringe

@@Ale-bj7nd For a while YT would still answer API questions about dislikes, but then they removed those too. Now you have to install a extension like "Return KZfaq Dislike" or similar. They don't show the actual number of dislikes that YT has logged. Instead they log dislikes clicked by the users of these extensions. Look at how many users of these extensions has watched this particular video and how many of these that clicked Dislike and calculate the percentage. Then they look at the number of views and multiply that by the dislike percentage and the result is at least somewhere near a likely number of true dislikes. This video has currently about 1100 likes and about 132 dislikes.

Because you can't get a 120 inch TV for 1500 dollars?

Because you can't pack up your 120 inch TV and take it with you?

Player 1 doesn't need it guys, this video is redundant.

You must have very specific needs

A small note, the 3D is only in 1080p as well..

How loud it is fans are? What?

@@tim3172 Projectors produce a lot of heat and require active cooling. All real projectors have fans, only toy projectors that don't put out any real brightness don't require fans. A comparable incandescent bulb projector (which is still most projectors on the market) might have a 250 watt bulb and a 350-400 watt power draw, and all that heat has to get removed from the projector somehow. A laser projector will use less power, obviously, but this Danbei still draws 150 watts, and you still need active cooling for that.

Love you man, thanks a lot

it's my cross to bear -JS

Yeah, that would be extremely useful for the zero people who use a projector in an undarkened room.

Hey, Got the G1 and it does look good even in daylight. Not Sharp Bright Daylight. I actually have to Lower the brightness when watching at night bcs it gets too bright. The 2450 ISO lumens (of g2) reflecting off a wall must burn the eyes 😂😂😂

So distracting. 😢

It looks much uglier with the peel tho

But with the peel on, it just looks like dull, gray, oxidized plastic and often has unsightly imperfections, such as air bubbles or peeling, worn edges. Ideally, manufacturers could just stop making products out of glossy, soft plastic.