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To enhance the sound or picture quality inside your home, you can connect the P1 to an AV receiver or amplifier using the HDMI port on the top. eARC. But despite this, the P1 can’t do much because it doesn’t support 4K Ultra resolution, HDR10+ color quality, or even Dolby Atmos Audio using the built-in speakers. Its main advantage is portability. (Dolby Atmos worked with an AV receiver connected using a single HDMI eARC port.)
Inside and outside
Photo: John Brandon
Knowing the P1’s specifications and its main purpose of portability, I kept my expectations in check when I began testing. I wasn’t looking for exceptional performance with the P1, but when I showed a Houston Rockets game on YouTube TV in both my windowless testing room and in my family room (on a bright day, at least), I was impressed. The massive size of the projected image (110 inches) provides an immersive experience.
However, the game didn’t look quite as bright and had average contrast for a budget projector. Experimenting with the automatic image quality settings didn’t help much, but the Sports mode setting added some brightness and clarity.
Turning to local news broadcasts, the resolution seemed a bit grainy, even when I manually adjusted some of the brightness and contrast controls. During the broadcast Avatar: Fire and Ashes Via the Fandango at Home app, I noticed some good clarity and focus during battle scenes, but they didn’t look quite as cinematic. When I compared it to… Epson LS9000 Projector, the same scenes look realistically vivid, with a full color gamut.
The P1 performed well on other typical projector test benchmarks for visuals. I went through dozens of scenes, including one with a fence in winter, but the background colors looked too brown when they should have been green. The sunset scene lacked contrast and color vibrancy, which is unsurprising for the price.