By Sharmane Lin, Christine Cheng, Jennifer Lin, Rebecca Wang
The projector industry has kept up with the streaming era by unveiling the built-in features of ATV and Netflix for both 4K and portable projectors over the years. Gen Z consumers in particular, who have never lived in a world without internet and streaming services, tend to buy a device with easy accessibility and a less complicated setup to install Android TV, Netflix, Disney+, or Amazon Prime. These projector manufacturers have also targeted this opportunity and designed a series of smart projectors which shatter the limits of what a projector can do.
“We’ve been looking for a projector for a long time, and it's so difficult because there are so many different ones on Amazon. And the more I got into the specs and the features and what they can do and what they can’t do, the more put off I was,” said Camper Vibe, a young couple creating vanlife content on YouTube. “Because if we’re going to get one, we want one that had great picture quality, a brilliant one, and I didn’t want one that I have to attach a separate soundbar and attach my laptop to and all these things plugged in and in the way running so this one is for us an all-in-one solution,” Camper Vibe expressed their satisfaction after receiving BenQ’s GS50 Outdoor Smart Portable Projector.
Projectors Review pointed out that with the boom of paid streaming services, more than one-third of consumers surveyed spent at least five hours daily with streaming media, which has increased from 1-2 hours per day to 3-4 hours per day after the outbreak of COVID-19. This trend further upscales the importance of the availability to access streaming platforms when it comes to purchasing multimedia devices.
Streaming Services, For Here or To Go?
In terms of portability, the question of “for here or to go” is no longer applicable for smart projectors, because you can keep your streaming services approachable wherever you go or stay. Besides the projectors' wireless and high-resolution features, this series marks a huge step forward in the attainability of streaming services. Take GS50, one of the smart portable projectors from BenQ, as an example. By the design concept of GS50 which is especially for outdoor lovers, streaming services will not hamper your outdoor movie night as worrying about not bringing your laptops or tablets along during your trip. GS50 provides a wide variety of incorporated streaming content from Google-certified Android TVs, such as YouTube, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV, and HBO, which adapt to your need and preference 24/7. As for Netflix, despite not being included as one of the integral specs, BenQ offers a workaround that unknots your doubts. The inbuilt Google Assistant takes this series of projectors to a whole new level, for it assists you to search your favorite streaming content more easily for you to enjoy movies, TV shows, live sports, news, games, music, and educational materials anytime and anywhere. In case you are wondering if this smart projector can support other types of input sources, GS50 also enables users to use AirPlay or connect consoles for different usages you can think of. Customers, therefore, do not have to rely on computers, laptops, or tablets for streaming these contents anymore, for smart projectors give you a handful of convenient and all-in-one features that you can take streaming platforms with you without the limitations of time and space.
Perhaps you are still considering placing one smart projector in your shopping cart, but imagine yourself streaming content with no concern of bringing several technological devices but one simple, light-weight, high picture quality alongside endless and top-notch streamed media only at all times and in all places. Is this the convenience and aesthetics that you would like to elevate for your daily life? If yes, you are ready to eliminate the need for multiple remote controls that strangle your nerves every day and then add these smart projectors to your wishlist on account of their smarter operating system and abundant streaming capabilities.
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