Till pretty lately, in the event you needed to get a projector near the wall or display screen, the ultra-short-throw mannequin you’d want could be one thing of a beast. China’s JMGO modified that in January with its compact O2S Ultra – and now the following in line has launched.
On the time of its CES 2025 debut, the O2S Extremely was being billed because the world’s smallest Laser TV – a time period used to explain projector that may snuggle actual near a vertical floor reminiscent of a wall or display screen whereas additionally throwing big imagery up and out.
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The O3 appears to be like to have much more compact dimensions – at 250 x 219 x 107 mm (9.8 x 8.5 x 4.2 in) – however will nonetheless have a bigger footprint than LG’s CineBeam S image field, although that mannequin is a bit taller. JMGO’s new addition additionally weighs in heavier than the LG unit, at 2.4 kg (5.3 lb) versus 1.9 kg. Nevertheless, the O3 and CineBeam go head-to-head on visible high quality, each providing 1080p imagery.
The nonetheless obtainable O2S Extremely is able to 4K UHD decision, so this new taste is unlikely a substitute however extra a brand new sequence member to supply shoppers extra alternative. As such, the O3 goes to be a extra budget-friendly UST resolution in your good leisure wants – although at this stage it is solely obtainable in China for CN¥3,749 (which converts to round US$530, however which will rise upon worldwide launch).
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So what’s on provide for that form of cash? The throw ratio is simply 0.18:1, which implies that the unit can produce 100-diagonal-inch visuals when positioned round 8 inches from the display screen. The DLPC8424 projector is residence to JMGO’s MALC 3.0 (Microstructure Adaptive Laser Management) triple-laser gentle supply expertise that places out 1,400 ISO lumens.
The promo visuals clearly present the projector doing its factor in brilliant daylight situations. Although we will not confirm such efficiency with out testing this unit ourselves, our expertise with different laser projectors does counsel that the shadows will extra possible be your buddy right here. The setup is reported to cowl 110% of the BT.2020 shade gamut whereas additionally being correct to a Delta E worth of lower than one (the decrease the worth the higher). Distinction shapes up at 10,000:1, and there is movement compensation cooked in for sharper motion scenes and gameplay.
AI is offered to reinforce black ranges, and wall shade adaptation ought to make it simpler to arrange in most areas with out breaking out the white emulsion and curler. Autofocus, keystone correction, fit-to-screen and resize for impediment avoidance are readily available for ease of use too. DeepSeek AI is able to help with voice searches, wi-fi display screen sharing is feasible, and this mannequin is claimed to be prepared for integration into the Xiaomi good residence system.
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Players will respect the HDMI 2.1 ports and variable refresh charges as much as 120 Hz, and streamers get Wi-Fi 6 for what is going to in all probability be Google TV when launched globally however at the moment runs Bonfire OS on the corporate’s residence turf.
Rounding out the important thing specs is a 20-watt sound system with JMGO Grasp Sound tuning, assist for Dolby Audio and DTS:X decoding, and a wholesome low-end response right down to 40 Hz.
As talked about, the JMGO O3 is at the moment obtainable in China just for CN¥3,749, however there is a good probability we’ll study of launch to wider markets within the coming months.
Product web page: JMGO O3
