My toddler has a permanent case of FOMO, which means bedtime is a struggle every night.
The $400 Capsule Air is the smallest and arguably the most impressive of Ankers Nebula portable projectors.
It provides access to all the usual streaming apps.
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Around 8 feet from the wall gets you 100 inches of screen space.
It may take some experimentation with the distance to get the screen size right.
I plugged in my Xbox Series X and played some Halo Infinite in the dining room against the wall.
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The picture quality is surprisingly sharp, projecting at a resolution of 1280 x 720.
The color accuracy is generally decent, and HDR handles dark scenes pretty well.
Suppose you want better picture quality in a slightly bigger package.
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For my use case, the Capsule Air struck the perfect balance.
We switched to something more relaxingYouTube videos of stars in the sky set to lo-fi beats.
Minutes later, my son had drifted off to sleep, counting the stars.
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Initially, I worried that the Capsule Airs 150 ANSI lumens might not be bright enough.
While it doesnt perform its best in daylight or well-lit rooms, it truly shines in complete darkness.
It was bright enough for cartoons, stars, and some late-night gaming in my office.
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If you do have the lights, youll see that the colors tend to wash out a bit.
But in the context of childrens entertainment, my three-year-old didnt care.
He was just amazed that his cartoons were somehow beamed to his wall.
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Washed out colors or not.
Its lightweight, versatile, and offers pretty good picture quality for its price.
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It pairs well with Anker’s new solar-charged umbrella, too.
At least one person experienced a burn injury.
