Speedport kit is portable and powerful
Maverick” on a 120-inch screen with the Nebula Cosmos Laser 4K projector (top of the current Nebula line, on sale for $1,899) fed by a Panasonic DP-UB820 4K Blu-ray player playing a 4K Blu-ray disc. To say the picture looked like you were in a theater, and a good theater at that, is not an overstatement. My guests oohed and ah-ed at the picture quality, with the incredible colors, extreme sharpness and detail, and smooth action that made the flying scenes breathtaking. Even though I am an enthusiast I was pretty much dumbstruck at the picture quality and knowing what people can enjoy at home today for about $2,000 including a screen.
Speaking of the screen, the HYZ 100inch 1.1-gain 16:9 projection screen is $109.99 on Amazon and is incredibly easy to set up, like an old-school slide projector screen. For something bigger, the 120-inch JWSIT 1.1-gain 16:9 screen is $178.99. I have one of each and use them both, but the 100inch will be a good place to start especially if you get the Cosmos 1080p projector. A smaller projected image means a brighter image.
The Nebula Cosmos 1080p is not the only projector currently on sale. The $1,599.99 Nebula Cosmos Max 4K is on sale for $1,099.99 and is rated at 1500 ANSI lumens. Please note that though these two projectors support streaming apps, they require an external streaming device (Roku, Fire Stick, etc.) to play Netflix.
The Nebula Cosmos Laser 1080p and Cosmos Laser 4K both play Netflix directly from the projector and are rated at an amazing 1840 ANSI lumens. The Cosmos Laser 1080p is on sale for $999 (reduced from $1,699), and while brighter than the Cosmos Max, it does not have 4K resolution.
That is a tough call and personally I would probably get the Cosmos Max 4K in that price range, though you would not go wrong either way. seenebula.com
Getting to a hotel room with insufficient USB charging ports is a problem for most guests. The portable Mophie Speedport 120 GaN wall charging kit solves that problem for travel, home and office use.
The blocked-sized 2.2-by-2.4by-1.2-inch travel charger has a matte white finish and rounded edges. It’s built with ultra-fast gallium nitride charging technology for on-the-go charging with four ports, producing 120 shared output watts.
The ports consist of three USB-C ports and a single
USB-A. With a total of 120 watts, the distribution is spread out between the ports. The first USB-C port can handle up to 100 watts of output power for devices such as laptops. Or use all four ports simultaneously to access the power with a computer, smartphone, tablet, earbuds or any combination.
Included with the kit are three charging cables; a 1-meter USB-C to USB-C cable, a 1meter USB-C to Lightning cable, and a 1.5-meter AC power cable. All of this is stored in the travel case with compartments for the chargers and cables.
GaN technology in the Speedport 120 charges with less heat and can sustain a higher voltage than traditional silicone parts. Cost: $139.99 www.zagg.com