In recent years, despite the intense competition in the television market giving rise to technologies like 4K Ultra HD and laser TVs, the former focuses on enhancing picture clarity and realism, while the latter offers a truly immersive sensory experience. However, such advancements often come with hefty price tags that remain out of reach for many consumers. Yet, people's desire for a grand cinematic experience at home persists and even grows stronger. Consequently, projectors have transitioned from being purely commercial tools to becoming popular consumer electronics. Brands like Extreme Rice and Nuts have emerged as leading players in this shift.
The early civilian micro-projectors were primarily designed to cater to the demand for large screens, compact size, and affordability. While they achieved certain goals, there were inevitable compromises. Last year marked a turning point when a new generation of ultra-fine meter products began focusing on enhancing the "sound" experience. The H1, launched at the start of 2016, was a notable entry, but it was the H1S Aurora, with its upgraded features, that truly stood out.
Continuing the Classic Flagship Design:
After exploring artistic routes with the Z4 series to capture the market, Extreme Rice has consistently focused on the H series as its flagship since last year. Despite the passage of a year and a half, the H1 design has carried over seamlessly to the H1S Aurora.
The device has long shed its "miniature" appearance (202 x 202 x 135 mm) with its metal body and a sleek combination of carbon crystal gray and matte black finish, radiating a professional vibe. The H1S Aurora takes this further with a deeper color palette, breaking away from the previous artistic aesthetic. The entire unit exudes a flagship aura, perhaps explaining why the H series maintains its original design philosophy.
The design adopts a rounded quadrilateral prism shape, with two-thirds of its surface covered by a high-density round-cornered rectangular opening to provide ample airflow for heat dissipation (located on both sides of the air intake). This ensures that the two Manhattan stereo speakers inside can perform at their best.
The front features a large, high-transparency coated glass lens. Both the H1 and H1S Aurora retain the classic Mimic slider switch, which doubles as a physical switch and lens protector. The main difference from the H1 lies in the addition of an HD lens on the right side to enable autofocus functionality. From an industrial design perspective, Jijun disagrees with such a design choice, but the absence of autofocus would be a significant drawback. This might be the best compromise achieved after balancing various factors.
The top of the device sports a matte black plastic panel with a concave design, allowing for placement of small items, though this isn't recommended due to potential instability. Along the back edge, there's a touch-sensitive media button and a solid player button, primarily intended for use in pure audio mode beneath the lens.
All external interfaces are located on the rear of the device, including conventional headphone jacks, Ethernet ports, USB 2.0/3.0, and HDMI connections. To cater to users seeking superior audio quality, Extreme Meter also includes SPDIF and HDMI ARC output interfaces.
Finally, it's important to highlight the sound system at the bottom of the device. Sound quality has traditionally been a weak point for projector products, but this limitation is inherent to the product form and structure of micro-projectors. Due to size constraints, it's impractical to house large speakers within the body, and the low-frequency vibrations could cause the body to shake, affecting the screen's stability. The best solution is external speakers, but this compromises product integrity.
Extreme Meter's approach involves suspending the Manhattan speakers below the device. Two visible 45mm Harman Kardon speakers are present, along with a passive bass radiator. According to official statements, this creates a 2.1-channel sound system, significantly enriching the H1S Aurora's audio capabilities. Practically speaking, the collaboration between Extreme Meter and Manhattan has genuinely enhanced the sound quality of projector products, making them capable of meeting daily viewing demands compared to earlier models that offered little more than basic audio.
As the current flagship model with the highest number of meters, the absence of standard accessories results in two DLP-Link LCD shutter 3D glasses becoming standard, priced at 178 yuan per pair. Additionally, during TV broadcasts, viewers may have noticed Hunan Satellite TV advertisements featuring Extreme Rice. In fact, Extreme Meter has collaborated with Wang Han, thus including random VIP cards for MangoTV. According to machine reviews, this appears to be a standard across all categories, not just a privilege of the H1S Aurora, showcasing Mami's attentiveness.
Addressing Pain Points and Moving Closer to Commercial Standards:
Home projectors, transitioning from commercial to civilian use, lag behind commercial-grade projectors in terms of brightness and resolution. Moreover, as digital products in a home setting, they are not installed professionally with sufficient projection distance or optimal alignment. These factors have become pain points for home projectors, and the Polar Aurora H1S aims to address them.
Some users who have interacted with projectors have noted that screens are typically viewed from hundreds of feet away, with viewing distances of two meters and on rough white walls. These practical environmental factors make the difference between 720p and 1080p nearly negligible. While this rational analysis may seem valid, viewing a 1080p projection screen reveals a stark contrast. The refined picture and overall image quality are clearly distinguishable to the naked eye. With a screen, the 1080p picture can rival that of a 2K TV. This could explain why Polar Meter was the first to upgrade to 1080p.
Regarding brightness, the initial H1 increased brightness to 900 ANSI lumens. Following the 1100 ANSI lumens of the H1S, the H1S Aurora further boosted brightness to 1200 ANSI lumens. The direct impact of this increase is that even with adequate indoor lighting, screen whitening remains minimal. In extremely dark nighttime environments, the picture quality speaks for itself. Below are real shots taken with sufficient ambient light.
From the real-shot images, we can observe that despite ambient light influences, screen whitening remains within acceptable limits, with rich colors and precise color control. Color transitions are smooth without any dragging or dropping effects, achieving remarkable daytime viewing. If a conclusion must be drawn, the Polar Meter H1S Aurora is a projector that can comfortably be used during the day for normal viewing.
As a home digital product, each household has unique dimensions and layouts, posing a significant challenge to the widespread adoption of projectors. Historically, this issue was only addressed in high-end models costing over 10,000 yuan. This time, the meter's keystone correction function, allowing adjustments of up to 45 degrees up and down and 45 degrees left and right, has been democratized for civilian projectors. Oblique projections can now produce normal screens, as illustrated in the following image.
As a flagship performance-enhancing product, the Polar Aurora H1S Aurora increased brightness from 900 ANSI to 1200 ANSI and resolution from 720p to 1080p. Combined with keystone correction functions for up and down 45 degrees and left and right 45 degrees, the current family of projectors has effectively resolved the three major pain points of brightness, resolution, and installation difficulties. This meets the positioning expectations of the H-series products and user demands.
Minimal Interaction, Suitable for All Ages:
As the saying goes, there are elders and children in every household, and any family technology product should cater to all age groups. Providing a friendly user interface becomes crucial in this context.
At this point, Jijun highly approves of the UI design of the Aurora H1S Aurora. The OS used is GMUI 2.0, based on Android 5.1 development. A fundamental consideration is adapting a vertical screen system to a horizontal screen format, which has already been addressed.
Moreover, GMUI 2.0 adopts a minimalist design style. On the left is a Metro-style interface similar to Windows 8, with clear colors and card-like large icons, concise and straightforward. Categories include movies, music, games, and apps. On the right are similar options for all Android applications, allowing users to install their favorites. The entire operation process is simple and user-friendly.
In terms of content sources, the Mi projector serves as a platform product, integrating the two major video libraries of MangoTV and IQIYI, satisfying a broad range of user needs. Users can also install additional applications.
Summary: Clear Positioning:
The positioning of the H1S Aurora is clear. It addresses pain points left over from price wars and artistic eras, enhancing brightness and resolution for home projectors to align with commercial projectors. This showcases the ambitious aspirations of Extreme Meters. In fact, in Shenzhen's tech circle, one can find Mi-H series products in some restaurants and bars, perhaps the strongest testament to addressing pain points.
As the leader of the micro-projector industry, the product positioning of this model undoubtedly helps align peers, improve the product line of high-brightness and high-resolution projectors, and guide the direction of projector products. This is the demeanor expected of a large manufacturer, and such progress is what ordinary consumers wish to see. Finally, the price of the Aurora H1S Aurora is 5,999 yuan. Although not inexpensive, it is more affordable than a Bai TV or laser TV. This is the best option among large screens in the same price range.
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