The Flicks: A Bluetooth Boombox Projector That's Perfect for Backyard Movie Nights
The Flicks is a Bluetooth boombox that doubles as a projector, making it an all-in-one battery-operated solution ideal for backyard movie nights or glamping. This innovative device was initially crowdfunded on Kickstarter and can now be purchased.
One of the most impressive features of The Flicks is its connectivity. You'll find an HDMI port right up front that allows you to connect nearly anything, including a Roku streaming stick, Fire TV stick, or Chromecast. Additionally, there's a USB port that not only charges various devices but also powers those streaming sticks, enabling you to throw any streaming service onto the projector in your backyard as long as you have Wi-Fi.
The device also features an auxiliary input with a 3.5 millimeter jack for added convenience and a headphone output. Although I'm unsure about using headphones, it could serve as a line out for another speaker system if needed. The front of the unit has a slim adjustment dial to sharpen things up and enhance your viewing experience.
The controls on this device are quite straightforward, but you'll need to refer to the unit's bottom for adjustments involving brightness contrast and volume. A simple card-style remote comes with The Flicks, allowing you to power it on or off, adjust the volume, and select the input.
For a decent and portable all-in-one unit, The Flicks has two versions available: a $600 model offering six hours of battery life and an $800 model providing up to eight hours. Other solutions exist that can achieve the same functionality, so be aware of this when considering your purchase options.
A compact pico projector like the ZTE S Pro 2 is another option for those looking for something with comparable features but at a lower cost – around $500. This device also combines into a portable tablet and Wi-Fi hotspot.
When it comes to using The Flicks, it's best in very dark environments as it doesn't shine brightly like initially marketed on its website. You'll get the best results by controlling your light levels or watching at night.
One of the standout aspects of The Flicks is its sound quality, which rivals that of many other projectors. As it actually houses a fully-fledged Bluetooth speaker, you can expect more than adequate sound for backyard movie nights. Although not top-notch hi-fi, this device gets the job done.
In conclusion, The Flicks stands out as an all-in-one portable projector solution that's perfect for turning any spot into a movie theater on the go.
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthis is the flicks it is a Bluetooth boombox but it is also a projector which makes it an all-in-one battery-operated solution if you want to have a backyard movie night superbowl up on the garage door or even if your glamping I check this out online it was a Kickstarter project but you can now order one yourself question is how well does it perform how good does it sound how bright is the picture that's what we're going to answer for you today one of the more impressive things about the flicks is its connectivity you'll see there's an HDMI port right up front you can connect nearly anything with that including a Roku streaming stick a fire TV stick or a chromecast because as you see there's a USB port here not only will that charge various devices but it allows you to power those streaming sticks so you can throw pretty much any streaming service up on this projector in your backyard so long as you have Wi-Fi there is an auxilary input with a 3.5 millimeter jack in case you need it and there's a headphone output I can't imagine using headphones but you could use that as a line out for another speaker system if you wanted to to focus the projector you've got a pretty slim amount adjustment right here on the front you just turn this dial to kind of sharpen things up on board controls are pretty simple although you do have separate power buttons for movie mode where it actually activates the projector or just Bluetooth speaker mode where all you're going to do is play music this is also how you would make any adjustments to the brightness contrast and volume of the speaker itself flex also comes with a simple card style remote which will let you power on the projector or the Bluetooth speaker adjust the volume and select the input but any of those other controls I mentioned before you'll need to go straight to the unit on the bottom are two adjustable feet so that you can angle the projector upwards if necessary there's also this weird master power switch on the bottom you don't turn this on the projector and Bluetooth speaker will not power up so here's the flicks in action in a reasonably well light controlled room we've got a lot of drapes down in here and we've darken it up as much as we can but there's still some coming Tory as you can see it looks a little bit washed out this is not a blazingly bright projector and it's definitely best used in a very dark environment the way they marketed on the website though you think it was scorchingly bright it's not you definitely want to control your light tame it down as much as possible or better to get just use it at night as for the sound quality I don't know of any other projector that sounds anywhere near as good as this does that's because it's actually a Bluetooth speaker a fully fledged Bluetooth speaker now I wouldn't say that it's a super hi-fi speaker but it's definitely more than enough to get the job done for a backyard movie party so as the flakes a good deal well there's two versions here you got a six hundred dollar and a seven hundred dollar version that does six hours or eight hours max battery life on a charge I think for a pretty bright projector with a decent loud Bluetooth speaker all-in-one portable unit yeah it kind of makes sense but bear in mind you've got other solutions that will do the same thing this is the ZTE s pro 2 not only is it a nice compact little pico projector it's also a portable tablet and a Wi-Fi hotspot all for about five hundred dollars it's not as bright as the flicks but it does a lot more and it's a lot more portable at a Bluetooth speaker and you've got a very comparable solution with a little bit more utility but if you're looking for an all-in-one device you can take nearly anywhere and turn pretty much any spot into a movie theater the flicks is really the only one in the game doing this right now and I think it's a pretty clever little devicethis is the flicks it is a Bluetooth boombox but it is also a projector which makes it an all-in-one battery-operated solution if you want to have a backyard movie night superbowl up on the garage door or even if your glamping I check this out online it was a Kickstarter project but you can now order one yourself question is how well does it perform how good does it sound how bright is the picture that's what we're going to answer for you today one of the more impressive things about the flicks is its connectivity you'll see there's an HDMI port right up front you can connect nearly anything with that including a Roku streaming stick a fire TV stick or a chromecast because as you see there's a USB port here not only will that charge various devices but it allows you to power those streaming sticks so you can throw pretty much any streaming service up on this projector in your backyard so long as you have Wi-Fi there is an auxilary input with a 3.5 millimeter jack in case you need it and there's a headphone output I can't imagine using headphones but you could use that as a line out for another speaker system if you wanted to to focus the projector you've got a pretty slim amount adjustment right here on the front you just turn this dial to kind of sharpen things up on board controls are pretty simple although you do have separate power buttons for movie mode where it actually activates the projector or just Bluetooth speaker mode where all you're going to do is play music this is also how you would make any adjustments to the brightness contrast and volume of the speaker itself flex also comes with a simple card style remote which will let you power on the projector or the Bluetooth speaker adjust the volume and select the input but any of those other controls I mentioned before you'll need to go straight to the unit on the bottom are two adjustable feet so that you can angle the projector upwards if necessary there's also this weird master power switch on the bottom you don't turn this on the projector and Bluetooth speaker will not power up so here's the flicks in action in a reasonably well light controlled room we've got a lot of drapes down in here and we've darken it up as much as we can but there's still some coming Tory as you can see it looks a little bit washed out this is not a blazingly bright projector and it's definitely best used in a very dark environment the way they marketed on the website though you think it was scorchingly bright it's not you definitely want to control your light tame it down as much as possible or better to get just use it at night as for the sound quality I don't know of any other projector that sounds anywhere near as good as this does that's because it's actually a Bluetooth speaker a fully fledged Bluetooth speaker now I wouldn't say that it's a super hi-fi speaker but it's definitely more than enough to get the job done for a backyard movie party so as the flakes a good deal well there's two versions here you got a six hundred dollar and a seven hundred dollar version that does six hours or eight hours max battery life on a charge I think for a pretty bright projector with a decent loud Bluetooth speaker all-in-one portable unit yeah it kind of makes sense but bear in mind you've got other solutions that will do the same thing this is the ZTE s pro 2 not only is it a nice compact little pico projector it's also a portable tablet and a Wi-Fi hotspot all for about five hundred dollars it's not as bright as the flicks but it does a lot more and it's a lot more portable at a Bluetooth speaker and you've got a very comparable solution with a little bit more utility but if you're looking for an all-in-one device you can take nearly anywhere and turn pretty much any spot into a movie theater the flicks is really the only one in the game doing this right now and I think it's a pretty clever little device\n"
