KODAK Luma 450 Portable Full HD Smart Projector | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, HDMI & USB Compatible Mini Home Theater System Up to 150” | 1080p Native Resolution (4K), 200 Lumens | Tripod Included

Confirmed 1920×1080 Native Resolution
—Original August 14, 2020 review—I normally don’t write reviews immediately, but upon initial inspection and testing, I think that Kodak has something very special in the pico-projector world with the Luma 450. I can confirm that the native resolution is genuinely 1920×1080 (or at least very close to it, I’ll never know if I was cheated out of a couple rows of pixels or not). The brightness seems enough to be 200 lumens, but I don’t have a way to confirm this. The product size is 1.26″x4.9″x4.9″ and appears to have roughly 1.2:1 throw ratio (don’t quote me). Time will tell how reliable it is, but I can cautiously recommend this projector to anyone looking for a small/pico 1080p solution.Long Story: Prior to purchasing the Luma 450, I had two 720p pico-projectors from AAXA, and a third cheapo full-sized Chinese 1080p projector. I have been looking for a pico-projector that runs in 1080p for quite some time, and I had been considering three options: Optoma LH150 (2.25″x7.5″x11″), AAXA M6 (2.1″x7″x7″) and the AAXA P7 (2.7″x4.4″x4.7″). All three of these were a bit big for my liking, and the smallest was awfully dim at 70 lumen. Then, seemingly out of nowhere (late July 2020) Kodak quietly put the Luma 450 on the market, having only released 5 other projectors prior that all had very low resolution.Kodak’s claim of 1080p native resolution with 200 lumen seemed unbelievable at the size of the machine, especially when compared to the AAXA P7, but I decided to gamble on the purchase anyways… Kodak as an American company has a bit more to loose by lying than their foreign competitors.I had some issues connecting the remote control at first, and honestly I couldn’t tell you why it did eventually start working. The menu’s and settings are fully usable without the controller, however, so no big issue for me. I ran a few images on the display that let me count and measure pixels, and I am very happy to say that the results match what I would expect from a 1080p projector. The response time seems reasonable, the brightness is more than enough at 65″ for a dimly lit room, and the noise from the fan is typical of this size of projector.One interesting note is that it seems to be more sensitive to cabling and signal quality than other displays. When I ran an image through a splitter and extra length of HDMI cables, the quality of the image was significantly degraded compared to my Chinese 1080p projector, which is unusual for digital signals that usually either just work or don’t work with no in-between. When the cable is kept short and uninterrupted, the quality of the image is very impressive, and fully replaces all other projectors I have.I hope this helps someone make a decision to buy or not buy. Like I said, Kodak has something very special with this projector (in it’s size and resolution category), and I hope that mine lasts a long time. I will update this review if anything dramatic happens in the first year… outside of further troubleshooting with the remote control. My use-case is several hours every day, but mostly stationary and always plugged in.—Update for January 13, 2021—I have used this projector 3-5 times a week for several hours each session since the original purchase. It is pointed upwards at the ceiling with external speakers plugged in. The power is always plugged in, so I have not tested the internal battery at all.I have had no further issues with the remote – It has reliably worked with no connection issues since I got it working the first time. I have not had to changed the batteries yet.The focus wheel has kept it’s position with no need to periodically adjust (this is a problem for some cheaper projectors).I have not blown it out yet, or cleaned it in any way, but probably will this month just to avoid an excessive buildup of dust – one of my other AAXA pico projectors, after roughly a year, had such a huge buildup of dust that the device actually sparked and produced a cloud of smoke (it still works), so I’ve learned to clean them every once in a while. As I’ve mentioned before, my projector is pointed upwards towards the ceiling, so I’m not using them in a normal way, which contributes to extra buildup of dust depending on where the projector has it’s vents pointing.I can’t find anything to complaint about, the projector has worked fine, and I highly recommend this projector to someone looking for a 1080p Pico projector. I hope it lasts another couple of years with no issues.

The projector is nice the remote control and the sound not so much
The unit by itself is a great little projector. It’s easy to connect and easy to use. You can’t use it during the day time, only at dusk or at night. The remote control is too unpredictable it goes to slow then to fast you have to go back and forth several time to be able to select the right item on the menu. The image is very good I use it at 120’ and the quality of the image is great. The sound is not good very low, I plugged in an another source for the sound as the Bluetooth didn’t work for the sound and now it’s a good setup.

Easy to use and awesome image
I really love this projector! I always bring it with me when I travel and everybody gets impressed by the quality. The projector comes with a system with pre-installed apps like HBO and Netflix. You can download KODAK app in your phone and control the projector with it. 5/5 – Strongly recommend.

Pour le peu que je l’ai utilisé jusqu’à présent, l’appareil répond à mes attentes. C’est dommage que la télécommande ne fonctionne pas. Ou peut-être qu’elle fonctionne mais impossible de la lier à l’appareil. Heureusement, il y a moyen de piloter l’engin avec une application sur smartphone qui elle fonctionne mais il faut la jumeler à chaque utilisation. C’est un peu galère. D’où ma note. Il y a aussi moyen de piloter l’appareil sur base du menu intégré mais c’est laborieux avec 5 commandes disponibles. L’image est bien lumineuse et je n’ai pas eu de problème pour la mise au point. Je l’utilise pour dessiner sur des biscuits. Je le précise parce que j’ai eu toutes les peines du monde pour trouver un modèle qui pourrait convenir. Il faut faire attention à la résolution pour travailler sur de petits sujets, ce que tous les appareils n’ont pas. Pour les biscuits ou pour les autres petits objets, il faut minimum un appareil avec une résolution de 1080p. Attention, il faut un pied costaud pour le tenir, regardez bien le poids de l’appareil avant d’acheter le support car il est un peu lourd je trouve.

Muy prometedor pero como tengas el más mínimo problema no responden. Amazon le pasa la patata a Kodak en un formulario web al que no responden y con una dirección email de la que tampoco recibo respuestas.Terrorífica experiencia.Si algo no os funciona el día 1 de Amazon, devolvedlo y que pagen todos los costes y envíos que tengan que pagar, el servicio posterior es nefasto.