About Cineva
The box said 15,000 lumens.
On the wall, with every light off, it managed a dim, washed-out rectangle and a fan you could hear from the kitchen. If you have ever bought a cheap projector, you know that night.
The story
Then came the one for Friday nights.
The cheap box looked great in the listing photos. At home, the picture was soft at the edges, one corner sat higher than the other, and it only worked with every light off. The apps on it stopped opening within a month, and it went back in its box under the bed.
The big names cost several times as much. Good projectors, but a lot of money for a movie in bed.
Cineva One is the one for Friday nights. A true 1080p picture, crisp to the corners. Brightness rated in ANSI lumens, 650 of them, the way projector brightness is meant to be rated. Point it at the wall and it focuses and squares the picture by itself in about 2 seconds.
The stand turns any way, so the picture goes on the bedroom wall, the big wall downstairs or straight up on the ceiling. Streaming apps install on it, a streaming stick plugs into the HDMI, and a speaker pairs over Bluetooth.
The name comes from cinema, with a softer ending. A big picture at home, without a big screen hanging on the wall.
Every Cineva comes with 2 years of cover on the projector, the light source, the fan, the board and the remote, and 60 nights at home to decide.
Three standards
Three things every Cineva has to do.
- 01
A real picture, rated the real way.
Native 1080p, not a 720p chip sold as "4K supported". Brightness in ANSI lumens, not a five-figure number nobody can explain.
1920 × 1080 · 650 ANSI lumens
- 02
Ready before you sit down.
Autofocus, auto keystone, and a picture that steps around the shelf in its way. No wheel to turn, no corners to drag, no manual open on the floor.
about 2 seconds, by itself
- 03
2 years, and 60 nights to decide.
Cover for the projector, the light source, the fan, the board and the remote, and 60 nights at home with no restocking fee if it is not for you.
2 years, 60 nights, on every projector
What you get
A big picture you can count on, any night of the week.
- 4.8rated
- By thousands of homes.
- 2years
- Of cover on every projector.
- 60nights
- To try it at home. Full refund if not.
“Spent an evening reading every page for the catch, because the last one I bought promised the moon. It lives on the bookshelf now and the kids put their cartoons up on the wall themselves. I still have not opened the manual.”