A Comprehensive Review of the GPX All-in-One Home Theater Projector Kit

• The GPX All-in-One Projector Kit has nearly everything you need to plug in your phone, computer, or USB key and start watching.
• It comes with a 120-inch soft screen but projects up an image up to 140 inches.
• It also has a Bluetooth transmitter, so you can connect an external speaker if you want.

I’ve long wanted to be able to watch a movie outside when the weather is nice, but I never wanted to invest in an outdoor TV. This all-in-one home theater kit makes that a whole lot easier.

When GPX offered to send the All-in-One Home Theater Projector Kit (PJ504VPS), I was willing to give it a try. What better way to get into a projector than to have everything you need provided in one kit? Well, almost everything. The one thing it doesn’t have is the cords you might need to get connected. But otherwise, it’s all there: projector (with speaker), screen, and remote.

First Impressions of the GPX Home Theater Projector Kit

When I first received the GPX Home Theater Projector Kit, I was mildly surprised by how small it is. I suppose it’s about average size for projectors in this range, but this one is 6.61 inches wide X 5.83 inches tall x 5 inches deep; in other words, it’s a squat little vertical projector. It’s also relatively lightweight. I couldn’t find an exact weight for it, but I’d say it’s in the neighborhood of 4-5 pounds. So, very manageable if you want to take it out somewhere.

It’s a great way to have a quick summer (or fall) outdoor viewing setup for whatever watch party you have in mind.

It also comes with a 120-inch soft screen that weighs almost as much as the projector, different mounting options for the screen (rope, removable adhesive tabs, etc.), and a remote that lets you control some of the functions of the projector, including the volume for the built-in speaker.

It’s all pretty portable. I found it easy enough to pick it up and move it around, though I will say I dug out a separate bag to load the folded screen into when it’s not in use because it’s kind of bulky, and, honestly, indoors—which is where I use it most of the time—I mostly just projected the image on a blank wall.

How the GPX Home Theater Projector Kit Works

From a usability perspective, the GPX Projector Kit works pretty well. I did find that although it has a USB input, it works best when you connect to your streaming device using HDMI. For example, I was able to connect my Fire TV Stick right to it and had no issues at all. To watch a movie from my MacBook Air, though, even when I connected with HDMI I couldn’t get any sound from the device.

I can also see why someone might want to connect a Bluetooth speaker to the device. The sound coming out of the built-in speaker is not the best quality, but it’s good enough if all you want to do is throw up a screen in the backyard and lounge around watching a movie.

The focus adjustment and the keystone adjustment are on the device, which means they’re manual and they’re a little fidgety, so you might need to play with them a touch, but once you get them adjusted, the picture is pretty good quality for what it is. It is 720p, so you can’t really expect any stellar images, but again, this isn’t a permanent home theater system. This is something you’ll use when you’re on the go to set up quickly and get to watching movies. I also found that the image quality doesn’t degrade noticeably when you’re at the outer range of the 140-inch capability.

One thing worth mentioning is that the fan on this projector isn’t the quietest; in fact, it’s pretty loud. That’s not a problem if you have a Bluetooth speaker connected to it because you’re probably not sitting right on top of the projector. Still, I did notice that sitting on a table next to me, I had to up the volume a bit to compensate for the noise the projector makes. I was eventually able to block it out, but if you’re sensitive to sounds, this could be a problem.

Is the GPX Home Theater Projector Kit Worth It?

So, is this little system worth it? Keep in mind that this is a budget projector. At only $130 for the device with a remote and a screen, you’re getting a pretty good deal. Add in a decent picture in the full range of projection and the fact that it has a built-in speaker, and if this is the budget range you have in mind, then I would say, yeah, it’s worth it. And it’s a great way to have a quick summer (or fall) outdoor viewing setup for whatever watch party you have in mind.