It was only last year that the OJO - the projector designed to take your Switch games and give them the cinema treatment - pulled off a super successful crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, bringing in a crazy $270,966 (that's 687% of its goal amount). And now it's just done it again in Japan.
The Japanese crowdfunding site Makuake was the chosen platform, and it's already met 532% of its target amount with well over a month to go. As of writing, the current figure stands at 1,640,200 yen, which amounts to around £11,022 ($15,581). Looks like OJO is doing alright for itself in the bank balance department.
According to Indiegogo, the OJO is due to ship next month, so if you backed it in December 2017, you might be getting your very own Switch-centric projector in April.
Have you invested in an OJO? Thinking of picking one up, or is it a bit overrated as a concept? Share your take below...
[source makuake.com]
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There's nothing I trust more to keep my Switch safe than random 3rd party docks.
If I’d crowdfunded one of these I’d be bricking it!
Can you brick it? Yes you can!
Can you brick it? Yes you can!
Oh nice another crowdfunding campaign, I wonder how long these cheap looking projectors are going to last or until the Switches get bricked...
@JHDK See, if Hori did it, it'd probably at least be somewhat legit since they're licensed by Nintendo.
I think people are just desperate at this point to be funding these.
Just completed the finishing touches on my new arcade cabinet.
Can it brick it? No it can't!
Can it brick it? No it can't!
@OorWullie awesome. Wish I was handy enough to make something like that. Really cool.
does this mean the issue with 3rd party docks have been addressed
@OorWullie they look amazing!
But back to the projector, it looks great but have they tried using it over a long period? To see if the switch fuses itself to it like alot of 3rd party stands
Getting one of these as soon as the reviews come out
Holy cow.
I love carrying my Switch around but setting up the dock with a person's TV takes fiddling. I love showing people things on my phone too and I have a portable speaker but lugging it all around along with the cables can be tedious.
Having all these problems solved by one device that doesn't need to be plugged into anything sounds flipping amazing.
Switch + OJO, plonk it on a table, face it to a wall, hand out controllers. No more cables.
@OorWullie Amazing! Well done. It will be fun to play Punch Out on that thing next week.
@frogopus What would it cost for a portable projector with equivalant specs to this + a portable dock that can output HDMI + a power bank to keep the switch charged + a portable 5W speaker?
At the very least can you name some projectors of better value?
I like the OJO idea. Cant wait to see Some reviews
@DockEllisD Cheers, well happy with it.
@Supadav03 Thanks, it really didn't take much handy work from me though. I bought the cabinet off Amazon and the stickers from Red Bubble. The cabinet is a doddle to put together. I coloured in the wooden edges with a permanent marker for the finishing touch.
@JHDK Cheers pal, I didn't realise Punch Out was coming next week. Superb! I'm thinking of making a vertical cabinet for the games with TATE mode. Just finding time to do it.
This thing has cheap Chinese parts inside. Buyer beware. Apart from that, terrible brightness, poor resolution, Please note the WWE wrestlers not showing footage of their free projectors working. Also note that all the marketing photos of it working are staged and filtered. Also note that Digital foundry don't have one for review, nor do Nintendo Life {I think anyway}. Good luck buying this!
I'm already highly skeptical about any and every 3rd party dock so no thanks...
@JHDK I know people freak out about the handful of instances of third party docks bricking systems. But as someone who picked up a Nyko dock on the day it was released, and have been using it regularly since then, including after I updated to 5.0.0 firmware, without a single issue or hint of any kind of malfunction, and ultimately, I personally have nothing negative to say about third party docks, and from my experience I would definitely recommend one (if I wasn't aware of the fact that there are defective units out there that do indeed brick systems).
Forget the 3rd party dock issues, the terrible resolution and brightness of this should keep people away. Also, have they addressed the fact that it not only covers the Switch's air vents, but it also puts a hot bulb right next to it?
the OJO projector has a really low resolution. It's not worth it.
@Blathers This projector's specs are low end. You can pick up a projector w specs like this with better resolution (or even slightly better) for $100 or less. For the same price as OJO you can more than double the lumens at better resolutions. Power banks aren't that expensive and the Switch comes with an hdmi cable
There’s a wrestler called Xavier woods from the new day who has a gaming channel with over 1 million subscribers called upupdowndown.
They all bought ojo projectors and apparently they are awesome, no ones switch got bricked lol I’d love one myself, so is there an official release date to the public? Or is April time just for the backers?
@Blathers Just plug the dock into a regular projector and you have the same product, for a fraction of the price.
@Octane How do I power the dock without an adapter? Or do I need another third party portable dock that outputs HDMI?
And then doesn't that mean I'm at the mercy of whatever speaker the projector comes with? Are there cheap battery-powered projectors with good speakers?
@ValhallaOutcast No, this is totally 3rd party and not endorsed by Nintendo.
@Octane Exactly. And it won't brick it either.
I was thinking about how great this would have been camping last week until I got back to see SpawnWave talk about how his system got bricked because of a third party doc.
@Octane @Blathers Here. 720p. 350 lumens.
https://youtu.be/TNMc6EvkvfU
Love the idea. Cautious as hell about picking one up.
@Blathers Get yourself a portable projector?
@OorWullie super-nice cab mate! Well done! Now you REALLY need an arcade-stick to go with that
@cfgk24 Thanks for the projector recommendation. Unfortunately the power bank you're using does not supply in my country's (Australia) AC type, and I'd rather keep the components for this setup to a minimum. I did discover I need USB-PD compliance to run a third party cable into the dock and currently am looking into XMI Xiaomi power stations
@Octane I've been looking around and I'm not sure "portable projector" refers to projectors on battery power: just designs for ease of set up. I think battery-powered projectors seem to be called "pocket" and "pico" (the latter being very small)
@frogopus yeah I gave up on the OJO when I checked its specs and noticed it was lying about the lumens being 1200. I've got a really good quality portable speaker already so all I need is to grab a powerbank (QB820 is confirmed compatable with Switch dock) and a projector.
With all this I might as well be carrying it in a bag, so the projector can be a brick for all I care, brightness is important though. I'll keep an eye out for delay too. Do all those run on battery? I find it impossible to tell because they never include battery specs or show AC cables
At this point I don't believe I could ever use a third party dock in any fashion even if its proven to work, I just cant put my switch in anything that is not a first party dock, OJO is cool but the brightness and resolution it pumps out are absolutely dreadful compared to most projectors out there
Last I watched the review the output is not very appealing and not a HD output. It will output but it is trying to do something it isn't able to do unless they come out with one that has good brightness and 1080HD TV output then that would be different. But the review I saw sometime back didn't give this unit very good light.
@BravelyDavid From what I heard, bricks were caused by third party docks having no safeguards for when turning on/off the dock at the wall, since that can cause minor spikes in power. As long as your Switch isn't in the dock when you hit the switch, and you avoid busting the USB connector, third party should be okay.
@Blathers Phillips picopix 4435 has a 2.5 hour battery life., a small speaker.
Cool! Another 3rd party dock to brick your system with! After the Nyko fiasco, I'm only buying Nintendo licenced products.
I really like the concept and if the price is not astronomical for the projector then I will get one . Its time for those roof-top Switch partys of great legand.
Taking this conversation to the forum
I own an OJO and I am happy with it.
There's a number of reasons I don't like projectors, but especially cheap ones.
Just looking at the measly 4 buttons on there, I wouldn't be surprised if this didn't have a zoom or keystone function, 2 things that IMO are an absolute must have for any projector. Without those you are severely limited to where you can put the projector, the screen, and what size the screen can be.
Plus, bottom line is TV's always look better. Especially in a well lit environment.
Even very high end projectors in my experience don't look that good. One this small really makes me question the picture quality.
Honestly if you need a projector, you're probably in a situation where you shouldn't really be playing docked. (I'm thinking safety and security issues, privacy, and simply "forcing the situation" on the people around you.)
Also, I have an Epson outdoor portable projector and that thing heats up something fierce even with a fan pointed at it. A projector this small would either have to output at poor resolution (from the comments here, this is the case) or burn through the surface it is placed on.
I'm also worried about the longevity of that bulb, not to mention the whole 3rd party dock bricking issue.
I have a few friends who have theirs already and it's quite surprising how good it is. You don't need to be in a pitch black room to play, doesn't get crazy hot and gives you around 3-4 hours more battery life. The quality of the image is also really nice. Sure it's not as crisp as a 1080p tv but 100% usable if you only have a small screen and have a lot of friends over.
Didn't we just learn that these things are bricking switches?
The base price is around $450
Does it come with a manual on how to explain this to your wife?
no idea what for. just plug it into the TV HDMI in the hotel room on business trips.
I have the OJO--it's better than a lot of people think. I also think it m a y not brick Switch, for the dock voltages appear to be similar to the official dock.
If you have the money, buy it.
@subpopz I have been using the insignia one from best buy for a while now with no problems.
@OorWullie Nice! Pretty groovy man.
@OorWullie
Nice! I'd love something like that.
Let's hope it doesn't brick
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