Chicdaze's Ultra is a quiet bedside projector: a 170-lumen swivel head on a 5W speaker base, with Android TV 11 and a night mode that keeps explosions from waking the house.
Chicdaze builds its HY300 Ultra around a 5W SoundBase: the round foot under the swivel head is the speaker. On a bedside table that puts the sound low and close, pointed at the bed rather than at the wall. For a bedroom film you rarely need anything else plugged in.
Chicdaze fits the base with a small DSP audio processor and a night cinema mode. The night mode reins in sudden loud passages, so a car chase at 11 pm does not wake the flat while the whispered dialogue still comes through.
The rest of the Ultra's upgrades over a plain HY300 Pro are about calm and convenience:
The picture engine is the familiar HY300 one: a native 1280 × 720 panel that accepts a 4K signal and scales it down. Chicdaze also writes about a 1080P physical resolution, but its own resolution figure is 1280 × 720, so plan for a 720p picture. Light comes from an LED source rated at 170 ANSI lumens with a 2000:1 contrast ratio, plus HDR10+ decoding and MEMC motion smoothing.
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Model | Chicdaze HY300 Ultra |
| Display | LED-lit panel, native 1280 × 720 |
| Signal input | Accepts 4K, shown at 720p |
| Brightness | 170 ANSI lumens |
| Contrast | 2000:1 |
| Picture processing | HDR10+ decoding, MEMC |
| Picture size | 100 in from about 2 m; 80 in from about 1.5 m |
| Focus | Manual |
| Keystone | Auto vertical, six-way correction |
| Rotation | 180° swivel bracket |
| Speaker | 5W SoundBase, DSP, night cinema mode |
| System | Android TV 11 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.4 |
| Ports | HDMI, USB (HDMI cable not included) |
| Fan noise | Down to 22 dB(A) |
| Size and weight | Size S: 5.7 × 4.9 × 6.7 in, 0.65 kg |
| In the box | Projector, power cord, remote, user manual |
Chicdaze's short-focus lens throws a 100-inch picture from about 2 m. Its note for the size M body suggests 4.9 ft, roughly 1.5 m, for an 80-inch picture. Both figures sit comfortably inside a normal bedroom.
| Lens to wall or ceiling | Diagonal | Where it fits |
|---|---|---|
| About 1.1 m | 60 in | Desk against a dorm wall |
| About 1.5 m | 80 in | Chicdaze's everyday size |
| About 2 m | 100 in | Bedroom wall, end to end |
| About 2.4 m | 120 in | Blackout rooms only |
The 60-inch and 120-inch distances follow the same ratio as Chicdaze's two stated sizes and are rounded. A tape measure on the first night settles your exact spot. The wall counts too: matte white paint or a pull-down screen keeps faces natural, while a coloured wall tints every scene.
170 ANSI lumens is on the low side even among HY300 models. It looks rich on a dark bedroom wall at 80 inches and noticeably thinner at 120. Treat these as the Ultra's home turf:
Daylight and table lamps are the Ultra's weak spot. If films start before sunset, a brighter body such as the 260-lumen Magcubic HY300 Ultra copes better. The screen size and throw chart covers every distance from 40 to 130 inches, and the brightness settings squeeze the most out of a dim wall.
Out of the box come the projector, a power cord, the remote and a user manual. There is no HDMI cable, so a games console or laptop needs one from your drawer. Everything else happens on the wall within a quarter of an hour.
Firmware matters more than it sounds on these projectors. Chicdaze's own note asks owners to update for the best performance, and app crashes on a fresh box often vanish after the first update. The HY300 firmware guide walks through it.
A few connections worth knowing before the popcorn:
If the remote goes missing, the HY300 remote guide lists replacements that pair with Ultra bodies.
Four brands sell an HY300 Ultra, and they share little beyond the name. The Chicdaze stands out for its quiet fan and night sound mode. It trails the others on brightness and focus.
| Model | Light | Focus | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicdaze HY300 Ultra | 170 ANSI | Manual | Android TV 11 |
| Magcubic HY300 Ultra | 260 ANSI | Electric | Android 14 |
| SKUOU HY300 Ultra | 220 ANSI | Motorised or manual | Android 14 |
| Xorytin HY300 Ultra | 180 ANSI | Auto | Not stated |
Pick the Chicdaze when the projector lives in a dark bedroom, runs late and has to stay quiet. Pick an electric-focus Ultra if you swap between wall and ceiling every evening.
Brightness is the gap you will notice first. Next to Magcubic's 260 lumens, the Chicdaze gives up roughly a third of the light, which shows as paler colours at 100 inches. At 80 inches in a dark room the difference shrinks to something most viewers stop noticing once the film starts. The HY300 Ultra vs HY300 Pro comparison shows what the Ultra badge adds over a Pro in general.
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No. It takes 1080p and 4K signals, but Chicdaze rates the panel at 1280 × 720, so every picture is shown at 720p.
No. The keystone is automatic, but focus is a manual wheel on the lens, so it needs a turn whenever the distance changes.
About 100 inches from 2 m and 80 inches from about 1.5 m. Keep the largest sizes for a fully dark room, since 170 lumens spread thin.
Only the body shape: S measures 5.7 × 4.9 × 6.7 in and M 5.1 × 5.7 × 6.7 in. Picture, sound and radios are the same.
No. The box holds the projector, power cord, remote and manual, so bring your own HDMI cable for a stick, laptop or console.