HOLEPLUS HY300

What the HOLEPLUS brings to the room:

• Phone mirroring by cable or over dual-band Wi-Fi 6.
• A built-in media player for H.264 and H.265 files from USB.
• 160 ANSI lumens, rated within ±5%, with a 1500:1 contrast ratio.
• Auto keystone and manual focus for a square, sharp frame.
• A 180° stand that swings the lens from wall to ceiling.
• Bluetooth 5.0 for speakers and headphones.

HOLEPLUS uses the family's native 1280 × 720 panel, which accepts signals up to 4096 × 2160 and scales them down. HOLEPLUS lists Chaoying Photoelectric as the manufacturer and backs the projector with a two-year warranty, double the usual year.

The appeal is simplicity. A phone already signed in to every streaming service skips the projector-side logins, although some apps block mirrored video, a limit covered in the phone connection guide.

A cable also sidesteps busy Wi-Fi. In a flat full of streaming neighbours, a wired phone keeps the picture steady when wireless mirroring starts to stutter.

Light spreads over area, so doubling the picture width leaves each part of the picture a quarter as bright. That is why an 80-inch picture from the HOLEPLUS looks livelier than a 130-inch one, even in the same dark room.

Small changes stretch those 160 lumens further:

• Project onto a smooth white wall or a matte screen rather than cream or textured paint.
• Close doors to lit hallways; a strip of light under the door shows on dark scenes.
• Pick the brightest picture mode for sport and cartoons, and a warmer one for films.
• Keep the lens level with the bottom of the picture when you can, so the keystone does less digital squaring.

On a ceiling, the picture lands straight above the lens, so the height of the ceiling over the nightstand sets the size rather than the room length. For distances by picture size, see the screen size guide. For menu settings that lift brightness, the brightness guide goes mode by mode.

1. Plug in the power cord, swing the stand to your wall and let the auto keystone square the frame.
2. Turn the manual focus until the menu text is sharp at the edges as well as the centre.
3. Join your Wi-Fi if you plan to mirror wirelessly, choosing 5 GHz near the router and 2.4 GHz for longer reach.
4. Pair a Bluetooth speaker or headphones if the built-in speaker is too quiet for the room.
5. Insert a USB stick or connect HDMI, then pick the source from the remote.

The built-in media player handles H.264 and H.265, the formats most phones, cameras and downloaded films use. H.265, also called HEVC, packs the same picture into smaller files, useful when a whole film series has to fit on one stick.

Matching the source to the evening:

• USB stick: the smoothest option for a planned film; nothing depends on Wi-Fi.
• Phone mirroring: quick for holiday photos, short clips and a video call.
• HDMI: a TV stick adds the apps the projector lacks, and a laptop or console plugs in directly.

If a file refuses to play, re-save it in H.264 on a computer or try another stick formatted as FAT32 or exFAT. For stubborn problems, the HY300 fixes page covers HDMI, power and Wi-Fi faults.

Magcubic's original HY300 adds 5W stereo speakers and more light. The ear&ear HY300 matches the HOLEPLUS on brightness but runs Android 11 with streaming apps. Magcubic's 2026 Pro trims the body by 30% for travel and moves the power supply outside.

The HOLEPLUS holds its own on two points. Its two-year warranty runs twice as long as the one year Magcubic offers, and the lack of a projector-side app store means fewer menus to learn for a relative who only wants to show phone photos on the wall. Pair it with a TV stick and the app gap closes; a stick also tends to receive app updates longer than the Android build inside a small projector does.

Choose the HOLEPLUS when:

• Your films live on a phone, a laptop or a USB drive.
• A TV stick already handles streaming in your home.
• Two years of warranty cover weighs more than an app store.

For the step up from a plain HY300, HY300 against HY300 Pro lays out the differences, and Magcubic's original HY300 shows the brighter plain model in full.