5 hours. That's how long it took today (5 Nov Monday) to find out the brand and model of Eun Soo's damnable pocket projector shown in Faith Ep 24.
Why did they have to use that projector to drive me nuts with curiosity trying to find it out?
I think I'm the first person to post this.
For Koreans, it should be no problem knowing what it is.
But for me, who haven't the faintest clue, searching online was pretty damn damnable. I almost gave up.
But to give up, means giving up the curiosity and the desire to know. Not possible because it was bugging me right then. Dammit. The harder it was, the more curious I got.
First, I went to the SBS website. They have the clearest video quality. Previously, I only managed to get the words "mobile" and "projector" from the other poorer video quality websites hosting the last episode.
This time, at the SBS website, I played back the scene to get this:
Click on it to get a bigger picture and you'll see what the side panel says.
I input all the words into Google, but came up with nothing. Completely nothing.
Googling Images showed many other pocket projectors, but none were the one used in the drama. Using Korean, Chinese and Japanese search words also yielded nothing. Nothing on Taobao, Yahoo Taiwan, Rakuten, Ebay, Gmarket Korea...
I began to think that it was possible the Faith creators used a prop and this isn't a real projector (a handphone camouflaged as a projector?).
However. It should be a real projector because they wouldn't go through the trouble of sticking details like that on a prop. They don't have time to do that. As it is, they have rushed through everything quite shoddily already.
Neither would they have time to stick the orange logo like that on a prop.
Looking at it closer, it seems real. The seams of the casing, looking like stitches, are too detailed for it to be a prop. The buttons and body look real, and it seems really functional, able to project. Therefore, it must be a real product. But why wasn't it appearing in search?
Bro said it could be a prototype. It seemed possible, but I doubted it. I was thinking, maybe it belongs to one of the crew members who got it as a gift from a company somewhere but not for sale.
1) Is it from Japan or Korea? I was thinking Korea because Koreans would support their own brands. Cheaper and more conveniently available. But on the off chance that it's from Japan, just because Eun Soo took it from a "Japanese" man who wanted to interview her? Perhaps.
A crew member who purchased it from Japan and the cast borrowed it for the scene? Perhaps.
2) There is a broad yellow tape across the body. Obviously it's hiding something that will identify it. A brand name.
3) There is an orange logo/symbol. What company/brand logo/symbol is that? Googling Images for logos/symbols yielded nothing.
4) The body is rectangular, rather thick compared to other pocket projectors on the market. No screen. Not a phone. The "eye" or lens is square in front. There's a metal plate to its side. Unable to read the engraving on that plate, no matter what I tried (including downloading an image enlarger).
In Google Images, many pocket projectors have lenses at the side, with rounded bodies. They are also thinner, and are compared to iphones.
So, I thought it's possible Eun Soo's projector is an older model that has stopped selling.
The words on the cover that her fingers are blocking... Unable to be read.
Click to see bigger picture.
By chance, quite close to giving up, I stumbled on the answer. Made me quite happy. ^_^ Mystery solved. Case Closed.
Found it on Google Images using the search words "laser projector portable japan". Easy enough? Well, without the words "japan" and "portable", the answer wouldn't appear.
I realized the Koreans used the word "portable" only after entering a Korean Faith webpage into Google translator. Before then, I had been thinking it was a "pocket/mini/mobile laser projector" which yielded no results.
So:
#1: It is made by a Korean company, that also sponsored production of Faith drama. For September, it says: "SBS drama called 'Faith' production investment". (제작투자 = production investment).
All the projectors in the drama should be from this company. Meaning, all those at the "Coex" fair in the drama. Not sure who supplies the magnification gadget that Eun Soo wears for "surgery" though.
#3: It was exhibited in a Korean Electronics Show in Oct 2011. Already released, but can't find any on sale in Korean online shopping malls.
#4: No word on Korean pricing and yet Faith has it : http://forum.pclayer.com/esplus-seeser-laser-pico-projector-t64760.html
#5: Price on Rakuten Japan: (But no idea if it's really in stock)
59,800.00 JPY = 913.234 SGD = 745.096 USD
#6: There are 2 logos on the same latest model. No idea why there are 2 different logos.
#7: It has an antenna extension, although I don't see it in this white model. Suspect this model could be an older one, although haven't found anything on any older models of this brand.
#8: http://cutedecision.com/handheld-laser-projector-seeser-from-esplus/
#9: http://item.rakuten.co.jp/k-taishop/es001/
#10: http://www.esplus.co.jp/
#11: It is the ESplus Seeser M1. The yellow tape is hiding the word "Seeser".
Why did they have to use that projector to drive me nuts with curiosity trying to find it out?
I think I'm the first person to post this.
For Koreans, it should be no problem knowing what it is.
But for me, who haven't the faintest clue, searching online was pretty damn damnable. I almost gave up.
But to give up, means giving up the curiosity and the desire to know. Not possible because it was bugging me right then. Dammit. The harder it was, the more curious I got.
First, I went to the SBS website. They have the clearest video quality. Previously, I only managed to get the words "mobile" and "projector" from the other poorer video quality websites hosting the last episode.
This time, at the SBS website, I played back the scene to get this:
Click on it to get a bigger picture and you'll see what the side panel says.
I input all the words into Google, but came up with nothing. Completely nothing.
Googling Images showed many other pocket projectors, but none were the one used in the drama. Using Korean, Chinese and Japanese search words also yielded nothing. Nothing on Taobao, Yahoo Taiwan, Rakuten, Ebay, Gmarket Korea...
I began to think that it was possible the Faith creators used a prop and this isn't a real projector (a handphone camouflaged as a projector?).
However. It should be a real projector because they wouldn't go through the trouble of sticking details like that on a prop. They don't have time to do that. As it is, they have rushed through everything quite shoddily already.
Neither would they have time to stick the orange logo like that on a prop.
Looking at it closer, it seems real. The seams of the casing, looking like stitches, are too detailed for it to be a prop. The buttons and body look real, and it seems really functional, able to project. Therefore, it must be a real product. But why wasn't it appearing in search?
Bro said it could be a prototype. It seemed possible, but I doubted it. I was thinking, maybe it belongs to one of the crew members who got it as a gift from a company somewhere but not for sale.
1) Is it from Japan or Korea? I was thinking Korea because Koreans would support their own brands. Cheaper and more conveniently available. But on the off chance that it's from Japan, just because Eun Soo took it from a "Japanese" man who wanted to interview her? Perhaps.
A crew member who purchased it from Japan and the cast borrowed it for the scene? Perhaps.
2) There is a broad yellow tape across the body. Obviously it's hiding something that will identify it. A brand name.
3) There is an orange logo/symbol. What company/brand logo/symbol is that? Googling Images for logos/symbols yielded nothing.
4) The body is rectangular, rather thick compared to other pocket projectors on the market. No screen. Not a phone. The "eye" or lens is square in front. There's a metal plate to its side. Unable to read the engraving on that plate, no matter what I tried (including downloading an image enlarger).
In Google Images, many pocket projectors have lenses at the side, with rounded bodies. They are also thinner, and are compared to iphones.
So, I thought it's possible Eun Soo's projector is an older model that has stopped selling.
The words on the cover that her fingers are blocking... Unable to be read.
Click to see bigger picture.
At first, I thought the word on top, looked like "SHARP", but turned out to be not.
This is when it's in the standby/untouched/not lighted up mode.
By chance, quite close to giving up, I stumbled on the answer. Made me quite happy. ^_^ Mystery solved. Case Closed.
Found it on Google Images using the search words "laser projector portable japan". Easy enough? Well, without the words "japan" and "portable", the answer wouldn't appear.
I realized the Koreans used the word "portable" only after entering a Korean Faith webpage into Google translator. Before then, I had been thinking it was a "pocket/mini/mobile laser projector" which yielded no results.
So:
#1: It is made by a Korean company, that also sponsored production of Faith drama. For September, it says: "SBS drama called 'Faith' production investment". (제작투자 = production investment).
All the projectors in the drama should be from this company. Meaning, all those at the "Coex" fair in the drama. Not sure who supplies the magnification gadget that Eun Soo wears for "surgery" though.
#2: This actually says:
"Laser
Intelligent
Auto Focus"
In the drama, I think they digitally blurred/scratched it out.
I guess this can't be counted as product placement then? ^_^
#3: It was exhibited in a Korean Electronics Show in Oct 2011. Already released, but can't find any on sale in Korean online shopping malls.
#4: No word on Korean pricing and yet Faith has it : http://forum.pclayer.com/esplus-seeser-laser-pico-projector-t64760.html
#5: Price on Rakuten Japan: (But no idea if it's really in stock)
59,800.00 JPY = 913.234 SGD = 745.096 USD
#6: There are 2 logos on the same latest model. No idea why there are 2 different logos.
#7: It has an antenna extension, although I don't see it in this white model. Suspect this model could be an older one, although haven't found anything on any older models of this brand.
#8: http://cutedecision.com/handheld-laser-projector-seeser-from-esplus/
#9: http://item.rakuten.co.jp/k-taishop/es001/
#10: http://www.esplus.co.jp/
#11: It is the ESplus Seeser M1. The yellow tape is hiding the word "Seeser".
3 comments:
When I goggled the side panel words "premium mobile laser projector" and "mobile laser projector" I found a similar model but in black from the brand ESplus seeser.
I found two versions using both the logos you found.
I still can't find the projector in white.
Hi Tiffany Hern, the answers are already in the post (brand and model). So, there wasn't any need for you to Google the side panel words or the logos.
As mentioned in my post, at the time of the posting, using the side panel words yielded nothing from Google. However, now, you were able to find the projector using those words.
The projector used by Eun Soo is the exact brand and model. Except that it's a different color.
The black version is already available on the Japanese online market. The white version could be an earlier version (of that model) that is no longer selling.
If the black model also comes in white, the white should appear in the advertisements. But only the black keeps showing up. The brand's Japanese and Korean websites only show the black version as well.
Hi Anonymous,
All the answers are already in the post (except for information regarding the white version of the phone).
The 2nd link you provided was already in there. Better links have been provided in the post.
I wait to see who is sharp enough to notice all the information in my post and comment on that.
Meanwhile, any comments here about the identity of the phone will be considered spoilers as all information is already in the post and I await readers to see it. That's why comments have not been released here.
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