Can You Imagine Laser Twilight Stars Projector - Bring The Night Stars & Sky Into Your Home

What a beautiful display this projector creates. I went through several other star and galaxy projectors available online and none of them can hold a candle to this. The competition from Laserpod was just disappointing, with their $100 model looking no different than their $20 model, which both looked nothing like photos online. The product from Aurora Master is nice, but isn't made to produce quite a galaxy effect so much as an ocean water effect (if that is what you want, go get that product) which moves a bit too quickly for my taste as I wanted something more gentle and ambient.Onto the Laser Stars Light Show. This product is great and worth every penny. It is a nice big device which is weighted properly and can be placed on any surface (floor, table, etc.) or mounted on a wall with screws, nails, or hooks. You can rotate the star-shaped piece completely around to get it pointed in just the right direction/angle to reach your desired spot on your ceiling or wall. The nebula effect is beautiful and the most accurate of any projector I tested. It moves gently and smoothly with no stutters. The stars are fantastic in combination as well. They also move smoothly and slowly, but just fast enough that you can watch and see them make their way around the ceiling. It makes a lot of stars! Looks amazing.The two projections can be used independently or in combination and look fantastic either way. The nebula has a knob that dims it so you can choose how apparent it is amongst the stars.The motor inside the projector makes just a bit of noise, but it isn't very loud or annoying. If you are looking to buy this for night time before sleeping, I would recommend it. As long as it isn't right next your face, you won't hear the motor. Or possibly some might want it close as it is a steady sound that may help lull some people to sleep who need a little ambient noise.My favorite part about this projector was actually something most people will never dabble in, but I will mention it in case there's another geek out there who's interested. I was looking for a projector that featured red as a main color because I wanted a gift for someone whose favorite colors is red. After trying other products and experiencing lackluster results, I decided to get this one which has videos online showing how great the effect is (and it's even better in person) and try to open it up and modify it. Opening it was easy enough, though the screws on the star took quite a bit of pressure to unscrew. The internals are simple enough. There's a big motor and cogs that spin two glass lenses for the nebula and a plastic diffraction lense for the stars. The nebula is produced from six blue LEDs, which were easy to desolder and replace with five red LED and one ultraviolet LED. The green laser diode was also easy to remove and desolder and I was able to replace it with a cheap red laser diode. Once reassembled, the effect is truly stunning. Slightly less bright now (because green lasers are inherently more luminous than red), but the effect now is fantastic, exactly what I was looking for, and truly one of a kind! I'd recommend this as an easy learning project or a teaching project for some hacker who wants to teach a friend or child.

This is a super cool toy! I had lusted after it for some considerable time and kept saying to myself that it is impractical and expensive. But, when my tax return came in, I decided I had been a good boy and bought it, despite the negative reviews about its reliability. I got it yesterday and plugged it in. It is very freaking cool.A few things to point out: it is not a planetarium or realistic. It is green laser points of light and a moving blue cloud nebula. It is not educational. It is not for you if you are looking for anything like that.But, if you like lasers and cool lights, then get it. We have it in the bedroom. From the corner of the room, it spreads green stars across the ceiling. They move in seemingly random patterns but if you look for it, you will see them line up sometimes. The darker the room is, the better it looks. I haven't seen the "shooting star" yet, but it's only been a couple days.So far, it is as promised, or better. I will update about the reliability later.Edit Update***I've had this since March. It's June 1st now. It's still working just fine and looks cool as heck! I like it. It makes other people wish they were as cool as me when they see it. If I let them see it.***Another update: as of the end of November, it still works. I am still happy with it. I will turn it on in the evenings and it's a fun, peaceful mood light. I see other negative reviews saying it broke quickly. It's possible that the quality of the product is low. But, for me, it works well. I don't think it's loud, though I can hear it when it's quiet in the room. Also, the instructions say not to have it run longer than about 4 hours. I'm wondering if people who have it fail are letting it run longer. I would understand wanting to leave it on because it's so cool looking. But, I have not run it longer than that and it still works. Could that explain it? I don't know.

I wanted to start a review of this product, seeing how so many people have had difficulties with the lifespan of the blue cloud projection. Out of the box, all I can say is Wow on performance. I only received the projector yesterday, but my two year old son was ecstatic when we projected the stars and nebula on the ceiling of his bedroom. All he kept saying was, "Stars, Stars, Stars....". As someone else wrote, pictures definitely don't give this product credit. It's a little larger than I thought it would be, an appears to be self cooled with a small internal fan. I am guessing the coin in the product photos is a one dollar coin, or something of similar size. There is a basic on/off switch for the stars, and a rotary dial for the nebula brightness.As of today (2012/08/01 - definitely early), I would give this product a 5 out 5. Based on the reviews of others, as I haven't read the instructions or limitations (Who reads those things anyway?), I have placed a basic rotary timer on the projector for a maximum of 30 minutes, and have the nebula at approximately 15-20% of maximum brightness. I plan on updating this review in 30-60 days to let others know how the projector has fared.One note, the laser for the star projection is fairly powerful, so pay attention to reflection items on the ceiling and walls if you plan on placing this in a child's room (ie: light covers, windows, glass on photos, mobiles, etc.). More than once as I was sitting on the floor, I was struck in the face by a reflected beam of light.