Main Interface

While the Formovie Cinema Edge 4K looks a lot like another projector we reviewed, it does run fundamentally better software with Android 11 as a basis. It offers native streaming services support, which is finally becoming a mainstream staple. As one commenter in the previous projector reviews criticized, we would like to point out that these pictures of the interface we use for our review are not meant to perfectly represent the color and brightness match to what we see in person. So even though the images are a bit on the cool side, in person the Formovie Cinema Edge 4K looks actually quite balanced out of the box.

Settings

General Settings

All the general settings of the Android TV based interface are present on the Cinema Edge 4K as well. There are no elements missing and it seems Formovie has done as little as possible to deviate from the vanilla experience. As this is running Android 11, you do get a bit more granularity as well as some more features that weren't yet available in older versions of the OS. Considering how far Android TV has come, it makes sense to not try to re-invent the wheel, especially as the device supports the Google App Store and streaming apps like Netflix natively. This holds true almost to a fault as you won't find any additional apps to easily access storage elements either.

Input Settings

The input button on the remote opens up the right settings directly, allowing you to pick from one of the three HDMI ports with the HDMI 3 clearly labeled as the eARC capable one.

Projector Settings

There is a menu item for the projector specific settings around Focus and Image Correction. Formovie ensures you can control all the usual as well as product specific aspects like the infrared sensor through this menu. The Cinema Edge 4K has excellent keystone functionality with plenty of tweaking possibilities which you would expect from a projector of this type. While more affordable, less capable units also have keystone correction, those are usually limited to 4 points vs. the 8 found on the Cinema Edge 4K.

Display & Sound Settings

Under the picture setting menu, you get a slew of functionality to tweak the image you see. Right of the bat, there are five attributes you can tweak and the ability to pick a general picture mode.

Under the Advanced Settings things get interesting, with the ability to change the Color Temperature, and turn on Digital and MPEG Noise Reduction (which are both off by default). Then there is the Max Vivid option, which increases the perceived brightness, contrast and sharpness of the image. This is often used for video games or animations. Adaptive Luma Control allows the projector to adjust the brightness based on the content being displayed and thus useful for content which has an extreme mix of bright and dark scenes.

We could go through every single one of the additional setting elements, but at this point it is safe to say that the Formovie Cinema Edge 4K does manage to offer lots of ways for someone with the right knowledge to tweak the image to their liking.


The same trend continues in the sound settings. Having something as simple as the ability to turn off the speakers is nice to see as this makes things so much simpler for those employing a home theater system. You can even delay the speaker output if need be. As the Cinema Edge 4K supports Dolby Audio, you will also find a menu to tweak this to your liking as well.

System Settings

In the About section, you will see that the unit has a recent patch level, meaning that Formovie is on top of pushing updates out to users in a timely manner. For some reason, our sample reported an uptime of 551 hours, so more than 22 days, but we did not have it running that long for sure. One possible explanation is the fact that Formovie may have sent us a sample that has been previously used and repackaged. That could make sense, as samples of this value at times get circulated around media to make the most of the investment from a brand perspective.


The general system menu is fully featured as well, allowing you to change the date, time, language, keyboard and ambient mode. In terms of storage the Formovie Cinema Edge 4K has 27 GB available which is plenty to have your favorite apps installed. In comparison, most smart TVs come with a similar capacity.

System Settings - Power and Energy

The Power & Energy menu deserves a little bit of an extra look, as you can not only set up when the bulb will turn off, but also have control over sleep as well as power on/off timers. This could make the projector a good choice for commercial applications where you want the unit to physically turn off and on its own.