Just got this projector and I was easily able to connect it to my laptop with the HDMI cable (which was provided) to watch high quality videos on. The remote was pretty simple to use. It only needed 2 double A batteries (not included). Fortunately I had some batteries lying around my apartment. The image was clear, the sound was pretty good, it came with an aux cable, power cord, HDMI connector, and it even came with a big white screen that I could install in my apartment if I wanted to. Maybe I'll do that later lol.