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Macchiatto UGL0097 review

A disc-based galaxy projector supplied with thirteen projection discs, covering 12 to 70 square metres at up to five metres, with a focus knob and a 360-degree rotating head.

The bottom line The best-specified projector of the three, with real distances and coverage published — and no plug in the box.

Three figures that actually mean something

Up to five metres of throw, three metres stated as optimal, and a coverage of twelve to seventy square metres. Publishing all three lets a buyer decide whether it suits their room, which is more than the rest of this category offers.

Thirteen discs, one of them fitted

A disc projector produces a fixed image, focused at a chosen distance. Thirteen different discs is a genuine range, and the focus knob on top is what makes each of them sharp rather than approximately so.

The timer, and the default

One hour or two by choice, with an automatic shut-off at four hours if nothing is set. That default is a sensible piece of design for something switched on at bedtime.

The omission

No power adapter. A USB-C cable is supplied and the plug is not, which is worth knowing before it arrives.

Availability

German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores ran from 25 € to 30 € on the day of the survey.

British Amazon catalogue holds a record for it that nobody is selling.

American Amazon store gave no result whatever, so the buy button there opens a search rather than an empty page.

Figures as Keepa reported them on the day this page was last updated. Stock and pricing shift without warning.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 17 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

What it publishes, and what it withholds

Strengths

  • Publishes a projection distance, an optimal distance and a coverage area — three real figures
  • Thirteen discs give genuinely different images rather than colour changes
  • A focus knob means the projected image can be made sharp at the chosen distance

Compromises

  • No mains adapter is supplied, only the USB-C cable
  • Disc-based projectors show a fixed image, not a moving sky
  • The brightness claims are relative — “double the previous” — with no absolute figure

Specifications

Projection methodA decorative room projector — it does not show the real sky · 13 in total, one of them built into the projector
Star field accuracyUp to 5 m; 3 m stated as optimal
Light sourceNot published by the maker.
BrightnessNot published by the maker.
Colour controlNot published by the maker.
Timer1 or 2 hours, with a default automatic shut-off at 4 hours
NoiseNot published by the maker.
Quoted room size12 to 70 m², as the maker publishes it
Amazon referenceB0DBQDMMVN (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN0721545411822

What observers ask about this one

Are the discs real sky photographs?

The maker describes them as introducing the galaxy and helping learn about space. They are decorative projection slides; nothing in the listing claims they are accurate star charts.

What does the focus knob change?

It sharpens the projected image at a given throw distance. Without one, a disc projector is only sharp at whatever distance the factory chose — which is why the three published distances matter here.