SEGA TOYS Home Planetarium Homestar Original (black)

I hummed and ha-ed for ages before buying this for my three year old boys. It seems expensve and I was a little deterred by the reviews pointing to its flaws. The flaws are real - it is only in focus over a relatively small area, the shooting star becomes predictable etc. But it really does turn a dark bedroom into a star filled object of wonder, and that's pretty special.

It’s quite expensive, too expensive in my opinion. The package includes only two discs so you always see these two " spaceviews". On the other hand the view goes around so there is always another constellation over your head. I think people cannot be tired of it because it is so beautiful and calming! And romantic too…

I think this is aimed more for children but is priced more towards adults. I was a bit disappointed at the overall effect. The middle of the projection was quite clear but the further towards the sides the worse the blur got. The shooting star was also very disappointing. I bought this for my girlfriend for Christmas as we like to go out and watch the stars. Tried it once or twice but even after repositioning and rear focusing I still wasn't happy with it. It's now in the back of a cupboard. Maybe for a kids room it would have been ok, but should be a quarter of the price!

This is a superb product. Easy to set up. It's not necessarily a toy though.Getting focus can take a few seconds. I just set it up once and taped it so it wouldn't move again. The projection is approximately 2.5-3m in diameter, projected on the ceiling.One problem is that the motor to rotate the stars is relatively loud. However it's easy to get used to.People who are finding it hard to achieve perfect focus and are leaving negative reviews need to understand that when centre of the projection is in focus the edges will be slightly out of focus. This is just optics. Google it if you want to know more. It's not a fault with the item. Personally it didn't take away from my enjoyment at all.This item is brilliant. I couldnt be happier with my purchase, it's used every night. Highly recommended.

It's a a cool bed time product to help you get to sleep but a little disappointing considering the cost.It's not too bright that it keeps you awake and the timer options means it doesn't stay on all night if you fall asleep.The shooting star sadly repeats in the same place and too frequently - it got dull fast where as if it was less frequent it might have added some surprise.The motor is a little noisy for those people who can't stand any sound when trying to get to sleep.It's never truly in focus across the entire ceiling. Only the centre part is whilst the edges start to go blurry.

Loved the planetarium. Definitely the best I have seen, the stars are well defined on the ceiling. However, if you switch on rotate mode it does make a humming noise and the shooting stars aren't exactly what I expected! Just a bright line across the same small part of the picture. Still it is lovely and would recommend

My 8 years old son is into astronomy and we bought it for him as a Christmas gift. He loves it. He will not go to bad without it being on. The product is easy to setup, it was very easy to set the focus. The auto-off and rotation options are great. It is important to remember that this is just a toy so do not expect too much from it - it is not a professional product which will provide you with an amazing galaxy map. But as a toy it works great.

Summary - This is V1 of the product. There bad since been a rerelease which is better. Pros and cons of this one below.Pros:-project image to your ceiling to help you sleep-rotates and can be set on a timerCons-no brightness settings so if it’s too bright to sleep (which it often is) then you can’t do anything apart from get up and turn it off-no remote control. On device buttons only and that’s it. No turning it off from your bed-had to be placed directly in the centre of the room due due to way disk is projected otherwise it will have skew problems-has to be focused each and everytime of use with a dial. Again this is very old tech and feels outdated-images projected can be blurry or low quality, even on flat walls and fully focused-really expensive for what is essentially a nightlight. Cannot be taken seriously enough as a genuinely good educational product as it’s too low quality