I just received it yesterday. It came in a nice box with a plastic handle. The projector was secured in bubble wrap. It came with an hdmi cord, an av connection and a remote that requires two triple a batteries (not included).The power cord is extremely short but I had a longer one already. It's a widely used cord style so you could purchase a longer one if necessary, or use an extension.I had been using a native 1080p for 6 months so I can definitively say that this is not as bright. But as a native 720p this does a pretty good job at coming close to the 1080p in terms of picture quality. The difference in brightness is noticeable but this isn't far off. It's definitely best in a dark room but it can handle a little ambient light. When I initially turne it on everything was fuzzy I thought I had bought a dud. After a few minutes it cleared up and showed what it is capable of. The fan isn't very loud. I only notice it when my room is quiet. I use the Logitech 5.1 surround system so I can't comment on the quality of the onboard speakers. It does however have the most sound adjustment options that I have ever seen on a projector Three preset sound mode(sport, movie and music) each produce a noticeably different sound experience. Then there's a user setting which in addition to giving you control of treble and bass, also lets you adjust 4 seperate Hz settings, 120 Hz, 200Hz, 500Hz and 1.2 KHz. All are preset at 50 and can be adjusted up or down.. You also get the options of SRSTrusurround SX or regular surround.The size is perfect and the projector is light in weight. Native 1080 p projectors are a bit more bulky. I was able to go from a sreen size os 134 inches to 150 inches from the same distance away.(around 13.5 feet)Since this is only my 2nd day with it I can't speak to long term quality. I can say for under $90 you'd be hard pressed to find a better projector that's native 720p.Edit: Yep, after a couple of months two large brownish spots appeared right before my eyes. Seems to be a common problem with budget projectors. Pity.