Here’s a quick “comparison” video showing the brightness difference between an EyeClops (Toy Projector) and an Optoma PK 102 Pico Projector (I know it’s an old model). I own both, but after seeing how nice the Optoma is compared to the “toy”, I think I am going to donate that one to someone’s youngster who might want to play with it for awhile. I like recycling and finding new homes for these things once they’re past their prime. 
It was difficult to find some content that wasn’t “freely available”, so I chose a popular funny cat clip I’ve seen all over the place here. Enjoy!
For how far did you projected an how big was the projected image?