A New Resolution

Peopoly has chosen to fit the new Phenom Prime with a 5.5K, 5448 x 3064 pixel-sized monochrome screen.

The original Peopoly Phenom had a 4K (3840 x 2160 pixels) screen with a total print area of 276 x 155 mm, which allowed it to print at a resolution of 72 microns – a fairly decent granularity regarding the absolute massive print area. Housing the same sized build-space, but thanks to a better, higher-detailed screen, the Prime now has a resolution of 51 microns. Quite a step up and a similar resolution to what you’d find on your day-to-day, wayyyy smaller budget resin printers, but on a much bigger scale. Exciting!

Monochrome Screen

Not only has the Phenom Prime been upgraded with a higher resolution screen, but while at it, Peopoly also made it monochrome.

Mono screens have become pretty much the industry standard in recent months. Due to the better light permeability, the curing process gets sped up quite a bit (from 6-8 seconds per layer to 2-3), as well as prolonging the lifespan of the panel up to three times due to less light exposure. A longer-lasting screen and quicker prints. What’s not to like?

Build Volume Unchanged

In terms of the build volume, no changes have been made, which means you get the same huge 276 x 155 x 400 mm print space in the Phenom Prime as you do the Phenom. The exterior dimensions of the machine also remain identical, at 452 x 364 x 780 mm. It’s a very impressive size for a resin 3D printer and one of the biggest out there commercially available.

Newly Designed Cooling System

The bigger a resin printer gets, the more cooling it needs. With the array of LEDs flaring up every other second, a lot of heat is generated that needs to be cooled down to prolong the printer’s lifespan and allow for successful prints in the first place.

When we reviewed the original Phenom around a year or so ago, its fans straight-up reminded us of a jet engine; the cooling system on the printer really was rather loud. However, we do not hold it against the printer, as it is the nature of the beast.

For the new Phenom Prime, Peopoly has stated to have befitted it with a newly designed cooling system. Hopefully, this means we have a stronger but quieter system and not a bigger and louder one. Time will tell.

Chitu Systems Controller

The new Phenom Prime is said to come with the “latest” Chitu Systems controller, a board that can apparently output up to 8K resolution with faster processors. This is perhaps a nod to the future, when greater resolution screens may come into play at some point. Nothing is confirmed, of course, but it’s good to know that the board can handle it, should it ever become a thing.

One other nugget of info here, Peopoly suggests that the upcoming Chitubox Pro slicer software will be the ideal choice for the new Phenom Prime. We’re big fans of the standard slicer, so expect big things from the Pro version, but as of this moment, we don’t know when that’s going to be released.