Pocket Projectors

[jr_tech]

In the Indextron thread, I opined that my newly acquired 1984 40+ Lb Sony "Vidimagic" projector was roughly equal in performance to a modern 4 Oz pocket projector.
Link to pix on Indextron thread:

http://www.videokarma.org/attachment...3&d=1282193602

More viewing last night pretty much confirmed that the Pico actually outperforms the 26 year old Sony... The technology has come a long way! The Pico that I have is a very "bottom end" model that sells for about $150 or so:

http://www.amazon.com/Optoma-EP-PK-1...2258145&sr=8-9

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It is a low resolution device, rated at only 320x 480, using a Texas Instrument DLP chip (and perhaps a color wheel) and a high efficiency LED as a light source. Pix 1
Much of the space inside the projector is consumed by the battery! Pix 2
I use it, connected to a Channel Master DTV converter to project an image to the foot of the bed, for late night viewing. Pix 3
I posed "David and Goliath" in front of a 32" LCD set for size comparision. Pix 4
Anybody else playing with one of these toys?
jr