3M MPro110 Handheld Mobile Projector: Lightning Review

The Gadget : 3 M ’s pocket - friendlyMPro110projector packs a sizeable screen into a tiny , battery - power package . It ’s primarily for tight - impress business types , but could it also be an choice to buying a 40 - inch television receiver ?

The Price : $ 350 The Verdict : I am in love with the concept , and this little LCOS - based 640×480 projector does some astonishing thing give its size and resolution . But even understand its limitations , it still has some major physique - quality issues that prevent it from dead on target awesomeness . As a portable projector for still demonstration and TV likewise , it has its lastingness and weaknesses . It powers up easily , connects to composite and VGA sources ( including constituent if you have the good cablegram adapters ) , and never get so raging you ca n’t touch it . It ’s stimulate a tripod screw like most cameras , so you’re able to easily place it where you want to . 3 M does n’t disclose the lithium - ion battery life though it should given the LED ’s constant smartness . Still , plugging it into a wall is n’t a handsome deal , so battery life may not count . ( I will continue to quiz that and update if there ’s anything significant . ) The MPro110 is n’t going to be of help in a big boardroom — you could only get up to a 40 - in sieve ( by positioning it about 6 feet ) , but even then , hunky-dory details are confuse . Your best bet for clear viewing is a 20 - column inch screenland at 4 foot . Update : It supports up to 1024×768 resolution stimulant , but it does n’t display at a resolution great than 640×480 . Ironically , the fuzziness is more of a problem for the business people for whom the product was intended — I did n’t suffer much watching slightly blurred videodisc rips or cable - box seat video at the full 40 in , though like most projectors , close - pitch dark is required . As you may see from the shots , there ’s some pinch aberration and not a fortune you may do about it . There ’s no opthalmic or digital compensation like on declamatory projectors — in fact the only mastery besides on / off is focus , and that only goes so far . Brightness - wise , it ’s okay , but it suffers observably the far back you pull . Its colors are telling , especially here , given the fact that I was visualise against a dark lily-livered wall .

Again , I was forgive of limitations ground on size and functionality — my great problems were in construction . The stress telephone dial felt flimsy and would n’t harbor its spot if jostled . unsound , it was hard to keep my computer connected , because the projector ’s VGA cable television service would n’t stay inside the projector ’s jack . Yeah , $ 350 is a lot for a toy , but it ’s not the reason I would n’t recommend this . If 3 M could hold more quality control , this would be a bauble more of us might dribble . I can see it being a fun way to observe movies in hotel rooms when traveling , and as the engineering science behind luminosity , throw and resolution ameliorate , these could become hot vendor indeed . [ 3 M MPro110 Product Page ]

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