Projectors

HP has begun shipping their newest pico projector namely the Companion. Aimed at mobile business users, this compact and lightweight projector is able to produce images up to 60-inches with a native resolution of 858 x 600 pixels. Apart from that, it also provides 100 ANSI lumens brightness and 800:1 contrast ratio, and comes with a VGA connection interface. The HP Companion sells for $499. [About Projectors]

Acer is about to launch two new DLP projectors for the Japanese market in the form of the P1100C and P1200B. The P1100C provides 800 x 600 native resolution, 4,000:1 contrast ratio, 2,600 ANSI lumens brightness and up to 5,000 hours of lamp life (in ECO mode). Meanwhile, the P1200B supports a native resolution of 1,024 x 768 pixels and offers 3,700:1 contrast ratio, 2,600 ANSI lumens brightness and up to 5,000 hours of lamp life (in ECO mode). In terms of connectivity ports, both projectors come with mini D-Sub15 pin, composite, S-Video, three USB and HDMI (P1200B). The P1100C And P1200B will become available in Japan from August 4th for 60,000 Yen (about $690) and 80,000 Yen (about $920), respectively.

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The AAXA Technologies M1 limited pico projector is the brightest of all the company’s pico projectors. The M1 Limited produces a 75 ANSI Lumens brightness, an SVGA (800 x 600) resolution and a 1000:1 contrast ratio. The projector uses white LED lamps which can run for up to 15000 hours before needing replaced. The M1 Limited can create images up to 100-inch diagonally. The connection panel includes a composite connection, a USB drive, an SD card slot, and a 1GB internal memory. You can now pre-order the AAXA Technologies M1 Limited for $299. [AAXA Technologies]