Hey guys,
First of all I want to let you guys know I took advantage of AAXA's ReviewIt! program for the P2 projector which saved me some nice coin since I was planning on writing a review in my blog anyways
:
http://www.aaxatech.com/reviewit/p2review.htm
If you guys are blog owners or whatever I would recommend this deal
Basically got a P2 pico projector for $279 shipped which is about the price of the 12 lumen 3M Mpro 120.
This projector is a 800x600 33 lumen pico projector which since I started looking is the brightest one out on the market I could find (I really wanted the Microvision Show laser projector but it's not out yet).
Anyways this projector is very cool. Ok I know what you guys are thinking - 33 lumens that is it my flashlight makes 500 lumens! Well I asked the guys at AAXA about this and they told me that they are using a custom LED array that produces close to 800 lumens but because of "color balancing" the best that is achievable is 33 lumens. Not sure what that means but the projector does get hot enough comparable to my 500 lumen MCE flashlight so I think it really is pushing that kind of power!
Anyways to begin:
The Ugly:
Having seen the Optoma PK101 projector in person, this projector in comparison is big and loud. The battery pack is a large I swear you can fit 2x 18500 batteries in there! The fan is loud - it's almost as loud as my PC! In terms of size with the battery pack it is the size of my Nikon cool pix camera - so it definitely isn't small. The onboard media player is funky at best. It doesn't like half the videos I load into it, and it takes a lot of button pressing to start up. And there's menu options only accessible on the remote control, so if you lose the remote control you are SOL! The battery life is only 55-60 minutes, which is comparable to other projectors in the class, but is definitely on the low side.
The Good:
I suppose there's a reason this thing is so large - the brightness of this thing blows away any of the other pico projectors I have seen. It is pretty bright, and even though it is just 800x600 resolution I can cover my entire wall at with a projected image (in the dark). Even with the lights on I can still get a decent sized 25-30" picture, which definitely was not possible with the 3M Mpro I was playing with at Staples. The direct monitor connection is very nice, I am using 1280x960 resolution to connect to the projector, and there is very little text crushing or distortion even at this high resolution (native is SVGA). The colors are good, and having a remote control is great if you're just using the picture viewer / video option. But the best part is the small package and portability. With the extended battery pack ($75) I can move this into any room of my house and watch a video. Overall I am quite impressed with the product - it's not ready to replace an LCD TV yet, but it's coming close!
I've attached some pictures:
P2 Projector
100"+ on the wall (complete darkness)
60" chart on wall (complete darkness)
Xbox 360 (some lights on)
First of all I want to let you guys know I took advantage of AAXA's ReviewIt! program for the P2 projector which saved me some nice coin since I was planning on writing a review in my blog anyways
: http://www.aaxatech.com/reviewit/p2review.htm
If you guys are blog owners or whatever I would recommend this deal
Basically got a P2 pico projector for $279 shipped which is about the price of the 12 lumen 3M Mpro 120.
This projector is a 800x600 33 lumen pico projector which since I started looking is the brightest one out on the market I could find (I really wanted the Microvision Show laser projector but it's not out yet).
Anyways this projector is very cool. Ok I know what you guys are thinking - 33 lumens that is it my flashlight makes 500 lumens! Well I asked the guys at AAXA about this and they told me that they are using a custom LED array that produces close to 800 lumens but because of "color balancing" the best that is achievable is 33 lumens. Not sure what that means but the projector does get hot enough comparable to my 500 lumen MCE flashlight so I think it really is pushing that kind of power!
Anyways to begin:
The Ugly:
Having seen the Optoma PK101 projector in person, this projector in comparison is big and loud. The battery pack is a large I swear you can fit 2x 18500 batteries in there! The fan is loud - it's almost as loud as my PC! In terms of size with the battery pack it is the size of my Nikon cool pix camera - so it definitely isn't small. The onboard media player is funky at best. It doesn't like half the videos I load into it, and it takes a lot of button pressing to start up. And there's menu options only accessible on the remote control, so if you lose the remote control you are SOL! The battery life is only 55-60 minutes, which is comparable to other projectors in the class, but is definitely on the low side.
The Good:
I suppose there's a reason this thing is so large - the brightness of this thing blows away any of the other pico projectors I have seen. It is pretty bright, and even though it is just 800x600 resolution I can cover my entire wall at with a projected image (in the dark). Even with the lights on I can still get a decent sized 25-30" picture, which definitely was not possible with the 3M Mpro I was playing with at Staples. The direct monitor connection is very nice, I am using 1280x960 resolution to connect to the projector, and there is very little text crushing or distortion even at this high resolution (native is SVGA). The colors are good, and having a remote control is great if you're just using the picture viewer / video option. But the best part is the small package and portability. With the extended battery pack ($75) I can move this into any room of my house and watch a video. Overall I am quite impressed with the product - it's not ready to replace an LCD TV yet, but it's coming close!
I've attached some pictures:
P2 Projector
100"+ on the wall (complete darkness)
60" chart on wall (complete darkness)
Xbox 360 (some lights on)
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