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Breakfast's "Inspector Gadget" John Buckley reviewed a range of the latest video projectors for the home as well as a nifty new pocket projector.
Canon SX7: Business projector that does a great job at home. Rating 4/5.
A great projector which spans the gap between work and home. This portable machine contains the high optical quality you would expect from a maker like Canon and a bunch of automatic features.
Technical Specs:
- LCOS technology with SXGA+ resolution
- Ultra-bright 4000 lumens with AISYS optical system
- 1000:1 contrast ratio
- Just 31dBA operation in Quiet Mode
- 1.7x powered zoom
- Automatic set-up
- HD Ready with HDCP-enabled DVI port
- Adobe RGB and sRGB support
- Compact, lightweight design
Recommended retail price: $9110 incl. GST
Available from: Canon (Phone: 0800 222 666) and select Audio Visual dealers.
Product website: http://www.canon.co.nz/products/multimedia/multimedia_projectors/sx7.aspx
Panasonic PTAX200E: Entry level projector for the home. Rating 4/5.
The powerful PT-AX200e with high 2000 Lumens brightness is great for sports and video games in daytime conditions, and ideal for watching movies in a dark room.
Technical Specs:
- Brightness: 2000 ANSI Lumens
- Contrast Ratio: 6000:1
- Resolution: 1280 x 720
- 16:9 Aspect Ratio
- Up to 1080p signal compatibility
- Optical lens shift horizontal and vertical
- +/- 30 degrees Vertical Keystone correct
- 2 x HDMI inputs
Recommended retail price: $2499.00
Available from: local consumer electronics stores such as Harvey Norman, Dick Smith Electronics.
Product website: www.panasonic.co.nz
Panasonic PT-AE3000: High Definition Heaven:.Full HD home theatre projector. Rating 5/5.
The new Panasonic PT-AE3000e projector is a full-HD 1080p projector that is designed to maximize your Blu-ray Discs and HD. It also has an optical system that is specifically designed to maximize your home theatre viewing by achieving a 60,000:1 contrast ratio and 1,600 lumens of brightness.
Technical Specs:
- Brightness: 1600 ANSI Lumens
- Contrast Ratio: 60,000:1
- Resolution: 1080p
- 16:9 HD Aspect Ratio
- Optical lens shift horizontal and vertical
- Digital Keystone: Vertical
- 2 x HDMI inputs
- Image smoothing technology
Recommended retail price: $4999.00
Available fom: local consumer electronics stores such as Harvey Norman, Dick Smith Electronics.
Product website: www.panasonic.co.nz
3M MPro 110 MicroProjector. Rating 2/5.
This handheld micro-projector definitely has the "James Bond Gadget' factor but it's fair to say this technology is in the early development stages.
Good for projecting images from a video game console or video i-pod.
Not good for full business presentations.
Still, we eagerly await the introduction of this projection engine into laptops and other hand-held devices like PDA's MP3 players in the coming months.
Technical Specs:
- Technology LCOS
- TImage Resolution 640 x 480 Pixels
- TImage Aspect Ratio 4:3
- Projection Distance 305-1800 mm (12"-70")
- Image Size 163-975 mm (6.4"-38.4")
- Weight 160 g (5.6 oz.)
- Rechargeable Lithium-ion Battery
Recommended retail price: $899
Available from: Norman Ross Stores
Product website:
http://www.3mmpro.com/
