Comments on: Should I buy a pico projector now?

Question: Should I buy a pico projector now?

ooklala — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 18:17:18 -0800

Does anybody have any experience with recent pico projectors? Which should I buy? I'm looking for something that will fit in my tiny daypack (with room to spare for all my other crap) that is at least 100 lumens and that has a battery.

I've borrowed an Optoma PK320, which is tiny and very bright—albeit slightly fuzzy. Are there any other projectors of comparable size and brightness that are higher in resolution? Will there be soon? (as in, would it be worth it to wait a month or two?)

Just to be clear, I'm fine with the quality of the image from the PK320—I just don't want to go and spend money only to have something much brighter or sharper appear all of a sudden.

By: sexyrobot

sexyrobot — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:47:34 -0800

You might search on engadget.com...IIRC, they had a post a month or 2 ago about a whole new line of them coming out (prob really soon) that are brighter/cheaper/smaller/less power-hungry...you might also consider picking up a samsung galaxy beam (an android phone with built-in pico projector...ie...really tiny)...prob cheap on ebay now...hmm...do I want one too? :P

By: bobdow

bobdow — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:41:34 -0800

This is pretty accurate, though you can find better pricing.

http://pico-projectors.toptenreviews.com/

By: at

at — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:53:23 -0800

In the reviews bobdow links to, the Aaxa P4 ranks second to the Optoma PK320, but I'd also look at the Aaxa P300, at 300 lumens, HD resolution, only an inch longer, $440 (w/ battery).