The Hong Kong based manufacturer Sunlink, using technologies adapted from iView, have claimed they have produced "the first portable commercial product in the world with a built-in pico-projector."
The media device, dubbed the Sunview PMPP will have a 3.5-inch touchscreen and will have the ability to output images onto walls and projection screens using the integrated pico technology.
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Agreed!
This is what's been missing.
We want portability, but an easy way to view or show the product when we get where we're going.
It's the logical next step.
Picture quality will be the make-or-break on it, though.
Price, as always, will be obscene.
For at least 5 years.
Maybe by then, they'll have an HD version and the SD will be cheap enough to be practical.
i can image to keep it affordable the quality will be low....thats fine with me though, a pocksized 480p projector would be insane!
just the idea of it.....
Wow, this thing sounds too good to be true for its size.
"The iView IPL630 module produces a VGA (640×480 pixel) image with a color gamut of more than 110% NTSC, according to the company. It produces a useful image of up to 53 inches, draws between 2 and 3 watts of power, and weighs 40 grams, according to iView. Other modules range from QVGA to SVGA and weigh between 14 and 50 grams.
The 630P engine has a luminous output of 7 lm, which Chang calculates will produce an illuminance of 9 lux over a 53-inch screen. It is available immediately, as are most of the other iView modules."
Then again, "useful image" is like "high definition." It means different things to different people. At 9 lux, you'd need a fairly dark room to get the best image, but still...
Originally posted by tripplite: i can image to keep it affordable the quality will be low....thats fine with me though, a pocksized 480p projector would be insane!
just the idea of it.....
They exist!!! But not that many people know i guess - I usually get a WTF is that reaction when I bust out my pico projector. Here's my review of the AAXA P1 pocket projector