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LG's HS102 Projector Has Divx Player Aboard, 2-Hour Battery
Posted by Kit Eaton at 12:30 AM on October 2, 2008
Projectors, unless they're of the mini- or HD-kind tend to have me thinking "meh..." apart from LG's new HS102. 'Cause though it has just 800 x 600 native resolution with switchable 4:3/16:9 ratios, it's got Phlatlight LED illumination tech that gives it a 2,000:1 contrast ratio and 150 lumen brightness and it's got a Divx player (playing files from USB-attached storage, it seems) built right into it. And there's a rechargeable battery jammed in there too, making this projector portable in the real sense, since it'll run for two hours unplugged. Out in South Korea for around a $US555 equivalent, there's no word on when it'll hit these shores. [Naver via Zoomgadget]
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KLanD
Posted 1:19 AM 2/10/08
150 Lumen? What's with all of these new low Lumen projectors? 150 Lumen is next to useless IMO. If it was Oh.. say 1500 Lumen while plugged and 150 on battery, that would be decent.
IMO, even 1500 Lumen is way under powered. These "Home theater" projectors with 600 and 800 Lumen are really going to disappointed people when they realize that they have to be used in the dead of night with all the blinds closed and absolutely no lights on.
KLanD
Jobe
Posted 1:12 AM 2/10/08
150 lumens?
Jobe
nanoalpha
Posted 1:05 AM 2/10/08
When? More like if.
nanoalpha
bpapa9013
Posted 12:42 AM 2/10/08
@bpapa9013: Ah, found it.
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bpapa9013
bpapa9013
Posted 12:39 AM 2/10/08
Has anyone told the cyborg streaker guy about this yet?
bpapa9013
VideoVampire
Posted 1:24 AM 2/10/08
I regularly use these and this one seems great not only for work but maybe even for home, or outings.
VideoVampire
dcjeepguy2001
Posted 3:17 AM 2/10/08
They've got to be kidding! 150 lumens makes this projector practically useless of any room that isn't totally dark. Even in a totally darkened room, it will be a pretty dim picture. The 800x600 resolution won't make it look much better.
dcjeepguy2001
Adam
Posted 3:34 AM 2/10/08
If you're only projecting onto like a 40" screen that might be bright enough...
Adam
shpe11
Posted 8:13 AM 2/10/08
dell, now LG... thing are moving with LED projectors...
divX on my bedroom's celing @ night
shpe11