

Need to do a quick face-to-face with a client’s staff? Throw the data on a USB key, drop the projector and key into your backpack, and you’ve got yourself a quick presentation. Want to keep your kids distracted and there’s no TV around? Power up the Joybee GP1, bring Hulu up on your netbook, and you’re good. The fact that you can project from your computer or simply attach a USB drive directly to the unit is a big plus. BenQ rates the projector’s brightness at 100 lumens, which isn’t a lot compared to more professional projectors (which rate their lumens in the thousands), but it is certainly sufficient for a reasonably sized room. It offers a very bright, clear image, no matter what surface you project on (like a wall), and I had no trouble viewing a video in a room lit by indirect daylight. What’s cool about it? Despite a menu system that has a bit of a learning curve, this is a great projector, especially for folks who need to take their show on the road. There’s also a tripod socket on the bottom, and a round “foot” that screws out so that you can raise the front of the unit. The back of the unit contains the USB port, the port for the multi-use cable, and an audio-out port. The projector comes with a remote control that offers the same controls (except for the focus). The controls for the GP1 are located on the top of the device in a circular ring of buttons (which glows bright blue) there is a separate focus control.
#BEST SMALL PROJECTOR 2015 720P#
The GP1 offers SVGA resolution at 858 x 600 pixels, and will handle up to 720p and 1080i content (so it is HD capable). It projects images from your computer (via a multi-use cable that sports a VGA connection for your computer and three RCA jacks for composite video and audio), and also offers a USB port for flash drives. What does it do? This DLP-based LED digital projector can work with files in a variety of formats, including JPEG, GIF, BMP, and TIFF images MPEG-1 and MJPEG video and MPEG-1 layer 2 and PCM audio.
#BEST SMALL PROJECTOR 2015 PORTABLE#
This 5.3 x 2.2 x 4.7-inch, 1.4-pound machine is Lilliputian compared to most business projectors and will not give you the image quality of larger, more expensive gadgets - but it is very portable and offers bright, sharp projections and a lot of professional features. The BenQ Joybee GP1 Mini Projector ($499) tries to combine the best of both worlds. Digital projectors are getting smaller practically by the day however, most “pocket projectors” don’t have either the power or feature sets that would make them suitable for business use.
