THE NEC NP100 projected sharp text and vivid colors In simple slide presentations.FOR BUSINESS TRAVELERS who want a budget conscious projector that's suitable for road-show presentations, the 5.3 pound NEC NP100 is a solid choice. At $499, it's one of the least expensive portable models on the market.
This DLP (Digital Light Processing) projector features a native SVGA (800 x 600 pixel) resolution and a bright rating of 2000 ANSI lumens for use in small to medium-size rooms with low ambient light. The production model I tested projected a bright, 64 inch diagonal image at a distance of about 9 feet from the screen, fine for typical slide presentations.
In our image-quality tests, the NP100 produced generally good results with sharp text and well rendered color graphics when hooked up either to a notebook PC's VGA port or to a DVD player's composite-video port. Another plus: The NP100's manual zoom lens and focus ring are easy to adjust.
The NP100's credit card size remote control has some very practical automatic adjustmerit, digital zoom, and keystone correction controls. However, the small remote is the only way to access the projector's onscreen menus (for tweaking brightness, contrast, and other variables), which some users may find confining. The projector comes with a handy storage slot for holding the remote when it's not in use.
To keep the price low, NEC omitted a few features. The NP100 comes without a carrying case (one is sold separately), it lacks mouse support (for slide pre- given from a podium), and its remote has no built-in laser pointer. Despite these minor limitations, the NP100 could be your gear of choice for simple on the road presentations.
This DLP (Digital Light Processing) projector features a native SVGA (800 x 600 pixel) resolution and a bright rating of 2000 ANSI lumens for use in small to medium-size rooms with low ambient light. The production model I tested projected a bright, 64 inch diagonal image at a distance of about 9 feet from the screen, fine for typical slide presentations.
In our image-quality tests, the NP100 produced generally good results with sharp text and well rendered color graphics when hooked up either to a notebook PC's VGA port or to a DVD player's composite-video port. Another plus: The NP100's manual zoom lens and focus ring are easy to adjust.
The NP100's credit card size remote control has some very practical automatic adjustmerit, digital zoom, and keystone correction controls. However, the small remote is the only way to access the projector's onscreen menus (for tweaking brightness, contrast, and other variables), which some users may find confining. The projector comes with a handy storage slot for holding the remote when it's not in use.To keep the price low, NEC omitted a few features. The NP100 comes without a carrying case (one is sold separately), it lacks mouse support (for slide pre- given from a podium), and its remote has no built-in laser pointer. Despite these minor limitations, the NP100 could be your gear of choice for simple on the road presentations.
