Should I buy a mini projector?
A question that you need to ask yourself is, what is the purpose of buying a mini projector?
- Is this for a home cinema in your newly renovated HDB / apartment?
- Is this for your business presentation in your client’s office?
- Do you need to travel with it?..etc
Once you’ve identified your purpose, let’s look at the 3 main factors that can help in your decision:
- Lumens (also refers to the brightness of the projector)
Mini projectors are typically within 50-900 lumens. In the world of projectors, 50-900 lumens are very low which means you’ll need a pretty dark room in order to get decent projection. If the room is not dark enough, images projected may be blurred or too transparent for the naked human eye.
Optoma ML750 at S$899
- Resolution (affects the image quality)
Resolution dictates what you can do with the projector. Can you use it to play videos? Read excel? Do a presentation?Generally, for a projector of this size, there are 2 types of resolution (ranked from lowest to highest)
a) WVGA 854×480 – can be used for PPT presentation, standard-quality videos and photos
b) WXGA 1280×800 – better quality in every aspect compared to WVGA
Canon Rayo i5 at S$429
- Wifi and cable
Most, if not all, mini projectors are wifi-enabled hence, one less worry about whether you’ve brought the connecting cable for your trip to Japan.
Biosystem PJT800 at S$799
We hope that these will helped to answer some questions that you have on mini projectors.
Here are some of our recommendations:
| Brand |
Canon Rayo i5 |
Biosystem PJT800 |
Optoma ML750 |
| Retail Price |
S$429 |
S$799 |
S$899 |
|
Lumens |
100 | 120 |
700 |
| Resolution |
WVGA 854×480 |
WVGA 854×480 |
WXGA 1280×800 |
| Wifi (built-in) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
If you have any burning questions, send us an email at susan@projectial.com.sg or call us at 6338 6235.