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How often do you wish to have a portable projector in your pocket which can connect to your iPhone, iPad to do presentations, showing photos & videos at everywhere?

I-Connect View X Laser Pico Projector is the portable projector that matches the requirements. Unlike the micro projector I reviewed last time, View X use laser light sources to enable big screen experience and, wow, no focus adjustment required.

Read on for LiewCF’s review of I-connect View X laser Pico projector.

Specifications

image: What’s included in the package of I-connect View X laser pico projector

The portable laser projector uses plastic case. It is small and light weight, smaller than an Apple iPhone and weighs only 122 gram. The rechargeable battery lasts for 90 minutes. It supports resolution up to 848×480 pixels. Brightness is 15 Lumens. Contrast ratio is 5000:1.

i-Connect View X laser pico projector is Apple certified with “Made for iPod, iPhone, iPad”. Meaning, it works plug & plug with your iOS devices. No setup needed.

image: VGA dock

Besides supporting iDevices, it also include micro-USB cable for charging, and composite cable for TV-out video sources (TV, camera, video cam). An VGA dock also included for connecting your computer to View X laser pico projector. A pouch and wrist strap are provided to carry the portable projector.

Review

image: i-connect View X laser pico projector connect to iPhone 3GS

I tried the laser projector with my iPhone 3GS. It took about 12 seconds to switch on and automatically detected my iPhone photo and video content for slideshows. It doesn’t mirror your iPhone display like the Apple Digital AV Adapter.

Due to the weak brightness, i-Connect View X laser pico projector is not suitable to be used in a bright room. I almost couldn’t see the projected image on the wall in my home office in the daytime. You need a dark room for the portable projector.

image: Laser pico projector window

According to the user manual, you can get projected image size up to 70 to 100-inch in a complete darkness room.

When it works, I love the “no focus adjustment” feature. You simply move the distance in between the portable projector and projection surface to adjust the image size. That’s idiot proof!

Due to the fact that there is no stand for the portable projector, it has to be handheld. Thus, any small hand shaking will cause shaky projected image. You might need to find some thick books or boxes to stack up the projector when doing presentation.

Besides using it for presentations, I think I-connect View X laser pico projector is a great gadget to bring along for holiday. At the end of each day of your holiday, use the portable projector to showcase photos and videos you taken on the wall or roof of hotel room. How cool is that!

Video

I-connect View X laser Pico Projector introduction video:

Where to buy?

In Malaysia, I-Connect View X laser Pico projector retail price is RM1399 (including VGA dock) and can be purchased at Challenger IT Megastore (The Mines Shopping Mall) or TimeTech online store.

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