Mitsubishi PK20 PocketProjector

I was pleasantly surprised at the color and brightness of this low lumen projector. I project down onto a desk from a distance of 3'. It certainly isn't designed for lighting a wall from > 12'. The LED illumination is great for low power, long bulb life and for our particular application, it's great that the projected image doesn't show up in the infrared so that we can do machine vision for multitouch applications.

I bought this a few months back. I finally got to use it and it works great. If you use it with a computer you'll have to "clone" your monitor to get it to recognize it. I've heard of people using silk for portable screens but I used some other kind of material (muslin) from a craft store and bought a tent pole from walmart and sewed channels in both ends and used the tent pole (which breaks down with an elastic band inside of the sections) to support the top and bottom of the screen.

This little gem is just what I needed to make enlarging my designs and sketches much more easily. It is so tiny, it fits in my rolling laptop case along with my laptop and many extra cables, and it weighs very little. I love that it is SO SIMPLE to set up and use. I use my Windows Photo gallery to project images from my photos onto a piece of paper on the wall. I can then sketch it in on the paper in perfect proportion. I use the process both for watercolor sketches and for art quilt designs. No more trips to kinkos for enlarging.
The only drawback I have noticed is that the room needs to be pretty dark in order to get a clear image. With sun coming in windows in the daytime, drapes have to be closed in order to use the projector successfully.Mitsubishi PK20 PocketProjector

just got it, watched south park with my roomate, can project bigger than stated in documentation. image looks great, works best in a darkened room or outside at night.

I bought the PK20 and it was delivered on Tuesday. The image quality was so bad I had to turn off all the lights in the room and shut the blinds and the image was still a bit washed out. 25 Lumins. Yep. "> The PK20 is a pocket projector has a brightness of 25 ANSI lumens only.". This was a quote from a Mutsubishi tech. I'm sure it has some use, I just can't think of any.

Oh ya, it's being returned as I type this.