South Korean electronics maker LG just introduced two new products in its LED projectors range. According to the LG press, these new products are portable projectors that will come under the Minibeam range. This time LG has focused on the portability and durability of the projectors. PF1500 and PW800 are the two new debutants of the Minibeam series. Both projectors are manufactured for different purposes. Let's go through some of the product specifications and find out how they are different from each other.
The first product in the Minibeam lineup is the PF1500 model or as it is alternatively Minibeam Pro. This is the top-line model and it can deliver an output with Full HD (1920 x1080) resolution. Speaking of the projection capability, this one can project diagonals up to 120 inches which is a fairly big projection and has a optical zoom functionality which can enlarge a image with a 1.1 factor. The brightness of PF1500 projector is 1400 ANSI lumens. This projector can mirror your phone, tablet or laptop wirelessly and it also supports sound via bluetooth pairing which saves the hassle of complicated wired setup of sound systems. PF1500 has very compact dimensions - 132 x 220 x 84mm and weighs around 1.5 Kg.
The second product on the list is the PW800 which has a different focus area because it has a TV tuner built inside and thus named as Minibeam TV. Minibeam TV has a low output resolution than Minibeam pro which is 1280 x 800 pixels and it can project diagonals upto 100 inches. Brightness of PW800 is of 800 ANSI lumens. This well equipped projector is more compact and light weight than Minibeam Pro and it weighs only 0.6 Kg with dimensions set at 140 x 140 x 50mm.
Moving to the durability, LG claims that both these projectors have same life time of 30,000 hours, which translates to 10 years if they are used 8 hours daily. They will be available in US and Korean market by this month and rest of the world will get these in coming weeks. Price of PF1500 is 999 USD as per the listing on Amazon and price of PW800 is confirm yet. What are your views on these portable projectors? Share your views through comments in the comment section below.
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