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Supremely Portable Projectors

We liked the NEC LT10's good image quality and its lift-it-with-one-hand portability.

Melissa J. Perenson

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DPL/XGA 1100 ANSI LUMENS 2.1 POUNDS PROJECTOR (NEC-LT10) PCW Rating: PCW Rating: PCW Rating:

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1. NEC DPL/XGA 1100 ANSI LUMENS 2.1 POUNDS PROJECTOR (NEC-LT10)

DLP, 1100 lumens, XGA, 2.2 pounds (3.5 pounds traveling weight), No economy mode, Two-year warranty, Price when ranked: $2200

Bottom Line: A good bet for toting on the go, this model exhibited sharp text on documents, and accurate colors, including skin tones, in graphics.

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Dell 3300MP PCW Rating: PCW Rating: PCW Rating:

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2. Dell Dell 3300MP

DLP, 1500 lumens, XGA, 4.0 pounds (8.4 pounds traveling weight), 1250 lumens in economy mode, Two-year warranty, Price when ranked: $1700

Bottom Line: A terrific value, this boxy model can serve well in a multitude of environments, thanks to its bright images and ultrasharp text.

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LP120 DLP DATA/VIDEO PROJECTOR 1100 LUMENS XGA RESOLUTION 1.98 LBS (InFocus-LP120) PCW Rating: PCW Rating: PCW Rating:

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3. InFocus LP120 DLP DATA/VIDEO PROJECTOR 1100 LUMENS XGA RESOLUTION 1.98 LBS (InFocus-LP120)

DLP, 1000 lumens, XGA, 2.1 pounds (4.3 pounds traveling weight), No economy mode, Two-year warranty, Price when ranked: $2200

Bottom Line: This sleek attention-getter is one of the few here to support both DVI and 802.11b connectivity (the latter via an optional module).

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EzPro 725 DDR DLP Projector XGA 1100 Lumens w/Case & Remote 2.1 lbs PCW Rating: PCW Rating: PCW Rating:

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4. Optoma Technology EzPro 725 DDR DLP Projector XGA 1100 Lumens w/Case & Remote 2.1 lbs

DLP, 1100 lumens, XGA, 2.2 pounds (3.5 pounds traveling weight), No economy mode, Three-year warranty, Price when ranked: $2100

Bottom Line: Unit seemed to run a smidgen brighter than the NEC--which helped it reach the top on our text tests, but was too much on our graphics tests.

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HP Digital Projector MP3130 PCW Rating: PCW Rating: PCW Rating:

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5. HP HP Digital Projector MP3130

DLP, 1800 lumens, XGA, 4.0 pounds (7.6 pounds traveling weight), 1440 lumens in economy mode, Three-year warranty, Price when ranked: $2700

Bottom Line: Versatile projector required significant tweaks to improve the picture quality--and even then, it had trouble in our video playback test.

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