Casio's XJ-S46: the "world's thinnest" 2,500 lumen projector

What's thinner than the average product waif? Why the latest Casio DLP projector of course... and little else. The 43-mm (1.7-inch) / 1.7-kg (3.7-pounds) XJ-S46 projector blasts 2,500 lumens for ¥268,000 (about $2,263). The XJ-S36 brings the same form factor but drops the brightness down to 2,000 lumens for ¥238,000 ($2,010). Both sport an 1800:1 contrast, XGA resolution, and a USB host jack for hot projection action sans PC. Also available for a bit less in XJ-S41 and XJ-S31 configurations without USB hosting.

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[Matt @ Apr 25th 2007 9:45AM]

Does that chick come with it? If so i'll take 3.

[Richard Lai @ Apr 25th 2007 9:57AM]

Meh, she's got too much baby fat on her face, or maybe it's just the thinness of the projector.

[Ric @ Apr 26th 2007 1:23AM]

Asianphile

[john @ Apr 25th 2007 10:45AM]

Looks to me like they got the aspect ratio screwed up again.

[macona @ Apr 25th 2007 1:39PM]

Yep, unless it supports 1280x720 minimum is a no go. I dont know why they keep pushing 4:3 when even laptops come closer to 16:9.

[Crayola @ Apr 25th 2007 11:21AM]

Boy, is that flat or what! Clearly something that needed augmentation! Why is it always Asian high tech companies that come up with these improvement, do Caucasian have really fat fingers or what?!

[Bliss @ Apr 25th 2007 12:30PM]

Love the shirt, hate the jacket.

Oh, and the projector - meh. All a projector means is that I'll be trapped in a meeting, fighting to stay awake - but I guess I'll at least be saying, "Man, that's a tiny projector. I wonder if they'll fjdkossj zzzzzzzzz."

[pagercam @ Apr 25th 2007 12:50PM]

Brightness and resolution are my main issues, thinness of the projector doesn't ven make the list.

[ShortFuse @ Apr 25th 2007 1:15PM]

I know she's thin and pale skin tone but I think it's kinda mean to say she's project 2500 lumens

[Kev50027 @ Apr 25th 2007 1:22PM]

Only in America is someone like that girl "thin". That's pretty average by my standards.

As for a thin projector, who cares? It's a projector, you don't look at the projector, you look at the image it makes.

[phlavor @ Apr 25th 2007 4:51PM]

I don't understand why there isn't more of a push to make these projectors flat so you can hang them from the opposite wall. Or maybe living in San Francisco where all the ceilings are tall and the rooms are small has skewed my perceptions.

[o0adam0o @ Apr 25th 2007 11:42PM]

Cute girl...ill take 2...pass on the projector tho.

[Irfan @ Apr 25th 2007 11:51PM]

considering the resolution, USB and form factor its for business travelers and not home theater anyways... so no reason to make it widescreen, no reason for more than XGA resolution. and its not thin to hang on a wall, its thin to fit in a carry on bag.

[spdu00 @ Apr 26th 2007 9:20PM]

Ric, why don't you drop this pointless crusade of yours and get a life mate?

[Ric @ Apr 30th 2007 10:17PM]

why don't you loser white boys keep your asianphile racist thoughts to yourselves

This is tech site, not some asian porn site