Dell finally reveals $499 M109S SVGA pocket projector
By Darren Murph 
posted Sep 24th 2008 11:26AM
posted Sep 24th 2008 11:26AM
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...858? Can any video card actually output that bizarre resolution?
it's probably just the largest res they could pack in, and it will either letterbox or scale whatever input it's given.
Unless they're insane...
Ha, yeah it's that new 429:300 ratio that everybody's talking about!
SVGA is 800 x 600, so it's probably a typo on the Dell site.... which was then cut and pasted by the source and then Engadget.
How would 800 "typo" to 858?
ahhh... 800x600 - those were the days!
Look how far we have come! 858x600 - I have no idea what I'm going to be able to do with that kind of screen real estate!
That's well below the resolution of the Inspiron 910 I just got. I don't see what use it will be if it can't even match the output from a netbook.
pocket projector sounds too much like pocket protector thus deeming this product UNCOOL
Your logic is clearly inescapable.
no my friend, pocket protectors are full of win. If anything, that makes this post even cooler.
anyone planning to install this in the car???
would be amazing if we project movies onto the windshield while parked. the 7inch lcd screen just doesnt cut it!
i have no idea what to coat the windshield with so we could see when the projector is on. while see the road when the projector is off....
For the sake of sparing everyone from your ideas... I suggest white paint.
Depending on how deep your pockets are you could reverse mount the hood and paint the underside white. That way you would just pop the hood up to watch.
may be you don't need to paint, get 3M stick it or post-it ..or there are vacuum rubber pad enable sun shield (white) may do the job
polarizing film. lcd projectors polarize light, so by orientating the film/projector correctly you should be able to both see the projected image on the windshield and still see the road. and as an added benefit the cops and other motorists won't be able to see the projected image either.
I want to drive around projecting images onto near by box-trucks or walls. People would be like "What?" It would be hilarious, but then I'd get arrested or atleast a big fine. :p
At least it's not $1,000... I think I'm going to wait until at least a nice 720p res is available before I even consider getting a "pocket" projector.
Great!! Now I can put up the bat signal wherever I go!!
All of 95 inches away from you.....
Did anybody read the link?
This thing projects at 55 lumens??
Have they changed the rating system in the last few years, or are y'all gonna need to be in a cave for this to be of any use....
Or turn the curtains down...
But can it run Crysis?????????
fucking fail.
$499 for a pocket protector?!!!!!
I think I'll just keep my pens on my desk.
"Or turn the curtains down..."
Uh, not.
I've got an 800 ansi lumen projector that I used everyday for years in lecturing in a classroom (on about a 5ft x 5ft screen). The thing was very difficult to see even with all the drapes pulled. Finally upgraded it to a 2200 ansi lumen unit - much better.
I get this image of a bunch of suits sitting three feet from a 9 inch diagonal screen with all the shades pulled and still not being able to see it.
What makes this better than the last generation of pocket projectors?
I could use one of these to bring along for wedding shoots. After the ceremony, I can edit a dozen photos or so quickly before reception and throw it up on this bad boy and watch my stack of business cards vanish!
Open the pod bay doors, HAL.
i'm sorry dave, i'm busy watching projections of Sopranos reruns.
Calling it a Pocket Projector doesn't give any indication of the size. What are the dimensions of this thing and what connections does it support other than VGA?
how this ever got to the manufacturing stage is beyond me.50 lumens? you wouldnt even be able to see it in a black hole,and what does it plug into?.presumably a laptop which you have to carry with you and has a 1,000 times better picture so whats the point?
although in fairness the black hole would be sucking all the light in anyway
The dimensions are something like 3.4in by 4.5 by 1.3. I read it this morning and don't remember exactly. So it is way small but not yet 'pico' projector size.
because light can't escape the black hole?
why so pessimistic? 50 lumens yes but i don't think that its same lumens as u imagine and then again from the videos on (aol-videos) i am getting a picture that this thing works great for what it was built for 2-4 people watching it not audiences ... and no black holes around or those who like em either :) i wouldnt mind buying it right now if i had 100pounds from someone to support me its just 270 pounds not allot to have such convenience , over 5KG beeaMER