Olens Technology adds another projector to endless stream of projectors

Who knew so many had so much projecting to do? There is such a plethora of small projectors glutting the market these days that it's hard for one to stand out from the crowd. So while the Olens Technology Personal Entertainment Projector isn't the smallest (15-inches long by 7-inces wide) or the most powerful, it's pretty cheap -- which we bet will probably make it attractive to bargain hunters in dire need of a home projector. The XPJ-USA010 has a 640 x 480 resolution and 300 ANSI lumens, with s-video, RCA and VGA connections. The estimated life of the lamp is about 300 hours -- not so great, but replacements lamps are apparently "low in cost, " and easy to change, which is nice to know. It's available now for a paltry $179, and we're pretty sure it would make a better holiday gift than a digital photo frame, anyway.

[Via About Projectors]

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 12th 2008 9:39AM]

300 hours?!

The bulbs better be VERY cheap to make up for that.

But, at the price, nothing spectacular could be expected.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 11th 2008 7:35AM]

Looks like the cheapest this will be had is $201 and only if you don't mind waiting through a back order. Still not a bad deal at $249 they list on the website.

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 11th 2008 8:39AM]

i'd recommend the Torpedo projector.. apparently been around forever, but if its the lowest end of the projectors ur after.. its VERY decent (even at 320x240, lol). Plus the halogen bulbs are a sinch to replace, and i managed to get one for $90 (Australian).

[Chad Posted Nov 11th 2008 8:20AM]

Saw this on woot the other day.....Crappy then, crappy now.

[Guspaz Posted Nov 11th 2008 12:52PM]

As the director of equipment for a decent sized Anime convention, one of the primary expenses of my department is purchasing/borrowing/renting projectors for screenings/panels/workshops/etc. And we're still not seeing projectors that meet our requirements in certain cases.

What's missing? Two things.

1) Projectors over 3200 lumens at decent costs
2) HD projectors over 2000 lumens at decent costs

In both cases, it's like an invisible threshold. As soon as you cross it, the prices skyrocket. Need a 4000 lumen projector? Expect to pay two or three TIMES more than a 3200 lumen projector. What an HD projector at 3000 lumen? Expect to pay 4-5x more than a 2000 lumen HD projector.

Right now we're making due primarily with 2200 lumen and 3200 lumen projectors. This is meeting our requirements in many cases (especially as we transition from 2200L to 3200L where possible), but there are a few cases where we would really like brighter projectors. Our 180" screens are using the 3200L units, and brighter projectors would be useful. We're trying out a 200" screen next year, and putting a 3200L unit on that is a bit of a stretch, but it's all we've got.

As for HD, right now, it's just not an option; they just aren't bright enough at decent prices. We're making due with our existing projectors, which are XGA (1024x768), so we get "almost" HD (576p)...

[cout Peter Posted Nov 11th 2008 4:17PM]

At first I thought it had wheels; perhaps a roomba-like projector.

[Eternal Density Posted Nov 11th 2008 4:54PM]

Projector?
I 'ardly know 'er!

[(Unverified) Posted Nov 12th 2008 6:55PM]

wow this thing was for sale on woot the other day