http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/ Engadget Comments for BeamBox Essential G2 projector is tiny, available for pre-order http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/Jul 20th 2009 8:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/http://www.aaxatech.com/products/kp190.htm) has better features and is a bit cheaper... but the main thing that confuses me is how you're supposed to access the 1GB of onboard memory? Does it have an onboard video/music decoder? If so, where are the buttons to control it? WTF?]]>Jul 20th 2009 3:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/Jul 21st 2009 8:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/Jul 20th 2009 8:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/Jul 20th 2009 8:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/Jul 20th 2009 9:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/]]>Jul 20th 2009 10:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/
I just don't get it!
WHY do we Europeans have to pay a hefty premium for soft & hardware sold in Europe? It's not like we earn more money over here, we're not. so why this markup?


I mean, this thing has a MSRP of 240€, 220£ & $250

240€ = 340.878 USD
220£ = 362.237 USD
$250 = 250 USD

Those on mainland Britain have to pay $112.237 MORE than a US citizen
And for all the other EU countries have to pay $90.878 MORE than a US citizen.

WHY?]]>Jul 20th 2009 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/Jul 20th 2009 10:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/ price without tax €194 = $275.]]>Jul 20th 2009 1:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/
I'll blame it on PAL :-p]]>Jul 20th 2009 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/Jul 20th 2009 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/]]>Jul 20th 2009 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/Jul 20th 2009 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/
Wow, I'm just shaking my head here. 20 lumens?]]>Jul 20th 2009 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/Jul 20th 2009 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/Jul 20th 2009 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/20/beambox-essential-g2-projector-is-tiny-available-for-pre-order/
The Beambox Essential G2 arrived this morning but it does not work properly. When connected the display says "USB video NO signal" when connected to two different computers (one XP, one Vista). Neither system can recognize it as a USB drive properly - each time it gets an error message (USB drive not recognized) , and when I tried to switch to "USB Storage" on the projector itself, it says "please insert cable" - which is of course already inserted, seeing as it is required for power, this being a USB-powered device! Although it did connect once and the software successfully downloaded from the unit and installed, it does not work either. Occasionally I get a message asking me to install an old version of the software...how? It's not available anywhere on the Internet or on Beambox's website. In any event the version I did get caused a fatal error on my Vista desktop which led to a System Restore being necessary.

The instructions which came with the unit (a photocopied sheet) are quite obviously a very poor translation from a language other than English and make little sense. All telephone calls to Beambox went unanswered, and the LiveChat is permanently offline. Eventually I got a "helpful" email from Beambox asking if I had plugged in the USB cable and advising me to install a different version of the software...from where? There's no installation CD supplied or and no download link on their website.

The unit itself has a noisy fan and no lens cover, and can only be controlled via the supplied remote control - lose that, and the projector is useless (although, seeing as I can't get it to project anything other than its own menu, it's useless anyway). Additionally the brightness although advertised at 25 lumens is inferior to the 10 lumen brightness of Optoma pico projectors, and is essentially unwatchable except in pitch darkness.

I will be returning this unit to Beambox and seeking a full refund.]]>Sep 22nd 2009 9:54AM