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Travel projectors need to be small, light and durable. projector ready for presentation image by Dmitry Goygel-Sokol from Fotolia.com The key differences between a projector intended for home or office use and a projector intended for traveling are size, weight and built-in levels of durability. Typical home and office projectors can be rather delicate, as they are not intended for frequent movement and it is unwise to use them in such a role. Travel projectors should be compact enough to carry comfortably in a small dedicated bag or preferably within your laptop case.
NEC LT Series Portable Projectors
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The design of the NEC LT series of portable projectors is based around achieving the maximum viewing quality available in a portable projector, which is great if image quality is the primary concern. The downside of the NEC LT series projectors is that they are on the heavier and bulkier side of what is considered to be portable and require their own case. The most recent models of NEC LT series portable projectors are the LT 380 and LT 280 series, which are described by NEC as weighing 3.5 kg (just under eight pounds). The NEC LT series projectors are therefore best suited to users who need to provide quality visual presentations on the road and are not put off by weight.
HP Notebook Projection Companion
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The HP Notebook Projection Companion takes the ultimate portability approach and comes in at a featherlight .9 pounds, making it the smallest, most portable projector widely available. There are a few drawbacks to the incredible portability of this device; it has a limited 858 x 600 native resolution, low by modern standards, as well as its suggested projection distance of 8.5 feet. This makes the projectors suited to small-scale boardroom type presentations for a fairly small number of viewers. The HP Projection Notebook Companion is best suited for users who value extreme portability above other potential projector features.
Points to Consider When Shopping for a Portable Projector
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When shopping for a portable projector, find out the average lifespan of the light source and the cost of replacing bulbs, which can be the largest recurring expense involved in owning a projector of any sort. Projectors that use LEDs as a light source tend to have significantly longer lifespans than their incandescent-lit peers, making for a lower maintenance user experience. Given the highly engineered proprietary nature of these bulbs, they can be quite expensive to replace, making buyer research a critical and unavoidable step when purchasing a portable projector.
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