Will users get carried away by Epson's EH-DM2 portable projector that features an integrated DVD player and audio output?
Epson EH-DM2 Epson's EH-DM2: more Volvo than Ferrari
First impressions are not good: this is not a curvy, sexy colour supplement-friendly machine. Think Volvo, rather than Ferrari. Yet if you're a movie …
Following on from Mr Wiernicki's comment -- "DVD Player" I know there are Blu-Sceptics out there but surely even they wouldn't fork out more than £50 for a DVD player?
... shame it doesn't include a PowerPoint-compatible viewer, though I guess that might take a little more processing power than this has got at its disposal.
A powerpoint viewer wouldn't do much good at 840x480 - remember, that's practically little different than 640x480, and nobody's been using that res for computer stuff for 15 years. I don't think anyone's been selling 640x480 projectors for 5+, either! Yikes...
It is pretty low, but PowerPoint/OpenOffice/whatever generally does a fair stab at rescaling to fit the available resolution or lack thereof. But you may be right that no-one would actually want to......
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Epson EH-DM2 projector with built-in DVD player
Will users get carried away by Epson's EH-DM2 portable projector that features an integrated DVD player and audio output? Epson EH-DM2 Epson's EH-DM2: more Volvo than Ferrari First impressions are not good: this is not a curvy, sexy colour supplement-friendly machine. Think Volvo, rather than Ferrari. Yet if you're a movie …
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Posted Wednesday 4th March 2009 15:36 GMT
David Wiernicki
Whaaat? #
Why in god's name would you spend $560 on a 480p projector?!
Posted Wednesday 4th March 2009 21:23 GMT
Cameron Colley
Out of date when you buy it? #
Following on from Mr Wiernicki's comment -- "DVD Player" I know there are Blu-Sceptics out there but surely even they wouldn't fork out more than £50 for a DVD player?
Posted Wednesday 4th March 2009 21:23 GMT
David Gosnell
With the DVD and USB support... #
... shame it doesn't include a PowerPoint-compatible viewer, though I guess that might take a little more processing power than this has got at its disposal.
Posted Wednesday 4th March 2009 21:23 GMT
Bad Beaver
Just sad #
No HDMI? Yeah right. And coaxial digital audio? Is this designed by Philips? Ridiculous.
Posted Thursday 5th March 2009 00:36 GMT
John H Woods
Optoma HD10/HD11 #
That is all
Posted Thursday 5th March 2009 05:12 GMT
David Wiernicki
@David Gosnell #
A powerpoint viewer wouldn't do much good at 840x480 - remember, that's practically little different than 640x480, and nobody's been using that res for computer stuff for 15 years. I don't think anyone's been selling 640x480 projectors for 5+, either! Yikes...
Posted Thursday 5th March 2009 10:18 GMT
michael
think I will pass #
when is the blu-ray verson with hdim and hi def res out?
Posted Thursday 5th March 2009 10:18 GMT
David Gosnell
@David Wiernicki #
It is pretty low, but PowerPoint/OpenOffice/whatever generally does a fair stab at rescaling to fit the available resolution or lack thereof. But you may be right that no-one would actually want to......
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