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I was just going to ask if anyone's used this and how they liked it. Good to to hear a semi-positive review from one. Anyone else have any luck with this?

@sakupiec: what do you use it for? I wonder if I could hookk my EVO up to this and stream video and tv on my wall

@sakupiec: I find that reeeeeeeallly hard to believe.

@dernst_ca1:
egg on my face.
Evo doesn't have analog out does it.
Sorry.

for everyone else that does, this is the cable.

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/4-pin-3-5mm-minijack-to-3-x-rca-composite-av-cable-1-25-meter-10633
free shipping on the cable

We purchased one for work to use with a laptop for mobile presentations. It has an extremely shallow focal length / depth of field. This was ok for presentations, video, etc but not so much with reading smaller fonts.

If you are looking for something that is extremely sharp then you might want to look elsewhere. Otherwise it works pretty well with most things.

I got one of these for my wife a month ago from amazon in place of a Kopykake because it would have some utility in addition to projecting images onto a cake to copy. It works nicely with the tripod mount on the bottom. I will be returning the one from amazon and ordering one here given the $60 price difference.

@ezzzzy1: I guess I expect more because if I can buy a $100 camera that takes great pictures, I should be able to buy a $100 device that projects great pictures.

I'm actually not sure why projectors are as crappy and as expensive as they are. As far as I know, all you would need to make a decent projector is:

-A good light source. LED lighting is extremely bright, compact, cheap, and efficient.
-A good image. Getting a small enough LCD in there is probably the toughest part, although LCDs are fairly cheap and of good quality.
-A good lens. Good, precision glass lens shouldn't be that hard to source, should they?

@Quantamm

A high quality glass lens is expensive and somewhat difficult to procure. Consider how precisely they are made to create a focal length within the parameters of the intended use, and then consider it's a glass piece that needs to be made.

You pay for high quality, especially when it comes to curved pieces of glass.

Bought one. Can't wait to show off my pictures from my blog to family and friends

@quantamm

LED light sources have come a long way....but they are still not that bright for a single point source (which is what's required for good daytime visibility or large images) Even the smaller home projectors are pushing 200-300 watts into the bulb to get the brighness they do. LEDs just aren't quite there yet.

@erinaine: You should be able to connect to an ipad2 if you get the dock connector to VGA adapter from apple for less than $30.

how about for ipod touch is there is plus needed to buy if yes which one and I read above the ipad 1 but I am not clear so please reply back if does not work with this projextor or does work and if it does then what plug is needed - thanks :)

@pickingupjunk: 4gb mem? Does this actually act as a self-contained media player?

I think I'd have to be soooo in for one if that's the case.

I bought a very similar Optoma Pico from Woot a few months ago, and it is AWESOME! It's surprisingly bright, you can even see it in a well-lit room at 6-8 feet from the screen!

I use it to VJ guerrilla-style with my Android phone using the Pocket Looper VJ app. I just go to concerts and point it at walls, screens, even people! (Have your friend wear a white shirt and you have a mobile projection screen!)

Shipping Update
Optoma PK102 Pico Pocket Projector has completely shipped via FEDEX SMART POST. All tracking has already been emailed out. You can also find your tracking number by following this link and use your ORDER NUMBER as the reference number.

https://www.fedex.com/AltRefTracking?cntry_code=us