InFocus LP335 Dragonfly Video Projector

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Manufacturer: In Focus
Price at amazon.com: List price $4,499.00



Product Features:

• True 1024 x 768 XGA resolution
• Brilliant 1000 ANSI lumens
• Lightweight for travel, less than 5 pounds
• DVI digital/analog connectivity
• Manual zoom and focus lens

Product Description:

The sleekly designed, portable InFocus LP335 Dragonfly LCD projector lessens your burden while making you a more effective presenter. It's easy to carry and quiet running, and its high resolution and a powerful 1,000 ANSI lumens of brightness combine to provide dynamic colored images for your most compelling performance.Weighing less than 5 pounds and measuring just 9 by 10 by 2.5 inches, the Dragonfly is eminently transportable, easy to set up, and adapts to unfamiliar spaces and unpredictable situations. And it operates from an easy-to-use LCD backlit control panel.InFocus helps you put on your most professional presentation by offering a built-in manual zoom and focus lens so you can focus without moving the projector. With its 1,000 lumens of brightness you'll rarely have to dim the lights, and the 270-watt metal halide lamp has a 1,000-hour lifetime. Plus, with the included Executive Plus remote you can control the pacing and quality of your presentation from anywhere in the room.The Dragonfly is easy to connect, using an advanced M1-DA DVI digital and analog connector with USB mouse for plug-and-project setup. And its advanced electronics supply automatic synchronization, tracking, image positioning, and video source detection. Plus, its true 800 x 600 SVGA resolution with compression up to 1,024 x 768 supports most presentations directly from your notebook PC.Texas Instruments provides filmlike image quality through its Digital Light Processing and supports all major video inputs. For example, because the LP335 is HDTV compatible, the projector automatically resizes 1080i HDTV input, preserving a 16:9 ratio. A one-watt speaker delivers built-in audio, and quiet internal operation allows your orator to maintain the attention of the audience free of distraction.The InFocus Dragonfly projector is small enough to fit in the portfolio with your laptop computer, and this model includes (along with its own carrying case) an executive remote, MI DVI analog USB cable, composite-video cable, and audio connection cables. InFocus ensures its high level of service and support with Priority Care, including 90 days of free 24/7 technical support while you master all the functions, plus a one-year overnight replacement program and a two-year standard warranty on parts and labor.

Description from Manufacturer:The sleekly designed, portable InFocus LP335 Dragonfly LCD projector lessens your burden while making you a more effective presenter. It's easy to carry and quiet running, and its high resolution and a powerful 1,000 ANSI lumens of brightness combine to provide dynamic colored images for your most compelling performance.

Weighing less than 5 pounds and measuring just 9 by 10 by 2.5 inches, the Dragonfly is eminently transportable, easy to set up, and adapts to unfamiliar spaces and unpredictable situations. And it operates from an easy-to-use LCD backlit control panel.

InFocus helps you put on your most professional presentation by offering a built-in manual zoom and focus lens so you can focus without moving the projector. With its 1,000 lumens of brightness you'll rarely have to dim the lights, and the 270-watt metal halide lamp has a 1,000-hour lifetime. Plus, with the included Executive Plus remote you can control the pacing and quality of your presentation from anywhere in the room.

The Dragonfly is easy to connect, using an advanced M1-DA DVI digital and analog connector with USB mouse for plug-and-project setup. And its advanced electronics supply automatic synchronization, tracking, image positioning, and video source detection. Plus, its true 800 x 600 SVGA resolution with compression up to 1,024 x 768 supports most presentations directly from your notebook PC.

Texas Instruments provides filmlike image quality through its Digital Light Processing and supports all major video inputs. For example, because the LP335 is HDTV compatible, the projector automatically resizes 1080i HDTV input, preserving a 16:9 ratio. A one-watt speaker delivers built-in audio, and quiet internal operation allows your orator to maintain the attention of the audience free of distraction.

The InFocus Dragonfly projector is small enough to fit in the portfolio with your laptop computer, and this model includes (along with its own carrying case) an executive remote, MI DVI analog USB cable, composite-video cable, and audio connection cables. InFocus ensures its high level of service and support with Priority Care, including 90 days of free 24/7 technical support while you master all the functions, plus a one-year overnight replacement program and a two-year standard warranty on parts and labor.Average Customer Rating:

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Comment: Best in the [price] range Rating:
If you check out the reviews for LCD projectors, infocus products rarely surface. But you get a great bang for the buck here. The NEC LF140 has received rave reviews but if you look carefully, it is heavier than the LP335 and the intensity of its lamp is also lesser. Granted than the difference between 800 and 1000 lumens isn't that great (with the logarithmic nature of light intensity) but there will be a minor improvement in performance with the brighter lamp, particularly if you leave the lights on during the presentation. When push comes to shove and you compare the features, you might still be tempted to pick the NEC product for its "brand." If you yield to that temptation, you'll pay about $1500 more for a inferior feature set.

On the otherhand, the NEC Multisync VT540 is a decent buy. It has all that the dragonfly offers at a comparable price (it is about 3 lbs heavier but you get the MultiSync plug and forget functionality, which is comforting.)

If you want to save your biceps effort buy the dragonfly, else go for the NEC (reasons being the software and brand.)

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