Archive for February, 2010

Personal Projector exhibiting at Gadget Show Live, NEC 7th - 11th April

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Personal Projector will be launching several pico projector world firsts at the Gadget Show Live exhibition Wed 7th - Sun 11th as well as the chance to win a 3M pocket projector and gain some amazing discounts on LED / Pocket projectors.

On the stand you can

1.     See 3 new world firsts from Adapt

-        Adapt 450 - 100 lumen LED micro projector battery, SD card, USB port (£399)

-        Adapt 450 Pro also includes Digital TV onboard (£489)

-        Adapt 210 - first sub £200 pico projector with 20 lumens, onboard memory and laptop connection (via USB)

2.     See the new 3M Mpro 150 - 1st pico with pdf/ppt/word viewer. Exclusive discounts £50 off at show only.

3.     See the new 2,000 lumen Casio Laser LED projector (perfect low maintenance business projector replacement - a real revolution in projection)

4.     Enter a competition to win a 3M Mpro 120 pocket projector

5.     Obtain huge discounts off online prices - up to £50 per projector

Visit stand B13 to find out more or contact 0845 121 8800.

For full press release and more info on above click here

Contact Details

April 7-11th

Birmingham NEC

Personal Projector

Hall 12, Stand B13

Tel: 0845 121 8800

Drop Test: Adapt 305 proves robust on Live TV (STV)

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Ooops, well this was slightly embarrassing. On yesterdays Gadget Section of The Hour on STV, Scotland’s ITV,  the technology review didnt go quite according to plan when the guys tested the Adapt 305 on Live TV. The poor little projector got knocked off its pedestal by a popcorn machine and bounced off a hard floor in the studio.

The presenter cleverly recovered by saying it was a good drop test and it proves that this projector was very well made..amazingly the Adapt 305 still works perfectly. Check out the video here (3.15 secs into the video http://tinyurl.com/ybvje3u).

For more detailed video on the Adapt 305, its features and why its the number one pocket projector in the world click here

Luke Skywalker arrives: Laser Projectors and importing pico projectors from overseas

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

New laser projectors will come onto the market this year but as the recent article in todays New York Times suggests they have a long way to go before they become useful and affordable.  You only have to look at the latest laser products coming out of the US which are still in their infancy to realise its going to be at least next year before a true laser product comes to market which appeals to the whole market.

According to the New York Times the lasers are suffering from speckly picture quality, flashes of blank screens, file conversion problems, resolution challenges when switching from your laptop to the pico, are difficult to use and with poor speakers. The worst of it all, is it costs $600 and by the time that gets converted into euros or pounds it will be £600.  Importing anything into the EU results in large import duties of 14%, plus at least 17.5% vat plus shipping and handling charges which makes it not worthwhile for a consumer or business to import them in low quantities.

So it begs the question why anyone would pay twice the price for a laser pocket projector which has half the resolution of the world’s brightest LED pocket projector, the Adapt 305.

None of these issues occur with projectors like the Adapt 305 which is currently voted the world’s best pocket projector as it has twice the lumens (45), accepts most file formats without conversion, has 4gb of onboard memory and micro sd slot and has connections for just about everything you can think of including standard VGA. The extra brightness, improved storage, ease of use and the fact its $150 or £150 cheaper suggest you’d be mad to go for laser right now unless of course you like dressing up as Luke Skywalker and pretending its a useful Lightsaber…

Great new offers on Aiptek and Benq pico projectors

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Personal Projector has some great new offers on a range of Aiptek pocket cinema projectors. Stocks are extremely limited on the Aiptek models so dont delay in ordering as this will be the last chance to purchase high quality pocket projectors at these prices.

Aiptek V10 Plus -  When launched this projector was £320 and is now on a very limited offer of £215 plus vat and it includes a spare battery worth £20 to give you double the battery power when your out on your travels as well as giving you the extra memory power over the V10 and ability to record video directly onto the projectors own memory.

Aiptek V10 - Was £299 when launched and is now an unbelievable £185 plus vat for one of the best ever selling pocket projectors - its a complete bargain but hurry and buy now as stock will go fast at these prices.

Aiptek T30 - Was £286 now £199 plus vat. Huge savings on one of the brightest pocket projectors available. Superb for connecting to an iphone or DVD.

Benq GP1 - Save £100 - reduced from £450 to £349

Contact us on +44 845 121 8800 or email us for more info.