Optoma Pico PK101 (Projectors)

Optoma Pico PK101
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Product Age Average review date: 31-07-2009

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May, 2012

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Optoma PK101

By Confirmed purchaser (reevoo.com) Read the full review

Size and weight can be easily mistaken with a mobile phone,fits in a pocket

requires additional cables with different ends (not supplied) ; quality of internal speaker

Sep, 2009 2009-09-11   3.5

Optoma PK101

By Nick (reevoo.com) Read the full review

Size, weight, brightness

Cannot connect to PC and cannot accommodate a media card, making it very limited in terms of content that can be shown, unless you have a Nokia phone or iPod (but then you still need to purchase the relevant cables separately)

Jun, 2009 2009-06-02   1

Optoma Pico PK 101: Don't rush into buying this.

By jboho (dooyoo.co.uk) Read the full review

I bought this with an interest in the new technology of miniature-ising of absolutely everything. And this really is mini- about the size of your hand, so what could this 'projector' possibly do withing such a small space? The Good: It projects up to...

Works with (almost) anything, a reasonable large projection size for such a tiny machine

Only works in dark light, batterly does not last long enough

May, 2009 2009-05-09   3

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Optoma PK-101 DLP Pico Pocket Multimedia Projector - Project

Manufacturer's Description

The amazingly versatile Optoma Pico, the smallest projector you've ever seen! Its compact size and durability make it a must have for travel and on-the-spot presentations. This product includes Cables, Tripod adaptor and iPod kit with dock connector.

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alaTest has collected and analysed 97 reviews from magazines and websites. Comments about the usability and value for money are generally positive. Many are less positive about the noise, and opinions are divided on the design.

We analysed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Projectors the Optoma Pico PK101 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 84/100 = Very good quality.

May, 2012 2012-05-23 alaScore 84 4.2

Optoma Pico PK101 pico projector review

By Jamie Carter (pocket-lint.com)

To the casual snapper, there's now little difference between pictures taken on one of the latest mobile phones compared to those of a dedicated compact camera. And video? It's now usable, certainly. So what do we do with all of this self-created...

Portable, simple to use, cheap

Very low 320 x 240 resolution, poor colour

Great with mobiles and iPods, but forget films

Leave it all in the phone to fester, thinks Optoma, which is why it’s come up with a unique accessory to let you share your creations: the world’s smallest projector. The £249 Pico PK101 is no bigger than a mobile phone, and it’s definitely designed to...

Dec, 2008 2008-12-09   3

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A surprisingly affordable DLP video and data projector that fits in your pocket. Even if you're wearing particularly tight jeans

It looks the part, but the Pico PK101's devastating lack of brightness frequently renders it all but unusable

Jul, 2009 2009-07-01   2

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Optoma Pico PK101 review

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We were expecting a lot from Optomo's Pico PK101 after being left unimpressed by Aiptek's Pocket Cinema V10.

Feb, 2009 2009-02-25   3

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Optoma Pico PK101 Pocket Projector

By John Archer (trustedreviews.com)

Optoma's Pico PK101 may fit in a pocket, but is it worth taking it out?

The concept of the Pico is awesome, the design is brilliantly conceived and hugely desirable in an iPhone kind of way, and there are even some signs of genuine DLP image quality.

Jan, 2009 2009-01-20   2.5

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Optoma Pico Pocket Projector

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Well, it certainly ain't home cinema, but we couldn't resist the chance to look at a video projector small enough to fit in a pocket.

Decent performance for such a small device ; Built-in speakers

Pricey ; Not very powerful - needs a dark room

For the money you might be better off buying a netbook, which (though considerably bigger) would offer a brighter display, the ability to play media files without external accessories, and all sorts of multimedia functions

Dec, 2008 2008-12-15   3

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Optoma PK101 PICO Pocket Projector

By Roydon Cerejo (techtree.com)

Now carry a 60-inch screen in your pocket

Small and compact, truly portable, runs of batteries, decent video performance

No audio out jack, expensive, needs minor refinements

Nov, 2009 2009-11-05   3.5

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Optoma Pico PK-101 projector

By Katie Scott (wired.co.uk)

Pocket projectors are the next big thing. At CES, WoWWee unveiled the Cinemin Stick and Swivel model, Samsung the MBP200 and Acer's K10 Pico is the most recent launch, announced earlier this month. However, Optoma gets kudos for being one of the...

Great for the novelty and the pocketability

At £250, it's very pricey for a gadget you could soon tire of

Mar, 2009 2009-03-09   3.5

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Optoma Pico PK101

By Florent Alzieu (digitalversus.com)

This is really a handheld or pocket device as you can see on the picture. One can imagine that soon this sort of technology will be able to be integrated into other products such a computers, GPS...It has already been incorporated in a phone by China...

tiny ; speaker ; brighter than the V10 and Mpro110 ; LED rated at 20 000 hours ; silent

can be used only in dark (or small image size) ; no internal memory ; no zoom ; no slot for memory card

Stunning qulity for such a tiny device. The image is better than the one offered by it LcoS competitors, but not faultless either. Sadly without any internal memory and slot for a card, this is not a stand alone product.

Jan, 2009 2009-01-30   2

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Optoma Pico Pocket Projector review

By Matt (tracyandmatt.co.uk)

If you do choose to use the projector to watch a video, perhaps from your phone or your iPod then it does perform quite well, especially if you can turn out all of the lights and project on to a proper projector screen or a plain white wall. I'd...

Under these conditions I was impressed with the detail in the image and the contrast ratio, even fast-moving scenes, where you might expect to see motion blurring, were displayed rather well

Dec, 2008 2008-12-14 No rating -0.1

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Review: Optoma Pico Pocket Projector

By Andy Betts (smartphonedaily.co.uk)

The Pico Pocket Projector is capable of projecting images and video at up to 60” from a video iPod or smartphone with TV-out functionality.

For such a small and straightforward system, the performance is surprisingly good. The image is bright and sharp and clear, and refreshes smoothly enough to make it viable for use for video clips.

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alaTest has collected and analysed 10 user reviews of the Optoma Pico PK101 from amazon.co.uk. The user reviews were collected from Dec, 2008 to Feb, 2010. The average user rating from amazon.co.uk is 64 out of 100.

  7 Users positive 3 Users negative

alaTest has collected and analyzed 1 user review of the Optoma Pico PK101 from dooyoo.co.uk. This user review was collected in 2009-05-09, with a rating of 60 out of 100.

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Optoma Pico PK 101: Don't rush into buying this.

I bought this with an interest in the new technology of miniature-ising of absolutely everything. And this really is mini- about the size of your hand

  1 Users positive

alaTest has collected and analysed 6 user reviews of the Optoma Pico PK101 from reevoo.com. The user reviews were collected from Jan, 2009 to Sep, 2009. The average user rating from reevoo.com is 70 out of 100.

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Optoma PK101

Size and weight can be easily mistaken with a mobile phone,fits in a pocket requires additional cables with different ends (not supplied) ; quality of

Optoma PK101

Size, weight, brightness Cannot connect to PC and cannot accommodate a media card, making it very limited in terms of content that can be shown, unles

Optoma PK101

Light, very compact and portable ; Image is much brighter than people had suggested and can be used in a light room Image is too coarse-grained for pr

Optoma PK101

Tiny but big picture Built in speaker is poor

  5 Users positive 1 Users negative

alaTest has collected and analyzed 1 user review of the Optoma Pico PK101 from cnet.com. This user review was collected in 2009-12-19, with a rating of 60 out of 100.

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Works with my Iphone to show videos

I want to show family some video's of themselves and not lug a bunch of stuff to dinner. Same thing at the gym and with my Swim Training Vids, This wi

  1 Users positive

alaTest has collected and analysed 2 user reviews of the Optoma Pico PK101 from pcworld.com. The user reviews were collected from Aug, 2010 to Jun, 2011. The average user rating from pcworld.com is 50 out of 100.

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Optoma Pico Pocket Projector

A waste of $200! Small size Second use the projector displayed 2 images - one overlaying the other. Very difficult to connect so that it communicates

Optoma Pico Pocket Projector

Great product if you travel alot to do presentations. Easy to travel with a bit blurry

  1 Users positive 1 Users negative

alaTest has collected and analysed 4 user reviews of the Optoma Pico PK101 from jr.com. The user reviews were collected from Jan, 2010 to Aug, 2010. The average user rating from jr.com is 75 out of 100.

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Great devices but geared toward IPod dev

Good not best visual. But need a $30 converter if using with laptop that does not support or have a TV out port.Comes with 2 batteries and USB port do

Not a bad product

[...] Difficult To Setup","Limited Compatibility","poor picture quality

extremly good hardware

I a very good hardware but lacks of a VGA port to use in your computer. I think that an usb adapter can be use to use it with the computer. It is desi

A great mini-projector!

This is an excellent little projector. It comes with an iPod/iPhone adapter right in the box. Also, unlike the popular 3M MPro110 projector, which our

  3 Users positive 1 Users negative

alaTest has collected and analysed 3 user reviews of the Optoma Pico PK101 from newegg.com. The user reviews were collected from Nov, 2009 to May, 2010. The average user rating from newegg.com is 73 out of 100.

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Sorta good sorta bad

It would have been nice if they had seperate video/audio instead of the 2.5mm AV jack. Also, using a brighter LED would have been nice. The pros shou

great projector

portable, large picture possiblity poor resolution, poor brightness

This thing in cool!

It would be nice to have an option for headphones or to connect some speakers to it. That would be nice. This thing is great, I have used it camping

  3 Users positive

alaTest has collected and analysed 5 user reviews of the Optoma Pico PK101 from tigerdirect.com. The user reviews were collected from Oct, 2009 to Dec, 2010. The average user rating from tigerdirect.com is 53 out of 100.

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better clarification needed

Need to state clearly not for computers!!!I have returned this model for the pk 301 in order to be able to project from my computer

Deceiving Price

I was so excited that day when finally after 10 days of shipment I got my orders. But it's a big disappointment after opening the box because we can't

Good idea but disapointed in performance

I was most disapointed with the dim image and I had every light off in the room. Also the focus was so quirky that I tried again and again to get a cl

Great little machine!

I was a little scared at first with this little guy, but the price was very affordable and I figured I'd give it a try.. I am more than pleased with m

  2 Users positive 3 Users negative

alaTest has collected and analysed 21 user reviews of the Optoma Pico PK101 from amazon.com. The user reviews were collected from Jan, 2009 to Jan, 2010. The average user rating from amazon.com is 75 out of 100.

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Can be used with your PC

Can be used with your PC If you bought this projector to work with your PC, you can still do it, with a S-video to TV out converter, connect the S-vid

Does NOT work with IPhone

Does NOT work with IPhone The promotional photos show that it works with an iphone but it does Not. Another reviewer says that it works only with the

Not for everyone

Not for everyone The unit is very easy to use and is extremely small and light weight. The unit I received was defective and had to be returned as the

Not what I needed, but Amazon to the rescue!

Not what I needed, but Amazon to the rescue! The Projector is as advertised, very compact, weighs 4 oz. However, anyone considering this unit should

  17 Users positive 4 Users negative

alaTest has collected and analyzed 1 user review of the Optoma Pico PK101 from buydig.com. This user review was collected in 2010-07-29, with a rating of 40 out of 100.

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proector

given as a gift. nice little projector. but it cannot handle displaying a computer or powerpoint i wonder if the upgrades do? Clear Display","Small F

  1 Users negative

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Optoma Pico PK101

Optoma Pico PK101: product specifications

Brand

Optoma Technology

Audio Output
Type
None/Speaker(s)
Dimensions & Weight
Depth
10.3cm
Height
1.5cm
Weight
114g
Width
5cm
Display (Projector)
Class
Digital projector
Image Contrast Ratio
1000:1
Max Image Size
1.5m / 150cm
Max Screen Distance
2.6m
Min Image Size
0.15m / 15cm
Min Screen Distance
25cm
Portability
Pocket
Recommended Use of Projector
Presentation and multimedia
Type
DLP Projector
Header
Compatibility
PC
Manufacturer
Optoma Technology
Model
PK 101
Packaged Quantity
1
Product Line
Optoma Pico
Projector Lamp
Bulb life cycle
20000hour(s)
Bulb type
LED
Service & Support
Type
1 year warranty /2 years warranty
Video Input
Analogue Video Format
NTSC / PAL
Analogue video Signal
Composite video

Manufacturer's Description


The amazingly versatile Optoma Pico, the smallest projector you've ever seen! Its compact size and durability make it a must have for travel and on-the-spot presentations. This product includes Cables, Tripod adaptor and iPod kit with dock connector.

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