Palm Top Mini Projector - Joybee GP1 from BenQ

Recently I had to conduct a Training Session for 10 people for 4 days with very tight budgets. To get a projector on rent it was costing around INR 12K to 16K. So, decided to buy one for my self. Researched a lot on them and found BenQ gave a reasonably better value for money. Almost decided on BenQ 525p recommended by the vendor.

For the first day the vendor was kind enough to give a standby projector till he picks the new one from distributor. When I saw the size of 525p, I felt it is more for 'portable' in my terms and less for a big projector. Then I was also thinking of their "Short-throw" projectors in case I have to use it for a small meeting rooms.

I came across Joybee GP1 projector and started reading about it. This is so cute and small and fits in the laptop bag, weighs around 640 grams with 100% mercury free 3LED technology. SVGA (858X600) resolution and with PC/Laptop will project up to 1280X1024. This is more than sufficient in many cases where the presentation has to be done in a small meeting room with maximum of 10 people. The colors are good. It starts up very quickly and when you double press the power button it shuts down very quickly. It also has USB port. You can also buy an iPod/iPhone Universal dock. I have completed the remaining training with this projector and participants were happy with this.

I strongly recommend this for the road warriors (typical Business/Sales persons) who don't want to carry a lot of weight and would not want to wait for the systems to boot up and adjust a lot of things before the projector shows the slides on the wall/screen. Also ideal for home projector if you are not a videophile.

In India it costs you around INR 36K including taxes. However in USA it is selling around USD 400 as per amazon.

It comes along with a soft carry case & remote (looks bigger for the size of projector) in addition to a quick start guide, power adaptor, power cable, CEA 30pin Cable & a manual CD.

For more details visit www.benq.co.in/product/projector/joybeegp1

You may also look at Acer C110 or Viewsonic PLED-W200.