Mitsubishi Shows Off Latest Projectors

By Ian Bell Updated June 8, 2005

Mitsubishi’s Value Line of Projectors

Mitsubishi’s XD110U and SD110U projectors are considered the company’s new high-value projectors. Both use Texas Instruments Digital Light processing and feature 1600 ANSI lumens brightness. Mitsubishi’s new SD110U is its latest SVGA (800 x 600 pixels) projector and has a suggested retail price of $995. The XD110U offers XGA (1024 x 786 pixels) with a suggested retail price of $1395.

Mitsubishi PocketProjector and PocketProjector SD

The PocketProjector and PocketProjector SD are being touted by Mitsubishi as one of the world’s smallest projectors and it fits in the palm of your hand. The new PocketProjectors can throw up an image as far as a foot away and can put up a 40-inch image in less than a yard. The PocketProjector SD model comes with a secure digital memory card slot for easy photo slideshows and even files in PDF formats.

Three Lumileds LEDs (red, green, blue) produce an SVGA (800 x 600 pixels) image using the latest Texas Instruments Digital Light Processing technology. The projectors’ lighting technology is rated to last for 20,000 hours; with an average use of five hours per day, the lamp is expected to last over 10 years.

The suggested retail launch pricing is $799 for the basic model and $899 for the SD model

Mitsubishi XD1000U and XD2000U Projectors

Mitsubishi’s new XD1000U and XD2000U projectors both support 1024×768 XGA resolutions and weigh in at less than 20 pounds featuring a contrast ratio of 2000:1. The XD1000U and XD2000U also offer high brightness, 3000 ANSI lumens and 3500 ANSI lumens. Pricing has not been announced for these new projectors.

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The best ultra short throw projectors for 2023

The Hisense PX1-PRO projector.

Home theater projectors are getting better and better, delivering bright, high-resolution images that can bring the theatre experience to your home with sizes that can hit upwards of 120 to 130 inches. But while more and more movie and sports lovers are turning to projectors, setting one up can require a lot of space to allow for the distance that traditional long-throw projectors require, which can be anywhere from 10 to 20 feet depending on the size of image you want.

Short throw and ultra short throw (UST) projectors are becoming more popular because they drastically reduce this distance down to mere inches. And in the case of many UST projectors, like our pick for the best ultra short throw projector, the Samsung LSP9T Premiere, this can be as little as 4.5 inches for a 100-inch image. While UST projectors can be pricey, ranging anywhere from $2,000 to more than $6,000, and often require a screen and a soundbar for a better audio experience, if a big-picture theater-at-home is what you're after, a UST projector is the way to go. With that in mind, we've rounded up what we think are the best ultra short throw projectors on the market right now, hitting a variety of price points.

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Samsung’s smart portable projector is $200 off today

Samsung The Freestyle portable projector.

Portable projectors are great little devices if you want a large screen experience without having to lug around a traditional projector, which also tends to be heavy and hard to power. For example, the Samsung Freestyle is smaller than a coffee can and produces a reasonably good image. While it's true that the Freestyle has had issues with its value, the discount from Best Buy bringing it down to $600 mitigates that to some extent.

Why you should buy the Samsung Freestyle Smart Portable Projector
We want to get the Samsung Freestyle's biggest issue out of the way first: it only produces an FHD picture, which may be a dealbreaker for some. Truthfully though, it's still an impressive resolution for such a small project, and the image quality is probably one of the best in the industry. It can manage around 500 nits of peak brightness, which is a bit on the lower end for projectors yet is still good for something this small. Unfortunately, the lower peak brightness means that it can't really handle the HDR that it supports, which, again, isn't a dealbreaker given that it's targeted towards portable FHD rather than 4k HDR.

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Sony’s latest party speaker brings a light show to your next karaoke session

Sony SRS-XV800 being wheeled away with lights on.

Sony has been working hard to compete with JBL on the party speaker front, and the company's latest effort, the $649 SRS-XV800, shows that the two rivals are largely in agreement regarding what these block-rocking speakers should have. It joins Sony's party flagship, the Sony SRS-XV900.

Like the similar JBL Partybox 710, the SRS-XV800 has its own wheels and carry handle so you don't need to lug around its total weight when there's a flat surface to roll on. It also has a customizable, music-synced light show that can be tweaked further through the Sony Fiestable app. Finally, no party speaker would be complete without a bit of water resistance for when things get crazy (IPX4) and dual audio input jacks for a karaoke mic and a guitar.