we''ve created even greater values for customers in the projector marketplace." The heart of these projectors'' advanced imaging technology lies in own three-LCD projection system. These three 0.7-inch LCDs are engineered and synchronized to achieve high levels of image quality, such as brightness distribution (illumination ratio), color saturation, color accuracy and efficiency. They create varying shades of red, green and blue that blend to produce a projected image with brighter, richer, truer colors and sharp black text. Barely two years ago, I hailed a projector that weighed in at under seven pounds. At the time, that seemed like a great breakthrough for weary road warriors. It meant that together with a laptop weighing six pounds or so, a mobile exec could have a complete presentation kit small enough to fit into an oversize briefcase and light enough to carry without risking grave damage to the back. Funny how these things evolve: By today''s standards, that setup is a big, bulky dinosaur.

The projector''s case comes with plenty of room for cables and accessories. The full-function remote control is easy to use and includes a laser pointer. You can also use a bundled utility to configure and control the projector from your PC''s keyboard. You can also download presentations to acard and then play back the presentation without a computer. Setup is fairly easy, thanks to a manual zoom lens. The autosync feature set the image size and position correctly, but substantial tweaking was required to adjust the timing. The projector did a good job at both the light and dark ends of the gray scale. has packaged up a great product with the delivering all the key elements that the frequent presenter would want at a price in the low $2,000s. It delivers excellent contrast and sharpness, and it is the brightest slideprojectorstandards of the machines in the review rated 1000 ANSI lumens. The remote is without a doubt the best compact, credit-card sized remote we''ve seen. Fan noise is low. The CS4 is the smallest and lightest of the SVGAs on our recommended list, weighing 5.3 lbs.

The current benchmark in portability is the It''s a tiny box, just 7 by 9 by 2 inches, and it weighs a mere three pounds. With an ultralight laptop like the you can be all set for that presentation slideprojectorstandards for slideprojectorstandards less than the weight, until very recently, of a projector alone. You''ll even have some extra space in your briefcase. 1,000 LUMENS. The remarkable thing about the LP 130 is you give up very little to gain ultra-portability. The projector is based on the Instruments digital light processing system and puts out a very impressive 1,000 lumens. In plain English, that means it projects an image bright enough to be seen comfortably in a normally lit conference room. It can handle resolutions up to 1,024 x 768 pixels and features a zoom lens, which allows you to control the image size from a fixed projector location. In addition slideprojectorstandards to computer input, the LP 130 can handle television inputs and two flavors of high-definition TV (720p and 1080i). One thing that''s not miniature about the LP 130: Its $4,650 price. In the projector business, small and light still translate into expensive. One cautionary note about any projector: Always allow the unit to cool slideprojectorstandards completely before packing it up, and treat it at least as gently as you would a laptop. specifies the lamp life as 2,000 hours of use, but that can be shortened

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