Micro Mart - 10 March 2016_

Issue 1404 51

GROUP

TEST

Portable

Projectors

rest of the unit. Still, it

worked well enough.

The 80 lumens isn’t going

to produce the best image

during daylight and in well-lit

rooms, naturally. But it’s

enough for the scenario we

mentioned. And the Pico

Genie P100 only costs £217,

which puts it well within the

budget of someone who

wants to project their

information for a brief time

to areasonable sizedroom

or office.

The lamp life is rated at

20,000 hours, and the

internalrechargeable battery

lasted just over an hour anda

half in our tests. If you’re

using the USB charge fora

phone or tablet, then we

suspect it’ll drain pretty

quickly – in less than an hour.

We did, however, like the fact

course. The P100 does

manage a 60" projected

display well, with a decent

amount of brightness and

colours while stillremaining

quite sharp and detailed.We

imagine teachers would

benefit from the P100’s size

and quick launch and

connection, where they’ll

hook it up to their tablet

to display something to

the students.

The build quality isreally

very good. It feels solid,

well constructed and capable

of taking a few knocks while

it’s being transported.

One element we did feela

little cheap, though, was the

side-mounted focus thumb-

dial; it felt a little too light

and not quite as well

balanced in terms of

construction compared to the

DETAILS

• Price: £217


• Manufacturer:
  Pico Genie


• Website:
  goo.gl/iW9Nkk


• Requirements: HDMI
  port on the laptop/
  conversion to a tablet



A stylish, perfectly

capable and reasonably priced

micro projector



P

ico Genie is a British

brand specialising in

small LED portable

projectors. Its range of

Pico Genie projectors are

reasonably priced and offer

some of the best technical

specifications we’ve seen, even

from the entry-level models.

The Pico Genie P100 is one

of the company’s smallest and

lightest models, measuring

just 99.5 x 99 x 22.5mm and

weighing a mere 230g.

However, despite its

diminutive proportions, it

does manage to projecta

maximum viewing area of 60

inches, with a native

resolution of 854 x 480 anda

brightness level of 80 lumens

when both on the battery and

plugged into the mains.

The P100’s connectivity

consists of a full-sized HDMI

port, a USB charging port and

an audio jack. The USB port is

simply to allow you to charge

your phone or tablet while it’s

connected to the projector.

There’s a control section on

the top of the projector for

setting up the image and

controlling the volume of

audio, pushed out througha

pair of 1W internal speakers.

The size of the P100 and its

simple connectivity means it’s

a projector that’s ideally

suited for those who need to

display a quick presentation,

rather than a home theatre

system or a lecture theatre.

That’s not to say you can’t, of

that the lumensremain the

same when you unplug the

power, with no drop in

brightness when switching

the plug on or off.

The Pico Genie P100 isa

stylish, perfectly capable and

reasonably priced micro

projector. What it may lack in

extra features, it makes up for

in its compact design and

quick setup and use times,

which is often more ofa

much-needed feature

than built-in wi-fi or an SD

card slot.

Pico Genie P100

iThe Pico Genie P100 is astylish and

capable mini-projector

iIt’s simple, easy to use and quite effective

8

8

Quality

Value

88

Overall