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GROUP
TEST
Portable
Projectorsmini-USB, audio in and out to
improve the specs, but the
built-in speakers only manage
to squeak out a meagre 2W
mono. The includedremote is
generally okay, although the
buttons are a little squishy
and need to be firmly pressed
before they’rerecognised.The IN122 actually looksa
rather sleek unit. The top
front half of the projector has
a matte-black design and
houses the lens focus
adjustment slider. The back
half has a glossy black finish
and contains the touch-
sensitive menu controls. The
rest of the projector is ofa
ridged design that covers the
vents, and it’s worth noting
that despite the general low
cost of the product, none of
the parts involved feel cheap
in any way.
This is also a 3D enabled
product, and when displaying
3D content it does a veryT
he InFocus IN122 is
this group’s borderline
portable projector.
While bigger than
what we’ve looked at so far,
it’s still smaller than the
average projector and is often
used by those who present
information on the go.
The entry-level IN122 may
well seem like the bottom of
the InFocus range, but it has
some surprisingly good
features. For starters, it
measures 235 x 284 x 70mm
and weighs 2.2kg, which isn’t
too bad for a carry-around
projector. The 3200 lumens is
great for a large meeting
room or classroom, and
manages to achieve a good
and sharp quality image ina
room with a fair amount of
ambient light. The DLP
technology of the IN122 hasa
nativeresolution of 800x
600, with throw distances of
between 5ft to 39ft, offering
a projected image size from
40 inches up to an impressive
303 inches.
The 230W bulb hasa
normal lifespan of 3,500
hours, with an eco mode
lifespan measuring 5,000
hours, and the fan noise is cut
down to a manageable 30
decibels in normal mode, with
a slight drop to 28 decibels
when in the eco mode.
Connectivity is good too,
with a single HDMI port, two
VGA, composite video,
S-video, RS232 service port
and a VGA out. There’s alsoagainst it. But it’s not as big
as most standard projectors,
and there’s a far better level
of connectivity and image
quality. It does cost
considerably more, though,
at £365.DETAILS
- Price: £365
- Manufacturer: InFocus
- Website:
goo.gl/m9pdRs - Requirements: Spare
HDMI,VGA or other video
ports
InFocus IN122
good job of keeping the
screen clear and free from any
noticeable lag. However, you
don’t get any 3D glasses in
the box, most likely because
it’s not initially aimed at the
home theatre crowd, but we
think a pair or two of glasses
wouldn’t go amiss.Despite the good points,
though, the Infocus IN122
does tend to vent out a fair
amount of heat, far more
than the others we tested so
far. If you’re unfortunate
enough to be sitting near it
when viewing something,
then you’ll feel like there’sa
hairdryer at work on the
back of your neck. In fact,
the heat built up so much at
one point that we couldn’t
pick the projector up fora
few minutes until it had
cooled down.
It’s bigger than the ultra-
portable models in therest of
the group, which works
When displaying 3D
content it does a very
good job
iYou get a huge number ofconnections, but it does run quite hot
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6
Quality
Value
66
Overall