Micro Mart - 10 March 2016_

Issue 1404 55

GROUP

TEST

Portable

Projectors

in its eco mode, but when

activated, that dimmed

and lessened the quality

of the display even more.

It’s a shamereally, as we

were quite behind the

new technology.

On the plus side, the build

quality was very good. And

the projector was quick to

power up and use, and easy

to get an image out of from

a laptop. Business users ina

rush can get up and running

in less than 30 seconds,

for example.

Although the images

wasn’t as good as we hoped,

the Casio Slim XJ-A252

is a decent little portable

projector. There’s enough

connectivity, it’s quick to use,

and the 2GB internal memory

is a nice feature. However,

the price may well turn off

I

f we’re being honest,

we neverreally imagined

featuring a Casio device

in one of our group tests,

unless it was about calculators

or watches.You might be

surprised that Casio makes

projectors, but it does and,

as it happens, it does it

quite well.

The Casio Slim range of

projectors are some of the

most technically advanced

models in this entire group.

With a patent pending hybrid

light source that combines

LED and laser technologies,

this 296 x 209 x 42mm

projector manages a native

resolution of 1200 x 800,

3,000 lumens and a maximum

projected screen size of 300

inches.

The hybrid light source

has an estimated lifespan of

20,000 hours with a mercury-

free lens/components. It’s this

green technology that makes

the Casio Slim a good solution

for companies that are trying

to lessen the environmental

impact. It’s a fairly low power

projector too, with a 120w

eco mode, dropping to 0.14w

when in standby.

Connectivity on the Casio

Slim consists of a HDMI port,

VGA, a stereo mini-plug and

a USB port, which can be

used to project the company

or school logo as the unit

powers up. There’s an array

of touch-sensitive controls

along the top of the unit,

to configure and tweak the

many users – even business

ones. At around £1090 it’s

the most expensive entry in

the group, and sadly the one

that many users will probably

shy away from.

DETAILS

• Price: £1090


• Manufacturer: Casio


• Website:
  goo.gl/COJ5TQ


• Requirements: Spare
  HDMI,VGA ports

Casio Slim XJ-A252

image. Interestingly, the Casio

Slim also has a 2GB flash

memory module installed,

so you can drop your

presentations, movies and

so on into it and project the

contents without the need to

actually connect the projector

to a computer or tablet/

phone. From there you can

use the bundledremote to

control the content, much like

the Philips PicoPix model.

The image quality, though,

despite the technology

involved and high brightness,

wasn’t as good as we were

expecting. It was good either,

but we felt it wasn’t quite as

sharp or as detailed as the

likes of theVivitek Q5, and

the colours weren’t as rich as

the Pico Genie we tested.

We did think that perhaps

we were using the projector

6

5

Quality

Value

66

Overall

iThe Casio Slim XJ-A252 is an interesting projector using a new light source technology

iIt is very expensive, sadly and not as good aswe hoped