AAXA Pico – Review Summary Posted on August 23, 2010 By Art Feierman 1. AAXA L1 Pico Projector Review - AAXA Pico L1 Projector Highlights - AAXA Laser Pico Projector - Overview2. AAXA L1 Special Features - File Reader - No Focusing Necessary - Laser Light Technology - Audio3. AAXA Pico Projector – Physical Tour - AAXA L1 Pico Projector Appearance - AAXA L1 Pico Projector Control Panel - AAXA Pico Inputs - AAXA Pico Menus4. AAXA Pico Projector – Physical Tour2 - Remote Control - AAXA Pico Lens Throw - Lens Shift & Setup - AAXA L1 Pico Projector - Picture Quality - Color Accuracy - Video5. AAXA Pico Projector – Physical Tour3 - AAXA Pico L1 Brightness - Sharpness - Light Leakage - Audible Noise6. AAXA Pico – Image Quality - AAXA L1 Pico Projector - Picture Quality - Color Accuracy - Video7. AAXA Pico – Performance - AAXA Pico L1 Brightness - Sharpness - Light Leakage - Audible Noise8. AAXA L1 Pico Projector – Projector Screens - General Screen Recommendations: 9. AAXA Pico L1 Laser Projector – Warranty10. AAXA Pico – Review Summary - AAXA Pico: Bottom Line - AAXA Pico Projector: Pros - AAXA Pico Projector: Cons11. AAXA Pico – Review Summary 2 - AAXA Pico Projector: 20 Questions Answered12. Laser Projector – AAXA L1 Pico Projector Full Specification AAXA Pico: Bottom LineIn summary I would say the AAXA L1 stacks up with other Pico projectors pretty well in terms of performance, but the price point with a MSRP of $599 is a little on the high side when you consider projectors that are more capable are going for about half the price. It is hard to recommend the AAXA L1 because of the price. Compared to similar models it just did not have any particular special features that justified its above $400 price tag. One has to really know exactly what they want to get out of such a tiny projector. As mentioned, this is not a tool for presenters who need to impress large audiences. It is more designed for those that have portable devices that want a portable device to help them share content on their iphone or similar. Quick, show and tells when you need something bigger than your smart phone screen make these really an ideal tool. If a projector that is a little larger, lets say about the footprint of a piece of paper and a varying height of about 3 to 4 inches is not a big deal, then you might be able to find a much more powerful and capable projector for about the same price. So keep that in mind. Navigating and setting up the AAXA L1 was pretty straightforward, but certainly was not as easy to use as your typical portable projector designed for professional business presentations that often produce 1500 lumens or more. The menu system was just not as easy to work with because of the limited control panel and lack of remote control. Nonetheless, the projector was never really designed for those purposes to begin with. The fact that the projector can read so many different types of files without the use of a laptop is pretty impressive. I can see a lot of moments where a person who prefers to travel very light might want to project a PDF onto a hotel wall to review points for a business presentation. It could provide a great practice platform. The projectors ability to show movies and games is limited, but for camping trips and other situations where image quality is not a make a break situation, the Pico style of projector, especially the L1 would perform adequately. AAXA Pico Projector: Pros Incredibly small size and weight. Weighs just 170 grams Reads many different types of files without the use of a laptop Has a USB port to read files from No need to focus the projector. Just position and start presenting Has a fairly long battery life of 1.5 hours 10,000 hour light source Supports up to three different types of video signal. VGA, RCA and S-video AAXA Pico Projector: Cons Not very bright at 20 lumens. Measured lumens on a 30” x 23” image was 11 lumens Menu system was not very straightforward and required the manual. Laser light technology had a speckled appearance and was distracting after a few minutes. Limited video inputs. 1. AAXA L1 Pico Projector Review - AAXA Pico L1 Projector Highlights - AAXA Laser Pico Projector - Overview2. AAXA L1 Special Features - File Reader - No Focusing Necessary - Laser Light Technology - Audio3. AAXA Pico Projector – Physical Tour - AAXA L1 Pico Projector Appearance - AAXA L1 Pico Projector Control Panel - AAXA Pico Inputs - AAXA Pico Menus4. AAXA Pico Projector – Physical Tour2 - Remote Control - AAXA Pico Lens Throw - Lens Shift & Setup - AAXA L1 Pico Projector - Picture Quality - Color Accuracy - Video5. AAXA Pico Projector – Physical Tour3 - AAXA Pico L1 Brightness - Sharpness - Light Leakage - Audible Noise6. AAXA Pico – Image Quality - AAXA L1 Pico Projector - Picture Quality - Color Accuracy - Video7. AAXA Pico – Performance - AAXA Pico L1 Brightness - Sharpness - Light Leakage - Audible Noise8. AAXA L1 Pico Projector – Projector Screens - General Screen Recommendations: 9. AAXA Pico L1 Laser Projector – Warranty10. AAXA Pico – Review Summary - AAXA Pico: Bottom Line - AAXA Pico Projector: Pros - AAXA Pico Projector: Cons11. AAXA Pico – Review Summary 2 - AAXA Pico Projector: 20 Questions Answered12. Laser Projector – AAXA L1 Pico Projector Full Specification AAXA Pico L1 Laser Projector – Warranty AAXA Pico – Review Summary 2