General Screen Recommendations Posted on July 11, 2009 By Art Feierman 1. LED Projector Review – 3M MPro110 Pico Projector - 3M MPro110 LED Projector Highlights - 3M MPro110 Pico Projector - Overview2. 3M MPro110 Special Features - Projector Lamp Life - VGA Input3. 3M MPro110 Projector – Physical Tour - Appearance - Control Panel - 3M MPro110 Inputs - 3M MPro110 Menus - Remote Control - 3M MPro110 Lens Throw - Lens Shift4. 3M MPro110 – Image Quality - 3M MPro110 Projector - Picture Quality - VGA Performance - 3M MPro110 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - 3M MPro110 - Overall Color & Picture Quality - 3M MPro110 Projector: Performance, HDTV, TV and Sports5. 3M MPro110 – Performance - 3M MPro110 Projector Brightness - Sharpness - Light Leakage - Audible Noise6. General Screen Recommendations7. 3M MPro110 Projector – Competitors - 3M MPro110 vs. Samsung - 3M MPro110 vs. Optoma Pico PK101 - 3M MPro110 vs. Aiptek V10 Plus8. 3M MPro110 LED Projector – Warranty, Summary - 3M MPro110: Bottom Line - 3M MPro110 Projector: Pros - 3M MPro110 Projector: Cons - 3M MPro110 Projector: Typical Capabilities (for this type of projector)9. 3M MPro110 LED Projector – Warranty10. 3M MPro110 – Review Summary - 3M MPro110: Bottom Line11. 3M MPro110 Projector: Pros - 3M MPro110 Projector: Cons - 3M MPro110 Projector: Typical Capabilities (for this type of projector)12. 3M MPro110 Projector Specifications I suspect that people won’t be buying a projector screen to use with the projector. Rather, they will project onto a white or near white wall. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen one, but mini-screens do exist, including those that retract into a tube. I’ve seen such small screens in sizes from about 16″ diagonal. They can be opened up, and set on a table. By the way, I recommend finding a mini-tripod for setting up the projector. Those weigh only a few ounces and are typically less than 6 inches long. If you are going to get a screen, I’d suggest a high gain screen if possible. That will help with ambient light, and provide some extra brightness. Some mini-screens come in high gain surfaces. One example is the Da-Lite Presenter screen shown here. It is 40″ diagonal, sells for around $199, and has a particularly bright surface. For a lot less money (around $50), Draper makes a 25″ diagonal tabletop screen for pico projectors. I can’t say that I’ve actually seen one, but here’s an image I found. With the advent of these pico projectors, look for a wide array of small, portable screens to be available shortly. Also however, I suspect we will see some fancy screen technology to help out the brightness of these projectors. In the mid to late ’90’s when projectors were typically 300 – 700 lumens, and the LCD projectors used a different polarization scheme internally, there were some rigid flat screens with exceptional contrast, that allowed those projectors to project, say, a 60″ diagonal image under full lighting and still look great. If those are compatible with the pico projector technology (so far DLP or LCoS), they might make a comeback, but in smaller sizes. I could picture a fold over consisting of four 9×12 panels, that when all opened up, would make for a bright 30 inch screen. Ya never know. 1. LED Projector Review – 3M MPro110 Pico Projector - 3M MPro110 LED Projector Highlights - 3M MPro110 Pico Projector - Overview2. 3M MPro110 Special Features - Projector Lamp Life - VGA Input3. 3M MPro110 Projector – Physical Tour - Appearance - Control Panel - 3M MPro110 Inputs - 3M MPro110 Menus - Remote Control - 3M MPro110 Lens Throw - Lens Shift4. 3M MPro110 – Image Quality - 3M MPro110 Projector - Picture Quality - VGA Performance - 3M MPro110 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - 3M MPro110 - Overall Color & Picture Quality - 3M MPro110 Projector: Performance, HDTV, TV and Sports5. 3M MPro110 – Performance - 3M MPro110 Projector Brightness - Sharpness - Light Leakage - Audible Noise6. General Screen Recommendations7. 3M MPro110 Projector – Competitors - 3M MPro110 vs. Samsung - 3M MPro110 vs. Optoma Pico PK101 - 3M MPro110 vs. Aiptek V10 Plus8. 3M MPro110 LED Projector – Warranty, Summary - 3M MPro110: Bottom Line - 3M MPro110 Projector: Pros - 3M MPro110 Projector: Cons - 3M MPro110 Projector: Typical Capabilities (for this type of projector)9. 3M MPro110 LED Projector – Warranty10. 3M MPro110 – Review Summary - 3M MPro110: Bottom Line11. 3M MPro110 Projector: Pros - 3M MPro110 Projector: Cons - 3M MPro110 Projector: Typical Capabilities (for this type of projector)12. 3M MPro110 Projector Specifications 3M MPro110 – Performance 3M MPro110 Projector – Competitors