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BenQ’s JoyBee Very Cool!


Coming to your family room soon is a compact easy to use, INEXPENSIVE; LCD projector that will project images up to 80” in size. One of the problems with projectors has been the need for a screen or a white wall. According to BenQ this projector is designed to allow projections on walls in colors other than white, of course a screen will give you a better picture. The other notable aspect of this projector is the use of LCD technology rather than bulb technology. In the older projectors the bulbs were very sensitive to shock and very expensive to replace when they blew. When I was selling home theater pcs, we really liked the DLP technology due it’s astounding reliability.

The JoyBee has all the connections necessary to hook up your laptop, cable box, ipod, USB flash disk, digital camera, DVD player, Xbox etc. It is tiny, only 5.35 x 2.12 x 4.72 inches. That isn’t too much bigger that a fat paperback. It has a standard tripod connection that you could use with your existing camera tripod.

This looks like a very nice unit for only $499.00. You certainly can’t get any kind of big screen for that kind of money. It certainly seems like a product to watch. This is not a paid blog.



Tech Specs
Native Resolution SVGA (858 x 600)

Projection System is DLP® technology by Texas Instruments®

Brightness is 100 ANSI lumens

Light Source it 3LED (RGB) technology

Contrast Ratio is 2000:1 (Full on/Full off)

Weight: 1.4 lbs (0.64 kg);

Aspect Ratio: 4:3 Native, 16:9 Selectable

Display Color: Full 16.7 million color palette Lens: F=2, f=17.7 mm

Zoom Ratio: Fixed Image Size: 15” to 80” Throw Ratio: 1.92

Computer Compatibility: VGA(640 x 480) to SXGA(1280 x 1024)

HDTV Compatibility: 480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i

Video Compatibility: NTSC, PAL, SECAM

Horizontal Frequency: 31-79 kHz

Vertical Scan Rate: 50-85 Hz

Input Terminals: PC:Computer: D-sub 15 pin x 1(through CEA 30pin) AV:Component Video: D-sub 15 pin (through CEA 30pin) Composite Video: RCA x 1 (through CEA 30pin) USB reader: USB Type A Audio:Audio L/R: RCA x 2 (through CEA 30pin)

Output Terminal: Audio:Stereo mini jack x 1 (for USB reader) 2 Watt Speaker x 1

Dimensions(W x H x D): 136 x 54 x 120 mm (5.35 x 2.12 x 4.72 inches)

Power Consumption: 60W

Noise level: 28 dB

On-Screen Display Language: English/ French/ German/ Italian/ Spanish/ Russian/ Traditional Chinese/ Simplified Chinese/ Japanese/ Korean/ Swedish/ Dutch/ Turkish/ Czech/ Portuguese / Thai/ Polish * The language options vary depending on regions.

Preset Modes/ Application Modes: English/ German/ Swedish/ Polish/ Czech/ Spanish/ Hungarian/ Romanian/ Traditional Chinese/ Simplified Chinese/ Japanese * The language options vary depending on regions.

Picture Modes: Brightest Mode PC Mode Movie Mode Photo Mode User Mode

Functions: Auto Keystone PC-less Auto Search Resolution Reminder High Altitude Mode Standby power consumption <1w>

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