Optoma PK301 Pico Pocket Projector
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Size: 50 Lumen
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Optoma PK301 Pico Pocket Projector
Optoma's PK301 Pico pocket projector provides projection power anywhere. Featuring up to 50 ANSI lumens and native widescreen WVGA resolution, the palm-sized PK301 enables you to easily share videos, photos and graphics at home or on the road. Enjoy unlimited content playback at your fingertips with the microSD card slot, HDMI and VGA connectivity. Compact and robustly-featured, the PK301 sets a new standard for mobile projecting.
At a Glance: Powerful Projection in Your Pocket
- Truly portable: Palm-sized, lightweight, and rechargeable
- Generous memory: Store up to 32 GB of images and videos on microSD for easy projection
- Get a big picture: Project widescreen images of up to 120" diagonal
- Long life: LED light source lasts over 20,000 hours without color degradation
- Flexible: Full assortment of I/O ports, including USB, VGA, HDMI and video, allow for easy connection to most analog or digital devices
Match Your Life with Optional Accessories
- Extended-power battery pack
- iPod kit — Share the fun from iPod, iPhone and iPad
- Mini HDMI cable — Easily connect to DVD players, BluRay players, set top boxes and more
- Female USB adapter — Project images and videos from USB flash drives
- Component video adapter — For higher quality video and gaming
Creating a Class by Itself
The Optoma PK301 combines aspect ratio and brightness demanded by presenters and movie-lovers with a palm-sized profile that lets you take it along wherever you may need it. Whether you want to deliver wide-screen presentations or watch a movie, this projector steps up to the task, providing easy to use controls and the flexibility to connect to a broad range of sources, including iPhones, DVD players, laptop computers, set top boxes and more. The PK301 projects natively at 854x480 resolution and weighs in at half a pound.
Excellent Image: Rated at 50 ANSI lumens, the PK301 is bright enough to present and share content with small groups with controlled ambient light. Standard, Bright, Movie and Eco modes provide a range of ways to achieve the experience what you want. A 16:9 aspect ratio is ideal for video presentations and movies. Project images of up to 120 inches for immersive viewing experience. LED projection technology produces rich colors and maximizes brightness. Users can control brightness, contrast, and two color temperature settings to enhance their viewing experience.
Keep Moving: The PK301 supports use with AC adapter or battery power. On battery, you can achieve typical battery life of over 90 minutes in Eco mode. An optional battery pack extends projection time further and allows you to use the PK301 at full brightness for up to one and a half hours.
Stay Connected: A full suite of connectors on the rear of the PK-301, used with adapter cables, provide a broad range of connection options. A mini-jack audio output supports the use of an external amplifier and a micro SD slot allows for quick and easy sharing of stored videos and images. Connect to standard HDMI output sources with an optional mini-HDMI to full-size HDMI cable. Mini and micro HDMI cables are also available for smart phones and tablets.
The Rest of the Story: The PK301's LED delivers at least 20,000 hours of use without replacing the light source. This projector is virtually without maintenance—just clean the lens periodically for best results. Meanwhile, a quiet fan ensures heat control without noise issues.
Leading the DLP Market in the Americas
Optoma Technology is the leading manufacturer of Texas Instrument's DLP® projectors in North and South America. TI's DLP features multi-color processing to produce accurate and vibrant colors on the screen.
Optoma's product line offers products designed to meet the needs of any kind of user, from mobile professionals, gamers and home theaters to much large theater installations. Designed and built to deliver reliability, usability and image quality, Optoma projectors help users get the most out of their digital content, encourage collaboration and communicate clearly and effectively. Optoma projectors are designed to provide the features that you need today and a path to grow into other capabilities as you need them.
Green by Design
As part of the Optoma ProJect Green™; program, Optoma's Pico projectors, which incorporate LED technology, have been designed and manufactured for eco-friendliness. These projectors:
- Are designed to be compact and lightweight, which ensures a reduction in the production of green house gas emissions during transportation.
- Incorporate an LED light source. LED lamps last 20,000 (or 9.6 years of 40 hour per week use) for long life. LEDs produce less heat and consume less power compared to traditional projector lamps for excellent energy savings. LEDs do not contain mercury or other environmentally hazardous materials.
- Are packaged for eco-friendliness. Optoma uses minimal packaging to create a smaller ecological footprint at disposal. The entire package is recyclable. In addition, the Pico's manual is delivered in digital format on the projector's internal memory to eliminate paper printouts.
- Comply with RoHS standards by eliminating lead and other hazard materials.
Product Specifications
Projector Type
DLP®
Audio
One 0.5-Watt Speaker, Headphone-Out
Resolution
Native WVGA (854 x 480)
Computer Compatibility
WXGA, XGA, SVGA, VGA, VESA, PC and Macintosh Compatible with included VGA adapter
Maximum Resolution
WXGA (1280 x 800) through VGA adapter; HD (1080i) through HDMI
Video Input Compatibility
NTSC, PAL, SDTV (480i), EDTV (480p), HDTV (720p, 1080i)
Brightness (Typical)
50 ANSI lumens Bright mode (with AC power adapter or optional extended power battery pack); 20 ANSI lumens STD mode
Memory
28 MB internal; microSD slot supports up to 16 GB SDHC
Contrast Ratio
2000:1 (Full On/Full Off)
Video File Compatibility
AVI, MOV, MP4, 3GP (Common video formats are converted using Optoma Pico Video Encoder)
Light Source
LED (RGB); Estimated life of over 20,000 hours
Image File Compatibility
JPEG, BMP (PowerPoint files are converted using Optoma Pico Video Encoder)
Throw Ratio
1.8:1 (Distance:Width)
I/O Connectors
24-pin Universal Port, 2.5mm jack AV Input (Composite Video and Stereo Audio-In), Micro USB, Mini HDMI, microSD socket, 3.5 mm Audio-Out jack, DC Input jack
Projection DistanceImage Size (Diagonal)
8" to 189"5" to 120" (16:9 native)
Weight
8 oz (227g) with standard battery
Aspect Ratio
16:9 native; 4:3 compatible
Dimensions (W x H x D)
4.7" x 1.2" x 2.7" (120.1 x 29.7 x 69.8 mm)
Battery
Li-ion Rechargeable (3.7V, 1410mAh)
Warranty
1-Year Limited Parts and Labor, 90-Days on Battery
Battery Life
Up to 1 hour in 20 lumen mode
Standard Accessories
Power Adapter, Rechargeable Li-ion Battery, Male USB Cable, Standard A/V Cable (RCA to Mini-Jack), Universal to VGA Cable, Bag
Displayable Colors
100% NTSC Color Gamut
Optional Accessories
iPod Kit with A/V Connector, Universal to Component Cable, Universal to Female USB Cable, Additional Standard Battery, High Power Battery Pack, Mini HDMI to HDMI Cable, and Remote Control
Which Optoma Pico Projector Is Right For You?
Lumens
Application
Image Size / Quality
Included Batteries
Connectivity
Onboard Memory
Product Dimension / Weight
Optoma PK301 Pico Pocket Projector
50 in wall, 20 on battery, 50 with extended battery pack
Business presentations and personal media sharing
Up to 120" diagonal / 2000:1 contrast
One rechargeable Li-ion Up to 1 hour per battery/Up to 5 hours with optional extended power battery pack
iPod, iPhone ; iTouch with optional connection kit. 2.5mm Jack AV input for composite video and stereo audio-in, micro USB, mini HDMI, microSD, VGA (with included adapter)
28 MB internal / microSD slot supports up to 32 GB
1.2" x 2.7" x 4.7" / 8 oz
Optoma Neo-i / DV20A Portable Multimedia Projector with iPod/iPhone Dock Station and Built-In Speakers
50 ANSI Lumens
Home entertainment
Up to 120" diagonal/ 2000:1 contrast
NA(Optional battery pack available)
Universal iPod/iPhone Dock (30-Pin), HDMI, VGA-In, 2.5mm Jack AV Input (Composite Video and Stereo Audio-In)
NA
12.8" x 3.1" x 8.9" / and 2.2 lbs
Optoma PK201 Pico Pocket Projector
20 ANSI Lumens
Business presentations and personal media sharing
Up to 66" diagonal/2000:1 contrast
One rechargeable Li-ion Up to 1 hour per battery
iPod, iPhone ; iTouch with included connection kit. Camcorders, DV-Cams, Digital Cameras, DVD players and other video players enabled with standard composite AV Out and included composite cable
28 MB internal / microSD slot supports up to 16 GB
0.7" x 4.6" x 2.4" / 8 oz
Want to Enhance Your Experience with Accessories?
Projection Distance / Image Size
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Accessory Title
Description
Optoma BC-PKAIDUS iPod Kit with VC + USB Cable (Type A To Mini 4Pin USB), 1M, PK201/PK301 (All)
Accessory kit to connect to an iPod or iPhone for high quality viewing on-the-go
Projector battery - 1 x lithium ion
Extended power battery pack
Optoma BC-PK3AHMK (HDMI To Mini HDMI + Mini HDMI To Mini HDMI Cable 1m) for the PK201 and PK301
Adaptor allowing HDMI connection to your projector
Optoma BC-PK3AUSY Micro USB To USB (type A Female, .3M,) for the PK201 and PK301
Adaptor allowing USB connection to your projector
Optoma BC-PK3ACRY Universal (24Pin) To 5RCA-F (Component + Audio R/L) 0.3m
Adaptor allowing RCA connection to your projector
Optoma BR-PK3AN Remote Control for the PK201 and PK301
Conveniently control your projector from afar with this convenient handheld remote control
Optoma BK-PK30DF Pico Portfolio with Built-In Screen and Tripod, Works with the Entire Pico Series
Portable portfolio acts as a viewing screen for your PICO projector as well as a carrying case for the unit and its components
Optoma BM-1021N Mini Tripod (Includes Converter) Compatible with the Entire Pico Series
Convenient mini tripod to stabilize projector and keep it elevated to avoid overheating
Optoma BC-MJMJXX01N 2.5mm Male to 3.5mm Male Jack Cable for PK201 and PK301
Adaptor allowing for connection to jack cable
Projection Distance
Maximum Diagonal
Minimum Diagonal
8" to 189"
120"
5"
Product Connectivity Chart
What's in the Box?
This package includes the Optoma PK301 projector, power adapter, rechargeable Li-ion battery, male USB cable, standard A/V cable (RCA to Mini-Jack), universal to VGA cable and carrying bag.
Optoma's PK301 Pico pocket projector provides projection power anywhere. Featuring up to 50 ANSI lumens and native widescreen WVGA resolution, the palm-sized PK301 enables you to easily share videos, photos and graphics at home or on the road. Enjoy unlimited content playback at your fingertips with the microSD card slot, HDMI and VGA connectivity. Compact and robustly-featured, the PK301 sets a new standard for mobile projecting.
Product Details
- Product Dimensions: 1.2 x 2.7 x 4.7 inches ; 8 ounces
- Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
- Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
- ASIN: B0039XRJ5Y
- Item model number: PK301
Customer Reviews
I had pre-ordered this projector for almost a month before it was shipped, which gave me time to contemplate my purchase decision. I went around to the shops and checked the PK 201, 102 models and other brands like the 3M pico projector and the Samsung palm sized LED projector. Especially that I have a full size DLP HD projector that i bough last year. The inconvenience of having to setup the screen and the speakers in the garden to watch a nice cinematic experience on giant screen reduced these occasions to just a handful through a year. I had high hopes for the portable battery operated projector but I was aware of the fact that its power was low and can only be used in dimmed rooms.
It finally arrived, and much to my surprise it beat my expectations just out of the box. it looks and feels better than any of the other ones i have examined first hand. The casing is sturdy and compact although the zoom swivel looks fragile.
The picture quality is very good and can certainly beat the quality of a regular TV. i used it with a nokia micro SD card from my old mobile and i ran a slide show on the ceiling with short videos it took my breath away. i hooked it up to my iphone and watched a full movie in my bedroom in full widescreen mode, you will be in for a good surprise :) you only need the AV cable for the iphone or ipad and a bluetooth or wired earphones and you have you 100% portable cinema box that fits in your pocket. I also tried it with apple TV connected through the HDMI link. It delivers a very nice picture. the built in speaker is good enough for my kids to watch cartoon while sitting just behind the projector.
Although I love this projector i have a few comments to make.
The battery life is not enough for one full movie and does not charge well if you operate the projector while it is plugged to power source.
It heats up a little too quickly, i know it is summer time but in 10 minutes it's casing is hot.
With that said, my final verdict is still excellent and highly recommended.
I also recommend the following accessories:
1) A small tripod is very important for ventilation and also positioning
2) The remote is very handy because the buttons on the projector are small and as they dim you cannot make out which button you are pressing. also good for slide shows and short videos off the memory card.
I bought this to replace the TV in my bedroom that was moved to my living room (a 42") when my living room Toshiba 52" LCD (14 months old-don't buy a Toshiba flat panel TV) died. I originally bought the PK-201. My complaint with that and the reason I returned it was that the focus had issues. It always seemed like one side was focused and the other corner wasn't. Well, the PK-301 exceeded my expectations. The picture is huge. It claims it will go to 120", but I am about 100" with my throw. Not sure what the max throw is. I didn't see that spec. I am using it in my bedroom (yes I said bedroom) and it is projecting on my wall. I have Dish Network plugged in with the Mini-HDMI input (cable was not included). Picture quality is amazing, especially considering I am using my bedroom white wall as the screen! The focus works much better and is easier to dial in than the 201, as it has a nice ring on the lens. I didn't have to adjust the color as it looks great. I only have 2 complaints and they are actually tied together.
Complaint 1-The power button on the side of the projector is too small. It's very tough to turn on and off, especially without moving the unit out of it's place from the mini tripod it's sitting on.
Complaint 2-No remote. It should have came with a remote. They do sell one separately but it's not a great remote, yet it's useful. There's no on button on the remote, only an off. Weird, I know.
Now I know most people aren't using this for a TV in their house, but every projector should have a remote, regardless.
Brightness is pretty good on it, although you really need a dark room to fully enjoy the quality of the picture.
Looked up the life expectancy of the projector/bulb, and amazingly it's 20,000 hours of use. If I use this 3 hours a day, that's about 18 years. Pretty impressive. My $1200 Toshiba lasted 14 months.
If it came with the remote, I would have given it 5 stars.
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