Optoma Technology DX626 XGA DLP Projector

The Optoma DX626 XGA DLP Projector is a portable corporate, educational or home theater projector with advanced features and an entry level price tag. It can sync up with more than a dozen of PC and Macintosh resolutions, offering the kind of flexibility you need when you don't know where and with what kind of computer you'll be using the projector next.

The DX626 is a citizen of the world. It's auto-switching 100 to 240 V 50/60Hz power supply allows the projector to work in almost any country with electricity. Its OSD (on-screen display) offers a choice of 23 languages and its ability to project programming in the NTSC, PAL and SECAM standards means it'll work in just about any country that has television.

No matter where it is, the DX626 projects a bright, vivid (2600 lumens) and sharp (2500:1 contrast ratio) image thanks to its Texas Instruments 0.55" Digital Light Processor Digital Micromirror Device (DLP DMD). TI's DLP panels form images from not only the primary colors red, green and blue, but also their complements, cyan, magenta and yellow. The result is what many authorities agree is the finest color reproduction possible.

With the DX626 saving money doesn't end with the purchase; it's an ongoing process. Use it in standard mode instead of bright mode and energy use is about 10 percent less while lamp life increases from an estimated 5000 hours to 6000 hours. And with its DLP DMD image engine there are no filters that have to be periodically cleaned and replaced.

At only 5 pounds (2.3kg), the DX626 is likely to log some miles in your carry-on. To ensure those flights are round trip, a Kensington lock port are included in the design. In addition to physical security measures, password protection is built in to prevent deliberate or accidental changes to the projector's settings.