A projector for that true home theatre, anyone? LG’s display solution comes in a form factor that’s much smaller than the projectors that dominate the market

A projector for that true home theatre, anyone?

LG’s display solution comes in a form factor that’s much smaller than the projectors that dominate the market

The overall cost bracket of projectors has dropped quite significantly over the last few years. Earlier, one needed to shell out a few lakhs to pick up a projector and hence, this display solution was restricted only to corporate or for mainstream events. With the drop in prices, projectors have now become a solution for a home theatre set-up in one’s house and more so in the educational system. Schools and colleges using projectors to display study material has become essential in the way the school curriculum has shifted over the last few years. Keeping this growing trend in mind, LG has recently launched the LG HW300G, a projector that is compact and is easy to transport around. This display solution from LG comes in a form factor that is much smaller than the projectors that dominate the market. Where pocket projectors fall short in terms of features, this model is loaded with some pretty nifty ones. One of them is a USB input that can read external hard drives that are formatted in NTFS and FAT32. The main feature of this DLP projector is that it uses LED technology, giving the lamp a life of approximately 30,000 hours. This lamp life is a lot longer than cathode lamps which are found on most projectors and they offer a significantly shorter life span. The brightness levels of the lamp are rated at 300 ANSI lumens while the native resolution is 1280 x 800. The maximum input resolution is 1680 x 1050. The aspect ratio available here is 16:10, but through the menu one can switch to a 16:9 as well. The image size here ranges from 121 x 729cms while the projector has a throw distance of 1.5 to 9.1 metres. This distance is sufficient enough for educational institutions, small offices and even homes. The interface of the projector is one of the most intuitive ones that are found and it has a layout that is similar to the LG line of televisions and Blu-ray players, thus making usability a cakewalk. There are a handful of games as well found on this projector and this can be ideal for children or adults to occupy their time with. The picture settings are quite in-depth with the ability to adjust gamma, black levels, noise and a range of other settings. The video quality is good and when it comes to an overall video performance, few projectors with this form factor can match up to it. There is a low hum of the fan that is present whenever the projector is on, this can be a bit distracting during some high suspense scenes of movies. This `60,000 projector is essentially designed for those who are on the move as it is easy to lug around. With the lights turned right out, it can be the ideal solution for a home theatre set-up, an educational institution or a small office.