The Mitsubishi PK20 PocketProjector weighs only 1.1 pounds, but it packs solid performance into its small frame.

Mitsubishi's second-generation LED-based projector, the PK20 PocketProjector, is small, portable, and generally well-designed, but it's also more expensive than the competition.

Battery is optional. Volume is too low to be useful. Pricey.

Mitsubishi's second-generation LED-based projector, the PK20 PocketProjector, is small, portable, and generally well-designed, but it's also more expensive than the competition.

projector, with most of the differences counting very much in its favor. It doesn't look like most projectors, and its shape defies easy description. Unlike most projectors, its measured brightness is higher than the rated brightness (2,000 lumens) ...

Incredibly short throw, with 75-inch diagonal image at 3 inches from screen. Bright image. Vibrant colors.

Big and heavy. Setup takes more work than with most projectors. Maximum 80-inch diagonal image.

The Sanyo PLC-XL50 delivers a high-quality image from such a short distance that you can stand less than a foot in front of the screen without casting shadows.

When the Toshiba TDP-FF1AU Mobile Projector ($699 direct) arrived at my door, I took one look at the box and thought that someone must have made a mistake and sent me a large-screen notebook instead of a tiny projector. Opening the box to reveal the ...

Highly portable, at 1.7 pounds including battery. SVGA (800-by-600) resolution. Comes with 22.5-inch folding screen.

Included screen makes the carrying case relatively large. Volume for built-in audio is too low to be useful.

The Toshiba TDP-FF1AU Mobile Projector is less expensive than other projectors that use LEDs, offers more features, and comes with its own 22.5-inch screen.

he Samsung Pocket Imager SP-P310MEMX isn't quite as light as the company's 1.5-pound claim, but it's light enough to be hugely portable.

Highly portable. SVGA (800-by-600) resolution. LED light source has promised 20,000-hour life.

Battery is optional. No remote. No audio.

Highly portable and easy to set up, the Samsung Pocket Imager SP-P310MEMX is designed for impromptu home theater and presentations to small groups.

The TDP-SC35U DLP projector is Toshiba's latest affordable conference room projector with detachable document camera. Designed for educators, trainers, mobile professionals and lawyers, the TDP-SC35U projector gives presenters the ability to enhance ...

Not yet reviewed by editors.

The ViewSonic PJ258D ViewDock ($1,000 street) is a perfectly good choice for a projector to connect to a computer to show presentations, or to a DVD player to watch movies. But that's not what's new and exciting about it. Nor is it that it's built ...

iPod dock for projecting video stored on Apple iPod. Also charges iPod. Good contrast ratio.

Poor audio quality. Extremely obvious rainbow effect from DLP chip.

If you like using your iPod for watching video, you'll like it even better with the ViewSonic PJ258D ViewDock projecting the image at a much larger size.

Want to watch a movie or deliver a presentation in grand style without spending a bundle- If so, then the BenQ MP510 digital projector is just the ticket. For fun or for work, it's got the elegant design, excellent performance, and handy features that ...

Not yet reviewed.

As any movie buff will tell you, even the biggest TV can't offer the immersive viewing experience of a projected image on a large screen. That means that the best way to watch movies at home is to build a permanent small theater. Not an option? Then ...

Complete instant theater with projector, DVD player, audio system, and screen. Separate subwoofer.

Limited usefulness for anything but showing movies.

The Epson MovieMate 33 lets you set up a temporary movie theater at home, then pack everything away to regain the room as living space.

If you create your presentations on a widescreen, Boxlight's Broadview DLP projector will let you show them in the same widescreen format.

Native widescreen format (WXGA resolution). Highly portable. Accepts digital and analog signals.

Takes more than a minute to cool down enough to unplug it. Disappointing full-motion video. No way to turn off scaling.

If you create your presentations on a widescreen, Boxlight's Broadview projector will let you show them in the same widescreen format.