
Review Summary
2013-05-13T21:00:00
I travel a lot and need to make presentations in all kinds of challenging settings, may with hard to locate power sources. I have been looking for a mini "but mighty" projector to carry in my briefcase that would be easy to use - yet not break the bank. I spent a tremendous amount of time researching similar products to BENQ - also in the same price range - the fact that this one also has a battery and USB flash drive and an i pod was a definite plus. I would say as a rule I'm pretty technically challenged so as soon as it arrived I started it up and went through the Instruction Manual (which was very easy to understand - especially with lots of illustrations and pictures to guide me through the process). I then took it to my first conference that very week. In actually using it for my PowerPoint presentation and going on line I must say I was impressed with the sharpness and color of my presentation on the screen display. I did have a small challenge with correcting keystone to a perfect image on my table-top screen (approx. 45" X 36"). The machine was quiet and projected images were clear. A little vivid color loss on food shots in my presentation- but overall I was very pleased with the result. I ended up connecting to my computer and showing the presentation from my computer hard drive - as I could not get the USB flash drive to work smoothly - it was slow and often slides would not change when I used the remote control. All in all, the Joybee GPS worked as well as I had hoped for using a projector this small. It has the overall quality, appears to be solid and easy to use. I'm happy with my purchase.
Sandy
The BenQ Joybee GP2 Ultra Portable Mini Projector weighs only 1.2 pounds (0.6kg) yet it projects at 200 lumens with a contrast ratio of 2400:1. You can plug your iPhone or iPod into the iPhone/iPod compatible dock to share videos, photos, graphics and games wherever you go. The GP2 also supports many other smartphones, tablets and media players.
The Joybee GP2 comes HD ready to upgrade your viewing experience. Its LED light source never needs replacing because it's expected to last the life of the projector-about 20,000 hours in normal mode, 30,000 in economy mode. The display panel that forms the picture is a Texas Instruments Digital Light Processor Digital Micromirror Device.
The GP2 can also show video signals in PAL and SECAM formats and 720p and 1080p high definition formats. It can accept signals from PCs and Macintosh computers. What's more, you don't even have to bring your computer with you. Just plug 'n transfer your multimedia files to the 2GB internal storage to travel light. If you need a tiny yet versatile projector, the Joybee GP2 might just be the projector you need.