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sugob

4:33 PM on 20 January, 2009

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Might be interesting on a red-eye flight {i.e. dark} & project onto the seat infront {with headset} ...

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Martin Daler

8:16 PM on 20 January, 2009

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"So why in God's name am I reviewing it?"

so, are you reviewing it in God's name, or in TrustedReview's name? To me it makes a difference.

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Darfuria

10:56 PM on 20 January, 2009

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Can I make a suggestion?

You guys review plenty of cameras - fair enough, some of them come down to this end of the UK so that Cliff can have them, but amongst those of you at the TR office, you must have the odd compact lying around. It'd be great if you could take some test shots of projectors in action and upload pictures, as I've always wanted some sample images of what the projected image looks like.

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Gordon394

11:19 PM on 20 January, 2009

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@Darfuria - you know this would have to be taken in the dark, right? And we wouldn't be able to use any flash photography...

If anyone can get a clear shot amongst us only Cliff or Jay can!!

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MathewWhite

9:07 AM on 21 January, 2009

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6 pages of review for this item and you couldn't squeeze in a snapshot of the projected image on the office wall?! come on, chaps!

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JayWerfalli

12:37 PM on 21 January, 2009

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Not that straightforward, but it is possible to take a picture of the projected image in the dark with studio flash, but it'll need to be a longer exposure using a static projected image. However, as we've said in the past, our freelancer (who does not work in our offices) is not commissioned to take photos. That said, we're in the process of getting one in here directly, so if that comes through we'll sort you guys out.

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The concept of the Pico is awesome, the design is brilliantly conceived and hugely desirable in an iPhone kind of way, and there are even some signs of genuine DLP image quality. That said, for me the inevitable performance compromises involved in squeezing a projector into your pocket are ultimately just too acute to make the Pico truly useful. And call me old fashioned, but however much I might feel compelled to own the next hot portable gadget, I still expect that gadget to be useful as well as cool.

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Reviewed by John Archer

20 January 2009

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