3M MP410 Mobile Projector Review
Positive:
LED lightsource with 20,000 hour means no need to keep replacing bulbs and reducing costs. Portability and carry case is great bonus. Display quality is of high standards with 300 Lumen brightness and 720p resolution.Negative:
Price is a little heavy and can be noisy under heavy use.The 3M Mobile Projector MP410 is the world’s smallest 300 lumen pico projector we’ve seen on the market. Offering an amazing wireless streaming option allows you to stream content to your smartphone, laptop or tablet/ipad. It offers WXGA / 720p resolution as well as 1GB of onboard memory, plus the option of micro SD memeory expansion (up to 32GB).
The 3M Mobile Projector MP410 is the world’s smallest 300 lumen pico projector we’ve seen on the market. Offering an amazing wireless streaming option allows you to stream content to your smartphone, laptop or tablet/ipad. It offers WXGA / 720p resolution as well as 1GB of onboard memory, plus the option of micro SD memeory expansion (up to 32GB).
The solid build palm top device is very small making it very easy to take on your travels; the ability to add files to memory card for easy access is added bonus for any professional who does a lot of presentations. It can also be used by any individual who wants quality display performance with the 300 Lumens of brightness and 720p resolution.
Key Features
- Ultra compact. It easily fits in your hand, and will just tuck into your briefcase or pocket with the world’s smallest 300 lumen projector
- Ultra bright. This little powerhouse boasts 300 brilliant LED lumens, bringing presentations to life. Just plug it in and shine!!
- Instant on and off. As with all our LED projectors, it’s ready when you are. No need to wait for boot up or purchase expensive replacement lamps or replace filters.
- Excellent connectivity – It connects to almost any device, including Smartphones, iOS Devices, laptops and other AV devices, making it possible to present at a moment’s notice.
- Wireless streaming option – purchase the optional wifi dongle and wirelessly stream your content from your laptop, tablet or smartphone (Android, iPhone/iPad or Blackberry)
Other features:
- 720p/ WXGA resolution projection for great quality, clear images
- up to 20,000 hour lightsource life thanks to long lasting LED’s
- Up to 100″ projected image size
- Comes with a VGA cable, soft carry case & user manual CD
What you get in the box and First Look Video
As you can see in the video, miniature profile is unbelievable and when you consider the display size you can output on any flat surface, it is very impressive. although it is a little pricey, it lives up to the price tag.
The 3M MP410 Mobile Projector only measures 1.7 by 4.2 by 4.2 inches and inside the packaging you get a soft case to securely hold the projector in place in the middle with space to the left and right for the charger, and all the cables you need. There are other accessories available also like the wireless dongle which allows you connect by WiFi. You can also use various free apps available that will let you connect to Windows , Macs, and both iOS and Android smart phones.
The MP410 read files from the internal 1GB internal memory, or from microSD cards which means you can leave your Laptop at home and simply load up your JPG ,BMP, MOV, MP4, AVI, MKV, DIVX, WMV, and WMV3, MP1, MP2, MP3, and WMA files as well.
The 3M MP410 Mobile Projector is designed with solid material to keep it safe, with all the essential grove and grills to keep it ventilated; at the bottom of it, you also have a tripod port so you can purchase a stand to keep it in a good postion when presenting to clients. There are not many buttons to fiddle with, to keep things simple you only have the required buttons to navigate the menu options and a focus dial to help get the best image quality. Behind the device is the USB A port, microSD card slot, HDMI port, VGA port, and a miniplug jack for audio input and Kensington Lock slot to keep it secure. You can also use the USB port to connect to a computer for transferring files and managing files stored on the memory.
Setting up and using the 3M MP410
Setting up is very simple and requires no college degree; all you need to do is connect it to your laptop or browse files stored in the device and start your presentation.
Considering the target market it is aimed at, it displays very well when displaying documents on up to 50 inch size on a white wall with dark or dimmed lighting room. The colors were fully saturated and vibrant, and color balance was excellent, with neutral grays over the full range from white to black, there is no doubt it will work very well for presentations and showing video clips during presentations.
The sound built in with the device is ok, not the best but will work well in a small environment where you can easily hear the audio, however if you will be using it with a medium sized crowd you might want to invest in some portable speakers.
Conclusion
The MP410 has all you need to get going with the size, image quality, ability to browse files directly from memory and the carrying case, you have no need to be worried. There are various accessories available for the MP410 to help improve productivity so shop around. The price is a little steep for anyone on tight budget, but also remember that the bulb life is 20,000 hours which means you will be saving money on frequent bulb replacements.
You can buy the 3M MP410 Mobile Projector and other accessories from Personal Projector
