LG Monaco Sports WM7 And Pico Projector

[Nurhisham Hussein]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/05/26/lg-monaco-atandts-getting-a-wvga-winmo7-qwerty-slider/' target='_blank'>http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2009/...-qwerty-slider/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"This brassy little number is the LG "Monaco," which is apparently also known as the "Pico" to some folks; what it'll eventually be called at retail is anyone's guess, but the big news is the feature list: 3.6Mbps HSDPA, a 3.2-inch WVGA display, 5 megapixel AF cam, microSD expansion, an add-on pico projector of some sort, and Windows Mobile 7."</em></p><p><em></em><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/ppct/auto/1243406612.usr14226.jpg" style="border: 0px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>Although destined for AT&amp;T, you might have to wait a while for the Monaco to turn up - unless they slap WM6.5 on this. Engadget also mentions that the Monaco doesn't fulfill WM7 hardware criteria due to the slightly smaller screen, so I wonder if we really will see this running WM7. I admit to being a little unexcited by the known specs or the design, though I imagine both will be subject to change. If this had been released a year ago it might have been top dog, but now (<em>sans</em> projector) it looks strictly middle of the road.</p>

[palur]

If this does not have a built in pico projector, what is the specialty of this? Any device with TV-OUT feature can connect to a pico projector. It is entirely different matter and very positive if it comes builtin with it.

[timlayton]

I was truly amazed to discover that a tiny little windows mobile device like this could also be a projector. This is incredible for business professionals and I can't wait to go check this out!

[TOCA]

If this does not have a built in pico projector, what is the specialty of this? Any device with TV-OUT feature can connect to a pico projector. It is entirely different matter and very positive if it comes builtin with it.

After seeing what those tiny pocket size projectors can and can't do, I'd go for TV/VGA-Out any day.

[shooter111]

It will be interesting to see what type of projector this device adds. As for business uses, I'm going to say we're still a few years off. I own an AAXA P1 pico projector, and while I love it as a TV show / movie player and to use with my Iphone it's really not well suited for business presentations... The AAXA is on the brighter side (12 lumens) - I looked at the Optoma and 3M which were both rated at 10, and honestly it's not usable in a business environment unless you can turn off all the lights and only presenting to less than 5 people... And oh yeah, it's small but not THAT small... I have difficulty believing an "add on" device will be either brighter or smaller than the P1 (take a look at the pic)

I'll post a review of it if you guys care...

http://www.aaxatech.com/images/kp190/kp190-6.jpg