ITMatters Video Blog, Product Review by www.DavidPapp.com integrating several products to create a portable mini home theater which can be brough on trips or used in business meetings. Products used include the Optoma PK301 Pico Projector, the Optoma XP8000 extended battery, iHome IMH78 portable speakers, an iPod Universal Dock with remote control, an iPod touch, and the Apple Composite AV Cable. Gotta love technology! Please like this video and leave comments
Tags: fits, Home, iPod, Optoma, Pico, PK301, pockets, Portable, Projector, Speakers, Theatre
Hi David. . Thanks for the excellent review about Pk301. I would like to know which type of cable I should use for mini hdmi(I mean there are different types of mini hdmi like type A etc. . ).
Please let me know exactly which type of mini hdmi male connector i shud use.
Why do you insist on referring to the projector as the “PK301 projector” throughout the review? It’s already stated at the top of the web page and the title of the video. It’s ok to simply refer to it as “the projector”, it’s not like we’re going to forget or get confused.
hi there can you do a video about those cheap led projectors that support 1080p
can you please plug it to a pc and do that resolution please
thanks
if i ask so much is cause you are relly really doing this kind of videos
thanks
Excellent review! If you were to use the micro SD card to show a presentation, is there some way to scroll through the slides – preferably with a remote?
David
thanks for the review. your detail in presentation is awesome.
@DavidPPapp hi. is there an adapter i can buy so i can hook up a coaxial cable?(cable box). i could get an hd box from my cable provider but i would like that adapter if it’s possible. any help would be nice. thanks
Thanks for the review, really interesting !
@revello My PK301 still works great. The full 50 lumens is with AC power or using the external battery pack.
Hello David! First of all, great review you gave here, very clear and catchy! I still have two questions to ask:
First of all: does your projector still work or did you experience any major failures?
Second: does the PK301 project with its FULL 50 lumens when only connected to an extra battery pack (as promised in product characteristics)?
Thank you so much in advance! cheers
all that for a quick rickroll, lol awesome review. . I’m not an apple fan but that could change after seeing that set up. .
@Roma2156X Fantastic, glad you are able to enjoy the PK301 now.
David, everything goes fine. Txs for all your advised and now i can relax and watch my movies with no more problem. A big thank you for you. . .
@Roma2156X The white AV (audio/video) cable that connects from to my iPod and has a yellow composite video along with left and right (red/white) is called a “Apple Composite AV Cable”. It was purchased separately.
Hi Daivid. Txs for your advise. So far everything goes fine and i m still looking for the white long cable which you connected it to 3 pin holes (red and white, yellow). What is the actual name for that cables and where can i purchase. Txs
@Roma2156X There is a program that came with my PK301 called ArcSoft MediaConverter 3. This program converts videos such that they can be played easily on the PK301.
Hi, How do you download your video to the PK301. I ll tried many ways but unsuccessful. Pls advise.
@Halfnerds The PK301 pico projector will have a diagonal image size of 80″ (2m) when projected from 3m (9′8″).
nice video,
i wonder if you can test it with xbox or ps3 , setting it in max resolution possible and from a distance of 3 meters like to see how much are big the diagonal size.
tnx
@Roma2156X The mini speakers are iHome IMH78.
I like the mini speaker . . wat is the brand or what is it call. Great presentation.
Great overall review! I love how you explained my favorite thing about this which is the portability factor and how you can enhance your experience with other devices. My next move is to get that battery pack and the portable speakers. This is a great review to show the attributes of the PK 301. Although you forgot to mention the ability to attach to a tripod or Gorilla pod.
@DavidPPapp, David, I found that button to change the input, which shows the icons for Presentation, VIdeo etc. I have the ArcSoft Media Converter to do whatever conversions I need to do (if any). I am getting a “No File Found”. What am I doing wrong or not doing? Thanks again.
@christianthinker There is a button on the top of the PK301 you need to press to change the input that it is using to display video.
@DavidPPapp I do have that, but I am not showing and seeing it “handshake” with the PICO. Are there any settings on the PICO that I need to focus my attention upon?