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To: MeDroogies who wrote (86841)	11/15/2000 10:26:44 AM
From: Piotr Koziol	Respond to of 97611

Forbes.com Ten O'Clock Tech: Bright Projections From Compaq By Arik Hesseldahl If you use a personal computer in your everyday business, chances are you've either created or sat through presentations created with programs like Microsoft's Powerpoint. Slowly, digital projectors are replacing slide shows in the boardroom. Digital projectors that connect to mobile PCs to splash Powerpoint presentations on large screens are becoming increasingly common around the office. Now PC maker Compaq Computer (NYSE: CPQ - news) says it has the smallest digital projector available on the market. Announced at the Comdex trade show in Las Vegas on Nov. 13, Compaq's MP2800 digital projector is aimed at business travelers who give lots of presentations. Considerably smaller than others on the market, this projector weighs just three pounds. It connects to any Windows-based PC and some handheld computers. It is capable of displaying full-motion video, including high-definition television video signals. Indeed, Compaq demonstrated this by projecting the DVD movie, A Bug's Life. The projector will also connect to VCRs and DVD players, including nearly any electronic appliance that produces a video signal. It projects at a brightness level of 900 lumens, which is suitable for a well-lit room, while most big-screen projection systems reach a brightness of only 300 lumens. Compaq is not quite the market's leader. That honor goes to InFocus, which accounted for 14% of digital projector sales last year. Also, InFocus has acquired its closest competitor, Proxima; the combined companies will control an even bigger slice of the pie. Other major vendors include Epson, NEC and Sharp. Additional new projectors announced this week include the Toshiba's TDP series and Epson's PowerLite. These projectors are not cheap: Compaq's MP2800 starts at $5,000, while the three new Toshiba models range from $3,500 to $5,300 depending on the model. Epson's 15-pound projector starts at $12,000. If only someone could invent a projector that makes these presentations more interesting.