Emotn C1, Pushing the Boundaries for LCD Projector

What They Say

Emotn launched the C1 projector based on an LCD display and with LED illumination. The unit is small at 225 x 186 x 109 and weighs 1.67kg. The resolution is 1280 x 720 and contrast is quoted at 5,500:1. The output is 130 ANSI lumens and the unit runs linux and there are connections of VGA, HDMI (2) and USB (2). There is a slot in the top of the unit which is for sale at just $179.

What We Think

Bizarrely, the press release and the specification for this unit claim that it produces 8,500 lumens! I wonder if that is the light output of the LEDs before the LCD(s) are involved? The specification doesn’t claim three LCDs so I wonder if this device uses a single LCD like early business projectors based on LCD and before the development of small polysilicon LCDs? (BR)

emotn C1