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The
BenQ Joybee GP1
HomeTheaterSpot.Com's,
2010 Editor In-Chief Award.
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Here, Watch There, Watch Everywhere!
That is how BenQ
Characterizes its Palm-Sized, Pocket Projector, the Joybee
GP1. Well you pretty much can watch it "Here, There and
Everywhere" and it is a Joy to do so. This is a very
slick mini projector that is very nicely designed. It's 3 LED
design allows you to show images up to 80" in size with
stunning color and brightness. Perfect on the go for business
meetings or home theater on the road.
This is an awesome projector
that reaches levels of color, contrast, brightness and image
clarity that only a few years ago you could only dream of, or
it would have been only available in projectors costing many
thousands of dollars and ten times the size. The Joybee GP1
packs in so many features I had to keep telling myself, can it
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Connectivity
Sporting a USB Flash Drive
this makes it one of the most versatile mini projectors on the
market today. This allows you to go without a PC for
Presentations on the go! Use the provided software and convert
your Movies and Presentations to the USB drive and playback is
possible without your PC or Laptop. This truly makes the
Joybee GP1 the most compact mini projector on the market
today!
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Magic Multi-Input Socket
Design
This input along with the
special AV cable provided, the Joybee GP1 becomes one the most
flexible multi-use projector on the market! Interconnectivity
from Digital Cameras, Laptops, iPod, Video Playback, DVD, and
Gamming Consoles are just a few things that you can connect to
with this little dynamo!
NOTE: iPod will require an
Apple Composite AV Cable.
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3-LED RGB Design
Powered by BenQ’s latest
3-LED Technology, the BenQ Joybee GP1 Mini Projector was built
with the intention to exceed cinema picture quality – giving
you clearer, brighter, and more vivid images with optimized
brightness, contrast ratio, native resolution, as well as a
NTSC color gamut. This makes it possible for the first time to
truly make Mobile Home Theater on the go a reality.
Using 3 LED in a RGB
configuration goes a long way to crushing the nearest
competitors in the Mini Projector Market.
If I could make one
improvement in this department, I wish they had used 16:9
Anamorphic Chips rather than the 4:3 chips that are in the
Joybee GP1. This would have allowed for better HD
improvement on 16:9 material. That being said, I am not
aware of any other Pocket Projector that is using 3 LEDs and
also using 16:9 Anamorphic Chips but one can hope.
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Lamp-Free & Energy-Efficient |
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The BenQ Joybee
GP1 Mini Projector is an LED projector powered by LED3 –
BenQ’s latest 3-LED Technology, which utilizes RGB LEDs as the
projection light source instead of traditional projection lamps.
This eliminates problems with decreasing brightness, color
fading or lamp replacements.
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Compact Remote
About the only thing I
didn't like about the Joybee GP1 was the remote. While compact
in size it wasn't very intuitive and was a bit awkward in it's
button layout.
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| Wall Color Correction for Optimized
Picture Quality |
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Can't find a smooth white
wall? No problem. The BenQ has a color temperature right for
you. Light Yellow, Pink, Light Green, Blue and even a setting
for a BLACKBOARD!
This little guy can go just about anywhere!
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| Other Features
2W Speaker Power to Double Your Enjoyment
 The
Joybee GP1 sports a 2W built-in speaker to
add audio to your Beautiful Visual Experience
A Keystone-Perfect View for All Your
Projections
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Pretty Nifty feature is the Automatic keystone adjustment, this
gives you a near perfect square every time. No more misaligned
images or fighting for the perfect spot to place your projector in front
of the screen.
Environmentally Friendly, Inside and Out
 The
BenQ Joybee GP1 Mini Projector GOES GREEN! – 100% mercury-free
3LED Technology, 70% increase in incorporating recycled materials for
packaging, The LED's allow for a 30% reduction in power
consumption with less than 1W standby power,.
In Summary
While this projector is extremity well designed, I
did have some slight issues with it. The remote as I mentioned earlier
was a bit awkward to use. I also had problems with saving the user
controls for color. Once you turned off the projector, the settings were
not brought back up on startup. You had to go back in and toggle the
user setting you saved to get it to come back up. Also the manual focus
was a bit fussy and loose. As the projector warmed up it would cause the
mechanism to expand and cause the unit to go out of focus. So multiple
adjustments were necessary for me on focus until the unit came up to
full running temperature.
All in all, this is one well rounded pocket
projector with lots of features and a fantastic value. It is very
flexible for someone on the go for business or who wants to have the
convenience of taking your Home Theater with you when on the road. This
little Beauty is only limited by your own imagination.
I am giving the BenQ Joybee GP1 "2010 Editor
In-Chief Award" for Mini Projector. Everyone should have one. Well
done BenQ!
Paul
Carleton
Founder/Editor
In-Chief
www.HomeTheaterSpot.Com
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Input / Output Connections
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Plug in your personal USB
device here. |
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This is for your headphones
and speakers. They’ll come in handy while you’re watching a
USB movie. |
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This is for the iPhone/iPod
dock, as well as other multimedia devices such as notebooks, DVD
players, TV boxes, and gaming consoles. |
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Specifications.
| Projection
System |
DLP®
technology by Texas Instruments® |
| Panel |
SVGA
DMDTM x 1 |
| Native
Resolution |
SVGA
(858 x 600) |
| Brightness(typ.) |
100
ANSI lumens |
| Contrast
Ratio(typ.) |
2000:1
(Full on/Full off) |
| Aspect
Ratio |
4:3
Native, 16:9 Selectable |
| DCR
(Dynamic Contrast Ratio) (typ.) |
Full
16.7 million color palette |
| Lens |
F=2,
f=17.7 mm |
| Zoom
Ratio |
Fixed |
| Image
Size |
15”
to 80” |
| Throw
Ratio |
1.92 |
| Light
Source |
3LED
(RGB) technology |
| Resolution
Support |
VGA(640
x 480) to SXGA(1280 x 1024) |
| HDTV
Compatibility |
480i,
480p, 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i |
| Video
Compatibility |
NTSC,
PAL, SECAM |
| Horizontal
Frequency(KHz) |
31-79
kHz |
| Vertical
Scan Rate |
50-85
Hz |
| Input
Terminals |
PC
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Computer: D-sub 15 pin x 1(through CEA 30pin)
A/V :
Component Video: D-sub 15 pin (through CEA 30pin)
(Shared with Analog RGB connector)
Composite Video: RCA x 1 (through CEA 30pin)
USB reader: USB Type A
Audio :
Audio L/R: RCA x 2 (through CEA 30pin) |
| Output
Terminals |
Audio:
Stereo mini jack x 1 (for USB reader)
2 Watt Speaker x 1 |
| Dimensions
(H x W x D mm) |
136
x 54 x 120 mm (5.35 x 2.12 x 4.72 inches) |
| Weight
(kg) |
1.4
lbs (0.64 kg) |
| Auto
Switching Power Supply |
100-240V
AC 50-60 Hz |
| Power
Consumption (on Mode) |
60W |
| Noise
Level |
28
dB (Audible Noise) |
| On-Screen
Display Language |
English/
French/ German/ Italian/ Spanish/ Russian/� Traditional Chinese/
Simplified Chinese/ Japanese/� Korean/ Swedish/ Dutch/ Turkish/
Czech/ Portuguese / Thai/ Polish�
* The language options vary depending on regions. |
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Reader On-Screen Display Languages |
English/
German/ Swedish/ Polish/ Czech/ Spanish/ Hungarian/ Romanian/
Traditional Chinese/ Simplified Chinese/ Japanese
* The language options vary depending on regions. |
| Picture
Modes |
Brightest
Mode
PC Mode
Movie Mode
Photo Mode
User Mode |
| Functions |
Auto
Keystone
PC-less
Auto Search
Resolution Reminder
High Altitude Mode
Standby power consumption <1W> USB Reader
Wall Color Correction
Instant On/Off
Blank
Security Password |
| Power
Saving Mode |
Quick
Start Guide
Remote Control
Manual CD
Soft Carry Case
Power Adaptor
Power cord
CEA 30 pin Cable |
| K
Locker |
iPod/iPhone
Universal Dock
Presentation Plus
*Optional accessories may vary by retailers. Please contact your sales
dealer for purchase. |
| Support
Format |
Photo:
JPEG, GIF, BMP, TIFF
Video: MPEG-1, MJPEG
Audio: MPEG-1 layer 2, PCM
* It is recommended to use ArcSoft MediaConverter Software (inside
Manual CD) to convert video files. |
Paul B. Carleton
HTS Founder
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