Optoma Pk201 Pico Pocket Projector Software Mac
The Optoma PK201 comes with the typical 1 year limited parts and labor warranty. The battery warranty is 90 days.
Optoma PK201: Bottom Line
To some up the PK201 I would have to say that this Pico met most of my expectations and Optoma really has been the clear winner in my opinion based on all the Pico projectors that I have reviewed. They have managed to keep the prices fairly in line with compareable projectors, although their prices are a little higher than most manufacturers. The dimensions of the projector, coupled with its well laid out control panel and menu system, make it a very easy to use projector.
Characterisitics that I particularly liked was how they used the industries common symbols for things like an Enter button and Menu. This makes getting used to the projectors functions far easier. The simplicity of the menu system software took a little getting used to. Less wasn’t more in this projectors case, but a quick reading of two or three pages in the manual and any user should have the projector mastered.
The software that comes with the Optoma PK201 adds a little more inconvenience in terms of being able to show Microsoft Office documents easily, but other projectors in its class that have the ability to read popular office documents without having them be converted often either weren’t high enough res or did not have a high enough contrast ratio either. All factors that produce a great image.
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In the end the Optoma PK201 is one of the best Picos in its class and would make a great projector for times when you want a nice super portable projector for displaying images from a smartphone or for a little gaming projector. It’s niche is for those that are looking to have a little fun, but as I have said often, they aren’t the best projectors for those that want to excellent color and the ability to show spreadsheet infornation to large audiences.
Optoma PK201 Projector: Pros
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- Higher resolution than most Picos at 854×480
- Has a microSD card slot for loading presentation slides
- Accepts HDMI Has a USB port to read files from
- Project up to a 70 inch image
- AVI, MOV, MP4, 3GP (Common video formats are converted using Optoma Pico Video Encoder*)
- LED light source rated at 20,000 hours
- 16:9 native aspect ratio and supports 4:3
- Software to convert PowerPoint slides into JPG or BMP files.
- High contrast at 2000:1
Optoma PK201 Projector: Cons
- Not very bright at 20 lumens and does not get any brighter when plugged into AC.
- Battery lasts only about an hour.
- Requires some files to be converted by the Optoma software in order to playback from projectors internal memory.
- Not as price competitive as other projectors in its class.
Optoma PK201 Projector: 20 Questions Answered
1) What is the native resolution and what is the max resolution?
Native Resolution is WSVGA(854×480). Does not accept higher resolutions signals from a laptop.
2) Largest image you can project and how far do you have to be to achieve it?
You can achieve a 70 inch diagonal image but you must set the projector 126 inches feet from the screen.
3) Standard battery life?
Expect about 1 hour of battery life in Standard Mode.
4) Does it have internal memory, and how much?
Yes, has a 28MB internal memory. The microSD supports up to 32MB cards.
5) What light source technology does the projector use?
Uses LED light and lasts an estimated 20,000 hours.
6) What is the native aspect ratio and does it support other aspect ratios?
16:9 but does support 4:3 aspect ratios.
7) What is the throw ratio?
2.2:1
8) Does it have a remote control?
No.
9) Does it have a full featured control panel on the projector?
Yes. You can control all the projectors functions.
10) What type of warranty does it have?
1 Year limited parts and labor. 90 days on the battery.
11) Does it have a focus adjustment?
Yes. However does not have a zoom adjustment. Must be physically moved to produce a smaller or larger image.
12) What inputs/ouputs does the projector have?
One input for video signal that accepts a VGA cable, a RCA cable. Also accepts HDMI through a mini HDMI port.
13) Is it compatible with smartphones? Which ones?
Yes, with optional cable. Project images from your PDA or iphone.
14) What files types can be used for a presentation. Document?
Projector comes with software to convert your presentation slides into JPG’s or BMP’s. Also can play video formats such as AVI, MOV, MP4, 3GP.
15) What light source technology is used in the projector?
The light source is LED technology rated to last 2,000 hours. Most likely will have next generation model before needing to replace.
16) Will it accept HD video sources and what is the highest resolution it will accept?
The highest resolution it will accept is 1280×800 through the VGA adapter. HD video sources are accepted via the mini HDMI port and will accept a 1080i signal.
17) What cables does the projector come with, WHAT might I need?
The projector comes with one VGA cable to connect your laptop and one RCA cable wiR audioth L/. For S-video you will need an optional cable. Also, a special cable is necessary to connect an iphone, or ipod device. Check with your sales representative before purchase since not all cables are supplied depending on your geographical region.
18) How much outboard memory can be used by the projector?
The projector can accept up to 32GB microSD card.
19) What is the highest brightness in standard mode with just battery and brightness with expansion pack or AC?
Highest brightness is 20 lumens. Although actual brightness varies. Our measurements put the PK201 at 21 lumens which is unusual.
Optoma Pk201 Pico Pocket Projector Software Mac Os
20) What environment is this projector best suited to be used?
Dark environments with no ambient light for best viewing.
Optoma’s PK301 must be world’s brightest pico projector so far, and one of the best pico projectors. In a world of 10- and 12- lumen pico projectors, the Optoma PK301 Pico Pocket Projector ratchets up the brightness level for pico projectors to a rated 50 lumens. That’s amazing. What’s more, it offers a native widescreen format, at 854 by 640 pixels, one of the variations on wide VGA. Although the PK301 is a little bigger and heavier, it can fit in a shirt pocket. In a word, this Optoma pico pocket projector enables you to show presentations, photos, or video without having to carry a computer or video source. And now with Pavtube iMedia Converter for Mac, you can even shrink and put your blu-ray, DVD and HD movie collections to the PK301 and take a media library for projection. There’s no need to worry about the capacity, a micro SD card will expand the capacity of PK301 to 16 GB in size and carry dozens of 720p movies with you.
Optoma Pk201 Pico Pocket Projector Software Macbook
The following guide aims to provide you with a format conversion solution for Optoma PK201 Pk301Pico Projector by using the Blu-ray DVD Video to Optoma PK301 Converter for Mac. The powerful Pavtube blu-ray and video conversion suite helps Mac users to customize blu-ray disc, regular DVD, HD MKV, MTS, F4V, TiVo, MOV and ISO image file to files for Optoma PK 301 Pico Projector. An Intel oriented free trial version is available. You may download the trial of Blu-ray DVD Video to Optoma Projector Converter for Mac.
Optoma Pk201 Pico Pocket Projector Software Mac
Step 1: Import soure movie to Pavtube Blu-ray DVD Video to Optoma Projector Converter for Mac
Once launch the iMedia Converter for Mac, click “Add Video” to load your video files, like MKV, DivX/XviD AVI, MTS, TiVo, etc., or click “BD/DVD Folder” to load your Blu-ray or DVD movie files. The suite supports batch conversion so blu-ray disc, DVD and videos can be loaded at a time. (Note that an external BD drive is required for ripping blu-ray disc on Mac OS)
Step 2. Set audio track and subtitles for selected chapters.
If you are converting HD videos to Optoma PK301Pico Projector, just skip this step. To set audio track and subtitle (if necessary) for blu-ray and DVD movies, you may click on the Audio box and select an audio track with desired language. And set subtitles in the same way. There is a box of “Force Subtitles” too. When you set English as subtitle and check the box of “Force Subtitles”, the subtitle appears only when languages other than English are spoken. For example, in the movie Avatar, I select English subtitle and set Force Subtitles, the subtitle appears only when the Navi language is spoken.
Step 3: Select output format for Optoma PK301/201 Pico Projector
The video formats supported by Optoma PK201/301 are AVI, MOV, MP4 and 3GP. To play Blu-ray, DVD and various videos on Optoma PK301/201, you can select one among the four video formats. Taking MP4 for example, click on the drop-down list of “Format”, and then follow “Common Video”> “MPEG-4 Movie (*.mp4)”.
Set advanced settings for Optoma PK301/201 projection
In order to project Blu-ray, DVD and various videos correctly with Optoma PK201/PK301, you still need to customize image size of video. The Optoma PK301 and PK201 supports videos of 480i, 480p, 720p, and 1080i. So you can click “Settings” button and optimize the video and audio parameters. When ripping blu-ray movie to Optoma PK301/PK201 Pico Projector, you are advised to set the Video Size to 854*480/ 1280*720/1920*1080 so that the image won’t be stretched when projecting. When converting regular DVD to Optoma PK301/PK201 Pico Projector, you can set Video Size to 720*480 (NTSC) or 720*576 (PAL). For common video of 4:3, 800*600 is all right. To watch Blu-ray, DVD and different videos on Optoma PK201 Pk301Pico Projector in better playback quality, you can set bit rate up, but note that the file size grows with bit rate.
If you would like to use the Optoma PK201 and Optoma PK301 as an iPod or iPhone display, you can then choose “iPod” or “iPhone” preset as output format.
Optoma Pk201 Pico Pocket Projector Software Machine
Step 4: Convert Blu-ray, DVD and HD videos to Optoma PK301/PK201 videos on Mac .
Once the above mentioned steps are finished, you can click “Convert” button to Convert BD, DVD and videos to Optoma PK301/ PK201 with Pavtube Blu-ray Video to Pico Projector Converter for Mac. When the conversion is completed, you can get the output files via clicking “Open” button. Transfer the videos to Optoma PK301/ PK201 or micro SD card so that you can enjoy favorite movies at any hotel during traveling. If you’d like to project movies at home, simply connect your Optoma PK201/PK301Pico Projector with Mac and watch the converted movies freely at 5” to 120”.