3M PocketProjector MP160 - LED projector - 30 ANSI lumens - SVGA (800 x 600) - 4:3

When we turned on the MP160, we were surprised at the brightness, which is rated at 32 lumens—but once the device starts up past the white-and-red 3M splash screen, the picture became very dim while playing video...Ambient light is no friend of the MP160, but it can project a nice large picture at its 1280 by 768 resolution when conditions are right...The 3M Pocket Projector MP160 is definitely an office-centric projector, designed more for presentations from a computer than video playback...It has the portability attributes you want in a pico projector—good battery life and lightweight design—but is a let down in terms of connection options and overall performance...

Unusually bright for a pico projector...Can connect to computer or any composite video source....Relatively big and heavy for a pico projector...No internal memory and no slots for memory cards....The image quality falls pretty much in the same category as every other pico projectorgood enough to be useful, but less than impressive...The instant I turned the MP160 on, I knew it was extraordinarily bright for a pico projectoralthough still not quite bright...

Here’s taken a look an image above of a couple of new products in 3M Company’s award-winning line of pocket projectors called the MP160 and the MP180...Meanwhile the 3M MP160 has the same brightness, resolution and portability as the MP180, at a lower price point...