InFocus IN116

The InFocus IN116 ($500 street), a low-priced, highly portable data projector geared to business presenters on the go, is the higher-resolution cousin to the InFocus IN114 ($399 direct, 3.5 stars). It offers few frills, but gets the job done: It's easy to set up and provides decent data image quality. It offers a solid combination of low price, good brightness and resolution, and portability.

The IN116 uses a DLP light engine rated at 2,700 lumens. It has a native WXGA (1,280 by 800) resolution, a 16:10 aspect ratio compatible with many widescreen laptops. The projector, black with rounded corners, measures 2.8 by 11.8 by 9.2 inches and weighs 4.8 pounds, making it very easy to tote around. It has a focus wheel and a zoom wheel, each accessible from above the lens.

The IN116's selection of ports includes two VGA-in ports (for connecting to computers); VGA-out (for connecting to a monitor); HDMI (which the IN114 lacks); S-Video; a single RCA video jack; audio-in and audio-out jacks; RS232; and a USB mini-B port that you can plug into your computer. The IN116 lacks a USB type A port that would let you run a computer-free presentation off a USB thumb drive.

Performance
I tested the IN116 from about 10 feet away from our 60-inch-diagonal test screen. It produced a reasonably bright image that was still usable in a room with modest ambient light.

In testing with the DisplayMate DisplayMate suite, the IN116?s data image quality was suitable for typical business presentations, though I'd hesitate to use it in situations requiring exacting color. Some light gray areas looked notably green while some white areas (and white-on-black type) had a trace of yellow. Although type was readable down to the smallest size, the smallest type was a bit blurred. Switching from a VGA to an HDMI connection helped with the tinting, but didn't eliminate it.

The IN116's video quality is suitable for short clips as part of a presentation. Some test scenes showed an artifact common among DLP projectors called the rainbow effect. It manifests as little red-green-blue glints when one shifts one?s gaze, or when objects move. The IN116's rainbow effect is about average for a DLP projector, and would likely be distracting to people who are sensitive to it.

Sound from the IN116's two-watt speaker is all too typical of portable data projectors; in a word, feeble. You'll want to stay close to the projector, or use a set of powered external speakers with it.

This projector's lamp should have a lifetime of up to 6,000 hours in Eco mode and 5,000 hours in high-brightness mode, so you should seldom if ever have to replace the bulb. Another plus is the generous 5-year limited warranty.

Anyone looking for a highly portable budget WXGA projector with good brightness should consider the IN116. It offers few frills and mediocre image quality, but it's a good fit for businesspeople that frequently make presentations to small groups while traveling.

For $100 more than you'd pay for the InFocus IN114, the IN116 gives you higher resolution plus an HDMI port. The Epson PowerLite 93+ ($549 direct, 4 stars), an Editors' Choice as a budget portable projector, is not as light as the IN116 (at 6.9 pounds), and?like the IN114?it's limited to XGA (1,024 by 768) resolution, but it offers great image quality for both data and video. The Editors' Choice Epson PowerLite 1775W ($1,199 direct, 4 stars) offers great data and good video image quality, Wi-Fi connectivity, and a thin and light form factor in a WXGA projector, but costs a lot more than the IN116.

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