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• Pros

  Lots of premium features at an extremely low price. Generally good image quality. Rugged carrying case.

• Cons

  Focus is soft in upper corners. No mouse function on remote. Warranty covers only one year (but more years available at extra cost)

• Bottom Line

  Dell has created a winning low-price business projector by paying attention to detail. From the rugged case to the Velcro wrap on the VGA cable and the convenient monitor pass-through connector, the 1100MP delivers much more than some of its stripped-down competitors.

If a key factor in making a successful product is attention to detail, then Dell has a winner on its hands with the 1100MP ($799 direct). In spite of its bargain price, the 1100MP is a first-class projector with plenty of features. This 4.9-pound DLP projector has SVGA resolution—800 by 600 pixels—which is fine for making typical slide presentations.

Unlike some competing models at similar prices, the 1100MP is a complete package, from the rigid carrying case to the full complement of computer and audio/video cables. The VGA cable even has a convenient Velcro wrap to keep it under control when stored. There's a pass-through VGA connector for a monitor, an excellent printed manual, and a remote control with a dedicated auto-sync button. There's even an automatic keystone adjustment feature.

The projector has a few shortcomings. It has a USB connection, but instead of providing full remote mouse control through this data port, you only get Page Up and Page Down button access. This is fine for presentation software—where, at least in presentation mode, you're primarily interested in moving forward (and sometimes back) through a presentation—but it falls short for general applications.

The image quality is generally good, as we discovered using DisplayMate (www.displaymate.com). Auto-sync worked perfectly, and we saw no apparent pixel defects. Color ramps were smooth, color tracking was good, and there was no ghosting. The only noticeable flaws were that the focus was very soft in the top corners, and, as with most DLP projectors, yellows were muddy. The white images on a black background were also susceptible to field breakup—a trail of red, green, and blue objects as you glance from one side of the screen to the other. It's not a terrible defect, however, and is common to all single-chip DLP projectors we've seen.

In terms of measurements, the 1100MP outperformed its specification with 1,429 lumens on the brightness test. This should be sufficient to project a good image of useful size under normal ambient lighting. The contrast ratio was an outstanding 480:1, and the brightness variance ratio of 1.25:1 reinforces our observations that brightness uniformity was very good.

The Dell 1100MP clearly demonstrates that a bargain projector does not have to cut important corners in terms of performance or features. It delivers as much as some projectors that cost twice as much.

Benchmark Results:
Brightness (lumens): 1429
Contrast ratio: 480:1
Brightness Variance ratio: 1.25:1

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Dell 1100MP

Bottom Line: Dell has created a winning low-price business projector by paying attention to detail. From the rugged case to the Velcro wrap on the VGA cable and the convenient monitor pass-through connector, the 1100MP delivers much more than some of its stripped-down competitors.

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Dell 1100MP
The Dell 1100MP is the ideal multipurpose projector: bright enough for entertainment applications, light enough for business purposes, and extremely affordable. Although this stylish projector is one of the smallest in the budget class, it's also one of the best performers and, for less than $800, one of the best deals on the market.

This pint-size projector measures a mere 4 by 8 by 9 inches, about the size of a thick dictionary, and sports a sleek gray-and-silver design. The 1100MP is definitely light enough to take on the road, weighing only 4.9 pounds; with Dell's impressive selection of cables included, the 1100MP's travel weight is just less than 7 pounds. Only the Hitachi Performa CP-RS55 is lighter.

The 1100MP has a handy assortment of controls on its top panel. The power button is large and illuminated with a blue LED--a handy feature for use in dark rooms. Five other buttons, arranged in the shape of a cross, make it easy to navigate the projector's onscreen menu; quickly adjust digital keystone correction, which corrects distortion caused by tilting the projector; and switch between video sources, such as a laptop or an HDTV. The projector itself lacks volume controls, though the remote has them for the 1100MP's mediocre-sounding 2-watt speaker. The remote has all of the controls that are on the projector, as well as page-forward and page-back buttons for PowerPoint presentations. The projector's back accommodates a fairly extensive row of ports and connections, including VGA in and out, S-Video, USB 2.0, audio in and out, and an IR receiver. You'll find an impressive assortment of cables in the box, including a long, 10-foot AC cord and cables for VGA, S-Video, and USB; there's also two audio cables and video cables, which most projectors do not come with. Most of the cables have a Velcro strap for neater storage.

Based on a Texas Instruments' DLP technology, the 1100MP performed quite well. It exceed the advertised brightness rating of 1,400 ANSI lumens by almost 10 percent, achieving 1,534 lumens; it also delivered an impressive 687:1 contrast ratio, falling just behind the best-of-breed BenQ PB6110. The 1100MP took a fairly long time to warm up--49 seconds--almost twice as long as the BenQ. We were also disappointed by its small image size; five feet from the screen, the 1100MP can create a 39-inch diagonal image, which is tiny compared to the Sony VPL ES2's 51-inch image. In general, image quality was superb, but the 1100MP had trouble resolving very light gray, and in our color tests, the reds were spot-on, but blues tended to look green, and greens had a yellow cast. We saw no flicker and were very impressed with how quiet and cool the projector ran. The native SVGA resolution and very sharp focus looked great for both DVD movies and HDTV.

Near the end of our testing, the 1100MP stopped working, which gave us a chance to test-drive Dell's support services. Dell's Web site offered little help beyond an electronic copy of the projector's manual, but the company's toll-free, 24/7 help line was much better: after a 10-minute wait, a technician correctly diagnosed the problem as a blown lamp. Replacing the lamp was fairly simple and involved loosening four screws, two of which had to be transferred to the new lamp. Dell rates its $299 replacement lamps for 2,000 hours (2,500 hours in low-power Eco mode). The operating cost works out to 15 cents per hour--about average for budget projectors.

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With a one-year warranty that includes Advanced Exchange service, the 1100MP costs $799; a three-year warranty costs an additional $130. As with almost all projectors, the lamp is under warranty for only 90 days. Dell also offers a Complete Care policy, which handles any damage except that caused by theft, loss, or fires, for about $75 per year.