Not every home can accommodate a massive home theater system for that big picture and big sound. For those in need of something slightly smaller scale or who like to take their media on the road with them, Optoma has unleashed the DV20, which also goes by its much cooler name: the Neo-i.
Using the same technology inside some of its award-winning Pico projectors, Optoma says that the DV20 Neo-i is the world's first iPod dock to pack in that tiny projection technology so you can not just hear your media but see it too, and on a pretty big screen. Talk about ready to rock, this device combines both audio and video into one super-portable little package.
The dock boasts a 16-watt, 2-speaker speaker system and Class D amplifiers. Sitting atop the device is Apple's own 30-pin connector, which allows you to hook in virtually all iPod, iPhone and iTouch devices (except the shuffle). An iPad connector is also available as an option (PArt #BC-PKAIDUS). If you don't have and Apple media player, there are plenty of other inputs, including HDMI and VGA ports, to accommodate almost any other device.
The LED light source in the integrated projector is able to muster 50 ANSI Lumens and is estimated to last 20,000 hours. So, it may not be super-bright, but, given a dark enough environment, it can go super big, producing an image up to 120 inches (10 feet!) diagonally, with a better-than-DVD resolution of 854 x 480 pixels in a native 16:9 format. So yeah, it's not exactly High Def, but it just might be perfect for the home theater enthusiast on the go.
If you want to rock out, you can use the projector portion to display metadata, such as song and artist info, as well as cover art. The Neo-i can charge up an iPod or iPhone while docked.
Optoma says that the Neo-i should begin shipping in December. It can be pre-ordered now from Amazon for $449.00:
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