Boxlight SP-45M LCD Projector

Features of Boxlight SP-45M LCD Projector

The SP-45m includes connectors for VGA, composite audio-visual (with a miniplug converter for audio), S-Video, USB, PS/2, and an audio patch cord. It comes with U.S. and European power cables, as well. The SP-45m also has a VGA pass-through so that it can power a second projector or a monitor. The projector's USB and PS/2 outlets can control a notebook's pointer, but the projector doesn't come with these cables. Two windows on the projector's front and back let it stay in contact with the remote control's IR window from any angle.

Plenty of connectors.

The remote mirrors the projector's control panel but lacks a laser pointer.

The Boxlight SP-45m can handle VGA to SXGA resolutions, but it looks best in its native 800x600-pixel (SVGA) resolution. It has a 1.2X optical-zoom lens for framing, as well as a digital zoom for zeroing in on details. The SP-45m's largest legible screen projection is only 17 feet (diagonal)--the smallest of any projector we tested. It can project a one-meter diagonal image from a reasonable distance of 6.7 feet; 6.5 feet is about average for its class.

The remote control lacks a laser pointer but is otherwise adequate. It mirrors the projector's control panel, adding a pointing stick and mouse buttons. It can also blank the screen and initiate special effects, such as picture-in-picture. The buttons are backlit, and a side switch lets you turn the backlighting on and off.

The SP-45m's lamp has an estimated life of 2,000 hours, but the Change Lamp light comes on after 1,980 hours of actual use. Changing the lamp module takes a couple of minutes, and you'll need a screwdriver. Replacement lamps sell for a relatively inexpensive $350.