The PT-LB20NTEA is an ultra-portable wireless LCD projector. It's rated at the low end of the field at just 2000 ANSI lumens and has a contrast ratio of 400:1.
That said, Panasonic has Daylight View Technology which it claims improves the performance in well-lit environments and says its performance should equal or exceed the previous 3000 lumens models. In our tests it exceeded the brightness performance of the Canon which is rated higher than the Panasonic.
It has built-in wireless capabilities and features the standard video and audio connectors with no DVI. The menu buttons are located in an unusual position at the rear and are quite small, very close together, and unmarked -- making them difficult to navigate and too easy to knock the focus or zoom adjustment out of position.
The remote control too is very small and would be quite easy to lose.
In terms of picture quality, the result wasn't great with blacks looking quite washed and the text a little fuzzy up close. The Panasonic also ran very hot compared to the rest. We recorded an operating temperature of 73 degrees Celcius. On the positive side, a standout feature is the index window. This splits the display into two windows so you can use one as your index and the other as a working window. You can also have a multiple-windows index that can receive data from multiple PCs.
Another standout feature is the direct power-off, which enables you to disconnect the power while the cooling fan keeps cooling the lamp -- something no other projector in this review has. The good news continues on price -- the Panasonic has the lowest upfront cost and is also the cheapest to run at 30 cents an hour.
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Lamp doesn't last long enough for the price.
There isn't enough IR ports.All ok if you don't mount it but once mounted IR ports just not good enough