If you need the extra brightness, you should add this to your list of candidates. The 2300MP's flaws are fairly minor, and it has significant strengths at an attractive price. The projector comes with excellent printed documentation and a nice case with rigid foam inserts to protect the device. And as with many projectors, the speakers distort a bit at maximum volume. Tests with video signals showed good facial tones but with some slight posterization. The brightness variance ratio was not as good, at 2.0:1, but we saw no obvious hot spots or shadows on the screen. Contrast was also excellent, at 335:1, so this projector is a good choice to create a large image under adverse lighting conditions. This is a guide for setting up the RS232 control for a Dell 2300MP projector on a Fedora Core 6 MythTV box with a remote controlled by irexec and lircd, via a script called with a switch. On our measurements, the projector produced 2,126 lumens, which is extremely close to the rated 2,300 claimed by Dell. Attempts to adjust the brightness setting to improve dark-gray performance resulted in a noticeable increase in the black level. Response to light gray shades was good, but dark-gray response was poor. Focus was generally good, color ramps were smooth, and colors were better than most DLP projectors yellows were not as muddy as they appear on most DLP projectors. It includes a built-in battery that can be recharged either by cable or direct sunlight. EZOPower Solar External Backup Battery is the perfect solution for emergency power and power on the go.
#DELL 2300MP SPECS PORTABLE#
In our tests using DisplayMate ( we had mixed results. EZOPower Solar External Backup Battery Portable Charger 1500MAH with Flash Light. The jitter was eliminated fairly easily by tweaking the timing settings using the onscreen menu, but most projectors do not need such adjustments. The remote control has a convenient autosync button, but unfortunately the projector failed to get the timing precisely correct, so there was visible pixel jitter. Press to move the image to the right.
#DELL 2300MP SPECS MANUAL#
Color Setting This mode allows for manual adjustment of red, green, and blue color settings. This is sufficient for PowerPoint presentations, but more extensive remote-mouse functions are helpful when working with other programs. No image appears on the screen Ensure that the lens cap is removed and the projector turned on. The projector can connect to a computer with a USB connection, but the only functions supported by the remote control are Page Up and Page Down. It also has composite and S-video connections for video signals. The 2300MP has an input for a standard analog signal and a pass-through output connector for a monitor. Unfortunately, the projector has a mix of strengths and weaknesses that may not make it a good match for all users. The DLP imager has XGA resolution, and the direct price of $1,499 is quite low. The Dell 2300MP is a 4.7-pound light-cannon, brighter in our tests than any other projector in this class to date.