Convergence is one of the most important trends in technological design nowadays, and this is the reason why quite a lot of CE manufacturers come out with certain models capable of carrying out several functions beside their primary one. And that's exactly the case with the device you're about to see, namely the MovieTime DV11 projector from Optoma, released back in the first half of 2007, which comes packed with its own DVD player unit.



Thus, the device incorporates its own optical unit, which works with MP3, WMA, Audio CD, Dolby Digital DVDs and even supports JPEG files.



Unfortunately, the projection-related features of the MovieTime DV11 are not exactly fantastic. The device is based on 0.55-inch DDR DLP Technology by Texas Instruments and can attain image resolutions of up to 1400 x 1050 pixels (SXGA+), a 2200:1 contrast ratio and image sizes of up to 359 inches (9.11 meters). Moreover, the projector supports several aspect ratios, namely native 16:9 and support of 4:3 and LBX formatted DVD videos.



Furthermore, the DV11 can “throw” images at some pretty OK distances (4.9 to 32.8 feet - 1.5 to 10 m) and generates a total of 1600 ANSI lumens with the help of the 180W lamp (2000 hours lamp life).



Since this device comes packed with its own playback device, the connectivity options are not exactly fantastic. Thus, the DV11 has been equipped with VGA-In, S-Video, Composite Video, stereo audio-out, coaxial audio-out and stereo audio-in interfaces, the latter required for the two built-in 5-watt speakers.



The MovieTime DV11 can be found at various retailers for under 900 US dollars, which is quite a fitting price, given the features and specs the device has to offer.