Over the past couple of years, the Toshiba company has come up with a very “rich” offering of projectors, designed both for home users and corporate customers (with the second category being slightly dominant). And that's also the case with the particular model you're about to see as follows, namely the Toshiba TLP-X150U, launched in October 2008, which combines a very portable form factor with closed-captioning support and other attractive features, all for a more than decent price tag.



The projector uses 3LCD technology, based on 0.63-inch panels. It supports a maximum native resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels, sports a 4:3 aspect ratio, a 600:1 contrast ratio, as well as 16.7-million colors. The brightness level is also quite an OK one, namely around 2,600 ANSI lumens, while the device supports several projection methods: front, rear and ceiling. Additionally, it's worth mentioning that the projection screen size varies between 30 and 300 inches, while the projection distance range is between 2.9 and 35.9 feet (1.48 - 1.77:1 throw ratio).



Some of the features that make the TLP-X150U so attractive are the slim form factor, the “blackboard” function, which allows presentations to be made on non-screen surfaces, such as a painted wall or a blackboard and the closed captioning support, which allows the audience to read text or dialogue from a DVD player or television signal.



Unfortunately, the connectivity options of the projector from Toshiba make it a poor choice for home-theater systems, since we're only talking about Component, Composite Video and S-video interfaces (no sign of HDMI), plus a stereo mini jack for audio input. However, the device also features a built-in USB 2.0 interface, which allows users to carry out presentations even in the absence of a computer.



The projector from Toshiba sells for an estimate 960 US dollars, which is a pretty fair price to pay for this thing, given the features and specs it can provide.