When comparing LG PH300 vs Celluon PicoPro, the Slant community recommends LG PH300 for most people. In the question“What are the best portable projectors?” LG PH300 is ranked 1st while Celluon PicoPro is ranked 6th. The most important reason people chose LG PH300 is:
LG PH300 has a native 1280x720 high-definition resolution with a 16:9 aspect ratio. This is great for playing video content. For a pico-projector, the PH300 also has very decent black levels (the contrast ratio is 100 000:1).
Specs
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Pros
Pro Great picture for video content
LG PH300 has a native 1280x720 high-definition resolution with a 16:9 aspect ratio. This is great for playing video content. For a pico-projector, the PH300 also has very decent black levels (the contrast ratio is 100 000:1).
Pro Very small and light
This LG is only 2.5 x 3.5 x 4.5 inches in size. It weighs just one pound.
Pro Everlasting lamp
The lamp lasts for up to 30 000 hours, so you probably will never have to replace it. Replacement lamps for PH300 are hard to find anyways.
Pro Low input lag for gaming
It has a 33ms input lag, meaning you can take it to a lan-party or play video games on a big screen while travelling.
Pro Rather quiet fans
The fan noise is a high-pitch whiny noise: 26 dB in normal mode and 28 dB in high brightness mode. The projector is rather quiet, but you can still hear the fans buzzing.
Pro Light and small
Celluon PicoPro is really small (almost the size of a modern smartphone) and one of the lightest projector in the market at 7 oz (around 0.4 lb). So small and light, it can fit into anyone's pockets and is suitable for presentations while travelling.
Pro Variety of colors
Celluon PicoPro comes in several colors. There's black, white, gold, and a white-and-gray combo.
Pro Noise-free
No fans, no noise. Without fans, the Celluon PicoPro saves battery life.
Pro Easy to use
Image projection can be done through the HDMI port that supports MHL. There is also a wireless mode of connection through DLNA and Miracast.
Pro Focus-free
With laser as Celluon PicoPro's light source, there is no need to adjust focus on images, regardless of distance to screen.
Cons
Con Poor sound quality
It’s not recommended to use the built-in audio system. These one-watt stereo speakers have disappointing sound quality.
Con Rainbow artifacts
It is a single-chip DLP projector, so you might experience a rainbow effect on the screen every once in a while.
Con Text images are not good
Though pictures and videos are vibrant, text images suffer in quality with the laser focus of Celluon PicoPro.
Con Not suitable for very bright viewing environments
Celluon PicoPro's brightness of 32 lumens is ok for use for dark viewing environments. However, the image quality suffers a lot in very bright environments. Under moderate lighting, the user can limit projection size to 14-15 inches to attain clear images which makes Celluon PicoPro suitable mostly for one-on-one presentations.
Con Low resolution
The effective resolution is said to be nowhere near their claim. Instead of 1920x720, it is often stated to be even below 1280×720, closer to 640x360.
Con Crosstalk - mixed up colors
Basically, colors on one part of the image affect colors on another part of the image.
Con Lasers can be dangerous
It's not very well marketed by the company, but the 3R laser light can be dangerous for eyes. You might want to be careful when kids are around.
Con Flicker - headaches
A lot of people have complained about getting headaches or other issues from the scan process of this projector.