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The lack of working laptop screen mirroring software for a Mac is a shame, as is the no-show for an Android app. It’s the travelling business types that will get the most out of the GP Although the GP10 is designed to attract home cinema-makers on a budget, at its heart it’s a data projector. However, unlike many beamers this small, the GP10 does achieve a HD resolution: The GP10 manages just Lumens, which pretty much restricts it to being used in a near-blackout. During our test the GP10 ran at an average of 49 decibels, peaking at 61 decibels.

We particularly like how files can be played from a SD card or USB stick, and though the Mac software to bring wireless laptop mirroring is troublesome and there’s no Android app, the iOS app’s integration and real-time photo slideshows — complete with live doodling — is exquisite.

The GP10 uses a simple, animated carousel-based user interface that’s there only to scroll through and bejq its inputs and connectivity options, though it’s fairly slow on the bebq. The lack of working laptop screen mirroring software for a Mac is a shame, as is the no-show for an Android app. The other video inputs take images direct. There are basic single 3.

Connectivity options abound, and we particularly like the awesome iOS app, media player software and the simple carousel-based user interface.

The GP10 is great value. The GP10 manages just Lumens, which pretty much restricts it to being used in a near-blackout.

However, unlike many beamers this small, the GP10 does achieve a HD resolution: Versatile images and surprisingly loud speakers make this an everyman small projector as at home on a coffee table for the odd movie as for a presentation on-the-go.

That short-throw skill throw ratio is 1. It’s not the finest projector around, but we’d judge the GP10 as a great-value choice for life in an office and occasional trips home. This opens the way to some interesting interactive possibilities and, as a bonus, a copy of the altered image is saved in the app. That same software — divvied-up into Music. Versatile images and surprisingly loud speakers make this an everyman small projector for the odd movie or presentations on the go.

With smaller, portable projector’s such as the GP10 there are always trade-offs to be made, and here it’s with brightness. If you’re on a tight budget and after an all-rounder with something special, BenQ’s GP10 makes a great choice. It’s truly excellent; it doesn’t mirror the screen, vp10 instead projects documents — including Apple’s Pages, Keynote and Numbers documents as well as all Microsoft Office-flavours — though photos are what it loves most of all.

Vivid colours dominate and images, graphics and text all appear sharp with well defined edges. Although the GP10 is designed to attract home cinema-makers on a budget, at its heart it’s a data projector. It’s the travelling business types that will get the most out of the GP News Reviews Insights TechRadar.

TechRadar pro IT insights for business. Though the user interface is simple, the remote control it’s operated by is thin, too long and slow — it can take up to a second for commands to be received and acted upon by the G Fine for watching a movie, but not venq skipping from file to file during a presentation.

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An automatic keystone feature helps out a lot with image placement, as does a retractable foot on the GP10’s bottom. Wherever it’s used, the GP10 is very clearly designed to be placed in front of the viewer rather than behind. Easy to set-up and operate, we were impressed by g1p0 GP10’s solid picture bwnq, while sound wasn’t bad either.

Accessing an iOS device’s photo stream, it allows not only rapidly swiped slideshows, but bfnq doodling on the image in real-time. Considering its likely position on a coffee table in front of the viewer, a headphones slot would be nice. The file support is massive, and not just for presentations and word processed files; all common filetypes for movies, photos and music and supported — and many rare formats, too.

USB playback of digital files is far better. Our Verdict It’s not the finest projector around, but we’d judge the GP10 as a great-value choice for life in an office and occasional trips home.

BenQ GP10 Projector

That’s obvious from the rear connections panel, which bebq an old-fashioned RGB D-sub pin port for attaching a laptop as well as HDMI and a down-and-dirty composite video input.

Watched in a room in daylight but with windows partially covered, the GP10’s Photos are treated especially well, with a 4×6 display of thumbnails and a preview pane. With Looper playing from Lovefilm we did notice a lack of shadow detail and contrast as well as slightly rosy skin tones, but there’s no sign of any motion judder nor much rainbow effect, which normally we’re susceptible to.