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Epson MegaPlex MG-850HD projector sports iPhone dock

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The Epson MegaPlex MG-850HD is a portable projector with two built-in ten-watt speakers, bright 2800 lumen output, and a dock for connecting and playing movies and music from your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad.

Weighing in at 8.4 pounds, the piano black MegaPlex is compact and easily portable. It uses 3LCD technology and offers native 720p resolution in screen sizes from 33 to 320 inches diagonally.

Aside from the iOS device dock, the MegaPlex offers VGA, HDMI, Composite, Component, mic, and USB inputs. Using DisplayLink, the MegaPlex allows you to mirror your Mac’s desktop and audio to the projector using USB 2.0. DisplayLink requires software to be installed on your Mac, but conveniently, the installer mounts on your Mac automatically as soon as you connect the USB cable between the Mac and projector. Once you install the driver, a little icon appears in your Mac’s menu bar in the top right of the screen. An installer message popped up at the end of the process stating that a restart was necessary, but I didn’t have to restart before using the USB DisplayLink connection.

The MegaPlex has auto vertical keystone correction and iris controls, as well as manual focus and zoom rings near the lens and a horizontal keystone adjustment just behind them. You can tilt the front up with an adjustment leg beneath the front of the projector. You can correct horizontal tilt by adjusting the height of the feet at the back of the projector. Manual adjustments can be made through the menu system using the included remote control. There are seven different color modes to choose from including Blackboard (for projecting onto a dark green chalkboard), and four audio modes including Vocal, which emphasizes voices and dialog during video playback.

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