NEC LT20: Mini Me Projector

"Look at me, I'm tiny! If I was in your office, I could easily be smuggled out for a weekend of Bond movies and a 24 marathon." NEC's LT20 is a projector so small you might lose it down the back of the sofa, and its slinky body houses one of the latest DLP chipsets.

So what's the catch? Well, the projector's size limits the connectivity on the back -- and with just S-video, composite and VGA, you'd better have some sort of media centre PC handy for decent picture quality. Nevertheless, the LT20 is so dinky that even an image-quality queen is likely to go go 'aww', just because it's soooo cute.

While clearly aimed at the sort of business traveller who clocks up enough air miles that he never has to pay for a holiday flight again, the NEC LT20 will win over home cinema fans with a good throw. It will also lower your heating bills: this puppy kicks out a massive amount of heat -- we broke into a sweat just sitting next to it. Once we've cooled off, we'll give you a full review. -GC