The Kodak Luma 350 Portable Smart Projector is the best of the company’s Luma line of palmtop projectors. It is brighter than the Kodak Luma 150, but what really sets it apart from the Luma 150 and the Luma 75 is that it comes with the Android 6 operating system, which lets you install and run Android apps. It projects a fairly large, usable image for how bright it is. It works well for watching movies and photos.
The Luma 350 is an LED-based projector that uses DLP technology from Texas Instruments. It is said to have a brightness of 200 ANSI lumens and a contrast ratio of 3,500:1. It has a 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio and a resolution of 854 by 480 pixels, also known as FWVGA or 480p. This is a common resolution for mini projectors. As is typical for LED-based projectors, the light source is rated to last 30,000 hours, which is much longer than the projector itself.
Specifications
- Engine Type DLP
- Rated Brightness 30 ANSI lumens
- Native Resolution 640 by 360
- Maximum Resolution 1920 by 1080
- Inputs and Interfaces HDMI, USB
- Dimensions (HWD) 0.8 by 3 by 3 inches
- Weight 5 oz
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The Luma 350 looks simple but good. It is white with gold accents. It is 1.1 inches tall, 4.4 inches wide, and 4.4 inches deep. It stands on four tiny feet that add maybe an eighth of an inch to its height. It just fits in my outstretched palm. It is highly portable, weighing just 12 ounces. From above, the Luma 350 looks like any other palmtop projector. It is square with rounded corners. The Kodak and DLP logos are on the top of the projector, and there is a small silver circle in the back.
When you press the power button, on the right side when viewed from the back, the circle becomes illuminated, revealing itself as the central virtual button of a touch-sensitive four-way controller. (There are lit arrows to the left, right, up, and down on either side of it.) If you do nothing, the lights will go out in about five seconds. To turn them back on, press the center of the circle. The thin white remote has the same controller, but it also has buttons for power, home, return, volume control, menu, and mouse. Two AAA batteries are needed to power the remote (not included).
The remote worked better than the projector’s built-in controller for getting around: Without a home button on the projector itself, it was possible to get stuck in some menu options and not be able to get back to the Home screen without restarting the device. Connecting a mouse to the USB port is an easy fix (right-clicking with it will get you home). But if you’re running content from a USB thumb drive, you don’t have that option and should stick with the remote or use Kodak’s Luma app (for iOS or Android) to control the projector from your phone.