Apollo Ventura 4000 Reflective Portable Overhead Projector

Pros: Sleek design, easily serviceable. Decent price.
Cons: Lens assembly susceptible to free fall/damage from deployed position when release latch is opened.

The projector is sleek and easy to operate. All serviceable/replaceable items are accessible and easily serviced. The sleek design makes this product a welcome addition to our audiovisual repertoire. When preparing to stow the unit, operators pressed ...

Pros: Works fine most of the time
Cons: Explodes with hot shards of broken glass

Before a presentation, I turned on the projector for a few minutes (to make sure the bulb was working). All was well. I turned it off and worked on other things for a minute. Suddenly, the projector's lens shattered, showering hot shards of broken glass ...

Pros: Lightweight, portable
Cons: lamp overheated and exploded; no warranty; no buffer between folded arm and stage below

First time/10 minutes into a presentation, the projector's lamp exploded, showering hot shards of broken glass in a wide area around the machine. Pieces dented the reflective Fresnel lens/stage below.
Claims to have a safety thermal cut-off switch.

Beware: Claims life-time warranty on the specs/box/publicity but the actual warranty in the box reads: "failure due to defects in material or worksmanship to other than lamp, lens or mirrors" .