Having been released in Japan some time ago, the Sanyo XW57 projector was a much sought after peice of hardware until now.

Sanyo has recently announced that the projector has begun shipping to the states and should begin appearing at major retailers both online and off in the near future.

Pumping out 2000 lumens of brightness and sporting a 1.2x optical zoom feature, the Sanyo XW57 clocks in at 6.5lbs. On the port front, the projector includes D-Sub in-and-out ports, as well as Component, S-Video, and Composite inputs.