#2 will it play a PowerPoint presentation directly from a usb without a laptop or other computer?
You can connect a USB device (external HDD or USB memory stick) to the USB port on the LG Ultra Short Throw LED Projector with Embedded Battery, Model # PH450UG to enjoy content files stored on the USB device with the projector. The USB port supports 2D (jpeg, jpg, jpe) files 3D (jps) files, 3D (mpo) files, BMP and PNG files. BMP and PNG format files may be slower to display than JPEG. The file extension for a presentation format used by Microsoft PowerPoint for all text images, sound, and video presented in the PPT file is PPT. That is not supported by the USB port so you will not be able to play PowerPoint directly from a USB device