The W500 features an iris-like lens design that mimics our own eye, adjusting the aperture after analyzing the incoming video signal. The aperture is contracted during dark scenes for truer black ...
Very bright in best mode
Very good black levels
Good out of the box color and image quality, requiring only minimum adjustment to further improve...Placement flexibility: Limited zoom lens range (1.2:1)
Filter to clean (like all other LCD home...The groupings of features has changed significantly as well, and the W500 now has both a Basic Picture Menu, and a separate Advanced...
The BenQW500 is housed in a glossy white case, with the lens offset to one side and a heat exhaust vent on the other...Not only will the white case blend in with your ceiling, but the front exhaust makes the W500 suitable for rear shelf or coffee table mounting...The bottom line is that the Cinema 400 has a more natural color as well as brighter operating modes for ambient light...
The W500 can focus between a range of 1.52m and 9m, providing a diagonal viewable screen size of between 3ft and 24ft (BenQ provides a Projection Calculator on its website...As with all projectors, the BenQW500 has a variety of tools to let you mount it with a high degree of flexibility...Clever (and very expensive) projectors do this for you, but the W500 needs...
Very very good entry level projector especially for the price, I would put this one toward the top of any list...Good settings (color, etc) right out of the box...I'm sure it's just a bad LCD chip or something, but regardless...I can't use it since it's on its way back to California =( Absolutely stunning image, even close-up to the screen...
Summary from 5 user reviews Average Rating 10.0/10
I've owned this projector for several months now and I love it, there is a tiny bit of screen door effect, but the color is great...The contrast is very good (on an off-white, slightly gray screen), and the brightness is good enough to watch t.v...It's a little loud since the projector was installed directly above one of the couches and since I live in Denver I have the High Altitude Setting on (turns...
Ok, I have been looking at projectors for approximately 3 months now and have decided on the BenQ...But overall this projector is well worth the money, esp when you can get the entire setup w/screen for under a grand...Only cons I can think of is the room has to be fairly dark for you to truly enjoy the crisp image w/o any washouts...
The W500 features an iris-like lens design that mimics our own eye, adjusting the aperture after analyzing the incoming video signal. The aperture is contracted...
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