BenQ W1070 : DLP Full HD, 3D Ready with lens-shift for 1000$ - Page 46

Originally Posted by rwestley 

As the owner of a JVC RS45 and the W1070 I can report that the 1070 is great at this price. I have a bat cave and with a little tweaking (calibration) the picture will be better than nearly any movie theatre. The blacks will not rival the JVC but the 1070 has great color, exceptional brightness and good shadow detail. It is also wonderful for 3d use. (3D was the reason I purchased it because of the ghosting on the JVC.) To my surprise it surpasses anything I expected for it and I will probably use it for most casual viewing including sports and other sources. Since I have a dark room I am using the SmartEco mode and I have turned brilliant color off. I am also using the film setting with gamma set at 2.4. I calibrated using Chromapure with my DVDO-ISCAN DUO and the results were amazing. Most of you will not have this option but the great news is that this projector has the best color I have seen right out of the box. With a little tweaking one will be able to achieve excellent results as long as dark blacks are not the most important thing for you. The other nice thing is that because it is so bright one can use it in a room with some ambient light if that is necessary. I have owned many projectors in the past and I have never seen anything at this price point that is as good.

Originally Posted by Namlemez 

Without a ton of vertical shift you have to flip it upside down when by the ceiling to hit the right spot on the wall. Since the top of the projector isn't flat, you either need something to hold it to the ceiling (like a mount) or a fantastic asymmetric leveling system.

Originally Posted by sbv20j 

Thanks for that I am still fairly new at all this, I will now have to rethink how I am will mount 2X projectors from the ceiling.

Cheers

Originally Posted by rwestley 

As the owner of a JVC RS45 and the W1070 I can report that the 1070 is great at this price. I have a bat cave and with a little tweaking (calibration) the picture will be better than nearly any movie theatre. The blacks will not rival the JVC but the 1070 has great color, exceptional brightness and good shadow detail. It is also wonderful for 3d use. (3D was the reason I purchased it because of the ghosting on the JVC.) To my surprise it surpasses anything I expected for it and I will probably use it for most casual viewing including sports and other sources. Since I have a dark room I am using the SmartEco mode and I have turned brilliant color off. I am also using the film setting with gamma set at 2.4. I calibrated using Chromapure with my DVDO-ISCAN DUO and the results were amazing. Most of you will not have this option but the great news is that this projector has the best color I have seen right out of the box. With a little tweaking one will be able to achieve excellent results as long as dark blacks are not the most important thing for you. The other nice thing is that because it is so bright one can use it in a room with some ambient light if that is necessary. I have owned many projectors in the past and I have never seen anything at this price point that is as good.

Originally Posted by sbv20j 

Are there any Black ops II players that can give me some feed back on this projector,as this will be the main use I have in mind for it.
Is the contrast good enough where you can make out other players in dark areas in the distance with out any problems?
I currenty have an Epson TW9000 (Australian) which is excellent for movies but next to usless for online gaming with lag at around 80ms
I dragged out my old Sanyo Z5 which has zero lag but the contrast is useless for objects in the distanance unable to make out other players in the background in darker areas.
The Z5 also needs a new globe (2000hrs) which may be adding to its problems but its around $180 for a half decent copy lamp which I would rather put towards a another projector if I knowthe new projector is upto the task of FPS games I will then run dual projectors one for games one for movies

Cheers

Originally Posted by Jim McC 

So if ceiling mounted, upside down, the image offset is only 10% of image height? 5.2" for a 52" tall screen? Thanks.

Originally Posted by scotty144 

I play Black Ops 2. 3d and gaming was the reason I got this projector. I use a JVC HD250 for other viewing. I have no issues in dark areas spotting enemies. If you calibrate both your projector and your Black Ops 2 video settings I'm sure you will be more than happy with the Benq. One a side note, Black Ops 2 in 3D is very cool too.

Originally Posted by scottyroo 

Ceiling mounting doesn't really have anything to do with it. If table mounted the lens shift is above the PJ if ceiling mounted te image is below the PJ. The offset will be the same. The max offset is 30% of half the image height. So with a 52" image height you could have an offset of about 7.8" ((52/2)*0.3). This is pretty accurate since I just mounted mine today.

Originally Posted by Jim McC 

Thanks. Then why does Benq's website say the image offset is 110%?

Originally Posted by scottyroo 

That's the default value. That doesn't take into account the lens shift which allows it to go from 110-130% +/- 5% per the manual

I just tried out night-time viewing and 3D in my new setup. The 3D is much smoother than my GT750 RF glasses. I got the Sainsonic 144hz glasses and they work well. Lost sync when I had my legs kicked up and reclined though. That was annoying. I'd recommend them though. I watched somef 3D Avatar, Tron, and 3Net on DirecTV with them. On 3D I would recommend lowering the Gamma to 1.6 or 1.8. Very bright 3D setup. Looks awesome!

LIGHT LEAKAGE. When action is on the screen the light leakage from the fan isn't a problem but on dark scenes, holy moley... Light leakage is pretty bad. Most of it shoots to the left of the screen. There is also minor light leakage from the circular gap around the lens that throws a faint halo on the ceiling in front of the projector.

Would you guys recommend getting some very low density sparse foam to allow ventilation but limit light leakage on this? Its not a deal breaker for me nor should it be for anyone considering this projector. This and the faint smell are my only complaints on this projector.

Originally Posted by Singh007 

I dont know why the offset is the way it is. Is this PJ meant for putting on a coffee table only? Because if someone were to ceiling mount this with an average 8ft ceiling, and have the screen mounted in a good position, the PJ would be hanging like almost 1.5 - 2ft from the ceiling (about 6 ft from the ground). If I were to stand up from the couch, it would be in my face, and will look funny.

I really, really want this PJ, but I have a 106" screen, and want the screen to sit around 1.5 ft from the top of the screen to the ceiling. I would have to drop the w1070 about 1.5ft from the top of the ceiling, where it will stick out like a sore thumb. Am I getting this right? With the vertical offset, the top of the screen will be 2.5" below the lens? My mits hc4000 is 18" from lens to top of screen and that PJ is supposed to have very limited flexibility for placement, but the w1070 seems 10 times worse. What am I missing here? heres my summary

my room is 14ft long. Viewing distance is about 13ft.
- ceiling is 8ft
- screen is 106" and i would prefer to have the top of the screen be about 1.5ft from the ceiling.

can i make this work? Thanks in advance

Originally Posted by rwestley 


If it was manufactured in Nov you probably have firmware 102 or 103. The Oct units have 102 the Dec 103. Firmware 104 was just released.

The flickering and fan issues were only on a few units.... .

Originally Posted by JackB 

Could you please post your settings after calibration and the screen type you use? Even though this may not be a totally accurate way to customize one's picture my experience is that it puts the receiving new owner in close proximity to the right settings.

Originally Posted by DaylightSM 

Were you playing online? Any issues with lag? Thanks.

Originally Posted by Singh007 

I dont know why the offset is the way it is. Is this PJ meant for putting on a coffee table only? Because if someone were to ceiling mount this with an average 8ft ceiling, and have the screen mounted in a good position, the PJ would be hanging like almost 1.5 - 2ft from the ceiling (about 6 ft from the ground). If I were to stand up from the couch, it would be in my face, and will look funny.

I really, really want this PJ, but I have a 106" screen, and want the screen to sit around 1.5 ft from the top of the screen to the ceiling. I would have to drop the w1070 about 1.5ft from the top of the ceiling, where it will stick out like a sore thumb. Am I getting this right? With the vertical offset, the top of the screen will be 2.5" below the lens? My mits hc4000 is 18" from lens to top of screen and that PJ is supposed to have very limited flexibility for placement, but the w1070 seems 10 times worse. What am I missing here? heres my summary

my room is 14ft long. Viewing distance is about 13ft.
- ceiling is 8ft
- screen is 106" and i would prefer to have the top of the screen be about 1.5ft from the ceiling.

can i make this work? Thanks in advance

Originally Posted by mommacux 



Is the light leakage on the screen or off to the side of it on the wall?When there is no image just a dark screen,is there any portion of the screen brighter than the other?

Originally Posted by Thunder_God_Thor 

Question for those with more experience with PJ's... Does using extreme ends of the zoom range result in any negative effects on the picture quality? I was thinking of zooming in all the way at 1.3x when I setup my PJ but I can easily avoid that too and just zoom 1.2x or 1.25x if there are negative effects on picture quality. I only ask because I vaguely remember reading something about this somewhere.

Originally Posted by rwestley 

There is a lot of light leakage On the w1070. This should not be a problem for most since it is on the side and not from the front. No reason to swap it out.

Originally Posted by Despoiler 

The smell is probably just the bulb burning off volatile compounds from manufacturing. It's only temporary. I had the same smell in when I replaced the bulb on my current PJ. I think it took a week to go away and I usually watch movies every couple of days.

Originally Posted by scottyroo 

Here is a good image of what I:'m talking about... see the light hitting the side of the hush box? That's a bout 1/3 of the light. the other 2/3 is on the wall to the left. There is also slight leakage around the lens. As Rwestley pointed out, it does not hit the screen but it is something to consider. I've been researching a few options for a DIY fix. Long story short - there is so much going for this projector so you shouldn't let this keep you from getting it.

Originally Posted by tradewinds 

Probably extend a hood to the sides and line the inside of the box with some good quality black velvet.

Unfortunately, I wouldn't have these options as my setup is for the PJ to be mount on a pole in mid-air. My walls are dark though but would need another solution.

Originally Posted by smokarz 

Good news!

Newegg have lowered their prices on the W1070 from $1299 to $1199(Note their MSRP is $1699).). LOL

The price drop had begin

Originally Posted by scottyroo 

That's a good idea. I'm thinking of simply just moving the projector back in the box a couple of inches. My only concern with that is the bottom of the image hitting the bottom of the box.
The BenQ Store online has them for $1099 in stock right now with free FedEx ground shipping. I wish I would have taken that route. I doubt this project gets below $1000 for a couple of years due to already being a fantastic value at an $1100 price point. Hope I'm wrong though!

Originally Posted by blee0120 

it will drop in a couple of months, like all projectors.