BenQ W1070 : DLP Full HD, 3D Ready with lens-shift for 1000$ - Page 76

Is this just on the inside of the bulb housing door? Can you post the pic of the plastic film? I'd be curious to see if I have this too. Glad you were able to "troubleshoot" your own issue!

Ian

I am between epson tw3200 and the benq w1070 because of throw distance limitations and room limitations.
My main problem with the w1070 is that the maximum throw distance i have is 138" and my screen is 92" horizontal. so the image brightness will be 25fl, which will make it very bright as i understand since i will place it in the basement without and ambient light.
if i use one nd2 filter, will the brightness reduce to optimum levels or will I need an ND4? is it worth it, buying a projector and using an ND filter to bring the brightness where is supposed to be for my room or shall I go with the epson?
do these filters have any negative effects on image, contrast, etc?

I've just made a video in order to test smoothness on this projector as it doesn't feature any frame interpolation system (available in 1080p) :

=> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygrE0VYCWmg

As you can see smoothness remains great ^^

Hit the button once on the Sansonic glasses. the L-R will be reversed that could be the issue.

I just ordered this pup from Amazon!!! :-D

I need to ceiling mount it with a 1 foot drop. What mount you guys recommend for that?

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I am using this mount. It comes with a bunch of mounting screws, including the M5 required for this projector.

http://www.amazon.com/Atdec-TH-WH-PJ-FM-Telehook-Universal-Projector/dp/B000BSFY48/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1360594650&sr=8-1&keywords=atdec+mount+ceiling

How does the fan noise sound for everybody else when the projector is on? Is it fairly constant? Mine makes a light old-timey reel to reel projector noise - harming, but not sure if that's normal.

Everyone keeps talking about the noise of this thing. well let me tell you. I have this setup temporarily on a table that where the projector is by my head (2 feet away). and I dont really hear/notice it when there is no movie on.
i would go so far as to say, unless you are in a sound controlled room and can hear a pin drop from 20 feet, there is nothing to worry about with this projector.
Most of us will be ceiling mounting, at which point the distance will hide the remnants of sound that you really have to TRY and hear to hear it.

Final point - there is nothing to hear here, move along !

Woohoo shows my tax refund should be here on the 13th, then I just have to wait for my next paycheck and between the two I am ordering this projector and screen, should be all set by the end of the month, freaking cant wait ^_^

Keeping my fingers crossed for another one of those $899 sales and hope I will have all my money together by then. ^^;;
Edited by Daniel Chaves - 2/11/13 at 9:19am

Does it come in black?

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I'm looking at this for my first projector. The room I am working with has a 9 ft ceiling at the wall where the screen will be. I was looking at possibly a 106" screen. The room extends to about 12 feet high. there's a small arch at about 11 feet from the screen. it was two bedrooms, opened up with an arch where the divider wall would be.

Is there a problem with having a 3 foot extension where I could mount the screen from the ceiling? Or would I be better off putting a small shelf on the arch, which is about 8.5 - 9 feet from the floor?

I checked out your other videos on youtube showing the W1070 with a Darbee processor. Great job with the split screen. Wow! Really demonstrates the difference.
Though the 60% setting might be a bit extreme from what I have read, it certainly shows what can be done to enhance the 1070 which is already quite sharp.

Thanks for taking the time to actually show what you are seeing.

I wish someone with the W1070 and either the Epson 5010 or a JVC would make a similar visual comparison.

I only hear that noise (meant "charming," rather than "harming" earlier) when the PJ is on, but it's definitely not something I heard with my old Optoma HD70. I'm less concerned about the level of noise as I am about the unique nature of it... it's not a loud pj by any means! Maybe I'll make a recording of it when I get home...

I believe this is the black version, under different brand.


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000F5NFTS/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i01

Thx

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This is the one I am using. It comes with everything you need.

This is the one I bought and it took me about 5 minutes to mount it. Overall great mount directions suck but you dont really need them.

Is that a Batman Begins reference...?

Lol

Received my W1070 last night via Amazon. Upgrading from my Epson Home Cinema 720 pj. 1080p via Blu Ray content is absolutely stellar. Really has that "looking out a window" feel.

However, 1080i and 720p content via my DirecTV HR-20 DVR actually looks *worse* than my Epson 720. Scenes with a lot (or even a little) of motion produce significant noise and artifacting. Human features have a "plasticy" sheen to them. Everything looks rough around the edges. None of these problems with the Epson when viewing content from the DirecTV DVR.

Can someone help me figure out the issue(s)? Does anyone else have a similar experience? I have changed the resolution on the DVR, turned on and off the "native" output to let the W1070 or DVR do the scaling, messed with the clarity control on the W1070 all to no avail. Is there a particular set of settings that would mitigate the problems/improve the quality?

Also, is there a setting to disable having to press the pover button, twice to turn it off?

Thanks in advance!

Best regards,

Josh

I missed out on the W1070 special price. Hopefully, they go back on sell for March Madness in about 5 weeks

Well, I tried what you did, empinball, and no dice... so back to BenQ it goes. Here's hoping I have better luck with projector #3...

Here you go. Once you open the white access door (top of projector) you should see this if you have one. There was no way to access my lamp without removing it, as it was covering the lamp handle and the screws that need to be taken out to remove the lamp. Mine had a an adhesive substance around the perimeter which of course picked up lint and dust when it fell on my carpet (you can see it in the photo). The Vapex CS agent I spoke with thinks it might be something Benq forgot to remove since there is no mention of it during the lamp removal/replacement process.

It's fairly normal for an older 720p LCD projector to do better than a 1080p on lower res signals with a lot of noise, part of it is because the Epson is softer, but part of it is the ability for 720p LCD's to hide noise. Depending on the source, you could experiment with noise reduction, sharpness controls, and scaling settings (outpiut res of device vs. projector re-scaling it).

I would have asked BenQ instead.... if it doesn't block any actual airflow (ie it's not covering vents or open areas) it's probably a safety thing to kep anything from working itself lose and shoring itself on something else (like a screw coming out or the handle swing open somehow).

Hello everyone.
I've been working the w1070 for about a week now. I've noticed at times with cox cable, using explorer 8300 HDTV that the image goes from focused to a slight out of focus. My old optoma hd70 didn't seem to have that problem. Anyone notice the same thing ?
Also would a darbee unit help ?

Don't know about the focus probs but a darbee makes an already great image even greater

Pardon my ignorance but do we measure the screen ( write Part) only and not the black borders of the screen.

You want to overshoot onto the black borders slightly . If you set the BenQ calculator to the middle of the projector's zoom range and use the measurements for the white part of the screen only then you will have enough zoom room to compensate for small misalignments of screen and projector.

Thanks will try it but it seems that the BenQ site calculator when I input a measurement the other numbers that have inputed on my screen ended up changing , the projection ended up on the floor, LOL, will take the measurements again and bounce it on the forum with a picture to see what the heck I am doing wrong, boy this PJ is tough to align never had problem with my last 3?????

Are you telling me that MY current hdmi for my 1080P a 1,3 would be sufficient for the BenQ?