BenQ W1070 : DLP Full HD, 3D Ready with lens-shift for 1000$ - Page 78

Originally Posted by Ezzelin 

Does anyone else have any image noise on their W1070? In dark areas I can see what looks like film grain noise. The noise reduction in the menu doesn't seem to change it. I'm using good quality HDMI cables, and I've tried them on both HDMI1 and HDMI2. Thankfully, it isn't visible at seating distance, but it bugs me that it's there in case I ever want to project bigger. It doesn't show in the parts of the screen that are taken up by the menu when I bring that up. I've taken a video of it:

http://youtu.be/Dt23cx77Osw

Also, I got my 3DTV Corp glasses the other day and tried them out last night. They worked very well. I've already ordered two more. I had no sync issues all night and the red was filtered out. Here's the link:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DLP-LINK-Glasses-2-Mitsubishi-Samsung-DLP-TV-DLP-Link-Projectors-/150882711282

Coraline and Street Fighter IV both looked wonderful in stereo 3D. The motion in 1080p24 3D was very smooth in Coraline, so I won't be missing CFI. I'm really loving the 144Hz. 720p in SF4 didn't look blurry at all, and I noticed no input lag. Still wish I could have 1080p 3D at 60Hz, but I'm sure it will come someday to a projector. I'll just have to use my BenQ XL2420TX for now when I want that. [/quote

In one of the reviews it was suggested that there was some nose in some of the modes. The suggestion was to turn Brilliant Color off, use Cinema Made and Smart Eco to get the best possible picture without noise.

Regarding the 3D corp. glasses. Be sure you get the non-rechargeable ones. The rechargeable version will not work with the 1070. I have tried several brands including Sansonic OKBA, and True-Depth. both work fine. The True-Depth block the red flash a little better and are more comfortable they are also rechargeable and cost about the same as the 3DTV glasses. . The Sansonic also work and are a good buy for about $25. each. The Okba's also work fine for about $25 each even though they are not listed at 144kz. I would suggest that if one is interested in buying multiple pairs of glasses that they get one or two pairs of the new versions of the True Depth. (Be sure to get them from their own website since Amazon may not have the latest version). If you need more pairs for guests and children the Sansonic and Okba will work fine.

Originally Posted by rwestley 

The Okba's also work fine for about $25 each even though they are not listed at 144kz.

Originally Posted by MakisCE 

never heard of those Okba glasses before..
could you provide any links to shops / reviews?

Originally Posted by Stuntman_Mike 

For those that are ceiling mounting your projectors in a living room and not a dedicated theater room or basement, how are you handling the power cord and HDMI situation?

If you are building out a space for a theater specifically, you could use drop ceilings or outlets in the ceiling, but those are both tough in a living room.

Any elegant solutions for covering these things on living room ceiling?

Originally Posted by Keith AP 

I know this doesn't answer your question, but I thought others might want to see a rear wall shelf solution. This is temporary for probably 6 months which is why I'm not making much effort for a "clean" install.

In my old dedicated theater, I ran all projector cables along the ceiling between 1x2 firring strips, then stretched and stapled a cloth/denim material around the 1x2's, hiding the cables and covering the wood.

Originally Posted by accordex 

Can anyone help me with the focus? One side of my desktop is clear and the other is out of focus. Had the pj 5" down, now its 10".

my keystone is at -3

could the lens have a smudge?

ARE we supposed to be able to clean the lens from dust? Or don't touch it,ever?

Originally Posted by swirl54 

Will a ps3 hooked straight into this projector give me 3d or is something else needed?

Originally Posted by swirl54 

I am not sure if mine are 1.4 or not I thought older cables would work as well. I really just needed to know if I needed a 3d capable receiver.

Originally Posted by Badboy36 

I own a benq w6000 and i am very happy with the 2d image. Now i consider to buy a W1070 because i want the option of 3d. My question: Is the 2d image of the W1070 as good as benq w6000?

Many thanks for a reply and i hope you can help me with my decision what to do.

Originally Posted by Keith AP 

I know this doesn't answer your question, but I thought others might want to see a rear wall shelf solution. This is temporary for probably 6 months which is why I'm not making much effort for a "clean" install.

In my old dedicated theater, I ran all projector cables along the ceiling between 1x2 firring strips, then stretched and stapled a cloth/denim material around the 1x2's, hiding the cables and covering the wood.

Originally Posted by Singh007 

3 Quick Questions:

1) Why is the option for side by side 3d greyed out when playing youtube videos in 3d? I am playing them through the ps3 app and the option is greyed out. However, the top-bottom option is able to be selected. Why is the SBS option greyed out on the w1070? Any ideas? thanks

Originally Posted by Stuntman_Mike 

Is that an Atdec or Mustang mount you're using (they kinda look the same), and does your mount allow horizontal sliding, not tilting, but sliding of the PJ?

Originally Posted by zapper 

Well is doing your job for the time been, let me ask you thjis how far is your screen or wall away from your PJ? reason I ask I barely have 9 feet away from a 100" and don't think that it would work for me since my Sanyo 1080P is 11 feet away and everything is perfect with that set up.

Originally Posted by Keith AP 

Mike, I have the Mustang mount. You can orient the mount to provide horizontal sliding of 2 3/4" total. The upper bracket has some wiggle room too of about 1/4".


zapper, my lens is 9'4" from the far wall hitting an 88" screen. Based on the BenQ calculator, you would need 8'4" to 10' 11" from the lens to a 100" screen. Given the projector depth at just over 9 1/2", doesn't sound like it would work for you.

Originally Posted by teeger 

It's interesting that removing this plastic "film" fixed your overheating issue. I wonder if this is something that BenQ places in the lamp area deliberately to see if the plastic has been removed - indicating a bulb has been swapped? This might be something that they look for when it comes to lamp warranty. Who knows?

Thanks for sharing the pic!

Ian