BenQ W1070 : DLP Full HD, 3D Ready with lens-shift for 1000$ - Page 34

Can any owner confirm this?

According to what I read and my actual installation, you'll have to take 50% off the offsets above.

I.e., at zero shift, image top is 2.7" below lens center
at max shift, image is 8.1" below lens center

Just curious, I currently own the viewsonic por8200 and it has 2000 lumens with 4000:1 contrast. The Benq has the same lumens with 10000:1 contrast, I'm wondering if I'm going to see any difference in the picurte quality especially in the dark scenes? I found out the hard way that I need lens shift and I'm having all sorts of minor issues (hot spotting, +8 keystone, image doesn't fill the screen properly) because of it.

That's great. It would be perfect for follks with 7ft or shorter ceiling.

They work at 144hz, and work perfectly with my ps3 bluray in 1080p24 3d

Also as I said, unlike the saisonics they auto sync. On the saisonics you have to hit the power button until you are on the right frequency...

When I am using smart eco lamp mode, it seems as though the image will become blurry for a second and then resume being focused when changing scenes or during action at times. Is it just me?

I have talked to visualapex and projector people, neither can offer the audiogeneral.com price as they both told me dealer cost is above it.

Also PP told me audiogeneral does not buy from benq......so did you happen to ask if the warranty is still valid through audiogeneral?

If so I will probably buy it from them as it looks to be the best price that the US market will see by about 80 bux.

Todd

How do you find their performance (red tint on blacks, brightness, etc) compared to the Sainsonics? I have the same L/R lost-sync issue on the Sainsonic, and it's not as bright as the Benq set. You may also consider putting your findings on this thread over at the 3D area.

Don't expect too much from this Benq's vertical lens-shift. It has a very limited range. For example, on my 106" 16x9 screen (screen height is 52"), and the top of the image (ceiling mount) ranges from around 2" to 7" below the lens center.

IIRC the viewsonic pro8200 is a DC3 as well, though prev-gen. I doubt you would find much native difference. Yet, between the 2 manufacturers, I trust Benq's implementation of the DLP tech more. Last I read the Viewsonic has firmware issue as the lamp-mode doesn't stay after power-off, and they never had a firmware update to address the issue.
Edited by kelvink - 1/4/13 at 10:54am

My w1070 from Visual Apex just arrived. I am replacing the optoma hd66. Perfect timing so I can play around with it over the weekend. Will post some impressions next week.

Has anyone heard when the W1080ST is being released? It's not showing up on any of the BenQ sites other than the corporate site.

How do I know if eco smart mode is even doing anything? I can see the color dim a super tiny bit when switching from economic to the normal mode...but I never see any changes going on when eco smart is on....is it working, but it's so good no one can spot it unlike a dynamic iris? The manual says smart eco saves 70% while ecnomic saves 30%.............I thought economic would be at the lowest lamp mode at all times...while smart eco shifts from lower to higher lamp modes when needed...........am I wrong? Are these mixed up or something?

I've also noticed for my projection onto the wall, that the Upper and the Right borders of the output on my HTPC shows a hint of green blurr or something....is this normal for projection and does everyone else have it? I can take pics if interested....I'm guessing it's normal the entire projection is perfect.

I have been using an Optoma HD700X (¿HD65 or maybe HD66 in USA?) for the last 2 years, but a couple of weeks ago I sold it to buy this Benq W1070, expecting your impresions to see the (I Hope) huge differences in image quality.

Thank you for your future review.

The "green blurr" you mentioned could be a dust blob. You can try adjusting the focus ring and see if you can see the actually dust speck. The first W1070 I got had a few of these specks that I could focus on them to reveal bright white dots.

No, I think we are talking about 2 different things...
my projector seems perfect theres some dust/dirt ont he screen itself but I will show some pics soon.

Errr... Are these shots taken on a pure black screen? Are these any indication of how black looks on this projector?

What is the manufacture date of the US. and other versions of the W1070. What firmware is installed?

I never trust screenshots, as they vary greatly with different camera settings, image processing algorithm, and the viewers monitor calibration. They can't depict what the eyes see. Similar reason why projectorcentral.com doesn't use screenshots.

As for these shots, the primary purpose was to capture the dust specks and blobs, so I used an F1.7 lens with a D-SLR and a 1-second exposure to maximize light capture. These photos also show hot-spotting (the projector was sitting on a couch), but in reality the hot-spotting wasn't too bad.

Bought mine from NCIX, ended up only costing $879.89 US dollars (free shipping). Scheduled delivery is for this Wednesday. Will also post impressions.

No man, my black screen is not like that. It's probrably the camera. The black is black....in my painted dark room, u can still see the light on the projected blank screen....it's not black to the point theres no light at all.

I was holding the projector upsidedown on the ceiling to see how I could mount it......something popped on the screen, a message along the lines of write down your recall number........then the hdmi cable got loose and I lost that message for those few seconds..

This has been pointed out before, but I don't like the hdmi input on the projector....I mean,when moving the projector around it comes loose, I know it won't be a problem once it's properly set up, but it comes loose easily by wiggling around.

Their info is wrong, they are a BenQ authorized dealer.

Rew

Found this on Benq site

BenQ is introducing better performance and market-changing innovations to the home entertainment space with three world premieres. Making their debut at the 2013 CES will be BenQ’s price-defying line of home projectors. At around $1,000, the W1070 provides full HD 1080p 3D projection using the high-end DLP® Dark Chip 3 (DC3). The W1080ST, the industry’s only $1,299 short-throw full HD 3D home projector, further simplifies home theater installation and setup by delivering an image over 100 inches wide at less than six feet away from the screen. The duo is designed to support the latest HDMI to provide simple 3D connectivity from Blu-ray™ players, gaming consoles, and other supported 3D cable boxes in addition to PCs. With dual HDMI inputs, the projectors also facilitate multiple 3D connectivity setups for even more flexibility.

http://info.benq.us/blog/bid/253776/BenQ-America-previews-CES-2013

Rew

I hope you're right. I just ordered one from them today. I should have thought to ask. I'm normally much more disciplined than to forget to ask something so basic. I would think if they were getting them from Canada or oversees that they would have been available before yesterday. But mabey I'm just rationalizing my purchase...

I was just mentioning the green silhoutee border along the top and right borders of the projection.....I'm guessing this is normal and just part of the optics. everyone has it? Nothing wrong with the sharpness or focus from corner to corner with this projector.

I think some of you missed my previous post. What is the manufacture date and firmware versions on the projectors you have received.

I am wondering if there are any differences in the US and other versions around.

No, I am basing it off every low-cost projector that has ever been made and 5+ years of seeing baloney on/off ratios from various sites.
As I said, it would be an engineering anomaly (major one). It is possible, miracles do happen now and then, just unlikely

I own the Viewsonic Pro8200, and owned the Mits hc4000, and now the w7000 and still own the JVC RS-45 as well. I've owned many many different projectors, I've been around the block and I've seen this same game replayed over and over again

For a DLP projector to be this much brighter and still have that much higher native on/off is unlikely, but anything is possible...
Edited by coderguy - 1/4/13 at 10:15pm

Are you going to buy it or what? Surely some other pro reviewer can compare the quality diff between w7000 and w1070.

From one year to the next, specs on a cheaper unit can leapfrog that of the higher end unit from last year, for sure. It happens all the time in engineering/tech, it's really not all that uncommon. Take video cards. Today's 300 dollar card is last year's 550$ card. Same thing with the w7000 -> w1070, in theory. I don't own both, nor would ever buy a 3000 dollar projector (or even a 1600 dollar one, given how good this one is for 850). Seriously, the epson 3020 might be 30% better, but the cheap price + awesome specs are why I got this. under half of what I paid for my plasma!!! seriously, it's insane. Sure, 3D could be brighter, but 2D is plenty good enough, and no Epson supports display port yet AFAIK to circumvent the idiotic HDMI 1.4 60p input port bandwidth limitation. Heck, someone here even mentioned that projector manufacturers could spend one dollar more on the input port chip cost, to give you 60p in 3D. Why haven't they? I don't need better 2D, this one is insanely good for that. What I need is the best 3D, and for my gaming needs, that means 1080p/60 frame packed. Until Epson or some other guys can offer that, I'm not interested. I just watched some bits of the 3D recommended Sammy's Adventure in 3D, and it's really sweet. How much did I pay for this? I have a 3D MOVIE theater in my loft!!! For 8 fitty. insane

I don't think the Epson 3020 is better, I think quite the opposite. Some people A/B projectors and do it incorrectly, you have to be careful with calibration and other things or it will add bias.

The w1070 won't fit in my room, if it would have, I would have bought it instead of the w7000. I have my projectors mounted 17' back from a 106" screen,this being short throw means I 'd have to keep it on the coffee table or something.

The only 3D DLP projectors that fit are the Optoma hd8300 and the Benq w7000, though the Optoma was borderline on lumens with lamp age for 3D. That is why I went with the w7000 instead.

Still loving mine after almost a month....