Most projectors are just video monitors as the sound is generated by the source not the projector. Most of the entry level projectors do have speakers but they are of poor quality and should not be used in a home theater environment. Their are some multi media projectors that have android TV built in that will source the sound but none are really suited for HT. Audio is generated by the source as in a cable box, HTPC, laptop, game console, media player/streaming box, BR player etc, so those devices need to be blue tooth capable not the projector.

 

I see in some of your previous postings that you have a Bose SoundTouch 520 with Bluetooth and successfully used your Fire TV to connect wirelessly via BT with your BenQ W1070 projector. If you are looking for a replacement for your W1070 you should continue to use your Fire TV or similar plug-in device to connect wirelessly via BT rather than limiting yourself to considering only projectors with BT. There are only a few projectors available with internal BT and they are not necessarily the most highly recommended. You would be better off picking the best projector from the many available without BT.

thanks for the reply

 

I see in some of your previous postings that you have a Bose SoundTouch 520 with Bluetooth and successfully used your Fire TV to connect wirelessly via BT with your BenQ W1070 projector. If you are looking for a replacement for your W1070 you should continue to use your Fire TV or similar plug-in device to connect wirelessly via BT rather than limiting yourself to considering only projectors with BT. There are only a few projectors available with internal BT and they are not necessarily the most highly recommended. You would be better off picking the best projector from the many available without BT.

 

Most of the smart projectors like XGIMI, JMGO, Hisense, XIAOMI etc. I think LG and Philips do as well.

The biggest advantage for me are bluetooth headphones when I don't want to have a movie playing at full blast in my apartment late at night while others are trying to sleep. It's an incredibly useful feature to have, wish more projectors have it.

 

It really depends on what you are thinking you want/need bluetooth for and what your installation goal is. There are some models with Bluetooth, but you would be better served with a entry level 1080p projector, or 4K projector, and a soundbar, or entry level surround system with Bluetooth, or standard headphone support.

For the most part, treat projectors like a computer monitor. They aren't there for their audio capabilities, but their video.

Talk a little bit more about what you are trying to achieve and what you have overall, then some solutions or options can be given.

 

It really depends on what you are thinking you want/need bluetooth for and what your installation goal is. There are some models with Bluetooth, but you would be better served with a entry level 1080p projector, or 4K projector, and a soundbar, or entry level surround system with Bluetooth, or standard headphone support.

For the most part, treat projectors like a computer monitor. They aren't there for their audio capabilities, but their video.

Ignore this advice. All projectors have speakers for a reason, some just have better ones than others.

 

The OP has a Bose SoundTouch 520 with Bluetooth that he would prefer not to have to run wiring to but send audio wirelessly via BT as he current is via Fire TV.

 

See, now that's good information.

If he doesn't want to run wires, then he should get a solid projector and use a wireless HDMI transmitter/receiver pair that he can use. He will still need power at the projector, of course, but that can't be avoided.

Now, I'm a big fan of saying 'run wires!', but in a single room solution without much distance, there are many choices on the market now, and I would use that Bose system with 4 HDMI inputs in it and a HDMI output already a part of the unit. Nothing else is needed beyond the wireless Tx/Rx kit, and it opens up dozens of very solid projector options.

 

Not sure why there is so much difficulty comprehending that the OP has zero interest in internal projector speakers as he already has a >$1,000 5.1 surround sound system that would annihilate any internal projector speakers.

 

How common is a lag or out of lip sync problem with BT connection to a soundbar or a SS system?

Does the wireless HDMI have the same issues? I see it is more expensive the just getting a BT solution. It seems like most folks advise to run the wires.

 

Very common as in it's always there as a problem. Latency is introduced as the sound is modulated for transmission via Blutooth. Bluetooth was not designed to synchronize audio with video.


Use one of these instead if you need wireless audio/video:

https://www.iogear.com/product/GW3DHDKIT/


Running wire wins hand down.

 

Just in agreement with @b curry on this one.

Bluetooth was designed to be a form of audio transmission only and was not designed for lip sync and real time audio use. So, there is almost always lip sync issues to deal with. While there are BT transmitter/receiver kits on the market, they are still designed around audio entirely. They aren't a video solution.

HDMI is designed around both right from the start. It syncs audio and video, or should, in any properly designed products.

The IO Gear unit is one of many possible HDMI wireless solutions for sure.

But, at the end of the day, the TOP way to do things is to run a wire. It's by far the least expensive solution if you are able to do it yourself and as long as the cable supports the resolutions being used, then it is the most reliable way of doing things.

Very few people do wireless solutions, and while I know a few people that do, and do insist that they work, they also tell me about needing to reset the boxes from time to time. So ONCE they are working, they work well, but they still have issues.

The IO Gear may not have issues, but for $200 less money, you can just run a wire.