BenQ LW61ST DLP Projector – Review Summary Posted on May 30, 2012 By Art Feierman 1. BenQ LW61ST DLP Projector Review: For Business and Education - BenQ LW61ST Projector Highlights - BenQ LW61ST Projector Overview2. BenQ LW61ST Projector Special Features - Wireless Support for iPad and iPhone - Short Throw Projector - "Eco" - The Laser light source way - 360 Projector Tilt - LW61ST Microphone Input3. BenQ LW61ST – Physical Tour - BenQ LW61ST Appearance - LW61ST Setup and Control Panel - LW61ST Lens Throw - LW61ST Menus - LW61ST Projector Remote Control4. BenQ LW61ST – Image Quality - BenQ LW61ST Picture Quality - BenQ LW61ST Projector: Color - The color management Comparison - BenQ LW61ST Projector: Video Performance - LW61ST Sharpness5. BenQ LW61ST Projector – Performance - BenQ LW61ST Projector - Brightness - BenQ LW61ST Projector - Audible Noise6. BenQ LW61ST – Warranty - BenQ LW61ST Parts and Labor Warranty:7. BenQ LW61ST DLP Projector – Review Summary - BenQ LW61ST Projector: Bottom Line8. BenQ LW61ST DLP Projector – Review Summary-2 - BenQ LW61ST Projector: Pros - BenQ LW61ST Projector: Cons9. BenQ LW61ST Projector Specifications Visit our 2012 Classroom Projector Report, sponsored by: A summary of the LW61ST projector and a list of this BenQ projector’s pros and cons. 5-30-2012 – Art Feierman BenQ LW61ST Projector: Bottom LineI do like just about everything about the BenQ LW61ST (click for specs) projector. OK, I’m not thrilled about the up front price, but that’s the trade-off with lamp free projectors such as this BenQ. The overall package is impressive! This BenQ projector offers tremendous source flexibility. Not only does it support all the traditional inputs, but also USB Display. The LW61ST also can work right off of a USB thumb drive with a reader. What made me happy was the ability to use my iPad with it. I have an iPhone too, but I figure if the iPad works – and it does – the iPhone will too. Chart provided by BenQ (from documentation) Click Image to EnlargeThe laser light source is the marquee feature of course. BenQ puts their max spec at 20,000 hours, and the low number at 10,000 hours. The projector, a DLP, is also filter free. Theoretically, once installed, this projector should only need someone keeping the spiderwebs off of the lens, as far as long term maintenance goes. That’s a real boon to organizations managing a lot of projectors, but it’s even better for that single projector in a company. Mount it on the wall right over a screen or whiteboard and theoretically, no bother after that, for its useful life. Brightness in Dynamic mode is 1485 lumens, but this BenQ projector’s color is a lot better than I expect to find in most other projectors in their “dynamic” or other brightest mode (some call it Bright mode, or…) Thanks to the laser light source, this projector is still going to be putting out over 1000 lumens, about 10,000 hours or so, down the road. It’s an up and down thing with projectors using conventional lamps. A projector with a lamp, will typically be down to 50% of original brightness before the lamp gets replaced, and that’s typically between 2000 and 4000 hours. The LW61ST projector won’t need any replacement lamps, as the laser light source is expected to outlast the usefulness of the projector. (Let’s estimate 10 years or so!) 1. BenQ LW61ST DLP Projector Review: For Business and Education - BenQ LW61ST Projector Highlights - BenQ LW61ST Projector Overview2. BenQ LW61ST Projector Special Features - Wireless Support for iPad and iPhone - Short Throw Projector - "Eco" - The Laser light source way - 360 Projector Tilt - LW61ST Microphone Input3. BenQ LW61ST – Physical Tour - BenQ LW61ST Appearance - LW61ST Setup and Control Panel - LW61ST Lens Throw - LW61ST Menus - LW61ST Projector Remote Control4. BenQ LW61ST – Image Quality - BenQ LW61ST Picture Quality - BenQ LW61ST Projector: Color - The color management Comparison - BenQ LW61ST Projector: Video Performance - LW61ST Sharpness5. BenQ LW61ST Projector – Performance - BenQ LW61ST Projector - Brightness - BenQ LW61ST Projector - Audible Noise6. BenQ LW61ST – Warranty - BenQ LW61ST Parts and Labor Warranty:7. BenQ LW61ST DLP Projector – Review Summary - BenQ LW61ST Projector: Bottom Line8. BenQ LW61ST DLP Projector – Review Summary-2 - BenQ LW61ST Projector: Pros - BenQ LW61ST Projector: Cons9. BenQ LW61ST Projector Specifications BenQ LW61ST – Warranty BenQ LW61ST DLP Projector – Review Summary-2