In terms of shadow detail, which ultimately is a combination of how black you can get the blacks, and whether the projector provides detail in the nearest levels above black, or "crushes" blacks because of gamma or other settings, the W100 again performs well. There are two modes optomized for movie watching. The darkest is the Cinema mode, and it does produce the blacker blacks, loses virtually no detail in the near blacks. In viewing images such as outerspace scenes with star fields however, the BenQ did extremely well, showing a tremendous amount of dimmer stars. By comparison, the new InFocus IN72, a direct (although more expensive competitor) definitely had darker blacks, but also less stars were visible. For those with fully darkened rooms, considering that the typical W100 projector buyer is not looking for perfection, but rather a beautiful, highly-watchable image, I suspect some owners will opt to do most of their movie watching in the brighter Movie mode, especially those with screens of 110" or larger. Those seeking the best and highest impact (if slightly dimmer) image will favor Cinema.