BenQ W1070 – Review Summary 2 Posted on June 8, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. BenQ W1070 Home Theater Projector Review - BenQ W1070 Highlights - BenQ W1070 Projector Overview2. BenQ W1070 Special Features - BenQ W1070 3D - BenQ 3D Glasses - Gaming with the BenQ W1070 - W1070 Brilliant Color3. BenQ W1070 Special Features Part 2 - Full Color Management System - CMS - W1070 ISF certification - W1070 Smart-Eco mode - W1070 Audio - W1070 Lamp Life4. BenQ W1070 Projector – Physical Tour - BenQ W1070 Projector - Appearance - W1070 Control Panel - W1070 Projector - Input/Output5. BenQ W1070 Projector – Physical Tour 2 - W1070 Menus - BenQ W1070 Remote Control - BenQ W1070 Lens Throw - BenQ W1070 Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens - Wide Screen6. BenQ W1070 Projector – Image Quality - BenQ W1070 Out of the Box Picture Quality - BenQ W1070 Projector - Skin Tones7. BenQ W1070 Projector – Image Quality 2 - Black Level and Shadow Detail Performance - Black Levels Comparison - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Comparison - Black Level and Shadow Detail Performance: BenQ W1070 Projector - Bottom Line8. BenQ W1070 Projector – Image Quality 3 - BenQ W1070 Overall Color & Picture Quality9. BenQ W1070 Projector – Image Quality 4 - BenQ W1070 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports, including 3D - BenQ W1070 Projector: Bottom Line on HDTV Sports, and also 3D HDTV content10. BenQ W1070 Projector – Performance - BenQ W1070 Brightness - BenQ W1070 Calibrated: User 1 "best" mode = 1711 lumens - BenQ W1070 Modes: Image Comparison11. BenQ W1070 Projector – Performance 2 - W1070 Lamp Brightness Smart-Eco vs. Full Power - BenQ W1070 Pre-Calibration Color temp - W1070, Post Calibration, Best Mode (User 1)12. BenQ W1070 Projector – Performance 3 - BenQ W1070 3D Brightness - BenQ W1070 Sharpness - Sharpness Comparison Images13. BenQ W1070 Projector Calibration and Settings - BenQ W1070 Basic Settings14. BenQ W1070 Projector Calibration and Settings 2 - BenQ W1070 Post Calibration Grayscale: User Mode - W1070 Post Calibration settings15. BenQ W1070 – Projector Screen Recommendations - W1070 Projector Screen Recommendations16. BenQ W1070 – Competitors - BenQ W1070 - Competitors17. BenQ W1070 Projector – Warranty - BenQ W1070 Projector - Warranty18. BenQ W1070 – Review Summary - BenQ W1070 Projector - The Bottom Line19. BenQ W1070 – Review Summary 2 - The Very Bottom Line on the W1070 projector20. BenQ W1070 – Review Summary 3 - BenQ W1070 Projector: Pros and Cons - BenQ W1070 Projector: Pros - BenQ W1070 Projector: Cons21. BenQ W1070 – Full Specifications The Very Bottom Line on the W1070 projector Almost every projector has some real strengths. And every projector can be improved upon. At today”s consumer technology level, my personal take is that the BenQ W1070 is the best projector (with 3D capability under $1100), that I’ve encountered. True, you can spend more and find projectors that are just as great values. There are definitely other fine projectors, all at least a little more that I respect, that I also praise, such as the Panasonic PT-AR100U, the Epson Home Cinema 3020, the Acer H9500BD, BenQ’s own W7000, Optoma HD33. Some of those have more features. A couple have better blacks. None mentioned, I think, can match this BenQ’s shadow detail, and not one calibrates to a better balanced picture in terms of color. The warranty’s nothing to write home about, but one year is what most of the competition offers, as well. There are a couple of two’s and two three year warranties that I can think of, under $1600, but only one or two multi-year warranties around $1000 (in a 1080p projector). The light leakage is more than most, and might be a noticeable issue in a dedicated home theater, but I’m sure not going to worry about it in a family room. It’s the picture folks. I talk about natural image. This W1070 isn’t that natural as described, because I almost exclusively used it with Brilliant Color On. Most folks will prefer it on, unless in a really dark room, thanks to the roughly 50% increase in brightness that results. In that really dark room you won’t need all the brightness, and it’s where you are more likely to notice the minor downsides of Brilliant Color. Turn BC off, and calibrate the BenQ with it off (something we didn’t) and this W1070 likely has a really phenomenal image with that true DLP “look and feel”. I only wish its black level performance produced blacker night scenes. But then that’s the stuff of mostly $2500 and up projectors. In summary, on both Blu-ray disc and HDTV, the color is accurate and the picture easy to watch. It’s rather forgiving overall. When it comes to the “wow factor”, it should blow away all your friends. This BenQ W1070 has a great picture for the bucks, and is as solid a value as I think you can find without spending a good deal more, and I’m not just talking a hundred or two. Hey, it’s cute too! 1. BenQ W1070 Home Theater Projector Review - BenQ W1070 Highlights - BenQ W1070 Projector Overview2. BenQ W1070 Special Features - BenQ W1070 3D - BenQ 3D Glasses - Gaming with the BenQ W1070 - W1070 Brilliant Color3. BenQ W1070 Special Features Part 2 - Full Color Management System - CMS - W1070 ISF certification - W1070 Smart-Eco mode - W1070 Audio - W1070 Lamp Life4. BenQ W1070 Projector – Physical Tour - BenQ W1070 Projector - Appearance - W1070 Control Panel - W1070 Projector - Input/Output5. BenQ W1070 Projector – Physical Tour 2 - W1070 Menus - BenQ W1070 Remote Control - BenQ W1070 Lens Throw - BenQ W1070 Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens - Wide Screen6. BenQ W1070 Projector – Image Quality - BenQ W1070 Out of the Box Picture Quality - BenQ W1070 Projector - Skin Tones7. BenQ W1070 Projector – Image Quality 2 - Black Level and Shadow Detail Performance - Black Levels Comparison - Shadow Detail Performance - Shadow Detail Comparison - Black Level and Shadow Detail Performance: BenQ W1070 Projector - Bottom Line8. BenQ W1070 Projector – Image Quality 3 - BenQ W1070 Overall Color & Picture Quality9. BenQ W1070 Projector – Image Quality 4 - BenQ W1070 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports, including 3D - BenQ W1070 Projector: Bottom Line on HDTV Sports, and also 3D HDTV content10. BenQ W1070 Projector – Performance - BenQ W1070 Brightness - BenQ W1070 Calibrated: User 1 "best" mode = 1711 lumens - BenQ W1070 Modes: Image Comparison11. BenQ W1070 Projector – Performance 2 - W1070 Lamp Brightness Smart-Eco vs. Full Power - BenQ W1070 Pre-Calibration Color temp - W1070, Post Calibration, Best Mode (User 1)12. BenQ W1070 Projector – Performance 3 - BenQ W1070 3D Brightness - BenQ W1070 Sharpness - Sharpness Comparison Images13. BenQ W1070 Projector Calibration and Settings - BenQ W1070 Basic Settings14. BenQ W1070 Projector Calibration and Settings 2 - BenQ W1070 Post Calibration Grayscale: User Mode - W1070 Post Calibration settings15. BenQ W1070 – Projector Screen Recommendations - W1070 Projector Screen Recommendations16. BenQ W1070 – Competitors - BenQ W1070 - Competitors17. BenQ W1070 Projector – Warranty - BenQ W1070 Projector - Warranty18. BenQ W1070 – Review Summary - BenQ W1070 Projector - The Bottom Line19. BenQ W1070 – Review Summary 2 - The Very Bottom Line on the W1070 projector20. BenQ W1070 – Review Summary 3 - BenQ W1070 Projector: Pros and Cons - BenQ W1070 Projector: Pros - BenQ W1070 Projector: Cons21. BenQ W1070 – Full Specifications BenQ W1070 – Review Summary BenQ W1070 – Review Summary 3