BenQ W1070 – Review Summary 3

Posted on June 8, 2013 By Art Feierman

BenQ W1070 Projector: Pros and Cons

Brightest 2D and 3D projector when calibrated that we’ve reviewed to date under $2,000
For those rainbow sensitive, minimal rainbows – excellent for the price!
Respectable blacks on dark scenes
Handles very large screens effortly for 2D viewing.
Does a decent job on medium to large sized screens for 3D
Downright Excellent overall color! (calibrated, just very good out of the box)
Skin tones are also impressively good post calibration, and good right out of the box
Calibrates very easily – it’s most of the way there to begin with
Excellent shadow detail
Excellent lamp life (3500 hours/6000 hours)
HDMI 1.4a inputs (2) support for Blu-ray 3D content
10 watt speaker provide respectable audio when not hooked up to a surround sound system, great out back for a summer festival, or in any room for a quick setup
Has lens shift – rare in a low cost DLP (limited amount of shift, but very useful)
Audio output to feed another sound system
Excellent value proposition!

Black level performance is good for the price but no match for serious “ultra high contrast” projectors
3D glasses could be a bit lighter and more comfortable (though not bad)
Only front foot and one rear foot are adjustable, having both rear adjustable would simplify for table top setups – that’s a drag, for a “home entertainment” projector
1 year warranty could be longer (but is typical for the price)
Could be quieter in full power mode, though typical for a home “entertainment” projector, better than most
Lacks CFI – creative frame interpolation – which is nice for sports. However so far, no projectors near its price have CFI

Good viewing!