BenQ W1500 Projector – Warranty Posted on December 26, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. BenQ W1500 Home Projector – Review - BenQ W1500 Highlights - W1500 Projector: Overview2. BenQ W1500 Projector – Special Features - BenQ W1500 Wireless HDMI - More on the BenQ' W1500's Wireless HDMI - Vertical Lens Shift3. BenQ W1500 Projector – Special Features 2 - BenQ W1500 3D Capabilities - Three User Modes + ISF - Hooray! - CMS - Color Management System - BenQ W1500 Big Audio4. BenQ W1500 Projector – Special Features 3 - Frame Interpolation - Clarity Control - W1500 Brilliant Color - Picture In Picture - PIP5. BenQ W1500 Projector – Hardware Tour - General Appearance - BenQ W1500 Control Panel - W1500 Lens Shift Control - BenQ W1500 Projector - Inputs and Connectors6. BenQ W1500 Projector – Hardware Tour 2 - BenQ W1500's Wireless HDMI - WHDI - Dongle Transmitter - BenQ W1500 Remote Control - W1500 menus7. BenQ W1500 Projector – Hardware Tour 3 - BenQ W1500 Lens Throw - W1500 Lens Shift8. BenQ W1500 Projector – Picture Quality - W1500 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Skin Tone Handling: BenQ W1500 Projector - Skin Tones are Variable - Based On Lighting Conditions - Black Level Performance - Match The Projector To Your Room and Viewing Habits9. BenQ W1500 Projector: Picture Quality 2 - W1500 Projector - Black Level Performance - Black Level Comparison Photos - W1500 Projector vs. Competition10. BenQ W1500 Projector – Picture Quality 3 - Dark Shadow Detail - BenQ W1500 Projector - Dark Shadow Detail Comparison - Dark Shadow and Black Level Comparisons 11. BenQ W1500 Projector – Picture Quality 4 - Room Conditions - Ambient Light For HDTV Viewing - W1500 3D Performance12. BenQ W1500 Projector: Picture Quality 5 - Overall Picture Quality13. BenQ W1500 Projector – Performance - BenQ W1500 - Calibrated Brightness - Affect of Zoom Lens setting on W1500 Brightness - BenQ W1500 Eco Mode- Affect on Brightness - Color Temp - Across Brightness Range - Cinema Mode - at Full and Eco - Color Temp - Across Brightness Range - Post Calibration14. BenQ W1500 Projector – Performance 2 - W1500 Sharpness - W1500 vs. Competition - Start-up screen close up ("Logo") - Sharpness - Spiderman Close-up Of Wrist Control Comparison - Bottom LIne W1500 Projector Sharpness15. BenQ W1500 Projector: Performance 3 - W1500 Projector - Image Noise - Audible Noise - W1500 Projector - Rainbow Effect - BenQ W150016. BenQ W1500 Projector – Calibration & Settings 1 - Pre-Calibration17. BenQ W1500 Projector – Calibration & Settings 2 - Post-Calibration - Grayscale Calibration Notes18. BenQ W1500 Projector – Advanced Calibration Information - Color Management Settings (CMS) - CMS Calibration Notes - Calibration Charts (Before and After)19. BenQ W1500 Projector – Warranty20. BenQ W1500 Projector – Projector Screen Advice21. BenQ W1500 Projector: Summary - BenQ W1500 Summary - Color and General Picture Quality - Dark Shadow Detail and Black Level Performance - W1500 Brightness Summary - 3D Performance22. BenQ W1500 Projector – Summary 2 - W1500 Features - WHDI Wireless HDMI - BenQ W1500 Projector Review: The Bottom Line23. BenQ W1500 Projector Specifications BENQ W1500 WARRANTY INFORMATION The BenQ W1500 comes with a one year parts and labor warranty. For projectors selling between $1000 and $2500, that’s worse than average. One year is the minimum found on today’s projectors anywhere near this price range. The lamp warranty is 500 hours or 180 days. Not great, considering BenQ used to offer 90 days or 500 hours years ago, when their lamps were rated 2000/3000 hours. It is typical in the industry, that lamp warranties haven’t been extended as much as lamp life. I would estimate that about half of the projectors in the range have one year warranties, but several manufacturers do way better. Click Image to EnlargeLet’s look first, at the direct DLP competition, Optoma also offers one year, as does Acer. Viewsonic though offers a three year parts and labor warranty. Panasonic is at two years, but does have a limit on hours, that would shorten the warranty for heavy users. Epsons multiple projectors in that range of prices offers up 2 years parts and labor, and the only rapid replacement program of any brand (for both years). One of theirs has 3 years, and 3 of replacement. I don’t like one year warranties, for fear that a warranty type problem in your second year of ownership, will probably be expensive without warranty. By comparison, a failure in the 3rd year of operation has a silver lining – you just might be able to by a much better replacement, for far less. 3rd party warranty programs are pretty inexpensive. I don’t have as high a confidence in them, in general as I do for manufacturer warranties, as I was aware of occasional issues, when I owned a large online projector sales company. 1. BenQ W1500 Home Projector – Review - BenQ W1500 Highlights - W1500 Projector: Overview2. BenQ W1500 Projector – Special Features - BenQ W1500 Wireless HDMI - More on the BenQ' W1500's Wireless HDMI - Vertical Lens Shift3. BenQ W1500 Projector – Special Features 2 - BenQ W1500 3D Capabilities - Three User Modes + ISF - Hooray! - CMS - Color Management System - BenQ W1500 Big Audio4. BenQ W1500 Projector – Special Features 3 - Frame Interpolation - Clarity Control - W1500 Brilliant Color - Picture In Picture - PIP5. BenQ W1500 Projector – Hardware Tour - General Appearance - BenQ W1500 Control Panel - W1500 Lens Shift Control - BenQ W1500 Projector - Inputs and Connectors6. BenQ W1500 Projector – Hardware Tour 2 - BenQ W1500's Wireless HDMI - WHDI - Dongle Transmitter - BenQ W1500 Remote Control - W1500 menus7. BenQ W1500 Projector – Hardware Tour 3 - BenQ W1500 Lens Throw - W1500 Lens Shift8. BenQ W1500 Projector – Picture Quality - W1500 Out of the Box Picture Quality - Skin Tone Handling: BenQ W1500 Projector - Skin Tones are Variable - Based On Lighting Conditions - Black Level Performance - Match The Projector To Your Room and Viewing Habits9. BenQ W1500 Projector: Picture Quality 2 - W1500 Projector - Black Level Performance - Black Level Comparison Photos - W1500 Projector vs. Competition10. BenQ W1500 Projector – Picture Quality 3 - Dark Shadow Detail - BenQ W1500 Projector - Dark Shadow Detail Comparison - Dark Shadow and Black Level Comparisons 11. BenQ W1500 Projector – Picture Quality 4 - Room Conditions - Ambient Light For HDTV Viewing - W1500 3D Performance12. BenQ W1500 Projector: Picture Quality 5 - Overall Picture Quality13. BenQ W1500 Projector – Performance - BenQ W1500 - Calibrated Brightness - Affect of Zoom Lens setting on W1500 Brightness - BenQ W1500 Eco Mode- Affect on Brightness - Color Temp - Across Brightness Range - Cinema Mode - at Full and Eco - Color Temp - Across Brightness Range - Post Calibration14. BenQ W1500 Projector – Performance 2 - W1500 Sharpness - W1500 vs. Competition - Start-up screen close up ("Logo") - Sharpness - Spiderman Close-up Of Wrist Control Comparison - Bottom LIne W1500 Projector Sharpness15. BenQ W1500 Projector: Performance 3 - W1500 Projector - Image Noise - Audible Noise - W1500 Projector - Rainbow Effect - BenQ W150016. BenQ W1500 Projector – Calibration & Settings 1 - Pre-Calibration17. BenQ W1500 Projector – Calibration & Settings 2 - Post-Calibration - Grayscale Calibration Notes18. BenQ W1500 Projector – Advanced Calibration Information - Color Management Settings (CMS) - CMS Calibration Notes - Calibration Charts (Before and After)19. BenQ W1500 Projector – Warranty20. BenQ W1500 Projector – Projector Screen Advice21. BenQ W1500 Projector: Summary - BenQ W1500 Summary - Color and General Picture Quality - Dark Shadow Detail and Black Level Performance - W1500 Brightness Summary - 3D Performance22. BenQ W1500 Projector – Summary 2 - W1500 Features - WHDI Wireless HDMI - BenQ W1500 Projector Review: The Bottom Line23. BenQ W1500 Projector Specifications BenQ W1500 Projector – Advanced Calibration Information BenQ W1500 Projector – Projector Screen Advice