BenQ W20000 Home Theater Projector: Summary Posted on October 7, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. BenQ W20000 1080p, DLP, Home Theater Projector Review - BenQ W20000 1080p, DLP, Home Theater Projector Overview - Key W20000 highlights - BenQ W20000: First Comments2. BenQ W20000 Projector: Physical Tour3. BenQ W20000 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality - BenQ W20000: Image Quality Sections - BenQ W20000 Home Theater Projector: Out of the Box Picture Quality - W20000 Skin Tone Handling4. BenQ W20000 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality-2 - Black Level and Shadow Detail - Black Level Performance5. BenQ W20000 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality-3 - comparision - comparision6. BenQ W20000 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality-4 - comparision - comparision7. BenQ W20000 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality-5 - comparision8. BenQ W20000 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality-6 - comparision9. BenQ W20000 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality-7 - comparision10. BenQ W20000 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality-8 - BenQ W20000 Performance: HDTV and Sports - Overall Image Quality - Overall Picture Quality: Bottom Line11. BenQ W20000 Home Cinema Projector Review: General Performance - W20000 Menus - W20000 User Memory Settings12. W20000 Projector – Remote Control - W20000 Lens Throw and Lens Shift13. W20000 SDE and Rainbow Effect, Pixel Visibility - W20000 Projector Brightness14. W20000 Projector Brightness - W20000 Projector - Light Leakage - W20000 Audible Noise Levels - W20000 Projector Screen Recommendations15. BenQ W20000 Home Cinema Projector Review: General Performance-2 - W20000 Projector Measurements and Calibration - color temp - W20000 Image Noise 16. BenQ W20000 Home Theater Projector Warranty17. BenQ W20000 Home Theater Projector: Summary, Pros and Cons - BenQ W20000 Projector, Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - BenQ W20000 Projector: Pros18. BenQ W20000 Projector: Cons - BenQ W20000 Projector: Typical Capabilities - BenQ W20000 Projector: Competitive Aspects - BenQ W20000 vs. InFocus IN83 - BenQ W20000 vs. Epson Home Cinema 1080 UB19. BenQ W20000 Projector: Cons2 - BenQ W20000 vs. JVC DLA-RS1 - BenQ W20000 vs. Panasonic PT-AE2000U, with some thoughts on new PT-AE3000U - BenQ W20000 vs. Optoma HD8000/HD80 and HD81-LV20. BenQ W20000 Home Theater Projector: Summary - comparision - BenQ W20000 Projector: Bottom Line21. BenQ W20000 Projector Specifications The W20000 may not be the perfectionist’s projector of choice, but its combination of overall very good performance and lots of lumens make it a better choice than some projectors that appeal to the “hard-core”, for the average consumer, whose budget can handle the W20000 at its new lower $4000 selling price. Since the out of the box color is good, but not the best, you will want to get the W20000 calibrated. Whether you do it with a disc like AVIA, or DVE-HD, pay a professional to do it, or simply drop in the settings we came up with (remember color will vary slightly from unit to unit, due to the lamp, and lamp hours), from our calibration section, it will make a real difference! Of the DLP projectors out there to choose from, the BenQ may well be the only high quality/high performance DLP home theater projector that many will be able to make work in their rooms. My main theater would be a good example. The W20000 will sit nicely on my shelf in the rear of my room (20 feet back), where my JVC RS1 currently sits. Other fine DLP projectors like the IN83 and Optoma HD81-LV, can’t be shelf mounted, and would have to hang down almost 7 feet from my cathedral ceiling, several feet forward of my shelf (my original setup was done that way, and my wife hated it). I still am most impressed with the exceptional shadow detail, the black levels are very good, and the image is always sharp! comparisionW20000_spacecowboys_shipsideW20000_spacecowboys_shipside_overPreviousNext BenQ W20000 Projector: Bottom LineThe BenQ W20000 1080p, home theater projector is a very good one, and a very good value for its current $4000 street price. It has a number of strengths, and not one really significant weakness to spoil your viewing pleasure. While it can be beat in a number of areas (notably black level performance), it’s never merely average. The combination of everything, especially shadow detail, sharpness, and brightness, combine to make it an excellent choice for many. I should also mention that many enthusiasts prefer DLP projectors for their more film-like (a generalization) qualities. My biggest concern regarding the W20000, before it arrived, was how it would compete against the InFocus IN83. Considering that with the new price point of $4000, that the BenQ is now $2000 less than the IN83, that’s no longer an issue. Those with the bucks can always find something better, by throwing more money at it, but as good as the IN83 is, many will not be able to justify the cost differential! All of this means BenQ’s got another good projector solution, priced right, and well balanced performance. This is a home theater projector you can really appreciate. And, for all of the good reasons above, we are pleased to give the BenQ W20000 home theater projector our Hot Product Award. With many projectors, that decision is a close one. With the BenQ W20000, it wasn’t difficult at all! 1. BenQ W20000 1080p, DLP, Home Theater Projector Review - BenQ W20000 1080p, DLP, Home Theater Projector Overview - Key W20000 highlights - BenQ W20000: First Comments2. BenQ W20000 Projector: Physical Tour3. BenQ W20000 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality - BenQ W20000: Image Quality Sections - BenQ W20000 Home Theater Projector: Out of the Box Picture Quality - W20000 Skin Tone Handling4. BenQ W20000 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality-2 - Black Level and Shadow Detail - Black Level Performance5. BenQ W20000 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality-3 - comparision - comparision6. BenQ W20000 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality-4 - comparision - comparision7. BenQ W20000 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality-5 - comparision8. BenQ W20000 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality-6 - comparision9. BenQ W20000 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality-7 - comparision10. BenQ W20000 Home Theater Projector Review: Image Quality-8 - BenQ W20000 Performance: HDTV and Sports - Overall Image Quality - Overall Picture Quality: Bottom Line11. BenQ W20000 Home Cinema Projector Review: General Performance - W20000 Menus - W20000 User Memory Settings12. W20000 Projector – Remote Control - W20000 Lens Throw and Lens Shift13. W20000 SDE and Rainbow Effect, Pixel Visibility - W20000 Projector Brightness14. W20000 Projector Brightness - W20000 Projector - Light Leakage - W20000 Audible Noise Levels - W20000 Projector Screen Recommendations15. BenQ W20000 Home Cinema Projector Review: General Performance-2 - W20000 Projector Measurements and Calibration - color temp - W20000 Image Noise 16. BenQ W20000 Home Theater Projector Warranty17. BenQ W20000 Home Theater Projector: Summary, Pros and Cons - BenQ W20000 Projector, Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - BenQ W20000 Projector: Pros18. BenQ W20000 Projector: Cons - BenQ W20000 Projector: Typical Capabilities - BenQ W20000 Projector: Competitive Aspects - BenQ W20000 vs. InFocus IN83 - BenQ W20000 vs. Epson Home Cinema 1080 UB19. BenQ W20000 Projector: Cons2 - BenQ W20000 vs. JVC DLA-RS1 - BenQ W20000 vs. Panasonic PT-AE2000U, with some thoughts on new PT-AE3000U - BenQ W20000 vs. Optoma HD8000/HD80 and HD81-LV20. BenQ W20000 Home Theater Projector: Summary - comparision - BenQ W20000 Projector: Bottom Line21. BenQ W20000 Projector Specifications BenQ W20000 Projector: Cons2 BenQ W20000 Projector Specifications