BenQ W5000 DLP 1080P Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-5 Posted on October 7, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. BenQ W5000 DLP 1080p Home Theater Projector Review - Overview - BenQ W5000 Projector Highlights:2. BenQ W5000 Home Theater Projector: Physical Tour3. BenQ W5000 DLP 1080P Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality - Home Theater Projector: Skin Tones - W5000 Projector: Black Levels and Shadow Detail - W5000 Black Levels4. BenQ W5000 DLP 1080P Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-2 - W5000 vs. Epson Home Cinema 1080 UB - BenQ W5000 Shadow Details - LOTR_gondornight_large5. BenQ W5000 DLP 1080P Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-36. BenQ W5000 DLP 1080P Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-47. BenQ W5000 DLP 1080P Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-58. Projector Overall Picture Quality - W5000 Brilliant Color Performance and Issues - W5000_BC_off_daggers_snow_large - BenQ W5000 - Overall Picture Quality - Viewing - HDTV - Picture Quality - Bottom Line:9. BenQ W5000 DLP 1080P Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-610. BenQ W5000 DLP 1080P Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-7 - Projector Overall Picture Quality - W5000 Brilliant Color Performance and Issues11. BenQ W5000 DLP 1080P Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-8 - W5000 Brilliant Color Performance and Issues-2 - BenQ W5000 - Overall Picture Quality - Viewing - HDTV12. BenQ W5000 DLP 1080P Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-9 - Picture Quality - Bottom Line13. BenQ W5000 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance - W5000 Menus - W5000 User Memory Settings - W5000 Projector - Remote Control - W5000 Lens Throw and Lens Shift - W5000 SDE and Rainbow Effect, Pixel Visibility - W5000 Projector Brightness14. BenQ W5000 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance-2 - W5000 Projector - Light Leakage - W5000 Audible Noise Levels - W5000 Projector Screen Recommendations - W5000 Projector Measurements and Calibration15. BenQ W5000 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance-3 - W5000 Projector Measurements and Calibration-2 - Gain R50, G49, B45, Bias, R48, G48, B46 - W5000 Image Noise16. BenQ W5000 DLP Home Theatre Projector Warranty17. Home Theater Projectors: Review of the BenQ W5000 DLP Projector: Summary, Pros, Cons - BenQ W5000 vs. Epson Home Cinema 1080 UB - BenQ W5000 vs. Sony VW40 - BenQ W5000 Projector: Pros18. BenQ W5000 Projector: Cons - BenQ W5000 Projector: Typical Capabilities - BenQ W5000 Summary: The Bottom Line19. BenQ W5000 Projector Specifications The thumbnails below when clicked on, show a drastically cropped area of just the logo and dts-hd area. The five thumbnails are for the following projectors: Top left: BenQ W5000 Top right: Panasonic PT-AE2000U 2nd row left: Sanyo PLV-Z2000, middle: Sony VPL-VW40, right: Mitsubishi HC6000 W5000_dts_logo_largeplv-z2000_dts_largePreviousNext As you can see from comparing these images, the Sony is very similar in sharpness to the Panasonic, but not as crisp as the Optoma HD8000. The Sanyo PLV-Z2000 and Mitsubishi definitely appear to be a step up, not exhibiting the softness found in the Sony or Panasonic. Our last sharpness image is a close-up of this computer monitor from Space Cowboys on Blu-ray. You can click for larger images to compare the readability, Click on the left thumbnail for a large, cropped version of the original frame on the BenQ, and the middle for the Panasonic. On the right, is the Epson. 1. BenQ W5000 DLP 1080p Home Theater Projector Review - Overview - BenQ W5000 Projector Highlights:2. BenQ W5000 Home Theater Projector: Physical Tour3. BenQ W5000 DLP 1080P Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality - Home Theater Projector: Skin Tones - W5000 Projector: Black Levels and Shadow Detail - W5000 Black Levels4. BenQ W5000 DLP 1080P Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-2 - W5000 vs. Epson Home Cinema 1080 UB - BenQ W5000 Shadow Details - LOTR_gondornight_large5. BenQ W5000 DLP 1080P Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-36. BenQ W5000 DLP 1080P Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-47. BenQ W5000 DLP 1080P Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-58. Projector Overall Picture Quality - W5000 Brilliant Color Performance and Issues - W5000_BC_off_daggers_snow_large - BenQ W5000 - Overall Picture Quality - Viewing - HDTV - Picture Quality - Bottom Line:9. BenQ W5000 DLP 1080P Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-610. BenQ W5000 DLP 1080P Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-7 - Projector Overall Picture Quality - W5000 Brilliant Color Performance and Issues11. BenQ W5000 DLP 1080P Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-8 - W5000 Brilliant Color Performance and Issues-2 - BenQ W5000 - Overall Picture Quality - Viewing - HDTV12. BenQ W5000 DLP 1080P Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-9 - Picture Quality - Bottom Line13. BenQ W5000 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance - W5000 Menus - W5000 User Memory Settings - W5000 Projector - Remote Control - W5000 Lens Throw and Lens Shift - W5000 SDE and Rainbow Effect, Pixel Visibility - W5000 Projector Brightness14. BenQ W5000 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance-2 - W5000 Projector - Light Leakage - W5000 Audible Noise Levels - W5000 Projector Screen Recommendations - W5000 Projector Measurements and Calibration15. BenQ W5000 Home Theater Projector Review – General Performance-3 - W5000 Projector Measurements and Calibration-2 - Gain R50, G49, B45, Bias, R48, G48, B46 - W5000 Image Noise16. BenQ W5000 DLP Home Theatre Projector Warranty17. Home Theater Projectors: Review of the BenQ W5000 DLP Projector: Summary, Pros, Cons - BenQ W5000 vs. Epson Home Cinema 1080 UB - BenQ W5000 vs. Sony VW40 - BenQ W5000 Projector: Pros18. BenQ W5000 Projector: Cons - BenQ W5000 Projector: Typical Capabilities - BenQ W5000 Summary: The Bottom Line19. BenQ W5000 Projector Specifications BenQ W5000 DLP 1080P Home Theater Projector Review – Image Quality-4 Projector Overall Picture Quality