BenQ W7000 Projector – Warranty Posted on July 12, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. BenQ W7000 Home Theater Projector Review - BenQ W7000 Projector Highlights - BenQ W7000 Projector Overview2. BenQ W7000 Special Features3. BenQ W7000 Projector – Physical Tour - BenQ W7000 Projector - Appearance - W7000 Control Panel - W7000 Projector - Input/Output - W7000 Menus - BenQ W7000 Remote Control - BenQ W7000 Lens Throw - W7000 Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens - Wide Screen4. BenQ W7000 Projector – Image Quality - BenQ W7000 Out of the Box Picture Quality - BenQ W7000 Projector - Flesh Tones5. BenQ W7000 Projector – Image Quality 2 - BenQ W7000 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - BenQ W7000 - Overall Color & Picture Quality6. BenQ W7000 Projector – Image Quality 3 - BenQ W7000 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports, including 3D - BenQ W7000 Projector: Bottom Line on HDTV Sports, and also 3D HDTV content7. BenQ W7000 Projector – Performance - BenQ W7000 Brightness - Effect of zoom on lumen output (Dynamic mode): - W7000 Brilliant Color8. BenQ W7000 Projector – Performance 2 - BenQ W7000 Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise9. BenQ W7000 Projector Calibration and Settings - BenQ W7000 Color Temperature - BenQ W7000 Basic Settings - BenQ W7000 Greyscale Calibration - BenQ W7000 RGB Settings10. BenQ W7000 – Projector Screens - BenQ W7000 Projector Screen Recommendations11. BenQ W7000 – Competitors - BenQ W7000 vs. Optoma HD8300 - BenQ W7000 vs. Sony VPL-HW30ES - BenQ W7000 vs. BenQ W6000 - BenQ W7000 vs. Epson Home Cinema 5010 - BenQ W7000 vs. Epson Home Cinema 3010 and Acer H9500BD12. BenQ W7000 Projector – Warranty13. BenQ W7000 – Review Summary - BenQ W7000 Projector - The Bottom Line - BenQ W7000 and 3D14. BenQ W7000 – Review Summary 2 - The Very Bottom Line on the BenQ W7000 projector:15. BenQ W7000 – Review Summary 3 - BenQ W7000 Projector: Pros - BenQ W7000 Projector: Cons16. BenQ W7000 Projector – Full Specifications The W7000 comes with a one year parts and labor warranty, which in this price range is shorter than average. In the $2000 – $3500 price range there are plenty of one year warranties, and a few three year ones, but, that said, two years is typical in this price range. Of top competitors, the Epson 5010 probably has the best warranty around the price, with a two year warranty, and a 2nd day replacement program for both years. Panasonic’s $2999 PT-AE7000 offers a single year, but by registering the projector, the current Panasonic promo provides a second year (please note that’s 2 years or 2000 hours which ever comes first), and heavy users can put on the full 2000 hours in a year, rather easily if they are using it as their primary TV as well as for movies. The new Mitsubishi HC7800D (our next review) is another with a 2 year parts and labor warranty. Most of the other DLP projectors in the range (Acer, Optoma, etc) tend to have a single year. Of note, Acer and others are starting to offer 5 years warranty on the DLP chip, but only that. Since DLP chips are not known to fail, that’s great marketing, but otherwise, not a warranty anyone is likely to use. A six month or 500 hour warranty covers the lamp. Bottom line: An OK warranty, nothing more. I am always nervous with only one year warranties on most projectors. Since a repair can be expensive, I strongly favor two year warranties, and typically recommend purchasing a factory extended warranty if there is one, or at least a 3rd party warranty. Those won’t give you the same warm fuzzy as a factory warranty, but they don’t cost much, and could save a bundle. After 2 full years of ownership, since you would likely be looking for a replacement lamp, too, a failure makes buying something newer, better, and less expensive a reasonable proposition, but after just one year, you are probably not going to be happy if you have a problem and have to shell out cash between year one and year 2. 1. BenQ W7000 Home Theater Projector Review - BenQ W7000 Projector Highlights - BenQ W7000 Projector Overview2. BenQ W7000 Special Features3. BenQ W7000 Projector – Physical Tour - BenQ W7000 Projector - Appearance - W7000 Control Panel - W7000 Projector - Input/Output - W7000 Menus - BenQ W7000 Remote Control - BenQ W7000 Lens Throw - W7000 Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens - Wide Screen4. BenQ W7000 Projector – Image Quality - BenQ W7000 Out of the Box Picture Quality - BenQ W7000 Projector - Flesh Tones5. BenQ W7000 Projector – Image Quality 2 - BenQ W7000 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - BenQ W7000 - Overall Color & Picture Quality6. BenQ W7000 Projector – Image Quality 3 - BenQ W7000 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports, including 3D - BenQ W7000 Projector: Bottom Line on HDTV Sports, and also 3D HDTV content7. BenQ W7000 Projector – Performance - BenQ W7000 Brightness - Effect of zoom on lumen output (Dynamic mode): - W7000 Brilliant Color8. BenQ W7000 Projector – Performance 2 - BenQ W7000 Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise9. BenQ W7000 Projector Calibration and Settings - BenQ W7000 Color Temperature - BenQ W7000 Basic Settings - BenQ W7000 Greyscale Calibration - BenQ W7000 RGB Settings10. BenQ W7000 – Projector Screens - BenQ W7000 Projector Screen Recommendations11. BenQ W7000 – Competitors - BenQ W7000 vs. Optoma HD8300 - BenQ W7000 vs. Sony VPL-HW30ES - BenQ W7000 vs. BenQ W6000 - BenQ W7000 vs. Epson Home Cinema 5010 - BenQ W7000 vs. Epson Home Cinema 3010 and Acer H9500BD12. BenQ W7000 Projector – Warranty13. BenQ W7000 – Review Summary - BenQ W7000 Projector - The Bottom Line - BenQ W7000 and 3D14. BenQ W7000 – Review Summary 2 - The Very Bottom Line on the BenQ W7000 projector:15. BenQ W7000 – Review Summary 3 - BenQ W7000 Projector: Pros - BenQ W7000 Projector: Cons16. BenQ W7000 Projector – Full Specifications BenQ W7000 – Competitors BenQ W7000 – Review Summary