W1080ST Lamp Brightness Eco, Smart-Eco vs. Full Power Posted on June 16, 2013 By Art Feierman 1. BenQ W1080ST Home Theater Projector Review - BenQ W1080ST Projector Highlights - BenQ W1080ST Projector Overview2. BenQ W1080ST Special Features - W1080ST 3D - ESPN 3D is toast! - BenQ 3D Glasses3. Gaming with the BenQ W1080ST - Gaming with the BenQ W1080ST - W1080ST Brilliant Color - The image from Fast Money on CNBC was taken with Brilliant Color on - Full Color Management System - CMS4. W1080ST ISF certification - W1080ST ISF certification - W1080ST Smart-Eco mode - W1080ST Audio - W1080ST Lamp Life5. BenQ W1080ST Projector – Appearance - BenQ W1080ST Projector - Appearance - W1080ST Control Panel - W1080ST Projector - Input/Output6. BenQ W1080ST Menus - 3D Sub Menu - BenQ W1080ST Remote Control - BenQ W1080ST Lens Throw - BenQ W1080ST Lens Shift - BenQ W1080ST Anamorphic Lens - Widescreen7. BenQ W1080ST Projector – Image Quality - BenQ W1080ST Out of the Box Picture Quality - BenQ W1080ST Projector - Skin Tones8. BenQ W1080ST Projector: Brilliant Color vs No Brilliant Color - Brilliant Color vs No Brilliant Color9. BenQ W1080ST Black Levels & Shadow Detail - BenQ W1080ST Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Shadow Detail Performance10. Black Level and Shadow Detail Performance: W1080ST Projector – Bottom Line - Black Level and Shadow Detail Performance: W1080ST Projector - Bottom Line - BenQ W1080ST - Overall Color & Picture Quality11. BenQ W1080ST Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports, including 3D - BenQ W1080ST Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports, including 3D - BenQ W1080ST Projector: Bottom Line on HDTV Sports, and also 3D HDTV content12. BenQ W1080ST Projector – Performance - BenQ W1080ST Brightness - BenQ W1080ST Calibrated: User 1 "best" mode = 1446 lumens - BenQ W1080ST Projector Modes: Image Comparison - Effect of zoom on lumen output (Dynamic mode):13. W1080ST Lamp Brightness Eco, Smart-Eco vs. Full Power - W1080ST Lamp Brightness Eco, Smart-Eco vs. Full Power - BenQ W1080ST Pre-Calibration Color temp - W1080ST, Post Calibration, Best Mode (User 1) - BenQ W1080ST 3D Brightness14. BenQ W1080ST Sharpness - BenQ W1080ST Sharpness - BenQ W1080ST: Bottom Line Sharpness15. BenQ W1080ST Performance: Light Leakage - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise16. BenQ W1080ST Projector Calibration and Settings - BenQ W1080ST Color Temperature - Color Temp over IRE Range (Various Modes): - BenQ W1080ST Basic Settings17. BenQ W1080ST Post Calibration Grayscale: User Mode - BenQ W1080ST Post Calibration Grayscale: User Mode - W1080ST RGB Settings - W1080ST Post Calibration settings 18. BenQ W1080ST Projector Advanced Calibration - Color Management Settings - CMS Calibration - Calibration Charts and Graphics19. W1080ST Projector Screen Recommendations - W1080ST Projector Screen Recommendations20. BenQ W1080ST Projector – Warranty - BenQ W1080ST Projector - Warranty21. BenQ W1080ST – Review Summary - BenQ W1080ST Projector - The Bottom Line22. The Very Bottom Line on the W1080ST projector - The Very Bottom Line on the W1080ST projector: - BenQ W1080ST Projector: Pros and Cons - BenQ W1080ST Projector: Pros - BenQ W1080ST Projector: Cons23. BenQ W1080ST Projector Specifications W1080ST Lamp Brightness Eco, Smart-Eco vs. Full PowerLumen Output (Eco Lamp, Dynamic): 1176 The drop to Eco mode of the W1080ST projector results in a loss of 35% of the lumens, a number almost identical to the W1070’s measurement. Smart Eco mode can’t be measured that easily, because it depends on what the image is. At its lowest with working content, it should be about the same as Eco mode, but on bright scenes it will be about the same as full power. Per BenQ, when there’s nothing going on, it can drop 70%. Check it out. First is Normal (full power) then Smart Eco, then Economic: Normal (full power)Smart EcoEconomicPreviousNext BenQ W1080ST Pre-Calibration Color temp Color Temp over IRE Range (Pre calibration, best modes – Cinema-Standard-User) User 1 30 IRE 6548 50 IRE 6413 80 IRE 6476 100 IRE 6508 The numbers above are very interesting. I would not have been surprised if the measurements were virtually identical to the W1070, but the W1080ST seems to have better color tables. Unlike the the W1070 which averages around 6800-6900K, the BenQ W1080ST is dead on the money. Our four IRE measurements pre-calibration all fall within 100K of the ideal 6500K. W1080ST, Post Calibration, Best Mode (User 1) Calibrated Color Temp over IRE Range 20 IRE 6467 30 IRE 6562 40 IRE 6542 50 IRE 6491 60 IRE 6552 70 IRE 6600 80 IRE 6529 90 IRE 6650 100 IRE 6647 Average gamma 2.20 As with the longer throw version, this is a very tight calibration temperature range. The W1070 actually had an even tighter range, but both are within 200K across the range, which is always excellent. BenQ W1080ST 3D Brightness1700 calibrated lumens at mid-point on the zoom lens, is going to make this one of the brightest 1080p 3D capable home theater projectors on the market. Oh, the Epson 3020 and 5020UB can muster up an extra 400 lumens, but that’s uncalibrated. By comparison those guys are under 700 lumens calibrated! Still, 3LCD projectors often are brighter doing 3D than similarly measured DLP projectors. Note that LCD and LCoS projectors usually have “glasses” controls (in the projector not the glasses) that can allow them to be brighter (but with it, more crosstalk). 1. BenQ W1080ST Home Theater Projector Review - BenQ W1080ST Projector Highlights - BenQ W1080ST Projector Overview2. BenQ W1080ST Special Features - W1080ST 3D - ESPN 3D is toast! - BenQ 3D Glasses3. Gaming with the BenQ W1080ST - Gaming with the BenQ W1080ST - W1080ST Brilliant Color - The image from Fast Money on CNBC was taken with Brilliant Color on - Full Color Management System - CMS4. W1080ST ISF certification - W1080ST ISF certification - W1080ST Smart-Eco mode - W1080ST Audio - W1080ST Lamp Life5. BenQ W1080ST Projector – Appearance - BenQ W1080ST Projector - Appearance - W1080ST Control Panel - W1080ST Projector - Input/Output6. BenQ W1080ST Menus - 3D Sub Menu - BenQ W1080ST Remote Control - BenQ W1080ST Lens Throw - BenQ W1080ST Lens Shift - BenQ W1080ST Anamorphic Lens - Widescreen7. BenQ W1080ST Projector – Image Quality - BenQ W1080ST Out of the Box Picture Quality - BenQ W1080ST Projector - Skin Tones8. BenQ W1080ST Projector: Brilliant Color vs No Brilliant Color - Brilliant Color vs No Brilliant Color9. BenQ W1080ST Black Levels & Shadow Detail - BenQ W1080ST Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Shadow Detail Performance10. Black Level and Shadow Detail Performance: W1080ST Projector – Bottom Line - Black Level and Shadow Detail Performance: W1080ST Projector - Bottom Line - BenQ W1080ST - Overall Color & Picture Quality11. BenQ W1080ST Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports, including 3D - BenQ W1080ST Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports, including 3D - BenQ W1080ST Projector: Bottom Line on HDTV Sports, and also 3D HDTV content12. BenQ W1080ST Projector – Performance - BenQ W1080ST Brightness - BenQ W1080ST Calibrated: User 1 "best" mode = 1446 lumens - BenQ W1080ST Projector Modes: Image Comparison - Effect of zoom on lumen output (Dynamic mode):13. W1080ST Lamp Brightness Eco, Smart-Eco vs. Full Power - W1080ST Lamp Brightness Eco, Smart-Eco vs. Full Power - BenQ W1080ST Pre-Calibration Color temp - W1080ST, Post Calibration, Best Mode (User 1) - BenQ W1080ST 3D Brightness14. BenQ W1080ST Sharpness - BenQ W1080ST Sharpness - BenQ W1080ST: Bottom Line Sharpness15. BenQ W1080ST Performance: Light Leakage - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise16. BenQ W1080ST Projector Calibration and Settings - BenQ W1080ST Color Temperature - Color Temp over IRE Range (Various Modes): - BenQ W1080ST Basic Settings17. BenQ W1080ST Post Calibration Grayscale: User Mode - BenQ W1080ST Post Calibration Grayscale: User Mode - W1080ST RGB Settings - W1080ST Post Calibration settings 18. BenQ W1080ST Projector Advanced Calibration - Color Management Settings - CMS Calibration - Calibration Charts and Graphics19. W1080ST Projector Screen Recommendations - W1080ST Projector Screen Recommendations20. BenQ W1080ST Projector – Warranty - BenQ W1080ST Projector - Warranty21. BenQ W1080ST – Review Summary - BenQ W1080ST Projector - The Bottom Line22. The Very Bottom Line on the W1080ST projector - The Very Bottom Line on the W1080ST projector: - BenQ W1080ST Projector: Pros and Cons - BenQ W1080ST Projector: Pros - BenQ W1080ST Projector: Cons23. 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