BenQ TH671ST 1080p Short Throw Gaming Projector, 3000 Lumens, Low Input Lag for Gaming, Built-in 5W Speaker

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With a wide color gamut that covers up to 96% of the Rec, 709 color space, the BenQ HT2150ST 2200-lumen projector produces very accurate natural colors. This picture has a native 1080p resolution, producing very sharp images. Featuring up to 2200 ANSI lumens of brightness, this device is ideal for moderately lit rooms, It has a contrast ratio of 15,000:1, delivering sharp images and great dark room performance. However, the projector needs to be placed a short distance from the screen. Countering the trapezoid effect when the projector must be placed off-center, such as simple placement on top of a table, vertical keystone adjusts the image for a professionally squared image. Keystone correction makes it simple to project ideally aligned images from a variety of locations. In keeping with the brand’s experience selling gaming monitors, BenQ markets some highly innovative projectors for gaming, including some of the first 4K native resolution 60Hz gaming projector models available. They also offer budget projectors designed for easy setup and portability. How BenQ Compares to Other Brands

Brightness. The BenQ TH671ST test unit came in at 2,638 ANSI lumens in our tests, a solid 86% of its 3,000 ANSI lumen rating. With the 1.2x zoom lens at its widest angle setting, our measurements for Normal and Economic power modes are as follows: Zoom Lens ring on your projector. The Zoom Range slider in the calculator will help you calculate the changes made by a Zoom Lens.Input lag. With Fast Mode on, the TH671ST's input lag is 16.4 ms in Bright and Sport modes and 16.6 ms in Vivid TV and Game modes. Both are fast enough for serious gamers. Input lag for Cinema mode is only slightly longer, at 18.8 ms. With Fast Mode off, the lag jumps to about 50 ms for all modes but Cinema, which is 52.2 ms. The default setting for Fast Mode is On for Game mode, and Off for all other modes. away from the screen or wall, the image will get bigger, and as you push the projector closer to the screen or wall the image will be smaller. To properly Con 1) Somewhat Lower Light Output in Some Models: While they do well in resolution and sharpness, other projector brands, such as LG, may offer higher maximum brightness to cope with varied ambient lighting. represents the diagonal distance between the top right corner of your image (screen) and the bottom left corner of your image (screen). On Video Optimized Lumens. Both the Cinema and Sport modes are good starting points for optimizing settings for video. Both deliver color that's well within a realistic looking range and close enough to accurate so you wouldn't know that any color is off without a reference image to compare to. However, Sport mode delivers a higher ANSI lumen measurement and brighter shades of yellow, which prove to be more accurate when comparing with a reference image.

Con 3) Smart Projector Setup Can Be Confusing: While BenQ has some very capable smart projector models, some users may have trouble connecting them to their favorite streaming apps. On the plus side, native projector support for Android TV is included in their larger projectors. Why Should You Buy a New BenQ Projector?Among the TH671ST's most noteworthy features is its 1.2x zoom, an unusual extra for a short throw. Any short throw lens lets you set up the projector close to the screen for a big image in a small room—for example, small apartments or dorm rooms. But a zoom lens adds convenience and offers greater flexibility of placement, letting you adjust the zoom, rather than move the projector, to match the image to the screen size. This is particularly welcome for portable use, where moving from one location to another means having to set up the projector each time. Portability is also enhanced by surprisingly robust audio for such a small projector. With video optimized settings, the TH671ST can light up a 120-inch 1.2-gain screen in moderately bright ambient light using full power, or a 100-inch 1.2-gain screen in Economic mode. And the LumiExpert feature can adjust gamma automatically for the current ambient light level, with a dedicated menu button on the remote so you can easily tweak its effect to taste. Input lag is the major curse for gamers. There’s little more frustrating to a gamer than when the vision just doesn’t respond fast enough to the controls. It can mean the difference between onscreen life or death, a lap record or second place or simply missing out on completing the level in time. With its class-leading 16.67ms response, the TH671ST is the fastest responding projector in its class. Whether you’re using a PS4, Xbox or Nintendo Switch, now there’s no excuse for not beating your rival to the draw. Color Preset Mode Performance. Most of the TH671ST's color modes are usable straight out of the box, even for film or video, with varying degrees of color accuracy. As with the brightest mode for most projectors, the TH671ST's Bright mode shows a slight green shift. However it is less than with most projectors, particularly those in this price range. Brightness Uniformity. The test unit's brightness uniformity is 63%. Somewhat surprisingly—because short throw projectors tend to have problems maintaining uniform brightness—this is actually a better than typical result for standard throw home theater projectors in this price range.

Cinema and Sport modes, as already mentioned, both deliver good color accuracy by default, and the best accuracy of any of the modes. Game mode straight out of the box is a little cooler than the Cinema and Sport modes, with a whiter white and skin tones that look a little too porcelain in some images. It is, yes. Put simply the aspect ratio of a projector is the width of the image in relation to its height. There are two common aspect ratios. The first of these is 4:3 which is usually best for business or classroom use. For content consumption then 16:9 is best, particularly for TV or film watching in home cinema set-ups. A third option is 16:10 which is designed for use with widescreen computers.

Using the Zoom Range Slider

This BenQ TH585 3500-lumen projector has HDMI and USB A inputs for connecting computers. It also has VGA and RS232 ports for legacy devices. With a monitor output port, this projector enables extending the screen to other display devices. It has a lamp life of up to 15,000 hours, supporting simple maintenance. Featuring up to 3500 lumens of brightness, this device is ideal for well-lit rooms. It has a zoom function, lens shift, and auto keystone. Introduction to BenQ Projectors

Brightness is another key feature. We measured the TH671ST at a little over 2,600 ANSI lumens, which is enough to light up a 130-inch 1.0-gain screen in moderately bright ambient light. Even its video optimized setting, at a measured 1,887 lumens, is bright enough at the same light level for a 110-inch 1.0-gain screen or a 120-inch 1.2 gain screen. There are multiple pre-set picture modes (Bright/ Vivid TV/ Cinema/ Sport/ Game) along with two User set modesThe BenQ TH671ST offers the advantage of Keystone Correction. This handy feature offers great benefits when installing. With the ability to digitally shift the image by +/- 40 degrees in the vertical plain, the TH671ST can be fitted in more awkward locations and enables a wider choice of screen options. I spent several hours streaming Netflix and ESPN on the TH671ST from the Xbox One and was very happy with the performance. I have said it many times in the past, but a live sporting event is truly a great way to show off a projectors capability and expose its limitations. I wasn't surprised after gaming on it that this BenQ does an exceptional job of handling live sports just as well as Blu-Ray movies and streamed movies and TV shows and everything was clean and clear as you would expect. I never once saw and screen tear and although this is a DLP, the rainbow effect was never noticeable either. Short throw projection refers to a distance between 3 to 8 feet away from projector to screen, so therefore a short throw projector is one which can be positioned within that distance from the area you have designated as your screen. Ultra-short throw projection refers to a distance between 0 to 4 feet away from projector to screen and, again, projectors deemed ultra-short throw are devices which work within that measurement. There are also 'long throw' projectors, which have been specifically designed to provide very large imagesfrom a position in the centre of the ceiling in a large room. A projection calculator is used to calculate a screen size when a projector is a specific distance away from the screen. As you move a projector watt speaker delivers surprisingly robust audio for such a small projector, with enough volume to fill a large family room; five sound mode presets plus User mode.