BenQ W5700 (HT5550) 4K DLP Projector Review

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4 жыл бұрын

BenQ releases a home cinema focussed single-chip 4K DLP projector which promises accurate colours out of the box thanks to factory calibration. So can it really do everything it claims? Let's find out...
Check out the owner's thread in the projector forum at AVForums - www.avforums.com/forums/proje...
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@David25522 4 жыл бұрын

Great review!!! I’m picking one up.

@chrisdavies73 3 жыл бұрын

Got one last week. Amazing bit of kit. Bladerunner was a treat :-)

@bryanp4827 3 жыл бұрын

Good to hear Chris, what about black levels and iris operating noise? Any complaints?

@user-dm4gs1ig7r 3 жыл бұрын

My Epsom 5350 still makes me smile even against my LG 4k HDR 55 inch. I still prefer the Epsom .Cost me just under £600 ,yes you can get better but I haven't seen anything apart from projectors costing thousands more I mean £8,000 . Colours on the screen really pop and so subtle and as atmosphere . Anyway they are all good in there on way. Thanks for the video.

@bryanp4827 2 жыл бұрын

Nice man 👍

@edwin97a 4 жыл бұрын

Picked up one on black Friday to replace my Sony 1080p sxrd and the difference is 100% more better towards the BENQ HT5550. I love this projector!

@bryanp4827 3 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear edwin, how do you find the black levels and operating noise of the iris? I'm keen to find out

@DarrenBoxhall 3 жыл бұрын

@@bryanp4827 it's noisey and black isn't as good as Sony hw45es

@gavinlim3143 2 жыл бұрын

Which projectors would you recommend that are hdr capable?

@larrywan9832 3 жыл бұрын

what if compare to Optoma UHD65?

@CaseTheCorvetteMan Жыл бұрын

Can someone tell me how would this machine compare to my Barco Cine 9 CRT projector? I'm using Boeing simulation grade P19LUG tubes that are getting up around 6,000 hours, slight visible wear on blue and green, nothing visible on red. Razor sharp 1080p across the entire screen. I am interested in this model and also a couple of the Optoma 4K models.

@tdoom2421 4 жыл бұрын

Any plans to review the jvc nx5 or nx7?

@avforums 4 жыл бұрын

NX9 has been reviewed - www.avforums.com/reviews/jvc-dla-nx9-4k-native-projector-review.16823 Video coming soon. The N5 is currently being reviewed. And the N7 has also been reviewed, but no video coming for this one www.avforums.com/reviews/jvc-dla-n7-rs2000-4k-dila-projector-review.15860

@Boolama27 4 жыл бұрын

Huh?!.... didn't this thing come out 10 months ago!?

@tinobarbera9420 3 жыл бұрын

on mine the blacks are black black your well out on callibrating mate you need to do it again and get it right...

@bryanp4827 2 жыл бұрын

Correct my friend, but these dickheads are lcd fanboys, so they'll always bash dlp projectors

@eastwestblason7213 Жыл бұрын

How did you do? I don’t care about highlights. I want good black levels and shadow details. Does putting eco mode help? I use D. Iris in middle position. I love this projector (HU710 is crap) and want to keep it.

@showkatkhan8461 3 жыл бұрын

between epson tw9400 and benq w5700 which one would you recommend

@smuglertns4390 3 жыл бұрын

I have an epson tw9400 it has motorized lens shift zoom and focus,no more reaching up to pj to adjust and is far brighter than this model which is what you need for hdr.

@lifeevent88 3 жыл бұрын

Defo benq

@creev80 3 жыл бұрын

Was wondering this too. Heard a lot of good stuff about the Epson but it’s to big for my setup. But I don’t have have a “dark” bat cave. So I am worried that the Benq is going to be to dark.

@bryanp4827 3 жыл бұрын

@@lifeevent88 some people just don't get how good dlp's are do they...?

@DarrenBoxhall 3 жыл бұрын

@@smuglertns4390 your recommending a projector because you don't have to get up and adjust the lense?!? Hahahah, no one gives a shit about that mate, they care about image quality and black levels

@gamerfreddy5812 4 жыл бұрын

Input lag?

@avforums 4 жыл бұрын

It's in the review.

@solexxx8588 3 жыл бұрын

It's equivalent to 4 K . You neglected to mention this.

@bryanp4827 3 жыл бұрын

Of course, that's because he hates dlp's, he's an lcd fanboy...

@DarrenBoxhall 3 жыл бұрын

@@bryanp4827 because LCD is better

@charlesaldous5389 3 жыл бұрын

While I don't doubt your reviews of anything at all Phil, yours is the only one where you mention the 5700 to be a pixel-shifter! All other reviews that I have found (and even the BenQ website) say that it is native 4K, which I find very hard to believe at this price point. Shame about the gamma problems too.

@avforums 3 жыл бұрын

I can't speak for other reviews, or even what reviews you have been looking at. However, my assessment is correct and the BenQ uses a shift and flash technique which trick the eyes and brain into seeing 8.3m pixels, even though those are never on the screen at the same time. The CTA call this true 4K, but it technically isn't. If you take a look at the Texas Instruments website for their 4K chips, they explain the technology used. All 4K DLPs at this market level use the same TI chipsets. As you rightly point out, there is no way you are going to get a 4K native projector at this price point and only Sony and JVC currently offer true native 4K projectors in the consumer market at many times the price of this BenQ (JVC used their own version of the pixel shift, called e-shift for many years before switching to true native 4K chips recently). With that said, the technology used in the BenQ is very clever and it is difficult to tell the difference from normal viewing distances. Thanks for your feedback.

@takeoffthesunglasses Жыл бұрын

every review Ive read says it isn't native 4k

@i.straubing889 4 жыл бұрын

So not good for HDR :( wich one is also useable for HDR ?

@86scar86 4 жыл бұрын

Epson TW-9400

@Evil.Turkey 4 жыл бұрын

Still waiting on a 8k projector

@juelz4516 4 жыл бұрын

Styleguide for Men and the 8k content to play also???

@adrianbarac3063 4 жыл бұрын

What would you actually watch on it? Only a minority of shows are even mastered in 4K. Of them, less still show much improvement over 1080/2K. That isn't going to change much.

@Evil.Turkey 4 жыл бұрын

Juelz 45 I’ll find the right content for it

@DarrenBoxhall 3 жыл бұрын

8k gaming. And also, 8k is better than 4k, people just try and make out like their 4k equipment is the best. People used to say the exact same thing about 4k not being worth it and 1080p is fine. People just can't handle it

@DimitriLeeBX 3 жыл бұрын

This review is such an outlier not sure what to think of this review or the product

@bryanp4827 3 жыл бұрын

That's because he loves to bash dlp's, but can't really because he's an lcd fanboy...

@bryanp4827 4 жыл бұрын

All you do is bash dlp projectors! I don't know why you even bother reviewing them! You constantly bang on about black levels, when in fact it is NOT the most important thing when it comes to viewing...SHARPNESS AND IMAGE IS...

@lifeevent88 3 жыл бұрын

Here here

@DarrenBoxhall 3 жыл бұрын

Incorrect, blacks need to be black, not grey. I think you need to get a good projector like a Sony or JVC and actually see quality before you talk like this

@RagnarCrumpets 2 жыл бұрын

Very sure it’s personal preference isn’t it?

@bryanp4827 2 жыл бұрын

@@DarrenBoxhall what's night time like in the real world bro...?? Do you ever step out of mommy's basement to take a look...? My guess is not...

@DarrenBoxhall 2 жыл бұрын

@@bryanp4827 out there all the time mate. Enjoy your grey "blacks"