Large Aussie retailers are selling this for over $1,100 and eBay sellers for over $900. Highly rated entry level projector. As typical of LCD projectors, black levels are not as good as DLP projectors but a very good projector overall for enjoying large screen movies in ambient light. I am very happy with mine.
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Actually amazon warranty is quite good. I bought one Viewsonic's projector from Amazon USA and still got warranty when it died in one year and a month.
Why get this over an Optoma?
I bought an Optoma from AmazonUS, after 4 years (and less than 1000 hours) it started getting white dots for pixels. It seems it's a common problem for them, so be wary… http://www.tsely.com/optoma-projector-white-dots/
Cheap chinese (well Taiwanese) projectors available on AliExpress, vs a Japanese made publicly trading company…
Optoma are a nightmare to deal with. I've never seen one last even 5 years, let alone a long ownership life.
It's kind of like asking "Why Makita over Ozito?"
They'll both work well for a month… but My fathers Makita's are 40+ years old. My Ozito jigsaw is losing torque already.
I don't see the point in a 1080p projector. If anything needs 4K its a 3 metre screen. I'll wait till 4K projectors drop under $1k.
you're gonna be waiting a looooooonnnnnnng time
There's a superb article on that very topic here.
https://homecinemacentral.com.au/4K_Projectors_and_TV_when_s…
My favourite quotes are..
"A better reason for caution is there is only a very small amount of 4K content available"
"Projecting a 1080 HD image you may be able to see the individual dots from say 1m whereas on 4k you may have to get as close as 100mm but why would you?"
"Not only 8k but glasses free 3D now that's what I'm waiting for before spending big bucks!" (sarcasm intended).
As someone who had a 3m wide screen, I can vouch that you can't sit any closer than about 6ft without extreme discomfort. The 10mm comment was on the money!
Great article, worth a read.
I watch plenty of 4K content and that is just going to increase. Once you go 4K you can't go back.
Have 4K TV and 1080p projector - Projector wins time and time again.
If the content is of good quality and you're actually interested, you forget about it and enjoy the immersion of 120" screen more than anything.
Yeah, although the HDR of 4K is worthwhile.
I've never really got people paying $1k more for an extra 10 inches of screen, when for less than that money they could have a projector that would cover a wall.
Go big or go home
Seriously, resolution is diminishing returns. If you have at least 1080p then 4K is a nice to have.
Whereas field of view really does make a difference to immersion, particularly for movies. 3m diagonal at 3m distance makes it much closer to the cinema experience, and thus much closer to how it's supposed to look. Remember how 'Gravity' looked stunning in the cinema and underwhelming on a 55" TV? How much of your field of view covered makes a difference.
My point is that quality is a combination of factors - size, frame rate, colour gamut, colour depth (HDR), and resolution. Hell, even the sound. Focus on one number isn't it, you need to balance.
And $679 is a cheap way of getting higher balanced quality for movies.
@sane:
In saying quality over quantity, I wasn't suggesting 4k though.
I was talking about the quality of tv panels. Going for IPS or OLED, with strong contrast ratio, all of that
4k on its own isn't worth it
120" screen on its own isn't worth it
Ahh, well we kind of agree.
I would tend to go for DLP over LCD, mainly because the contrast/dynamic range can be better.
In the end, many of the movies mastered in the past have been mastered at 2K (which is why there's not loads of 4K content around) for projection in cinemas via a DLP projector. So in the home a DLP 1080p projector, which can be had for little money, is tolerably close.
By the time that 4K HDR HFR is the norm, the prices will have fallen.
With HDR, I agree.
Without; well, LinusTechTips proved people have 'no idea' what they're watching. (in a graphic sense, not a intelligence sense).
Their 720p streams at 3X the bitrate of Youtubes 1080p streams was MUCH clearer; was a very cool real world proof. They didn't tell anyone until recently.
They've now released some high bitrate 1080p video to put up against youtubes 4k (without HDR). And once again, everyone chose the 1080p stream.
But regardless of all that, as in the homecinema article; just because you can see pixels at 1m (hell, lets say 3m!) Why would you be within 3m of a 120"+ screen! (and I'm a super-close sitter!)
Yeah right. You've probably got some cheap non-branded 4K panel..
4K is hype. There's just so many other more important variables. A good 1080P projector is brilliant in a light controlled room at 3m+ or so.
Ask any projector enthusiast, they'll tell you that they want better contrast, not resolution.
What would be a comparable model in the Benq range? There has been some refurbished ones in the past that I missed out on.
Probably the W1070/1080/1100/1200 etc
Thanks, even the refurbished ones seem more expensive than this unit.
I got a refurbished w1110 for $715 with 2yr local warranty. You just have to be patience on checking BenQ website everyday at it doesn't come very often.
Price on the link says £469??
VAT (tax) is removed on checkout. Add to your cart then proceed to payment and shipping confirmation and the final price will be shown
Bought this one at this price about 8 months ago from amazon UK. The picture quality is pretty good. Cheap to get another lamp.
Am I the only one seeing the price as £ 469 or others too? Keen to buy but unsure if I am doing the right thing :)
VAT tax will be reduced from the total price when you check out and ready to pay.
Hi guys,
I'm part of a non-for profit organisation and we run a weekly education program and have alot of PP presentations and we use a projector.
Our program is at a small hall. 10mx10m. seats about 60-80 ppl
Would this be a good purchase for our organisation? Price and product wise, please do help :)
See my other comment.
It's a bit of a review of the brand as a whole.
I never did sell a model QUITE this low in their range; but if the epson brand had remained as good as it was 2 years ago; I'd have 0 hesitation in selling them to you morally.
These days, I ALSO work for a not for profit :) so I know where you're coming from, and yes, I'd purchase these for my workplace also :)
Thank you for that! At the moment we have the BenQ TH681. is this an upgrade?
They're both 1080p projectors, but in my experience Epson are always brighter. Also bulbs are much cheaper when I was in the industry a couple of years back.
But really, I have to ask, if you're using some already, why "upgrade" for the sake of it?
With the money you're getting the Epson for, you could get 3 BenQ bulbs and keep those going for ages!
I thought the Benq one we had was a really cheap $200 model bad quality.
Guess if we want to upgrade got to dish out alot more.
We'll stay with what we have.
@Hashstrid:
Well in all honesty, I'd place the Epsons well above them; But they're both 1080p, they're both rated for home theater, so so they're not going to overheat.
Epson is head and shoulders above it, but it's not enough to dispose of the ones you have!
Perhaps if these were the 'W' variant that came with RELIABLE wireless HDMI…. but they're not.
The epson says it is 2200 lumens
the BenQ says it is 3000 lumens
In the real world is the Epson brighter?
I have a room with lots of windows and no curtains, so in daylight savings time we need to view before sunset and so we need a bright projector.
Will this Epson do the job?
Hey guys, Just a quick note as I used to sell the Epson home theater range here in Queensland through a very specialist home cinema store.
The entire epson range is great.
I'll start the praise by saying even though its a big 'no no' I've never seen a Data projector overheat while watching a movie. Most do. So props for that.
Second, their image processor is (objectively) faster.
I didn't do any special tests, but I was enjoying some old 8bit games at work on the 160"+screens, and the epson was "fastest" of all the competing brands. Basically, way less controller lag to screen output.
And Third, and this is the biggest IMO.
At least a couple of years ago; Epson were the only company making their own Bulbs. Everyone else was rebranding Phillips.
Nothing wrong with Phillips, but the price was huge.
Epson was way cheaper, and once again, objectively, last noticeably longer before reaching their 'dull half life'.
Of the hundres we installed and ran in the showroom, I never saw a dead pixel.
About all I can say negative (and it doesn't apply here) is that their DLP projectors are much more noticeable when it comes to 'spotting rainbows'. Don't know why, but their LCD are to die for.
My 6 yr old epson projector died a few months ago.
Would like a replacement, but it needs a lens shift and short throw where it is mounted on the ceiling.
Any suggestions ? I don't think this one does lens shift.
Cheers,
In my days, a couple of years back, these guys were the ultimate crossover of price to quality\features.
Epson EH-TW5500
http://www.epson.com.au/products/projector/EH-TW5500_Specs.a…
Whatever has replaced them (I believe they just go up numerically?) I'd hope to be just as good, but as I said I'm a couple of years out.
Will bite the bullet and buy this one. Don't have a TV at home and maybe this is a good 2-3 yr investment for someone who occasionally watches movies/youtube.
Can anyone recommend a 7.1ch speaker system to go along with this and a recent Denon receiver I got thru Amazon Germany?
Hello,
I'm getting the following. Is that right? Point is that the total is AUD708, and not as shown in the title.
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Items: GBP 390.83
Postage & Packing: GBP 27.75
Total before VAT: GBP 418.58
VAT: GBP 0.00
(Order Total: GBP 418.58)
Payment Total: AUD 708.00
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1 GBP = 1.6914376915 AUD
(includes all Amazon fees and charges)
There's a Wi-Fi Optional one priced at £580.79, what is it used for on a projector? Would I need it if I have Chromecast on my Amp?
Epson has some great offers on refurbished projectors check that out also. They update the site every now and then so you need to keep a lookout and purchase as soon as you see it on there. I picked up a TW 6700 for about $1,600 the other day and it was like new. Get yourself a app to keep an eye on the web page changes and it will inform you when the website changes and new stock has arrived.
https://www.epson.com.au/shoponline/shop/BrowseProducts.asp?…
$689 for factory second with 6 month warranty. https://www.epson.com.au/shoponline/shop/BrowseProducts.asp?…
What kind of warranty would this product have from Amazon?