BenQ W1000 projector

We’ve all brought home a projector from the office and been thoroughly disappointed with the results. And while dedicated home cinema projectors offer widescreen high-definition and the contrast and smoothness movies demand, on first impression the W1000 does look as if it’s been kidnapped from a boardroom.

Ben Q W1000 is smaller projectors than other home cinema projectors which has the lower price. BenQ’s mid-range product (between the W600 and W6000) keeps a low profile with a white and grey design. W1000 has some features that mark it out as a close relative to office-bound beamers. A small speaker on its rear can certainly only be effective for the odd video in a presentation, while mini jack audio ins and outs for a personal computer.

Inside the W1000 is some advanced processing that helps to produce some truly demanding high-def pictures . W1000 using DLP (a projection technology that’s tried and tested for cinemas) features a Full HD resolution and it also has a set of Component video and two HDMI inputs to back that up. Merely you’ll be able to set it closer to the centre of the screen and rely on digital keystone correction. The lens is also rather short throw, so don’t expect images over 80 inches unless you can place the W1000 at least 2.5 meters from the screen.

Depart on some Blu-ray discs; the W1000 gets operant quickly by showing some seriously deep blacks on murky footage. That’s very rare on a budget projector, although we have to say that the W1000 doesn’t produce the most elaborate picture we’ve seen. And a touch of blur on vertical pans was especially noticeable.

A special Brilliant Color mode is available that’s worthy to try. Switch it on and the picture suddenly brightens, or rather, the colors admit a giddy vividness that really works for some colors. Although if you’re watching a Blu-ray disc that’s muted colors – perhaps Batman Returns – bright Color is just attending lessen the cinematic affect.