BenQ TH575 1080p FHD DLP Gaming Projector, 3800 ANSI Lumens, Low Latency, Enhanced Game Mode, High Contrast, Rec.709 Color Standard, Dual HDMI, 100 inches, 3D, Auto Vertical Keystone, 1.1X Zoom

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Built-in speakers | I was VERY happy to discover the BenQ TH575 has built-in speakers, as I hadn’t quite figured out yet how I would be able to output audio from my console to an extra set of speakers or from the projector to the speakers. The quality isn’t all that amazing though, but in our small bedroom/office set-up it was sufficient to play games or watch our favourite series. The direction of the audio seems to throw it to the left side when hanging upside down however, making it sound like the audio isn’t coming from straight above or behind us, but slightly from the left. Additionally, you can’t expect the audio to reach high levels, so don’t go throwing a party with this as your only audio output, people chatting will come out louder. The Chesto on the other hand has surprisingly amazing sound quality for such a small device and the audio seems to have a lot more volume thanks to the Dolby speakers (though you somehow only hear it from 50% volume and upwards?) Still, it takes the cake. The rated 3,500 lumens is bright enough, according to Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) recommendations, for a 270-inch-diagonal, 16:9 image using a 1.0-gain screen in a dark room, or for a 150-inch image in moderately bright ambient light. As with almost any projector, however, the modes you'll actually want to use have significantly lower brightness. Extra warranty | One thing that worried me about purchasing a beamer is that I heard you have to replace the light bulb every few years and that this can be expensive. The BenQ TH575 comes with a 4-year warranty, however, easing my mind somewhat in recommending it. Depending on how often you use it, you can count on many more years of use. The Chesto I bought only had the factory default 2 years warranty.

Cinema mode offers the best color accuracy and does the best job holding the subtle gradations that give closeups of rounded objects a sense of three-dimensionality. But the slightly brighter Living Room mode is not far behind, and Game mode is close behind that, albeit with slightly less saturated color. We’re not blessed with a games console in the shop (we’d never get anything done!), but bringing an Xbox Series X from home allows us to test out the Game Mode with a bit of Apex Legends. The enhanced contrast makes for a great view when you first drop into the map, and sneaking around inside the darker corners of buildings has an added feeling of depth that we wouldn’t normally expect from an entry-level projector. Obviously, the TH575 isn’t able to give you the pin-sharpness of 4K resolution running at 120Hz, but the Game Mode is certainly a feather in its cap.Auto vertical keystone adjusts the projection for a professionally squared picture, making it simple to project ideally aligned images from a variety of locations. Invite your best friends to watch shows, movies, and sports events, or play party games. TH575’s 3800-lumen high brightness, Full HD 1080p image quality, and Rec. 709 color standard come up huge every time. Turn Any Space into Your Private Domain

An unusual extra at this price is support for digital vertical lens shifting. This feature takes advantage of the extra pixels on the 1,920-by-1,200 chip to let you move the image up or down from its centered position by about 5 percent of the image height. Along with the 1.1x zoom, it allows for some flexibility in positioning the projector. In addition, if you still need to tilt the projector up or down to point at the screen after adjusting the shift, a +/- 30 degree vertical keystone control allows for squaring off the image. Assessing the Color The white segment, meanwhile, lets the TH585 deliver a brighter image than you would get from an otherwise identical projector without one, contributing a lot to the projector's rating of 3,500 ANSI lumens. However, note that this inclusion affects color accuracy, which is why color wheels in projectors meant for traditional home theater in a dark room—take the BenQ HT2150ST, for example—don't include white panels. Screw holes | There are three M5-sized screw holes on the bottom, so you can attach it to the ceiling- or wall mount which is exactly the solution we needed. The screws aren’t delivered alongside the projector, but if you buy a ceiling mount, it should come with different-sized screws to be compatible with various types of beamers. Both beamers I tested had the option to be mounted upside down. One important note: the BenQ TH575’s weight balance does not match its visual center. Depending on your ceiling mount solution, you may have to play around with where you connect it. I used a Vogel’s ceiling mount and had to disconnect it ~5 times to readjust the centre, so it wouldn’t tilt the screen because of its weight not being evenly divided. On the other hand, Game mode offers the best contrast and sense of three-dimensionality in dark scenes, with Living Room mode in second place again and Cinema a close third. So while Game mode is the obvious choice for games, the choice for watching movies and TV depends on whether you need the extra brightness of Living Room mode, and whether you care more about Cinema mode's better color accuracy or Game mode's better contrast, detail in dark or shaded areas, and three-dimensionality.The throw ratio of 1.49-1.64 and 1.1x zoom deliver screen size flexibility -with an 80” image available from 2.64 metres away and a mighty 120” image within 4 metres. With exclusive modes for gamers, stunning visuals and an array of connectivity options, the TH575 is elevating the entire entertainment experience. Post this More than just a gamer’s delight, the TH575 is perfect for big screen movies, sports and TV, too. Whether its movie night with friends or family, the big match or just a stunning documentary, the BenQ’s big scale image makes even larger TVs look underwhelming. You can get an impressive 80 inch screen with the projector just 2.64 metres from the screen. Scale up to a mighty 120 inch screen and the distance is still under 4 metres – making this projector ideal for most rooms. On-projector settings available to fine-tune the image range from brightness, contrast, and gamma to a color-management system for adjusting hue, saturation, and gain separately for each primary and secondary color. Note, too, that there's a Brilliant Color setting, which is common on DLP projectors. This version has 10 steps; each step down the scale lowers brightness but increases color accuracy. Assessing the Brightness