4K Gaming at 120 Inches!! - BenQ x3000i UHD LED Gaming Projector | Review

[@Nick930]

Quick correction: I mentioned that this is "native 4K" but this isn't correct. This projector uses a method called "pixel-shifting" to achieve something called "True 4K". It's still 3840x2160, but it still isn't technically "native" 4K

[@brunogm]

temporal reconstructed 4k

[@RandomHajile-j7z]

And it looks 99% the same regardless of the method used.

[@brunogm]

@@RandomHajile-j7z Funny thing the human eyes do the same with microsaccades that not only refresh the receptors activation BUT improve "effective" fovea resolution.

[@KurtBlanken]

This is why it can't do 120hz 4k, not the HDMI version.

[@jayireland561]

@@brunogm nah that's something completely different.

[@goob8945]

Awesome to see a hardware review from you. As for the projector, this is one of those things you really need to see in real life to appreciate. Everything takes on a MUCH grander-scale feeling.

[@Nick930]

I'm excited just to head downstairs later and play on this thing again. It really is cool.

[@goob8945]

@@Nick930 must be awesome, im jealous XD

[@ogtreyjerome]

@@Nick930 Pls do the history of the Sony Resistance series.

[@ashocca8599]

@@Nick930 Hey Nick quick question does your x3000i have a delay & show a green screen for a second while switching from sdr to hdr video?

[@TriMuXx]

Because of glare and screen reflections on a regular flat panel TV causing me to close the blinds ANYWAY, I have switched to a long throw projector setup and have not looked back for going on 7 years now. Trying to replace the flat panel TVs in the bedrooms with Ultra Short Throw projectors right now. It's so great to not have to see the fan light, the kitchenlights, the lake and the back yard through the sliding glass doors, in the middle of my dark scene in my game/movie. It's so relaxing that my eyes no longer hurt after long (like almost 13 hours sometimes) sessions either playing games or watching content on the projector. With projection technology getting better and WAY BIGGER than Flat Panel TVs, I don't see myself ever going back. Worth the investment AND the effort IMO. Lastly, people love coming over to watch Football because no matter what angle they are sitting at, they can see the WHOLE THING WITHOUT ANY GLARE.....and you can still see a lot of the image with the blinds open letting the light in from the sliding glass doors too...which is pretty impressive.

[@AdamJenson451]

As someone who works in the smart homes industry, I’d love to see that thing in person! Done more projectors than I can count and I would love to put that thing through it’s paces! Awesome review 🤘

[@alexanabolic5099]

This is the price I paid 20 years ago for my 720p LCD projector. I was playing Gears of war 1 on a 120 inch screen and it was epic

[@TheBlackHoff]

I had the Optoma HD70... I feel U.

[@DontCallMeScooterrr]

Epson Power lite home cinema 720 here, she's still mounted on the ceiling in fact. Weekly ROCK BAND jam sessions on 360 were epic!

[@RatusMax]

10 years ago I bought my Epson HC 730 projector. The bulb is still not dead...I was using it almost every day for the first 5 years (college time) then pulled it out on special events afterwards XD. (work lol)

[@samster978]

gow was epic much fun doing coop split screen

[@TerraWare]

I have an older 1080p Benq projector. It's really nice, I can only imagine how good this one looks in person.

[@Nick930]

Yeah - I wish there was a better way to capture the look and feel of this type of projector. Even the size is difficult to demonstrate with just a camera. It really is impressive to see up close.

[@Smugly_Watching_Society_Burn]

The quickest way to spot someone who has never owned a projector is for them to tell you that a “1080p projection would look horrible”. No, it’s actually beautiful, you’re sitting back far enough that pixels are not obvious and the 120” screen makes any new visitors who come for a movie night awestruck. I’ve had people gush over a 12 year old projector that I bought for $1300 - I’ll take a good 120” 1080p over an 85” 4k for movie night every single time

[@TerraWare]

@@Smugly_Watching_Society_Burn Yeah my 1080p projector looks really nice

[@Donalob]

​@@Smugly_Watching_Society_Burn This is interesting. I think something like this is worth the investment for our new place.

[@dracornz]

Amazing projector I've had mine for 2 weeks. I laugh it all these people complaining about it not having 4k 120hz. I have a Xbox and ever play at 120hz on my other tv. Projectors that can do it have just come out and are very expensive. U will be waiting a long time for it to drop to this price point. Best to wait for next console generation if you want 120hz games

[@cdragon88]

Crazy, you're the last person I've watched by being recommended randomly and you got the best review.

[@F5alconsHouse]

As someone with a projector that does high 20ms 16ms is more than fine. I remember early LCD days when 100ms was "good" I do wish one brand would offer something with displayport, triples for sim racing with bezel free screens would be really nice.

[@Nick930]

Oooh display port would be nice especially considering newer GPUs aren't really using hdmi as much if at all. And yeah, I remember those days as well lol. Those were dark days for gaming ... But if you were to hook up a PC and play counterstrike, 16ms isn't going to do any favors. But yeah, personally 16ms feels perfectly fine

[@F5alconsHouse]

@@Nick930 yeah there isn't a one choice for everything option yet. Have a projector, oled, 4k 144hz monitor, 120 hz ultrawide, crt and plasma currently setup and each has strengths and weaknesses

[@F5alconsHouse]

@@Nick930 Right, there isn't really a one display option that does everything yet, maybe once modular wall TVs are a thing. I am a display junkie, with a fuax-k projector 135", LG OLED, 144hz 4k IPS, 120hz ultrawide, CRT and plasma all currently in use and they all have strengths and weaknesses.

[@nuggetpiece]

100ms was never "good". But i own a 16ms projector and its fine.

[@Nick930]

@@F5alconsHouse what's the downside to your LG OLED?

[@mazx19]

This projector is tempting but with HDMI 2.1 right around the corner I cant justify spend $2k on this. At this point everyone should be waiting for 2.1 versions

[@elmalloc]

Nah

[@MrBrokehisbollo]

Do we really need most games to run at 60+ fps. And tbh even the best PCs can barely push 60fps @ 4k, let alone 100+.

[@mazx19]

@@MrBrokehisbollo VRR, G-Sync, eARC ??? It your money do what you want

[@BboyCorrosive]

@@MrBrokehisbollo 0_o

[@Nick930]

@@MrBrokehisbollo My PC very easily exceeds 60fps at 4K. We've long passed that point. Only game that comes to mind that can't hit 100fps at 4K is Flight Sim

[@NickGeo25]

Playing Spiderman on a 120 inch screen must be insane. Does the player model become close to life sized then? Jumping off a skyscraper looks incredible.

[@Nick930]

Maybe not life sized, but it's still pretty damn big. First person shooters look crazy tho

[@shawnkhan3757]

Great review love seeing tech reviews from you

[@arung6532]

Looks like a good starter projector I've upgraded my projector to an Epson 5050ub!! Best bang for my buck in my opinion! 👍😁

[@Slinger184Paintball]

3:13 I noticed you are using the SPDIF port, i'm assuming it passes multi channel surround surround sound through that port like 5.1 surround right?

[@oxygen026]

Really love your detailed approach towards game reviews. Now, the same applies to the hardware. Great!

[@MohamedMohammedhassan]

😊😮😢You🎉The😂❤ 11:58

[@NicholasSTParker]

Would you still recommend this for movies and tv shows? What screen did you use and would you recommend that screen?

[@iviaverick52]

is the horizontal banding at 6:43 just an artifact of the camera you are recording with?

[@sefika3666]

Can you make a comparison video between X3000i vs horizon pro? It would be really great for those who are conisdering purchasing one or the other.

[@justspaztik]

You’re confusing response time with input lag. They’re not the same thing. Monitors that have 1ms response times means the pixels change color faster, and has nothing to do with the controller to screen response.

[@justspaztik]

@@trendyprojectors4743 Input lag isn't tied to response time though. You can have low input lag, but the pixels lag behind and cause ghost trails. Input lag and response times are 2 separate things.

[@NickKerr-e7v]

my dad made a cinema under our house wit cinema speaker and projector form an actual theater from our area, its hectic

[@KomalPatel]

Dude the lack of Bluetooth kills it for me. Apart from that it's just mind blowing

[@milktooth666]

hi i am interested in how mario party for the nintendo 64 looks on this

[@Nick930]

...hi Maria

[@yyu086-7]

Hi, seems your project positioning has to use vertical 2d keystong for a proper projection, do you notice any loss on resolution or input leg as a result of that? Thanks

[@masterkc]

"stuck at only 1080p" lol in my opinion 1080p is the perfect sweet spot. 4k uses too much power and many people don't have that kind of hardware yet - besides ps5 and Xbox.

[@MrPrinceT]

Please Make A GTA Trilogy Vs Definitive Edition Vid.Btw Love Your Vids❤❤

[@Nick930]

It's in the ever-growing todo list. Sniper Elite 5 v 4 is next :)

[@allmight3677]

@@Nick930 lol

[@chidiamuta3014]

@@Nick930 Can't wait 🤩🤩🤩

[@noahdeandavenport1154]

hi Nick, as for the audio, couldn't you just run everything through an AV receiver and then connect that to the projector using the HDMI audio return eARC?

[@Nick930]

Sure, but in this particular instance I didn't have an extra receiver handy. Once I set up a permanent home theater setup I'll likely do exactly this.

[@Kinta02]

this is an older video but I wonder what the image would look like if you go to 1080p 4ms mode and then use 4k DSR. On my 1080p monitor this totally transforms the image way better than any other anti aliasing method. so you might get a vastly improved image quality compared to 1080p while still having low input lag

[@chrisrosenkreuz23]

Awesome review, thank you! This projector seems to be perfect for console couch gaming. Even for PC it's ok, although the lack of 4k120p is an impediment when one is figuring whether to choose a tv or a projector. If it wasn't for that, I would have DEFINITELY went for this projector.

[@NURDVEVO]

I wouldn't rely on this for gaming. 2 grand can net you a much better TV, and you don't need a dark room to run it well Practically speaking, most people should go for a TV, but for the experience, I can see the appeal in the projector

[@Nick930]

I have an OLED cx at 65'' that obviously looks better. But 120 inches is awesome and this is a solid choice for people that want a huuuge screen to play games

[@MeniscoManeiro]

Missed info's about prices and similar products on it's range.

[@karlbrown4635]

I'm going from 50" roku ps3 gaming to a amazon 1080p native (true 1080) low lag projector. It had the best youtube reviews for under $100. It and 150" screen are on the way going in the drying building in my new cannabis farm. Should be interesting. We'll see how it plays.

[@static7415]

How was it? Model ##?

[@regravitysavely3383]

Thanks for the review. Tell me which screen you used, thank you.

[@Nick930]

Silver Ticket Screen. Gray for increased contrast. 120''

[@wagakkisugoi331]

I have BenQ monitor from 2014 or even older and it's way better than some new gaming monitors.

[@GokuInstinct1]

Is anyone reviewing the new x3100i yet? I couldn’t find it.

[@MrBrokehisbollo]

Hey Nick. I find it quite bright so don't mind the wide color gamut trade off. But the option is grayed out in all picture modes. How did you manage to turn it on?

[@dracornz]

You only get it when showing HDR video

[@MrBrokehisbollo]

@@dracornz got it, thank you.

[@mihir1262]

Can the natural light in the day be circumvented by using an ALR screen with this projector?

[@Nick930]

It should help, but even a high contrast screen isn't perfect at combating ambient light

[@zuckerbergmark9754]

This is cool. Have you tried XGIMI AURA?

[@ReelEmN]

Did you install this setup yourself? If so, have any tutorials you followed?

[@FantasyNero]

Are you going to make a video about Sniper Elite 5 on PS4 Pro vs PS5 vs PC, graphics and performance?

[@Nick930]

I'm making a Sniper Elite 5 video

[@yen6280]

Can you do a documentaries on Sonic, Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Metroid, Super Smash Bros, Silent Hill, Castlevania, Street Fighter, Mega Man, Dead Rising, Dead Space, Final Fantasy, Mass Effect, Marvel vs Capcom, Max Payne, Shenmue, Tekken, Deus Ex, Duke Nukem, and Dragon Age.

[@FloppyFred]

There´s always that one thing that confused me with Projectors. How does a 16:9 Projector projects an Ultrawide Source (let´s say from a PC Game in 21:9) to it? Does it have black bars? I´m always confused by that. I mean i have a 21:9 Monitor any play my Games in this Aspect Ratio on it. What what would happen if i buy a 16:9 Projector and play my Games on that?

[@hemz8058]

The same thing if you play on a 16:9 monitor. You can set a custom 21:9 resolution and it will have black bars on the top and bottom but fill the width of your projection. :) You can even set a custom 32:9 resolution if you want.

[@indicatexxxx2656]

If anyone thinks because it's a projector it's trash just know that your 1080p flat screen TV in person looks like pixels compared to seeing this in public

[@Amp1tude]

this item shines at 1080p 240hz on a PC ..... that is what it is meant for... the reason being is the response time, which you will never experience on a console

[@Cranium1210]

How much is this projector?

[@Saku47]

Projector CES | Retail - Direct comparision. Hah, good review!

[@vato5263]

bonjour quelle ecrans utiliser vous ?

[@AverageMusicEnjoyer2]

I like watching these hardware reviews

[@Creed5.56]

What do you mean by no Netflix on the google play store..? My android Tv and phone both have Netflix…

[@Nick930]

"Netflix only supports specific authorized devices and is not natively available on BenQ smart home projectors. Please follow these recommended viewing procedures." I guess it's more to do with BenQ than the play store.

[@miner2119]

Jesus this looks sick I'm going to get one for my basement

[@ogtreyjerome]

Pls do the history of the Sony Resistance series.

[@JonathanTacoman]

Expensive but for parties this could be awesome with party games

[@SirSighsAlotAlot]

What’s the game at 4:42?

[@Nick930]

Returnal

[@SirSighsAlotAlot]

@@Nick930 Thanks! Great review btw!

[@johndaddabbo9383]

4K 120hz at < 20 ms response time (i.e. HDMI 2.1) - are there actually any projectors capable of this yet?

[@Nick930]

Idk about 20ms, but there's definetly a few projectors with 2.1 But they're MUCH more expensive

[@elmalloc]

Epson ls11000, $4000

[@Nick930]

@@elmalloc That's twice the price of this

[@johndaddabbo9383]

@@elmalloc Great, Thanks! Checking it out as we speak...

[@Rock44Digi]

But how's the response time on the Epson?

[@Capt_JD]

Ahh yes, a gaming projector

[@TheOnlySane]

What's the name of the game starting at 7:36, with the animal jumping around with a hammer? kzbin.info/www/bejne/gofCZYhtZ6eDnrs

[@koolshen1220]

Ratchet and Clank on PS5

[@TheOnlySane]

@@koolshen1220 Thanks!

[@saab_9]

I wish BenQ would add a usbc port instead next to hdmi.

[@amadovalencia4261]

I wish it was DLP, it be an instant buy

[@samuelmagilocusts2870]

Wait you can tell the difference between a 16 ms response time? That is so close to zero how the heck is that noticeable in fps gaming. Especially since the projector only does 60 Hz

[@Nick930]

It makes a difference in a first person shooter running at a high refresh rate. Competitive gamers typically stay within 1 - 4 ms with their monitors. I personally don't notice it that much

[@beerasaurus]

“I need the biggest gaming tv you got…no that’s to big”

[@rennohara376]

Love duffrent videos like this the besrlt thing about it you're honest opinion

[@ModeSOLOgaming]

I paid less than 100 for my projector and it shows. 😂 But really I only use it with my mini consoles so it's fine. Mario Bros 3 doesn't have to be in 4k. This thing would be pretty sweet though for the PS5.

[@jerbs5346]

How do you know so much about computers?

[@TIMMAYY7]

Hmm, I'll wait for TCL's 2023 98" mini-LED to drop to $3,000 on sale.

[@Sackboy612]

Meh, 16ms is fine no? My C1 is like 9.5ms, doubt i'd be able to tell the difference if i used this projector

[@JohnDoe-ns9yo]

Awesome everywhere but contrast, if they would fix that issue with projectors I’d buy in a second.

[@Nick930]

at 3000 lumens, this is a very bright projector. You can always order a higher contrast screen to improve your black levels further. I used a gray projector screen, which is a sort of medium level contrast. I could've spent an extra $100 on a high contrast screen, but then you risk the mirroring effect (where you see the projector lens reflected in the screen itself. Late at night in a pitch black environment - the contrast looks great with my setup.

[@JohnDoe-ns9yo]

@@Nick930 I currently have a Sony Z9d and z9f which can hit almost 2000 nits, how close would this projector be to that? Im so used to high peak brightness but that large screen on the projector would be great👍

[@rickgear2579]

HDMI 2.0? Hard pass. No reason at that price point to leave out full 2.1. BenQ blew it.

[@Nick930]

HDMI 2.1 really isn't a common feature for projectors yet. And the ones that DO have HDMI 2.1 are extremely pricey. The DLA-NP5 for example costs around $7,000 and the Epson LS12000 is $5,000

[@TerraWare]

Is that even necessary when it can't do 120hz at 4K? The product page says it can do 120 at 1080p which hdmi 2.0 should be capable of doing but I don't know if consoles can output that signal without detecting a 2.1 input?

[@Nick930]

@@TerraWare Without 2.1, you can't do 4K 120hz with this projector. Like I said in the video, the image will flip down to 1080p instead in order to run 120hz or 240hz game modes. Very few games take advantage of this feature to begin with, as the target for most new next gen games is around 4k 60fps or even 4K 30fps. But it's still something to consider when deciding between a projector or a newer TV. The performance isn't why you buy a projector - it's the size

[@joejoe2658]

so... an Easy pass.

[@Ace21kg]

Just buy a big OLED

[@spontatious9854]

Can it do 1080p? Im wondering cuz that's how I game

[@Nick930]

Yes. I was playing games on older gen consoles just fine, it will automatically switch to output resolution necessary

[@spontatious9854]

@@Nick930 thx man love ur vids btw

[@Beamber]

Did you watch any movies?

[@Amahrodon]

In my last apartment I had a projector, and gaming on 163" 1080p is good but a bit blurry.

[@doanphat1480]

It might be very impressive, but the price tag is way too high. It was cheap to buy a traditional 4K Television, unless for those who want to watch a movie in a homemade theatre room

[@Nick930]

A TV at 120 inches would set you back even more. The price:size ratio is important. Yes, this thing is expensive, but it really depends on the space you're trying to fill. Most people will likely opt for a 55-65 TV as that's way more practical

[@gompsie]

I like Gaming but also movies in 3D,hows the 3D on this machine............

[@RECE4ER]

Pretty neat but the price and flaws, in my eyes, outweigh the pros.

[@Theorangecrushgamer]

dang. I don't even have 10 feet of room to move it back

[@ricepony33]

I’ll buy when it’s got full 2.1 support, future proofing it for a least a month or two.

[@ScottyDontNZ]

It all sounded amazing, until 60hz at 4k. That's a deal breaker unfortunately.

[@FTL1511]

Id rather have lower resolutions and higher refresh rates, especially after living for 3 years with 120hz on my phone and 144hz on my gaming laptop. Whenever power is cut down and my laptop switches to 60hz to conserve energy it literally feels like lag to me, and I'm talking about how it feels browsing Windows not in games, same for the phone when in eco mode.

[@twodeepupyours508]

It's not designed for people that think their Bluetooth speaker they carry in their pants pocket is premium audio

[@twodeepupyours508]

I want one

[@ZidaneSteiner]

You people think your response time is anywhere close to 16ms? lol. Yeah, 16ms is going to feel instant.

[@nuggetpiece]

If ypu have a projector without an AVR, youre doing it wrong.

[@Nick930]

I have 2 receivers - one upstairs hooked up to my main living room setup with the LG OLED CX, and another older one downstairs on my Sony 900e linked to a pair of bookshelf speakers. I didn't want to run a 3rd audio setup just for this review so I picked up a pair of bluetooth bookshelf speakers instead. Sound quality is pretty solid considering the price - and I only had to run a single optical cable in the end. No need to run wires in walls or anything. The goal I had was to make it so this projector setup is fully modular. I have a ping pong table down there that I want to use - so I can just push the projector and couch out of the way with ease.

[@twodeepupyours508]

Bigger is always better

[@KenniTheKid]

for $2000 USD it should be HDMI 2.1 4K120....

[@Nick930]

Says who? There's very few projectors that support this and they're not below $2000

[@KenniTheKid]

@@Nick930displays marketed towards gaming should support fast and responsive gameplay. No one would sell a gaming oriented LCD or OLED display with the limitations of this projector. Seems like it would be good for Movies tho, but then again its supposed to be a gaming projector.

[@edwin4625]

Play Ni No Kuni Cross Worlds on it.

[@oussama_sam]

without a dark room it looks wash out , that's not a good deal

[@Nick930]

If you have a dedicated theater room - which most people who buy a projector screen would have, then it doesn't looked washed out at all

[@bbaasje]

Can benq send me this projector for free, i want one.

[@FnaAuto]

That’s one expensive unit 😫

[@Midori_Hoshi]

16ms response time? No, thanks.

[@Nick930]

Can be reduced to only 4ms 240hz at 1080p

[@niolund8673]

You dont even need low ms, when youre playing offline singleplayer, so dont understand your video

[@Nick930]

I specifically explained this in the video.

[@niolund8673]

@@Nick930 My bad, did not see the video till the end....Sorry

[@twodeepupyours508]

Sweeeeeet

[@FTL1511]

Gaming in 2022 at 60hz is making yourself a clown, especially when you spent 2k on a projector and god knows now much on a next gen rig.

[@Nick930]

I have a 2x 144hz 4K monitors, 2x 165hz 1440p monitors, and a LG CX OLED. I'm well aware of the benefits of high refresh rate displays. But 120'' projector gaming even at 60hz is awesome. Most next gen games can't even achieve framerates above 60fps on PS5/XSX. Horizon Forbidden West certainly can't... but it looks a hell of a lot cooler on the big screen than on a 32'' monitor.

[@renechristiansen645]

Get a gray screen

[@Nick930]

This is a gray screen

[@renechristiansen645]

@@Nick930 what screen is it

[@Seventh7Art]

120 inches = 3 meters!!! 4K ain't good enough. 8K is necessary, unless you want to see single pixels from a close distance while you have paused the game.

[@Nick930]

Lol what? 4k is fine. You're not sitting 6 feet away from a 120'' screen like you would with a normal TV.

[@chase.C.]

Just don't plan to play a ps5 on this... it bee 1080p and a fuck u from sony

[@Nick930]

What? Almost all of the footage captured here is on a PlayStation 5 outputting at 4K. It only runs at 1080p when set to high performance modes (120hz, 240hz) And what does this have to do with Sony??

[@chase.C.]

@@Nick930 sony has become aggressively anti-consumer, nothing against benQ... but numerous high quality models of different brands of monitors and TVs, sony will not support anything other than 1080p or 4k

[@_synt3rax_437]

@@Nick930 Why does it even has the settings for 240hz, lol consoles barely reach 144hz.

[@JudeTheYoutubePoopersubscribe]

@@chase.C. if you plugged an xbox into this projector you would be able to output at 1440p 120hz. sony really needs to add 1440p. a lot of people are using 1440p high refresh rate panels. including myself and its annoying going over to playstation and being limited to 1080.

[@TonyDrecaps]

@@JudeTheKZbinPoopersubscribe agreed

[@static7415]

View sonic x14k is 1200$ same price as an oled 43 inch lg c1