BenQ Launch W2700 (HT3550) & W5700 (HT5550) 4K DLP Projectors (≥95% DCI-P3)

BenQ has launched its new W2700 and W5700 4K DLP projectors in the UK and Europe. In the USA, these projectors are marketed as the BenQ HT3550 & HT5550 respectively.
Key features include new Texas Instrument 0.47" DMD chip that eliminates the grey borders, RGBRGB colour wheel with high quality control, factory calibration to D65 white point with report supplied, at least 95% DCI-P3 colour gamut coverage, dynamic iris, HDR support for both HDR10 & HLG, as well as motion-compensated frame interpolation.
Both projectors are slated to become available towards the end of March/ early April. The BenQ W2700 will retail for around €1600, while the step-up W5700 will be €1000 more expensive at €2600.
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[@IXSHTR]

Faux 4k can be offset by how good the lens are, and to a lesser extant, chip size. Has there been any major improvements in regards to lens quality?

[@Gorilla_Jones]

Please find out where the 4k, short throw gaming projectors are. The GT1080 is so old. Thanks.

[@JuanMarquezVerified]

Thank you for the video

[@roguewarr4662]

Spinning color wheels come apart at random ,i had one DLP projector do this to me ,just when it got out of warranty .LCD projectors will give you more peace of mind .With the same picture quality for 99 percent of users ,,Did you notice the little bit of talk on the importance of color wheel ,and they actually showed the part from the projector.This ht 3550 is a very good projector for the money with hi end specs and great 4k picture resolution ..and for gamers ......pull the trigger and get as much extended warranty..as you can. Very good review video, even with your friends

[@PieterJanssens]

I'm looking forward to a direct comparison between the Benq W5700 and Epson EH-TW7400.

[@jaycarneygiants]

Can the HT3550 be used right side up but from an elevated position? above the seating position?

[@DarrenBoxhall]

Hi mate,I have a Sony vpl-hw45es. How would the 5700 compare?

[@n1ckperry]

How does the picture quality compare to Sony’s VPL-VW295ES?

[@sjain311]

What is the ideal screen size for w5700 in a dedicated home theatre room?

[@Sabidox-]

Hi, i am stuck between this and the HT3550, what do you recommend?, am i going to get much with the extra 1000$? This looks more pro but is the difference with image quality justifies the price difference?

[@kineticdyslexic3093]

Which is better for 4k gaming: The px727, or the ht3550? Which makes 1080p movies look better?

[@DerekBove]

I've had the HT5550 since April, and it's been a great unit. There was a recent firmware update (1.0.1) that fixed issues with the Iris and I believe color gamut in HDR. Would love to see you do a full review of it!!

[@ricardoabh3242]

Hi, i am checking firmware issues :) did you have any problem on having the project detect the zip file?

[@noumanjamshaidali4078]

Did you have any rainbow effect ?

[@DerekBove]

@@noumanjamshaidali4078 none at all.

[@DerekBove]

@@ricardoabh3242 I updated the UI firmware once without issue, but had to send the unit in to update the TI firmware so they did the full update anyway.

[@noumanjamshaidali4078]

Derek Bove buddy thanks for the reply and what about the bulb this is the first time I’m getting projector but I was thinking to get a laser projector because the brightness doesn’t dim in future or u don’t have to change the bulb but in the bulb projector brightness gets dimmer and u have to change after 6 months or a year is that true ?

[@chrismitsos6817]

I wanted the lg laser projector but it's still expensive so I will go with the benq love what they did with this little guy.. lens shift and dynamic iris !!

[@heathhiggins4182]

I see no network connectivity (wifi or rj45). Does anyone see this as an issue?

[@egestroem]

I hope Vincent - HDTV will review (more) projectors in the future, please start with the new jvc´s and the BenQ's here in the video as they seem to be the most interesting and least reviewed for some odd reason !

[@GenoFelice]

Having a problem with 3D. Have tried 1 Sharp, LG, and XBox One Bluiray player. Same problem with all. Screen has either a red or magenta tint when playing 3D movie. If I go into the settings of the players and set output to RGB instead of the default, which works on 3D TV, the color tint is gone but the projector switches to 2D mode and 3D can not be enabled. Any thoughts?

[@insanity23mike]

How did you fixed it?

[@thefunplace4269]

HDTVTest-When do you think you'll receive the HT3550 for review?

[@jjdente7666]

great video. Is the 5700 worth the extra money? i have the 1070 right now and looking to get into 4k. Its in a dedicated room with no windows so room perfectly black.

[@email2rahat]

5700 is really good. I would get it if I could afford it.

[@Paros123]

Whats about the black Level?

[@Steven-ow3fb]

What's better out of the ht5550 and ht9050

[@veerapolngamwongwan2002]

What do think w11000h or w5700 is better?

[@Quetzalcoatl0]

BenQ w2700 or optoma uhd60 ?

[@AddHandle]

I have w2700 for a week now watched about 15hrs. Still, have grey borders unless you turn down the brightness. fan noise is a loud, 40-50dB. Colours and 4K look great - no complaints, speakers are crap - don't bother, menu switching is slow, laggy and buggy - sometimes it won't refresh the image. The rainbow effect is very noticeabe - especially in the white sections of the screen. overall it is a great project for the price, hopefully, with updates, it can fix my gripes.

[@vincekara9446]

Thanks for the update. I have the W1700 and was thinking of updating as the W2700 throw distance is the same as my previous W1070 hence a simple replacement. The light border is annoying TBH as the W1070 had practically none. Possibly the W3700 will eliminate it completely. Cheers

[@nickcifarelli8887]

omg that Jenner and instant noodles joke - this guy is a fucking LEGEND!!!!!!!

[@ffkhan75]

Can it play 4k movies from usb stick

[@KamilSkalny]

He is coming to me tomorrow to calibrate my TV. So excited :)

[@hayuwannalove]

can you share the post results ?

[@Binod_Kumar2]

@@hayuwannalove many have asked but no one really shared, its a shame that he makes his clients not to disclose here because obviously he'll run outta business.

[@KamilSkalny]

@@hayuwannalove Hi, Vincent just left and I must say that he raped my TV. Dark Knight looks like in cinema. Skin tones, gamma and colours looks phenomenal and what was most important for me natural. And we are talking about mid range Sony KD-49XE9005. What is even more impressive interpolation in NVidia Custom Resolution settings just gone. My TV has 120Hz panel and you can set custom 120Hz 1080p resolution or ultra wide 3840x1600 60Hz but massive interpolation ruined picture quality. But after calibration in TV's Game Mode interpolation is almost gone and in Cinema Pro mode gone completely. I am playing Resident Evil 2 Remake with HDR on, 1080p 120Hz in Cinema Pro Mode!!! No interpolation, 120 FPS and somehow input lag is not noticeable. I am really happy with results. PS Every manufacturer have different settings and every panel is different. You can't just copy and paste my settings to your TV and expect to see improvement. It could actually make picture even worse. Unfortunately it must be done for each TV manually and separate. Otherwise you could just download settings from internet and apply for your TV but no one is doing so far.

[@RXP91]

@@hayuwannalove The whole idea of calibration is getting your individual unit done. You can't copy someone else's settings like that. If you're after a base set of settings check out rtings.

[@jimcameron1234]

For free? For money how much he charge?

[@sriman1999]

Is this W2700 suitable for xbox one x games

[@johnlivingston9217]

Dude, thanks for the review and the humor, just wondering if your hands and neck are tired be the end of the review? lol

[@rubenmejia7173]

Please Review the LG Cineview Projectors😁

[@ScottAcy]

I have been dying to upgrade my BenQ ht1085st. But they haven't put out another good short throw with 3d. Is there a technical reason why they have abandoned short throw projectors? I thought that was the best advancement at one time because I no longer had guests playing "shadow puppets" on my screen. Also the projector being closer to the screen gives a brighter image. In a living room it's optimum.

[@Joe-hh8gd]

A new ST from BenQ is reportedly coming later this year.. i assume it will have 3D. A shame this reviewer didn't even bother to mention 3D or it's performance on the 3550.

[@ScottAcy]

@@Joe-hh8gd Thanks. I will keep an eye out.

[@BigKSlam]

@@ScottAcy That was my last projector as well

[@CBecksTurnbull]

Any Input Lag numbers yet? Considering both of these for a light controlled home theatre that will be 80% gaming use. Ps4/PC

[@hei_zen]

A read in a review that it has about 65ms ( www.avsforum.com/forum/68-digital-projectors-under-3-000-usd-msrp/3053064-benq-ht3550-true-4k-home-cinema-projector-review.html ) which for me is unacceptable these days. Very unfortunate, as I really wanted to buy this projector.

[@sidbanerjee382]

Does it have the following? : - True 4K (3840 x 2160) - Excellent Black Levels - Motorized Lens Shift, Zoom and Memory - Solid-State Light Engine (LED or Laser) (20,000 hrs+)

[@zd8202ap]

Nice, can you review BenQ LK990 laser and BenQ X12000H LED projectors?

[@truhunk1]

Looking forward to your thoughts on image quality.

[@torpedo35]

Very good prices not to mention glass lenses , it looks like Benq is still trying .

[@freestyle73]

Still waiting the W5700 (HT5550) test + review

[@email2rahat]

I found the w5700 to be brighter compared to w2700 at local store

[@laulexus4525]

画质排第几名？？

[@webinatic216]

You should record in 25 frames per second as the 50 hz lights are creating streaks of darker lines. Actually shutter speed should always be double of the actual frame rate.

[@procekim]

I like the color calibration from the factory, on the other hand How do they compare to Sony 4k Projectors?

[@MrStatusqwo5]

This projectors are not in same ballpark as Sony's simply because of the fact that you can buy 3 of this for the price of 1 Sony. On the other hand they might be similar in picture quality, since they have good glass lenses and are calibrated which Sony is not.

[@georgepopescu1327]

@@MrStatusqwo5 if you buy a Sony 4k and you are not proffesionally calibrating it you are an idiot with a lot of money and you deserve poor picture

[@ingoditrustcaucasianworth8916]

Hi .Vincent i am your subcsrier .I have lg tv 8500 and it seems that i can't figure out a way how to enable cookies on my tv browser. I have tried so far all the cues about how to do that but nothing works. Could you advice a solution. ?Thanks

[@MRFOURKAY]

My Favorite part at 0:38 , Who dat Blonde 😃👍

[@originaltrilogy1]

How do the blacks compare to something like the Epson 9300?

[@MrStatusqwo5]

All three are shit!

[@georgepopescu1327]

Epson TW9300 is better at almost everything, especially black levels.

[@originaltrilogy1]

@@MrStatusqwo5 Please define what you mean by 'shit'. I have a 9300 and a JVC 7900 and while the 7900 is better, it isn't radically better than the Epson. The Epson puts out an excellent picture with very accurate colour, good blacks and reasonable lag. I'm interested in where the new BenQ's fit, performance wise.

[@DustinLeone]

Really appreciate your videos. A bit of feedback though - you could cutdown on repeating the name of the product as often as you do. Not sure if you do it to stretch the video out or if you prefer to be as thorough as possible - just a thought

[@androsforever500]

Sup man, I wish I still had space for a projector in my bedroom. Used to have a 120 inch image in stereo 3d and it was simply amazing. Stereo 3d on sucg a large image is MUCH better than 3d on a regular tv size.

[@0perat0r]

LOL the people barged in

[@shahidulalam196]

Please make a review about BenQ TK800M.

[@TassosPhotographyStudio]

Cameraman, your shutter speed was lower than the frame rate ? Lots of blur when Vincent moves.

[@richardsim7]

Wondering if he did that beacuse of low light

[@TassosPhotographyStudio]

richardsim7 most probably yes. Because I see a lot of noise as well. If he used a micro 4/3 camera it must have been hard. There is also some light flickering. But the video content is great as usual.

[@naxxorm723]

And the colors are so washed out

[@quiky9065]

​@@naxxorm723 high iso reduce dynamic range and worsen color information

[@naxxorm723]

@@quiky9065 vincent could take as an example hardwarecanucks youtubevideos... Very high quality presentation.... (He as a professional.calibrator... just saying...)

[@alirezarahnema8182]

What is the best 4K Blu-ray player on the market today?

[@3rodox]

Oppo UDP-203

[@buckemdwn]

xbox one

[@Paros123]

Panasonic 704

[@markanne54]

No mention of 3D?

[@hdtvtest]

Yes there's 3D support, we forgot to mention it.

[@markanne54]

Good to see someone still supporting it then.

[@Joe-hh8gd]

@@markanne54 Sony, Optoma & Epson all have 3D/4k models.

[@GI-AUS]

Settings > Playback Speed > 1.25 You're welcome.

[@sledgehamma]

Couple of points why factory calibration is pretty useless: -what kind of screen are they using? What kind of gain? -whats the screen size they are using? -what is the environment like? completely light optimised room? All these variables differ significantly from user to user and thus there is not a single calibration which fits them all. Kudos on the all glas lenses!

[@GamerWordDotNet]

Factory calibration is applied based on the screen type. Screen size isn't relevant to calibration AFAIK. Good point about the light optimized room but one could assume it's optimized to whatever serves the best for both situations (low light or bright).

[@sledgehamma]

t1337Dude screen size for a projector dictates the brightness and thus influencing color saturation afaik. I don’t know by how much (percentage deviation) but for example if you switch from low lamp mode to high lamp mode the picture looks significantly different.

[@GamerWordDotNet]

@@sledgehamma Thank you, appreciate the reply

[@zoominginonstuff8146]

The Calibration is 90% good though (whether they do it with a screen or from the lens). My Benq W11000 was almost dead on in high lamp THX mode from the screen and just required a slight tweak which is always welcome when calibrating. In low lamp it just needed red raised.

[@lolouro2266]

Better than no calibration at all!

[@cronoesify]

Hey. I am quite proud of how I cook my instant ramen noodles, thank you very much. I MADE that shit.

[@georgepopescu1327]

4:15 6:68 the black bars are so gray compared to the velvet of the screen, I guess a DLP is still a DLP no matter what...

[@MrStatusqwo5]

Man don't you now that proyectors has the worst blacks,IPS PANEL look like Oled compared to any proyector, that's why for me proyector is a big no no!

[@MrStatusqwo5]

Man, don't you know that projectors has the worst blacks out there? IPS panel looks like Oled compared to any projector!

[@georgepopescu1327]

@@MrStatusqwo5 not true at all, there are some projectors capable of delivering very good blacks but not this one, this has shity blacks and poor native contrast. It's just another overpriced 0.47 TI DLP.

[@coveringgrape5251]

Vincent, frame rate on this video is poor 24 fps and there is a lot of motion blur. and damn projectors are getting good, full DCIP3 with delta of 3 or less is amazing. If they could get it to under 3 (aka max 2 or less) it would be reference quality.

[@originaltrilogy1]

@Umar Farooq Hussaini My main concern is the black levels on the Benq, it will be interesting to see how they go in the shadows.

[@georgepopescu1327]

@Umar Farooq Hussaini lol Sony is much better of course, but if you have money for 295es you better spend some extra and but the JVC RS 1000/NX 5

[@jackusdk]

Hmm...lavaliere mic and hand mic...Vincent, do you really need to hold onto something phallic?

[@hdtvtest]

Busted.

[@MrMetaloholic]

LOL sounds really bad when you say The unit tries to produce high resolution image by flashing panels as flashing dlp is already hideous to watch

[@CaveyMoth]

[Notices marketing materials] ". . .as directors envisioned." OwO What is this marketing nonsense?

[@kristianthompson6744]

Good advancements but it’s still pixel shifting like the Epson’s and not native 4K. The Sony and JVC projectors are true 4K. The benQ is for the average person that is not a hard core videophile. It should be a great for the average consumer but Videophiles should save up for a Sony or JVC.

[@kristianthompson6744]

No, but if your a Videophile you’re better off saving your money for the best picture and spend $3,999-$5999 depending on where you buy them from

[@kristianthompson6744]

Anyone on the fence about choices should go to a local Best Buy Magnolia show room and go back and forth between the Epson 4K pixel shifter projectors and the True native 4K Sony Projectors the demo. You will see the difference but the epson is good enough for the average person

[@BogaHomeTheater]

No, videophiles don't care that much about pure resolution. It is all about picture quality. JVC is king here, and many still think the JVC eshift x790r is the best for "videophiles".

[@kristianthompson6744]

Alex Hindman - First I didn’t specifically say resolution I was talking overall picture quality. Second every videophile has a different opinion but most would agree native is better than e-shift. So if that’s how you see then more power too you my friend 👍

[@georgepopescu1327]

@Umar Farooq Hussaini DLP is best but not those made for home use. Professional DLP projectors used in cinema have very good image. Unfortunatly they didn't bring this image quality to home cinema DLP's.

[@anzeosenar3829]

Rainbow effects, no thank you. Even if Benq does not have them much. I still prefer picture totaly without them. So, hello Epson.

[@quiky9065]

which epson? a good thing about benq is that they usually dont overprice

[@anzeosenar3829]

@@quiky9065 I have EH-TW7400 (in US this projector is 4010 or 4050) and it is not overprice either.

[@CaveyMoth]

Ditch the color wheel and get with laser projectors. Because frickin' laser beams.

[@quiky9065]

@@anzeosenar3829 i see, it has a good rep. does it include a projector screen?

[@thisempty]

Epson can't do 4k, not even the faux 4k of these BenQs. I only see rainbow effect once in a while with a black background with subtitles or very white objects contrasting with the black background. 1 second of rainbow effect every 1 or 2 hours doesn't affect me at all

[@telekinezisufokerdekessege7736]

i hate dlp projektors becuse the rainbow efect very bad for me and my familie!! it hurts our heads!!causes migraines. We use only EPSON 3LCD projector

[@droidzhunterz6861]

DLP? No thanks.

[@alansmithee3236]

He is struggling so hard to speak English, why? Just speak Japanese/Cantonese/yellownese and give the man subtitles. It's tiring watching him struggle to speak a foreign language and breathe at the same time.

[@saltyballs]

He has no problem with his english. He speaks english very well, I had no problem understanding him.

[@forsakenoutcast]

Speaking to English audiences is part of his job, he is a legend.

[@eastwestblason7213]

When you speak foreign languages ( and I’m sure you can speak many languages 😊), you have an accent. It’s the same for Vincent that I can understand perfectly. I thank him for all the tests and reviews.

[@biogons14]

Two questions about the W5700 projector: -In order to show a 4K image BenQ uses the classical "XPR" technology seen in other actual "4K" UHD projectors, as can be seen in the attached link. This contradicts what you say in 6:00. -The front aspect of the W5700 could pretend to show a frontal cooling like Epson or others Hi-End proj, but it is just esthetic; look inside in this link: cine4home.de/die-inneren-werte-benq-w5700-tear-down/