BenQ W5000

image quality, noise, price

100% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

The presence of the noise we've just described effectively means you have a choice to make regarding the W5000. If your image tastes are driven predominantly by sharpness, detail and vibrancy, then at £1,359.25 the W5000 is just about as big a...

DarkChip 2 DLP ; Full 1080p ; Good contrast

Expensive

Not the cheapest option available but one that's very hard to resist nonetheless

Simple to operate ; full HD specification ; sharp, detailed, bright, colourful images with good black levels

Big and bulky ; relatively expensive

It's a shame this isn't cheaper: a fine projector if you're prepared to pay a premium for Full HD

Fantastic image quality, bright enough for most rooms, plenty of connections

No horizontal shift, lacking zoom, only HDMI 1.2

Finally the W5000 has a lamp life of 3000 hours at low power and 2000 hours at full power. It comes with a 3 year warranty.

Excellent contrast and blacks, extremely sharp, Brilliant Colour system is great

Only 1.2x zoom, limited vertical shift

Excellent contrast and blacks, extremely sharp, Brilliant Colour system is great

Only 1.2x zoom, limited vertical shift

When it's able to be set-up correctly, the BenQ W5000 displays images with amazing clarity and colour.

Support for anamorphic aspect ratio ; Excellent post-calibration performance ; Great value given street pricing

Anemic 1.2x zoom lens ; No horizontal lens shift ; Poor out-of-the-box performance ; Overscan anomaly with SD material

Contrast-rich picture., High resolution., High-quality video processing, including 24p., Electronic lens-shift.

The user cannot completely deactivate overscan., Factory setup has some color errors.

The BenQ W5000 gives you a lot of projector for the price. The "Dynamic Black" mode renders an impressive contrast ratio, with visible improvements in depth and dynamism. It's easy to forgive the slight deviations in an otherwise natural-looking color...

If you have been reading our reviews you’ll find that the important differences which affect picture quality are getting harder to distinguish and lots of manufacturers are really getting it right. I guess that's a good thing, since negatives of late...