BenQ W6000 Projector Review-2 Posted on September 21, 2009 By Art Feierman 1. BenQ W6000 Projector Review - BenQ W6000 Projector Overview - W6000 Projector Highlights2. BenQ W6000 Projector Review-2 - BenQ W6000 Frame Interpolation - W6000 Picture In Picture - 280 Watt Lamp3. BenQ W6000 Projector – Physical Tour - BenQ W6000 Projector - Appearance - W6000 Control Panel - Input/Output - W6000 Menus - BenQ W6000 Remote Control - BenQ W6000 Lens Throw - Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens4. BenQ W6000 Projector – Image Quality 1 - BenQ W6000 Projector - Image Quality - BenQ W6000 Out of the Box Picture Quality - BenQ W6000 Projector - Flesh Tones5. BenQ W6000 Projector – Image Quality 2 - BenQ W6000 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Dynamic Iris6. BenQ W6000 Projector – Image Quality 37. BenQ W6000 Projector – Image Quality 4 - Shadow Detail Performance - Comparision - Comparision8. BenQ W6000 Projector – Image Quality 49. BenQ W6000 Projector – Image Quality 5 - Comparision - Comparision - BenQ W6000 - Overall Color & Picture Quality - A mix of additional images to show off the BenQ W6000:10. BenQ W6000 Projector – Image Quality 6 - A mix of additional images to show off the BenQ W6000:11. BenQ W6000 Projector – Image Quality 7 - From the DVE-HD test disc - Here are a few assorted, additional images, some of which can be found on other recent reviews: - BenQ W6000 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports - BenQ W6000 Bottom Line on HDTV Sports12. BenQ W6000 Projector – Performance 1 - BenQ W6000 Brightness - First, here are the default brightness and color temp measurements: - Pre-calibration we measured these color temperatures (target is 6500K) over the grayscale range: - BenQ W6000 Sharpness13. BenQ W6000 Projector – Performance 2 - BenQ W6000: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise14. BenQ W6000 Projector Calibration and Settings - BenQ W6000 Color Temperature - BenQ W6000 Basic Settings - Settings for measurements (default values are in parenthesis): - BenQ W6000 Post Calibration Grayscale:Cinema Mode(stored on User 1) - The measurements below were taken with Brilliant Color on: - RGB Settings - To get the color temp settings above, the following adjustments were made to gain and bias: - Brightest Modes:15. BenQ W6000 – Projector Screens - BenQ W6000 Projector Screen Recommendations16. BenQ W6000 – Competitors 1 - W6000 vs. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB and Home Cinema 8500UB - BenQ W6000 vs. Mitsubishi HC3800, HC6800, HC7000 - BenQ W6000 vs. Sanyo PLV-Z3000 - BenQ W6000 vs. BenQ W5000 - BenQ W6000 vs. Sharp XV-Z1500017. BenQ W6000 – Competitors 2 - W6000 vs. JVC DLA-RS10 and DLA-RS15 - BenQ W6000 vs. Sony VPL-HW15 - BenQ W6000 vs. Panasonic PT-AE300018. BenQ W6000 Projector – Warranty19. BenQ W6000 – Review Summary 1 - BenQ W6000 Projector - The Bottom Line20. BenQ W6000 – Review Summary 2 - BenQ W6000 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - BenQ W6000 Projector: Pros - BenQ W6000 Projector: Cons - BenQ W6000 Projector: Typical Capabilities21. BenQ W6000 Projector Specifications BenQ W6000 Frame InterpolationThe BenQ seems to have basic frame interpolation. Still waiting for clarification from BenQ. There definitely is no creative frame interpolation. Best guess as of right now, is that the W6000 takes 60fps to 120, and probably 24fps to either 48 or 96. W6000 Picture In PictureI love the idea of Picture In Picture. I’d so love to be able to watch a football game projected filling the screen, and have a small window open with my computer signal, so I can see my Fantasy Football tracking. Or a second game. (Yes, I am fully aware of DirecTV’s 6 games at once option, but that’s NFL, and I watch even more College Football, than NFL). The BenQ can’t do what I want, however. It can have two images, the full screen and a smaller inserted screen, but, the choice of sources is limiting. If your first source is component video, HDMI or computer input, then the second source must be either S-video or composite video. And that folks, is a real shame. I could go with the full screen being fantasy football, and have the game come in on either s-video or composite, but, hey, I don’t even have a wiring solution for my projectors anymore, for those lower performance video sources, and besides, with a 128″ screen, the larger available size for the Picture In source is more than large enough to make reading my fantasy football computer screens no problem. Some of you may find good uses for the Picture in Picture (you could have that game on, and have a Wii playing in the the window, for example). If you are using it, there are four different positions on the full screen where you can locate the smaller window. In addition, you can choose between two sizes for that smaller “Picture In” window. 280 Watt LampClick to enlarge. So close. Image on right side – from Hunt For Red October This is worthy of mention simply because if the W6000 doesn’t have the highest wattage lamp of any projector under $5000, it’s close. Click Image to EnlargeThis is a key reason for the BenQ W6000’s very bright performance in its best movie watching mode. On the downside, that makes the BenQ a little less green than the competition (drawing more power). Most under $5000 projectors have lamps with wattages between 160 and 240 lumens. (3LCD designs are more efficient so they almost all have lamps drawing 200 watts or less.) 1. BenQ W6000 Projector Review - BenQ W6000 Projector Overview - W6000 Projector Highlights2. BenQ W6000 Projector Review-2 - BenQ W6000 Frame Interpolation - W6000 Picture In Picture - 280 Watt Lamp3. BenQ W6000 Projector – Physical Tour - BenQ W6000 Projector - Appearance - W6000 Control Panel - Input/Output - W6000 Menus - BenQ W6000 Remote Control - BenQ W6000 Lens Throw - Lens Shift - Anamorphic Lens4. BenQ W6000 Projector – Image Quality 1 - BenQ W6000 Projector - Image Quality - BenQ W6000 Out of the Box Picture Quality - BenQ W6000 Projector - Flesh Tones5. BenQ W6000 Projector – Image Quality 2 - BenQ W6000 Black Levels & Shadow Detail - Dynamic Iris6. BenQ W6000 Projector – Image Quality 37. BenQ W6000 Projector – Image Quality 4 - Shadow Detail Performance - Comparision - Comparision8. BenQ W6000 Projector – Image Quality 49. BenQ W6000 Projector – Image Quality 5 - Comparision - Comparision - BenQ W6000 - Overall Color & Picture Quality - A mix of additional images to show off the BenQ W6000:10. BenQ W6000 Projector – Image Quality 6 - A mix of additional images to show off the BenQ W6000:11. BenQ W6000 Projector – Image Quality 7 - From the DVE-HD test disc - Here are a few assorted, additional images, some of which can be found on other recent reviews: - BenQ W6000 Projector: Performance, HDTV and Sports - BenQ W6000 Bottom Line on HDTV Sports12. BenQ W6000 Projector – Performance 1 - BenQ W6000 Brightness - First, here are the default brightness and color temp measurements: - Pre-calibration we measured these color temperatures (target is 6500K) over the grayscale range: - BenQ W6000 Sharpness13. BenQ W6000 Projector – Performance 2 - BenQ W6000: Bottom Line Sharpness - Light Leakage - Image Noise - Audible Noise14. BenQ W6000 Projector Calibration and Settings - BenQ W6000 Color Temperature - BenQ W6000 Basic Settings - Settings for measurements (default values are in parenthesis): - BenQ W6000 Post Calibration Grayscale:Cinema Mode(stored on User 1) - The measurements below were taken with Brilliant Color on: - RGB Settings - To get the color temp settings above, the following adjustments were made to gain and bias: - Brightest Modes:15. BenQ W6000 – Projector Screens - BenQ W6000 Projector Screen Recommendations16. BenQ W6000 – Competitors 1 - W6000 vs. Epson Home Cinema 6500UB and Home Cinema 8500UB - BenQ W6000 vs. Mitsubishi HC3800, HC6800, HC7000 - BenQ W6000 vs. Sanyo PLV-Z3000 - BenQ W6000 vs. BenQ W5000 - BenQ W6000 vs. Sharp XV-Z1500017. BenQ W6000 – Competitors 2 - W6000 vs. JVC DLA-RS10 and DLA-RS15 - BenQ W6000 vs. Sony VPL-HW15 - BenQ W6000 vs. Panasonic PT-AE300018. BenQ W6000 Projector – Warranty19. BenQ W6000 – Review Summary 1 - BenQ W6000 Projector - The Bottom Line20. BenQ W6000 – Review Summary 2 - BenQ W6000 Projector: Pros, Cons, and Typical Capabilities - BenQ W6000 Projector: Pros - BenQ W6000 Projector: Cons - BenQ W6000 Projector: Typical Capabilities21. BenQ W6000 Projector Specifications BenQ W6000 Projector Review BenQ W6000 Projector – Physical Tour
