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BenQ W1070 & W1080ST Projectors Video Summary

A 12-minute video summary of the BenQ W1070 & W1080ST home theater projectors.

The BenQ W1070 & W1080ST Projectors

The Epson Home Cinema 5030 UB projector earns our Hot Product Award.When the BenQ W1070 & W1080ST projectors were the object of full-length reviews (W1070 and W1080ST), they both received our Hot Product Award. The full written review goes into all the details.

BenQ W1070 & W1080ST Projector Highlights

W1070 Highlights:

  • 2000 lumens bright – suitable for family/living/bonus rooms
  • 3D Capable
  • Higher contrast for better blacks, than most low cost projectors
  • 10 watts of Audio, audio output
  • Full color management controls, ISF certified
  • Minimal lag times for great gaming
  • Remote control
  • Smart-Eco for energy efficiency (see more below)
  • Very long lamp life (for low cost of operation)
  • New lighter 3D glasses from BenQ (not included)
  • Excellent warranty
  • Lowest priced 1080p 3D capable projector we’ve reviewed so far

W1080ST Highlights:

  • 2000 lumens bright – suitable for family/living/bonus rooms
  • 3D Capable including Blu-ray 3D
  • Higher contrast for better blacks, than most low cost projectors
  • 10 watts of Audio, plus an audio output
  • Full color management controls, ISF certified
  • Minimal lag times for great gaming
  • Remote control
  • Smart-Eco for energy efficiency (see more below)
  • Very long lamp life (for low cost of operation)
  • New lighter 3D glasses from BenQ (not included)
  • Typical Warranty

Basic Specs for the BenQ W1070 & W1080ST Projectors

W1070 Basic Specs:

  • Price: $999
  • Technology: DLP
  • Native Resolution: 1920×1080
  • Brightness (Manufacturer Claim): 2000
  • Contrast: 10000:1
  • Zoom Lens Ratio: 1.30:1
  • Lens Shift: Yes
  • Lamp Life: 3500 hours at full power, 6000 hours in smart eco mode
  • Weight: 5.8
  • Warranty: Yes

W1080ST Basic Specs:

  • Price: $1,299
  • Technology: DLP
  • Native Resolution: 1920×1080
  • Brightness (Manufacturer Claim): 1400
  • Contrast: 10000:1
  • Zoom Lens Ratio: 1.20:1
  • Lens Shift: Yes
  • Lamp Life: 3500 hours at full power, 6000 hours in smart eco mode
  • Weight: 6.2
  • Warranty: Yes

Disclosures

From the Editor: This video was created as a summary of the original, full, in-depth written projector review of the BenQ W1080ST and W1070. It was directed and scripted by Lisa Feierman, and features Art Feierman, editor of ProjectorReviews.com

Videos that are part of the Projector Reviews TV channel are created by Projector Reviews Inc. If we review a projector and it wins one of our awards, it becomes eligible for a video summary. Of course, we can only do a limited number of these videos. In some cases, we will choose a projector review to do a video of. In other cases, a request may come from the manufacturer. As we do with the rest of the content on our website, we offer manufacturers Permissions.

With these paid Permissions, manufacturers can post these videos on their own websites, pass them out to their dealers, and use them for other promotional purposes including trade shows and point-of-sale displays in retail stores. These videos are very short versions of the full review. In just a few minutes worth of video we can’t begin to capture all the information in the review, so we call this a video summary.

If this video is positive and enthusiastic about the projector, is simply because the review itself was positive and enthusiastic. We try to make the videos more fun, a bit less dry, with far less technical detail. Enjoy, but also visit the full review for more depth, even the settings that work best. Thanks! -art