BenQ America just introduced its revamped line of M5 series projectors: the MS504, MS521, MX505, MX522 and MW523. These projectors are aimed at small- to medium-sized spaces, specified with 3,000 ANSI lumens and a 10,000 hour lamp life. Every model uses BenQ’s SmartEco technology that includes a “no source detected” mode that automatically lowers brightness […]

BenQ just launched the first wide quad high-definition (WQHD) monitor designed for 3D printing, computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) applications: the BL2710PT. Custom-built to ready users for the rise of 3D print technology, the monitor is made to meet the functional, creative and ergonomic demands of designers, architects, and engineers. The 27-inch 2560×1440 […]

The annual CEDIA Expo is the industry’s premier HomeAV trade show, where every major manufacturer of home automation, whole-home audio and video distribution systems, HDMI gadgets, HDTVs, projectors and set-top boxes convene annually to show their new stuff. And, the 2013 edition opens this week in Denver, Colorado. We have a handful of reporters there […]

BenQ America is shipping a new large-venue install projector dubbed the SX914 — an XGA (1024×768) resolution DLP projector specified to output 6,000 ANSI lumens with a contrast ratio of 6500:1.The projector offers 1.6x zoom capabilities, an embedded test pattern, dual HDMI inputs, a VGA port and an Ethernet port for control and content. With […]

BenQ’s newest projector is the W1500, a native 1920×1080 DLP projector that claims to be the first with the Wireless Home Digital Interface (WHDI). WHDI is a consumer electronic standard for a wireless HDTV connectivity that allows for uncompressed HD video over a wireless RF frequency of 5 GHz. WHDI is supported and driven by […]

BenQ America is now shipping its interactive IL420 touch-screen public information display (PID), featuring a six-point multi-touch technology on a 42-inch screen. The 1920×1080 resolution, LED-lit IL420 interactive touch LCD display provides scheduling management functions and is optimized for portrait mode scenarios. It includes two built-in, 12-watt speakers, PiP/PBP capabilities, DisplayPort connectivity and RS232/LAN control. […]

BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is something you’ll read about a lot over the next 12 months. Why? Well, because it’s the latest buzzword and people in technology like to sound forward-thinking. So, it’s no surprise that BenQ is using the BYOD term to market the MX661’s multi-user connectivity wireless capabilities — something that’s been […]

BenQ America’s newest projector, the W770ST, is a $650 short-throw home entertainment projector. Using a native 1280×720 DLP chip, the short-throw W770ST projects an image 62 inches wide at 40 inches from the screen and is integrated with a 10-watt speaker — so it’s pretty much designed as a “take it out of the closet and […]

IRVINE, Calif. — May 16, 2013 — BenQ America Corp., the world’s No. 1 DLP® projector brand and globally renowned provider of digital lifestyle innovations, today announced its product lineup for InfoComm 2013. With an award-winning family of projectors, monitors, and flat-panel displays, BenQ will demonstrate the industry’s new standard for brightness, image quality, and energy […]

BenQ America Corp. today announced its new M7 Series of high-brightness, high-performance projectors. Designed for education and other large-venue settings, the product line comprised of the MX720, MW721, MX722, MX766, and MW767 features up to 4,200 ANSI lumens of brightness, contrast ratios extending to 13,000:1, and power-saving technology to cut energy consumption by up to […]

BenQ is now shipping its W1080ST short-throw full HD 3D home projector, which delivers 1080p resolution on a 100″ screen from just six feet away. The 1-chip DLP projector incorporates NVIDIA 3DTV Play, DLP Link and dual HDMI. Designed with the high-end DLP Dark Chip 3 (DC3), the W1080ST is spec’d at 10,000:1 contrast ratio, […]

BenQ America has added the biggest monitor to date to its flagship XL Series with the launch of its XL2720T gaming monitor for professional and competitive first-person shooter (FPS) play. Featuring a 120Hz refresh rate, a 1-ms response time and a very low 0.002-frame input lag, BenQ says the XL2720T synchronizes action without latency from […]

BenQ’s new entry-level M6 Series MS616ST, MX618ST, MX662 and MW663 models are spec’d at contrast ratios of 13,000:1 and up to 3,500 ANSI lumens of brightness. They also include BenQ’s SmartEco technology to cut energy consumption by up to 70 percent. Designed for corporate, classroom and personal spaces, the MS616ST (SVGA) and MX618ST (XGA) are […]

BenQ’s new SH940 is a native 1920x1080p resolution DLP projector that’s specified at 4,000 lumens and a contrast ratio of 50,000:1. Included with horizontal and vertical lens shift, 2D keystone correction and throw ratios of up to 2.43, the SH940 is aimed at both home theater applications since it includes an HDMI ports and a […]

BenQ just announced the latest additions to its PointDraw line of short-throw projectors: the MW821ST and MX822ST. Supporting BenQ’s third-generation PointDraw interactive projection technology, the projectors facilitate a more immersive experience in classrooms and boardrooms by enabling integration of iPad and Android tablets and offer greater interaction with new PointDraw Pen 3.0. BenQ’s third-generation PointDraw […]

BenQ America’s new W1070 and W1080ST projectors both use Texas Instruments’ new native 1080p, 3D-capable DLP Dark Chip 3 (DC3). The projectors are also integrated with NVIDIA 3DTV Play, DLP Link and dual HDMI. Specified at a contrast ratio of 10,000:1 (non-ANSI) and with 2,000 lumens brightness (ANSI), both projectors have two HDMI inputs, component […]

BenQ America Corp. this month introduced the MX520 digital projector, an affordable and GreenAV projector for small to medium spaces. The XGA MX520 offers 3,000 ANSI lumen brightness, a specified contrast ratio of 13,000:1 and 3D format support. The MX520 also offers GreenAV features, including BenQ’s SmartEco technology, which the company says allows the lamp […]

BenQ’s new VW30 Series of vertical alignment (VA) LED monitors are designed to match Apple computers. BenQ’s white, asymmetrical VW2230H and VW2430H monitors do have a pretty sleek, simple look and are 21.5-inch and 24-inch displays, respectively. One interesting feature is a so-called Reading Mod where BenQ says the monitors will adjust their settings automatically […]

BenQ is shipping what it’s calling “next generation” projectors with the MS517, MX518, and MW519 “SmartEco” projectors, which are aimed at small- to medium-sized spaces. All three are specified at 2,800 ANSI lumens and a contrast ratio of 13000:1, claiming a lamp life up to 6,500 hours. The difference is in resolution: SVGA (MS517), XGA […]

BenQ has introduced an entry-level home theater projector, the EP5920. The EP5920 is an 1,800 ANSI lumen, 1080p projector that’s specified with a 4500:1 contrast ratio and a 5,000-hour lamp. Using a single-chip DLP (with a six-segment color wheel), the EP5920’s inputs include two HDMIs, a 15-pin VGA, composite, S-video, component, audio in/out mini jack, […]

BenQ America last week introduced new 42″, 55″, and 65″ LCD monitors (all native1920x1080p) in the form of the T420, T650, and TL550 touch-screen monitors, respectively. The CCFL (Florescent-backlit) T420 and T650 are spec’d with contrast ratios of 4,000:1 and 9,000:1, while the LED-backlit TL550 is spec’d with a contrast ratio of 10,000:1. All three monitors include: Optical Sensing Touch Technology: Provides more accurate control at the four corners of the […]

BenQ announced it’s now shipping the next-generation LX60ST and LW61ST, which are the first short-throw education projectors to feature the company’s cutting-edge blue core light engine. The LX60ST (VGA resolution – 1024×768) and LW61ST (WXGA resolution – 1280×768) projectors claim an average of 20,000 hours of usage before the light source decreases and an 80,000:1 […]

BenQ last week introduced two new short-throw projectors aimed at the education market featuring a mercury-free blue core light engine — the LX60ST and LW61ST. Blue core light gives off whites like a laser light source rather than a bluish-hue like a traditional mercury lamp. Effeciency-wise, the projectors use up to 90 percent less light […]

Today BenQ launched two new ultra short-throw projectors in the form of the MW860USTi and MP780 ST+, which offer throw ratios of 0.37 and 0.49, respectively. Designed for education applications, they both integrate BenQ’s second-generation PointDraw interactive projection technology with dual pen support, including the new Pen 2.0, which features a faster response time to […]

BenQ today introduced the company’s first full-HD 3D home cinema projector, the W7000. Powered by DLP Link, the W7000 delivers 1080p 3D images with specified 2000 ANSI lumen brightness and a 50,000:1 contrast ratio. Integrated with HDMI 1.4a using TI’s BrilliantColor DLP system, the W7000 features VIDI lighting technology that the company says increases brightness […]

At next week’s CES, BenQ will launch the next generation of its popular mini projector, the BenQ Joybee GP2 (in the same black and white housing as the GP1). The GP2 is a 720p-capable projector with an integrated iPhone/iPod dock, a three-hour battery pack, 2GB of on-board memory storage, plus HDMI and VGA ports. It’s […]

BenQ’s first DLP projector to feature the company’s energy-saving “Smart Eco Mode” technology debuted last month and we were duly impressed. Dubbed the MX850UST, BenQ’s projector, when in the eco mode, uses 50 percent less energy than the average UHP projector, thus extending lamp life and, according to BenQ, less maintenance for schools. The MX850UST […]

BenQ is now officially shipping their lamp-free GP1 LED Projector shown at CeBIT. It’s true it doesn’t have a lamp, but its light source is LED. Being promoted by BenQ as the world’s first pocket projector with LED technology (it’s not, though) and integrated USB video reader, the tiny 22-oz. (barely over one pound) mini-projector […]

BenQ introduced four new cross-over projectors for use in business and at home, and ranging from $749 to $1,499 in price. The MP721, MP721C, MP611, and MP611C are specified up to 2500 lumens but no lower than 2100, use DLP technology, and offer XGA or SVGA native resolution. These projectors weight less than 6 pounds […]

We’ve been watching projector prices plummet more each month and now, we’ve reached a new low. That is, $499 for a 1500-lumen from BenQ. The MP510 is specified at 1500 ANSI lumens, SVGA 800 x 600 resolution, and 2000:1 contrast ratio. It weighs 5.9 pounds and measures 10.9” x 8.2”. It has a nice quiet […]