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 […]