Hollywood Quality Video meets BenQ projector

Philip Wong | Oct 04, 2007

For aspiring videophiles on a shoestring budget, BenQ is rolling out an affordable S$2,299 (US$1,690.44) 720p home theater projector. A double first for the company, the W500 represents the Taiwanese's pilot venture into 3LCD technology and outclasses all its current entertainment-centric offerings with an HQV engine. The latter is a highly sought-after video processor in the market for its excellent HD upscaling and deinterlacing performance.

Another noteworthy bit for this HD-ready entry is a unique joystick-driven lens shift function, this enables the light cannon to be installed off-center from the screen without dramatically compromising picture quality. Other standard flairs include an HDMI input and its proprietary Senseye picture-enhancement system. For a limited promotion, it will be bundled with a free Nintendo Wii worth S$659 (US$484.56) in Singapore. Pricing and availability for the rest of Asia were not available at press time.

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