BenQ seem to have hit a nice sweet spot between price and features with their full HD home entertainment projector, the W1200. This DLP projector has a MSRP of $1999 (discounts abound we are sure) and yet, according to Trusted Reviews, displays an outstanding full HD image. Here are the features on BenQ’s W1200 Full HD projector

* Full HD Optimized Optical System
* 1920 x 1080 native resolution
* 1.44 - 2.1:1 throw ratio
* 2500 hours quoted normal lamp life (4000 hours in eco mode)
* 5,000:1 contrast ratio
* 1800 ANSI lumens of brightness
* 20W Speakers & SRS WOW HDTM surround sound
* supports VGA (640 x 480) to WUXGA (1920 x 1200) resolutions
* Inputs - component, composite, S-Video, D-Sub PC, HDMI 1.3 x 2
* Ports - USB, RS-232C, IR
* 339 x 139 x 260 mm
* 3.6 kg

Trusted Reviews give the BenQ W1200 Full HD projector a massive 9 out of 10 rating plus a ‘Recommended badge’ with the following pros and cons

Pros - Pictures are very sharp and clean, Colours are intense but believable
Cons - Black levels could be deeper, Fan noise can distract, No vertical image shift

They were very impressed with the image that the projector chucked out and of course image quality is the most important feature on a projector. However we are a bit surprised that it scored a nine given their comment on the fan noise as that’s probably the second most important feature.

If you are keen, you can buy the BenQ W1200 over at Amazon for around $1600 at the moment.

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Whilst checking out projectors we came across this offering from BenQ, the W1000. The unit sports a $999 price tag yet delivers 1080p Hi-Def video, a great combination which we thoroughly approve of! Here are the rest of the details on BenQ’s nicely priced W1000 projector

* Contrast 3000:1
* Audible Noise 29.0 dB
* 2000 Lumens
* Weight 3.4 kg
* Size 9 x 33 x 25 cm
* Throw Dist 1.0 - 10.6 m
* Image Size 60 - 762 cm
* Handles 720p, 1080i, 1080p/60, 576i, 576p
* Component Video Input
* HDMI Input
* Computer Input
* 1920×1080 native res (1920×1200 max)
* Aspect Ratio 16:9 (HD)
* Lamp 180W Life 3000 hours
* Speakers 3.0W Mono
* USB Port

The BenQ W1000 looks like a great choice for a entry-level projector. The specs aren’t great but are good enough to give you decent quality and as we mentioned the price tag at $999 is very user friendly. If you’re still keen then you could do worse than check out the BenQ W1000 projector at Amazon.

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BenQ have just unleashed a cute mini-projector, the JoyBee GP1. Whilst the specs are nothing to blab about, the GP1 certainly wins hands down on portability. It weighs in at 1.4 pounds or around 640g, which is certainly light enough to be considered portable and also you don’t need a laptop or PC to show off your latest pics or vids. Simply plug a USB stick with the appropriate media into the JoyBee GP1 and away you go! Pretty impressive eh? Here are the rest of the details on the GP1 if you’re interested

* SVGA 858 x 600 res
* 100 ANSI lumens
* 3LED (RGB) technology
* 2000:1 contrast ratio
* 4:3 Native, 16:9 Selectable Ratios
* 15” to 80” images size
* Handles VGA(640 x 480) to SXGA(1280 x 1024)
* Handles 480i, 480p, 576i, 576p, 720p, 1080i
* Inputs include Component Video, Composite Video, USB reader
* 136 x 54 x 120 mm
* USB reader handles JPEG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, MPEG-1, MJPEG, MPEG-1 layer 2, PCM file formats

As we said, nothing exceptional here, in fact downright ugly, apart from the size, weight and USB reader functionality. All in all we do like the BenQ GP1 JoyBee, it certainly fills a niche, not sure how big the market is but at only US$500 it could be a big one.

Source: BenQ

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Whilst I’m not too convinced about the moniker Joybook, a laptop in leather certainly looks the part. BenQ’s latest Joybook, the R45 whilst sporting leather binding also boasts a nice list of specs too

Specs

* Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T8100
* Windows Vista Home Basic/Home Premium/Business
* nVIDIA® GeForce® 8400M G graphics
* DDR2-667 512MB memory (up to 4GB)
* 120 GB HDD (up to 250 GB)
* 8x DVD Burner
* 14.1 inch 1280 x 800 res WXGA display
* 4 x USB 2.0 ports
* RJ-45 ethernet port
* HDMI output port
* Built-in 2 MP web cam
* 6 cell lithium-ion battery giving 53 Whrs for an approx 2.5 hrs duration
* 802.11 b/g wireless connectivity
* Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity
* 340 x 246 x 33.4 mm

Unfortunately the key spec, the price tag, is conspicuous by its absence so we will reserve judgment until we find that out. Not only that but this sucker is likely to be unavailable in the US whilst most of Asia and Russia will be able to enjoy it’s leather bound qualities in April this year. Despite these limitations the BenQ R45 certainly has all the bells and whistles and of course that luxuriant leather covering!

Source: Benq JoyBook R45

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Not much info on this sucker, but it does look sexy and it does have a go faster stripe. The latest 42 inch LCD TV offering from Benq, the SH4241, features 1920×1080 res for your HD 1080p players and is bound to have all the bells and whistles you’ve come to expect from Benq.

Unfortunately other than that info, there’s not much else we can glean from the Benq press release. We let you have more details when Benq decide to part with them.

Source: engadget

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