BenQ Releases Three New Aggressively Priced Home Cinema Projectors into the UK Market

Hemel-Hempstead, August 2007 – ‘Home Cinema’ by definition is centred on recreating the cinematic experience at home, so what better way than with an HD Projector from BenQ?

BenQ today announces the launch of three new High Definition Home Cinema Projectors into the UK market.  The much anticipated W10000, W9000 and W500 projectors have been released at exceptionally aggressive price points considering their pedigree from one of Europe’s leading projector brands.

The BenQ W500, W9000 and W10000 offer consumers the ultimate in choice for awe-inspiring HD projection. Whether you require a 720p system for HD gaming, set-top movies or TV, through to an installed cinema quality 1080p Full HD theatre in your own home, BenQ has the answer.

W500
720p/1080i – 3 LCD system - 5000:1 contrast – HQV – 28dB

The W500 provides an LCD home cinema alternative at an impressive price point. Available for just £699 inc VAT, the W500 is a fantastic 720p home cinema projector that is not only HD-ready but can also upscale SD content into HD-quality format to ensure the optimum viewing experience.  It features an iris-like lens design for truer black tones and enhanced detail, and the sophisticated Multi-Dimensional Diagonal Filtering (MCCF) technology to prevent ghosting. Extras including HQV (Hollywood Quality Video) processing, horizontal and vertical lens shift, professional inputs all combine to make the W500 HD home cinema experience the best in its class.  
 

W9000
1080p –DarkChip2 DLP system - 8500:1 contrast – HQV – 23dB – ISFccc calibration

BenQ’s W9000 is BenQ first Full-HD 1080p projector, What’s more, the W9000 is one of the first projectors in this quality league available for below £2499 inc VAT.   Equipped with a specially coated 8 Segment colour wheel, 10-bit colour processing, Motorised Iris, low 23dB noise, and coming with ISF calibration as standard, the W9000 combines high functionality with stunning image quality, using TI’s DLP Darkchip2 technology.

The W9000 is one of the very few projectors fully supporting the 1080p/24fps standard, for HD video at 24 frames per second—the format for professional movie filming, production and editing, and used in Blu-ray disc players. Now, courtesy of BenQ you can have the same high-quality video professionals work with in your own home.

W10000
1080p –DarkChip3 DLP system - 10000:1 contrast – HQV – 23dB – ISFccc calibration

The W10000 brings professional projection to consumers. Utilising the latest DarkChip3 DLP DMD panel from Texas Instruments to offer superior colour & contrast performance, this full HD projector features a stunning 10000:1 contrast ratio, a specially coated 8 segment colour wheel, and 1200 ANSI lumens. This superior quality projector also features the highly acclaimed ISF calibration service to ensure a perfectly calibrated picture quality, along with two optimized modes: ISF Day and Night, for maximum viewing pleasure. BenQ’s professional quality combined with the DLP DarkChip3 performance comes at an affordable price with the W10000 available for £4499 inc VAT.

Together, the new additions to BenQ’s Home Cinema series offer competitively priced high quality projectors for every consumer’s HD need.