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BenQ W1300

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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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Offers big pictures and lots of features for surprisingly little cashRead more
BenQ promise big screen entertainment for your living room but does the familiar looking W1300 deliver a performance to justify the claims? Steve Withers finds out.Read more
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Pros

  • comfortably large size and backlit buttons
  • comfortable to hold and easy to use
  • great motion handling and completely free of crosstalk

Cons

  • speakers are only rated to deliver a total 10W of audio power
  • image-distorting feature
  • inevitably sit some distance from the screens they re projecting onto

Key specs

  • DLP
  • 26, 300 in
  • 1920, 1080 px
  • 2000 lm
  • yes
  • 0.9, 13 m
  • 3500 h
  • , 33 dB

BenQ W1300 - Pros & Cons

BenQ W1300

Pros

  • comfortably large size and backlit buttons
  • comfortable to hold and easy to use
  • great motion handling and completely free of crosstalk
  • W1300 has a surprisingly comprehensive set of calibration controls
  • The images are bright and detailed
  • accuracy and processing
  • brightness is great for rooms with light coloured walls
  • is flexible and effective in normal living rooms
  • bright
  • detailed images are great for gaming
  • The build quality is decent enough

Cons

  • speakers are only rated to deliver a total 10W of audio power
  • image-distorting feature
  • inevitably sit some distance from the screens they re projecting onto
  • Contrast down a few and left the other controls at their default settings
  • rainbow artefacts appear to be almost entirely eliminated when wearing the glasses for 3D
  • It may not display this or other websites correctly
  • skewed hue measurements are very apparent
  • errors were now all below one

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BenQ W1300 - Full Specifications

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General
Projector typeDLP
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Design
Design typeDesktop projector
Portableno
Colour of productSilver
SteeringManual
3-Chip/Colour wheelColour wheel
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Dimensions
Width12.99 in
Height5.04 in
Depth10.12 in
Weight7.5 lb
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Lighting
Type of lampBulb
Lamp life max (normal)3500.0 h
Lamp life max (eco)5000.0 h
Bulb power240.0 W
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Features
Plug and Playyes
Backlit remote controlyes
Handheld remote controlyes
Memory card readerno
On Screen Display (OSD)yes
On Screen Display (OSD) languages
  • ARA
  • BUL
  • CHI
  • CHI
  • CZE
  • DAN
  • DEU
  • DUT
  • ENG
  • FIN
  • FRE
  • GRE
  • HUN
  • ITA
  • JPN
  • KOR
  • NOR
  • POL
  • POR
  • RUM
  • RUS
  • SWE
  • THA
  • TUR
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Compatibility
3D support (3D-Ready)yes
Supported 3D formats
  • Frame Sequential
  • Frame packing
  • Side by side
  • Top and bottom
Compatible glasses
Active
Full HD 3D (1080p)yes
Glasses includedyes
HD readyyes
Full HD (HD ready 1080p)yes
HDRno
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
  • SECAM
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Power
Operational Power Consumption (min-max)163 - 296
Power consumption (typical)290.0 W
Power consumption (standby)0.5 W
Separate power connector (mains)
Large power inlet connector
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Connectivity
Analog 3.5mm outputyes
Analogue RCA stereo inputyes
Component input (YPbPr/YCbCr)yes
Number of component video (YPbPr/YCbCr) inputs1
Number of composite video inputs1
Composite inputyes
Digital coaxial input (S/PDIF)no
Digital coaxial output (S/PDIF)no
Serial interface typeRS-232
DisplayPortno
DVI inno
HDMIyes
HDMI version1.4a
Number of HDMI inputs2
MHLyes
Headphone outputno
Microphone inputno
S-video inputno
SCART inno
USByes
USB connector typeUSB Type-B
USB 2.01
USB powered (only mha USB)no
VGA inyes
Number of VGA (D-Sub) ports1
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Technical details
Noise level< 33
Noise level (economic mode)30.0 dB
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Optics
Lens shiftyes
Focal length range (f-f)20.7 - 31.05
Type of lens shiftVertical
Throw ratio1.39 - 2.09
Aperture range (F-F)2.42 - 2.97
Zoom ratio1.5 x
Projection distance0.9 - 13
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Image
Screen size26 - 300
Screen size compatibility26 - 300
Resolution1920 x 1080 px
Number of colours1.073 billion colours
Supported graphics resolutions
  • 1600 x 1200
  • 1920 x 1080
  • 640 x 480
Native aspect ratio16:9
Aspect ratio16:9
Brightness (max)2000.0 lm
Contrast ratio10000:1
Image frequency
  • 24p
  • 60p
Refresh rate120.0 Hz
Video formats supported
  • 1080i
  • 1080p
  • 480i
  • 480p
  • 576i
  • 576p
  • 720p
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Communication
Ethernet connectionno
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)no
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Audio features
Built-in speakersyes
Number of built-in speakers1
RMS rated power10.0 W

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