thechrisguy Posted November 7, 2024 Posted November 7, 2024 Anyone has experience with both these? Torn between the 2. Uses are for movie/TV not much sport.
Wilco Posted January 1 Posted January 1 digging this out from the GRAVE translate this comparison to English and you have your answer. http://cine4home.de/benq-w5700-vs-epson-tw9400-das-grosse-duell-der-4k-hdr-wohnzimmerbeamer/ Having said that, at the time of typing this: Epson TW9400 are on "runout" at $3,600AUD-ish, and still selling strong and still very popular. Benq W5700 are only in select retailers at $2,900AUD-ish, less popular.
Wilco Posted January 1 Posted January 1 and let's throw another one into the mix, to be released very soon https://www.benq.com/en-au/projector/cinema/w2720i.html https://www.benq.com/en-au/projector/cinema/w2720i/buy.html Replacement for the 2710i which was lamp based, but this is laser. so you should also be asking how the Epson TW9400 compares to this Benq when it is released
betty boop Posted January 1 Posted January 1 one is DLP tech(benq) one is LCD (epson)... both have pros and cons - below are some typical differences.. keeping in mind what price point these are at and specific tech variations can mean different impacts of these LCD will achieve better contrast usually. DLP easily more output. DLP might appear sharper DLP can struggle with rainbows - this is exacerbated with higher light output of 4k uhd - some folks are more perceptible to this than others.. but if you see you cant un see whcih can make a deal breaker after installing and using for a while ... some specific known strengths/weknesses with either unit epson - its a popular unit. good resale in that case. well known so can get help from other folks with them - lamps are cheap so easy to turn over - the e-shift on it gives a reasonable picture but can blur details - as light output is cranked up accuracy of picture goes out the window - will need calibration to get best from them - no dynamic tone mapping but does have a slider to fiddle around with for 4k uhd blu-ray - extremely flexible in use in zoom and image shift - still use formal epson calculator to check it can do screen size you need given your throw and projection conditions eg amount of image shift needed up-down, left-right benq - out of box colour accuracy is good - come with a calibration certificate .. will still need setting up for specific room and projection conditons - good output for reasonable size screens - check lamp costs and avaiability - check what this unit does for 4k uhd as this is a serious deficiency with projectors without dynamic tone mapping that pretty much only jvc does .. so rest you need to use some means on the projector to get by or use a separate video processor. - check flexibility in in use in zoom and image shift - DLP are not known for this and can be a bit limiting vs other tech... use formal benq calculator to check it can do screen size you need given your throw and projection conditions eg amount of image shift needed up-down, left-right common to both projectors both projectors are getting on now 5? or so years on ? the 9400 should be replaced with dynamic tone mapping of some sort on board. the benq too is quite old now .. and there is a later 5800 but it jumps upto laser and very significant price hike up ! both projectors no matter what they say do not run native 4k chips sets for that you need sony or jvc.. instead the benq uses mirrors and wobbling them.. the epson also does e-shifting both to map to 4k with less than 4k base capability... both will be good for detail but not upto what native 4k machines can do.. but at a quite higher price cleary. check warranty and support. make sure you have close by local support as projectors can and quite possibly will fail... especially important you are buying these locally and with full local warranty and support .. rather than overseas grey imports that wont be locally supported - if buying 2nd hand check history of unit. 1
Wilco Posted January 10 Posted January 10 great type up Al. still amazed that after 5-6 years, the 9400 still commands the price and popularity that it does. I'm keen on seeing how the BenQ W2720i that is LED lamp with AI performs before deciding whether I should be an ultra-late, end of life adopter with the Epson 9400. I've always had DLPs in so rainbows are never a problem for me. 1
betty boop Posted January 10 Posted January 10 2 minutes ago, Wilco said: great type up Al. still amazed that after 5-6 years, the 9400 still commands the price and popularity that it does. I'm keen on seeing how the BenQ W2720i that is LED lamp with AI performs before deciding whether I should be an ultra-late, end of life adopter with the Epson 9400. I've always had DLPs in so rainbows are never a problem for me. i think its a very smart move wilco...there is a lot of new tech coming through so always good to explore all options
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