1/7/2024 0 Comments Benq ht2050a projector![]() The sound option is powered by a 10-watt amp and delivers excellent sound for its size thanks to innovative fine-tuning. The grills on the back pass for two speakers, but it’s a clever chambering system that extends the soundstage of a single driver. Control comes in way of a 12v trigger output and an RS-232 input. There are also two ports for powering accessories and a service interface. IR sensors are located here and on the front for easy control.Īround the back, you have almost all the ports you’d ever need on a projector: two HDMI 1.4a ports, separate components, composite jacks, and a VGA connector. At the top, there are buttons for power, source, and menu navigation along with three navigation lights. The BenQ HT2050A is ventilated via generous grills in front and on the sides, and light leakage is very minimal but you’ll need to close the slidi3ng door over the lens once the installation is complete. Well, it isn’t a real short throw projector, but will display a 100” image from just over eight feet away. ![]() The projector’s zoom range is 1.3x and the distance is somewhat short-throw-ish. The offset starts at 105% so regardless, you’ll have to mount the HT2050A either above or below the screen’s edge. ![]() It may not be much, but it helps with tricky installations, especially in the living room. The lens features focus and zoom along with the already mentioned, 10% vertical shift. Instead of a traditional auto-iris, it boosts brightness via its SmartEco setting for better contrast. The 240-watt UHP lamp has claimed lifespan of 3500-7000 hours depending on mode. It’s pretty straightforward just a 1080p native display with Rec.709 COLOR (96% according to BenQ), capable of 60Hz operation over its HDMI 1.4a inputs. The HT2050A is a single-chip DLP using TI’s DarkChip3 DMD device at 1920 x 1080 resolution. While you’ll see that happen occasionally, it’s fast enough and you’re better off leaving it in this mode. The lamp life is also average, rated at 3,500 hours in Normal mode, and that goes up to 7,000 hours in SmartEco mode which maintains maximum brightness of the normal mode but lowers lamp power during dark scenes for better black level. Here are the BenQ HT2050A specs in this review: So, you will not be placing it quite as close, or as far, from the screen as the HC2150. The zoom range is average, falling behind the Epson. BenQ claims it adjusts the vertical range by 10%, which means, depending on where you place the projector, you’ll have a few inches of vertical leeway it’s indeed better than nothing. That said, the lens shift is pretty basic. Once again, lens shift at this price range is rare and even rarer with DLP projectors, so its inclusion here can easily prove to be the HT2050A’s main selling point even if it doesn’t look as good as it does. Still, this is a bright image, with the same level of clarity you get with the Epson HC2150. BenQ claims 2,220 ANSI lumens, but measured values are approximately 1,596 – it’s normal for projectors to measure lower than the manufacturer claimed specs. Like all other projectors in this price range, the BenQ HT2050A doesn’t support 4K and HDR, but it’s 3D capable, though the glasses are not included in the package. Compared to other home theater projectors in the sub-$1,000 range, including Optoma HD28HDR, Epson Home Cinema 2150, and BenQ’s TH685, the HT2050A remains our favorite and earns our Editor’s Choice award. This means that many people will be able to fit the BenQ HT2050A in their homes.īut even with all these features, for under $1000, the BenQ HT2050A is one of the best projectors you can get out there. The HT2050A also gets a small amount of vertical lens shift, which is rare to come by at this price range and almost unheard of in a single-chip DLP projector. This DLP projector punches above its weight with darker blacks, paired with bright whites, all with accurate color, and the result is accurate color, and that makes for a gorgeous image. Should you decide to spend your money on the BenQ HT2050A, just keep in mind you’re investing in fantastic picture performance and less on portability. However, whatever it losses in portability, it makes up with a more aesthetically pleasing, curvy design and better contrast ratio and color that create the best picture we’ve seen in this price range. The BenQ HT2050A is a little heavier than its closest competitors, which will probably give you a pause if all you want is an affordable 1080p 2D and 3D home entertainment projector that you carry around.
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