BenQ Debuts True 4K UHD HDR Home Cinema Projector

BenQ announced CineHome W1700 DLP projector, bringing 4K UHD HDR home cinema all audiences at a sensible value. Remarkably, the budget-friendly W1700 comes fully loaded with true 8.3 megapixel true UHD 4K resolution, CinematicColor accuracy, and projection-optimized HDR for stunning true-to-life image quality.

“W1700 brings home the magic of big-screen 4K digital cinema to the broader audience,” said Conway Lee, President of BenQ Corporation. “Now anyone can enjoy spectacular 4K movie nights, complete with advanced audiovisual enhancement and HDR at an amazing value.”

Stunning 4K Visuals Brought to Life

Producing 8.3 million distinct pixels for true 4K UHD performance, W1700 utilizes revolutionary 0.47” single-DMD DLP technology to minimize the projector’s sleek, compact profile for modern lifestyles, and pure 4K-optimized optical system for ultimate image precision and color accuracy without artifacts that can plague LCD projectors.

W1700’s pristine 4K video quality is supercharged by High Dynamic Range (HDR10) support, offering greater brightness and contrast range with auto image optimization to bring out every lifelike detail for cinema enjoyment. W1700 delivers breathtaking realism to the living room big screen. And full support for the latest HDCP 2.2 copy protection lets users enjoy all the fast-growing choices for 4K content.

Advanced CinematicColor™ Accuracy and Audiovisual Enhancement

Evoking genuine emotions by preserving authentic cinematic colors, W1700 employs exclusive BenQ CinematicColor™ technology and RGBRGB color wheel to meet the film industry’s highest standards of color accuracy. With over 96% coverage of Rec. 709 color gamut with precise Delta E<3 performance, W1700 faithfully reproduces exactly what filmmakers intended.

W1700’s astounding audiovisual performance is further enhanced by proprietary CinemaMaster Video+ and CinemaMaster Audio+ 2 technologies, turning even modest spaces into world-class cinema auditoriums with motion-adaptive edge pixel enhancement, sophisticated color algorithms, and beautiful flesh tone rendition as well as dramatic audio processing for resonant bass and soaring high notes.

Contemporary Lifestyle Design and Easy Setup

Blending beautiful aesthetics with flawless function, W1700’s lightweight design, sleek profile, and compact footprint blend perfectly into any décor. Comprehensively equipped with auto keystone correction and powerful 1.2X big zoom to accommodate any space, W1700 sets up without complicated installation hassles to host 4K movie nights at a snap.

Simple and modern, W1700 easily becomes a smart projector by connecting an HDMI dongle such as Google Chromecast or Amazon Fire TV Stick to instantly stream TV shows, movies, sports, and even video games to the big screen.

Powered by ultimately durable Digital Light Processing, the 2015 Academy Award of Merit Oscar® winning technology used in 90% of the world’s digital cinemas, W1700 delivers long-lasting picture quality with precise colors and razor-sharp clarity without maintenance or degradation.